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Well, I hear the openings are better on a Pilot anyway. Can't choose something as important as my main only based on color. 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 was going to get pink, but aerodyne doesn't make pink canopies, and I wanted the Pilot, so it's red for me. With two white stripes. Solid colors are fo reserves. I like bright colors on a canopy, and it's also easier for others to see me and easier for me to find my cutaway main. 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?

Congrats! That's sooo cool! I envy you the color. 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 very good at answering the phone anyway. That hasn't improved since my ex started bugging me on the phone at all times of the day or night. Let it ring, I'll call up later if it is someone I want to talk 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?

It's so beautiful to see men show true feelings. It nearly makes me cry... 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?

What helped me get over this was packing and jumping the rental gear at my local dz, thats old PD sabres. Lots of people gave me different tips and tricks for making it open more softly, and I tried some of these methods out. Some were good (like having control over where the slider is until the canopy is in the bag), and others I didn't like (rolling the nose just made the canopy snivel uncomfortably long, then open with a bang). This made me realize that what you put in the container is what comes out. Small adjustments matter, and what you do with the fabric and lines determine what kind of opening you will have. And when you pack yourself, you will know exactly what is in your container. That's a good feeling. You can still have a malfunction, but at least you are the only one to blame. (you or Murphy...) BTW packing techniques that work for me might not work for you. I have quite low airspeed on my belly, and that might explain why rolling the nose wasn't a good idea for me. Straight pro pack is what I like. Like others replied here: the canopy wants to open, and if someone has watched you pack and says it's OK, then jump it. Jumping your own pack job makes you a better packer, and boosts your confidence when jumping. I tried to think positive when learning to pack and jump my own pack jobs, instead of "if I don't do this right, I'll die!", I thought "I want a nice, soft, on heading opening, that's why I do this." I have jumped pack jobs by other low timer jumpers. I always extract the kill-line PC and check it, and actually at one time it was still collapsed. But I don't repack the canopy itself. It opened, even if some of the openings have been a little "funny" (didn't have time to count the seconds after I pulled before I felt the fully inflated Sabre1 over my head, or: sabre opens normally, then suddenly turns 90 degrees). And get the bagging right. when you bag neatly, you know that you're not messing up your otherwise beautiful pack job. Practice it more if you don't feel confident about it. Wow, I'm longing for the feel of zp nylon in my hands. Cant jump here right now, because of something called "winter". 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?

Parents: Microwave oven Sister: Facial care product that doesn't fit my skin type Niece: Calendar with pics of herself Myself: New rig Santa Claus: Nothing! 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?

God Jul, alle sammen! (That's Merry Christmas in Norwegian) I'm getting the best present, a brand new Aerodyne Icon that's sewn for me, (that's from me, of course...), the presents for my family aren't half as nice. This means I'm probably not a good girl, and Santa Claus will probably not bring me any presents. 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 Assosiacion of PINK Skydivers (A.P.S.) would strongly protest. Pink is cool, pink looks good, pink is visible. Getting a reserve in a mismatching color is an extra incentive not to have them out at the same time. Pink and orange crashes horribly, and two-out is pretty ugly anyway. Get the colors you like if you're buying new. Your money, your gear, your taste. But if you skydive in a forested area, green or black is a really, really bad idea. It won't be found if you cutaway, and people will have problems seeing you from above. Bright colors actually look good in the sky. Why get something boring and black when you can have any color you want? 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?

This was posted in the wrong forum. This belongs in the "Men only" forum where male skydivers discuss health, family and emotional problems. And women love belly flyers. It's true! 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?

What about making one yourself? I draw the graphics I want, then scan them, and finish them in Adobe illustrator. Or you can use a photograph. Or you can just draw or paint and bring it to a print shop and have them scan it for you. Then you'll have something unique that not everyone has. 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?

That's the worst thing ever. The smell alone makes me very nearly sick. It makes weird threads when stirred, like melted cheese. It looks like soy beans that have been too long in a box in your fridge and should be thrown out. It's a little like strong cheese, only tastes worse than it smells. And then you can't get rid of the taste, because it sticks to your lips. I needed to take a shower and brush my teeth. But it's healthy. Really good for you. (at least according to japanese research). It is often eaten with mustard. Anything to cover up the taste. I tried to learn to like it when I lived in Japan, but no success. ;-) But I agree, the chicken in the egg was pretty gross too. And woms and so on. The difference is that you know that natto is safe to eat, you probably won't get a stomach upset or anything, it is even good for you, but some of the other things listed here are things that are perceived as unsafe, so you get scared in addition to grossed. 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?

