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That sucks. I disagree that this is SC material the point of the thread is that a shitty thing happened to someone in your profession or a colleague of yours. Don't know what the hell is going on, it is the same here in the UK with emergency service personal being attacked etc. It must be some new "cool" thing for stupid people to do :( Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Your post got me thinking. I wonder how slow/low power you could fly with the appropriate custom made suit in a tunnel? Wing suits probably wouldn't work in a tunnel as if I am correct in my understanding they glide. I am thinking that if you could increase your surface area substantially by having fabric between your arms and legs, and also between your legs and then you "flew" in a giant X you would be pretty low speed (provided you were strong enough to cope with the extra drag of course). Would be a fun experiment and I imagine with spotters pretty safe. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

You need to create a substantial amount of airflow which requires a large electric motor. I doubt your average domestic supply is rated to supply enough current. Secondly you might want to point out that safety is a major concern it might turn out to be a giant human mincing machine. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Jerry, there's no need to speculate about Knoss. His words say pretty much tell us all we need to know. Now, if he actually had physical evidence to back up anything he says it might be different, but as they stand, I find them no more credible than those a typical UFO abductee. I have just figured out the grand conspiracy behind this thread. Quade is actually performing an experiment in social engineering and this is the lab. Call us monkeys in a cage or similar. I am sure that Quade is trying to master herding cats. Alternatively he's looking to make a movie about running a lunatic asylum and this is the background material (12 or so lunatics stuck in a thread rather than a room - kind of like the Matrix for Nutters Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Actually, there's the African motorcycle trip of him and Ewan McG in our TV, absolutely rousing. Oh the wanderlust .... Doing a railway trip to Vladiwostok surely needs a lot more of prep. Jesus Christ, this is a dream I have since many yrs. Let me know when and if you start - I'll join you. Yes the Long Way down is good, but not as good as the Long Way Round (Charlies and Ewan go on motorbikes from London to New York via Mongolia etc). My wanderlust dream that I will hopefully one day carry through is to use a trike microlight to fly from the UK to Cape Town

Bill's point demonstrated a complete misunderstanding of the point of this thread. His comment makes about as much sense as a whuffo asking, "shouldn't you pull the reserve ripcord before the cutaway handle, isn't the reserve more important?" If a student asked that you'd all be rolling on the floor laughing. Well, here's a whuffo rolling my eyes because someone of Bill's experience, and reputation, would say something so completely useless; and that you think because he said it it must be important. It wasn't! I agree you got Bill there. Not sure what part of the country you are from but maybe when you do AFF you can be reserve side instructor and let Bill take the student slot If you are genuine you are sweating the wrong details. Nobody is going to put you out under an unsafe wingloading. If you are too fat to fit into standard gear then research larger jumpers and how dz's have helped. Otherwise maybe it is time to see if you have the balls to actually jump before you waste half your life researching things. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Interesting. Charlie Boorman did a BBC series on London to Australia by any means. Used all sorts of transport for the trip and it was pretty interesting. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Has anyone done the Trip from London to Moscow to Beijing by train? Just wasting my time browsing various means of travel and it looks fascinating. Be interested in hearing any stories even if it is only part of the route. I love travel and exploring and have followed Charlie Boorman and Ewen MacGregor various trips. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

What if I just shut the music off and keep the headphones on...what then? I ask myself the same question, but still no cop ever tried to approach me while doing this. I`m badass so I listen to the music whenever I want. Fck the system Anyway, he would probably fine me. In this country they are always right. If it would get to court, I`d still lose. Cop`s word it "stronger" at court than anyone else`s. Or maybe I could try to bribe him. When people fail to use common sense the law steps in to try and fill the gap. Personally I prefer the lighter regulation approach and simply let the accidents happen. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Really sorry to hear about your situation. I would love to be able to give you good news but we have a neighbour who is alcoholic, and my wife has a number of family members who are alcoholics. Our neighbour has lost just about everything, is in trouble with police etc, nothing stops her drinking. I hate the whole flippant attitude that people when they say "walk away/cutaway etc" but I think that this is something that you and your mom should seriously consider. My wife is still recovering from the wounds of an alcoholic father 20 years later and her healing only started when she cut ties with him. Granted it has not been easy on her and I got the crap beaten out of me for taking his little girl away (literally try explaining your black eye and bruises to work colleagues). Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Would love to have seen that. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Amazon - how does that stack up against the Perris Russian? Seems that even with modern technology and in a busy part of the world you can be missed. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I have read and studied the SIM, and I can't find the part about how you have to have failed pre-algebra to qualify as a skydiver. Really, I find it disappointing that something as fundamental to skydiving as the weight to canopy size ratio (wing-loading) would cause experienced jumpers to run for cover. What happens when someone wants to discuss the fuel mileage of their cars? If anyone just thinks I'm being pedantic (look it up), you can thank John LeBlanc at Performance Designs for that. I've found that PD has the best information on their website, and every article written or video made by LeBlanc does an incredibly clear and thorough job of intellectually discussing skydiving concepts without talking down to anyone about it. I was obviously mistaken when I thought "average" skydivers would have the same grasp of basic skydiving concepts as he does. While I know that other canopy manufacturers produce quality products, I think I would find it difficult not purchasing PD canopies as my first gear. That said, my OP and my "research" was never intended for selecting a first-jump canopy. I've simply been familiarizing myself with different canopies from different manufacturers, how else does one learn the differences between a Fusion, Stilletto, Safire2, or Omni? And, if that seems wrong to you, let me just say that it's USPA, DZO's, and lawyers who have determined that I am solely responsible for my own safety, training, and equipment. The shut-up-sign-the-form-and-pay-me-money-attitude of the skydiving industry, SO PROFOUNDLY DEMONSTRATED IN THIS THREAD, requires that I participate in this sport with nothing less than the desire to become an expert in every area of skydiving knowledge. What I don't know could kill me or someone else. It's people like "davelepka" and "likestojump" that leave me wondering if perhaps my money would be better spent on scuba diving trips or building a sport plane. Simply, skydiving interests me, skydivers don't; well, except those like John LeBlanc who clearly know what they're talking about, and can do so at my intellectual level, I actually passed pre-algebra! -- My comment was based on the following observations: A non-jumper would be very unlikely to know all of the following 1) Skygod terminology and attitude 2) Wingloading in detail (hell most wannabe jumpers on the forums are asking questions along the lines of can I jump a wingsuit or do a head-down on my first jump) 3) Exit weight and the fact it is different to body weight (and even the fact that it is relevant) We are all different and sorry if you are genuinely anal about details. One point you may want to add to your research is that pretty much all skydivers are egotistical arses and if you dislike them so much there might not be much fun in the sport for you. Dave may be blunt but he is one of the more experienced jumpers and he knows his stuff. Skydiving is a dangerous sport (you know that already) and you can't analyse the risks away. One thing I would strongly consider is that if you are by nature someone who needs to analyse and fully understand before you can act, skydiving is probably the wrong sport. In a malfunction you will have approximately 5 to 20 seconds before you are dead, not a situation that lends itself to careful analysis. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Mine is minor - a broken bone in my foot. Lesson learn't don't try and land a C9 where the swoop gods land. They will curse you for showing off and you will land on a busy road with powerlines on either side Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Just go gay you get to skip all the monthly hormone problems as well Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I was thinking troll. The knowledge of skydiving is impressive for a whuffo. Don't know how you figured out it was a she though? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Interestingly I am busy watching a comedy and then mentioned the amygdala which I thought was a joke but looked it up. This is a fairly dry medical explanation but interesting and topical regardless. http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1749 Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Extremely good article. Looks like bowling is the ideal sport for chokers provided they don't do it competitively. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

What I find frustrating is when people feel sorry for illegal immigrants. The clue being ILLEGAL they are dishonest and unless all criminals are going to be excused because life is tough I don't really understand the fuss. Side note - The fact that lots of people are to stupid to know the difference between legal immigrants and illegal is a separate issue altogether. Lastly refugees are pretty well catered for under international law and are NOT illegal immigrants. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Yep, those evil christians are illegally crossing our border and stealing our jobs - the liberals better stop em' before things get outta control! Mexico has a very strong Catholic presence 89% of the population according to Wikipedia. So I don't know if your post was backing up Billvon's statement or an attempt to be sarcastic Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

You need to stop bitching man. My problem on flights is the number of times that flight attendants hit on me! Seriously they do unfortunately so far this has only been male flight attendants Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Is that hard, erect, aft staircase, or the fact the money "blew its wad" symbolic for anything? Sounds like you are good skydiver material Vicki Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Agreed. Welcome back

Lifes a bitch.... and then you marry one. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Well all she needs now is to do it with a wingsuit and she'll get Redbull sponsorship Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.