Ashtanga 0 #1 October 23, 2012 I see he made a wikipedia and several websites for himself. Did he reallty bring that much to skydiving or was he just a self promoting ahole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #2 October 24, 2012 Quote I see he made a wikipedia and several websites for himself. Did he really bring that much to skydiving or was he just a self promoting ahole. THIS Jim Slayton? http://jimslaton.com/ http://about.me/slaton Looks to me like Jim has listed his skydiving resume ~ highlighting some rather interesting & outstanding accomplishments as a promotional & marking tool. It's called advertising...yes is self-promoting and no there's nothing about it that makes him an 'ahole'. It ain't braggin' if ya really done it! Rangers Lead The Way ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigbey 0 #3 October 24, 2012 And he picked up some souvenirs along the way... http://jimslaton.com/photo-gallery/crash-photos/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #4 October 24, 2012 You have the true pioneers like Omar Alhegelan. He does not start a wikipedia about himself he does not brag. He is not a skygod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #5 October 24, 2012 Quote You have the true pioneers like Omar Alhegelan. He does not start a wikipedia about himself he does not brag. He is not a skygod. Who? Never heard of him... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 October 24, 2012 Quote You have the true pioneers like Omar Alhegelan. He does not start a wikipedia about himself he does not brag. He is not a skygod. What about Olaf Zipster? He invented freeflying you know... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #7 October 24, 2012 Paul Rafferty didn't and Craig Girard does not either! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #8 October 24, 2012 Olav is the God of Everything. If he was dentist before why does his teeth look so bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #9 October 24, 2012 Never thought about starting my own wikipedia page. I'll be right back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #10 October 24, 2012 Wikipedia for Fat Fucks Who Skydive please make sure I am included! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 October 24, 2012 Quote Wikipedia for Fat Fucks Who Skydive please make sure I am included! Every time i see you username I read it as Ass TaggerI know it says more about me than you You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #12 October 24, 2012 QuoteWikipedia for Fat Fucks Who Skydive please make sure I am included! Fat Fucks?? Speak for yourself. I'm a weight loosing mother fucker. Pretty soon I'll just be old and angry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #13 October 24, 2012 Quote Quote Wikipedia for Fat Fucks Who Skydive please make sure I am included! Fat Fucks?? Speak for yourself. I'm a weight loosing mother fucker. Pretty soon I'll just be old and angry. Sounds like you already have the angry part down pat! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,644 #14 October 24, 2012 I have not met and don't know Jim Slaton but it looks to me like he's a professional skydiver and this is just advertising his services. Any small business would do the same. A lot of skydiving videographers have their own web sites too. Many teams have their own web sites. I don't know why you're getting your panties in a wad about this.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #15 October 24, 2012 No respect. Jim may be a self promoter, but he single handedly did more for the promotion of Canopy Piloting in this sport than any other single person I know of. Plenty of others contributed along the way but no one to the extent of Mr. Slaton. There's nothing wrong with self promotion, it's how successful people get to be successful.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #16 October 24, 2012 What about Olaf Zipster? He invented freeflying you know... ____________________________________________________________ I thought free flyers were just people that couldn't fly stable on they're bellys so to make it sound good they said they were free flying Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #18 October 24, 2012 His web page looks like my "I love me" wall. Nothing wrong with it at all. I even have a few "blue steel" pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #19 October 24, 2012 Quote I see he made a wikipedia and several websites for himself. Did he reallty bring that much to skydiving Absolutely, unequivocally, unarguably yes. Quote or was he just a self promoting ahole. Periodically, yes. 44 SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tristansdad 0 #20 October 24, 2012 Olav is the God of Everything. If he was dentist before why does his teeth look so bad. Because he smokes like a chimney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 7 #21 October 24, 2012 Quote Did he reallty bring that much to skydiving "Jim along with his partner Lyle Presse were responsible for delivering the new sport of Canopy Piloting (a.k.a. swooping) to the International Parachute Commission which got accepted at the IPC’s 54th annual meeting in Brazil." "Jim with his partner Lyle Presse organized the 1st World Cup of Canopy Piloting" If you like swooping, I would say yes."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #22 October 25, 2012 Quote Quote I see he made a wikipedia and several websites for himself. Did he really bring that much to skydiving or was he just a self promoting ahole. THIS Jim Slayton? http://jimslaton.com/ http://about.me/slaton Looks to me like Jim has listed his skydiving resume ~ highlighting some rather interesting & outstanding accomplishments as a promotional & marking tool. It's called advertising...yes is self-promoting and no there's nothing about it that makes him an 'ahole'. It ain't braggin' if ya really done it! Rangers Lead The Way I remember him for a few years ago. I sold him some old F-111 canopies for his ground launch school he was starting up. Haven’t heard anything about lately. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #23 October 25, 2012 Quote Wikipedia for Fat Fucks Who Skydive please make sure I am included! Judging from you profile you don’t exist you can’t have a web site or Wikipedia page. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #24 October 25, 2012 why do you ask who he WAS and not who he IS ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #25 October 25, 2012 that has been driving me nuts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
