jdfreefly

I have a good drill dive for building sit skills. Round the World: both in a sit, one person lays base, the other, starts with a right hand to right hand grip. Break the grip and fly a 360 to a left hand to left hand grip. Kartwheel down to their left foot and take a left hand grip on the left foot or lower left leg. 360 to a right hand grip on the right foot or right lower leg. kart wheel back up to a left hand to left hand grip. It is very important the person laying base DOES NOT MOVE. Take turns laying base and switch up the 360s so sometimes you do them to the right, sometimes to the left. Switch in back or front flips instead of kartwheels also. Also, when training for nationals, if you guys are having a lot of trouble pulling off some move you came up with, don't be afraid to cut it out of the routine. You see a lot of teams trying stuff that is at the edge of their ability. The result is it looks unpollished and the judges score it low. If I can remember our free routine from when I went, I'll post that too. Methane Freefly - got stink?

gee, I wonder if this will make it onto a cover of parachutist? Methane Freefly - got stink?

I'll just have the salad Methane Freefly - got stink?

I have heard people discuss this. The idea being that you dig yourself a little in the corner, and then pull it out. Supposedly, this will send you into the bottom part of your swoop with more speed. My gut instinct is to say this is incorrect. This would seem to violate the law of the conservation of energy. Any one out there care to weigh in on this. If you do pipe up, include whether you have competed in any of the sanctioned swoop events. Methane Freefly - got stink?

Thats nothing, there is a group out there where people recklessly endager themselves and others. About 1 in 1000 die every year in a violent accident. They call themselves skydivers. We need to stop the carnage people. Elect people that will put an end to all this needless death. We could easily regulate this sport out of existance. After that, I say we go after the skiers! Methane Freefly - got stink?

Love the video....hate that it is in flash. Flash licks the dingleberries from my ass hair. Methane Freefly - got stink?

The left one started deflating....I couldn't walk around with one boob bigger than the other...that would have just looked silly. Oh, and the reason they are featured is because their pictures just happened to be in focus. I threw away about 100 that were nothing but blurs. Sorry, next time you guys are up, I promise to get more good shots of everyone. I'll even stay less drunk to do it....not sober, just less drunk! Methane Freefly - got stink?

Here ya go. I took a lot more, but it turns out me drunk camera work well not so! If anyone wants the high res versions, let me know, I can get them to you. Free of charge of course. season opener Methane Freefly - got stink?

You really think I'm pretty? I got some I'm going to put on ofoto in a few minutes. I'll post a link when I'm done. Methane Freefly - got stink?

Sorry dude! We were on our way home and just wanted to make sure every one was all right before we took off! Methane Freefly - got stink?

oh, ok. tis the season! Methane Freefly - got stink?

Jesus....what did I miss? Did one of you put down in a tree or something after I left? One the way out, we saw people putting down in fields way north of the dz. We had so much stuff in our car we didn't have any room for people, but we stopped and asked if every one was ok. Methane Freefly - got stink?

Maybe you two can start a new group.... Intelligent Intelligent Design Methane Freefly - got stink?

Whatever dude, I know you were checking me out! Let's hear it for the Prom Queen!!!! Methane Freefly - got stink?

I don't usually post at work....but this was pretty damn good. Saw this on slashdot. Given some of my own arguments against evolutionary theory, I found this to be a very well written piece. I especially like the parts about the computer simulations where complex logic operations like EQU was evolved, and who some basic functions like NAND were evolved out of existence. He sights a lot of works so there is plenty of white rabbits to go off and chase. The Pseudoscience of Intelligent Design Methane Freefly - got stink?

Does any one else find it alarming that 20% of those who voted are either, ex-skydivers or never skydived? Methane Freefly - got stink?

No one has ever been kicked out of a party at crosskeys for being underdressed. And I have seen some people seriously UNDERDRESSED at some of our parties...if you catch my drift. Half the people from the dz won't be dressed up I'll bet. Just means you can't win the best dressed award...although, I'll bet someone with the nerve to make a formal gown out of pink saran wrap would be a front runner. Methane Freefly - got stink?

try maps.google.com, enter the address for the dz and click on the satelite link in the upper right hand corner. Methane Freefly - got stink?

All I was really trying to say is that the VX is not a canopy you want to be constantly getting current and then going uncurrent. If you do enough jumps that it doesn't matter what rig it is in, then cool deal. But if you are in a situation where you will do one or two jumps a day on it if it is in your secondary rig, and eight jumps a day on it if it is in your primary rig, put it in your primary rig. Either way, jump the fuck out of it until you feel as comfortable under it as you do your current canopy. I have a xfire2 in my rig. Last summer, I would ocasionaly jump my friends velocity. I lost a toggle down low and I wasn't ready to deal with it. I done broke myself! I think that had I actually devoted the time to learning the canopy, I would have had the skills to deal with that situation. I think if you have it now, put it in your current rig and use it for camera jumps, fun jumps and swooping. Table the wingsuit until you get the second rig built or until you are comfortable enough with the canopy to use it for that too. Also, you can borrow a rig from a friend or teamate for that. Don't take the transition lightly(not saying you are). Remember, that canopy will kill you in the blink of an eye if you let it. Isn't Chuck Blue in Raeford? Have you talked to him about it. I know he jumps a velocity, but he has a lot of experience in this area. Have fun and be safe. Methane Freefly - got stink?

I told you Will, I am wearing chaps and a bow-tie..... Methane Freefly - got stink?

My advice is to make the VX your primary. You want to stay more current on the more "dangerous" canopy. Just a thought. Methane Freefly - got stink?

Should have written it in Ruby......much more extensible that way... Then you could add while( me.bankAcct.balance != 0 ) me.jumpTickets.add( JumpTicket.new( me.backAcct ) ) end also.... if( me.gear.reserve.out_of_date() ) me.gear.reserve.pencil_pack() end I was thinking of catching the critical caughtByRigger exception which can sometimes be raised by the pencil_pack function, but sometimes, I am a lazy coder. Methane Freefly - got stink?

my injury Methane Freefly - got stink?

We had grippers on our suits, and everyone made fun of us. Specifically, I remember Storm cracking a joke.... Then one day, we were in the door on a freefly jump, and he was looking for something to grab...He said he saw the gripper and thought, "Gee, I'm really glad that's here!" I say get them. Methane Freefly - got stink?

Dude, I don' mind if you come around asking questions, but don't troll. You have to expect this kind of reaction and deal with it if you are going to come around here with no skydiving experience and start suggesting what we can do, and what you think we aren't doing, to make the sport safer. Deal with, and post intelligently. If you want to troll, the moderators will ban you quick. Methane Freefly - got stink?