SkymonkeyONE

So if I was to do this I'd get a hand slap or worse a ban? hmph! Another case of the "haves and have nots" Yes, that's it exactly.

At least you are a premier member. I can't get pissed at this blatant waste of bandwidth in this case, Clint. BWAHAHAHAHA!

It's not that I (or anyone else I have discussed it with) am flaming Robi at all; he is a brilliantly ballsy wingsuit pilot. I just find it odd that some other people have chosen to attend this event just because Robert has chosen to come who were otherwise absent at the Deland event. Perhaps Robi will draw all the solo BASE wingsuiters out into the open; who knows. As to "personal invitations" to either event, I think there has been more than enough advertisement of these two and at least two other wingsuit events this year. Everyone of consequence in wingsuiting today reads this forum and, thankfully, because of events like this there are far fewer "zoomies" in the air. There are more than a couple of people who regularly read and post here who have gone from incredibly dangerous to pretty capable flockers. So long as the experienced flockers are in charge of the skydives at the event (read: Cancer Chris and Scott Bland), then it ought to go off without a hitch. Likewise, the Dublin Boogie is not a "wingsuit" event. Dublin is just a wildly fun, larger boogie that will have a good quantity of accomplished wingsuit flockers and instructors present. FWIW, I am going there to haul meat this year, not organize per se. Chuck Blue BMCI

It would have bothered me more to miss the Z-hills event if Robi had made the effort to show up for the bigways at Deland (like Loic and Kathy did) or even the PIA symposium. For that matter, where were all the other Z-wingers (other than BMI's Chris and Scott) at the bigways? It was an open event. Robi can take my slot on the nice skydives I will be missing down there this one time. I will send the at least half the BirdMan demo fleet of suits to the event for Chris and Scott to teach with. Chuck Blue BMCI

You mean that someone told you that you should be reaching for your zippers while you are still in freefall? Or even while your canopy is still in the process of opening? PM me that persons name please.

To answer your question in the simplest terms, no, you don't need a Velo to do rear riser landings and, yes, you can land your Sabre 150 on rears. Actually at that size, unless you are loading the canopy heavilly, landing on rears is a technique you ought to be able to accomplish as a survival maneuver. There is a big difference in technique and mindset between HP rear riser landings and "survival" straight-in rear-riser landings. With 340 jumps (as per your profile), you ought to be able land straight in on rears should you break a control line. Steering and flaring with rear risers is something I cover in the first jump course and is also covered in the ISP student progression. Technically, landing with rear risers instead of toggles is not that different, particularly at lighter wingloads. It takes more force to pull down your rears and it takes range of motion to stall the canopy so you have to be carefull, but it's something you can easily practice at altitude under canopy. Being comfortable with this survival technique under larger, more lightly loaded canopies will make the HP version of the same maneuver (with transition to rears and heavier loading) very simple if and when you get the experience (read: jump numbers and proven piloting skills) to downsize. Unless it is an actual emergency with a broken control line, your hands should be through both toggles for any practices near the ground or actual landings on rears. As far as HP landings go, there is positively no reason to touch your rear risers unless you have milked every possible foot of distance out of your toggle-only landings. For maximum distance there is a period of flight where smooth rear riser transitions and flight and then a likewise-smooth transition back to toggles will garner you a bit more distance, but you are nowhere near ready for that. There are quite a few people out there who ineffectively rear-riser their HP mains for vanity purposes with little, even negative effects on their swooping. If your turns are not dialed, then you don't have any business transitioning to rears. If you have to ever dig yourself out of the corner then you don't need to be touching your rears. If you are flying through a short course and need to stop on a dime, then why would you bust a fat turn and transition at all? You wouldn't. PM me directly if you have anymore questions about the basic survival maneuver. Chuck Blue D-12501

check your PM's.

I don't have any doubt in the world that Nancy makes the best looking and best made suit on the market. For that matter, I think mine is the best looking one she has ever made. It is positively bad-ass.

You got that right, Matt!

646 on my second try.

there are not less than three places here in Fayetteville that deal in used/rebuilt/custom VW's. Many, many can be had for under $2000 in fantastic, hot-rodded or rebuilt state. Chuck

For my D-license I had to have an intentional water jump, two night jumps, and turn that style series in time. I had the "optional" two-point 8-way as well, but that's besides the point. Likewise, my original D license (which I of course still have) says "Master." That doesn't seem long ago at all to me, but some people look at you like you have a dick growing out of your forehead when you tell them that stuff. Chuck Blue D-12501

Any more than five groups and 15 people and we are generally taking a second pass at Raeford. Actually, it's really rare that we don't do two passes.

I thought "Patron" and "Heradura" were the only two words you knew, Vinnie?

Gimpy is quite the attention whore! He's aight in my book these days, but I used to want to stick his head in a toilet everytime I saw him. chuck

Not too bad, my nillllllga.

Are you talking about me again? Actually that's a reference to something I said to Tom when I finally met him at PIA (and killed many braincells). I told him "I thought you were a fat, older guy!" It was a hoot. Chuck

Or a nice old set of Empi's.

That's a lot of dudes to have on a 53. BSBD

Dave, what the fuck are you doing spending all that money on a Kimber? You are not going to be able to use it as a carry gun when you get that $23k a year cop job anyway. IPSC shit is fun, but you can get just as good a result with a much less expensive gun if all you are doing is combat pistolcraft. As to magazines though, you can replace the feet on every magazine I have ever owned with weighted ones if you are concerned that your gun is not clean enough to drop your mag on reloads. I have been out of the "single stack" game for some time now, but do like the feel of a narrower gun. My last one was a Mark IV series 70 with match components.

Mike, the guy you were responding to in your post, jumps (or at least used to jump) at Thomaston. There are a few people who post on here that jump in Tuskeege (at my dad's dropzone there), but the "must jump a turbine" people jump a bunch of other places. I know a couple that drive all the way up to ASC to jump from Auburn and a couple that drive all the way to Moss Point, MS. Others still drive up to Pell City. If you are not a turbine snob Tuskeegee (Skydive Opelika) has two really nice Cessna 182's. Chuck

The rush has nothing to do with it being dangerous. I get a rush riding a looping rollercoaster, but those are safe enough that anyone over four feet tall can ride them. Once again, "rush" does not equal "danger" in my book. I partake of far more dangerous activities than skydiving, but got no particular rush from them.

what you can't use it for (at least on this site) is your avatar.

I don't skydive because it's dangerous; I do it because it's fun. I could care less that there is danger involved in it.

Flirting on this website has gotten a lot of people laid; some with lasting, even matrimonial results. Likewise, as often as not, some of this flirting leads to people gasping in horror when they eventually meet their "internet love goddess" face to face at a boogie. Bottom line here: you should not trust the avatars that some of these people put up on the internet. Someone please make a squeeling pig noise for me. Chuck