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jump #126 I was jumping an intermediate board, and the cut away cable that runs down the side of the leg worked its way over my knee. at about 7000 I bent my knee to initiate a front twisting flip and the board cut away my left foot, I stayed in control of the board and was on top of it. I deployed my main. big mistake, as my canopy started to snivel the board came lose and wiped me around causing line twist and spinning mal. time for plan b, chop board, chop main, and I was under my tempo by 5500 ft. it was amazing how fast everything got out of control. Instead of chopping the board like I should have I tried to save the board, and ended up losing the board paying for a repack and looking like an idiot to my instructor.I was lucky that this happened when i was still high, and not at pull time, i think i would have really been screwed. Lesson to be learned instructors know what they are talking about listen to them not only could it help you but at some point your life my depend on it. Second lesson learned when shit happens it happens fast, and small situation can get out of control in the blink of an eye. blue skies everyone. why jump when you can fly

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sounds like you guys had a great time. sorry i missed it, had a few family matters that needed to attend to this weekend so i had to miss out. glad everyone had fun... why jump when you can fly

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your welcome, sorry but i don't remeber what respone did i give you??? sorry it has been a long weekend.. why jump when you can fly

thanks quade, it has been a long week..... i am heading to the DZ. i will see everyone heading to eloy tomorrow. everyone else have a safe weekend. blue skies.. why jump when you can fly

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Pier is the best when i was ready for my first rig the guy sat on the phone with me for over 2hrs explaining everything and making sure i was making a wise purchase. But the really cool part of the whole conversation was the fact that the guy was off the clock when i called him. he said that they had been closed for awhile and he still took the time to talk a newbie. why jump when you can fly

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at least not everyone is angry today. yesterday must have been just one of those days.... why jump when you can fly

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have a good trip. c u when you get back... why jump when you can fly

you are going to the wrong place to eloy is were you should be heading... to eloy. why jump when you can fly

hey just think of it this way you are not a true skydiver till you are broke, with all your cc maxed and divorced. so you are on your way. good luck on level 3 and 4 and remember to smile and have fun, skydiving is fun why jump when you can fly

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drenaline sorry to hear you can only do so many jumps a weekend. when you get a chance to come to the states you will be amazed at the amount of jumps you will be able to put in. when you are here stop by Eloy, Az. i will jump with you. i am not a very good coach or anything but i will jump with you... as far as skill for freefly. i don't know to tell you the truth. i can't even begain to explain to tell you when i was ready to get off my belly or better yet to strap on a board. i have been refered to as a natural but i don't belive i am a natural. it is kinda like learning to walk. some people learn to walk before they crawl. my borther did. me on the other hand i was almost 2 before i was walking. why jump when you can fly

tami i agree with you and yes i solicited one of the top surfers to coach and mentor me. i think i missed the point. what i was saying is that skill is everything. i have seen people with 200 dives out fly someone with 1000 dives before. i would hope that every student and newbe seeks the advice of instructors and coaches, and i would also hope that everyone uses good judgment. but having mandatory jump # before you can freefly, surf etc. doesn't always say that you have the skill to do such. like i said i started surfing at 110 but i was also evaluated as to my flying skills before i was allowed to strap on the board. i am not saying everyone with 100 dives should surf, i know a couple of people with 500 dives that shouldn't surf. the point i was trying to get across is that everyone is ready to do certain things at different times. based on skill level. this is just my 0.02 and i hope that i am not offending anyone here. why jump when you can fly

>Why do we have a 200 jump limit for Skysurf sorry but that is not the case. i have over 20 surfs, and started surfing at 110 dives. within 10 dives i had already progressed to an intermidiate board. it is not jump numbers here it is skill level. everyone's skill level is different. just my 0.02 why jump when you can fly

are u sure these are just things that are falling off or maby someone is trying to tell you something. why jump when you can fly

thats right everyone have stress free day and come to eloy this weekend... why jump when you can fly