The111 0 #1 September 7, 2003 I need some help with my sub terminal drills. Gotta make #8 on the speed star. Any suggestions?www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffD 0 #2 September 7, 2003 I love that, so what are they considering terminal? but then they go headdown so they are above terminal. But you have to remember that WasteManagement in Florida will NOT STOP if a skydiver impacts their dump truck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #3 September 7, 2003 QuoteI need some help with my sub terminal drills. Gotta make #8 on the speed star. Any suggestions? Ask Redline. Don't forget your "top speed recorder". Glad that you made the squad. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #4 September 7, 2003 Aim straight, dive hard.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #5 September 7, 2003 Spend more time on downhill creeper drills. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingMarc 0 #6 September 7, 2003 I got Dennis Rodman to help. The speed star really is the event that the crowds come out to see! M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #7 September 7, 2003 QuoteI got Dennis Rodman to help. The speed star really is the event that the crowds come out to see! So...ummm...if necrophilia is the uncontrollable urge to crack open a cold one, what's the proper Latin term for skydiving with a corpse?Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #8 September 7, 2003 If you're really behind, you can always go "no look", but it's pretty dangerous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #9 September 7, 2003 QuoteIf you're really behind, you can always go "no look", but it's pretty dangerous. Nah, "no lift" is where it's at. All the cool kids are doing it!Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #10 September 7, 2003 Right - no lift Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #11 September 7, 2003 QuoteRight - no lift Just don't "do" the team._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #13 September 7, 2003 Ya know, the very worst thing about sub-terminal drills is when you get back to the packing area, your team mates take your rig and give you a freshly packed one so you have to hussle and get on the next plane. I guess they have an nearly unlimited stash of rigs, because you don't have to pack them until the end of the day. Whew, that sucks.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #14 September 7, 2003 Heh heh heh. I dunno, but I'll bring you lunch on the plane. And honestly, what do you know about the back of the lineup?!Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 0 #15 September 7, 2003 QuoteYa know, the very worst thing about sub-terminal drills is when you get back to the packing area, your team mates take your rig and give you a freshly packed one so you have to hussle and get on the next plane. I guess they have an nearly unlimited stash of rigs, because you don't have to pack them until the end of the day. Whew, that sucks. It's even more convenient when you land on top of a building, a drug bust starts going down, and your rig is already packed and on your back again (and set up for BASE!) so you can escape.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #16 September 7, 2003 We'll never break sub-tens. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #17 September 7, 2003 Now, all kidding aside, the movie actually does have some very good and believe it or not very truthful aspects to it. How it "feels" to be a student, your first dz romance, the guys that actually do cutaway and live at the dz . . . I'm guessing here, but I'll bet you a buck that if you look around your drop zone, you'll recognise pretty much every single character in Cutaway. The only character that I saw that was really out of place was the asshole GK team leader. I've never seen that. I've seen some generic assholes in competition, yes, but the GKs? No. I thought the movie was very truthful and honest in the "feeling" and "vibe" of skydiving and competition, if not completely factual in the way that some things were done.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #18 September 7, 2003 QuoteNow, all kidding aside. The movie actually does have some very good and believe it or not very truthful aspects to it. How it "feels" to be a student, your first dz romance, the guys that actually do cutaway and live at the dz . . . I'm guessing here, but I'll bet you a buck that if you look around your drop zone, you'll recognise pretty much every single character in Cutaway. The only character that I saw that was really out of place was the asshole GK team leader. I've never seen that. Generic assholes in competition, yes, but the GKs? I thought the movie was very truthful and honest in the "feeling" and "vibe" of skydiving and competition, if not completely factual in the way that some things were done. The first time that I watched Cut Away I thought it was the worse skydiving movie yet. But after I watched it again, I got the same impression as you. It's a movie. It's supposed to be entertainment not a documentary. The only problem is that the skydivers in these movies are always criminals. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #19 September 7, 2003 Even in Cutaway they're not ALL criminals -- as a matter of fact, 6 out of the 8-way have no idea how things are being paid for. That said, the movie seems to be based in fact on the drug running to finance a team aspect, because, um . . . it has happened. Sadly, I can't actually back that one up since very little has actully been written about it, but ask some old timers at your dz and I'm sure they'll fill you in on the fairly widely known rumor version at least.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #20 September 7, 2003 QuoteEven in Cutaway they're not ALL criminals -- as a matter of fact, 6 out of the 8-way have no idea how things are being paid for. Didn't the kid have a grant to study how the randomness of falling formations [and how Redline uses ESP to get there]? -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #21 September 7, 2003 As I recall the kid, Cal, was doing a thesis on it, but I don't think he said ESP. My guess is that he'd eventually have found out that it was a variation of dogs doing calculus. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #22 September 7, 2003 I agree - I think it's one of the better skydiving movies, depsite the terrible acting, because it comes closer to a "real" DZ experience than the other movies. Lots of phony Hollywood stuff for sure, but quite a few things that skydivers can relate to.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
