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Hey, don't you get any of that baby oil on my rig, ya hear! Cya D

Skycat, those are nice Tevas Cya D

You can always have a purple ass, and knees.........and still getaway with biffing occasionally

Jump suit coulours are quite important If you are gonna be hanging around in your JS all day, and you live somewhere nice and warm, think about light colours, to keep you cool. How about a white suit, with purple on white TD patches..... There simply isn't enough purple in skydiving, and there's far too much pink..... Check out JS maker websites such as dakine, firefly, and michigan for some inspiration....You can normally download some printable patterns and try colouring them in, its fun..... Cya D

At $144, it looks cheap--I mean good value, the jumpsuit prices appear unbeatable too..... I may have to visit Czechland again just to stock up on some cheap clothes.... Your gonna have to do a lot of work on that mindwarp copy if your gonna put yor camera on it though.... Don't know about heating the helmet, the liners are suppose dto be baked for a good fit I hear..... Cya D

It would be more cool if we could undress her.... Cya D

Yeah, I heard about on the radio on my way into work this am..... Anyone got her phone number????? And if Skybytch wins the lottery,and your were her maid, can I be the Chauffeur... Thunderbirds script.....Parker is driving Lady penelope home late at night..... Lady Penelope:- Parker stop the car. Parker:- Yes m'lady. LP:- Parker, get out the driver seat and join me in the back. P:- Yes m'lady. LP:- Parker take off my blouse. P:- Yes m'lady. LP:- Parker take off my dress. P :-Yes m'lady. LP:- Parker, don't you ever let me catch you wearing them again. Cya D

Cool Wingnut, reminds me of Monty Python's Life Of Brian.... and the Judaean popular front scene... Cya D

Oh man that pic is just so wrong......I'm gonna be in counselling forever now... Cya D

Yeah, I know, just messing with ya

Dude, I'm sorry to have missed you at Spaceland I really tried, but the weather screwed with my plans, big style. Mebbe next time muchacho.. Cya D

"I think this thread is getting close to "Epic" status" Zennie, this is the 4th 'most epic' thred in terms of views, and 3rd in trems of replies, and it shows no signs of abating. Great discussions folks, I'm impressed by everyone's civility, and respect each others opinions and beliefs here. I think it was the Dalai Lama that once said:- To the non believer, no explanation is possible. To the true believer, no explanation is necessary. Now back to the boobies....... Cya D

"I'm not one to be tied down" I'm sorry to hear that, your missing out on a heap of fun... Ho hum, each to their own I suppose.... Cya D

Red Bull or any other sports isotonic drink, lots of water, and don't forget to eat ..... Cya D

Hey Dove, Would you do the same for me if I brought my rig along.....

"assume more than 90% of the people in this forum here are us citizens" I'm UK, only stuck in Houston temporarily. I've jumped in Germany at Rhine, and Padderborne (Bad Lippspringe, or RAPA the British Army place), there are some very good jumpers at both these DZs. Don't worry about coming from small DZs, there are often guys at these places that have a great deal of experience. Smaller DZs are generally quite friendly, and have a 'club' feel. This is cool because they are generally more open with advice, and probably have more time to spend with you, than say guys who are filming 10+ tandems a day every day.....Its not because they are rude or anything like that, they are just very busy guys and girls. I know at least two guys in Scotland (Graham Harris, and Sandy Mcrobbie) who jump at a cessna DZ, and who were in Anapa on the Black Sea where they built the worlds largest RW formation 297........Don't underestimate the people who jump at smaller DZ s is the point I'm trying to make.

"I've never had anyone accuse me of having bitch tits" hey bitch tits.....

Going to work in Nigeria during a civil war there......a thousand ways to die each day, and none of them under my control... Cya D

Aha, your what we (Brits) call a sparky then.........

"Could it be....SATAN" Stop giving ole Beelzebub such a bad press, it was Clay that made me do it!! Cya D

Fonzi, I started jumping with 8mm, moved up to Hi8, for a very brief time, and have jumped digital for the last 5 years or so. Jumping an analogue camera is not particularly different from a digital, the main difference being the physical size of the cam, camera weights are comparable. Analogue cams are a little more prone to tape flutter caused by wind entering the cam, so taping up the camera or enclosing it in a box is a must. As the cam is quite big you will need to top mount it. On opening you will nearly always get soem tape flutter, this is normal,apart from that the camera is probably robust enough to take jumping. You don't mention how many jumps you have, or what type of flying you intend to do, I would not recommend you start jumping cams till at least 200 js, don't be too ambitious at the start, and learn to fly your body in whatever dicipline you are intending to film. The quality of the camera will not make a big difference to how you fly your body, you will still get some great looking footage from your camera (I've seen freefall footage from Hi8 cams broadcast by the BBC). Its how you fly the camera that is important, so don't think that buying the latest DV kit will get you better pictures. My advice would be to seek out a camera flier at your home DZ and try and learn all you can from him/her. Remember, bolting a camera to your head introduces a whole new set of risks, so be very careful, and read all you can on this forum, theres some great advice from earlier posts here.... "experinced people here in europe are rare" I would disagree with that statement, some of the best camera fliers I have seen are Europeans eg Simon Ward, Adrian Nicholas, Henny Wiggers, Bruno Brokken, Willy Boyekins, etc.....No offence meant to my American and Antipodean chums... Cya D

http://www.skydivemag.com Go to the december issue, an article called "size matters" While your on this site, check out some of the other stuff. Its a great resource....... Cya D

"I haven't met a chic like this ..." Your reputation goes before you man......so are you surprised? Pippy's (Krista) pic was in a recent Parachutist, with Chris Miller, the freefly snap was by Zak Tessier, it was on one of the safety pages....she's feet up with Chris who is feet down. She will be on the upcoming Texas 120 way rw state record. And she has represented her country at international level in accuracy at least once (that I know of), probably other events as well. Not bad at all eh? "must go to Spaceland...for several reasons..." And yes, you must come visit Spaceland, not only do they have a whole pile of cool chicks (including the darlings of the forums Jumperpaula, Tequilagirl, Airann, and many, many others), plenty other regular posters jump there too, including me, Trent, Levin, Ramon, Jdhill, Hookit, Gemini, Zennie, Slappie, Antimike, and Aggiedave to name but a few, so you will be made very welcome indeed, this guarantee is based on my own experience of jumping there since november. Plus, they will soon be adding another Otter to their fast climbing Super Twin Otter and Cessna 182, so you can enjoy views over the gulf on your ride up as often as you want. They have a swoop pond and ditch (so you can swoop that stilletto as much as you like), approachable swoopers to help you hone your skills, kick ass freefly school, RW load organising with some of the best in Texas, and regular social evenings by the fire at the Rabbitt hole. All this about 40 mins from downtown Houston, sniff, sure am gonna miss the place..... Cya D

"She's a hottie" Ah Slappie my man, you have a good eye, yup the wee Pippy is hot, and don't forget she's a kick ass freeflyer, a cool belly flier, and has been known to land her canopy exactly where she wants to too. All in all, a well rounded individual and a kick ass manifest mistress. What more could a man ask for....Scott's a lucky guy. Cya D

Y'know, for a Canadian, your not that bad, .... hug hug hug, as for enjoying my visits there....I wouldn't come back if I wasn't having just about much fun as is legally possible... You know what I think of you, I said it in my mail to you the other day..... You Rawk Cya D