blitzkrieg

Members
  • Content

    507
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Feedback

    0%

Everything posted by blitzkrieg

  1. ahhhhh, sweet sunrise jumps! can't wait 'til friday!!! i got 3 rigs needing repacks! hahahaahahahahah.
  2. i've also jumped there many times. great DZ. and some great friends out there. also some other great DZs very nearby. check 'em all out! ~E
  3. there was a guy who cutaway the skyhook cutaway rig at about 150 ft or so. i don't think i would try that, but i can tell you that it gets your reserve out quick. i was recently under a spinning mal, and before my cutaway hand was fully extended i was under a perfectly square reserve.
  4. blitzkrieg

    The End . . . ?

    Good luck brother! you'll be fine. C-Ya' 'round the bend... love ya' man! ~Elliot
  5. hey! Skydive Alabama rocks! i'll be there this weekend as well. why is this work week dragging out soooo long????? ~E
  6. i had to use my R-Max 118ft a couple weekends back. it flew great. i can't compare it to anything real close, as i've never w/l a 7 cell like that before. (about 1.8+) but it flew very nicely and had light riser pressure (front and rears). all in all, glad it was in my rig! i'm a Precision man all the way! ~E
  7. i agree! nice rig. and i've used the skyhook. wouldn't trust anything else. ~E
  8. bring the fight to 'em! i look forward to few extra jumps every year!!! thanks Jason, ~E
  9. i noticed that same thing a week or two ago... i thought it strange...
  10. unfortunately, i'm not gonna make it to this one... gotta go home to parkton.
  11. yup! that's what it is. i used to use that setup until i my buddy made me a velcro one (which IMO is much easier to use). it's just a tent bungee with a stow band attatched to wrap around your slider.
  12. here is one, that i haven't finished yet... since i can work on me when i feel like it, i only procrastinate when i can find the time.
  13. you suck, because you posted a HOT picture of yourself and got all this attention!
  14. 1. Whats your name? Elliot 2. How old are you? 27 3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? because it kicks ass, duh?! 4. Are you single or taken? Married? single, but taken. 5. Do you have kids? none that i know of. 6. What do you drive? nissan 7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Yes 8. Where do you live? Clarksville TN 9. Do you have any pets? no 10. How many jumps do you have? i lost track at about 600 11. What color eyes do you have? Green 12. What is your nationality? US 13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? no 14. Favorite Movie? shakes the clown 15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? packing, playing the part of a rock star 16. Have you ever BASE jumped? of course. 17. If not... do you want to? see above 18. Do you have siblings? yes, 2 brothers 19. Where do you want to travel to the most? anywhere but iraq 20. What's your favorite color? Blue 21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? FLA
  15. that's cuz nobody but Texans care about Texas.
  16. is tullahoma (TN Skydiving Center) currently open? i tried calling but there's no answer. it's not too far from me, but far enough i'm not gonna drive down to find it vacant...
  17. i'm definitely for keeping the list. i also read the list before i started to BASE. and having been a skydiver, it at least helped me understand more of the dangers. i also liked the ideas posted here about some modification, like Jaap posted about a better explanation of why it exists. overall, i don't see any difference in that list, and the very public posting of deaths and incident forums concerning skydiving. i'm sure there are groups out there trying to ban skydiving as well... as it is a dangerous sport also, and could be construed as dangerous to the public... wouldn't want a helmet flying off your head and hitting a girl walking to her bus stop. anyway, i'm getting off on a tangent... do what you will, i have no problem jumping at night.
  18. wow, i smell a little tension in the air! ya' know, it didn't cost me anything to pack my own reserve. i'm not a rigger, but it looks good to me.
  19. but you DID look.... yikes!!!! edited to add: another good way to start the day... a hug and pic with leanne tweeden!
  20. first, make sure you have the latest update. the older software does all kinds of dumb stuff. the newest one is pretty solid as far as i've seen to date. i've had what you were saying happen to me a couple times last year, out of a cessna... where there isn't a drastic change in speed, it was taking a bit to register.... simple solution, i made a habit of manually pressing the button when the door opens. if you leave the aircraft in freefall mode, you'll stay in ff mode until deployment. too easy.
  21. people still BASE skydiving rigs now, and you'll most likely see it for years to come... at least at Bridge Day. i wouldn't reccomend it, but hey, what the hell do i know?