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Hi, unfortunately military clubs have.gone the way of the dinosaur Use the dropzone locator and find a dz near you. AFf is the way to go. There has been a huge change in gear and training. You will have to approach this as a new student. Good luck
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List of Jumpers I Should Have Heard of...?
fossg replied to Namowal's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Pat Works. Also read his book "United We Fall" -
I don't know.... fart I guess
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To call Ted Turner a maggot infested sack of pig manure would be an insult to sacks of pig manure everywhere. Far be for me to say anything like that
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Got this from "The Dufflel Blog" this should set everyone straight about Chuck YeaROSWELL, NM - Multiple records achieved by Felix Baumgartner only days ago have already been broken, after former record-holders came out of retirement for the most amazing game of one-upsmanship the world has ever seen. Baumgartner — an Austrian military paratrooper — successfully ascended to the edge of space earlier this week in a balloon and then skydived back to earth, gaining a record for greatest altitude jump and free-fall velocity. 89 year-old General (Ret) Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier on Oct 14, 1947, repeated his historic flight 65 years to the minute, this time rocketing past the speed of sound in an F-15D, on the same day as Baumgartner’s record breaking leap. After the General landed, he borrowed a nearby airman’s cell phone and texted a picture of himself in the cockpit to Air Force Colonel (Ret.) Joe Kittinger, advisor to Baumgartner, and holder of the original sky-diving altitude record, while suggestively grabbing his crotch and pointing at the sky. Although the Duffel Blog was unable to obtain a copy of the text, witnesses reported that it said “Joe, I just wanted you to know, it’s hard to fit balls like these in a G-Suit.” The message was a double blow to the former fighter pilot and Vietnam POW, who had just witnessed Baumgartner break his long-held record as the highest and fastest skydiver on the planet after almost 40 years. Some insiders believe the animosity between the two men stems from a drunken comment made by Yeager during a 1995 aviation pioneers conference, at which both were keynote speakers. During his speech, Yeager apparently turned to Kittinger and said, “sorry about the movie Joe. Guess you didn’t have the ‘Right Stuff’”, which prompted waves of laughter from the audience. The animosity had grown over the years, and while other acclaimed pilots and astronauts had attempted to disarm the feud between the two men, the impressive service record shared between them ensured no other person had the credentials to intrude on the epic dick-measuring contest that has now spanned over half a century. The only documented instance of another man silencing the two was when Neil Armstrong interrupted a particularly heated argument during an Air Force Academy function, asking Yeager “how it felt to walk on the moon.” After an awkward silence, Kittenger asked those guests in attendance to leave the hall. To this day, Academy faculty are still unsure what transpired, but cadets still report that spending more than ten minutes in the room will trigger spontaneous erections in male flight candidates. Shortly after receiving the inflammatory text from Yeager, during a media event in which a Red Bull public relations team was giving journalists a tour of their Roswell research facility, Kittinger noticed that the helium balloon and pressurized space suit used for Baumgartner’s effort had been left unattended. Kittinger snuck away from the group, discretely put on the suit, rigged his parachute, and climbed inside the balloon’s fiberglass capsule. Then he ascended 40,000 meters into the sky without assistance from mission control, or any type of supplemental oxygen. By the time anyone noticed Kittinger had taken the balloon, he was already halfway to the stratosphere. “We got on the radio and tried to talk him down,” said Rod Dowley, Red Bull Vice President of Marketing. ”He responded, but it was garbled–something about how you can’t keep brass balls on the ground, and to tell Yeager to suck it.” Once he reached a height of 40,500 meters, Kittinger opened the capsule door, gave a one fingered salute and jumped. The octogenarian’s body streaked through the atmosphere at 912 miles (1448 km) per hour, allowing him to reclaim the records for highest skydive, highest balloon ascent, and fastest speed by a human being through the atmosphere. After nearly four and a half minutes of free fall, Kittinger’s parachute opened. He glided safely to the ground, landing in the middle of a confused but impressed crowd of journalists and rescue personnel. “I feel a little bad about the whole thing,” Kittinger said during a hasty post-jump press conference. “Everyone’s been saying how classy I’ve been about passing the torch and all that, and I think Felix really is a great guy. All I can say is, records are made to be broken.” He then looked directly into the cameras and added, “just like the sound barrier Chuck! And I didn’t need a damn jet engine to do it either!” Colonel Kittinger suddenly cut the rest of the press conference short, saying, “Sorry, folks, I’ve got to go. I’m competing in a motorcycle race in like 15 minutes.” General Yeager was also unavailable for comment, as he was currently en-route to New York City where he was planning on BASE jumping from the top of the Freedom Tower. Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/10/one-up-felix-baumgartner-skydive-record-already-broken/#ixzz29mi0zQJy Follow us: @theduffelblog on Twitter | duffelblog on Facebookger.
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Skydiving correlated with criminality?
fossg replied to kallend's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Jeez I visit the petting zoo ONE time and I'm branded for life -
So, Mitt has binders of women. I would be happy with.an envelope
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17. Joined the Army with parents permission. (never saw my dad sign a document so fast in my life)
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What would make you turn your back on an unborn grandchild
fossg replied to guppie01's topic in Speakers Corner
Nothing, why?? But then again you know how I roll. -
I sure hope you are right Shah. since my divorce nightmare started I have been celibate since June 2009. I am going fucking nuts right now
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drive up the night before, or do an all night drive
fossg replied to guineapiggie101's topic in The Bonfire
Long drive and little sleep is a bad idea. Get your rest and have fun. -
Nope
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Obviously the Apple did not fall to far from the tree
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This guy takes the term "fucktard" and owns it.
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Happy Birthday to the man who awakened the slumbering skydiver inside me.
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What kind of jump would you do with the poster above you?
fossg replied to cocheese's topic in The Bonfire
A two way If and its a big if, he pins me I would buy the beer. I have been compared to a safe with weights. -
Thanks Shah I finally have a good write in canidate. Who is your running.mate.
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Jeez. They make a canopy that I can do an easy stand up on and they send it to.Mars...
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If you woke up next to the poster above you...
fossg replied to jumpingjunkie09's topic in The Bonfire
Finaly... Drinking pays off I knew if I did it.enough the odds would be in my favor -
I am on a stationary bike at the gym right now. People around me think I am having a seizure.... LOLu
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ATTN: Ladies, do you want to see naked guy post whore glory?
fossg replied to KawiZX900's topic in The Bonfire
I also want a casé of beer. None of that canned stuff either -
ATTN: Ladies, do you want to see naked guy post whore glory?
fossg replied to KawiZX900's topic in The Bonfire
If I don't get at least 5 jumps put on.my account either at Elsinore or Perris I will post.. whoever looks will either be struck blind or refuse to get within 20 ft of a computer ever again -
In my opinion he was one of the best actors of his generation
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I see another TSA professional forgot to plug in his metal detector, forcing hundreds of people at JFK to get rescreened. Frankly If I worked as a TSA agent I would tell my friends and family that I was a piano player in a whorehouse. That way I would get a little respect...
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You just insulted scumbags everywhere.....