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I am not saying limping for the rest of life is cool at all. How come when people dont agree with the older generation in this sport they have to refer to killing yourself or breaking bones or limping for the rest of our lives?? Just cause the new generation have found out and let you know it is capable of doing you have to stick to your ways and refer to us as being stupid and we will hurt ourselves. That is not cool giving out stupid negative vibes, it is as though you want us to get hurt instead of encouraging the sport to evolve. Back in the day when you you use to think you would break bones if you docked on to someone in freefall, i bet you were the last to ever try and dock. Did you discourage that? did you discourage when squares first started coming out? Instead of a small person spending her time on the ground cause of slight wind or learning to fly and land a suitable canopy like the rest of us your opinion is she should danger herself and spend her time training and learning on how to land a parachute that is not suited backwards and sideways?? Glad you landed military surplus rounds and never broke a bone but i bet my bottom dollar you know alot of people that were not as fortunate as yourself. I on the other hand jump a semi elliptical canopy and watch many other people jump squares, ellipticals, cross-braced canopies and i too have not broken a single bone nor do i know many or seen any people who have killed or hurt themselves doing so. Times have changed mate, this sport may be about throwing drouges to you but to alot of us it is about speed, and skill, fun, family, social times. That does not make us stupid nor does it mean we are going to hurt our selves or be limping for the rest of our lives. Parachutes, are designed so much better than they use to be and a good parachute can be very forgiving, take the Safire2 for example, a very forgiving canopy. As long as her safety instructor says yes, she would be fine on jumping a 170 for a few dozen jumps, maybe then she could look at buying her first new canopy being a 149 or even a 149 7-cell. If you think a person who weighs 46 Kg's should buy themselves a 240 or even a 200 that is just plain stupid, she may as well take up doing tandems as a sport so she can 'try' and land safely. Going bacwards under canopy is no fun, you saying she should learn to start landing backwards is just stupid. You are putting a risk there that is not needed when there are so many great canopies out there that will suit her fine. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

My mistake, have been checking this thread to see if someone would would clarify this. Thanks. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

They cant jump in any wind. Kind of sucks having to limit them to this when the rest of us did not have to see the wind out cause we weighed a little more. The sport is changing, it is becoming a faster sport, so what, does not mean we are going to go off and kill ourselves just cause we have entered a sport that is a bit faster. When i started driving a car, i did not have to do my first 100 hours in a Ford Model-A, i started driving a Ford 1.5L. It went faster than the slow ModelA but i am still here. Going backwards under canopy for someone that is off radio control is probably more dangerous than jumping a canopy that is at a 1.0 wingloading. Who ever said she had to jump a 9-cell? There is always a more dosile 7-cell available. This sport has risk in it, it is a different sport now, it is not just about the freefall, we also have faster canopies and safer canopies. There is no point for a person off student status to be going backwards under canopy, nor is there no point for a person off student status to be sitting on the ground cause the wind is 10knots unless their DZO knows that they are not capable. The solution for this person is better left with the instructors that know her rather than these boring farts that have been in the sport forever and want to keep driving Ford model A's. People seem to be a little too safe on the internet these days. New jumpers should be able to find a canopy that is good for them and does not restrict them to wind at 5knots, what is the point in getting your license if you still have to use training wheels? .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

And you think that someone just off AFF should be doing this? .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Try a steak and fries with a side serving of potato salad for the next few weeks. Serious though, My CSO in christchurch NZ put a girl on a 150 for her first canopy but she was carefully watched and it took her a while to get the landing nice. She still had to run the thing off but it worked for her. Maybe she could try a 7-cell 149 for a while before moving on to a 9-cell?? .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

correct. you are not going to hear many stories (if any) of people doing this at terminal. This is done at sub-terminal. On skydivingmovies.com you will find a vid of two guys landing one. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Second of all. Handycam is going to really suck for general skydiving most of the times unless you are a tandem master and have a tandem passenger. Doing RW you will be docking and videoing other peoples arms. Freeflying, i imagine you are going to be trying to aim your camera over concentrating on your flying. I cant see anyway that handcam will be practical unless you are a way talented jumper with extreme talent towards videoing unless you want to video yourself eating a banana. You may find novelty ways to use a handycam but in general jumps, i cant imagine it being anything but a distraction. Good luck with your ambitions though. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

First of all, i am pretty sure you are going to find that handycam is illegal here in the UK. Problem solved. I may be wrong but i remember a conversaton with my CCi and that was the result of my question.......I think .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

what on google or something?? What i understanding is a search on a search engine is showing my advert? .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

huh?? .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Thanks, I got 2 zero jumped ones i am trying to get rid of, this is why i am gathering info on them. They were made last year though so the size should be the same as PD i imagine? .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Yeah, i think you are right there. I thought it was the other way around. Cheers. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Could i get some feedback on the difference of these two canopies and what would be the better choice for someone who is looking for a 7-cell. I am not looking, i am just trying to learn about the difference for a bit of knowledge. Thanks. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Bloody Australians living in new zealand. Howard's day was a long time coming, i feel for the people that were close to him but nobody ever did believe it. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

you rule!! Thank you. Anyhow, before you helped me with this while i was downloading it in avi it was using my memory up. Is there some sort of cache or something that was storing the data as it was using memory?? Would love to delete that shit where ever it is. Thanks though, main problem sorted out. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Having problems with downloading and can not figure it out without buying quicktime pro 7. I am downloading an avi file from a website and it opens the download up in safari and displays the video clip. Now i would like to save these clips to my mac. I cant figure out how to do it but i do notice after shutting down safari that my hard drive has taken a hit with memory. Is it already saved somewhere on my mac? Is there any way i can save this to my mac without having to buy software? I know on a pc you would just right click blah blah blah but what about on a mac? i am running osx 10.3.9. Thanks in advance for any help. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Jump was $5 and a pack was $3.... Glad packers did not follow the trend raising their prices all that much. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Or the other option is go to a boogie in the states over summer and have some real fun!! The states is where skydiving is at!! In england you will only be able to jump with a coach, and yes that means paying his slot all the way up to being able to do a 4point 4-way. I think you will be able to jump with other people who have their FS1 (video 4 point 4-way) but that is it. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

i have heard thailand is £20 a jump and the dz in devon was £23 to 10,000ft. Hinton is now £20 a jump but i dont mind paying that as they have a good aircraft and good staff/owners that make it a good place to be at. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

they had cameras at hinton about a month ago but not sure what for. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

will get the rest up when i can. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Thought people might like to see this vid. It is only half of the vid as the rest i lost when the computer crashed. It is a small island on the east coast of new zealand that 30 jumpers hire out every year. Apart from the pilot there is not another sole on the island. This place is amazing!!! check out the vid http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3455 .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

contact Maddy and Emmo at Hinton. you can reach maddy at sales@dzsports.com. If they do not have them in they will do by the weekend for you. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

You cant beat Eloy!!, just do not think it that place could ever be beaten. It is an oasis for skydivers. If you have not gone to Eloy before it is a for sure a place that you could spend months on end at. Dont bother coming back to the UK, lots of rain, wind and plain cold. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .

Saw it when it came through the post, really can not believe that the pic made the front cover of a mag from the BPA when we have all these safety rules and regulations. Nice dive though. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .