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Huhu, good thought. BTW: Namo no longer considers the "door hestitation" thingy. Aren't we all proud of ya, girl! BTW: A good workaround to "why am I doing this.... I think I don't wanna jump" is shown here at the end. Quaint gear, but... After all, it's an ALF episode! Even I was kinda young when it was aired first in Ger-Mah-nee And yeah, there's an interesting discussion whether Willie "chickened out" or just "had second thoughts and went back to his seat". Huhu... DC3? I like this episode. "How do you skydive just as little bit?" Muhahahaha The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

The hand signal might be "she's nuts" but might also be an attempt be show "we're shooting a film" (think of the old movie cameras with a hand-operated winder), I dunno. But since it can be misunderstood, not the best one. It reads "mum will lose some pounds" or something. Well, she isn't the slimmest person, but if you look closely she lifts her legs on landing. Not a perfect 90° lift, but in a way half of my students do. The TI doesn't pull the toggles down to full stretch and together with his "swoop turn" style landing this might have caused the way they hit the ground. If he had flared a little earlier the forward speed had been reduced and exchanged for some more lift. Just my 2c, not a statement an ambulance chaser might use. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

If you happen to live in an area were you have "jumping season" and "bitching about the weather season" (i.e. winter) - not matter how many jumps one has - if you look at faces at climb-up after a 5 months break, most of them are hard to read but somehow look a little... tense. I admit I still feel sort of "what the heck am I doing" on the first ride to altitude after such a long time, every year. But it's not really scary, it's just that you are not that relaxed, calm... and that's pretty good, I suppose. You do all handle checks once and again and once more, memorize your EPs, landing patterns, rules etc. But once you jump out that door... FUUUUN The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Nice one. Enjoy your own altimeter When exiting this way, present your chest and belly to the wind, arch and let your legs complete the banana. But didn't look too bad. Things look intimidatingly close at 5000 ft but don't worry, you'll get used to it and will find out sooner or later.

Wasn't that referred to as the "Giraffe Effect"? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Looking for something similar? OK, almost murdered, bravely rescued the way it ought to be! Curious? So watch Hawaii Five-O, episode 3 of season 2! Look here (last quarter, scroll down...) to read about this beautiful piece of crap...craftsmanship Watched it in Switzerland (was on skiing holiday there) and was "delighted" but had to laugh The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

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First: Nice cartoon, as always. TA!

The Chines 4-way team obviously has better gear. Watch I wonder if the rigs are bootlegs or if, in this special case (due to them travelling outside China) they resorted to buying more than one rig? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I didn't intend to appear anti-gay - sorry if I did so. I just "transferred" my experience with East Bloc politicians/bureaucrats who, when it came to "morality" etc pp still were stuck in the 50s. But OTOH, the big bosses used to kiss each other. Strange people, indeed. So, to sum up, holding hands and touching is just a Korean thing? Interesting. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Additional thought: All the other folks on that video tracked away and opened their canopies - this hero just backflies to shoot their opening. So back to the "jumping with small format cameras" thread. I jumped several times at a small (temporary) DZ where they had a 300m hill left to it. Even that was a little intimidating so everyone new there was told to spot and to look at where you are in freefall and to open in "due altitude" But heck, c00lness can't be beaten. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

#5: These old fart generals look hilarious. I remember seeing a colonel of the Soviet Army in the 80s, who also had loads of tin on this uniform, he sounded like a windchime whenever he moved. It was a Pythonesque scene with the audience of 100+ students who had to listen to him and all of them fought laughter. (The colonel sat next to a microphone so no-one was able to miss the sounds...) As to the 3-rings: The rigs look strange, but they do have 3-rings sort of. You can see it best in picture 35. One question to folks who have visited South Korea: Is touching people a Korean thing? I doubt it. Anyway, looks strange, politely said... It's probably due to common people wanting to touch the Great Leader? Showing he's one of 'em? But it's pretty unheard of East Bloc leaders. None of the GDR bosses were spotted being touched that closely. He even holds hands with men (see pic 15 and 29) so they ought to have a great desire to touch their God? Pics look phunny but if you think about it a little more, a shiver goes down the bone... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I noticed that most newer jumpers need assistance to fall faster at the beginning. But even the lighter ones tend to fall faster once they are beyond 100+ flat/belly fly jumps, especially with systematic training (i. e. RW camp etc) So my advice is: Have a tighter suit but not too tight and consider a weight belt. Allows for quite nice a range by simply varying the weight (and a more or less hard arch, of course ) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

'coz it's you: Just add a "paragraph" to the reserve slider simply consisting of "Plan B" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Muhahahahaha I liked the end most. OK, and the loo remark towards the chef. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Now that sounds interesting and even more if you could find one in the German-speaking part. Still 'member my winter holiday in Crans-Montana - me not speaking any French apart form "Merci" etc - and most of them neither speaking any German nor any English... Funniest thing: I'm going to Davos on Saturday (but won't have any chance - Missus would gimme "The Speech" if I dared to sneak into any skydive territory and apart from that, it's too freezing cold...) But why not go to Graubünden during my short Easter holiday, hmmm... Demo stuff, now that's a good idea. Maybe at a DZ that attracts some more interested folks. Well, they ought to provide cross training (parts, EPs, packing, test jump) since almost everybody here "only" holds a Vector-style rating... But heck, good idea.

Touching video/story, haven't seen it before. Good example to show to low-number ...well, all jumpers to always secure the door on jump run. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Aero wheels (called "Rhönrad" here - there's also a link to an English version) are really fun, but you gotta be careful when exiting, especially when doing it 4- or even 5-way. And, a well-protected reserve flap or, much better, a pop-top reserve, always is a good idea. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I dropped them an e-mail with several questions and was surprised the Jerome immediately answered it in full detail. That's a sign of good customer service, I suppose. Anyone near here (i. e. near Germany or even better in Germany) has an Advance Seven tandem rig for a test ride? (Or knows of someone or somewhere?) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

This definition gives a good explanation why they did so and had it taped The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Did so, thanks! All you other folks. Thanks a lot for your replies! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I wonder if anyone can share experience with Basik's Advance Seven tandem rig? According to what you can see here and read here it seems to have some nice bells'n'whistles and most of all, resembles a Strong rig. Just being curious. TA

Oh, I'm looking forward to this episode being aired in Germany... I once talked to a press journalist about inaccuracies in newspaper reports when it comes to skydiving. He told me they deliberately use some of the terms I mentioned - because Joe Sixpack knows shit about skydiving and just expects these words and wouldn't understand the technically correct terms. I bet this applies even more to slipping-on-sunshades-solves-the-puzzle! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

And, of course (coz it's winter and ya should have some fun reading) also enjoy this! (Follow from there ;-) It had to be said and recommended The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

+1 Excellent! Ummm... The dive didn't happen before it was displayed on screen The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks