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thanks wendy, now that is information that is useable!

why, what for? i already know i'm the sexiest on here..! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

i have a chinese friend, with a thairestaurant n'everything. once i went there, had my dog with me. he looks at her suspicously. i say: "she's too old to cook!" him: "nah, she'll be alright for some soup!" “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

True But GREAT chocolate from from Belgium that will only happen when hell freezes over.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

happy b-day!

i have never said i was against it! but i do like the skyhook better.. when i saw that video, my jaw hit the floor! and having your freebag connected to the canopy is kinda cool, otherwise another couple of hundred bucks out the window in probably a lot of cases.. it seems, its nearly impossible to have a fruitful conversation on here. at least the skygods at my dropzone take their time to talk things through. they might be wrong, but make more sense and dont bash around on someone asking for advice. kinda sad, uh!? oh, but they have way more jumpnumbers, so they must be right!!! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

when exactly is that? just after you have an open canopy, stowed your slider and loosened your chest strap at say 7-800 meters? or right before getting into your landing pattern at say 300 meters? if it was the later, and a windgust collapses your wing, what then? for me, the risks just dont outweigh the benefits.. you know the dropzone has some traffic. helis coming in and taking off regularly. you know the winds change often, not only intensity, but also direction. most of the times the uppers are 90° to the conditions on the ground. always quite turbulent around 3-400 meters.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

Jim, I think you are wrong. I think he sounds like a crybaby that got his feeling hurt. And his 10,000-jump mentor is the one that is the retarded moron for handing out such shit advice. Sparky so it seems you and bozo are the typical internet-skygods that know better anyway. just proves my point. again, your voices are not the ones of reason. i know hardly anyone here that jumps an RSL or a skyhook. instead of making smart-ass comments, you could participate in the discussion. i gave my reasons, but all you do is pat each others back or flame on me. yea, right, i'm a crybaby with hurt feelings. i'm sure your skygod-mentality wont allow you speak normally to such a low-time jumper as me.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

i know you can de-activate. get that little hook-thingy of close to your risers on your harness. i dont think you'd be able to do so if you were being half-dragged on a windy day. and you know they are not so uncommon.. in for a drinking-game!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

mhm, dont know if i can comment on that with my short time in the sport, or with my low jumpnumbers. but, isnt that what its all about!?

happy skybirthday!

and this is a perfectly good solution everybody should be able to live with! even me..

thats some funny shit.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

Good to hear it. Your legs will be in fantastic shape in no time. You'll find that beer taste much better after a good hard bike ride. FYI though, you can get a DUI on a bicycle (at least here in the US). i think the same here.. but riding home for an hour drunk, i dont imagine that a very fun thing to do..

yes bill, and honestly, i dont think i've deserved any better! but its not as i wanted to use that thread to profile myself. all i said in the beginning was: "i wouldnt want to jump with an RSL or a skyhook". reasons i gave just a post further up. adjust my attitude if you wish to do so frost jumped at my throat for that. an unknown to me jumper. i will also forward his PM's to you if you wish so. so much for whistle-blowing in this case.. i told phreezone already, no bad blood. altough to me, some of the moderators actions seem not rational. but who is all the time, especially in the lights of the current tragedy. my sincere condolences to all involved. my sincere apology to those that felt offended. i was an inappropriate thing to do. i was an idiot. again, nobody's perfect all the time.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

i'm now just replying to the last..

thanks everyone for taking their time to respond to this.

and before i forget: repeated PA's via PM do not seem to bother the moderators! that leaves a lot of room for speculation.. none of which is nice.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

bill, in the post that created this "mess", i specifically said: "but what do i know.." tell you what: after i had aqquired my license, i was looking for gear. i got a javelin with no RSL offfered, with a sabre150 and a pdr143 in there. cypres2, very new. you know what i did first? i took it off the guy, walked the 15ft to the dude i talked about also in the other post. i'll gladly pm you his name, but if you're interested, you'll find out in a heartbeat. he's reputable. i asked him: "whaddaya think? might be a bit small for me, nah?". that canopy puts me close to 1.3. i had 61 jumps for my last licensing jump. he looks me straight in the eye and says: "with a little bit of training, you'll be just fine with it!" now you tell me: should i have asked you, or any other guy around here about it? he is my instructor and canopy coach. that doesnt mean i think you know shit or anything in that manner. does it give you reason to call me names or say wether i or him are full of shit!? i dont think so.. if i was jumping at your dropzone, you got every right to tell me what you think is right, you could even ground me possibly for being a dumbass. and i tell you another thing: he's one tough guy you dont want to upset. he's not the type of guy you want to get into discussions with. if you approach him, even after you fucked up, he will explain things in way even me can understand. do not let him approach you coz you thought your fuck-up was minor and didnt need talking.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

It stops me from starting threads here... I run everything pass my CI, but sometimes I wish people would play around a bit when I ask a question. Fair enough tell me to ask my instructors in depth and be wary of "internet people", but whats the harm in people discussing it... I don't think anyones going to go yanking there front riser down till they bounce because someone on the internet told them to. I don't mind lurking around though, I learn a lot by just reading. funny you say that: recently there was a guy on my dropzone that did just that on his licensing jump(s). suspicions were exactly those as described. he was a bit high on final.. now THAT could of started a nice discussion if he slammed himself into the ground, about how things are handled here and perceived by others "in the knowing"!? otherwise i completely agree with you, i like to get suggestions or "new" ideas. in the end, i will go "home" and discuss it there. usually i get my head fixed, so much for quality of information then but yea, i'm a curious mind! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

i'm also known to pick battles mate.. nothing new there! and i wont loose my sleep over it. i just couldnt sleep because it was to damn hot last night.. but waking up in the morning, having an inbox full of shit, being banned on incidents.. not that would be new as well, but false accusations, you know, the whole list! just doesnt make sense to me. i wonder if the same people would say the same things to me face to face. if i say now "cowardish acting", that will get me banned here too, but thats the way i feel and i'm sure someone will have their feelings hurt over this.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

recent discussions and rather unfriendly PM's (hence the title) make me wonder: why is it, whenever someone asks a specific question, he gets the answer: talk to your instructor. if one so does, and bases his choices on that, its said that he'd rely on experiences of others. well, this might be the case. but is it because some internet skygods only value their own opinion and dont like others to piss in their (swoop)pond? excuse me, i rather trust the people that have been educating me, not some unfriendly person that knows it better in any case, calling me names and i dont know what not. or places bets on bounce-bingo, the sickest shit on earth.. and if you feel like notifying whoever you want, go for it, as its been done already. i'm not only known to be fucking annoying, i actually do listen and learn. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

or mine for that matter.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

stop-loss was super sad.. i wont add any other of my thoughts, otherwise this will be moved to SC in a hearteat.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda