raymond_jones

a couple of thoughts............... 1.) she has 75 jumps, so she should have an "A" license. she doesn't have to have an AAD if she doesn't want one and the DZ doesn't make it mandatory. or she has 75 jumps, has NO "A" license (should have .an AAD) and probably should take up bowling. 2.) she jumped up. (thats her own damn fault and no one elses) even if an experienced jumper said something to her theres a good chance she would have jumped up anyhow, most likely because she has done it 74 times before. 3.) Raeford normally does check gear and paperwork. I know cause i jump there and have been checked after being gone for a few months or years. 4.) for ppl coming from a DZ whose motto is "if your gonna be stupid, you'd better be tough!" you sure bitch a lot about things. JUST JUMP !!!!!! ( but not UP !!!!!!) a new motto for you free of charge.) "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

id look more into stretching and/or yoga to get your body used to being bent and stretched in awkward positions over prolonged periods of time. if the gym suits you better i'd do more of the lower body, back, and shoulders. reguardless of how much effort you put in to getting in shape before hand your still gonna be sore as hell from using muscles you normally don't, and/or hitting the walls/net. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

i think thats a great idea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even better, there should be a button that opens up the turning vains so ppl get sucked into the fans and chopped up if they suck. they don't allow skydivers to control the air speed for safety reasons. mostly because skydivers pound themselves into walls (or net) at the lower/slower settings, like 65%. thats why instructors and controllers limit/control the speed. in essence they save you from yourself. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

explain to your instructor what you would like to accomplish. if you can belly fly at least somewhat proficiently they will most likely move you to backflying fairly quickly. if i were you i'd try and get ray or jason to coach you. and as for "really nailing head up in an hour" it will most likely take a lot longer than an hour of time to nail it (be bad ass) but you never know, you may be a natural. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

forget about the suit, throw the book away, it's C-R-A-P "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

QuoteHey folks, I'm on jump 38 and still having issues jumping with just 1 person and doing docks with them. I'm getting super frusterated. Is this normal? It seems other people are learning and progressing faster then me. Everyone always says tunnel time helps with everything but would it help for docking since it's so small? Thanks, yes, being frustrated is super normal. and yes the tunnel will help you with docking, the size of the tunnel doesn't matter, it is a representation of an approximate distance. ie 12ft is 12ft of flying space. if a greater area of separation from another jumper is hindering your docking, then there are bigger issues that need to be addressed. otherwise the tunnel may be exactly what you need to improve your docking skills. even if you don't pay for coaching, most tunnel instructors will be more than happy to help and give advise to you free of charge. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

In terms of body position, though, it can indeed teach bad habits. I've learned most of my advanced RW bodyflight in tunnels, but I occasionally noticing myself falling into "bad habits" (i.e. turning by dropping both knees, which is a trick you can use in a tight tunnel) that might come from flying in a tunnel. ------------------------------------------------------------ how is that a bad habbit if you can fly it straight down the tube? do they judge your skydiving body positions before and after docks now too? "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

Quotewhats the average price for wind tunnels. im thinking about doing one before i do my aff 1. i live in orlando florida and there is skyventure there and is $45 for the intro. its an hour of flight. Dude your not gonna get an hour in the tunnel for $45. at the least 2x 1:00 flights. even thats pushing it. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

1st of all...... i can read the website, "Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain. Normally the body's immune system makes proteins called antibodies, to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials." blah,blah,blah, basically, it's a sick kid who has a disease that will affect the rest of their life. maybe terminal maybe not, but kids are around more bad shit than adults are. 2nd..... it's the USPA, not the presidency. who really gives two flying fucks. i'd guess not every drop zone group member, or member in general, follows every BSR or regulation that are on the books. this is just in an excuse to "bitch" about someone. if the people of the USA are going to allow a person that had a fidelity issue with their husband, who was a president, run for president. then i think you and all of them can forgive and forget him for helping out a sick kid. if you can't than you just as fucked up and retarded as the rest. lets look back and see which dzo on the bod. has never broken or gone against the regulations for lesser matters. oh yeah, your right all the other dzos at bigger dz's are bod's. and follow every rule and regulation that there is. give me a break. your speaking to DEAF EARS here. but still i'm willing to bet you have never broken any law. (right) "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

what exactly is the "big deal" of him doing a tandem without having all the paper work filled out at the time? obviously he wasn't trying to hide the fact because photos were taken. I think it's pretty admirable that a person would do something for somebody that has a terminal illness at that age. as for his resignation, thats his business. now theres a slot open for someone to kiss ass to the other DZO's on the B.O.D. "kip, you rock !!!!!!!!! " "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

