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That should read ... Where are the pictures My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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No it is not. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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A) No. If it works as advertised, it has a lower chance of line twists than a standard RSL. If it works properly, it pulls the bag from the container before it can be influenced by the jumpers body. B) Starting from a back to earth spiraling line twist, I still lose very little altitude and can pull my reserve ripcord face to earth in 1/2 to 1 second. If you have an RSL You must ARCH when cutting away, not after, do it before or during the cutaway to help stop from doing a back roll. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Nah. It was clearly not attached. It was not direct bagged by the main. Line stretch occurred because the pilot chute did what it was supposed to. In that video, the skyhook did not do what it was designed to. The line twists occurred because the bag was pulled off the jumpers back while his back was toward the earth. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Truth be told, I was somewhat baiting in hopes to hear a more in depth Nick DiGiovanni-ism and that was a good one. Thank you. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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New *unofficial* WR Distance!
hookitt replied to Combat_Wombat's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
Nice. I've soared my Stiletto going about 50 feet above the launch point down 50 feet below, and back up. Also soared back and forth like you were doing and did that until I got tired and let it fly down. It was a VERY long flight down a 600 foot hill. It's a great canopy. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto -
Don't get me wrong, I agree with you. It's a comment more than anything. Just so it's known, I don't agree with the trees being cut nor do I believe any of the SBA endorsed it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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The 3 inch remark does seem a bit off. Mike is a great flyer though My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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A good way to see if it has been talked about is doing a search. You may find the answer you're looking for. The search function is located (in this case, upper right) I agree with newguy. Edit to waste bandwidth. That's got to go too My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Nick, I love your work and all (really, I do... )but you tend to slam people as well, very subtle sometimes and sometimes not so subtle. You're taking one sentence and condemning Mike. I suspect you know mike so judging him on that sentence isn't appropriate. I still don't know a thing about the production company or how things went over there but I do believe the jumper who wrote this did not support the idea. I honestly wouldn't expect them to find out the trees were cut down and just cease working for the movie. I will keep my opinion of the production company and red bull to myself as it has no baring on my opinion of Mike, Jon and the others. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I've been wating for this. I know some of the jumpers Mike included. My doubts of support by the jumpers were rather high. Here's what Mike Swanson had to say. ---------- My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Thats the American way!~ Such fucking BS!!!!!!! That's what's wrong with this country! Edit>>>> No I didnt fucking studer! That's what i meant! Why dont you sue me Since you edited your post to add your comment ... the word is stutter. If he did get hit, then the insurance would pay him off and chances are suing isn't necessary. I agree that people are sue happy but hit and runs and right of way dick moves are worthy of payoff. It's the hot coffee that isn't. Alex, sorry man. I hope you're in reasonable condition soon. Try not to push it to quickly. Looks like I should come down that way and hit the SJ skate park when you're better. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Yes, perfect or at least be proficient at the belly fling. Far too many people over look the belly fling early in their careers. It's funny to watch freeflyers finally decide to go back and attempt the belly fling exit. Dreadful ... My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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For instance, you look out your back yard every single day and see a nice power tower with easy access to the top. The only indication it's illegal is the no trespassing sign. Possibly a fence but that's easy to bypass. Walk in, walk up the stairs enjoy the view, make out with your girl ... whatever it is you want to do. No vandalism, no harm, just stealing a view. The view up top is fantastic. When and your girl are finished enjoying the sunset, just walk back down and leave. You may feel that the letter of the law should be upheld and the trespassers arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I do not not. Ethically I find that ok. The moment you break things, it's not ok. It's just as illegal to walk up and enjoy the view and walk back down as it is walk up and jump off. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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No, don't do that. I don't recall how the Nova was configured... other than poorly. There are stops on the canopy in the pictures and under no circumstances should the slider be pulled away from the stops prior to closeing the D-Bag. That's exactly how really fast openings occur. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Keep an Eye Out for this Pilot-Chute-in-Tow Malfunction
hookitt replied to Communications's topic in Safety and Training
Oh yee mockers of the mighty Pull-Out I'll attempt to duplicate this at home later. I tried this weekend a couple times on another rig, gave up and jumped instead. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto -
Baggy Freefly suits suck ass. Some reason back in the mid 90's rather than just tighten the suits back up, we got used to the over size turbulent flappy things. We flew great in our street clothes so it should have been a clue. They're great for range if you need it but that's it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Oh will you guys let me fly with you? I can hold a good solid sit My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I OWN 2 bongs! I should take pictures and post them. They're really nice. My non-drug user friend bought them for a website project and packed them up into storage. He was going through it and decided I needed to take them off his hands. He did that by bringing them over and leaving them at my house. They are still wrapped in bubble wrap and have never been close to any pot. Some day I'll find a worthy owner but for now, they will remain unused. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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How's that working out for ya? Happy sky-birthday, bro!! Thanks All Spelling... It's working out great. Paying attention to what I type on the other hand ... see my signline. Oh, fight all you want in this thread. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Garreth and MadJohn We're on our own. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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True Craig, I aspire to be like you one day
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And I got to lay in the mud with you. Out of context that's pretty cool. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Well I do know we haven't skydived together so it's most definitely a good possibility. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I made my first skydive. There are many posts like this but this one is mine I guess all I can say is, let's see what happens next! My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto