StevieBoy

Hey Guy@s "you could always get your mates video of your sit fly head down carnage jump and ask the babylon boys to check it out and then give you some tips they also do quite of load organising which is real cool and really the 40 quid quite worth it as your paying your slot there slot plus video and tuition." I've got some freefly training going on for £25 per jump, this includes gear, JT's, debrief & video, not a bad deal, shop around guys, I know these skools are great but the real passion lies in people that want to train others, not for the money, don't let this sport get outta hand. My God , we pay through the nose now, use your skills to teach the freedom of flight to other people who REALLY want to learn, let's not move into the norm where society depictes(spelling) what we should be paying, A great post by Billvon, Not about f/f but one about the passion to JUMP OUTTA PLANES, I thought you would like to read: "Reading this thread is a little sad. When I started skydiving, a coach was someone you got if you wanted to go to Nationals with your four way team. After you graduated you just jumped with other people. I remember spending all day jumping with someone's girlfriend - I was excited because she had 100 jumps and I only had 40, so she was like some kind of god. Ray gave me shit when I got back to our drop zone because I hadn't been jumping with Kurt (20 jumps) - and he had a point there. It was my job to jump with Kurt, because I had more jumps than him. It wasn't right to have him just do solos. Nowadays that sentiment seems to be gone. Students graduate and sort of flop around for a while, not knowing who to jump with or what to do. They hire coaches and hope to get better so people will want to jump with them. I think it's sort of sad that the old attitudes are gone. I find myself guilty of doing the same thing - I'll be doing AFF all day, or will join Kate and Tony for a weekend of big ways, and I find often that I can't squeeze those extra "free coach jumps" in. Or I will find myself in the role of organizer, forced to tell someone with 20 jumps that he can't be on our 8-way. And while it's partly people like me to blame, I also see a strange attitude in recent grads, one that seems to manifest itself as an "are you good enough to teach me stuff?" sort of attitude. You can learn faster from a pro, but you can also learn from someone with 100 jumps who can't reliably side slide yet. This sort of attitude is partly fed by coaches, who say things like "you shouldn't jump with people who will teach you bad habits." The converse of that is that you _should_ sometimes jump with people who are like you, because there are some things you'll never learn from a coach (like how to dodge, or how to track and deploy safely when your partner goes 500 feet low.) But I think it's also fueled by AFF, which teaches students that you need an expert in the air with you. In the old SL days, you were on your own - the JM was there, at best, to watch you. Once you graduated you were able to do RW for the first time, so you sought out other recent grads and tried it. When you graduate from AFF, you've already _done_ RW, and it's only natural to seek out someone with similar talent to make your next dive a success. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just think it's sad that we've become a sport where you need to pay someone to jump with you. Heck, when I started covering someone's slot was enough to make the other person feel guilty. I hope we can get away from that, make skydiving more a sport where karma, rather than money, changes hands. -bill von " I hope that now I have just moved into this sport, I hope I will find someone with the same attitude, not just a money grabber for thier own gain, TOO MANY COOK'S SPOIL THE BROTH, are numbers are small but our gains have no celing. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

The way I heard it, it's poking fun at an old timer farmer type... sees jumpers landing and comes up and sez "whuffo you all jump outta them there aeroplanes?" I can see the light now, thanks skybytch "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

Whuffos If im right? it's "what for you jump outta planes"??????????? Cant understand that one, shouldent it be "Wfyjop's can anybody help me out here coz i'm very very lost. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

TripleF Awile back a young man named Alan came to Langer for AFF & went drinking with a few lads in a local pub, MAN he holds the DZ record for pulling the most miniging bird on the planet, I know coz i was there with not the most prettiest thing you could ever poke with a stick either, it was a great night though Huffermoose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be back in May for the BOOGIE, Yea Baby "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

one moe try "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

Sorry Guys Just posting to if my picture profile has worked "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

Did you break 3 lines on a reserve ride, if not, providing it was a suspension line you cut, & you could steer the canopy, would you take the chance to release the breaks. >"but that's not to say that all canopies will fly fine with the same three lines broken, or that the specific canopy would fly fine with three different lines broken" Sorry to be a pain. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

