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I have never done a tandem. Somebody did it with me to be correct. Thinking back that was a mistake because I lost something. I lost the feeling of MY first jump. When I did my first static-line it was great, but I can imagine it is much more better for those who "did" not do tandem before -been jumped with-. It is funny when tandem-passangers (ballast) say WOW I have jumped out of an airplane. Maybe I wrote it before -anyways it is a good stroy- I was standing in the bar of Matkopuszta airport/dz -www.matkopuszta.hu- and having my drink, when a guy came in with his girlfriend. Actually I have seen somebody coming to the airport/dz with a Harley-Davidson. So this guy comes in brand new Harley shirt, Harley jacket, Harley boots etc. -asshole Harley wannabe-. Of course I wear army boots, second-hand army green overalls, you can imagine. Then his girl wanted to hug him the guy says: Hey, I come here to JUMP to kiss! What a brave man, he come to JUMP, I wonder if he knows that he is not the one who is actually jumping. You know sometimes I have a great respect for tandem-master. I could not deal with such patience, with these assholes asking stupid questions, trying to look brave. OK I know customers comes first, but it must be difficult for them, and they do not make millions of this business. OVER

I heard some questions like: Q: "Do you have to buy new parachutes for every jump?" A: "No, I do not have to, but I am rich so always I buy new ones to be trendy." Q: "What happens if you at the door and you realize that you do not want to jump out?" A: "Guess what..." Newbie jumper at the course: Q: "Yes, yes, yes, and when can we jump from bridges and when can we skysurf?" A: "Soon..." And the best question at our club. Newbie sitting at the course instructors are talking about emergency procedures and he says. Q: "Do you have a TV?" Q2: "Why??????" A:"It is 19:30, and my favourite TV Series is just starting, can we watch it?" OVER

Toilet paper falling is THAT a big thing. When a jump day starts we always drop "toilet-paper" like paper to measeure high(er) altitude winds. It nearly looks the same. OTHER: Try to attach toilet paper to a bus or simply hold it out from the back window. It looks pretty impressive. On a school trip I did it once.

OFF-TOPIC I read in the news that In Iraq there is a new book which is very popular. Some romantic story of a king and a slave girl. Saddam wrote the novel/book, although he never admitted it but in the Iraqi media loves it. They will play it in theatres aswell. Does anybody know if there is an English version. I am really interested what little asshole Saddam wrote.

Besides, (IT IS NOT A JOKE) I heard a story from a guy that they took a stabilizer chute -it is like they use for the tandem jumps- and *attached* a cat to it through it out from 300-400m . As the stabilizer chute looks like a normal round canopy but it is smaller 1m diameter the cat landed safely, although a bit scared.

I found it also attached a picture of a nice Antonov An-2 and jumpers http://cubairsports.itgo.com/varaderoskydiving/ Contact us at: Centro Internacional de Paracaidismo de Varadero Carretera Vía Blanca, Km 1½, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba E-mail: [email protected] . Phone: +53-5-667256, Fax: +53-5-667260 +44-870-124-9432 (UK) +1-520-832-5132 (USA) Site authors: Yurai Núñez Rodríguez Juan Manuel Gómez Ramos Eliecer González Rodríguez E-mail: [email protected]

Couple of months ago I read an article about a DZ in Cuba so there is one for sure I will check for you

...Fakin' Pakies... (quote) Did anybody see the movie "East is East", watch it!

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My usual suggestion for US Citizens with financial problems: Join the Marines or Army or Navy. As I heard they do not pay much but at least you will have a SECURE -in financial terms- job.

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Where do you live now Afghanistan? Although they have some old Mi-8/17s. Or American Samoa, Tuvalu, Falkland Islands? You should move to a civilized country even in Cuba they have a DZ.

Hey I just want to sell my VW Beetle and buy a MINI I just love "oldtimer" cars.

