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one other thing to add to your excelent advise is that modern reserve canopies are also made for modern skydiving...i.e. higher deployment speeds due to vertical flight(my favorite) -- > Unless I am mistaken, there is only one canopy rated for higher than normal deployment speeds.......... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

do people around the world think that all us brits talk either like Londoners or the Queen --- AWWWWW HELL............. when women talk like that it really gets me turned on.............you mean its all fake??? Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

That doesn't excuse instructors being rude to people. --> no it doesnt Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

this is an "inadvertant hook turn" "There I was...." 1986 - approximatly 35 jumps........... been told I was a "natural" with the ego that comes from that statement ...........showed up at the dz, only to my surprise they were going .... elsewhere. the day before they had balloon jumps in goldendale, (around 80 miles away) the pilot had forgotten his wallet at the bar.........NOW ....what was the pilot doing drinking?????? But to my surprise the dzo invited me to go with them and jump in at the airport while he jumped next to the tavern..... we did a low fly-by and could tell the winds were around 10-15, not a problem........... once we climbed to alt.......and I exited the winds were more like 45 mph ......'sheeeeeiiiiiitttttt' I would have been just as screwed jumping a round as I was jumping my interceptor 225.......exit weight 160.... hmmm..........there goes the airport..........( I pulled around 3500' ) going backwards sucks.... I even looked to see if the canopy was hooked up wrong...... I would have been just fine.............if their hadnt been this old rusty damned fence..........I did a low turn to avoid it...........360 deg.............all it would have took to miss it would have been to sashe or to float above it in brakes.... but NO.......stupid me.....young prodogy/natural..........decided to bury a toggle... boy the ground comes up **FAST** even under a very underloaded canopy when you pull that shit..... I only needed another 5 feet to pull this horseshit off.... unfortunatly I didnt have it..........the impact was tremendous.......I heard what sounded like two 22 calibre shots ring out.........bone conduction.......it was my tib/fib giving way ......... but once I came to rest........ uhhhh, not quite yet.......remember the 45 mph wind?........yep .... re-inflated my canopy..........now with damned near a compound break the canopy snapped open and drug me for 50+ feet, I had lost both toggles upon impact and instead of reeling in a brake line, I grabbed the entire left line group and began climbing untill I had the canopy in hand....... lemme tell ya.......morphene is GREAT.................I would like to try it without a major injury preventing me from enjoying the full effect... the cost was around 20k the down time was one year..........of hell!!!!!! In retrospect, I should have let them pin the bones....but decided to let it heal naturally...... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

I wonder how many points a good 4 way team could turn on that dive? --> I think they would find that the air is "very" thin there, and their controll would be ..... tenuous at best..........at least till they got to the lower alts.... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Id say the more unfriendly dzs are the "Tandem factories You are probably right, but as an example of a "tandem factory"..... here in washington state Snohomish has a rep of being a tandem and student factory, and they supposibly will snub/slot/smack and make you feel like a piece of shit........ if you are a up-jumper...........but my experience with them has been nothing but positive..........yes they make most of their money from tandems and students, but I havent ever been made to feel like I should have gone elsewhere.......... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

first of all.............. Having a piece of paper in your wallet that says you are a certified...genuine....etc....skydiver doesnt make you any more safe than the person that has doesnt have that piece of paper........ The non-uspa dz's that I have been to follow the bsr's quite closely..... It only makes sense.... that said........... how do you pack without an "A --> quite easily......... once upon a time in Abbotsford BC I noticed the packers were KIDS....around 14-16 yrs old.......... it horrified me at the time......(their pack job worked better than some of mine now...) how can one without a license jump at another DZ --> find a dz that isnt so anal to require you to have a piece of paper in your wallet that says you are a skydiver........ the logbook was good enough in the old days (before uspa) **with signatures.. and give them your money........ can you (formation) jump with other people without a license? my DZ is pretty much against it, unless the others have at least a coach rating. --> ok.......this one I have to agree with.............*** I hate to go pro establishment *** but some jumpers dont have the skills or awareness to jump with a newbee......... I know of one jumper that has over 500 jumps that I would NOT let jump with any student of mine....... jump numbers are not a good indication of ability..... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

hmmmmmmmmmm.... I havent ever done it...........but am now gonna try it... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

I had asked to borrow a jumpsuit and inquired whether there was somewhere I could change. I was thrown a look as if I were stupid and told I should change in the reception area Fuck them,....... I am NOT bashfull.... I would have done it........................ "Where's your hook-knife?", he barked. "I don't have one". -->"Right, get this person off the load!" he angrily shouted. fuck them twice........... spend your money somewhere you can have fun..... some jerks are just that..........JERKS....... Kinda like when I am around Los Angeles........ I would prefer to go to Elsinore.......... they have fun without the major ego's.......... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Totally unfair........uhhhh........which language was that????.............. just so I can see what you called my / mother / cat / car / me........... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Isnt it great

dra meg baklengs inn i fuglekassa -->> heheh, thanks for the link Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

JESUS!!!.........that is one Scary cat!!!! have you tried an exorcism? Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

LOL, like it didnt hurt the first time?? Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Ok, so what do you call someone that HAS done a jump and STILL doesn't get it? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> Not too bright!!! Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

The only way would be to stop driving, if the demand goes down, the price will also..........yea..like thats gonna happen... roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

HAHA.........are ya really sure it was a mix up with the pedals?? Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

I must pass on my skills --->> Teach us oh obiwan Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

LOL.........I have a buddy that ended up wrecking his car at daytona beach due to eyeballing a scantily clad hottie..... just drove into a parked car...... the officer was like " uh huh.....we see this all the time..." Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Painter, swing shift...... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Unless they are in a tree line ---> very true, but most jumpers would avoid the trees. Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

We're talking about seeing the wire. Not the effect of the wire. You are much more likely to see a 15 foot wide canopy than a 3 inch line. Although the wire is very difficult to see, the poles it is strung on are quite easily seen....... line of tall poles = 'bad' just my .02$ Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

Otherwise, I'm going for my rigger's truck. hmmmmmm, an excellent idea........can I change my vote?? Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

WHAAAAOOOOOOOOOO......... you ROCK!!! Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

I would think trees would give you more of a chance than anything else......couple them with a steep slope and you may have a chance. Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.