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Balloon jump with 55 jumps? Or is it a fly-in ride (drop jumpers over ...dropzone) - even then tough one at 55 jumps. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

It is not normal after skydiving. It is not normal be feel dizzy for 50+ hours at all not matter what happened before. So: Go see a doctor with her. There are a number of reasons that might cause her condition. Some might be somehow related to being at a high altitude or descending at quite some speed but none of these are to be considered negligence, they are just related to the facts of physics and human anatomy/physiology. Just in case you intend on preparing a lawsuit... Negligence would be not to go to a doctor with your wife. So: Go see a doctor with her. Conclusion: Go see a doctor with her. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Some of the old farts on my DZ here talked about jumping with a "stabis" system in old GDR military times. "Stabis" is short for "stabiliser" in German and sort of a drogue system. Especially useful when jumping with heavy cargo I was told. None of 'em told about any safety issues but I wasn't that much into it. But if it had been scary they would have told... So I think you are not in any real danger The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I didn't know you're an English teacher, Carsten. Heh heh But for a more serious reply: I only object to writing without a minimal standard. Full stops (periods), capital letters and apostrophes are necessary for easy reading. It also helps "them furreiners" reading and writing here to understand (or at least to read and comprehend articles faster.) Some folks say they can't be bothered to use the Shift-key, indent paragraphs etc as this "only consumes time." Well, writing in a way that requires more time on the "consumer's" side (reading) may look c00l but after all it's selfish and some old farts who still believe in something called netiquette even consider it asocial... So it got less to do with teaching a certain subject than with adhering to basic standards of text production that are already taught in grade 6 or 7. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

probablyskydivingimpairedyourorthographybutitellyoueithergobackandtryagainorgobowling The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

An accident? What happened? Was it something you could have avoided? Well, sort of a 1-in-5millions accident. Premature deployment, but in freefly at ~250 km/h at the end of a cartwheel. Pics of the torn rig. The loop was tight enough, the rig was packed thoroughly. But the rig wasn't really suitable for freefly. The bridle must have gotten a little free from under the flap and caught some wind, resulting a hefty BAMM at 1400m. My right arm got caught by the riser and yeah... ...resulted in smashed right scapula and compound fracture of right humerus. Had to steer/land with one arm. Pain kicked in right after tochdown, adrenalin in a nice invention of mother nature. Injuries sound bad, hurt like hell, but could have been fixed within 2-3 months. However, poor decisions and poor operation techniques at the local hospital resulted in 3 months of constant pain (a false joint [pseudarthrosis] had developed) and a revision operation at university hospital at Magdeburg - only because my local orthopaedist and I demanded it and took chances in our hands. The butcher at the local hospital told me "Be lucky you live. You're responsible for this. Who with a sound mind jumps out of a plane?" Really. What a fartknocker. Some impressing X-rays here. The surgeon at the Magdeburg hospital said "Well, tough one, but not too nasty an accident. I deal with worse accidents every week. Accidents happen at home or when biking, so no blame on you. We're gonna fix that and... can I have these X-rays? You don't see so many wrongdoing in one place very often nowadays..." I healed well and fast and resumed jumping next spring. I kept contact with him for more than 5 years.

If you don't waste time like me - doing freefly before I could decently bellyfly - and don't have an accident like me (that cost me quite some time and nerves and and and...) you should be around the "threshold" quicker, at 200 jumps or so I dare to guess.

I think it's both. The older^Twiser you get the more you think, think again and again and then re-think what you do and why and when and how... I noticed, however, that I progressed better after I started exercising regularly at a fitness gym. After 40 - at least the average person like me - got to do a lot of exercising to retain (or even build up) their muscles Another aspect of course is what I call the "threshold effect". Once you have made a certain number of jumps, almost out of the blue you are able to do that exit, move, transition you've been working on so long. After a couple of hundred jumps your body doesn't need to pay attention to that many different factors (because it does it automatically due to repetition etc) and thus has more open channels for other / new things to learn

Well, works in the UK so why not in Germany? But you are right. The resorted to really high barriers in my home town which is notorious for its high number of drivers aged 60+ (most of which wear hats when driving their saloon cars (sedans) But this leads to the German phenomenon of "Hutfahrer" which is another cup of tea... PS: Looking for "Hutfahrer" I found this gem on the net! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

BTW: Most Germans are ... well, so to say, not really comfortable with the idea of what a roundabout is thought for. So far so bad. There's one roundabout in my state's capital that turned out to be too much for the folks most of which frequent the nearby supermarket. Even made it into nationwide TV magazines. Enjoy... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

...you notice that you routinely scan the folks in supermarkets for BMI-challenged people just to think "WooHoo, if this person showed up to make a tandem jump... wokkah, wokkah!" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Electrons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Nice cartoon. I laughed much about the "when kids start yelling 'beer'" Good decision. Better stay down if the winds are high and/or gusty/weird... The sky will be there for you the other day but you can only jump if you are not injured And if it is any comfort to you - I also progressed much more slowly than I wanted to, due to a number of reasons (#1 of which is I started skydiving at the age of 40 ) As long as you are safe and have fun all is well. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Skydiving Ducks Boogie. What a cool name. To meet halfway for all of us... Iceland? Huhuhu... Ah, for folks who also speak some French, huh? I'm not on Facebook, too data-hungry... But I bet you'll find some "likers" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Me too! Nice homepage. I wonder if we should start a skydiving ducks society? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Nice one. Indeed, ya better take the rear, the side door would be very interesting for exits The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

IIRC that guy must have been someone who should know (and perform) better, 1000+ jumps. Will tell him. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Oh, are we being sarcastic. Well, yeah, like "IF Sheriff Johnstone drives his car on the piss it must be OK, so heck, down this last pint before you get into your car" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Why radio buttons instead of normal check boxes? All of 'em, I would say. Only one I could do without is hand tack a housing. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

To make it short: You tell 'em other folks plain and deadpan "No, the bridge is too low!" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

You mean the guy with the red-and-white canopy? (BTW: Must have been another videot from a tandem that exited later, so he must have overtaken the first videot and the solo jumper who exited first...) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

As I wrote, a newly minted TI. So "look into the sun" is nice, but... OTOH, videots usually notice this and automatically move into the "right" position (hoping the TI will realise and follow suit

Not here or here. I wonder if anyone speaking English might understand what the term "Puller-Alarm" (which actually made it into day-to-day German) means The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I bet that was the main point. Look at them folks, they were just out to have fun. I hope they had oxygen, but apart from that, hey the "highest naked tandem" thingy was just the reason for this adventure I'm sure... Just serving the cliché about Finnish people? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I think the rig just appears to be huge. I'm 1,85 m (6'1") and the rig is "L" with a 372 main and a 372 reserve. Weighs about 22 kg (48#) I suspect it just appears a little spacious on the photos. I just swung it on my back and had some photos taken before jumping started - wanted to have it photographed in "virgin" state and due to this forgot to adjust the main lift web so the rig sits a little low. I attached 3 pics with an identical rig (same manufacturer, same canopies, just different colours, but also brand new) I will have someone take new pics, not that anyone thinks the rig is really thaaat big The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks