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best advise I ever heard, thanks for sharing that for free!

American Skydivers will travel to South Africa in droves, because NOTHING ever changes here.... As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

I think he is referring to Marvel Mystery Oil, but you can get an equivalent product from Verimark called Prolong http://www.verimark.co.za/ I dont know if its worth spending money on expensive treatment oil for an old scooter, depends are you planning to get another 20 000 km out of it. if not, You could use a simple can of 10W40 Castrol if its a Jap engine you should be ok As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Back here in South Africa (where the Confed Cup is being played) no one took the USA for a serious contender. A few days ago they whipped Egypt and everyone sat up and took notice. Honest truth is no one expected them to have a chance against Spain, given the huge stakes. You lot back in the States should pay attention, your football team might be making history here As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

I am gutted. A living legend is now gone. Tonto would have time for anyone, especially the nobody's and that is what made him great in my eyes. I will always cherish my memories of Eric and I am so so sad for Taya and his lovely girls. I will alway feel so blessed to have actually known him in person. JSC is such a great club and I'm also very sorry for the pain and sadness that everyone there is going through. I will miss you so much Eric, you where my hero in so many ways

Fifty bucks says this HAS to be another TROLL As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

1. Dropzone.com Skydive Forums forum archive for Skydiving: General Skydiving Discussions 2. Dropzone.com Skydive Forums forum archive for Skydiving: Incidents Hope you can fix it As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

man I have exactly the same problem, and no one seems to know why, it's driving me crazy As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Notice how the dog is eyeballing the beer !! As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Sad thing is, this might not be your own CHOICE.... See incident at JSC re this 61 year young fella: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1461655;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Is that airport near any mountains? QuoteYes, in fact, the wind would have come directly over the Magaliesburg Range, some 20 miles away, and then again over a secondary range of foothills, called Skurveberg (skew mountain) All those rolling hills must surely have contributed to this wave effect. From what I learned in Paragliding, 'wave lift' is regularly used by glider pilots, to ride 100's of miles, by following this mostly invisible band of lift, just behind mountain ranges. The wind speed has to be rather strong for this effect to happen. As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

I took these pictures near Lanseria Airport (FALA) this past Saturday. The temperature was 30deg C and the wind was gusting in excess of 50Km/hour. (That's 86F and 31mph for you Poms & Yankee's) This is the only time I have ever "seen" what appears to be wave lift displayed in the cumulus formations. Any weather/cloud experts out there care to comment ? The formation was visible right across the sky and quite awsome I might add Oh yes, I was sure glad not to be up there with anything above me that represented a canopy/wing of any sort As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Hi NickD Thank you very much for calling me 'Tonto', what a great compliment! Unfortunately, I'm not the great Tonto, but a mere mortal, quoting a great line from one of the enviable masters of this sport. My life ambition is to get to do an AFF course with Tonto, whom I admire and adore, dream of and idolise without reservation. In fact, this thread I started, was inspired by Tonto. He might not have been one of the 'first', but he certainly is a living legend in my eyes. Man, I go cold when that icon says hi to me on the DZ. As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

I've always wondered how the first skydivers learned the sport ? I mean, there would have been no one to teach them, right ? They must have figured out stuff for themselves (at great cost to life and limb no doubt) Can anyone shed some light on this ? As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Jim, I have to agree. A DZ is not a coffee shop. Most people at a DZ are fairly busy, doing what they have to (like some skydiving/packing) The staff are even more busy, doing what they do best. No one is ever going to ignore you, if you have questions. Making friends and getting 'into the clic' is another story. This comes in time. You have to show your face around a DZ 3 dozen times before people remember you, that's just human nature. You also have to earn people's respect. If you where a 5 thousand jump wonder, would you go poking your nose and gushing at every new pimple face that showed up at the DZ. I used to feel very 'out' at a DZ, until I started packing and talking to whoever would listen. but you gotta make that effort. No one's going to ring your bell for ya As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

No more skydiving titties... As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Thanks for sharing that, for being so honest, you really made me think about stuff. As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

How on earth did this thread start with a near death experience and end up with BEER ! Sheesh As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

I'm keen to see that response. There are a few scenarios for keeping the RSL. 1. Canopy colision and subsequent low chop, RSL will probably save. 2. Canopy failure (albeit very unlikely) like an unseen tear growing larger, or riser/line/link break. Could result in another low chop. 3. Cut away cable slips out (after being partially extracted for whatever reason) - again highly unlikely but possible - just pray it's the side wich pulls the RSL that comes out. I guess this is a very healthy argument for disconnecting the RSL. The best rule is, do what your instructor tells you to do. They have piled up years of knowledge, know the local equipment and conditions, and will always give you the best advise possible. As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

So do you think that's changed over the last few years ? In your opinion, do you think skydivers are generally more disciplined and aware of the 'cocky factor' and trying to avoid that? I have to say I am so impressed with the level of discipline and safety at my local DZ.

Quote*** That's a load of crap really, it's an opinion rather than any statistical fact.Quote OOps......'statistical fact' ?? Is that an oxymoron or what ? As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Looking good for Johannesburg as well: Saturday, 20 March 2004 Weather Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of thunderstorms Minimum temperature 15 Maximum temperature 24 Wind light north-westerly Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:19 Sunday, 21 March 2004 Weather Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of thunderstorms Minimum temperature 15 Maximum temperature 24 Wind light north-westerly Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:18 Sorry....could'nt resist ! As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

***Most skydivers lose interest in the sport long before they reach any statistical certainty of a fatality. The average skydiver in the U.S. makes about 200 jumps per year and will leave the sport before his 5th year.Quote That's a load of crap really, it's an opinion rather than any statistical fact. The writer seems to imply that you are going to go in sooner or later, according to statistics. From what I've seen, jumpers are only starting to get really keen on the sport, after 5 years ! Yes/no ? As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

I would be interested to see Bill Cole's comments on this thread As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Interesting "Did-you-know": Over 100 million Rubik's Cubes were sold in the period 1980-1982. http://www.rubiks.com/cubefacts.html As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto