pinkfairy

As you probably already have noticed, you will get two kinds of replies about wingloading in these forums. 1: the people who tell you to be conservative, and 2: Swoopers who downnwized early themselves, and who think smaller is better for everyone because of the incredibe penetration through the wind and flare. The fact remains that smaller means faster, which means less time under canopy, which means less time to find the landing area, or outs. faster also means a faster landing, which means that it will hurt more when you mess up. Another thing to think about is: the freefall is pretty much the same with a 190 as it is with a 170. I don't really think you'd notice the difference. And: Is swooping your goal? I listened to the swoopers and got a too small canopy, but canged my mind, and got something bigger before I got the chance to jump it. It really got me thinking. This is not a safe sport, and IMHO, you should really do some thinking yourself, not just "follow the trend" with small canopies for novices. I know people who stayed "big" for long, to the point when people talked about their "huge" canopies, but they are still in the sport, some of them have downsized, some have even downsized a lot, and they keep landing safely. Interestingly, they weren't blown away, and they did have decent flare power when they were flying their big canopies. Just my 2 cents. Have fun flying your new Pilot, I want one too.

I'm a middle, the second of four children, and, no, I'm not like "middle" in that chart. Far from it. I have more traits from "first born" and "baby" than from middle. I'm a belly flyer and a conservative canopy pilot. But I really do believe that people are more complex than that list of traits, and there are many factors other than number of older/younger siblings that decides how one turns out. I don't believe in horoscopes either, for that matter. Just MHO. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Well, there are paragliders, microlight aircraft, big motorcycles, fast horses and scuba diving. There's even big mountains and bridges just standing around completely unguarded. I'm pretty sure we'd all be able to find something other than skydiving to do. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Cool! I always liked cougars, and other big cats for that matter. In my language, older men who date younger women are called "old pigs". I'd rather be a cougar than an old pig. Too bad that at my age, the younger men are VERY young. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

A really, really horrible cover version of "Sweet home Alabama" by some german artist called "Schnitte". Yes, you guessed: She's wearing a cowboy hat and boots on the cover. I don't even like the original, so don't know why I downloaded it in the first place. Guess I wasn't feeling like myself. I've got a lot of other music that many people would consider embarassing, such as BLÜMCHEN, Erasure, and some norwegian comedy singers, but I happen to like it, and I'm proud to, so I'm not afraid to show off my iPod. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

8Mb. I need it for work. Or so they say. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Ouch! Ankle fractures hurt, and when they stop hurting and you can't take the nice pills anymore, they become plain boring. So I hope she heals fast and good luck with the surgery.

Yes

Let it bleed. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

1. Jump out of a plane again. If first goal is achieved, I hope to: 2. Do 4-way. 3. Impress everyone with my superb accuracy landings. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Leftovers! Or just some greens. My big eating day was today. I ate traditional norwegian dried-and salted mutton that's been steam boiled for 3 hours, and served with mashed swedes and carrots. With beer and aquavit. Yummy!

safe. it's art Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

The "realistic" akydiving games nearly always contain annoying errors that are apparent even in the trailers, like insanely quick canopy openings every time and "bravery points" for pulling low, just to mention the last one I saw. Marios, Luigi and a couple of friends turning points, on the other hand, would be cool. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I like guinness, but I think the commercial was boring Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

If you ask, it means that you owe. There's a parachute club in central Norway where they're so strict about the beer rules, that people stop saying "first", they say "the time before second". I hope you have a lot of fun in the tunnel. Tunnel is great, you don't have to mess around with that stupid parachute. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Ooooh, that's so nice!

I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you afterwards. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

well, I did get a bird book from my dad, some mascara from my sister, some knives and forks from my mum, and some chocolate from them all, but I didn't get anything from Santa. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Not to worry, most of them sing in english. But some of them have made very, very depressive albums: Madrugada: All of their records are great, but it reminds me of lonely, dark, wet, cold norwegian winters. Minor majority: Wonderful vocal, but lyrics about unhappy love. Kings of Convenience: really quiet music, but also often about hopelessness and unhappiness. They had a hit some years ago with "I'd rather dance with you". Everybody thought it was funny, but it's really about someone who really, really fails to chat up a girl at a party. But they're all among my favourites. Especially Madrugada's album "Industrial Silence". But if you don't like depressive music, it may not be your thing

No, he's apparently forgotten where I live, I have no fireplace, or I've been a really, really bad girl. Nothing on my wish list, not even Peace On Earth, I heard on the news on christmas eve that the palestinians and israeli can't come to an agreement (as if that belonged in the news. It's not news) Well, I guess I'll have to buy my own presents. Oh well, I have time off work, new DVDs, whisky and buckets of chocolate. No reason to feel sorry for me: Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Cool, I love them too! I love playing my music really quietly and still being able to hear it. With my Shure ear phones I can visit IKEA on a saturday (this is known as "shopping hell" here in Norway), and still smile and have a good time. What about trying to get your hands on BIGBANG's new "best of" CD, called "Something Special"? Finally some norwegian music that's NOT depression on tape. Really nice, really singable. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Ouch! That opening has gotta take away some health points. Maybe that's why they get bravery points to compensate for the health points lost? Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

The only thing that helps in a situation like this, is some good quality in ear headphones that block out all noise, such as screaming kids, quarrelling couples and people who actually try to be rude to you because you spend too much time at the counter. Music that works is something dancable and happy, such as ABBA or Erasure. Put on a smile, stay focused on your target, and the best of luck. You need it.

How can anyone dislike fruitcake? It's dried fruits(=sweets) wrapped in cake dough. Sugar and fat! How can anyone dislike that? Our instincts tell us to like it. Weird, it must be some sort of campaigning. I will never understand americans, I guess. I don't like the f-ing dry turkey, I'd much rather eat traditional norwegian dried, salted & steamed mutton, but my parents don't like it. Oh, and the fact that Santa has stopped visiting my house. I must be a really, really bad girl. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Hahaha, now this is funny: at http://www.tuaca.com/Default.aspx They apparently think they know how old we are. That was maybe not the stupidest piece of web design and marketing I've seen, but it comes close. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?