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Seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Yes, I've seen students land in trees but it was a result of shitty spotting. As for better performance on landing...fuckers should expect to PLF anyway. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Whatever you say, Twinkle Toes!!! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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When I was in college (VMI when it was all male) we used to get on those because there were few avenues for meeting females. I'm still very close friends with some of the girls I met on there. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Can I just add: AMERICA...FUCK YEAH! COMIN AGAIN TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKIN DAY, YEAH AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! FREEDOM IS THE ONLY WAY, YEAH TERRORISTS, YOUR GAME IS THROUGH 'CAUSE NOW YOU'LL HAVE TO ANSWER TO AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! SO LICK MY BUTT AND SUCK ON MY BALLS! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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EAT SHIT YOU MUJ MO iTHERFUCKER!!! I have an aside comment. If heaven for martyrs is a pack of virgins, it's no wonder we don't see many virgin martyrs. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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DAMMIT! I was coming to this thread to post that EXACT thing. Ding-Dong, the bitch is dead, motherfucker! Couldn't have happened to a better guy. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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That was a pretty prime video. A foot in the frame through deployment is like nails on a chalkboard to me but that's a personal issue. I otherwise loved the angles. It made me want to get to the DZ to shoot vid instead of taking a weekend off as I'd planned. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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And to copy what I just posted on another thread: Putting your chin to your chest can be dangerous if there is a hard opening. Your neck muscles are near there strech limit and that snappy opening may over extend those muscles. By doing this you've already put your head on a lever arm perpendicular to the force transmitted by a hard opening. Position your head as if you were doing a squat press, so the forces are transmitted down your spine. Then your head will go nowhere. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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NO, NO, NO, NO! Putting your chin to your chest can be dangerous if there is a hard opening. Your neck muscles are near there strech limit and that snappy opening may over extend those muscles. By doing this you've already put your head on a lever arm perpendicular to the force transmitted by a hard opening. Position your head as if you were doing a squat press, so the forces are transmitted down your spine. Then your head will go nowhere. I've had some CRACKER-JACK openings with two cameras on my head with no more of a sore neck than any other weekend of shooting alot of video. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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There ya go...fixed the picture for you. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Delaware. That state's only function is to collect tolls on 95. They should just give the land to Maryland and cease to exist. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Oh man, that was hilarious. Could you imagine the lawsuits in the US? I loved it how the guys all left their female companions in the dust. Kind of like the old joke about outrunning a bear: "You can't outrun a bear." "That's right, I only need to outrun you!" "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Knowing the amount of damage that a pull-up cord does to my fingers after a weekend of packing, I'm hesitant to loop one around my leg straps. You could say it's better than nothing for a short fix but I don't like the wear that it could put on my leg strap pads. The bungee is connected to the pads and stretches a bit but keeps everything snug. The strap is wider and spreads the lateral forces out a bit and wouldn't wear down the material as much. I'm getting a bungee put on my legstraps because while I know that it won't keep me from falling through the hole if my leg straps are too low on my legs, it'll keep them together - keeping them from sliding there in the first place (assuming I don't have some gross quantity of slack in the legstraps). "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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It's nicer to PM personal contact information rather than post it to an open internet forum. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Most people go for comfort over function but yes, ankle support is good...but I wear chakos. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Also, extremely lazy track away from the AFF. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Ok, that's what I think a few people's confusion was as to whether you were talking about AFF or Tandems. I've never heard of a TI reaching their hand out there and pointing back at the student. Our guys will sometimes grab the student altimeter and shove it in their face if they're not paying attention. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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"Natural" wind tunnel testing for a new wingsuit
DJL replied to piisfish's topic in Wing Suit Flying
And what were the results of the test? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher -
A bunch of LA Wannabe's. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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I can see a lot of people who just want Katana written somewhere on their canopy. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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I'm with you on that. TACKY TACKY TACKY. Who the hell actually WANTS some bruised looking thing on their neck that came from someone sucking on their skin? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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But you said something about pointing a finger as the pull signal? I'm not a TI but in the several hundred video jumps I've made, I've seen the student body position at this point to about as predictable as exit, meaning not-so-predictable. Worse position for the ones who actually reach and pull for themself. Maybe you just like the thought of people clenching their butts? Arch-Look-Reach-Clench Butt-Pull Has a nice ring to it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Yup. You'll get tired of talking about it quick and if you don't then you're a douche-bag who's just trying to brag. Just tell them that you're not going to spend your life metaphorically polishing your dick and wishing you were somewhere more exciting as you mow your lawn and watch your 401k. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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You know what, I have to edit that. We start the first tandem class at 9AM and I don't show up to shoot video until 10AM and they're still in the class. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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Maybe at a tandem factory. Our course is 30 minutes at the very least and we don't use this time to pitch vid. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher