jailbot

If you have your A License now, you should try to get a hold of gear! I weigh 150 and am happily flying a 170. As far as the front riser stuff goes, I went through the same thing, with the same exact canopies when I was a student (PD Navs 220-260). Front riser maneuvers with these canopies are crap unless you have the weight to wrestle with them. Don't forget that these are student canopies too, certainly not as agile as their sport counterparts.

Awesome, awesome choice.

You made it to the ground without taking a visit to the hospital or worse, that's what counts Definitely understand what happened and what you did so it doesn't occur again. Obviously the exit and early pitch are what made this into a mess. If you would have waited to pitch when you were stable, instead of on your back, you probably would have avoided this altogether. Btw, what hop and pop was it? 3.5k or 5.5k? Live and learn they say.

Or perhaps the first instinct shouldn't be to go for a fucking kill shot. "Galley has been charged with reckless endangerment, child abuse and providing a gun to a juvenile because Lal's 15-year-old brother had access to the gun, police say." Because you know, this guy seems responsible. Shoot first ask questions later is why things like this happen. Either draw your firearm and try to figure out the situation, or throw a punch if you feel the need for immediate reaction. If there is a weapon involved, it's a different story, but you can't argue there wasn't enough time to figure out this situation before she was shot.

Find a container that fits well and a main that isn't out of your skill range. Like most suggest, stay to that 1/1 wing loading ratio, or less if you're a bigger guy (you'd rather be coming in slow than hot). I always suggest buying used because you will eat shit at some point in time. As far as your situation goes (being super tall) I'd put something together by buying stuff separate. You're going to have to be more patient, waiting for the right opportunity to buy gear, but will probably end up with something more comfortable than buying a complete system. Don't get me wrong, you might have an awesome chance to buy a full system, so be diligent.

Buttering the bathroom floor is a personal favorite, Pam works even better. Nothing like a resounding THUD on the floor to assure you of your victory.

Sorry guys, but I can't stay quiet any more. I have a bad habit of speaking out opinions, so here goes nothing. The past few months on this website have been enjoyable, and certainly informative. However, I am noticing a trend that needs to be stopped. Thread derailment. Now, let me be the first to say it before someone else does: "Who is this guy with only four posts, a 2013 join date, and a fresh A-License to make such a bold statement?" I assure you, I've been around elsewhere on the internet long enough to know what I'm talking about, the same as most of you. (Any /b/tards in here?) As far as the skydiving scene goes, I'm as green as they get. That aside, what I can't get over are the constant flame wars and thread derailments that happen on a regular basis. Don't turn a blind eye guys. You can click on almost every other thread and find an example varying in severity, and you all know it. Have an example: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4521246;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Sure, I'll troll as much as the next guy, and the few of you who know what a /b/tard is are wondering why I'm complaining. Look, there is a time and place for everything on the internet, and I think it shouldn't be happening here. Between people damn near harassing rookies and each other over gear opinions, or people nitpicking details on an incident instead of paying respect to a death, this place astonishes me. I might be making more of an issue out of this that everyone here thinks it is and if that's the case, I apologize. I'm just feeling like this forum should be a little more...mature? All things considered I can certainly say I won't be leaping to post or be a part of the "community" anytime soon for fear of being flamed to death. jbx

*Always ask your instructors before you take advice from the internet.* #1 Arch hard: 90% of your problems can be solved by arching harder. #2 Toe taps/Heel clicks: These function as a way for you to know where your feet are in freefall without being able to see them. Stay arched, keep your knees bent, and use the toe taps to ensure you're symmetrical. #3 Visualize what you need to do before your jump: Set yourself up for success. You're spending a good amount of money learning to skydive, get every penny out of it. Go through the jump mentally 2 or 3 times before you're on the plane. (If you know what you're doing wrong, figure out how to fix it before you go back up) Best of luck! Keep us updated!

Student during the fall and spring, welder during the summer. The shit I manage to see in only 3-4 months of work is astounding. Today for instance (I work nights), moving an aluminum semi trailer wall (53ft by 10ft) to be fit on its frame. Have to maneuver around obstacles and such to reach the final destination. Coworker makes me take the high side while he is on the ground level. I explain to him that he won't be able to see when I walk up a platform so we can swing the wall over. Declines to go on the high side and I can't say much because he's worked there much longer. Start to move the wall back, getting very close to our automated seam welder. Try to wave him off but he can't see me, I try to pull the wall to the side, but he pulls it back thinking the crane swung it. He brings it in way too close, almost pinching me between the seam welder and the wall itself. I jumped out of the way. Shortly after the wall slammed into the seam welder and kept going until he stopped the crane. The wall made it out without more than a scratch and the seam welder was undamaged. Needless to say, I'll run the fucking crane next time.

Hey all, after several years of debating I've finally found the proper time to allocate funds and start jumping! I have been doing research, and have found a site where I could get my skydiving license locally. Alternatively, my employment has me traveling often and I could get training out of state easily. However, I have to ask, what would you recommend? I've narrowed it down to the AFF and SL training methods. What I'd like to know is if either provides a better learning experience or makes better jumpers as a result. If you guys have any extra advice feel free to add it in. Thanks, jailbot