CornishChris

Sorry to be negative from the outset as I do understand alcoholism and believe it is a terrible affliction. We lost a family fried several years ago to it. However: This could all be in one evening and a one off yet still answer Yes to 5 questions. You go to a new town and feel a bit shy so you have a few drinks to boost your self confidence. You get pissed and make a twat of yourself so everyone else thinks you a dick. You can't remember a thing but you fall over and wake up in hospital with a stomach pump attached. Not done it myself but seems possible. However it is more likely to be in young foolish types that this happens. Not trying to create argument here - just a comment - but these things to me are not as cut and dried as CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Ok. It was me. I was drunk at the time. I was under duress. They made me do it. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I have also looked into this and find it extremely hard to beleive that Oswald was alone. There is even evidence to prove he had nothing to do with it. Oswald could have had a clean shot from the front for about 400 metres but waited until he was shooting at a car through trees that was moving away from him. He is allegedly meant to have rattled off three shots in under 8 seconds (or thereabouts) which was proved impossible with the gun he had and as we all know JFK's head flew backwards out of the car instead of forwards if he had been shot from behind. Also why was Oswald instantly assasinated by Ruby if he was not "A Patsy". my 2Cents. Don't knwo who did but it sure wasn't Oswald. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

ah - of course. Cheers CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

um - No Shit There I Was .....? CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

On flight line checks I have seen people catch the following: misrouted chest strap cutaway pads folded under Twisted risers Cypres off The sort of things that can result in serious badness. This starts as a student thing and then is accepted as the norm. Upon moving to Australia with c. 30 jumps I found it very hard to get out of this routine and always asks someone for a check on my way to the plane. I have seen people running to the plane with rig over shoulder and then tightening everythng up at the top ready to go. However my instructor taught me to always get into the plane ready to get out and as we had an aircraft emergency on my AFF this was a useful tip. I like flight line checks and they really don't add to the wait - you just go to flighline early. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

No idea how to get in touch but what is involved in the course - may be interested if you find out some info... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I did know that actually - it was a C/D typo. Oops. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

The harness fits fine. the main is a 7 cell 200. i am currently jumping a 190 and have been doing so for c. 20 jumps. In Australia, where I am, I am unable to jump without an AAD until I have a C license. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I have been looking at 2nd hand gear but I have a concern. Most of the rigs I am looking at are not cypres equipped. This means that I cannot jump them (A Lic). Now I obviously will get a Cypres but I can't really fit it into a rig I do not own so how can I jump a rig before buying it. I suppose I could either: 1. Get someone I trust who knows my canopy skills etc. to jump it and give me a verdict. 2. Get the main placed in another container that is Cypres equipped and jump that - not sure how easy this will be. I have had one friend state that as long as I am wing loading correctly (the one I am interested in is c. 1.1:1) that I should be fine under most canopies - he described it as like Bikes (which I ride), 90% of it is being on the bike and enjoying that and 10% is what bike it is. Any advice. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I am not able to get down to the DZ for a week or two and am looking for a rigger in Sydney to have a look over the rig I am considering purchasing. Is there anybody out there... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I did AFF with a BOC mounted ripcord then transitioned to 'throw out'. No problems for me but the one my bro had with it was his determination to throw away his rip cord resulting in large beer purchases. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I did do a flat turn - it was the crap flaring too high that caused the injury. Anyway I saw a chiropractor and I have torn some of the muscles in my shoulder and I have whiplash in my neck. Nothing too serious. Why is it that the first question skydivers always ask when they injure themselves is : "When will I be able to jump again?" Blue Skies. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Michelle I apprecaite any comments - even if they are harsh. I had "no low turns" drilled into me as much as any student - on the last day of my AFF a lovely girl called Vicki did a low turn to avoid landing in the car park and broke her C4 - she has not moved from the neck down since. I am still in touch with her regularly. I turned in brakes from about 200 feet and was into wind at 20-30. It was a slow turn and I was prepared to take a landing at whatever direction I had come to by about 40 feet. The wind was doing about 20 which is why I took the decision to turn in. My mind was awash with 'do not turn too low' but for me it was the best option available. I honestly feel I would be in a worse situation had I made any other decision. Immediately after I landed I spoke to several people on the DZ and not one chastised me for the turn being too low. The banging was more due to the shitty landing than turning too low. Land out - I explained that I felt that attempting an off landing was likely to put me more than likely on a motorway than actually off as I had backwards movement into wind. This decision was made at c. 900-1000 feet. Thank you for your advice - it is much appreciated. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

