piisfish

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  1. I kind of like that UK system. Thanks for the info, noob
  2. http://www.euronews.com/nocomment/2012/05/03/jetman-flies-over-rio-de-janeiro/ VIDEOOOO
  3. Hi ROman, apparently their norgie rules apply to jumpers up to 1000 jumps. After that, only good judgement would apply scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  4. well done to all the Team for the beautiful flights over Rio http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/insolite/story/-Jetman--survole-Rio-de-Janeiro-26219048
  5. have seen gear from major manufacturers with holes+grommets missing (which makes the closing of the reserve tray interesting), inverted legstrap hardware (which would have made interesting openings too) etc etc etc... Has the JVX been inspected by the user/the person who put the canopy in service prior to use ? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  6. Not Evert's video, but a cool flight Yves just did in Rio http://www.chron.com/ipad/gallery/The-Jetman-in-Brazil-42452/photo-2889624.php scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  7. Congrats to all the team for the Rio flight. http://www.chron.com/ipad/gallery/The-Jetman-in-Brazil-42452/photo-2889624.php
  8. can the DVD be purchased anywhere ?
  9. is it a wingsuit ? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  10. With great pleasure. Plus we can find some adequate gear if needed
  11. Take your rig and haul your ass to Suisse scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  12. piisfish

    Vodka

    guess you never had any good vodka Oh and by the way, vodka IS water. It is "little water". As voda is water and the k before the end is a diminutive, therefore vodka is littla water. scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  13. my first save was a 3 days old packjob.... And we have 1year validity.... scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  14. so you wouldn't need a back rating to pack/supervise a main packjob into a back ? or at least become a riglet and pack under supervision of.... scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  15. There used to be one on their website scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  16. oh no, freestyle is almost dead... and POPS is not old... I just joined on friday scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  17. "FS" would be flat on the belly for "Formation Skydiving" (ex-RW) scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  18. not for your own main parachute. IIRC the 3 categories of people who can pack a main in the US of A would be : a certificated parachute rigger with the appropriate rating any person under direct supervision of a certificated parachute rigger with the appropriate rating the person who is going to jump the parachute The wording might be a bit off, but the general idea is something pretty close. scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  19. best post from this thread. Starting from the beginning. Good analysis John. scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
  20. generally head towards north, but there could be "perturbating effects" like electric cables in/around the room, and also things like hills or mountains, rivers or lakes.. Generally I try to be with the flow going from head to feet. scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM