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In case some of us don't have time to wade through "Talk Back" there was an announcement there will be a Film Festival at the World Free Fall Convention this year. There will be some nice prizes in each of several categories, and a Grand Prize that includes Avid 4.0 (software only). Details to follow... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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If this were "Talk Back" I'd say "I can take you." Since this' General Skydiving, I'll leave it alone. j/k - I don't hit girls. I might toss one down and wrassle with her a little, though. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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A few ideas... It looks like you are running the console version. Are you on dial-up? If you are, you may want to configure your version to [Yes] for "Ask before fetching data?" (I think that's the dialog - it's something to that effect) The other possibility is you jut happened to try to send during a server outage. The servers do periodically go down, but usually come back up after 10-15 minutes. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Some preliminary rules: There will be length limits. You must have rights to all footage and to the soundtrack. You must be willing to release rights to use it on the Boogie Video, and streaming on the web. There will be prizes within each category, and the Grand Prize: Avid 4.0! More details to follow... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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How should icidents be discussed in the INCIDENT forum?
Cajones replied to lewmonst's topic in The Bonfire
Maybe a simple change in categories is in order...? If we could categorize the Incidents under an "Information" category, and the Safety&Training and General Skydiving under a "Discussion" category... Not sure how to make it work, exactly, but trying to offer some ideas. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. -
Very good point about the exit altitude for a 100-way. The planned exit altitude is 12,500ft, so you're looking at a very long climb to altitude. As far as radios - would it be feasable to use some hand-held radios (FRC) like many DZ's use for student/canopy comms? Most are compatible with hands-free and earbuds. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Umm.... For the rest of my life? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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I was hoping you'd show up. It certainly sounds like fun - quite a challenge from many points of view. Of course, it might be a little easier if it were Cessna Caravans, instead of Skylanes. How would you compensate for the various climb rates? Do you have the slowest planes take off first, and everyone climb up to and match climb rates? Or, do you stagger it so that everyone arrives at altitude aroundthesame time and flies to a "slot" in the formation? Or something else...? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Discuss Ideas and Possibilities of Safety Concerns Here
Cajones replied to Casch's topic in Safety and Training
Another possibility with gloves: I sometimes wait to unstow my brakes,steering with my risers. I have put part of my hand through the excess steering lines reaching for the toggles, before, and had my hand get caught by the steering line when I unstowed my brakes. I did get my glove unstuck, but it required both hands. Another good reason to stow the excess brake line after setting your brakes. I doubt this' the case, as she was so low when she initiated the turns, but something to be aware of - especially when wearing gloves. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. -
Speculation can be very healthy. I am a big fan of "The more you rehearse on the ground - the less you have to improvise in the air." Part of that rehearsal is knwoing what's possible. Sometimes we don't know what's possible, until someone says... "What if...?" The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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How about... Pluck them one-at-a-time with tweezers. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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A few of us have already been talking by PM, but I felt this deserved everyones attention. I have stopped production of the Eloy Boogie Video. We'd like to dedicate the video to the memory of one of our own - Holly. I have been going back through tapes looking for any footage of Holly and talking to some of you I know jumped with her. I, regretfully, do not have any quality footage of her in freefall (that I can spot). Anyone who has photos or footage we can use would be greatly appreciated. I would strongly prefer footage taken during the Boogie, but anything will be appreciated. Footage does not have to be an entire skydive with perfect framing and lighting. Even short glimpses of her smiling face would make us smile for a lifetime. Cielos Azules Cajones The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Yes, I think you're in the perfect forum to discuss things that can, have, and will go wrong. There is already a thread on the first page about contact lenses, but you may want to dig up an old thread about stuck toggles (or start a new one), Eplilepsy, or anything else to discuss/speculate. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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muff bros & rodriquez leftovers at st george
Cajones replied to brothermuff65's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Hopefully we'll see him in Chester for the Cinco de Mayo Boogie... The laws of physics are strictly enforced. -
legs spread or shoulder width apart?
Cajones replied to andy2's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
It's a bio-mechanical thing. With your legs spread wide, it's difficult to arch. Just the way our hips work. It used to be taught to make a big "X" - especially exits from the strut, and has changed mostly due to awareness. You may be seeing skydivers taught with this older method who've learned to skydive like this; I don't think it's wrong to learn to skydive with your knees wide - just more difficult for some. You may also see skydivers with "built-in" fall-rate enhancement (beer bellies) that do not need to arch hard to be stable in the deployment position, and fly legs-wide to help slow their fall rate. Keep listening to your instructor on this one - sounds like he/she is trying to make you a good skydiver. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. -
It's always sad when we lose a place to get together with our family. I'm still waiting to see if it's really true. It's a great location, with a great staff. If it's true, I can only hope someone who appreciates them will keep them together. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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:::: Good vibes for jt :::: Chin up, brother. - Cajones The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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jumping with tandems question
Cajones replied to misterhand's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I've had many, many lurkers on tandems. Of various experience levels. The key is definitely knowing who you're jumping with. I don't want to see the RW additude of "get in or go in." Conservative, on-level approaches, after the drogue is deployed, handle checks are done,and the TI waves the jumpers in. If there is video on the load, the pre-jump briefing is done with both the TI and the video. The TI waits for the video to get into his slot before anyone else docks. Docksare only on the student, and break off for the lurker(s) is 6,000 feet, or higher. There's not much working time with all these, very conservative rules, so give the lurker an expectation of nothing more than a short dock, with time to geek the camera, or give a smooch to the student. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. -
I am about to send a PC-5 in for repairs. If you can't find one somewhere else, maybe you could "borrow" the sticker off of this one, when it gets back. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Only if you request it from Richard. Of course the time it takes to describe what to do with all those colors would be more than making your own graph. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Motion carried. Richard, we expect to see some nice graphs, with pretty colors that show the intersection of our climbing stats with other teams stats. Graphs of individual team member stats would be at the request of individual team members using, of course, the colors of their skydiving gear. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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Does the "If nothing changes" take into account the sudden jump in team members? We made a substantial jump over the last few days. I have also e-mailed a few geeks I know who were doing SETI, and asked them to join the team. I'd like to nominate Rich as the official Dropzone.com Folding Team statician. Do I hear a second? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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High: Goingto the DZ, seeing Monticello (our home-away-from-home), and jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. Really High: Made a skydive with an Angel. Low: Found out my old DZ in SC closed its doors. Really Low: Found out we had lost another shining star. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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The 2000 does more than just shutter release. It can be used to set any/all functions of the camera when you turn it on. It can also turn the LCD off (to save batteries), do automatic shutter release (not just the conventional time lapse, but say - 1 frame ever 1/2 second for 80 seconds), and provide release feedback (show you when it's taken a picture, and ready to take another), with an LCD. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.
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If they only needed a west coast rep... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.