Why use an inferior operating system that isn't built for security from the start, but has security as "options" that you can buy later? Why use an operating system that need regular reboots to work properly? Why use something that hasn't even got a proper "kill"-command? How can you stand all those obtrusive messages that windows gives while you are working? Are you a gamer, a music/film pirate or need to run some special accountant software that only runs on windows? Yeah, I work in IT, and with windows, but I have worked both with Mac and Linux, and some operating systems require more of your attention than others. Windows works fine if you are in a protected office network with proffessionals who can look after your computer. Windows works well if you're good with computers. I could'nt be bothered with having windows at home. I just want to touch my keyboard and have something that works. Even if I don't do every update on time or do regular virus scans or hard disk defragmentations. These things are boring, and the whole point of having a computer, is delegating boring work to it. What about trying: http://www.ubuntu.com/ or http://www.novell.com/linux/ or even, if you can afford it: http://www.apple.com/ Whatever you do, though, do not get "winantivirus pro". This is an obtrusive malware designed to trick you into giving money to the ones who made it. I't has a flashy GUI, but doesn't do anything else. Oh, by the way: you windows people can go ahead and throw tomatoes on me now. 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'll aim for the mattress, then. 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 tried. The dropzone is closed for the winter, none of the other places have rental gear, and I'm planning on downsizing. So I thought, I might as well read up on the theory for my B-certificate test and practice my PLFs. The reading was straightforward, but crashing my feet into a chair doing a PLF on an old mattress was painful. Luckily I'm not seriously hurt, but I'll try outside next time. Rather have people look at me when I do it in a park than kicking that chair again. Well, I need to be able to PLF. I'm going to try a PD 126R. 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 didn't know where to post this, it's skydiving related, but not directly a skydiving question. anyway: This article on wikipedia.org needs some work: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfunction It's not complete, it's not accurate, it contains possibly dangerous advice (like on how to clear a lineover), things that doesn't make sense ("annoying malfunction", yeah, "annoying " above your decicion altitude, that is... "annoying linetwists" become "really annoying" below that ) I thought I would go in and edit it myself, but I'm just an A-certificate holder and not much of an authority. Just make it short and simple, and make a point that how a skydiver deals with the malfunctions depends on various factors such type of canopy, wing loading and so on, and that the aim of this article is not to give advice on how to deal with malfunctions, just give information. And it could be grouped with high-speed malfuncions first, then partial malfunctions. And kept in simple language that non-skydivers would understand. And should probably have some numbers on the frequency of malfuncions and cutaways. And a little info on why the main fails and the reserve works. People will use wikipedia to find all kinds of information, even this kind of information. Maybe it should be deleted in it's entirety, but someone will always write a new one. I'm sure it would be helpful for non-skydivers and people who hope to become skydivers that this article was a little more accurate. Anyone who want to help? 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, if I calculate the prices over here to $ pr gallon, it's 6.94$ pr gallon, but I'm no matematician, you do do the math: 12NKR per litre. But it's allright, We're used to it, we don't complain. 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?

Thanks for really good video, and for the reminder! Looks like that plush dog deserved a good kicking. And that you were happy to see your reserve, but I guess that's how people generally feel about their reserves Scary see to something as innocent-looking as a plush dog become dangerous. Really nice. Educational and entertaining at the same time! Thank you! 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?

can't understand why this forum points to aerodyne icon when I write "icon". I meant the little picture-button thin in a computer program, not the rig, but I am sure you understand what I mean. 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?

This is easy. You need a newer version af Adobe photoshop, or Adobe Photoshop Elements, and the recipe goes like this: select the areas that you want in B/W. You can use any selection tool for this, I mostly use the magic wand, but for round objects, like irises it is better to use something more precice, like the elliptical marquee tool. If you are going to leave color on only small parts of the picture, you can select the areas you want to leave color on, and then inverse the selection (select-->inverse). Don't worry of you don't get it completely accurate, we will come to that. Close to the bottom of your photoshop toolbox, you will find a small icon that you can click to "enter quick mask mode". Click it, and the unselected parts of your picture will be covered with a red, semi-transparent color. You can now use the paintbrush tool or any painting tool of your choice to edit the selection. Soft paintbrush the right size usually gives the best results. Use patience, and experiment. When you are done, click the "edit in standard mode" icon to go back to normal seletion. For easier selections, it can be enough to skip the quick mask step, and just feather the selection a little (select-->feather). Now, make e new hue/saturation adjustment layer (layer-->new adjustment layer-->hue/saturation) Push the saturation slider to -100. Chose select-->deselect when you are done. If you want to make more changes later, you can always double click on the adjustment layer later and push the sliders, without having to make the selection again, because the selection is saved along with the layer. When you edit photos in photoshop or any other cool image editing tool, don't overdo it, sometimes the subtle effects look best. But, by all means, play and experiment, you only use disk space. Being able to select in photoshop opens up many fun possibilities. Try to move the saturation slider the other way and see what happens. Hope this was of any help 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?