Harksaw
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The Garden State Parkway is by far the most insane road I have ever driven on. Going down to the shore for a weekend at about 11 pm, you can go 85 or 90 mph and see people blow past you like you're standing still. Pumping your own gas is uncivilized. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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At least you dont bring up the word "Joisey". No one seems to realize that only people from Long Island call Jersey "Joisey" I will concede to "cawwfee" however. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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doesn't pronounce the "S" in his state. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I don't jump a Cobalt, but don't they say that dumping in a track will give you a slower opening? From Atair's website: __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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Working Clicky http://www.thewebspert.com/cresswell/ __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I'm really surprised it passed 160 to 0. You would think one of those people would know about this. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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thats an automatic? __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I'm all for educating about the dangers, but that clip is a far cry from the reality of modern skydiving in the USA and I think most of the developed world. The kid jumped out from 2000 feet, no static line, no instructors with him, no AAD, with what looked like an ancient rig with a belly reserve. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I seriously doubt it. The word "skyhook" has been around a long time before the Relative Workshop's Skyhook was ever concieved. Apprently its also this: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=skyhook __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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Apparently he did, probably for the same reason that dozens of terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the 1993 WTC bombing: They want attention to their cause. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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The difference between a dog and a cat is when you feed a dog, he thinks "Wow, this guy must be God" When you feed a cat, he thinks "Wow, I must be God!" __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I consider it "Theft of service" like stealing cable TV. Oh, and some of us don't like the RIAA because of pricefixing, and suing college students for all they're worth for doing nothing more than writing a search engine. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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breathing during freefall
Harksaw replied to adrenalinejunki's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I once saw a static line student pinch her nose on release of the strut, as if jumping into water! __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. -
Care to tell us what the bill was? __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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This forum's guidelines are getting fuzzy...
Harksaw replied to BigM's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
The information in that "sticky" thread needs to be put into the descriptions of the Talk Back and General Skydiving Discussion forums. General Skydiving Discussion is not for any "skydiving related questions" like its description says, (only the physical act) and talkback is not only for "non-skydiving related" things. Oh, and this thread needs to be moved to either talkback or "suggestions and feedback" __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. -
where did anyone ever support making AADs mandatory? We just don't think you're necessarily less a safe skydiver if you insist on always jumping with one. Your idea sounds like a good concept though. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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Judge halts Andover skydiving
Harksaw replied to JoeyRamone's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
STL louder than Newark.... sheesh. Some people will say anything to get what they want. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. -
The difference I see between the cypres and pilot analogies, is that you can go your entire skydiving career and never have to jump without a Cypres, so why not always have it? You can't really be a pilot if you always need a guy watching you. I see no problem with being "dependent" on a Cypres, (meaning you won't jump without it), the only danger I see is when you behave differently, getting on more dangerous jumps, with the consideration that you might not pull. They may be, yes. They also may not be, and just see no benefit and only added danger to jumping without it. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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There are also people that could be conciously abusing your return policy for their benefit. I had a roommate that would buy a brand new $2000 or so Bose stereo every three months, and after 3 months return it and get a new one. Large enough companies never catch on. It works for TVs, computer monitors, and all kinds of stuff. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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The newer the gear, the more dirt it attracts. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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Thats a good, reasonable way of looking at it, and if anyone answers yes, they should get themselves straightened out ASAP. But there are some people that would not get on *any* skydive without a cypres, regardless of what kind of jump it is, and I don't see whats inherently wrong with that thinking. Edit: Now that I re-read, the people in my second paragraph do fit in the "dependent" category in your question, but as long as they will never give up on pulling, I don't see what the problem is. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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Whats the difference between jumping without the cypres to prove you don't need it, and jumping with the cypres, but pulling on your own anyway? (Which most people do...) To me, you've proven the same thing either way. Can't we all agree that theres nothing inherently wrong with insisting on a Cypres as long as you never give up on pulling and expect it to work? You can have that mindset and still insist on an AAD. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I've heard this very often, does anyone have a link to back this up? Snopes turns up nothing, and Google has too many other links involving "gun" "burglar" "knife" and "lawsuit" __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with someone who says they wouldn't jump without a cypres. AADs have drastically reduced the number of fatalities in this sport caused from low/no pulls, am I wrong on this? It therefore changes the danger level of the sport to a level where people will jump now who otherwise wouldn't. I wouldn't jump without two ram-air canopies on my back, does that mean I am too dependent on my gear? Me, I jump with an AAD mostly to calm down my parents and girlfriend. But I understand that some people wouldn't jump without the lowered risk. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
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From what I read, she's not saying you should stop jumping if you don't have an AAD. She is saying that she doesn't like it when people say to other people "If you (insert arguement here), then you should stop jumping!" __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.