So I hurt quite a lot after my one jump yesterday and spectacularly poor landing. My right shoulder has limited movement without pain, my neck is stiff as a bitch and I twisted my right ankle. The picture: Windy day down in Picton. Just about to get on the load when they called a break to see what the wind was doing. After 30 mins we get a 5 min call and so off I go. My first mistake I feel - I, on just under 50 jumps, should have grounded myself in these conditions - just because I can jump doesn't mean I should. Anyway great free-fall, just a solo but great to get out in the fresh air. Dumped at 3K, control check then turn into wind to see what my ground speed is - not good, going backwards. Turn back and head on the extremely long trip back to the DZ. A about 1K (feet) I am still not over the motorway that lies next to the DZ and not going as quckly as the wind would have had me think - the rig I am jumping has a shitty glide plane. I start to worry that I am not going to make it back the landing area with sufficient time to turn into wind (or at all) - but I don't want to try for an off landing on the other side of the M-way (as Jasmines central reservation landing is singing in my ears) as is my backwards movement when facing into wind - I did not fancy landing on the M-way either. So I decide to go for landing area. Come over landing area at about 200 feet (big motorway then some crappy bushes etc.), I turn into wind by about 20-30 feet and in panicked state start to flare straight away. Canopy stops all forward moveent abut 10 feet off the ground - backwards movement starts. I hold legs together and try a sort of backward plf. Bang. Bounce. Bang. Ow. Oh good, now I am being dragged backwards by the canopy - just what I need. Finally got it under control and had time to catch my breath - after hopping madly after canopy for 50 metres - just glad that didn't land on other side as hopping across motorway with errant canopy probably not good. Felt pretty shit all yesterday - kind of sick but put this down to minor shock - and badly banged. Have chiro appointment tomorrow to ensure no major damage done. Lessons learnt: 1. If in doubt, don't. 2. Get some canopy training - I know that you can improve glide with a bit of rear riser but no sure exactly how. 3. Flare lower and less in higher winds I feel now that there is not a great deal more I could have done in the situation that I was in and I walked away with bruised body & ego so not all bad. Just wanted to share with you. Anyway I will be grounded for a week or two until ankle, shoulder & neck all recover. Blue Skies, light to moderate winds. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Is it me or does he cutaway right at the end of the vid just as it fades to black... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Thanks for clearing it up - I couldn't work out if it was two incidents or just misrepresentation of one. Hinto & Weston, as you know, are only 25/30 miles apart and I am 12,000 away from both of them. My condolences to family and friends of both parties. BSBD CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

skydivingfatalities.info (which is unfortunately very busy at the moment) posts vague reports of a fatality at Hinton in the UK on 16th Aprill - any one git any further news as I have not seen anything in the Incidents forum? Blue Skies CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Statistically everyone in the world has just under one testicle. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Always go with the Bike. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Did you ride it in or cut away? CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

They did it for Ripley's believe it or not I think. I have seen a video of it and it is quite a lot of fun. I also read a good write up on it but not sure where. Do a search. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

My AFF instructor showed me the video of his AFF instructors course and that was very funny. The Cheif instructor is the "student" and he does just about everything he can wrong to see how they deal - including sliding out the door while the instructor is spotting as he had let go of him for a second. Very entertaining but also reassuring that these guys had been put through their paces so much. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I kinda did this too on statics. I would drive to the DZ hoping it would be too windy or it would go cloudy. So to get over it I booked into an AFF course overseas. Then it was set in stone and I had to go - and it was the best thing i have done. Book it - then you can't hide. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Cool - What about the other video on the page - the guy hitting in pretty hard - was he OK and what happened to cause a landing like that? CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people