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Yeah, I really like (Cypres) Stump 'n' Dave as a pair too... dunno what the definition of "radio personality" is, but every double act relies on difference. I think they're great and bounce off each other really well. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks though, I guess. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

I do. Partly to get my back and shoulders comfortable with arching and dearching, but mostly because it helps me clear my mind for the task at hand. I've always warmed up/stretched before my other sports/martial arts/whatnots, so it's just what I do. I have no idea if it has any actual skydiving benefit physically, but mentally for sure. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

I have a related question on the taking-out point. I'm not jumping at the moment, and won't for the next two months. So I won't really know how much this matters until I jump the suit a fair bit. But: I ordered a custom RW jumpsuit, with which I am very happy quality-wise. It's very comfortable to stand in, and a relaxed mantis is OK. But I am very tall, and very flexible, and the close-fitting suit doesn't have any give on the front surface. So I can't really max out my arch as much as I would like, especially in booties. I watch video of RW people in booties and they aren't pointing their toes at all - I guess it doesn't matter because the front of the suit leg is making a good aerodynamic shape anyway. The flat-foot/pointed-toe thing is probably a nonissue. The suit is deliberately fast-falling because of my snowflake configuration, but it just feels like I'll be getting cheated out of the top end what would otherwise be a pretty large range. So, to the question: how hard is it to add arching room to a close-fitting RW suit? Assuming I jump a bit and actually want to, that is. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

BWAAAAAHHAhahahahahahahahaha! Oh, I'm gonna use that. In fact, I now resolve to do thousands of jumps and become an AFF/I, just so I can use that. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

You'd sell your Nan for a camera helmet? -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Cool. I should've clarified; "home" is Australia. Eventually. It's good to know I can just send my logbook off to the APF and give them money and licensing happens. (cue music, Australian Girls Choir, QANTAS ads) -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Does that also hold for foreign licenses? For example, if I have a BPA "C" license by the time I eventually get home, is there some direct equivalent that I can slot into when I join the APF? Or is there some degree of recertification involved? I had a quick look at the APF Op Regs, but couldn't find exactly what I wanted. This is almost certainly pilot error -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Kittens are so cute when they tail-recurse. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

I picked everything except "breast size", "money" and "clothing". I guess people are sexy -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Most of the discussion so far has been about the actions, or potential actions, of the people in the plane. What about the hooked jumper? What I want to know as an inexperienced person is: how would you get your reserve riser hooked on something/anything in the first place? And assuming that happened, how would you know which riser it was? On a related note: what rig was the hooked guy wearing? -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

"Oh wow. What a bummer." -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

This is an entirely hypothetical question - I suspect I'll be a Pilot pilot for years (and downsizes, assuming I downsize) to come - but what really does live in this "intermediate elliptical" class I hear about? Does it really exist? Or is it just a matter of going straight from quick-but-predictable Sabre2-class to scary-twitchy Stilletto-class, and then don't-even-think-about-it crossbraced on the other side? There seems to be some opinion that there's something there - Vision and Nitro(n) maybe - but is that really accurate? The manufacturers certainly market them as full-on performance canopies. Who is right? And if it's a real class of canopies, what's in it? -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

That's almost exactly the pattern I was thinking about for my Wings, when I was thinking about a Wings. I ended up (narrowly) buying an Icon, but... nice rig! -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

I live in a house with four other people, plus assorted hangers-on and longer-term guests. All of whom have toiletries in the shower. Then there are those left by denizens past, that nobody throws out because they're not 100% sure about who they belong to. Depending on how fast and loose you want to play with other people's shower products, I estimate that you could achieve any of several hundred different aromatic post-shower smell combinations, had you a mind to try. Oh, and don't even get me started on the Razor Forest. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Yeah. I'm paying for mine to do AFF but - get this - it's going to be my birthday present! *sigh* Still, at least I get to dress her up in matching jumpsuits, right? OK, maybe not. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Maybe the seller has a shrinkwrapper? Yeah, I agree. "Brand new" has a bit of wriggle room I reckon - that could be nearly unused, recently purchased (100 jumps is probably pushing it though!). But "Brand new sealed in box" is a bit cheeky for anything other than "unsullied by human hands since the factory". Feh. eBay sellers. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

It's a very pretty effect. I saw someone with a main (Pilot maybe?) that was white with blue ribs... very pretty indeed. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Not only is that a fair offer, it also just sold me a Neptune, assuming they'll extend it to me too . -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Sex is dangerous, apparently. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

[edit: removed because this thread has run its course, and has gone way out of scope for this forum.] -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

[Titan] Oooh. Is anyone else thinking "freefall VR dogfighting" when someone markets a skydiving HUD? (Also, Yay Alti-2 for making such a thing, and more importantly for publishing the APIs - guess I'll buy a Neptune when it's time to go looking for an audible... ) [edit: speling] -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Yes. I'm not saying Alti-II suffer from this sort of shortsightedness, but there have been hardware platforms whose sales have been hugely increased by having homebrew communities doing things the parent company went to increasing lengths to disallow or prevent. This is a shame, it's patronising, and it almost never works anyway. On the "why would you want to reverse engineer something that a fellow skydiver is making a living from?" question... the answer can only be "because it's interesting". Not spending the money isn't the point, and I'm pretty sure it's not the point for the original poster. It would take him many valuable programmer-hours to work it out, certainly many times more than it would to just buy the software in the first place. A lot of programmers, me included, get annoyed by being forced to use one particular program to do something. We write alternatives to scratch that itch, not to cheat some brother coder out of his rightful fee. This attitude is what lead to the development of Mozilla, Linux, Apache and literally tens of thousands of other applications. GravityGirl, you seem to give good advice on this forum, be nice to strangers and generally be one of the good guys. I'm assuming your strong reaction to this idea is just due to misunderstanding what drives the hacker instinct... -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

And I think you need to look more closely at where he jumps. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

Also Skydive Radio show #7; there's a bit where someone (Joe Jennings?) spends some time heaping praise on his Dacron lineset for reducing opening shock when jumping camera. -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?

I voted for six of them And not just because I was listening to Manic Monday in the car on the way home last night... And hey, you left out Sonic Youth. Who are still playing, and who I saw last year. Not quintessentially 80s, I know, but they were there for all of it! -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?