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Ooooops, you're absolutely right; I stand corrected. (My memory was blurred or whatever, we only have a TI with a Sigma here every now and then. But that's no real excuse.) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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No, Sigmas here just get modified, the second release is routed through the cutaway handle. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Woohoo, video was both interesting and kinda scary. ;-) TA! The snake didn't look like the king snake and I think it was smaller. I think it was an adder but with a less common pattern on its back. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Ah, didn't see that from what is was in reply to. Didn#T think of the drogue being stuck. (Thread-related tunnel vision, so to say ) Anyway, here in Germany, the 2nd release is routed through the cutaway handle (mandatory) and thus the suggested sequence not possible. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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TA, mate
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During our trip to England we spotted a snake wriggling away from us on a sandy footpath near the beach towards the shrubs lining the footpath (near Burton Bradstock, Dorset). The snake about one and a half feet and was black and had a continuous row of white squares on its back. The way it moved away from us showed it was more afraid of us than we were of it. Its salient appearance made me think it should be a venomous one but once home, I only could find it looked like an adder but they should have darker squares on their back? So has anyone of British fellows here an idea? Unfortunately I didn't have a camera handy so I can't provide a photo. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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You got to be kidding? Cutaway before releasing the drogue? Stick to the sequence! Only(*) occasion you cutaway and bypass releasing the drogue is if drogue or drogue bridle become entangled with you or your student and you can't untangle it, but this wasn't talked about here. (*)OK, side-spin might be treated this way as well, but I know this is controversial and too far from the OT. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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(Mandatory) Checking both drogue and first release (Vector-style rigs with 1st release at left bottom of container) before getting out of the door is part of TI courses in Germany. You'll see all TI's checking drogue and 1st release the moment before they shove out the student. (A full round of handle checks immediately after deploying the drogue is also seen with most TI's and mandatory here at my DZ, BTW.) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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I thought of something completely different at first when I read the subject Look here - should explain itself even though it's German (and, ironically, run by an American lady who lives near Frankfurt) But now seriously: I grew up knowing I could never skydive. Was something for cracks, totally fit, full of muscles and in the military. Me, suffering from asthma and skydiving - never! So I found it interesting whenever I saw canopies but never gave it a serous thought. The Wall came down, many things improved, medication amongst them and so my asthma got better and in 2001 at the age of 40 I got a nice present: A voucher for a tandem jump. Did it, and got to know that "normal" people could do it. Got hooked, started, stayed... and now I'm giving students a ride myself. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Huhuhuhu... almost spilled my keyboard with coffee when I LMAO Sorry, will logout now and be watching Mr Deity instead The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Well, your god doesn't even seem to have the power to get the message through the net: "Dieses Video ist in deinem Land nicht verfügbar." (This video is not available in your country.) Conclusion: He's neither awesome nor does he reign (at least not the net) Sorry, bored a little, don't take it too seriously. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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And once again the Sigma Snobs look down on the Vector-style colonials BTW: In Germany, the second drogue release of Vector-style tandem rigs is routed through the cutaway handle in case a T/I forgets to pull the 2nd release before cutting away. However, everyone is taught to stick to the sequence and not to have a shortcut here that might contribute to a hardpull... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Thanks for the link. I tried a number of combinations. SKYDIVE is already taken as well as SKYDIVR. SKYGOD is available, huh? But back to politics: BUSHSUX is available, STUBAMA (a little tricky, of course), UPPALIN, even GAYH8TR, so what do these people complain about? Others nastygrams available: OLDFURT (already seen in Western Australia), SHAGGER and even... well, have a look, huhuhu... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Ouch, gruesome pics. However, I've jumped with my wedding ring for ~1500 jumps without any incident. I attribute the lack of any incidents to two facts: 1) The ring was a little too big for the ring finger hence I resorted to the stinky^T middle finger - for which the ring is slightly too small so that it doesn't "bulge" out. Me growing a little more subcutaneous fatty tissue within the last 28 years also had its share (No, I'm not fat, still BMI of 23 ) 2) I always wear gloves. Even on very hot days. But it's never too late to reconsider things. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Just being curious - this includes tandem canopies? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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TV segment about 81 year old skydiver.
Abedy replied to wayneflorida's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Thanks for sharing. So I still got 30+ years to go, huhu It's always refreshing and encouraging to see elderly people who don't atrophy in their rocking chair bitching about how the world is swirling down the toilet but give their lives some thrilling spin and direction. -
Sweating most of all seems to be mother nature's gift I also sweat very easily and thus I happily pack at 20 °C (68 °F) but earn comments like "Woah, you're thawing?" at 25+ °C (77 °F); always got to take care I don't soak the fabric with those salty drips Could never get used to permanently live in warm and damp areas such as Mississippi or Louisiana or Malaysia... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Look very professional. The view from 30'000 ft must be overwhelming. Should be worth the bucks for a sports jump. A tandem from that altitude, however, must be sort of boring after 90 secs and still some way to go? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Just to mention: Gave me a start to read two capital S letters in the headline. Thought of mass murderers ins black uniforms. BTW: SS and SA are forbidden letter combinations on licence plates here in Germany. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Crossfire 2 129: Between 5mins when in a real hurry to ~8 to 10 mins with more care. Last jump of the day with this rig takes a little longer (inspection for wear & tear etc) Tandem (EZ 384) - 15 to 20 mins, side pack. Tandem is taking responsibility for 2 people's lives so I pack very carefully. Have learned some shortcuts that don't tamper with safety already, but don't think it will be much faster than 13-15 mins on an average base. Last packjob of the day is much longer, checking wear & tear, especially drogue and bridle, attaching new spare rubber bands etc. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Reminds me of my first jumps in 2001. Not with the army, with a civil parachuting sports club here in town. The canopy (3rd pic) is an RS 4/3c which is steerable (though it turns pretty slowly). The rigs (2nd pic) were uncomfortable but at least we could sit in that old fashioned AN-2 (1st pic) ;-) After 5 jumps with tough landings I decided to change to the dark side of skydiving (and hence to the other parachuting sports club I hadn't known before) and give "them dangerous square thingies" a try The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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The instructor on the left side makes my back hurt by just watching his arch Nice pic! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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0/6 - My students got their board certificates (as practice nurses) at Jena University and after three years of being their form teacher I didn't want to nor dare to not go there for just doing a couple of jumps, not even on this bright Saturday after 3 sh*tty weekends in a row See pic attached, they truly are the nicest, most beautiful and best-dressed students. BTW: The young lady next to me (to the left) was the best of them (15 A's, 2 B's) and got a tandem jump sponsored by/with me. Did 6 tandems on Sunday, all of them really nice. @hcsvader: Travelled 'Straya in 2007 and happened to be in Litchfield N.P., went through Batchelor and all of a sudden... spotted a lot of canopies! Went there "just to pay them a visit" since my wife has this strange "Don't even THINK of jumping when we are on holiday" attitude. Liked it a lot! See second pic attached that I took from the ground. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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"Unfortunately this video is not currently available in your country or region. We apologize for the inconvenience." Bugger. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Woohoo. Should work for a 7min lecture with whuffos, but imagine you'd do it with skydivers I'd take this topic. Should be very interesting to whuffos and hey, the gear stuff is all visual aids, huh? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks