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http://www.skyleague.com/pages/news/showArticles.php?story=201

http://www.sunchat.ru/4images/data/media/484/lovesky1.swf made me laugh Edit; there is one more http://www.sunchat.ru/4images/data/media/484/lovesky2.swf

I wonder what does your wife get in return

What a great idea! It was worth logging to DZ.com - I learned something new today

Oh God, not again

We have a winner! - that's exactly what i need! I'm gonna print this list and read it over and over again until I know it by heart

LOL I wouldn't be asking for advice here if i didn't know that e-card's and flowers are boring ...

Common people ... this is really serious!

I have done that a few times to get rid of the girl but this case is different

hm ... I am going to need to convince her that all the jokes above do not apply to me. how do I do that????

dude ... one of us definitely has a wrong idea about the needs of sad young intelligent chicks ...

much better ... I was about to start crying

Please don't do this to me - I cannot deal with two sad chicks at the same time

I'll take your word

Lol ... I am sure it will work for guys but for young intelligent girl ?

People, help! I have a female friend who is currently very sad because of some personal bs. Could you all recommend a link to some funny staff that would make her laugh? Lets make it a contest Thanks in advance

airspeed 4'99 video might be very helpful too ...

Not that I am trying to say this isn't true at all, but every time I hear this I get impression that a lot of people seriously believe that they will be all right as long as they do not push the safety margins. Skydivers die because of double malfunctions, because the other skydivers collapse/destroy their canopies in collisions that happen close to the ground they die in plane crashes and yes, very conservative and safety-oriented people also die when they toggle hook it to avoid the obstacle.

wow it took a long time for you to realize that you're adicted

Just want to clarify this for myself. You say you ALWAYS know the direction of jumprun?

Same here I really enjoyed flying it but i am not looking forward to another ride.

You will probably get all kind of advice here but please realize that you should really master the basic moves before trying the more advanced staff. A lot depends on your neutral body position (are you trying to fly in mantis or more ‘traditional’ box man with your arms wide?). In general, extending your legs, brining your arms in or both would be a good start. Please also realize that every move includes three stages – start coast and stop. You should really think about how you are going to stop the move soon after you start it, otherwise you will be slamming into formation. Bunking the torso, pressing the arms down from neutral mantis (this way you can go forward even when your legs are in neutral position) and other tricks are more advanced. You will be ready for them when you master the basics. In general, getting some tunnel time would be the best way to learn. If you cannot go to tunnel, start with 2-way drills with someone who can fall straight down (and therefore can be used as a solid reference for your exercise), preferably a person experienced in RW. SDU (Skydive University) has a good video - Basic Body Fight Theory. It is not the most recent top notch advanced training tool, but it explains the basic principles of flight very well. P.S. Please also understand that in this sport you never reach a point when you already know everything and do not need any coaching. I myself a newbie who need to work a LOT on very basic staff.

I did not really read all the posts, so my apologies if I am repeating what’s already been said. IMHO: A lot of people with little to moderate experience say “I jumped without one on multiple occasions and never had any problems”. I guess I also belong to this category but I still wear mine most of the time for one reason: It is not a problem to exit the plane and deploy at proper altitude w/o looking at visual alti (especially if you jump with a group of people and use a Pro-Track). Usually, I only look at my alti twice - before the exit and after I am fully open. However, I don’t think I am already good enough to judge the altitude by eyeball in case of serious problems such as aircraft emergency, midair canopy collision or any problems with main canopy below 2000 ft.

There are 4-way blocks that require spinning a SB. I think learning the mechanics of these blocks could be helpful in situations like you described. I am not an AFFI (hopping to get a rating in the future), but I am really curious to try this. I guess I'll ask my piece partner to track as hard as she can and see if I can stop her by doing something like tail does on ritz-icepick.