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Yeh, you have to cut a clearance hole in your riser for the camera to fit. DISCLAIMER: IT'S A JOKE! That was wrong. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

You can always check resellerratings.com and search for the website name on Google to see if you can come up with anything. As everyone is saying if the price seems to good to be true, it probably is. I prefer to stick with websites such as BHPhotovideo, Amazon, NewEgg, etc., depending on what I'm buying. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

#1. Great staff with a smiling face and a good attitude. #2. Great people, who are willing to land their expertise, jump with people of all experience levels and become a part of the DZ in a way that they are not just there to jump, but participate and help out in some way if needed. #2. Large landing areas are definitely a factor. I'm lucky enough to have a DZ with a very large field. #3. Prices are a factor. I'm not sure if it's one of the most important ones, because theres probably not a large price difference between most drop zones and since driving distances are so large between drop zones, it isn't like you have many choices to choose from, but a few bucks off every now and then is nice. #4. Riggers! I didn't realize how lucky I was having a good rigger right there every weekend to talk to, get equipment from and leave my rig with for a repack. We have riggers now, but they aren't there specifically as a rigger every weekend. They all do tandems and such. It's just nice having someone that's always there and isn't busy to talk to if you need anything. Gus is the man. *cough*www.riggingsolutions.us*cough* #5. A packing mat. How does anyone pack anywhere else? #6. Indoor packing area with heating and A/C. Damn, I wish we had that. Brrrrrrrr.... #7. Good instructors. They make the first impressions and keep things fun and exciting at times. #8. Someone to pick you up when you're accuracy skills are lacking. #9. Boogies and events. #10. Hot whuffos. Just kidding.

When I met my girlfriend I told her that I was a skydiver and that it was important to me. I basically let her know that she wouldn't get in the way. In the end it didn't work too well, because she loved to bring it up and use it against me and tell me that skydiving was more important than her. What I basically had to say to her is "Duh, I told you the day that I met you". Then again, she was a pill popper for years and addicted to prescribed hydrocodone which she abused. When I would say that I shouldn't have to quit doing something that I love, she would say that neither should she and that popping pills and skydiving are no different. Oh, contrare my friend. She is off the pills now and she is pregnant, but in the end she got kicked out of my place for using skydiving against me one too many times. Now I think she knows a little better where she stands. Even though she still doesn't seem to grasp the idea that she knew what I was into when she met me and I should never have to quit for her or anyone else. Which I will not. Dating a whuffo is not a problem if you get the right one. I've been with my current girlfriend for about 5 months. I dated girls before her who had absolutely no problem with it and never said a negative word once. My name is uh Borat. How much? Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

So unfair. To the poster...you say you're asking the "pros", but I assume you meant those of us with licenses and such. Let me put it like this. Any time my girlfriend needs something to use against me it's skydiving. For example, arguments about money? "You spend a hundred bucks a weekend skydiving, why can't I waste my money too". Usually she has nothing to use against me and can't find a good reason even when it comes to me skydiving so it's just "You risk you're life jumping out of a f'ing airplane". Once she crossed the last line and used skydiving against me for the last time. That resulted in her getting the boot out the door. How dare you use something I love against me. Other than that, the only real effects are a little less money and no time on most Saturdays to do anything else. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

The way I see it (from my experience), stiff is bad. Go limp when your feet touch the ground. One real reason I say that is being stiff usually results in some kind of injury, such as extending an arm to break a fall. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

Here: http://www.chrisgrooms.net/blog/skydiving/so-you-want-to-learn-to-sky-dive/ Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

You guys jump in Canada? Wouldn't the canopy just freeze in mid opening? Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

Without looking, someone has probably already recommended not to look straight down at the ground and look ahead. Pick out an object nearby to use as a height reference, like another jumper if you can. If you're flaring too high like I did plenty of times in the beginning, wait till you're thinking "it's time" then wait about a second longer. Just FINISH your flare (but yea do not let up on the toggles once you have pulled them down -- just stop until your ready to finish, the flare then FINISH it -- toggles all the way down and PLF!)

Gotcha. Thank you. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

We're making a trip to the Paraclete XP wind tunnel in a few weeks and I'm planning on getting someone to film it. I'm wondering how you guys normally bring the footage in to your computer for editing. I've got a Geforce 8800GT video card, but the s-video connections on most as far as I know are for output only. I want to be able to edit the footage in Adobe Premiere. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

"So... uh... haven't heard of color coding RJ45 eh?" "What you see here is the American Online data center" "Were down!!!! Were down!!!.............oh crappp..... I hate being the new guy" "So we had to fire the last guy...he was too slow...your first task is to map this network from scratch" "WTF. I quit." Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

