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Am still a newbie with 36 jumps, gone through AFF. Directly after that I experimented a lot with sitflying but after I managed to hold it for a bit an instructor told me to stop, because the student rigs aren't free fly qualified. It seems an instructors job is to scold you as much as possible

Bah, you chaps obviously haven't spent much time inn Europe. I can only vouch for for northern Europe. But I guess it's a good excuse for doing some investigation stuff. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Very much depends on what you call justice. I was referring to the legal bit of things. This may not be harsh enough for you as things are. Sharia laws are a bit harsher. Cut off hands for stealing, or legs. Stone women who've been adulterous. Perhaps here the punishment is more to your liking? I am being argumentative, of course. My point is that 'justice' is whatever we as a society define as such. And we're supposed to be objective and cold - justice being blind and all. Again, I agree that he deserved it. I do not, however, believe in 'mob vigilante justice'. It just ain't the latter. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Way to go poohbeer. In a year or so you'll be arguing with the moderators on this forum, calling them wussies . A bright future indeed lies before you. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

HELL NO!!! And how'd you know? Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

My long time childhood friend Stefan "Satan" Zerrander, who unfortunately hooked himself into the ground just before I started. Survived, but with massive internal injuries and many broken bones. We've both been cowboys our entire lives, so his example came as a reality check. He's been unable to jump since (and he used to do 400 jumps a year, not bad in Sweden), but who knows? Then my sister when I wussed out after 15 jumps, thinking about poor Z. She dragged me back to the DZ, didn't listen to my whining and even paid for my AFF. Have I got a cool sis or what? Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

They'd go 'umm, I saw 'Cutaway', how do I do that?'? So there should be a trap door beneath 'em and a 300 feet fall. Now THAT is a simulator. All we need is an oldtimer standing beside the whuffo when he goes down yelling "OH DUDE, D-MAL SIMS HURT!" Yeah, that'd be chlorine in the gene pool. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Heh, this might be what he DESERVED, but it certainly isn't JUSTICE. Justice would be him paying whatever he's been sentenced to pay - money, his freedom or his life. In this case it'd be his freedom. Like it or not, his punishment was removal of freedom, not death. The state has failed to keep up its obligations here. To be the devil's advocate here (just check out my avatar), it's akin to you being raped in the buttie when you were supposed to just get a fine for driving too fast. Justice applies to everyone - good and bad. We gotta remain objective even if our feelings are strong. Having said that; hope ya brought some sun creme, Mr Priest, coz it's gonna be hot for an eternity for ya. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Too windy yesterday. Been like that for 14 days. But it's now 07:20, the sun is showing itself, winds are down and if I listen really really carefully, I can hear the Cessna starting up. Bus leaves 8:45 Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Good, bad and ugly. it's beginning to sound like a western, this. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

According to Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy, it helps if you're from another planet. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

I have more jumps than a tennis star. In my book that makes me cooler and my life richer. I shall now put my hands on my ears and blabber profusely to deafen the rational voices. Aaah, bliss. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

They do get paid. They get to log flight hours. For free. I should add that flight hours are VERY expensive in Denmark. They have jobs on the side - these are private pilots, doing it for the love of flying, not for a living. If anything, it's a symbiotic relationship where both sides gain something. As for Zyzko in Finland, in Denmark we operate with clubs. We have one commercial DZ and even there they make use of private pilots (with the proper licenses). Add aviation authority bueraucracy and taxes and you'll add 20-30% to the price of a skydive. Denmark is king of taxes after all. Pilots are basically lining up for the job. The chief pilot at my club is, naturally, a SkyGod, oldtime skydiver :D. Commercial pilots come when there are big boogies with big turbine aircraft, but there simply aren't enough active skydivers around in Denmark for any DZ to operate a turbine instead of a small Cessna. Unlike in the US, here the skydiving family is very small, with most people knowing each other either directly or indirectly. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Heard from a Swedish (I think) skydive video called "pushing limits" (available from headdown.net) "If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming. If you want to experience the elements, get out of the vehicle." Well put methinks. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Not too bad; we can also cut off $30 here in Denmark since we can 'pay' a pilot by him getting flight hours :). I still like our C-182 (Zulu Juliet) though. That 300hp engine makes her sweet. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

LOL some great responses there. Than you for providing ammo Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Was outta cash and walking around the airfield. Came over to the gilder's club and overheard a discussion there. "So we're going now?" "No not yet. Those f*cking meatbombs must be dropped first" Heard normal private pilots call skydivers 'rats of the sky' and people who paraglide have used 'canopy size is directly proportional to penis size - that's why those dumbarse skydivers are so macho, to make up for their inferiority. Heard a hangglider pilot say "you call that a rigid wing? If that is rigid, I bet your gilrfriend is an unhappy woman". My rock climbing friends say "DUDE, you guys got is SO wrong. It's all about NOT falling" and my scuba buddies say "it's not how high you can go, but how deep you can sink".' Think I never should have told them that I planned on taking up skydiving. I never talk about it to 'em, yet I'm still the butt of oh so many jokes Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

The people here are all wrong. Skydiving is only relatively safe for guys my size - 145lbs, 5 10. You need to be built like me (a flat, skinny rock climber) to skydive safely. The reason being that IF you have a double mal, you can simply float to the ground like a leaf Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Being dumped is akin to bumping into the damned sofa with yer toes when you get up for a piss during the night. Exploding pain, followed by lots of curses. You know it'll subside eventually but that doesn't make it better. Come morning you spot two very blue toes that aren't very attractive and yer lumping around like someone from Notre Dame. A week later you wonder what all the fuzz was about and you return the sofa to its rightful place. Been there, done that. Haven't bought the t-shirt yet as I am bound to return

Finally some protection for us of light complexion and colour! Ever since the christians forced us to give up our Viking raids we've been the butt of so many jokes. It's hurtful. It was OK when we could go out and kill a few dirty French people to let off some steam, but nowadays we really need protection. Never again I say, never again Thank you, Bosnia, for leading the way in this time of darkness. Geesh. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Just wait chaps; pretty soon there'll be pushup bras for men - get them pecs nice looking and all. And if this continues to evolve at the current rate, then women will have an opportunity to feeel utterly deceived too when the clothes/makeup, 'enhancements' come off. Oh yay, I'll be 128 years old and scoring like never before Equality. I love it. Now, if I only could find a girl that'll kill deer with her bare hands... Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Get a decent firewall too. Virii aren't restricted to just email attachment. I use ZoneAlarm - simple to use and set up. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

Did AFF right away. Tandem is way more expensive here and for a bum like me that counts. More important was that *I* wanted to be jumping - with me making the decisions and stuff. Maybe that's not entirely true for AFF1

Didn't see estimated running cost anywhere? Did I miss anything? After all, initial purchase price is only one side of the story Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

If that isn't right Unstable, then I prefer to be wrong :) Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst