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I've been around on dizzie for over ten years now, and just to make it clear: I think I know whose posts to value, whose to just skip, and whose to think about twice in every aspect... either to skip the info or to get the message I still value the topical forums a lot, as they can and do provide good information - but as said before: signal to noise gets out of hand very often IMHO. peace The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

Well put. I'm so happy to see you post that, and I emphasized your points that I feel strongly about. Most of the skydivers that think that dz.com forums are all BS simply don't put enough effort into it. Yet they will spend a lot of time on Facebook learning nothing from their Friends (often meaningless) posts. and that is exactly the point! you have to spend an awfull amount of time to sift through tons of BS just to get the noise-signal-ratio somehow in balance. which is very annoying most of the time and if bloated egos and madeup personas come into play it gets even worse. and I think this phenomenon has gotten worse over the years.... in this context I am more than happy, that I was not alone in thinking something smelled funny and that sparky made the call to create this thread... actually that should have been done by the greenies a long time ago The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

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Had one for about a year - although I ordered slim fir it was still to baggy for my taste, so I got it altered at my tailor... Lasted for one year then the seams on the legs blew apart :-( Never got used how they worked the cuffs and the ankles - triple velcro makes that part of the suit extremely stiff. don't know about the other option (slip through). Bought it because it was cheap, but wouldn't buy another one

I am looking for pictures and maybe video-footage from the championships, especially skysurfing, anybody got something to share? The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

An elderly man in Oklahoma calls his son in New York and says, "I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce; 45 years of marriage... and that much misery is enough!" "Dad, what are you talking about?" the son yells. "We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the old dad explained. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Hong Kong and tell her!". Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this." She calls her elderly father immediately, and screams at him, "You are not getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, you hear me?" she yelled as she hung up the phone. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay", he says, "it's all set. They're both coming for Christmas and paying their own air-fare." The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

could we plz let this idiotic thread finally die? or maybe lock it so that it goes down the gutter? The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

yep. was just postet on Strongs FB-page. Manuals and pics will be sent by request The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

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The wife suggested I get myself one of those penis enlargers, so I did....she's 21 and her name's Lucy. The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

Woman comes to the clinic to give birth, hubby's with her. upon arriving doctor tells them of the newest invention: a machine that transfers the pain of labour between from the mother on the father. asks them if they want to give it a try - both are excitetd so they give it a go. first stage - 10 percent for the guy, everythings fine so the guy says: "hey doc, you can turn your machine a bit up, I don't feel a thing" as it helps his wife the guy finally convinces the doctor to transfer all the pain on him - he's still feeling good and his wife delivers without any pain. both are happy going home. back there they find the milkman dead on the porch don't let bored kids mow the lawn The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

That vid reminds me of a recurrency-jump some years down the road with an I/E in front going fetal and giving heavy input with legs resulting in a good spin - no chance to get a grip to his legs. good thing back then was being "dressed for success" wearing baggy suit with lots of fabric & drag so I could at least slow the damn thing down a bit I remember pulling high on that jump... I never got the mindset of TI's wearing just shorts and t-shirts - if the shit hits the fan like in that situation, I'd want as much help from a suit as I could get... albeit I know that someone really smart will come up and complain about it being too hot for being dressed properly for the job The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

no doubt about that from what I see the instructors rig is a new design (not sure what brand) and I assume it has good bridle/pin protection. moving around in the plane shouldn't be to much of a problem. my understanding - after watching the vid some more times - is, that either the closing loop broke or was to loose. and then it doesn't matter what kind of packing method you use for your pilot chute. maybe we have to agree that we disagree. The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

so this 98 year old chap visits his doctor to tell him he just married a 28 year old women. doctor: "are you crazy? don't you realize, that sex with that age can be lethal?" old guy shrugs and says "Well if she dies I'll get myself another one" The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

some of what you will encounter can be found here The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

great thread with great answers, laughed a lot cause I had to live through some of the things mentioned... my vital points would be • know your gear and know the systems strenghts and limits. also get to know the same stuff about the gear you are not trained to jump with! • don't be a brand/gear-snob - every tandem-systems has it's strengths, limits and "flaws" • know the decision-tree(s) by heart! • get your hands on strongs side-spin-cd/video. you can train how to get in and out of it on solo-skydives what you do have to learn on a personal level: as a TI you will end up as the workhorse of the DZ. meaning heavy rotations with no time to get a drink or take a leak, sweating and swearing silently, jumping in conditions you wouldn't want to go on non-working/solo skydives like high wind gusty conditions, industrial haze etc. probably the hardest lesson to learn: know, respect and stand (if need be: fight!) for your limits! it's your and your pax's life that's at stake if you think you can manage all that: go for it and have fun The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

in what way would you think the method of packing a pc has contributed to the mal in question? from the small timelapse sequence at the end you can see, that the guy exited with the d-bag already outside of the container - and I think that would be due to a loop either to long or broken The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

the place I jump at, teachs tandem progression and students are thaught to pack from jump one - that means they pack the tandem after their first jump under supervision. so it's "you jump it - you pack it". if you can handle 360 sqft everything else gets as easy as pie

fixing and packing a tangled chute is a skill you have to know, if you want to pass the packing test. well at least in my little corner of the world. I could never get the mindset of people relying on packers. although I know that things change when you turn heavy rotations in competitive skydiving or tandem The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

other: realize and learn that skydiving and dz.com are as full of selfcentered idiots as any other sport/group The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

since this was an experienced jumper use the TI's sidespin recovery --> get on your back and track out of it. The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

for all that are able to understand german, one of the Lillo-survivors published his firsthand impressions of the stall and the disintegration of the plane... story is on page 24 The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

some years down the road, I think it was after the Lillo crash, I gave the scenario of emergency exits a deeper thought. my conclusion was: if there was a problem causing the plane the get into any sort of G-inducing maneuver, opening a door would become impossible – no matter what door I was thinking of. fabric roll door? lexan slide door (along the roof like often seen in caravans)? metal sliding doors like the LET's have them? push out doors like in smaller Cessnas? the ramp door of skyvans? all appeared - and I think in fact are - inoperable once you have to fight additional weight built up by g-forces... or even if you have an open door - imagine a diving skyvan with 20 jumpers getting moved towards the front and you are trying to move uphill so the line of defense - IMHO - is not how to open a door or get out of a plane that has stalled and is building up g-forces. it is preventing these situations from happening in the first place again IMHO I think that (to) many jumpers have no real clue how their actions on the way to alti and on jumprun affect the safety of the whole operation The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

scary shit on more than one level The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666