Twists like those in the image happen to me a lot lately. No one can figure out what exactly it is that I'm doing wrong. It isn't body position, because I've had others pack it and had no problems. I know it has to be occurring somewhere between folding and putting the bag in the container. Though I guess it's possible that it could be the way that I'm routing the PC, but I don't think so. I've never went into a spin (that I noticed) with line twists and under one or two occasions the slider was actually "inside" the line twists, which scared me, but I got out of it. As far as I can tell, every time it happens I'm flying straight. It's bugging the shit out of me trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. I suck at folding, which might be my problem, but no one thinks so. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

If you're still taking it be very very careful. It is highly addictive. My ex-girlfriend was on it for years due to a really bad accident that she was in and was almost disabled. She got thrown out of the window. She got addicted and developed a resistance to it and had to be given higher dosages until she was taking such high dosages (and more than she was supposed to take every day) that it would literally kill a normal person in no time. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

It might or might not be the best way to do it or explain it, but personally when I land I know whether or not I am going to have a stand up landing now. I don't attempt to stand it up if I have any doubts that I won't, no matter how much I think I could fight it and stand it up. When I PLF my feet hit the ground first. I don't attempt to move them or tense up the muscles to cushion the fall. I just let my legs bend. The parachute continues to go forward, pulling my body forward as my body sort of "collapses" to the ground, which also causes me to "fall over" and I let it. I don't fight it. Usually when this happens my body will start to turn and a lot of the time I roll across my body, end up on my back and simply slide a few feet (since the parachute is still moving and will drag me forward). I've never been injured that way. I have busted my knee a few times when I allowed myself to fall forward instead of "turn, roll and fall". I think if you allow yourself to go limp, you can prevent yourself from falling over hard on your face or another limb. Since your body collapses, you don't have as much room to fall over anymore and hit harder. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

Agree. The difference between many skydivers and regular people is that we (most of us) know exactly what the risks are, we know what we must do to minimize them and we take all the necessary precautions to do so. Then again, we all make mistakes. I'm jumping without an AAD right now, as outspoken as I am about safety. Even though I know it's dangerous, I accept the risk and realize that I must take extra precautions (staying extra aware about my altitude and staying conscious), even though in the end it might not prevent my death. I can't prevent myself from going unconscious obviously - but what I can do is understand the extra risks and determine whether they are acceptable or not. In the end, it might not prevent an accident as with anything else. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

If I remember correctly we were taught to get three gear checks total. I check my gear after I sit it down when I arrive at the DZ. Then before I put it on. I don't always get someone to check it before I get on the plane, but I do try to get a check from someone when we get to around 9-10k feet. "Stealth" checks as you call them, I can see why someone would have a problem with that. If you're going to touch someones gear you should let them know first. If someone has a major problem, then grab them and jerk them back into the seat if you have to, to keep them from getting out of the door with a potential problem. If they don't like it, oh well. They will deal with it. You could be saving their life. I personally know of someone that got in a hurry and misrouted his chest strap. Luckily someone noticed before he got out, because he most likely would not have survived that. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

I had that happen a few weeks ago. I was at about 2000 feet and started getting hit with turbulence which would sling my canopy a few degrees in one direction. When I got about 50-100 feet above the ground it happened again. I compensated with slight toggle input and landed it straight. When it happened I thought "Oh shit, I'm about to break a leg". I guess I can chalk it up to experience and listening to what I've been told by instructors and experienced jumpers. I landed it fine with no problems. Though, I did ground myself and quit jumping for the rest of the day too. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

87 skydives and I still love solos. I have more fun by myself right now to be honest. Jumping with others feels like such a chore to me, even though I try not to solo too much just to keep from developing bad habits and get input from experienced jumpers. Everyone jumps into freeflying and RW so fast. How can it be a fun sport if all you want to do is get points? And after the freefall, I love the experience under canopy. Right now it's more important to me than "most" skills in freefall. I want to learn to be accurate and master the canopy. The rest is secondary IMO. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

I saw that. I didn't see any mounts there though. Cookie's site just makes it so easy to get exactly what you need. I wish other manufacturers had the same option on their sites. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

I was planning on buying a Cookie, but a friend said they thought Rawas were cheaper. They appear to be a Brazilian company and the site that I found is very poorly designed. Where can I find prices for Rawa helmets and mounts? The sites I've checked that sale Rawas don't sale mounts. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

I will be jumping without an AAD soon. It's not for lack of wanting to jump with an AAD or realizing that it's smart to do so. It's because I can't afford one right now. I tried for six months to save up and something always came up. I got close several times. Then I got very very close to having the full amount saved up and I got a spoiled girlfriend who ate up my savings in a matter of weeks (plus I went on a beach trip with my family - and we don't do anything together like that very often). I have an AAD right now, but the problem is it expiring and a repack coming up soon. Do I realize the dangers? Yes. Though I am very conservative and don't jump in anything more than a two way. I do more solo jumps than anything. I know problems can still occur, but far less likely than those who are always in a four way. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

Oh man. What a wet dream that is. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

I said the same thing a while back about those incidents and got all but chewed out. Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan