Stacy

hmm good point mike. why start worrying about legality now? =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

I landed in a driving range/mini golf course. that was as entertaining fo rme as it was for the little kids running around yelling "Mommy, Mommy! She fell from the sky!!!!" Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Unfortunately I haven't sat my board exams yet, so I can't give any therapeutic advice. =c) Ask again in 6 months when I can legally advise you. =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Roman noodles? or Ramen Noodles? Never heard of Roman ones before... =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Sis- Dont' forget about Sasha for techno/trance, etc!!! Also, I don't know who sings it, but I heard this imported CD someone had in North Carolina, teh entire song is in German except the word "Skydiver." It was quite funny. Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

pre skydiving (aka 7 AM in Manifest) the DZO usually brings all us early morning office people a big 24 oz coffee, I'll usually eat a cheese and tomato bagel melt too. Then I usually get so busy I don't eat until after sunset load, which means pizza (cuz it's free) on Sat and Sushi ideally on Sunday. mmm sushi... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

I dont' have any personally, but I'd like to see some (love to see the downplane image if you still have it)... I watched a dual canopy-out incidentt his summer, luckily the lines were clear of each other and the guy was safely able to chop the main. Saw a vid of one of our instructors with 3 canopies (2 out and a chopped one from a CRW entanglement) all partially inflated and he landed it, walked away with maybe a scratch if anything. Would love to see accounts of this type of mal as I'm really interested in doing more CRW. blues... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

I don't understand what you mean by -28 ft2, etc... I'm guessing that's some sort of wing loading reference. This is what I did: Student jumps were on a 235 PD. I then started using a 230 Silhouette, then 210 Silhouette, 190 Sabre, 170 Sabre. I tried out a 160 Triathlon as well but didn't like it much so I went back to the Sabre. THese were all rental rigs from the DZ on my first 50 jumps. It might seem like a lot of downsizing for only 50 jumps, but all 50 were in the time span of about 30 days which kind of makes a difference. My thought was if I can land it comfortabley in any condition (down winders even) then it's prolly OK to downsize. THen buying gear comes into teh picture and it's based on cost efficiency too. My first canopy was a Falcon 175. It was affordable to me and it was a really safe first canopy, esp since I was packing it all the time. Easy to pack. a 175 ZP canopy may not have fit in my J2 as nicely. At about 115 jumps I wanted to start having more fun under canopy (the was about a month in a half after buying the first canopy, 3 months into the sport). I demoed a spectre, safire, crossfire (conservatively loaded @ about 1.2).. bought a spectre 150. This is a canopy I can see myself with for at least another 200 jumps. Then again, who knows if I'll be jumping more than I did last season, etc. That said, I recommend the incremental stages. Not buying a new canopy every 10 feet per se, but maybe try a demo program. SOme gear stores have them (Square 1,2,3 do I know) where you put money down towards a canopy and can demo sizes, etc for as long as you like basically. Call manufacturers and try stuff. PD and Icarus are great with demoing canopies. Hope this helps! Blues! Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

HTML: Had Too Much Liquor Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

I taught myself raw html coding at 15, had my first web page designed in notepad within a week. now i do coding for jumps at cross keys and square 3 and atomic paintball... hmmm Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Kel- You send the pics and I'll edit them up nicely. St Pattys Day pics were linked to my site today. Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

I have to say that for an RW suit I recommend Bev, hands down. She did a lot of custom stuff for me and I would estimate that 80% or more of RW suits at my DZ are by Bev due to high recommendations. She does a lot of stuff for teams and is pretty good at doing anything to customize. For Freefly stuff, Firefly definitely kicks a@@!! They take a bit longer than others to order and receive from what I've seen, but they were flawless! Exactly what I wanted. THey will basically create anything you can design, within reason or not! I'd like to see one of their RW suits since they are making them now... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

I think it's Carrie. She DEFINITELY would have responded to this thread by now otherwise.... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Clark dragging you out to Quincy? tell him he left his locker open... since freeze fest. toast was gonna raffle the stuff in there off. =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Yeah you better come back! Can only jump with George and Stacy (the other one) so much... =c) I have a really goofy pic of ya from last summer, I'll email it. =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Dutchboy- You met Craig??!! If you see him again tell him Stacy sends a big hello and that Doug has no one to jump with now. Craig's a fun person to jump with. I thought he was headed to Sebastian... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

FRUCE!!! Where are you???!!! We miss you down at Cross Keys!!!! Manifestor Stacy Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

heehee, when you do web design for skydiving companies you KNOW you've achieved Skydiving Geek-dom... =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

heehee sometimes you get lucky and people bid against themselves.... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Tee- I'm thinking about hitting lost prairie this summer! The Monkey Calw guys from Cross Keys are out there every year and my roomie is planning on going... all depends on the airfare out there, It gets pretty steep fom Philly-Montana... I hear the Northern Lights are gorgeous and that the daylight goes untila bout 9:30 PM! I also plan on going to the Richmond Boogie this year, it's a little closer.... Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Skyslut- he's prolly using one of those Javelin backpacks. seems about the right size. =c) Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

humm. i know what froggie is thinking on this one so i'm going to go more along the traditional route. =c) 1. Skydiver who is obsessed with a rockin' 4-way 2. Music Therapist in Training 3. Web Designer Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

My story is kinda similar. My best friend from high school and I were watching Road Rules and teh cast did tandems. He mentioned that it would be fun to try skydiving. I said that I woudl do it if he did, and about 5 minutes later we were on teh net looking for a DZ. We started reading this stuff about teh AFF prgoram where you could do a first jump with your own rig and i told him that if he was making MY rear end jump out of a plane I was damned sight gonna do it on my own, might as well go the whole 9 yards. I was petrified and hoped that this would scare him away from the idea. Nope. He signed us both up for ground school on my 20th BD. Funny thing, he ended up being one of the "paralyzed in fear" students that tehy had to pull for and hope for the best. and how far in debt am I because of this? Something's not fair. =c) I ended up going back for a Level II that month, then returned to school. Started back up at a DZ near school (Cross Keys, my first DZ was in Ocean City Maryland) and graduated within a month. That was late June and now I'm getting ready for my 200th and D license 9 months later. Go figger. Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

Hey! I did a few jumps with Skydive U right after finishing AFF. Really helped to pound out that arch into a neutral box position, also teaches you more about flat tracks, pivot point turns and level control. When I did it it didn't so much emphasize canopy skills. Did the wind tunnel in Orlando as well with coaches. WHAT an experience. I would recommend that to anyone, but definitely take in a coach. It's not as easy as it looks to stay stable in there and really makes you think about every little aspect of your flying. It's a great place to practice verticals as well. Hope this helps you out a little!! Blues! Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks

are you insinuating that I fall a lot? =c) I have no problem with dancing on the Tiki Bar. Hell, every time I spin the Wheel of Debauchery it lands on Bar Dance anyway, so what's the difference??!! Stacy http://astro.temple.edu/~sweeks