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  1. bob.dino
    Any idea what caused it?
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    I can't speak for Eloy, but any woman getting into the pool at Toogoolawah in Queensland would be well advised to use birth control .
  3. bob.dino
    ...and if they're not available, you can pass the rubber-band through the d-bag attachment point twice. In effect you're double-stowing on the bag, shortening the excess so it grips your lines appropriately.
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    Note that the data are normalised. In other words, that Aussies search for BASE jumping a lot, relative to the total number of searches performed by Aussies. Still, skydiving's cooler .
  5. bob.dino
    If all you want is DV camera -> HDD, couldn't you just use the free WinDV program? Or am I missing something?
  6. bob.dino
    However, he also advises those folk jumping elliptical canopies not to perform toggle stalls.
  7. bob.dino
    Yeah, and you still haven't replaced it!
  8. bob.dino
    Nice .
  9. bob.dino
    An XS Cookie Mxv should fit nicely. It's a damn fine helmet, and available with cutaway, camera box, still mount, and cameye already fitted.
  10. bob.dino
    The Earth is green, the sky is blue! I'd suggest at least a couple of brighter cells on the main. Yellow/Orange/Red or even just neon green?
  11. bob.dino
    It actually extends 1-2km from the Earth's surface and affects both speed and direction. I don't have figures for the magnitude of the effect at various altitudes. I'll try to have a look over the weekend and get back to you...
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    i think these days the price is somewhat higher to toss cars from the skyvan. someone mentioned beer. if i can come and shoot, i'll buy the beer! It wouldn't surprise me, but a full Skyvan load is 21 jumpers @ $20.50 = $430.50. Given the extra risk & hassle involved in chucking a car out, I'd expect there to be additional costs. Not being an aircraft operator I've little idea what they are. So I asked
  13. bob.dino
    May = you can if you want. May Not = you must not. Here endth the english lesson.
  14. bob.dino
    That canopy will be pretty bloody hard to see in the sky...
  15. bob.dino
    What costs, other than a regular Skyvan (~ USD 4-500) load, are involved?
  16. bob.dino
    Isn't that a George Galloway product? I'm working from memory as I'm having difficulty locating any info about it and I don't have a copy of Skydiving in front of me.
  17. bob.dino
    Bazza, If you want a response to your PM, you should turn on the ability to receive PMs in your profile! To answer your questions: There's a tandem bus that leaves the centre of the city at 7am on Saturdays and Sundays. It's also quite possible to arrange a lift, depending on where you're staying. Yep, there's a bunkhouse. Not the greatest in the world, but it is free! There's almost always folk organising flat jumps. What's your skill level? More interested in 4-way / 8-way or larger? I'm afraid you'll have to organise your own small furry animals. Pervert. later, dave.
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    That I do. PMs welcome.
  20. bob.dino
    Nicely put.
  21. bob.dino
    There's a lot of folk that can't, and this card might help them realise that they are in over their heads.
  22. bob.dino
    I found my Spectre 190 @ 1.0 had almost no sensitivity to harness input unless I loosened the chest-strap and pulled the slider down. Maybe I have dodgy technique? It definitely changes things, but I'm not exactly sure how. I know, for example, that my Samurai will continue turning if you initiate a rear-riser turn with brakes stowed, but not if in full glide.
  23. bob.dino
    The relative wind is simply "where the air is coming from". Since the airplane you're exiting is flying through the air at about 80-90kts, the wind will initially come from roughly the nose of the airplane (your right-hand-side as you look out of the door of the Otter/XL). As gravity starts to take hold, your trajectory will tend towards straight down, and you'll end up belly to Earth after about ten seconds. On exit, place your hips square into the relative wind. This is easier to do if you have your left foot forward and your right foot behind. To visualise this, stand as described, note the position of your hips, and imagine the wind coming from your right. Now swap your legs - right foot forward, left back - and see the changed position of your hips.
  24. bob.dino
    9am is early?
  25. bob.dino
    That's what Funny Farm is for... hell yeah.