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is anyone using it for skydiving? how is it? are the images way better than on a 1 mega pix cam? i may buy one for christmas, i just want to make sure some skydivers have already tested it while jumping. thanks -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

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will anyone living in fort collins and jumping in longmont (mile high) drive there this week..? i m in fort collins for 1 week and try to figure out how to get there without a car... thanks french P -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

i ll be jumping in colorado next week near fort collins...how s the weather there usually at that time of the year...? must i bring very warm clothes? thanks -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

it s only a question... i just wondered if that s something that happens sometimes. like the colours on the rig don t match exactly with what you ordered... or harness size problem despite giving your exact measurements ...or simply unexpected details. share. -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

i m gonna be in Fort Collins for the whole week of thanksgiving break. anybody skydives around there? i m not sure where the closest DZ is. nor if the view is amazing anywhere you jump in Colorado. if anyone lives there and goes skydiving during that week , let me know. i m in the states for a year only and i want to jump where the scenery will take my breath away...

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i want to make my own suit. can anybody tell me where to find the appropriate cloth and give me advice on how to make it. i can sow but i am quite a beginner. thanks for helping french dude -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

a very good rigger indeed! and the best dealer in the world too. the most patient and nice. i hope the icon will soon arrive. it s been more than 8 weeks now.

i just got a brand new aerodyne pilot 168. i have 3 jumps on it only. the opening is the most amazing i ve ever had. never have i experienced a smoothest opening and on heading! i found that the cells on the extremities took a little long to open though. what surprised me was the break lines length. under canopy i had to pull the toggle all the way down to feel a consequent turn. the extremty of the break lines (those attached to the canopy tail) floated way in the back when the toggles were left free. then i could pull on 8 inches on one of the toggle without feeling a turn at all.then, when i landed i had to roll some of the break lines around my hands to have enough range for a decent flare. i had the lines shortened last week end and jumped it again. the canopy now responds perfectly! has anyone experienced the same thing on that canopy? -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

i ll be there in march, i don t know which days exactely. i ll stay there for 5 days i think. how high are the good ridges...? and if i jump from a helicopter, is it allowed to land there??? -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

anybody jumped there already? i m going there for spring break. wondered if some spots were better than others... -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

well if anyone wants to buy any Parachute DE FRANCE rig or canopy, i can get anything from them. i just arrived from france. i m gonna live in the states for 10 months. my friend in france can take any order and send it to me cause i m french... -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

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hi, i just arrived from paris, france in illinois where i m gonna spend this year at the university of illinois urbana champaign. i am a lost french skydiver lost in an unknown country. i know that rantoul convention statrs very soon and i m only a few miles from it. would there be anyone so nice to get in touch with me and eventually give me a lift to the convention...? i just hope i ll get to be present at least one day so i can write an article for my french skydiving website. i hope someone will hear me. thanks. patrick edit: I added the WFFC in the title so the right people might read it. ~Skymama -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

could someone explain what the difference is between those...?is there a question of experience to fly one or another.? thanks for helping -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

well, i definetly have precise answers for my first question... but is there anything you guys know about bringing a rig along with me from france in my luggage..? i ve heard someone saying that british airways refused rigs in planes! is that true? -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

thanks so much for such a clear and quick answer. -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

i wonder if i can come with my rig from france and fly it there. i don t think 'advance' rigs from parafun (france) are present in the states. do i risk to forbidden to jump it...? another question some people might be able to answer: am i allowed to travel to america with my rig in my luggage? thanks for helping -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

i pack for my home dz in france all kinds of rigs and tandem rigs more than anything else. packing all day long means jump credits after!!! i m coming over to illinois next year and just wondered if it was possible to show up and ask if i can pack for them. i guess every dz has its own packers but sometimes an extra pair of hands can be useful. i think i ll go to any if it is close to the University i m going to. any wellknown places where they might need packers...? -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

here is the deal: javelin j4 10/2001 (black and red. looks like new) main sabre 170 from 10/2001 (300 jumps) reserve pd 176 from 10/2001 (no ride) cypres from 10/2001 last batteries 07/2003 all articulated harness/ leather hacky/ rsl / last reserve repack 02/2004 price 2500 euros...so : $3000 is it a good deal? thanks for helping. -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

does anybody know the price of a cypres 2??? and eventually where to get one in Illinois? thanks -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!

well, i m glad to come to u of ILLINOIS because i get to live in a different place, meet different people with whom i ll hopefully have interesting and original conversations. why am i coming? i got a job there. i ll be teaching french for 2 semesters. true, i ll be far from home but it s what i like. it s an amazing experience. i hope i ll make friends and travel around . i hope some of them will show me around like i ve done with all the american students i ve met in france. i already taught french at clark university, MA. i want to come back to the US but somewhere different so my eyes get to see different things. i wasn t a skydiver when i was in MA. know i m coming back and long to jump there. maybe we ll meet and jump together.

i must be unbiased when i write a review. i have not been charmed by this DZ! everything is just more expensive than anywhere else. this place is like a factory. people go and jump and pack and jump....so far so good. but there s no real friendship in the air. if you are just a student or a rookis in skydiving, this place is not for you. the AFF is just too expensive and it does not include personal packing courses. i have met someone there who has 45 jumps but still need to have his rig inspected 3 times when he packs his parachute. they didn t make him do take his B licence exam. he still jumps 230sqf. and ready...? when he took his skydiving classes before jumping,they forgot to teach him the term 'arrondi' which means 'pull the brake handles'!!! then on his first jump, as he approached the ground,waiting for instructions, the instructor shouted 'arrondi' several times on the walki talki but the guy just wondered what this term meant (i agree he is not very smart...) he just hit the ground full speed. he cracked his tail bone! could not even get up. they asked him why he did not 'ARRONDI' and he just replied what does that mean??? they realised they had forgotten this tiny detail. the best is to come. he had to go to the hospital by his own self. came back 2 weeks later and noone remebered what happened. they did not apologize or offer a few jumps for their mistake. however, they have the best parachutes i ve ever jumped. just atoms with silhouette canopies. what struck me was that on the first time i jumped one of their rig, which i rented, i dropped my pilote chute and... waited for the canopy to open. nothing moved and i got very woried...thinking of cutting away... it took maybe 1 or 2 seconds... i finally lifted my head to realize that my canopy was already flying perfectly! the opening had been so smooth and fluid i swear i did not notice it was open. nevertheless, lots of people go there skydiving. if you are experienced and have your own gear, you will like it. if you go with your own friends, you ll have fun. you don t really get to meet and find people to jump with you. they organise the boogie of vichy. they had a antonov 72 coming for the event. jumped from it...it rocks!

well, can t wait to be there for american french formation skydiving! -------------------------------------------------- The tongue is NOT only a tool for speech!