skydivingdutch

I am not talking about the freefly dvds that include people getting a blowjob or experiments with the list of transitions in iMovie.

I want to know if someone has done a good well thought out documentary of the skydiving scene, the people, dropzones, adventures, risks, interviews etc. Something positive (but realistic) for the sport, that a wuffo could watch and get interested in. Something you could see aired on Discovery or so.
Plenty of docs like this have been made over sea exploration for example.

that's what she said

I've seen in OR:

FRE FLY
FALL

Also I saw someone with a VW Jetta who removed the second T, so it said JET A

I didnt buy it to replace my eyes or altimeter, just as an extra suplement. I don't plan on relying on it exclusively. Besides, I like gadgets

gadget_count++;

the new L&B Solo.

I have normally just relied on watching my altimeter. But then I had this kick ass jump that went really well, and my jump buddy broke off when his dytter went off, and I was like oh yeah.

Kinda scared me. First time I really lost altitude awareness.

Thanks Fireflyer for the idea in this thread

Anyway, here's my plate :)

Cool non skydiving plates welcome too of course.

People still watch TV?

I don't even have one.
Scrubs is mos def awesome, I can still "aquire" the episodes though

hilariously, I found this while searching for places that do 1st time paragliding. I have since decided to keep the number of expensive hobbies down to a minimum

http://www.soaringsports.com/

I don't know what to make of it, there is no contact info other than an 800 #. I wonder if this is another skyride thing?

In the gear section, under Jumpsuits and Phoenix Fly
The Prodigy, Vampire V1, Phatom and Acro wingsuits are not listed, thus I cannot write a review.

http://www.thatcloudgame.com/

Pretty awesome

Ugg - how long does it take to build up strength?

I'm like aaahhh - i can't hold it and then check my alt - 8k!
I am all sore today from yesterday's flights.

Also, I want to do that WS hybrid jump where you have a friend in a back track underneath hanging from your cheststrap (with no wingsuit). Is that hard to setup?

What the heck kind of suit is that with the arm wing spoilers propped open?

I have my new Phatom, and have made like 4 jumps on it so far.
My performace increased quicly each jump, much more so than the GTI or Firebird that i demo'ed. Last jump was 125 seconds, including me pulling high because my arms got tired. Got into the high 40's there.

I'm telling ya, if you get a change to demo one, please do!

Oh yeah: I really like the construction on the Phantom. The subtle inlets, the padding in the arms & knees - very well made!

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Matt Daaaaamon!

HAHA lol. Whatever,

Woooo hooo - Too bad it came on monday
Now I have to wait a whole damn week to try in out!

The suit has amazing workmanship, it's very well constructed. The leading edges of the arm wings are padded wich is really comfortable and the wing grippers are awesome.

http://www.dropman.com/phantom.jpg

Update to follow after this weekend

I have a Saber 1 135 this is what I do: quater the slider as much as possible and shove the nose all the way into the pack job, no rolling. This has always given me good openings, and I jave talked to some Sabre2 owners that this works on.

Maybe we can try again in a few months with the new rule making process, and this time go for a the full year repack cycle. Reserves have opened just fine that have been packed for years with no problem

I've jumped barefoot a few times. It's refreshing. Just keep you landing area in mind. An off DZ landing is probably not a good idea.

Take off your shoes a while before you enter the plane please.

you know you want to.

ok i'm done.

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[touching wood]

Eeewwww...

Cool, someone dedicated an entire website to parachute history. The internet is awesome.

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Hmmm, you sister shaves her .....uh...er... I'm not going to touch that one......

Maybe after a pic you'd touch that

Ok, it's all updated now with all suits, and with all the appropriate color restrictions
Thanks James!
http://dropman.com/phoenixfly.html

Check it out: http://dropman.com/phoenixfly.html

Unfortunately I dont have a line drawing of a Vampire or Prodigy to work with (yet), so there is just a place holder there.

Do I get a free suit now? ;)