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Receive is another exception. As in, I was short 250 bucks, and I just received a nicely timed bonus! "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

hey, I've been saving a special hug for you, and now you go and make fun of my spelling! (Which is usually pretty good, by the way. Weird is an exception to that I before E thing, and I didn't catch it because everything looks strange in all caps. It's like writing on the board.) "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

*mmmmmmm.........>>>>>>>

I'm the same way, except I'm weirder about it. If I'm sleeping anywhere near him, like even if he's driving and I'm sleeping in the passenger seat, he's got to be touching me somehow (like his hand on my hip or something).

So I just bought a new canopy (thanks Brains!) that needs a reline. I'm a student, and finances are tight for me right now. I was wondering how in the world am I going to afford a 250 dollar vectran reline? And then I opened my office email, and I got a Performance Bonus in the amount of.....wait for it.....250 bucks! Weird coincidence, or fate? Oh yea, YAY I got a bonus!

you're right, the wind is going sideways as you exit, but you're only in the sideways wind for a very short amount of time. This is because you immediately start falling, so you have downward velocity. You do, however, have forward velocity from being in the plane as well as downward velocity from falling. Therefore, until you get off the hill and into terminal velocity, you decrease your forward speed and increase your downward speed. Therefore, if you present to the wind coming across, you're going to end up on your back or front, and not in a sit. At least that's how Dave Brown explained it to me. And peej, I'm a girl. "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I think the general consensus among freefliers is not that there are not enough talented fliers to compete at nationals. It's that the judging at nationals is so subjective that few freefliers think it worth it to spend the time and energy training and building a routine that the judges may simply dislike, even though it may be very challenging to fly. I think you'll see a surge of freeflier involvment at nationals if VRW gets off the ground and becomes an event, because the judging will be more objective.

um, when I'm freeflying a sit exit like you describe, the relative wind is not at your back if you're front float (which I assume is facing rearwards?). It's actually coming up at 45 degrees. This is because the plane is still moving forward, and you're moving with it as you exit. When you combine this with the fact that you're stepping off the plane (so the relative wind is coming up at you), you get a 45 degree relative wind. This may explain why you're coming off a lot on your back, instead of getting into a sit immediately. You're trying to get your feet to go straight down, and this means that the air coming across at you as the plane moves is actually hitting your back, causing you to roll over. If you concentrate on getting your feet into that 45 degree wind push, it makes staying in a sit - not rolling over on your back) much easier. This would mean tilting your body 45 degrees forward if you're front float, and 45 degrees backward if you're rear float. At least that's what Dave Brown taught me when I was first learning to sit-fly, and this is what I like to tell newer sit-flyers when I go fun jump with them.

why do my pits stink? I could have sworn I put some deodorant on "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

Haha, beat me to it. "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I'm tellin ya, take 4 advil in the morning! I used to drink like 5 cokes a day, and it made cold turkey so much better.

Off to the dropzone I won't drink this weekend, though Tequila hates me "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I defintely have motivational problems for studying, too, which is why I took the course. I knew that if I just bought the study aids I wouldn't work as hard. But when you have to be prepared for a class, it provides more incentive to actually work. "Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie

I took the LSAT, which isn't the same thing, but I'd definitely say to take a course. SOme of them are expensive, but they really help.

I just did this a few months ago. I went cold turkey, but I took 4 advil when I first got up, and drank water all day. Cut the advil back slowly. You won't even like the taste of coffee in two weeks. Best of luck.

you know, you may be selling yourself short on this guess. Think BIGGER, like NEPTUNE!! It glows in the dark (automatically), logs all your jumps, and beeps in your ear so you know when to pull and/or start your swoop! Now that makes your life a LOT easier. Plus, that's what Travis got me for my birthday this year.

*bump!* I'm bumping this because I hadn't seen it, and figured others might not have either. Our hearts are with you, Brooke.

I posted this on the other Skyride thread, but I'll reiterate. I'm a law student and I'd love to get involved. PLEASE if anyone knows who the cousel for Skydive Arizonia is, post it or PM me, and I'll contact them myself. I'll work for free, I'm not bad at what I do. BBarnhouse, I'm also sending you a PM. edit: thanks Betsy! I just left him a message.

aw.....I'm all teary-eyed! What a great story! You must be an amazing dad, to give him so much of your time and love.

well, I waited tables in fine dining for a year while I applied to law school. I'd like to think that the serving days are over, but I still pick up a few shifts from time to time when I need some extra cash. If you don't have any experience waiting tables, it might be difficult to get a job in a nice place....especially because you're a woman. If every anyone tells me that the sexes are equal in society, I tell them to go work in the restaurant business. Women make just as much in tips, but they get passed over for the good shifts, at least in my experience. If you don't have any experience, my advice would be to go to one of the big chains that have policies on hiring from within (like the Melting Pot, Chili's, etc.) That way you can start hostessing and work your way up. No fine dining establishment will hire you as a server if you have no experience. That said, it's harder than it seems. Being on your feet for six hour shifts is good exercise, but it's the kind of exercise that does more harm than good. You can develop back problems, feet problems, and all other kinds of stuff However, it's also the best money you can make without a degree. I used to work in a wine bar and restaurant, and walk with 300 a night easy. And it's all tax free. Granted, the shift was from 4 to 4, but it sure helped pay for my first rig.

Travis is in Hawaii visiting his brother this week. Poor thing. he'll be back monday.

Make sure you get up to Interlaken. Skydive Interlaken is a tandem factory, but all the other stuff is really neato. Google it and you'll see what I mean.

all I gotta say is.....wow

I heard that this formation was a transition from a belly round....doesn't count in my book. we built a six-way pyramid in z-hills last time I was there. Probably not a record jump, but it was really fun.

Brooke will be in our thoughts. That's so hard. please post where we can send condolences....