Abedy
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Did a jump with a young fellow yesterday. He was very aware of what was going on, perfect arch, head back at exit etc. But he really surprised me right after the landing by telling me "The left end cells of the canopy weren't fully inflated right after deployment - is that normal?" He hasn't jumped before. So I commented him.
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Just stumbled upon this nice article and thought it might be interesting to other fellow skydivers around my age due (or like me and my gut feeling: overdue) to become ...erm... Glam-Ma or DoDa or whatever Yeah, it should be really nice to have grandchildren but I also dislike being called "Opa" (the German form of Grampa) and thus am thinking about nicer nicknames (Was 21 when my son was born; he's 29 now and still no grandchildren on the radar, bugger... But the times they are a-changing so I understand my children have to get settled first - which is way more difficult than it was in the good ol' days But even at 50 I resent the idea of being addressed "OldFurt" ) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Good question, gave it a thought and yes, I also get my left leg in first. Probably vice versa in left-handers? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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If they want to spin the canopy tell them to look into the direction they are about to turn and make sure they really look into that direction, especially if they want to do a second 360. 'Member that even if they tell you they wanna have a roller coaster ride and wanna spin the whole party ... they might not know what's awaiting them and eventually you. Works fine again and again until... you know Learned it the hard way yesterday. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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BTW: Made me think of "There's something about Mary" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Pics of your belly, please. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Locked & loaded? I still 'member those times when you hopped with your brand new jeans (I'm a Wrangler fan) into the bathtub, and let them dry while wearing it ignoring mums muttering and shouting. But well, it was worth all the effort including the daily routine of how-to-goddammit-get-into-them. But, erm... once I really got to ...you know... valuing "locked and loaded" I started appreciating a fit not thaaaat snug Makes things easier. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Ya good at fumbling ...and boldly taking risks. Goodonya, mate The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Huh? Never thought of you as circumferencely-challenged Not being slimy, honestly. But I know what you mean. I got underpants with a zipper (see pic attached) and... well... discovered only after I got it delivered that zipping it open might be a problem Huhuhu... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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D'oh! Forgot that one though I even thought that die-hard 501ers would bring up the all-button fly Had a 501 in the early 80s when I was a student at university. I never got used to button up and especially down - always took too long when I had to take a whiz after couple beers... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Probably not the most important poll in the world but I'm being curious: When you put on your trousers (pants) do you first fasten (the button) and then zip or do you first zip and then fasten? May at least provoke some funny answers, huh? For connoisseurs: Yes, it's from the Garibaldi-Sinclair conversation in "Babylon Squared" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Thanks for sharing, very interesting stuff. I also watched some of the links provided. Having turned 50 recently I find it very encouraging to see much older folks still jumping The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Bugger... "Dieses Video enthält Content von Naive, SME und UMG. Es ist in deinem Land nicht verfügbar." Ya don't happen to have a place for your vid where it doesn't get locked by slimy suits? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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I was just being obnoxious There are many things that drive me mad in other people's behaviour so I would have to come up with quite long a list Gist: I think if you're beyond 500 jumps an update every 100 jumps is enough. The jump number isn't thought as a logbook replacement; it's thought to give others an idea of how experienced you are (or are supposed to be) so considering this updating daily doesn't do any good. But I know there are some flaws in this line of thoughts The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Fellows who update their profiles with their number of jumps daily or weekly, especially when beyond 500 or even 1000 (resulting in "jumps: 1287") The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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BTW: COBOL programmers understand why women hate periods. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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This is not considered being a jerk here ...in fact, it's even recommended. Jerks are the folks who, as soon as they see a sign "Lane ends in 600 m" (~2000 ft) start squeezing right causing the right lane to get jammed. Needless to say that these folks honk and yell at drivers who ride the left lane until the merging point and/or refuse them to squeeze in "zipper style" (though there are usually signs "squeeze in zipper style".) Seems if you consider someone a fartknocker depends on the lane you prefer The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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It's: I before E except in Heinecken and Budweiser. (Being a German: Not that I would attribute these beverages with the term "beer"...) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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No problem to agree with you. No problem you concede I got a point at - nevertheless the topic - mentioning safety issues to be seen in the video. Please do understand that even though the topic only mentions "Doing madskillz stuff!" - considerate TIs feel urged to put safety issues on top. Never mind ;-) The boy is quite good a freeflyer, no discussion about that. Looking forward to watching videos of him really free falling. BTW: Tnx for making me look up terms like boloney or to pledge the 5th. If you ever intend to learn some German, feel free to contact me for some upper level input (Not kidding, not being snobbyish) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Once again, what's more disturbing is things like TI fastening straps right before entering the aircraft, pax not being hooked up whilst door is open etc. The head down thingy is much smaller change, at least in my eyes. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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You're probably right. (Weak defence: I wrote "at least") I'm not much in tattooing so I just considered it's like a minor wound, just like a slight graze or something. But heck, if I spent money on a tattoo I would wait a decent time to not spoil it However: The money is better spent by throwing yourself out of a plane instead of having your skin damaged by somebody The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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There has already been mentioned that flying at this speed adds unproportionally to wear and tear but I concede the TI seems to be very in control and obviously knows what he is doing. I wouldn't do any fun like that, though. What I find more disturbing are other points: - TI gets into his leg straps on his way to the plane. I've made it a custom/ritual to NEVER leave our hangar without my gear properly fastened. - A 4way team jumps (I guess at 3200m or something) meaning the door is open and the tandem pax is NOT attached to his TI. Considered a NEVER-EVER-DO-THIS! in Germany! - The pax gets his gear fastened in the plane, OMG. See above, I also made it a custom (as all of my colleagues do) to NEVER let a pax leave the hangar without their gear properly adjusted and fastened. Nuff bitched. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Nobody has asked so far WHERE the tattoo is placed. To give a drastc example: If it is what we call "Arschgeweih" (tribal-style tattoo on the small of your back, often looking like bum antlers) and you are male you shall be immediately expelled from any decent dropzone. If you are female you will be obliged to be packing chutes in hipster jeans all day long, provided your BMI is
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It's Mazel Tov in Hebrew. So I got built-in support, I suppose... hope at least The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks
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Yes, it still has the sturdy aluminum cap. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks