thrillstalker

beg, borrow, cheat and steal!!! i drive a shitty truck (that's paid for), eat shitty food, drink shitty beer, dont waste money (meaning everything that doesn't have to do with skydiving), work a couple shitty jobs so my weekends stay open, and i love every second of it because i know it'll get me back in the sky. im 22 btw "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

depends on how much the tab is and depends on how hot she is (assuming it is a she). sexist but true! "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

life has kind of kicked my ass over the past 6 weeks. lots of damage lots of scars lots of lots...... You know it's bad that even after an hour and a half of Yoga practice you can't find the strength to meditate maybe you should try some jack and coke after yoga, good way to meditate! "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

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congrats, i just got mine recently so i know howyou feel. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i hear you on that. for me its the ultimate representation of living in the now. all the stress and bullshit of the past dont matter, it doesnt even exist while im jumping. your future is only a minute and a half long if you fuck up, so those few minutes of the dive are really all that matter. its very calming, even thinking about it now makes me want to jump. good luck and blue skies "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

One would assume that these days , however this photog is one of the most un assuming people I've ever met, and the photo belongs to the Tandem Passenger who is the one that submitted it. The DZ is about 8 miles from SLC-2 and the marine layer (1100 AGL) ended about 5-6 miles from the DZ. SLC-2W is less than 1/4 mile from the coast. Jump was about 2 years ago. Even though this jump was done over clear skies, as an exercise tell me where is says that it is against regulations to fly over clouds.

Considering that it's "medically necessary" and prescribed by a doctor, I think we're going to see some interesting lawsuits in the near future regarding this issue. I think we might be mixing two separate discussions here: casual vs. medically necessary use. Elvisio "unmuddying the waters" Rodriguez we should let the doctors figure that out. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

... and i feel like an asshole cause im not jumping "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

As to the title of your thread, aren't they what we call "lurkers"? i think the ones that post all the time are more scary! "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

No.... I don't discriminate. Cold is cold and I hate it anywhere it is below 50 degrees!!!! +1 southern texas is warm, at least during the day. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

Come to Denver! You can do both. In fact, there are now more medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver than there are Starbuck's franchises. There are cafes here that sell brownies, hash lollipops, and all sorts of other goodies. By comparison, it seems that California's usage laws are quite strict. very interesting. denver is too cold for me, its lovely in the summer but winter not so much. i live in georgia and bitch about how cold it gets here. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

hilarious!!!!! "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i would trade not cursing to be able to smoke pot any day. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i understand the nervousness with the riser turns, i had it too. one of the reasons they teach this is because it is very helpful in avoiding collisions if you have an off heading opening while jumping in groups. say you pitch and get turned 180degrees, you are now facing another jumper under canopy but your toggles are stowed, what do you do??? grab the rear riser and turn, thus avoiding the other jumper. the thing that helped my nervousness was just getting used to it. i made a jump and didnt do any toggle turns till i was around 1500. maybe it'll help. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

might not be so little after 2 cases of cookies "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

ouch!!! i guess my generation cant spell worth shit either. edited to add: i did get it right on my first post, so im only half dumb ass. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

is it usually younger people who say this? "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i dont need an excuse. i am a very polite person, always saying thank you and please, always there to help out a friend or stranger. my parents actually raised me, they didnt just let me grow up. the decline of niceties in my generation is disgusting (i'm 22). i agree with most of these posts but the quote i posted remains true "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

Once off student status it's possible to get a canopy that's able to stall without wrapping the lines around your hands (which I guess is what you're referring to) so discussing why it's a bad idea in the first place, and why the control lines on a student canopy is longer is IMHO better than withholding information. yes, i was referring to shortening the steering lines by wrapping them around your hands. to the op, you can only brake a canopy so hard, it has a stall point. if you exceed the stall point (meaning you pull the toggles down too far) it will cause the canopy to collapse (all air leaves it and you have a ball of shit above you). the steering lines on a student canopy are longer than on most sport rigs (this is to keep the student from flaring to hard and collapsing the canopy). by wrapping (literally wrapping the the steering lines around your hand) it takes those few inches of line away and leaves the steering lines shorter, meaning a full flare will occur the x amount of inches you have wrapped earlier (instead of a full flare at your crotch it will be at your belly button [an example only]). the reason i suggested that this might be a possibility is because it would allow someone that is lacking the arm length without a wrap to get a full flare with a wrap. i am not an experienced jumper so thats why i asked the question to the experienced jumpers. sebcat's point that the information needed to be shared is a good one. when you do start jumping non student equipment there is a real chance of a stall occurring because the steering lines wont be student proof (they will be shorter so the stall point will occur sooner than it would with longer steering lines). when you do start jumping non student gear, sit down with an instructor and ask them about stall points (especially how to find it, it's a lot of fun). knowing the stall point is a must on any canopy you jump because you need to know the limits so you wont flare to hard. whew! "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

"those who criticize our generation often forget who raised it." "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i purposefully didn't explain what a wrap is because if done wrong it can stall the canopy which is VERY DANGEROUS near the ground. your instructor said you are doing great, so keep it up. good luck and blue skies "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

makes sense, thanks for clearing it up. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

to the op DO NOT DO THIS, this is a question for the experienced jumpers. so experienced jumpers, her being a smaller person (meaning she has a shorter arm reach esp jumping a 240) would taking a wrap help her with a more powerful flare? i know she will ultimantly have to be coached by an affi instructor if they think it might be a possibality. just curious. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

+1 "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."