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Hurt? No, not really. No more than circumsision, I think... If your eyes water, just tell them your goggles were leaking a bit of air. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Ahh! You don't look a day over 29! Hope you have a fantastic day! t It's the year of the Pig.
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Tips take different forms. I've been given a Cypres, a Bonehead, an Alti 2, a Pro Dytter, goggles, slots, beer.... I've only been given money once. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Well, I think "Mistake" hinges on consequence. Out of 1700+ AFF dives, I've never blown up a student's car for parking in the staff parking lot. Nor have I beaten them into submission for smoking near my gear, although the temptation is always there. With AFF, it's usually a one on one situation, like the example you have with the baggy jump suit. This was a system error. Someone called someone else, people confired, a desision was made, and I, and many other people feel it was the WRONG desision. If not, why did it make the papers? Thanks for your vote of confidence in my ability as an instructor, but I feel even if I don't cover 100% of the subject matter, my participation on the dive should be able to cover what I have missed, or what the student is either unable to recall or unable to apply. It sucks to have to be right. It sucks being a grunt at a roadblock and machinegunning a car full of innocent people to a standstill while following the rules of engagement correctly. It sucks being a cop who has seconds to make a desision in poor light that others will debate the pro's and cons of under flourecent lighting in an airconditioned room for a month, or a year, or two. Of course, whether you are refering to the policeman, the soldier - the common trait they share is that they are the profesionals, and they are dealing with amatures 99% of the time who are unaware of their rules of engagement. The other 1%? Do what you're trained to do. If you're wrong - understand that there is consequence to your actions. It's the year of the Pig.
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True. And if you're detained with insufficient evidence, and are not charged, you can sue. Our constitution is very concerned with our rights, considering our recent heritage and history of detention without trial. It's really tough being a cop here. You're not even allowed to shoot and armed person UNTIL HE HAS FIRED ON YOU. Seeing the weapon, having it pointed at you - these are not reasons to permit you to fire. Personally, I think that's a bit sad. The title of this thread is "what did this guy do?" and of course, the correct answer is "Nothing." A more correct answer is that he scared a bunch of people, or more likely revealed to a whole bunch of people how scared they already were, and that in the "home of the brave." We've been that route here. Maybe it's the "stiff upper lip" heritage we get from the Brits, but when a bomber was blowing up "Wimpy" hamburger franchises about 15 years back, the running joke was "The Wimpy burger. Costs you and arm and a leg, but it's worth it!" Perhaps it's the US media that's to blame. They sure know how to scare the crap out of 270 million people for what 19 bad people did on a single day, and they know how to keep them scared. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Does out out of proportion affect...
Tonto replied to Cookiemunster's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Don't worry too much about having to wait till you have 200 dives. Regular skydiving can still be fun. -
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? t It's the year of the Pig.
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I've attached the manifest... and I don't see you on it... t It's the year of the Pig.
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www.jsc.co.za Photo's/Naked. Happy? t It's the year of the Pig.
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How much do you rent that time machine of yours out for? 3 years, 7 months, a couple of days... t It's the year of the Pig.
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And if those stats were acceptable - I'd have a lot of very damaged AFF students. 1 in 100 is not good enough. It's not even close. t It's the year of the Pig.
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I don't think so. My SO is from the US, but she jumps naked with anyone on their 100th. Of course, our climate may be a determining factor... t It's the year of the Pig.
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Hoowee! 80% plucked eyebrows and paint. It's like a hardware store! t It's the year of the Pig.
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I'm a lucky guy... t It's the year of the Pig.
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More to you than just guns, eh? If you google "Bushman Painting" you'll get quite a lot of stuff on African Rock art. http://www.drakensberg-tourism.com/bushman-rock-art.html "When Europeans first encountered rock art of the San people, or Bushmen, in southern Africa some 350 years ago, they considered it primitive and crude, like the people who made it. They were just Bushman paintings, two-dimensional accounts of hunting and fighting and daily life. Twentieth-century scholars had much more respect for the aesthetics of the paintings often finely detailed and exquisitely colored but many also viewed them largely as narrative accounts of hunter-gatherer life. A closer look in recent years has yielded another picture altogether. For the San, rock paintings were not just representations of life; they were also repositories of it. When shamans painted an eland, they didn't just pay homage to a sacred animal; they also harnessed its essence. They put paint to rock and opened portals to the spirit world." Some of these people remain with their culture intact, although these days their home is the Kalahari desert as opposed to the Drakensberg. (Dragonsmountains) t It's the year of the Pig.
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Does out out of proportion affect...
Tonto replied to Cookiemunster's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
You belong in a Wing suit. Keep jumping till you get 200+ dives - no matter what. All those people who hear "You're not fast enough" all the time will discover their talent when they spread their wings. It's the year of the Pig. -
I found I needed them long enough so that if I was sitting on my foot, one knee up, or in any other raised head config they were long enough to bridge the shoulder to knee gap or else you look like what someone said earlier. You look like Bigfoot. Humanoid. You need to look lumplike. No sticky out bits like elbows, knees, and god forbid - head shoulders outline, so long stuff works well for this. There is a lot of long grass in Africa. It's basicaly covered in it. Short stuff stands out. If your stalk is more brush like, then the long stuff will get in the way and there is plenty of other stuff to use to break the outline. It's pretty easy to build a suit that works well only lying down, but to build one that works kneeling, crouched etc is a lot harder. You should also be thinking about your strengths. Are you super patient? If so, a belly only suit will probably do the trick for you. If you have the strength and the flexibility to keep larger body movements very smooth when slow, then a suit with more upright aplication may be better and will score you more time when on the move. Also, I'm seeing everything the same colour - but it's early days, and I have no idea of the bit of dirt you have in mind while building the suit. I'm probably way out of date on the materials you're using in the front. There are so many fabrics out now that didn't exist 20 years ago. Bottom line is that everything prooves itself (or not) in the field. If it works for you, inside your head, and in function, it's good enough. If you have doubts, if you beleive you're not invisible - your performance will surely suffer as a result. If I were you, I'd still be listening harder to those teaching you than anyone else. We're a motly collection of dreamers, movie buffs, has beens etc. You're training to be the real thing. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Just a question... Why jacket and pants? I built some of my suits out of a one peice overall, and that was after experience gained in either filling my pants with sticks, grass and leaves when moving forward, or the jacket pulling up my torso when moving backwards. An itch is not your friend when you're trying to lie still and concentrate. Also, I think you could do with a lot more padding on the front. Front of my suit, under forearms and elbows was canvas reinforced rubber matting. It looked stupid as hell standing up - but it worked OK and I could lie on big chunks of gravel all day. Of course, Africa is a different place. Some stalks require a mile or more to be covered on your belly while you may be able to pull that off in an upright stalk depending on your surroundings. Same old story though. Dress for success. If I were you, I'd go out and stalk weekends while you're building the suit, and maybe they'll help you to evolve the suit as you go along. I'd also make the stringy bits WAY longer. They're a lot easier to shorten than lengthen, but the same amount of work putting them in. Enjoy. t It's the year of the Pig.
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In South Africa, and I'm sure in the rest of the world, you're allowed to disobey a police officer. At that point they can deciede whether or not they have sufficient evidence to arrest you. An example. Police officer says to me - "Come with me." I say "Am I under arrest?" Police officer says "No." I say. "Then I'd rather not. I have things to do." Or Police officer says "What's in your bag?" I say "I'd rather not say." (having just bought myself some lovely lingerie.) Surely the police officer needs some kind of reasoning over and above me standing in a public place to destroy my luggage and drag me to the ground? Look, I know from experience that when I'm in the US, I do what the cops say, because I've never seen such a bunch of openly terrified fucked up paraniods in my entire life who are likely to drop you cos they're on the brink of shitting in their pants in fear of what THEY think you may do to them, even though you have no such thought in YOUR head. It's an entirely US phenomenon that I've experienced no where else in the world. This incident? It's screwed up. Was he looking for the president of Samsonite? Did he ask for the POTUS, or was that a paranoid assumption? It also indicates to any terrorist group that 50 people with 2 empty suitcases can dominate a cities police resourses for several hours while a few others without suitcases can do something else entirely. I have no doubt that the UK police could have cleared this up with a nod and a handshake in less than 5 min. There are many, many ways to skin a cat, but the US police know only one way, and seem to use it every chance they get. Even when there is no cat to skin. t It's the year of the Pig.
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No one is sure about Dennis Rodman. He didn't jump for "Cutaway" though. Not even a Tandem. He was "Skeeeered" t It's the year of the Pig.
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Now there's a question worth knowing the answer to. I wonder how many skiers cruise skydiving sites looking for a good helmet? t It's the year of the Pig.
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Hi. I know in South Africa, and I suspect in the US, that harnesses and reserves may not be used 20 years after Date of Manufacture. Depending on when in 1986 the rig was built - that gives it maybe 7 months till it's timexed, maybe 4 years on the reserve. Anyway. It's up to the buyer to do their homework, I guess. As a matter of interest, what was it that led you to stop jumping? Just want to know, so that it doesn't happen to me! Blue Skies, t It's the year of the Pig.
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"She's a Maniac, Maniiiiac, on the flo-oor. . . " Well, actually, she wasn't. Jennifer Beals? She had both body and dance stand in's in the movie. And she looked best when the visor of her welding helmet was down. t It's the year of the Pig.
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I have no doubt he did a few dives and was skydiving in the movie. The debate is what makes you "An accomplished skydiver." For a whuffo, may be 5 - 10 dives. For me, maybe a little more. If a skydiver were to apply for a job at my DZ and present himself as "accomplished" I'd want to see a little more than what Patrick has to offer. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Naughty Bottom! Now if you shave carefully on your leg you can grow him one of those oriental beards and he'll look like a swooping Ninja! t It's the year of the Pig.