nigel99

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  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15016268 There we go Andy. Recipe for $16 muffins complete with how you need gold leaf decoration to get up to the price Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  2. Jakee isn't it true that you can do a 2 way without the FS1 sticker? My understanding is that in the UK on a 4 way you can have a maximum of 1 non FS1 jumper? I haven't jumped in the UK so while this may be theoretically true in practice you might not be able to. It is interesting seeing peoples input on what is required for "minimum" currency. It appears that a couple of people think 10 jumps/month or 100 per year just to stay current. 10 jumps/month = £250+ which is a sizable chunk of cash that not many people will have spare regularly. The weather here isn't conducive to year round jumping for "fun" and I am pretty sure the 14MPh student wind limit must take out many weekends. I know a brit jumper who does 5 or 6 jumps a year (currently has 50+ jumps) and he is NOT required to do any form of re-currency training as the DZ knows him - I am certainly not recommending that approach. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  3. Sorry Meso you are wrong on this front. There are a couple of posters here on dz.com that do precisely that. Personally I am the black sheep in the family and I am surrounded by devout religious people. I find it very difficult to reconcile my belief (or lack of) with theirs and it can make certain family visits or discussions very uncomfortable. I think Europe has the balance about right. Religion is generally treated as a private affair and you are largely left to your own devices. Africa and the USA are much more intrusive. I hate how in the southern US states there is only religion or violence on TV and no porn Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  4. Good summary and I found it an interesting viewpoint. I am not sure they are correct that belief has not been important though. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14944470 I wonder how many people will read the article and how many will simply jump in with their normal viewpoint regardless? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  6. Rather surprisingly the UK does not have a minimum currency requirement, but I would do a minimum of 2 jumps a month. Obviously the more you jump the safer and better you will get. I don't agree with the people who say that if you need to ask you can't afford it. You may never get good but will probably still have fun. I spent 4 years jumping as a poor student and struggled to progress but had a huge amount of fun. Don't get into debt for jumping though. You can build up your jump numbers slowly, hang out at the dz and when you have more disposable income spend as much as you jumping. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  7. Where in Oz you going to settle Nige? Perth. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  8. 2011 is looking to be the best year of my life. So much good has happened. Highlights are: Got back into the sport after a long break (& met some great people) Wife is no longer a whuffo Got my B license (nearly 20 years late!) Got registered as a Professional Engineer (again left very late) Gone back into consultancy - less stress, more time and more money (should help clear debt incurred through a decade of running a business that was a bad idea). Got permanent residence visa for Australia - so goodbye Mud Island by Christmas
  9. I agree. I miss a number of posters who I never met but who made a lasting impression. I don't know if it is a good or bad thing but most were not skydiving related deaths - it doesn't change the fact that they are missed Since getting back into the sport 3 of my new friends have passed on. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  10. My jumping is coming on ok. Except the last jump - popsjumper ran off with my wife. Last I saw of them they were holding hands and trying to hide in the clouds Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  11. So what is the blender for in your nudist beach fantasy? I always thought it was for margaritas... Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  12. Your a thoroughbred brit I wouldn't expect anything less Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  13. boogies don't count Anyway how are you keeping - haven't noticed you posting much. Second have you started jumping again? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  14. Ok so I know a handful of skydivers who don't drink alcohol. I never get drunk but will have the occasional beer and am happy enough to go without. I was wondering how many people don't drink? Funny story - when I first started jumping I was 16 and my very religious parents were worried about me being pressured into drinking at the club. For some reason I fell in with a crowd who did not drink. At one point I asked why they didn't drink, and was told "never mix drugs with alcohol". My parents never figured that out but they still hated the club. The only time they ever visited was to watch my sister do a tandem - as luck would have it there was a blond in a bikini, reading Penthouse by manifest on the day they visited Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  15. Maybe because you do CRW this stuff is canopy piloting for dummies. In CRW how do you keep track of each other and communicate when everything goes wrong? I assume that under normal circumstances you have a dive plan that people are following so that makes it easier. Like Tony (Shropshire) says on a motorbike you have to assume that nobody has seen you even if they flash their lights (I've personally had people flash and it other drivers "assume" that it is for them. I must admit that the kicking legs sounds good as a "hello mate", it is also true that kicking actually makes you stand out as a stationary object is harder to see. But I do see significant weakness's with canopies averaging 30MPh+ it doesn't take long for someone to move from where you know they are to a dangerous spot. Once you have drawn attention to each other with your "leg wave" how do you react appropriately? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  16. nigel99

    RSL

    Thanks John. I learn't quite a bit from your link and post. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  17. Thanks I will speak to them before I go next time. My trips are never for skydiving - they are for business and skydiving is the "filler". Still seems wrong to me and a case of miss-selling that they have restrictions that are not published. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  18. Is learning to pack or helping with manifest an option? It might make you feel more involved and also possibly build your bank balance with jumping funds? Sorry to hear that you are feeling down. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  19. nigel99

    RSL

    Was the Collins' Lanyard developed because this had caused problems? Thanks for the information I will have a look and see what details I can find on the Collins' Lanyard. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  20. nigel99

    RSL

    Basically his argument is that it takes very little force on the 3rd (small) ring to prevent a cutaway (i.e less than 5lbs). I believe that he had direct experience of a "slow" release at some point in his career. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  21. nigel99

    RSL

    I don't see what you mean, how do you imagine the middle (RSL) ring getting stuck? Excuse the extremely rough sketch. If you imagine that if the reserve ripcord or pin is prevented from passing cleanly through the guide rings and RSL lanyard it will prevent the lanyard from releasing. As an extreme but unlikely scenario a severely bent reserve pin could do just this. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  22. Had the T-Shirt; letters all kind of jumbled together and hard to make out the words. Most people were trying to make out the words so hard, they totally missed that the words were in the shape of a penis Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  23. nigel99

    RSL

    I think that is a good summary. I think someone nailed it earlier on though that gear maintenance helps to minimise the risk(s). Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  24. I like the definition of horseshoe as the canopy being attached to you in more than 1 place (1 place being the risers). It keeps it simple to remember emergency procedures and when describing it to people (especially students and newbies). To the original poster - did he have to cutaway or did he kick out the linetwists? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
  25. nigel99

    RSL

    If I understand correctly you are talking about mis-rigging the RSL? If so yes I know about that and also misrouting the lanyard as outlined in one of the recent parachutist mags. I was talking about the fact that you can imagine the other end of the RSL lanyard getting trapped between the two guide rings on the reserve flap if the reserve ripcord got stuck. Granted it would be a very unlucky day. Yes the reserve pack tray injury that Wendy referenced happened quite recently to someone. Pretty terrible results for what should have been nothing. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.