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Lets see.. 1985 - 26 (broke my ankle) 1986 - 113 1987 - 20 (broke my femur) 1988 - 233 1989 - 225 1990 - 146 1991 - 179 1992 - 505 1993 - 224 (got married

Really? I thought it was 240. The Cruiselite was 220, right? WTF happened to Paraflight? t It's the year of the Pig.

"I can kinda understand how a man would have trouble stopping after there is penetration. It would take incredible willpower. " No, not really. I can stop when I'm having fun. I can also stop turning points when my dytter goes. It's the consequence of not stopping which we should consider, not how much fun we're having. t It's the year of the Pig.

So? What's the problem with that? If someone is doing something to me - and I say no, where's the mis-understanding? No means... No. Simple really. t It's the year of the Pig.

Agreed. t It's the year of the Pig.

"If someone is dependant by being attached to a person in freefall then a S/L jumper is dependant because he is attached to the plane." ---------------------------------------------------------- And the AFF student is dependant on the attachment to the AFF I, or their ability to re-attach themselves when things get sticky. We're all dependant. This is a gear gependant sport, we're dependant on weather, aircraft pilots etc. Learning to skydive is cool. I did it SL on round mil surplus gear and I sucked! I got better though. t It's the year of the Pig.

Hey. Vibes. I don't know James, but I was just like him once. I hooked it in with a 100 something dives, spent a year recovering, and have done 1000's of dives since. I hope he makes a full recovery. A lifetime is a long time to pay for a 1 second mistake. Blue Skies Always, t It's the year of the Pig.

"Then he'd be the RedEyedMonster!! " Bwahhhhhhhahahah Phew... t It's the year of the Pig.

3900 in 18.5 years. Average of 210 a year, or 4 a weekend for 962 weekends. t It's the year of the Pig.

You can be as unsure as you like. 4000 feet she was fidgiting. I thought she was nervous. 6000 feet she was fuc*ing screaming. I asked her again during the decent, and she confirmed the scuba dive, 15 m for +- 25 min. Idiot. (I'm no diver so I have no idea what the effect would be but it was the same morning.) t It's the year of the Pig.

Spot on. t It's the year of the Pig.

I'd send him away for a month to think about it. Maybe next time he'll try harder not to be busted. t It's the year of the Pig.

That's firing dude. I think I did 26 jumps in my 1st year... Picked up the average a bit after that. Keep it going! t It's the year of the Pig.

GSM. Don't bother with analog. Stuck in the past. t It's the year of the Pig.

Pax - Passenger. Bending - experiencing symptoms of "the bends" t It's the year of the Pig.

18.5 years, and no break yet, apart from 6 weeks for a broken femur in 1987. I jump weekends only, so I get a break every week. I've also done 4 way, 8 way, big way, camera, CF rotation, rec crew, AFF, Tandem, (bad)freefly, (new)birdman... and if anything - worry about not being able to keep up. t It's the year of the Pig.

I don't think so. Hypoxia is simply not enough Oxygen for us to function properly. In longer term exposure, such as climbing, Hape and Hace (High altitude Pulminary/Cerebril Edema) become an issue. In all cases decent is the best cure, and symptoms abate almost immediatly, although there is some "hangover" effect there. Some people are simply not "jump fit" I see some very athletic people completely shattered after ten or twelve dives in a day. If you're used to that - it's nothing but fun! t It's the year of the Pig.

"Stay well away from those orange plastic ones that come with rigs. They're freak'n worthless and break real easy. " Could not agree with you more. I've seen people carry them, and every one I've seen used has broken, one badly cutting the jumpers thumb. They were designed for gutting trout - not cutting spectra. The "Jack" is good - but try not to twist it. It can clog if the 2 blades are seperated. t It's the year of the Pig.

Here (SA) he'd need to sit in on the 1st jump course again. (More than 3 months) More than a month he'd require a refresher. Rules like that are not practical with the weather in the UK. t It's the year of the Pig.

"Okay, I know the 'no scuba diving within 24hrs of flying' thing" No you don't. It's the no flying within 24 hours of scuba thing. Skydiving and scuba diving is no problem. It's swoping them around that's the problem. I did Tandem in the Turks and Caicos, and there is a real reason for that question. We aborted a dive and decended in the aircraft when a pax started bending as low as 6000 ft. She was also on holiday and had "forgotten" that morning's dive. No lasting damage. Follow the rules - or bend. Your call. t It's the year of the Pig.

Is this a fromel list? t It's the year of the Pig.

"..i had no idea until the guy next to me pointed it out before he passed out laughing so hard and had to have his mask put on..." 5 of us were in a DC 3, 5 miles out to sea off the coast of Maputo, Mozambique. 3 were stunt doubles for a film shoot, 1 camera person, and me co-ordinating with the chase plane and the chopper on a sandbar which would pick us up off an "island" about 150 sq feet big. (That was turned into an iceberg in post production) We got put on hold at 12 000 in the late afternoon as all the international flights were coming in. about 45 min later, Ed said something, and we all just cracked up, rolling in the isle. He looked like a fly. What was odd was that he was in "wardrobe" and had been wearing that freefly suit for days... but NOW... Now that was funny. So I recognised the symptoms. I went up front, and both pilots (who I'm sure were older than the DC3), had their masks on. I asked them to take us down to 9000 for a while. All normal after that. Great visuals on that dive...

Stylin... t It's the year of the Pig.

I have a Tempo 120 loaded to 1.65, and my DZ is 5000ft ASL. I've landed it fine 3 times so far. Doesn't surf more than 40 -50 feet though, even off a 180 swoop. t It's the year of the Pig.