Weather I know: As George Mikes a famous Hungarian writer (like me not famous, not a writer but Hungarian) who was living in UK since the 30s wrote in his book (How to be an Alien): EXAMPLES OF CONVERSATION For Good Weather 'Lovely day, isn't it?' 'Isn't it beautiful?' 'The sun...' 'Isn't it gorgeous?' 'Wonderful, isn't it?' 'It's so nice and hot...' 'Personally, I think it's so nice when it's hot - isn't it?' 'I adore it - don't you ?' For Bad Weather 'Nasty day, isn't it?' 'Isn't it dreadful?' 'The rain... I hate rain..' 'I don't like it at all. Do you?' 'Fancy such a day in July. Rain in the morning, then a bit of sunshine, and then rain, rain, rain, all day long.' ''I remember exactly the same July day in 1936.' 'Yes, I remeber too.' 'Or was it in 1928?' 'Yes it was.' 'Or was in 1939?' 'Yes, that's right.'

Well I do not hate my cousin, I like him very much. I am just jelaous he will start now and after a week he'll be more experienced than me. I can let that happen. Thanks for the info I will check these pages. Besides I have 15 round jumps with belly mounted reserve. You know belly mounted reserve is a very good thing when you have a hard landing it is like a soft pillow protecting your face :-). Although when you have 20kg on your back and an additional 6kg reserve that is a real SPORT. Oldimer sport rulez.

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Can somebody from UK help. I am looking for a dropzone near London. My cousin lives there and once he mentioned he would "try" skydiving. So I am looking for a dropzone/club with courses for beginners. Does anybody know such club/dropzone/person to contact. No tandem! I want him to jump not to be a ballast. I heared there is still round static line courses in UK that is cheaper and I want to make him suffer. Also if you know some prices that would help. TANKS ---{¯] /¯¯¯¯¯\ ºººººººº ---{¯] /¯¯¯¯¯\ ºººººººº ---{¯] /¯¯¯¯¯\ ºººººººº

CONGRATULATIONS Just one question from Europe. With all the equal employment opportunity bullshit in the US you could not get the job if you use/used/consumed drugs? I am against drugs but to make a drug test? Well if you would want to work in the police/army/marines/air force I could understand but: What will be the next step DNA/DRUG/IQ/CT/X-ray tests and 200 page exams for working as lets say a gardener?

In my club there are like five or six old guy jumping sincs the 60s. There is a guy who was in the Hungarian Airforce Search and Rescue team. Like three month ago he was entering the 4000th jump in his logbook. Once he told us that some years ago - I do not know when maybe 5-10 years ago - in the airforce they heard that in US they have the AFF training. So they decided to try it out. He jumped with a rookie who had like 15-20 jumps. The problem was that the well built rookie grabbed his hand very hard and closed his eyes -he was a bit scared-. So my guy was afraid that the rookie catches his other hand and than they will freefall untill impact, so he started to beat the rookie's helmet with his free hand. Finnaly the rookie realized what is happening and opened his chute. These old guys have some stories, every time drinking beer in the club the story telling begins. They say that back in the 60s - 70s the opening altitude was a bit lower (what Sebazz1 also write) one guy said they were jumping static-lines from 250 meters. I did not beleive but I checked the specification of an old military chute and the minimum altitude was 250m of course with higher drop/airspeed. Once I should record these stories.

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How do you call the Afghan toy soldier? J.I. Joe Jihad Joe

If you have TNT/TCM -or how they call it now- TV channel sometimes they broadcast it. Once I recorded it but I think I erased. I will check it. A bit slow and boring but the skydiving scenes are quite good knowing the film was made a long time ago.

Do not be scared my father once a year uses a similar monitor it is like a walkman every our it checks EKG and I think blood pressure and record it at a tape/disc. Maybe you have a bit higher/lower blood pressure. You will get some medicines. Nowadays if any problem is discovered early docs can help. Good thing you went to the doc and did not hide or deny your problem. Hope everything will be OK.

Lucky you and everybody in US. Here in Hungary jumps are signed and stamped !!! by your instructor or the instructor/jumpmaster in charge of the jumps at the given day and DZ. A bit bureaucratic... But sometimes they say if you want to have many jumps pen and paper is cheap.