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so we have a nice thread about who wants to meet who. what about the opposite? are there dz.commer you hate? even skymonkey1 would beat the shit out of some of us on first sight (if he had a clue who you are) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

just stumbled into this thread, into the last page. and by flying over the posts - you made me blush for most of you live in the states and i live in europe i guess it might take some time to meet - but i'll join the game and post my list: amazon, ron, aggiedave, michele, crazyivan, tonto, skratch, pds, mouth ... in fact many of the dz.com inhabitants …and of course VanillaSkyGirl The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

wants to make a naked jump The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

geeez! why is being naked such an issue with you american folks so to play the game: no problem being nude. went to nude beaches with my parents, still do it now if i have time & opportunity (swimming just feels better without clothes). nothing better than a sauna - wouldn't want any clothes in there. walking around naked at home & sleeping naked – is this really a problem for some of you? but i wouldn't run rampid through the streets with no clothes on so maybe this is really a matter of how one was raised The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

i'm looking for members of the spanish tangram 4 way team. the story how they got ripped off was posted in january. for many reasons i am very interested in how things turned out. tried to contact tangram by mail and pm, but so far i haven't had a reply. so if any of you has a current mail or phone please send a pm. thx! ps: will also post in the spanish forum The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

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two things i'm reading out of your posts 1) your friend wants to be sure if or if not to skydive again, and he/she doesn't want to jump alone but with a tandem imho - great idea 2) the dz you visited said it woulnd't be good for student progress in some aspect i can understand their point of view - why waste money if you decide to continue jumping and get a coached jump instead maybe you could combine these viewpoints - make a tandem and still learn something. so maybe you can find a dz where tiaf tandem instructor assisted freefall (hope thats the right term in u.s.) is offered. this method is taught on our dz and students love it. unfortunately i think we are to far away for your friend ... The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

americans and their unequaled taste for celeb boobs btw: i guess they are fake. but they definitely look better than janet jacksons The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

Get hold of a Canopy Formation coach and do some Canopy formation dives. pretty good idea - but up to now i haven't found some crw-dawgs in austria but i'll get two - no better three – of them coool hook knifes for sure so i'll look like a real mean mofo skydiver ps: i was a bit hesitant making the original post (fear of getting bashed) - so thanks for making this fear look stupid The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

okay - i think a wasn't as clera as i wanted to be - so i'll explain this is a forming team me 260+ jumps, two of my teachers (combined something like 8000+ jumps) & another jumper 120+ jumps we dont have a video guy - the pics come from my camera, i'm carrying it all the time just to get used to it (but i dont put much attention on what i shoot, i focus on the program) so what you see is exactly what i saw i agree that it would indeed be very interesting to have an outside view of this near miss (to get even some more grey hair) (for its 1.30 in the morning local time i'm off to bed - will come back during day-time - sometimes different time-zones can be very annoying…) edit for the worst spelling mistakes The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

this weekend i had a close call under canopy - so thats the story and what i learned from it (and i hope there's some information for all you folks out there) did a 4-way (uneventful). the break-off alti was set for 1.500 meters (est. 4.500 ft). first mistake: we didn't break off and finished the last point instead. shouldn't be a big deal so far, but until separation we made an extra 900 ft. turned 180 & tracked ot of the formation - but next big mistake - far to short: just five seconds deployed (alti on protrack said 850 meters/approx 2500 ft) and my canopy had an off-heading opening and banked a nice 180 degrees back - shit! just as i grabbed my rear riser to get back in the original heading i saw the canopy of one of my team mates appear on my left side friggin close!. he had some line-twists and didn't really notice what was happening. i just managed to get away from him by doing another turn with my left rear riser (didn't find any time to unstow the brakes before). landed really shaken. what we found out afterwards (analyzing the video i made): my track was far to short - big, big mistake! my team mate tracked longer, but what i didn't know, was that he's not very good at it. he loses more alti than gaining horizontal separation. i had an off heading opening that sent me in the direction i tracked away from - he had the same. that sent us flying towards each other on more or less the same level the whole sequence - from taking a look into my opening canopy from realizing he was coming my way until i managed to get away lasted 7 seconds (timed from the video)! lesson to learn: break off at the set break alti - no matter where you are in turning points! track and track hard! make sure you know how the others track you are jumping with (i'm just wondering how i can find out the next time - any input in this is highly appreciated!) attached are 3 pics - the rest you can find at the german stammtisch (saving bandwidth) hope that's the appropriate forum to post this & that you can avoid my mistakes! ps: if anybody is interested in the vid pm me - i'll mail it The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

i didn't think of a wingload that high. i just figured if i loose a lot of alti when intentionally spiraling down - how much more alti i might loose when i got a spinning mal. so your figures are more or less what i expected The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

thanks for your input - i didn't think about severly and asymmetricaly twisted lines that make you spiral (my fault). maybe because all the line-twists i had so far were docile (lucky me!) and my canopy was still flying straight ahead The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

1: why would/should you loose more altitude with line-twists than on a normal canopy without linetwists (if the canopy is flying straight, not turning)? 2: i guess you loose much more alti on a strong spinning mal than 2000 feet/min! i'm curious how you came up with these numbers The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

see this thread The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

4:1:many 4 4-ways 1 close call beers: many - to celebrate that i missed the call (will post in s&t forum when i get the stills from the movie) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

i don't know why but that reminds me of a thread called "thread drift" when i woke up it was all foggy but now the sun's shining, blue skies all over me. F***! and now back to work The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

i bought a trv 19 last year. main reason: it was cheaoer than the pc105. what i like about it is the fact that it is smaller than the pc series and a bit lighter. you can mount the trv also on the side of the helmet (made the bracket myself) - and thats the only "disadvantage" it has: the slightly rounded side, that doesnt fit so snug against the helmet/bracket The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

hi all i'm just finishing the student training-manual for our dz. what i'm missing are pictures. i would be more than happy for print-quality freefall pics (jpg's in 200 dpi or higher) of different diciplines. if you have some material with students in it it would be even greater. i can't offer you money (i'm doing this for free myself) but you'll get the photo-credits for sure if you want to contribute send me a pm, and i'll give you my e-mail ps: do you have any idea where i could get the classic malfunction pics free of charge? The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

hi all i'm just finishing the student training-manual for our dz. what i'm missing are pictures. i would be more than happy for print-quality freefall pics (jpg's in 200 dpi or higher) of different diciplines. if you have some material with students in it it would be even greater. i can't offer you money (i'm doing this for free myself) but you'll get the photo-credits for sure

just to chime in i'll show you what a real biotch looks like The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

if the pilot chute falls over the nose it is very unlikely to get cleared by doing a flare or some pumping as described (at least as far as i know and experienced) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

lesson to learn: even if your instructor gives you the thumbs up - check the spot for yourself & give feedback if it doesn't fit otoh: glad you didn't get hurt landing out! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666