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I believe that's 'Ready Steady Go' (figures, huh) by Paul Oakenfold. Don't know if it's the original mix or someone else's work, though. [edit; I dl'ed it (took 50 seconds on K-lite), it seems to be the original version. This songs has been going through my mind lately, as well. The 'ready steady go' part, at least]

I've been thinking about mailing her to let her know she's a celebrity in skydiving circles.

Holy s...! Check out his Fashion page. But the Pan costume is an idea worth remembering for a masquerade jump. Has it been done before?

Bless you, I had forgotten completely about this site! So nice to see some people manage to be 18 and still live in a world of their own. And btw, did anyone notice she has a section about mental disorders on her page?

I've been done since may 8th Yes, let's all kick me when I'm down and should be studying.

Sure! Wanna buy the rights or just rent them? Nah, go ahead, I don't mind.

Fuck you both very much! My final exams have not even started yet.

Oh, come on, cut the guy some slack. Isn't he just saying that he feels he knows most of the things someone can know at 100 jumps? It's not like he's claiming to be a competent skydiver, just competent for his level of experience. BTW, I have 120 jumps and know this; -clouds can be deceiving -velcro has a way of coming undone in freefall -an altimeter flapping wiolently against your hand does not give the correct altitude -you should check the wind often -if you're not completely sure you can make it back-you probably can't and should start looking for alternative landing areas -if you're not completely sure you can make it over those trees- forget it, it's not worth it -freeflying really is easier when you're relaxed, but relaxing in a climbing airplane can be quite difficult -my chances of getting hurt are higher when I'm flying a 150 elliptical than on the ragged 215 I usually fly. -hard toggle turns close to the ground are not good, especially on the aforementioned elliptical -a bent cable, pin or ripcord can be impossible to extract -people usually don't look up when they're walking through parks, and they can only hear your yelling when you're bellow 100'... -experience and dumb luck should not be confused I know most of these things from my own experience and could probably add a lot more. (Like; red first, silver second) There are probably people who know less than me and have the same or greater number of jumps. And I'm not being arrogant, just stating what's probably true. But it really doesn't matter if I know more than them- what matters is that I know less than can be known, which is reason enough for me to keep learning.

Check out the link in this post- the first video looks like that jump in Soulflyers shot from another angle. [edited to add]I envy you Faber...drunk in the middle of the day, you carefree bastard.

And, and... The Declaration of human rights was first written in France! And they also came up with the model of modern democracy. Ergo- you should abolish both... Hmm, wait, I think I'm on to something here.

This should be added to the Addictive games thread. But how did that webpage manage to get past my no-popups Mozilla defense?

Damn, you're right...it's two separate wild stunts, not a single insane one.

I'm sure there are some high-ranking US government weasels who deserve to be in that deck, too. But jokes aside, the comment on that page is just pathetic...

How about the Mr Bill/McConkey exit off a bridge with the top guy deploying for the lower as he falls off? That's gotta be the craziest thing I've seen on video, skydiving and base alike. Or is this a relatively safe and common practice?

Pat Works says something very similar (okay, the exact same thing) in The Way of Freefly (probably somewhere else, too). You might have read it there, Mike.

I'm a bit confused. You can already order it online, but in another section of their webpage it says that 180 units will be given to teams, instructors... in June 2003 for beta testing. Beta testing, if I understand correctly, is done by end users before a product is put on the market so flaws that might have been missed by the manufacturer can be reported (I'd hate to imagine what that could mean in the case of an aad). But anyway, it is nice- longer life time, free cutter replacement in case of a life-saving fire, costs as much as the old cypres and can even withstand some water. Think I can get one for free 'beta testing'?

lol, that's a great reply, but considering that my dad started shaking uncontrollably the first time I seriously mentioned I'll take up skydiving, I don't think I'd use it with my parents.

I come home from the dz and find my grandma paid us a visit. She's a woman who "knows" how things stand in the world and her views are usually completely reason-resistant. So she overhears me telling my mother about the last jump I had and how I (subtle hint) needed a Pro-track so I could check my exact speed which must have been around 200mph in a stand. And my grandma turns to me and she doesn't ask, she simply states it like the most logical thing in the world that I'll surely cut back on my jumping now that I've seen (it's been about a year since I started) how it is; "You know, do one or two jumps per month and take up guitar playing again." And I'm like; "Let me think...no." And she goes;"But surely you won't keep doing this for the rest of your life." (again stated, not asked). I answer, yes, I will. Then she uses her last argument (this is about as close to reasoning as she can get) that I'll probably have a woman someday who'll make me decide between her and skydiving. "In that case, I probably won't have her for a very long time." I answer, much to the amusement of my entire family. And that ended the discussion. She ran out of arguments to use on me, but I have no doubt I'll hear it all over again the next time I see her. Don't you just love grandparents?

Hehe, and 100% of Slovenians posting on dz.com are freeflyers.

...and those closest to George will get to choose among the left-overs. Woohoo!! Perhaps I only have to pack next to him and chicks will think I'm cool, too. But anyway, George and I developed a foolproof way of getting hot babes to join our club. Won't be long 'till we start seeing results.

Changes are the only constant in this world. Some can accept this and some can't. And btw, penicillin was 'invented' in 1928 and has been used as a medicine since the 1940s. Either grandma is a bit older than 58 today or she likes to exaggerate things a bit.

When deploying in frefall, that is. As Nacmac said, twists are quite common on sl jumps. Had them on my first jump, too, and was very excited about my first near-death skydiving situation. As for the cause- I'd say the d-bag spins because it's a)yanked to the side, not directly up and b) it enters the turbulent air behind the plane. Consequently, I would assume that line twists are more common when doing sl with the line attached to the bag than when the line just pulls the ripcord and the pilotchute does the rest.

A comment like that on the artifacts of one of the oldest civillizations is just pitiful, especially coming from a member of one of the world's youngest nations. Also, here's another report on WMDs; Only difference being this is intentional satire.

Just thought I'd bump this thread before I go to bed...

Here's some you missed; -impatient overpotent rich fucks; driving an enormous german monster or a jacked-up city car, they usually catch up with you just as you're passing a big truck, slow down from whatever insane speed they were travelliing at at the last possible moment and then drive behind you at a maximum distance of 10 feet, flashing their headlights. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you're about to rear-end me. Here, I'll just jump onto the green belt so you don't lose valuable milliseconds." -Italians; can be confused with the above-mentioned fucks, since they, too, flash their headlights frantically before they pass you. This, however, has little to do with them wanting to get to their destinations a bit earlier and everything to do with the fact that in Italy, flashing your headlights while still half a mile away is the only way you can hope the driver in front noticed you, since they otherwise don't look in rear-view mirrors. Ever. -the shit-I'm-gonna-be-late-for-the-load skydiver; passes you by before you even know what's going on. A few moments later, you realize that, according to laws of physics, a car like his can not go that fast and a few moments after that, you think you imagined the whole thing, since the car is already out of your sight. If you happen to be riding with such a person, you'll notice a little warning light flashing the message: 'Are you insane?' on his dashboard. Nevertheless, you'll probably catch the plane and be thankful that the most dangerous part of the day is behind you.