virgin-burner

well, i went to see my rigger today, brought him a bottle of good wine and watched him packing my reserve and chatted about lots of stuff, his method of packing, containers, malfunctions and what not. he even showed me a different way of packing my main than what i have learned. and i got to make a jump after that, just to get back into the saddle.. so yea, i'm not ignorant to tips or advice, i just prefer it in RL than from the interwebz.. that was really interesting!

well, considering i was looking at my alti first after i was checking for traffic, looking if i could lower the slider on that thing, at first releasing only one toggle (those things stick a lot better than actual mains), looking for my canopy because i believed it to be bye-bye for sure as well as my freebag, then deciding it wasnt worth going after it, and yes, i think i took a couple deep breaths too; that's a pretty good time. obviously you havent read the whole post. that's ok! i wouldnt expect any less of most posters around here, and if they do, they probably ignore half of it and dont understand a quarter of the rest. oh, and as for "normal" opening heights, 2500ft is moronic, imho.. as for shrubbing my profile, i dont intend to post here much anymore, simply because i'm tired of having to deal with retarded behaviour. as it is shown in this thread again in it's whole beauty! and as i've said before, "listen to your instructors" as it is so often cited here, apparently, no-one has a problem on my dz with my wing, either they hate my guts, or, they think i'm competent enough. and so do i. and really, that's it. that's my absolute last post on the subject. have a NICE day!

nah man, not at all.. i turned pretty pale once i was down and done. i could kick myself in the face for not having video on that jump.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

are we going there again bill!? i post about how i saved my life, and five posts down the thread turns into a shit-fest again; how about you do your job as a mod and stop this!?

HAHAHAHAHA VB thats what you get haha, nice find, which thread was that again!? dayum, i have NEVER expected it to be THAT violent.. just fucking CRAZY, i shit you not.. Glad to hear you are doing well, just be careful when people start quoting your words back at you. Just saying. just told a buddy today "you know, i am who i am, and i'll never get that to change!".. dizzy.com's entertaining n'all, and i've met a great couple of friends around here. you can think of me whatever you want, and i probably wouldnt give a rat's ass about it. if you are a true friend, you will not judge me by my words NOR by my actions really; you will take me for who i am. fuck the rest! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

HAHAHAHAHA VB thats what you get haha, nice find, which thread was that again!? dayum, i have NEVER expected it to be THAT violent.. just fucking CRAZY, i shit you not.. Cool Beans on the safe return to the ground via Plan B.... Now... you gonna give that tiny little canopy more chances to take you out i dont really know how to say this in english: "ich werde sie in ihre schranken verweisen!" “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

HAHAHAHAHA VB thats what you get haha, nice find, which thread was that again!? dayum, i have NEVER expected it to be THAT violent.. just fucking CRAZY, i shit you not.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

are you taking visitors!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

oh, and before i forget, i was SCARED of that day. i always believed "yea-yea, when you have 1000 jumps maybe, not before!" guess i was wrong.. oh, and jrmrangers, did i say "i love you" recently!? i do!!! “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 was surprised mate.. i have FUCK NO clue in what orientation i was in when i launched, but i'm pretty sure it wasnt a good one and changing to worse fast.. it's like 5hrs later and i'm still feeling the rush; i got a headache. my shoulders hurt, i got a good nick on the chin-part of the throat from the chest-strap (which was tight and it's a custom-rig, so go figure..). dayum, i would NEVER have believed how that thing would spin me around! oh, canopy has no line-burns or anything! fucking awesome, i got all the gear back, but that ride was SCARY!!! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

for secnd life replay.. sheesh, i've had my first reserve today; a lineover from HELL! it was our season-ends party, last jump of the day, some "hit n'rock"-competition. i probably packed a bit in a hurry, dont know if this is what caused it, but chances are pretty good. so anyway, we do couple groups of two per pass, open at determined altitude, 5000ft-something in my case. we do a 2way, break off at 6k, track away, i pitch, got slammed like FUCK. the bitch starts turning VIOLENTLY, if you'd ask me, i'd say 2 rotations per second.. i was thinking of trying to fix that for exactly 0.25 seconds when my hands were already on the handles. pulled cutaway, nice launch, still the same blue-green-blue-green, tried to stabilize for maybe 3 seconds before i thought "FUCK THIS!" and pulled my reserve.. which opened PERFECT! first time i looked at my altimeter i was down to maybe 2500ft. slided the landing SHAKING! took my shit off, had to have a little walk around the dz just to cool it! of course everyone asking.. dayum, there was a while when i thought i'd pass out, buddy says i'm pale like a ghost.. best parrt was, i kept all my handles, the freebag almost landed in the peas and the canopy landed right over the street from the dz that a mate went to pick up. of course i paid my beer-dues for first reserve. i didnt stay for too long for the party, after dinner i left and am having now a REALLY stiff whiskey n'coke at home. everything's aking and i'm mentally and physically exhausted! again, i would like to thank my instructors for the excellent training i received, my rigger for packing my reserve, PD for making it.. and all the girls that gave me hugs.. the guys too, but you know! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

really nice work! the other one mentioned is friggin' amazing! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

If only you could use your drivers license to jump .... well, under the light sport pilot rules here in the US, i can fly a light sport plane with a drivers license, after being trained how to fly. he has been trained under the USPA. a jump with an instructor should be the most required. someone is just wanting to make some cash off this guy. uhm, i think the name suggests a girl, since it's "germanlady"; if it was thailady, chances are it's a ladyboy! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

got a new username sangi!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

they're called Safire2.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

in about 200 jumps mine never slammed me; but i was pretty meticulous when packing it. the bigger they are, the more they have a tendency to open hard is said.. mine was a 150. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

dont you kinda adopt at least SOME sort of "persona" when you get into skydiving? or "vibe" or whatever you want to call it if you do your AFF and most of your jumps there!? i know i have, sure thing when it comes to certain choices i've made.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

Not too far off, VB. Current prices here range from $22 to $26 or so for a turbine hop. The feds have been threatening to put us on FAR part 135 or another strict chapter for years, and crap like the Lodi deal might just put us there. i dont think the FAA would be so unreasonable to punish the whole industry for ONE black sheep, which is not even a USPA-member!? ^^that's more of a question than a statement actually.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

apparently, you've never skydived in switzerland; double the jump-price MY ASS! with rate as of today, USD 51.60!!! nope, it's NOT as funny as it sounds.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

failed (foolish) suicide attempt wait until you do your first BASE from 180ft; you're over with life, THEN! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

those that you mentioned, including yourself, at least know how to keep a civil tone, and not some noob that think has the right to call me names.. anyway, i ran MY choice with MY instructors as it is so often referenced here. and i rather stick to those with what, 15k+ jumps, which is about the number of jumps accumulated out of the people you've mentioned. anyway, FUCK those dipshit noobs that think they know better, FUCK everyone that thinks they have somehow earned the right to ruin a perfectly good thread for a jumper in need, and DOUBLE-FUCK those that actually did participate without having something to contribute! i'm off for a holiday! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

HOLY FUCK!!!! yea, that's more like it.. even a stand-up landing, i'm impressed! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

how many jumps do you have, and, have you douched yet!? at least my reserve's bigger than my main! “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 still have yet to have a reserve - knock on wood; but since i'm a dirty high puller, i expect it to be a bit longer! “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 was right in front of the dz in a forest next to it. those trees are HIGH there, like 60ft at least.. twists, bam-bam, reserve out, flare, hugged a tree. it happened just as fast as you read that. it's pretty amazing he walked away from that.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda