KindredSpirit

My dz is open all year (in Canada) and I wear a balaclava and windproof leather gloves. It's important to be wind proof. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

I doubt you're covered for jumping at that price. I got the policy specifically for jumping. I bought it from a guy I jump with who worked for the insurance company at the time. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

That seems a bit pricey. I have $100,000 for $40/month through London Life. ...it is for both, my wife and I. We are both skydivers. I think it is a lot of money, but so is $250,000. Plus we will be locked in for 30 years. Havent signed yet, but getting ready to. I will be reading this thing front to back. You are right. Now that I think about the numbers, they do seem to jive. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

That seems a bit pricey. I have $100,000 for $40/month through London Life. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

$500 US Triathlon 160 Jan. 97 approx 300 approx 300 1 no/no/no "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

You made that? Wow, that's skillful cool. I'd change the cutaway handle colour to something more contrasting though. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

We are used to seeing clouds from the ground...back-lit by the sun. When you are above them you can see cool prisms from the sunlight. I fell through a small cloud once and as I was coming down on it I could see the suns reflection in the form of a round prism. It was my most memorable jump. A guy I jump with told me he went through a cloud and could see his reflection off the water in front of him! I'd like to do that. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Hell yeah. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

No. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Eat more. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

No. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Triathlon 160. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Popsjumper, if your computer wont run Google Earth you can try Google Maps. Click on the 'satellite' button. If you have a scroll wheel on your mouse you can zoom in/out with it. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

...an Iron Maiden tribute band. This could be: A) Fun B) Embarrassing C) a little from column A, a little from column B. Just thought I'd share. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

I agree with you, Lisa. It's shameful. If skydiving is self-regulated then someone needs to 'regulate' these jokers with a slap upside the head. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

I thought you were supposed to put in the amount you spent on the unit when you first bought it. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Thanx Eule, you rock. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Here is Atlantic School of Skydiving in Nova Scotia Canada. You can clearly see one of our planes and the swoop pond. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Why do pilot chutes have mesh on the bottom? I think I know the answer but I'm not sure. (To keep it from turning inside out?) "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

and we also have another little person that jumps often at my home DZ and is a good friend of mine...he posts here as kindredspirit You bastard! "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Did you ever jump into the high arctic when you were in the airborne, Brian? "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

PD did a test in the early 90's with different 2 out scenarios. Read about it here: http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/dualsq.pdf This is what they say about a side by side: For the most part side-by-sides formed in this manner seemed to be a configuration that was easy to fly with gentle toggle input from the dominant (usually the larger) canopy. It is not recommended to fly this configuration with all four toggles. On one such test jump a flare was tried with all four toggles which immediately turned the two canopies into a nose to nose fighting match. This was not a desirable result. In addition, flaring with the outside toggle of each canopy will turn the dual square into a downplane. This also is not a desirable result. It must be stressed to only fly the front, or larger/dominant canopy in a dual square scenario. The side by side seemed to be more susceptible to instability than the biplane when faced with mismatched sizing and shape. Sometimes with mismatched sizes, the larger canopy wanted to out fly the smaller canopy. The result would be a twisted-up, partial biplane with the smaller canopy partially in back. The stability of the mismatched combination is marginal in this twisted-up partial biplane, and requires very cautious control input. Cutting away from a side-by-side that does not want to return to a biplane seems to be a safe action as long as no equipment problems exist, and the canopies are not entangled. It must be noted that RSL's were not used in any of these tests. Great caution must be used when cutting away in that scenario due to the varied styles and applications of RSL's. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

Middle of the runway. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

She didnt cook it for you? What's wrong with her? "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

It's too nice n shiney to jump. Send it to me and I'll store it in a safe place for you. "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"