not replying directly to you thread................. if somebody thinks they have 9 lives like a cat or has no fear whats so ever should not be in the sport of skydiving. this # of heart beats thing is pure and utter bullshit. i am in agreence with "if it's your time than it's your time" type of mentality, but onlt if you've done everything within your power to prevent it. (to include quitting skydiving) otherwise your wasting you breath on death ears. if you skydive because of no fear and your willingness to die then eat a bullet on the ground and prove your man/woman hood. be a real "fatailist". "stunts" which they are called have "safety measures" that must be acheived before being tried. jumping without a chute is retarded in my eyes yet glorified in others. yet the only ppl that have live from doing it have had a plan. hmmm..... fatailism. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

Quoteslow left turn only correctable by deep right brakes. reserve landed in this configeration "That would have nothing to do with packing. It could have something to do with Precision Aerodynamics, no wait, a whole new company Precision Aero, lack of quality control. " ............................................................................................... as i said before i own 3 precision reserves. no prob. all 118sq. ft. and do 90+ degree turns prior to landing them. talking about a much bigger reserve for a tandem. not precision. all canopy malfunctions, reserve bitches, under up-jumper gear please don't reply to this thread. ("my appologies for not stating i was talking about tandems in the 1st place") "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

for dragon2 and hookinswoop: it wasn't a main it was a reserve. and i own 3 persison reserves, all of which fly great. (no built in turns as one post would incinuate) "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

talked to rat boy, info was sent. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

a question for any riggers on here........ situation: under a main canopy flying straight, but not landable due to other reasons, sub terminal cut away and reserve deployment (both on heading with no noticible turn: question: what malfuncttions could happen if the reserve canopy's brakes wern't stowed prior to being packed, or both mysteriously fired at the same time during opening? end result: hung slider, tail of canopy slamming together, flying straight yet very unstable, decent rate not noticible. reached up pulled down on both toggles several times (no extra slack of brake lines stowed when brakes are set noticed when reaching up. hence theory or brakes not being stowed or both fired at same time), slider drops around 6 inches but still 1/2 way between canopy and slider stops. canopy fully opens (no more of the tail slamming together) left two end cells now collapsed, rolled under canopy with material from nose appearing to go inbetween lines on the same side. slow left turn only correctable by deep right brakes. reserve landed in this configeration. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

great video my russian friend. and what he said. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

this is not a direct reply to your post......... i think if someone decides to jump from a plane without a chute and rely on someone else to save them then good for them. personally, i think it's fucking retarded. yeah ill watch the damn video, say its cool all day long here on DZ dot com, and state he has a set of brass balls the size of a globe, but when it comes down to it, it's fucking stupid. trained stuntman or rich sponsered show off, who really cares. people push skydiving and sports to the extreme limits everyday, and ppl watch and bitch, complain and condone all their actions. fortunally this stunt turned out good, but will he do it every time from here on out? will 10,000 skydivers try it next year? should we all stare at the video in awe? probablly not. reguardless, I thoink a failed attempt would have gotten more publicity and higher video sales and downloads. maybe next time. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

do you pack your own gear? - if so do you not inspect it ie. make sure your pilot chute is cocked? if it wasn't cocked in the air theres a good chance it wasn't cocked on the ground. also maybe you would have notice the missing ring or inquire why it wouldn't cock or stay cocked. did you think about going through all of your emergency procedures? - according to your post you had the reserve handle out of the velcro and about to pull it when your main started to inflate. if there was a half second more delay, it is quite possible of having a simaltanious deployment maybe causing a main and reserve intanglement. id get some remedial classes on packing and gear inspection and emergency procedures when you get back. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

Nice PA, but anyway ... You made my point. You have an agenda, and it isn't to preserve the purity of advertisement in the world of skydiving. Others have indicated that as well. My point is further proved that you believe "truth in advertising" applies to your DZ's competition and others but not you, Mister 1 year and 666 jumps ... my @#$ just yanking your chain man. Lighten up, it is only a forum thread. steve-ooooo, your a pretty cool kat. sorry for any insults, but when the phone rings a 1:30am and wakes my ass up to hear a message from a subject......... anyway, im not advertising anything to make money from others so my profile on here shouldn't be an issue. but for $49.45 id be more than happy to update it. please makes checks payable to........ "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

you are about as observant as a ant about to get stepped on. but to answer your questions, 1.) yes that is raeford, yes i took the pictures, and yes i have jumped there quite often. I know tony, kate, gean paul, rigger rob, mr. blue and his wife when they were there, gram the pilot, ect. but when i was in NC i worked and lived at southern comforts skydiving which was there competitor, but i hung out at raeford from time to time, the same as i did at C.S.S. in louisburg, adrenaline sky sports, as well as others. 2.) so i have a staff pic of D.S.C. on MY website. since you know so much and arn't trying to talk shit, you prob realized by now that im not in it. (nows about the time you look pretty dumb) those are my good friends. i also have pictures at eloy and skydive sedonna when i was there. 3.) there website does mislead ppl in some way or some sort, and it is in a way skyride like. you obviously dont care, (probablly got misled yourself by some older guy at some point in your childhood, and now stand up for the misleading. classic case of stockholm syndrome) i was just pointing it out and asking what ppl thought. 4.) you seem to be making a lot of accusations, which leads a lot of ppl to think maybe your defense of it is because you have some monitary gain in it. im sure its just a coincidence though. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

am i saying or recommending to do things under 25 jumps? my time in the sport has nothing to do with the conversation at large........i have better things going for me in life than worry or even care about my profile on DZ.COM. obviously you'd rather see new and up coming jumpers get scandled than lead them in the right direction from the get go. remind me to add you to the list.............................. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

you will be able to jump on your own and experience the thrill of flying. After this you can try freeflying(vertical flying), skyboarding, or even the new birdman suit. so after 9 jumps you go on your own and start freeflying, skyboarding, and wingsuits? if a new jumper sees this off the get go thats what they think. 1st impressions are the most important. you didn't see anything wrong with that? "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

After searching the internet, I came across this business arizonia the website is: phoenixareaskydiving.com here is what they tell students who are wanting to get "certified" in skydiving: "Phoenix Area Skydiving is the best place to get certified if you live in the Phoenix area. We are the closest dropzone to Phoenix and have an excellent safety record. After you graduate from our 9 jump AFP Program you will be able to jump on your own and experience the thrill of flying. After this you can try freeflying(vertical flying), skyboarding, or even the new birdman suit. Call today to start your adventure in skydiving." and people wonder why younger jumpers have death wishes. I suppose this is another "skyride" buddy ruining our sport to make a few bucks. --------------- scumbags------------------------------- "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

so I told myself no problem , ‘curl out in a ball and explode into an arch’, only problem is I couldn’t get my legs in or bend at the waist. The spin remained turbo charged. Curiously I remained calm and thought OK try something else, so I reached down with my right hand and managed to grab some fabric on my suit just below my right knee and pulled hard on that, next thing I am on my belly spinning real fast but I stopped that got stable and because I was shaken ( in every sense of the word) I pulled my main, without checking alti or waving off ( bad I know but I was wanting out of freefall – and didn’t think) >1st of all arch, in what ever instruction you have gotten an arch will damn near always get you on your stomach. not grabbing at a knee and then trying to explode into an arch. you couldn't even ball up. >2nd you need to wave off every time, especially if there are ppl with you or groups above you. there are the pull priorities, still no one says you can't wave off while being unstable. >at this point i think you need to keep jumping, getting unstable and recovering from your instability. at a tunnel most instructors won't let you back fly or sit fly until you've mastered certain things.(such as belly flying, then back flying, ect.) >always check your altitude and don't rely on technology to save your ass. luckly you didn't end up on the incident reports. "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."

hey buddy if you feel you deserve 15 dollars to teach someone then thats your philosophy on it. no quams here. (id rather spend my money in a different way. like getting coached by someone on a pro team.) and im sure you and the other average joes are AMAZING instructors. as to deserving more credit and respect than im showing, well im really sorry but i can't help you in that department. credit and respect are things that are earned. not given because of what ratings,internet status, or what ever you claim to have on DZ.com. where i come from when someone is expressing their opinion on a subject, and another person desides they are going to respond to the conversation, weeks after it was done with by pms and e-mails, by telling a person with his own unique perception about a subject, that "you don't know what the F... you are talking about!!!" no respect or credit is given to said individual. but to humor you, i will give you some credit. "congratulations!!!! after not even thinking about this thread for almost 3 weeks now, i get a call from a coach and instructor from my local DZ saying you have to read this guys post. should I bill your the 15 dollars or should i have him send it to you?" "your the shit till you eat it !!!!!!!! damn that wall hurts..."