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I hear they can get quiet large (in excess of 400ft), but are extremely unstable. Just wondering... []DETE

Probably not the dumbest, but definitely one of the funniest. Last week my buddy and I came home from the bar with no luck with the ladies. We felt alittle bored but still spunky. He had this motion sensing alarm that he had gotten from his dad a couple months ago (who is a fire fighter). Anyway you set it to "Auto", and once the gadget stays motionless for about 30 secs an alarm sets off that is about 100 times louder than your alarm clock. Soooo...[funny part] we went around the neighborhood throwing it in people's houses at 1am.. We'd chuck it, run across the street and hide behind some cars. Patiently waiting for it to sound. No one could figure out how to turn off the darn thing, so they'd give it a good chuck outside, where we'd retrieve it...and repeat. Made for some good laughs and exercise. Coming to a neighborhood near you :p []DETE

Thx for putting in some time in your post. how can i find out when the next CSPA Rigger A Course will be held in southern Ontario.? []DETE

Opps.. can the Mods please move this thread to the "Gear and Rigging" Forum. []DETE

Hey everyone I found this link and read up alittle on rigging qualifications. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=585697 With regards to becoming a rigger in Canada, what are some main differences.?? I know it's a broad question, but can someone point me in the right direction. Is there info in the CARS? Please do not flame I just began looking into this. thx for the help []DETE

hey I also got 1752.451, I hit the wall at the end... I guess we beat the game []DETE

hahah forsure gotta orginize a flock. []DETE

PLF- ????(help me out lol)new at this... []DETE

I was hitting up the slopes today with a few skiing budies and decided to give snowboarding a shot for the first time. Picked it up super fast, but no pain no gain, so im hurting alot right now.... anyway at one point I caught my toe edge on a really steep slope and for what ever reason when I hit the ground, I immediatly went into the arch and then tracked all way down. My firend who was watching died with laughter. Just thought I'd share my day with u guys/gals.. p.s It maybe be a good way to keep current durring the winter p.p.s. u need slippery jacket for it to work well . []DETE

Just curious… []DETE

>>there is no tandem instructor on the planet with arms long enough to reach your leg straps, much less loosen them.

awesome, thx for all the replies. To answer John's Q; No i dont consider my self short, i'm 6'2''. What i noticed after deployment was it felt as if i had a tonne of bricks pressing on my chest. I was finding it hard to breathe and asked him to lossen my harness. Thats when i noticed i slipt lower in my harness. By that point i had both my hands holding it from my neck. Then the TI proceeded with the spin,,, and i blacked out for a few seconds. Is it possible that he lossened my leg straps???, causing me to sink lower. Who knows i may of held my breath and then hyperventilated when under the canopy... thx again latros []DETE

Hey ya'll jumpers Abit of history.. I did my first tandem jump about 3 years ago, anyway exit/freefall went fine same goes with deployment. But once under the canopy I noticed my harness to be rather tight. I asked my TM if he could possibly lossen my harness. Before I knew it, I had my chest strap up to my neck! I had a hard time breathing as we descended through some low Sc cloud. I had asked previously for the TM to do a spin. When he proceeded to do this I blacked out. I still remember hearing him, and a couple good kicks got me awake again. Then I presume he noticed the problem and instructed me to prepare for landing. I had just enough strength to lift my legs for the flare. As soon as he got me unhooked I rested on the ground for a good five minutes to catch my breath and wait for my head to stop spinning. I felt pretty week for the next hour. I was young/shy/nieve at the time (16) and didnt bother to follow up with the TM what happend... Did i hyperventilate from the stress of freefall? Was my harness actually too tight to begin with?? Did the TM lossen my leg straps which made me sink down causing the chest strap to some what choke me?? Is that even possible to do under canpoy??lol Was it because of the spin/high G loading that i passed out?? (couldn't of helped) Stuff happened so fast that day, also the whole (get em/jump em/ seeya later attitude didnt help either) NO god dam debriefing! What got me to post this thread.. was i saw this video... http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3103 take a look at the chest strap please help me bring some closure to this incident I will finally have some time\money to start AFF this summer and I'd like to have confidence that i wont pass out under my canopy. thank u for your time. []DETE

Tdog.. I see what your saying with regards to reasearching to much.. Right now I'm in college taking avaition and I've already noticed how fast something your so passionate about can turn boring. [ie studying airlaw :P] I did my first tandem at 16 and now it seems the bug has bit me again! I cant get enough of this site , or even downloading a hole wack load of vids from skydivignmovies.com. My roomies think im nuts. I will keep reasearching jsut becasue i enjoy it.. and i dought i'll lose interest for whatever reason. thx for the inside advice latros []DETE

k thx again for all the reasourses fellas. It will take some time before i get through it all. I've already asked the rents for some of those books for xmas. []DETE

hey Ianharrop I did see the book "JUMP!" at Chapters, but decided to wait to see what else is out there.. thx for the info guys.. any other suggestions would be great! []DETE

Hey guys and gals.. Anygood books out there for skydiving prep/training? I'd like to learn as much as I can before I start training. thx alot []DETE

awesome!!, thx for the advice everyone. I'll continue to get in shape just because it makes me feel good, and theres not much to do in this dam town. I look forward to becoming a member of this close knit sport, and I will continue to learn morebefore my first pff jump... o ya drinking beer comes nautrally to me, lets just hope so does skydiving. Laterrr []DETE

For you CANADIANS Here is a good weather site used for aviation flight planning, http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca and if you have any problems understanding the format or pretty much any details go to this website... http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/publications/tp14371/MET/1-0.htm The METARS and TAFS can be put in plain language. []DETE

Hey online crew! I've been lurking this site for quiet a while now and finally decided to giver, n post. I am currently a full time student, but this summer (2006)I'll be working full time and have plenty of time on my hands..... So im gonna try out the PPF program. I understand this sport takes alot of nerve, fast thinking, pateince, and knowledge. That is why im trying to learn and prepare as much as i can even before i hit the DZ. My MAIN question..... In terms of goign to the gym and working out, what do u find really helps u out while skydiving, what can i work on to prepare my self for this summer... Any other advice on anything would be appreciated. thx. []DETE