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Thanks! 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 is one good and simple answer to this: If it's safe enough for me, then it's safe enough for my family. That's how I feel about it. I'd love to dive with both friends and family if they wanted to. 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?

Nono: In space, loud sounds like explosions are even louder because there is no air to get in the way. 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, it's not exactly safe, but people still do it because they like it. Everyone have their own way to deal with the fear that inevitably comes with skydiving. You have to find the way that's best for you. Count yourself for normal because you're afraid. And you have to make up your own mind about it being worth the risk. Only you decide if you want to jump. I do it because I love it, I know that it's possible to do "everything right" and still die, but I also know that by doing things right I drastically reduce my risks. It's a personal decision, and I have come to the conclusion that I want to do it. Because it's fantastic fun and a dream come true for me. It's worth it. 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 wanna try! For the speed, and also the red one she's wearing look kinda sexy.

This gets me excited! I look forward to hearing more news about this!

haha no many people have made comment even if skyD is an XY he's still a girl Good to know. So I know that I can safely flame him if he posts if women only forum. 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'm just wondering what it would be like to skydive in a suit like that Fast? 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?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimming Just to clear things up for some people reading this thread. 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?

Skydemon? Are you a man or a woman? Your avatar looks slightly feminine... 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, she's a good ice skater. Who cares what she looks like 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?

Another life lost. Another set of paws that will never walk again. 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?

Just look at the picture. The woman in red.(I know the text is in norwegian). Norwegian national team ice skating coach said "no way I'm letting that fat girl run for my team" It's really sexist and stupid, but I'm laughing all the same. http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2007/02/15/492185.html edited to make clicky. 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 people buying clothes for me. I can wear anything. 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?

Stop being so positive 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?

Walt, Walt! Stiletto shoes are just like the PD stiletto. They're elegant, impressive and sexy, but they can seriously hurt you if you're not careful. And they do have more malfunctions than the average shoe (think loosened heel, heel stuck, complete loss of balance and so on). Stiletto injuries include back injury (not natural to carry your body in the way one typically does when wearing stilettoes) foot injury, (I mean, they're pointy at the end and you carry most of your weight on your toe), and we also have the more cataclysmic fall injuries, that include broken bones. This often happends when stilettoes are combined with alcohol. No, stilettoes are not my thing, I'm a boot girl, and I see no reason to get used to high heels. Girls who wear them all the time, will tell you that they are unproblematic, and that the advantages outweigh the problems. Then again, some skydivers will tell you that the PD stiletto is a nice and easy canopy. Women wear them because they look good. Women care about their appearance. That's the best explanation I've got. 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?

It's not really fun when there are _many_ snow days after each other. when the roads are full of the stuff and it mixes with road salt and dirt. When it gets in the brake system of your bicycle. And it's combined with too little daylight. Yuck! No, give me spring. Now. Reptilian climate for me, please... 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?

It's an important point that's taken up in this thread, and as I said in my previous posts, I think I have an idea why there are so many chops on toggles fire. Because people don't have a clue what to do about it except chop. I know many people who's only had one cutaway, and that was on a toggle fire. Good that we finally understand each other, DSE!

Thank you!

With less than perfect canopy, I mean, as some people talked about, with one or both toggles loose. So you have to steer with risers. It would be useful to be able to land that canopy. With less than perfect contitions, I mean cross wind, downwind and out. Also really useful. All decisions that has to do with cost has to be done on the ground. I pack properly, so I won't have to pay for a reserve repack. I mentioned the high performance landing course because it seems like everyone seems to want to learn to swoop, but classes in basic canopy safety aren't as popular. Sorry about my language, I've got a norwegian accent even when I type. 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'm not saying 100%, if you read my post, I'm saying CLOSE to 100%. And that's better than "high probability of injury" that I would have landing some "slow" mals. Of course I would work with some, not all slow mals down to my hard deck (which BTW is where my instructor set it for me). I'm just saying that I'd cutaway a toggles fire on unfamiliar gear that I had no idea how to land safely without my toggles. I won't know it's stall point, and that could be a real problem if I have to keep the canopy straight by holding one toggle. Low altitude stall wouldn't be any fun. The toggles fire is for me still a "maybe I can land it without breaking myself"-situation, and that calls for EPs by my book. No, I haven't had a toggles fire yet, but I think it's a good idea to know what to do about different mals on the ground. My time and altitude up there will be limited. I'm listening to what my fellow jumpers on my DZ and my instructors are saying. If you read my original post, you'll notice that I've had line twists too. Lots of them. without having to use my reserve. In the end it's really the individual jumper's decision. It's a question of safety and cost. So maybe something that would really improve safety in the sport would be better canopy training? And maybe that's the point of this thread, that people have no clue about landing a less-than-perfect canopy in less-than-perfect conditions, which means they cutaway something completely landable? Too bad the only organized canopy control course that's going to be held where I jump this summer is a course in high performance 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?

As long as you don't get killed in a stupid car accident on your way to the DZ. That would be irony. Too bad my car budget is blown on skydiing, because it would be nice to drive to the DZ at reasonable speed. 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?

But you don't, so you haven't got a clue So this thread is about telling all the world that you're cut? 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 actually did tell her she could use a labia-trim, that I MIGHT consider getting cut after she did. Drove her fucking apeshit . IMHO, sharp objects near my private parts are a big nono. unless there's a specific medical reason. I think I'm not the only one to feel that way. 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 have my own things that I'll do in case of different situations and mals, based on what I learned from my instructors. If anyone tries to critisize me for cutting away something I didn't want to land, then I'll tell them that it's my decision and that's that. And I'd cut away a toggles fire. I've only flown student's gear and rentals, and I'm not familiar enough with that gear to know that I can land it on risers, and I'm not gonna experiment with that when I don't have my toggles as a backup. If it was my own canopy, and I was very familiar with it, and I'd tried before to land on risers and knew I could do it, then sure. But not on unfamilar rental gear that I don't know the riser stall point of. But this is just what I'd do. And I've had things that have looked a little funny over my head. ("Why does this thing always open with collapsed end cells", "Oh, line twists that make risers cross in front of my face!" "Can't get PC out, I'll try again, then EP's). But I haven't had to use my reserve yet. I've seen quite a lot of cutaways, and I'm sure those jumpers were OK because they chose to cutaway. If jumper lands safely under reserve after toggles fire, then all's good, isn't it? I'm just thinking that statistically, my chances of a safe landing under a slow mal are pretty small, and that my chances with the reserve if I cutaway at reasonable altitude are close to 100%. Just my humble opinions, but I'm just a n00b. 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?