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  1. Newbie
    right, exactly, and we all have to pull - on every jump. Being comfortable and stable on your belly, means being comfortable and stable at pull time. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  2. Newbie
    and all jumpers have to pull..... "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  3. Newbie
    how comes you pull so high? Wingsuit? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  4. Newbie
    What flyangel2 said. As for the cost of gear coming into the equation, that doesn't factor in my decision making. If i can't land my main, it's going whether i ever see it again or not. Life is more precious to me than whatever the financial costs involved in chopping gear and damaging demo equipment may be. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  5. Newbie
    good one thanks. Any others like this, anyone? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  6. Newbie
    i have my sit down, and can rotate to face whichever heading i choose as well as transition from a stand to a sit and back. Any advice on what to do next that would form part of a natural and safe progression route? Thanks "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  7. Newbie
    thanks guys thats some good advice
  8. Newbie
    sounds like chuteless is the only blinger out there. There has to be atleast one more skydiver out there right now chilling in his/her mountain cabin with a bottle of iced Krug next to them, sat in the jacuzzi, logged onto dz.com while watching the game/soaps on a 60" plasma screen, while their packer is earning a few extra $ by polishing the Ferrari in the driveway? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  9. Newbie
    im sick of hearing about skydivers living in dog kennels and eating noodles in front of a cardboard box because they cant afford a tv. Someone tell me which skydivers - or those in the skydiving industry - are blinging, to give me some inspiration later, while im waiting for the kettle to boil for my 3rd run of ramen today. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  10. Newbie
    I don't see him post here anymore. People used to joke about his sheep addiction a lot when i first started coming here. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  11. Newbie
    ok thanks, will try and use my eyes more than legs next time "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  12. Newbie
    Use your eyes more than your legs. thanks, can you elaborate on that somewhat? Obviosuly i gave too much input with my legs the one time i tried this, but how do i orbit, rather than going out to the side, forward, out to the side, forward etc etc etc. How do you actually "circle" someone smoothly? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  13. Newbie
    thanks just out of curiousity, what sort of skills would you be looking for on that skydive? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  14. Newbie
    It's funny you should say that Gus, but the BPA have just issued some guidelines (i.e. not rules, but recommendations for CCIs and new jumpers): Form 235 - Guidelines for jumping a wingsuit (fixed) Section 2 (Qualifications and Prepartion) c. says: hi Craig - does this mean that if i have 200 jumps, and then have had instruction from you or some other BMI in the UK, i can then fly a wingsuit? Or does the 200 jumps minimum equate to 200 jumps within an 18 month period? Obviously all subject to CCI approval of course... "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  15. Newbie
    i haven't really tried this apart from on one jump, where i did a combination of a sideslide and used leg input to drive me forward, but i went off to the side too fast (too much side input) and then drove straight past my partner behind him about 5 metres (too much leg input). I'm interested to know though how experienced orbiters can move around someone in very close proximity though. Any ideas? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  16. Newbie
    who are those guys? I've never heard of them before. Got any links or anything? Thanks "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  17. Newbie
    word thanks Derek, i was looking for a more of a "this is the lesser of the 2 evils" rather than, this is the right way to get out of this. Oh yeah and with regards to this: how do you try to stop one when it's starting to form? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  18. Newbie
    yeah i thought thats something you might be able to do, although forcing a downplane isn't something i've heard anyone advising. How would you force it in a side by side? If the main was on the right, grab right rear riser of main and left rear riser of reserve and pull down lightly to put them into opposing turns etc? Would that work? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  19. Newbie
    Perhaps - my line of thinking was if this happened super low, should you cutaway as the resulting energy created by the cutaway and the pendulum effect maybe greater than the force of the start of a downplane? I need to know, maybe i should cross post to CReW? Where's Kallend when you need him? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  20. Newbie
    yeah but it doesn't say anything other than "if a side by side progresses to a downplane cutaway at a suitable altitude" This doesn't really answer the question of how to handle the situation if you get a freak downplane situation really low "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  21. Newbie
    lots of things shouldnt happen in the first place, but they do as we all know, i'm trying to understand what would be a good way to live and escape with minimum injury if i or anyone is in this situation. I know to cutaway a side by side when it starts to downplane, but i was just wondering what was the worst case scenario in this pretty unlikely although not unprobably situation - would the resulting pendulum movement of cutting away a main thats starting to downplane at sub 50ft be worse than riding that last few feet down as it progresses to downplane? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  22. Newbie
    hi Bill i was just curious about something - why did you use the reserve and not the main, on the jump where you said you cutaway the reserve and then went to main? Thanks "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  23. Newbie
    just cut it away and hope the pendulum effect will have swung out by the time you touch down? I'm talking low to the ground, like the last 50ft or less on approach. Thanks "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  24. Newbie
    mes sentiments exactement! "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts
  25. Newbie
    Is it? Try making one of those jokes you mentioned with a black guy or girl you don't know present and see what they think? Sure friends can laugh at each other, but that's why they are friends. Strangers might feel differently, hence the response of some on here. Best way to be, i'm the same, but others aren't and i can understand why. Like i said, that's cool, and yeah you have to be able to laugh at yourself, but when you make a comment to people on here that don't know you, they will take offence to sweeping comments based on stereotypes, even if you are joking. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts