skybytch
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The phrase "it's not just another skydive" is more about reminding people that it's not okay to add additional risks to the jump - risks that the person on the front didn't sign on for. Things like turning low so the instructor can get a swoop in, delaying throwing the drogue so a buddy can freefly with them, etc.
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I went from a Safire 149 to a Spectre 170 for two reasons. The fusing of three discs in my lower back and the realization that the reason I wasn't jumping much was because I was scared of my canopy. It was a good decision. I doubt I'd still be jumping today if I hadn't upsized when I did. After 300+ jumps on the 170 (and a canopy control course), I now have 12 jumps on a Spectre 150 and I'm loving it.
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Because it matters. 2:1:0 2 good people who joined too many other good people. One of those jumps that reminded me why I skydive, even though skydiving means knowing and then losing good people. Here's to you, Beezy. Here's to you, Tonto. And here's to all of you.
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I'm sure I'll get shit for this but here goes anyway. All the other people who've died weren't moderators here. Those who aren't or haven't been moderators have no idea how much of themselves these people put into this site - time, energy, caring. And what do they get out of it? A free premier membership. And a lot of shit from those who aren't moderators. Flame on.
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I disagree. We've lost two very good people in the past two days. The community is in mourning. I think it's very fitting. Thanks for doing it, HH. edit to add - But if when you said "make it stop" you meant "make the reason it is there stop" then I'm with you 100%...
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Because knowing someone doesn't require ever meeting in person.
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Eric (Tonto) Stephenson - Goodbye my friend
skybytch replied to sangiro's topic in Blue Skies - In Memory Of
Yeah. Me too. BSBD... -
It's got the two vital components - caffeine and alcohol. As long as you have enough to get to and maintain "set point" all day, you're good to go.
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Rum and coke tastes damn good.
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I knew I could count on you guys. One strong rum and coke headed down the hatch for you, Beezy.
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Thought I was gonna get a balloon jump this morning but the winds didn't cooperate. Thought I was gonna get to play on the slackline all day but that isn't gonna happen either. So I wasn't real happy when I logged in a few minutes ago. And then I find out that Beezy left us last night. Can anybody give me one good reason why I shouldn't start drinking right fucking now?
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Peace out, my friend. Thank you for everything you did for this sport and the people in it. I bet you and Chris are having a rematch of that Rantoul scooter race right now. This sucks.
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Wasn't it a four way team (in Europe, AFAIK) that caused the recent Mirage SB that changes the location of the cutter?
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Nah. The cops don't need to know my name.
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Heh. I was right behind somebody who left a twenty hanging out of the drive up ATM. I would've given it back but they drove away too fast. That was a fun skydive.
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Yeah! And if you drink enough rum, you just might find yourself makin' bacon too.
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Yup. And the best way to learn how things are constructed is to deconstruct them. Grab a seam ripper and do some reverse sewing on your logbook cover. Use the pieces to make your pattern. You might want to check out your local community college even if you don't want to take a class. If they offer sewing and/or pattern making classes they'll have books on the subject in the bookstore. Write down the ISBN #'s and then buy 'em online.
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What do you do before learning to swoop?
skybytch replied to hackish's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
The section on canopy flight in USPA's SIM (check it out here) was written with Scott's input. In fact, section 6-11 contains basically an outline of his basic skills course. It really bugs me that this information has been available in the SIM for well over a year and yet there are still very few instructors out there teaching it. -
Yes. How do you combat it? You teach your child to think for themselves and question everything starting at a very young age. It's unfortunate that most of us have to wait until we are in college to learn critical thinking skills and how to apply them in everyday life. If I'd learned this stuff at my mother's knee, I likely wouldn't have bought into our consumer culture the way I did... and I certainly would have taught it to my son who is right now paying for it with monthly bills that have tied him to a job he hates...
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Not as free as you might think. There are several dz's in the US that require AAD's. The one I recently sold was installed specifically so I could jump at one of those dz's. Is jumping regulated by the government there? That could be a big part of the difference; in the US skydiving is "self regulated", meaning that the government puts very few rules on our activities (and the rules - called "FAR's" - have more to do with aviation safety in general than jumper safety in particular). Our national parachuting association (USPA) is supposed to "regulate" us, but what they say has no force of law behind it.
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Stunts; pissing on our sport to make money.
skybytch replied to tdog's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Revised - the other jumpers did the hard flying. -
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, that'll work.
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Stunts; pissing on our sport to make money.
skybytch replied to tdog's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
According to this article, all he had to do was be stable. The other jumpers did the hard part. -
Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones but Words...
skybytch replied to PLFXpert's topic in The Bonfire
You think billvon is hot? Wow. Learn something new every day. -
If we did that, we'd each only be hiking once a year. I think she'd go insane if she only got to hike once a year. Here are a few pics from a recent trip to Point Reyes, which is a few miles north of Marin. First one is the lighthouse from the top of the 300 stairs that are the only way to get there, third one is the stairs from the bottom, fourth one is the Farallon Islands off in the distance; the other two are self-explanatory.