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Here I am in the frigid, barely inhabited NW where nobody builds wind tunnels. So not being in the loop, I'm completely clueless about these things. Basic question for whoever can answer me: What's the fee for admission? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Advertisements are where it's at. If you have a business that skydivers could be a market for, advertise it! The banner ads are inexpensive and worthwhile. If you're interested in helping this site prosper, that's what Sangiro has asked for an I wish more people would answer his call. Everyone benefits! (That's not to say that I won't also buy Sangiro a tasty drink of his choice if I ever get to meet him. I'd be honored to do that.) First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Billvon, thank you very much for that story. Beautiful! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Dick, yours is the only choice I can respect. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Long canopy rides are my favorite skydives. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Me too. 95% of my jumps are from Cessnas. Not everyone lives near MegaSkydive DZ in Center of the Universe, AZ. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Wild boar does not taste like chicken. Elk does not taste like chicken. Bear does not taste like chicken. Ostridge does not taste like chicken. BTW: Congrats, Sangiro! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Oh man. How disappointing. I was getting all worked up until I found where the boogie is... England! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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I've lived... oh geez... 17 years without television. I can't imagine where you people find the time! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Yeah, it's always nice to know you're not the only [insert whatever you like here] around. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Now I'm REALLY sorry I'm not going to Rantoul First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Even better, give away your TV. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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[parody] I'm definitely NOT French myself, (even though some people keep saying I am). Frenchmen are people and they're just as good as you or I. So I don't have a problem with them just as long as they don't even think about trying to talk French to me! There's this French guy at my DZ and you can't even tell he's French. He doesn't act all French or anything! He fits right in. I even had a friend who was French when I was in college. He was ok.[/parody] First Class Citizen Twice Over
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I totally agree! My boyfriend of almost 4 years is so supportive that he's made more jumps in the last year than I have. Now that's support! See? It can happen.
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Uh, no thanks! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Look at the bright side: I think cocaine is a more expensive hobby. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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So who decided stopwatches would be reliable in freefall? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Strange, I did it the opposite order. I had almost 200 jumps when I wandered away from jumping to get my pilot's license (and other things.) Now, years later I'm jumping again. But I hardly ever get behind the yoke anymore. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Never! Welcome to the thread :-) {Note: This was SkyDaemon posting under my login, not me! I'm not a geek!} First Class Citizen Twice Over
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26 hours in the office over the two days of the weekend : 0 (explained by the time in the office : 0 Bah First Class Citizen Twice Over
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I made 4 beach jumps a while back when I was in college. Every year a couple of hundred Reed College students would take over an isolated 100 acre camp ground at the Oregon coast for a weekend. The only way to get there was to take private ferry over a river, hike 5 miles through the woods, or skydive in. I totally loved exiting over the water and looking down at the waves in freefall. Sand is the best landing surface in the world, too. Especially if you tend to land hard like I often did. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Ukrainian Plane Kills 70 Spectators http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020727/ap_on_re_eu/ukraine_plane_crash_20 First Class Citizen Twice Over
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I recently came back to jumping after TEN years away. I had around 200 jumps. I called a couple of DZs to see what they'd recommend for me to get current again. One DZ said without even meeting me that I'd have to do the entire AFF course again from level #1 through level #7. Another DZ said, "Let's do an AFF level 3 style jump together and see where it goes from there." I chose to go to there since they seemed more interested in actually observing me before making major decisions about my training. After a couple hours of talking over my logbook, reviewing emergency procedures, discussing canopy skills, landings, airspace requirements, etc, we went up for a jump. The instructor liked how I handled myself and gave me a handshake on the ground. "Welcome back to the sport." I spent the next 5 jumps or so doing basic solo manuevers and opening high. That's all it took for me. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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Do U have prblm jumping with farm animals?
narcimund replied to gravitysurf808's topic in The Bonfire
That's kinda interesting. 135 posts makes it the 16th longest thread in the archives. Looks like it was something people wanted to get off their chest. I know I've been kinda wondering about it since my first jump in 1984. Some gay jumpers spoke up. Since straight jumpers speak up about their straightness all the time, it was about time. Thanks, guys and gals. PENISES! (oops !) Some straight jumpers showed support of gay jumpers. Mostly they did. Thanks to you too. A few straight jumpers screamed, "Back in the closet!" The double standards were rare though and a hell of a lot better than we'd have seen a few decades ago. At least the worst we see now is simply, "Hush up or you'll scare us." Back in the paracommander stone ages they would have been out with shotguns. First Class Citizen Twice Over