grue 1 #1 June 21, 2013 …oh my god why did I do that cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blowfish 0 #2 June 21, 2013 As someone who just had his first 30 minutes I would love to see that :D For science! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #3 June 21, 2013 BlowfishAs someone who just had his first 30 minutes I would love to see that :D For science! Science cannot explain how embarrassed I was to take that stroll down memory lane. This is the script: INT: GRUE'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM A MAN is going through stuff on a bookshelf. We see only his shoulder and upper back as we peer over him at the pile of DVDs and books. MAN Oh wow my first tunnel DVD. That was a long time ago, I wonder how I looked C/U: DVD being inserted into drive Wide: Man, from behind, sitting on couch in foreground. We see only his head as he watches a large television playing in background. INT - PERRIS TUNNEL A FAT MAN flails about like an AFF-1 student who fell out without his instructors. JUMP CUT: INT - PERRIS TUNNEL A FAT MAN flails about on his back like an autistic whale throwing a sky tantrum JUMP CUT: Extreme C/U: Eyes, showing horror. We zoom out, showing MAN from the front for the first time. He's skinnier now, but has the thousand yard stare of a combat veteran. MAN But… but… I'm better now? Right? This was so many years ago!! The man weeps. FADE TO BLACKcavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blowfish 0 #4 June 21, 2013 If your flying is half as good as this post I want you to be my instructor! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #5 June 21, 2013 Really? I like being able to see the progress I've made. Then Now I can do that with my skydiving videos too... Then Now Obviously I have a long way to go and I'm sure in a year the "now" videos will look as awkward to me as the "then" videos, but at least I can show progress. I think it's good to remember where you came from.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #6 June 21, 2013 FlyingRhenquestReally? I like being able to see the progress I've made. Then Now I can do that with my skydiving videos too... Then Now Obviously I have a long way to go and I'm sure in a year the "now" videos will look as awkward to me as the "then" videos, but at least I can show progress. I think it's good to remember where you came from. Oh I definitely know that's the way to look at it, I was just kinda horrified because I'd never seen the footage in the first place, I never watched it after the sessioncavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #7 June 23, 2013 I had over 2000 jumps first time I stepped into a tunnel. Went in by myself, and... OMG. You would have thought a lottery was going off because I looked like a ping pong ball in there. A few minutes later, 2nd jump, went in with a piece partner who had lots of tunnel time. Simply kept eye contact with him, and everything was fine, once I stopped hyperventilating We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #8 June 23, 2013 StreetScooby I had over 2000 jumps first time I stepped into a tunnel. Went in by myself, and... OMG. You would have thought a lottery was going off because I looked like a ping pong ball in there. A few minutes later, 2nd jump, went in with a piece partner who had lots of tunnel time. Simply kept eye contact with him, and everything was fine, once I stopped hyperventilating One of the tunnel instructors I talked to told me this happens all the time with experienced skydivers who have never been in the tunnel before. It's a completely different set of visual clues in there, and takes some getting used to. I actually have more tunnel time than freefall time at the moment, which I think might qualify me for "tunnel rat" status. Funnily enough I actually get more jittery before going in the tunnel than I do riding to altitude! Soon as they turn the big fan on, I'm fine. Dunno what's up with that.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #9 June 23, 2013 FlyingRhenquest ***I had over 2000 jumps first time I stepped into a tunnel. Went in by myself, and... OMG. You would have thought a lottery was going off because I looked like a ping pong ball in there. A few minutes later, 2nd jump, went in with a piece partner who had lots of tunnel time. Simply kept eye contact with him, and everything was fine, once I stopped hyperventilating One of the tunnel instructors I talked to told me this happens all the time with experienced skydivers who have never been in the tunnel before. It's a completely different set of visual clues in there, and takes some getting used to. Yeah similar case with me. second time I looked substantially better, and you could see the improvement each round, but still… damn cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhubarb 0 #10 June 23, 2013 I love the then and now videos. Here's mine... https://vimeo.com/68456058 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #11 June 24, 2013 FlyingRhubarbI love the then and now videos. Here's mine... https://vimeo.com/68456058 Sweet! That's just awesome! About how many hours of flying is that? I'm still uncomfortable on my back in the tunnel but kind of enjoy it in the sky where I can slide a ways without whanging my head into a wall! My original goal with the tunnel was to learn to fly better for my skydiving, but right now I have more tunnel time than freefall time. It's fun to just go down there and put in 10 minutes on something a couple times a month.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #12 June 24, 2013 My first time in I had 3-4K jumps. Entering the tunnel was weird but hovering wasn't a problem. God, I would hope not. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #13 June 24, 2013 Anyone have a VCR I can borrow, so I can watch this thing called FlyAway?Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhubarb 0 #14 June 25, 2013 That was 11 hours of flying for me. So much fun! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #15 June 25, 2013 FlyingRhubarbThat was 11 hours of flying for me. So much fun! :) Cool, that's quite a lot of progress over the course of a year! Congratulations!I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
