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  1. RTFM Page 74 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  2. please stick to one thread Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  3. http://wpc.cf2008teuge.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=36 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  4. I've gathered quite a bit of useful info from other peoples' pictures so I thought I'd post mine here (but mainly just to provide some more to go in Matt's collection ). I've been jumping my 2K Composites FFC for a few years, with an aluminium bracket made by my good friend Billy Payn (there's currently a Sony DCR-PC330 sidemounted with a Hama 0.45x lens) but I've recently added a Canon 350d (with standard 18-55 mm kit lens) mounted on a Stroboframe. It's a Brent Finley cross sight on a removable Schumamcher articulated extender and Brent Finley clamp. It's mounted on the left because that's my dominant eye and as per Norman's advice, it keeps it away from the pilot chute side. The tongue switch is from Conceptus. It's a Bonehead Composites chincup and the quick release is homemade. I've not got to jump it with the stills yet; hopefully this weekend! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  5. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1199081#1199081 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  6. Dreamer........ I'm sure the Perris Jet will be back in the air by then! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  7. Possibly, TBD. according to Bigways.com? Can I be last dive out of the lead jet please? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  8. Here you go. It deserves to be recorded for posterity anyway. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  9. cpoxon

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    Did you try doing a search first? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  10. Are you paying by Credit Card or PayPal? If PayPal, it doesn't matter since your details are with them. If you win, the guys at UKS will contact you to see where you want it sending to (they'll work out you are not from the UK from your ZIP code rather than a post code). If you are paying by credit card then putting UK might break the card security address verification; I'll check that out. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  11. Exactly why I posted. I think I'm known well enough on here that I don't have to repeat the phrase "I'm fucking deaf!" again and again. Paul did a great job by the way. I'm guessing you didn't read the More Info on the right that said, And the IP address pool for uk.youtube is the same as the one for www.youtube.com or even youtube.com. It's not UK specific. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  12. The raffle is open to everyone world-wide; jumpsuits will be shipped anywhere to the winner. And the deadline has been extended to the 25th of July Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  13. Awesome. Thanks Kate. have PM'ed you Stu at UKS contact details as he's the one organising it. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  14. The skydivers that took part in the live Honda advert that was aired in the UK have donated the jumpsuits to be raffled/auctioned. The proceeds will go to help support the family and friends of those involved in the tragic accident that happened the day after the advert was filmed. The draw for 6 suits ends tomorrow (10th of July) so you need to enter now if interested. 6 further suits will be auctioned on eBay. Buy a raffle ticket Smallprint: Post approved by Sangiro. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  15. How do you use the 9401 picture? Obviously we teach students to look past twists and to check their canopy first. We ask them to ask themselves, is it big, rectangular and sound; if no, as in that picture, it's a malfunction. However, as experienced jumpers we might think that the twists have gone in before the canopy has fully inflated, so therefore could be an example of what they might see if they check their canopy before their 4 second safety count. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  16. Woohoo! This is my WPC filming the UK 2-way and 4-way teams, CFUK! Looking forward to it! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  17. It would be a lot easier if you posted some pictures! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  18. I feel your pain TK. A few years ago, I did a hop and pop where I was wearing a brand new pair of Oakleys that were fairly wrap around and on under my frap hat thinking they were secure; they weren't. As I exited, I looked down and the slipsteam got behind them, pushed them down my nose and off my face. I grasped for them as my canopy deployed but missed. Guess that will teach me for being dumb rather than cool in the sunglasses! A few weeks ago I did a tandem and as I exited I felt the ears of my frap hat flap up; I'd forgotten to clip it up under my chin. Luckily it's a fairly well fitting hat plus the goggles around the outside but I could definitely feel it lifting up and it wouldn't have survived terminal. Left hand went to the top of the head as the right hand deployed the drogue. Once it was out and set I was able to clip it back up again before tapping the student on the shoulder and continuing the skydive. It wasn't on video (un?)fortunately! Would have been expensive loosing a nice frap hat and Neptune! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  19. Dave, you're familiar with this fatality I presume? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  20. Right-mouse click this link and Save the Target to your local computer (in IE at least, it's Save Link As in Firefox). Now if you drag and drop the saved file into a browser, it should work if you have the plug-in installed (which you will have if you've been browsing it online). You'll need to download the link if Dave updates it though. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  21. Its getting even more pathetic.... Groan, that's enough. See kids why trolling isn't really that funny. Steve, tell Jack he'd better be on his best behaviour for a while! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  22. This is the official press release which puts it in a better persepective: Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  23. Nothing, we just don't like cross-posting. You should have put it in General Skydiving Discussions if there nothing wrong then why take it out? Nothing is wrong with it, it's jsut the best way for everyone to look at it is to post it in the most widely-read forum i.e. General. Cross-posting isn't allowed for the benefit of all the community. Please read the rules Thanks. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  24. Nothing, we just don't like cross-posting. You should have put it in General Skydiving Discussions Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  25. Talk to Tony Knight who flew a lot of drops from the CHerokee 6 at Old Buck. Or speak to someone at Hibaldstow" as I believe they are still flying a Cherokee 6? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live