Driving past my DZ this afternoon I saw a canopy land that had been cutaway, closley followed by a sky-surfer, MAN HE WAS LOOOOW, I could tell by the expression on his face. A question went through my head. If I had a reserve ride & had a line-over & had to cut that line, would it be safer to un-stow my breaks or use my risers? I've tried thinking about it but haven't come up with any answers, any help here would be great. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

WOT NO PICTURE I'll try again : ( "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

Here's my first picture on DZ.com It's @ Aerodrome Pamiers-Les Pujols "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

emma just read your post, sorry it's so late, but, way to go. I jump for myself, not to impress anybody, good attitude girl. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

I gave up a life without DREAMS, without HOPE, working every hour just to pay bills, now my altitude is FUC*'em, I'll live my dreams first & I have gained & new hope, Pulling when it counts. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God"

Lads O lads O lads If you skydive, you gotta play Back Gammon, it's the law "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God" Stevieboy

I'm going back to Langer in May & am looking to buy my first rig which will be f/fly friendly, canopy 190 or 200, any ideas on uk prices. Stevieboy

Now here is some one who knows what they are talking about, try this one for size: Flaming Morgan Spiced Rum, rum, cherry liqueur, tonic water. Slap the spiced rum, cherry liqueur & tonic water into a cocktail shaker, add a little ice & mix well. wack into a glass, pour the rum on top & set alight, suck it up SkyDivers & watch your world turn. Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God Stevieboy

A while back i was living in Langar and met this dude doing AFF, i showed him VODKA & RED BULL ( yum yum ) & he showed me how to set your face alight with a Flameing Sambuca, well Huffremoose here's one for you to try: Flaming Russian: Vodka & Rum. The purest of throat-torturers, place the Vodka in a glass, lace the Rum on top & throw in a straw. Set the commie concoction alight, suck it down through a straw & feel your belly light up for England, enjoy. if you lot have any more like this i will try them, but only in the name of progress : )

Dude My screen went down so I had to buy another one, all my info is on my computer so i couldent get your numbers. I'll call ya Monday for directions : ) YeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaa, Spain here I come. Stevieboy

Need a little help here I want to get into Freefly, Question: At my DZ no one speaks English, though there are Freeflyers there, proper training in Spain will cost a fortune, can I learn on my own, solo jumps, what are the implications, is there any good reading on the web. Cheers Stevieboy

Sent an e-mail but been having a few blips, e-mail me back if you got it. Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to god. Stevieboy

mooooooose me ole mate well, i finally done it, you'll have to come up & see us one weekend as well, the village is awesome. let me know when u r there & we'll go jumping, jumping, jumping, BTW??? can u set vodka alight, i've only just recovered after our last encounter, have you been back to Langar to visit your name sake, AAAARRRRRGGGGG, E-mail on route. remiandkaren, if your ever down this way drop me a line, i've got a dz (pamier) 10 min's from my door, i watch the jp clime to altitude every day, oh yea & i sometimes go up with it stevieboy@dropzone.com Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to god Stevieboy

hey i now live in the south of france & am currentley looking for used gear, i want to start freeflying so the rig must be f/f friendly, are there any good used gear stores out here? i'm not that far from empuria & was thinking of going there for freefly training, any response would be great. Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to god Stevieboy

Hey Moose send me an e-mail when u get there & i'll drive down, you'll have to come & stay with us for a long weekend, life is only getting better. "Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to god" Stevieboy (Mush)

Im about 1 hour from Toulouse & Empuria is only about a 3 hour drive, looks like a visit might be in order They have a Pilatus at Pam & it's painted like a Zebra, FUNKY. Should be a laugh out there, when they asked how high i was jumping from i said 14000, they had a fit, they thought i was talking meters, but once we sorted it out they seemed to relax a little if your ever come out that way send me a e-mail, loads of room at the inn. Stevieboy (Mush)

Hi Remi&Karen It's in the south of France, Midi-Pyrenees Region, not too far from the Spanish border, you can find it in dz.com's link section, all i have to do now is learn to speak French

That is all except yours HuffaMoose AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHH Stevieboy (Mush)