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Ya I want one too. I have been keeping my eye-out for a good used @ a good price. in 120-135 sq-ft. The very early models and some of the CRW models have some Dacron lines.
I liked the shorter line group of the triathlons when they cam out. It made them a little more responsive for a 7-cell. I got a nice little plane-out and landing with the 120 also.
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One of the WS flyers there called me up for a Sat. night load and then apparently Dislocated one of his wings at the elbow.
Sorry about That. ...
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yes the colors are not to bad. Red on the top so other flyers can see easy & all black on the bottom. so when I am pulling in the dirt the other jumpers can see me coming in better. ...
I am crying like a little girl right now. I got a busted leg-wing zipper and am waiting for a replacement so I can get it sewn-up. All the thread picking and clean up is done and the WS is laying on the machine ready to be fixed. zipper should be in soon.
It blew out on the last jump of the last day of lost prairie boogie a few weeks back. I only did a couple 2-way and 1-4-way. not to many ws people there this year A flew it every jump & every day and worked on my knees. doing a tight spread and then making subtle changes for doing flat turns while keeping the drive turned up. The Phantom is so nice and it will be awhile before I get it all figured out for all the different ranges it can be flown.
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Deed iemand hoort over de Nederlandse Terrorist Wie probeerde naar explosie een school bus ?
Hij verbrandde zijn Lippen op de uitlaat. ...
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pardon?

you want to translate that for me?

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, heerlijk. = lovely
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Jaap, je lult te veel! = Jaap, you talk bullshit too much.
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Ik prat het grootste gelul van hen iedereen. Probeer zo niet naar gelul de hoofdbullshiter. ...
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A want to be BASE jumper named Gail
On every Exit he would just Flail
While Wingsuiting the Troll
Exiting with No game-plan or Goal
Now he just hangs from the Wall waiting for Jail
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Young Betty was a BASE jumping Whore
Always going home from a BASE jump tired and Sore
A young BASE jumping Whore indeed
Spending most times at Exit on her Knees
saying ..." What do you think them Knee-Pads are For "?
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Posting DZ.com stories and Lie
Tales of spins, flips and twists fast and High
BASE Posers think they are Cool
Doing there Zoo-Loads till Noon
Half end up having 180's line-twists and Die
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Fuck All, I Do all my landings, stand-up and with Class
Never saying ..." I think it's to windy at the Exit, I will Pass ".
I Never crying for better Gear
Hell I will even Pack your fucking Rig for a Beer
All you little BASE jumping Faggot Pussies can Kiss my Ass
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Day Blazing...when is it ok ???

When it's the Empire State Building. or...
You are standing on the 80th floor and there are 2 Jumbo Jets full of fuel. Piloted by Islamic fundamentalists that are flying them straight at you.
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I have been reading this a couple times. Especially on the belly part of the recovery. I have had a couple of flat spins. I have found it difficult to correct quickly on the belly. I found it much easier for me to just flip on my ass & back and stop then flip over to the belly to fly again.
I used to do a bunch of skysurf for a few years and being unstable and spinning does not really feel that unnatural. For the most part skysurfing was trying to get spinning unstable then recover.
The last flat spin I got into on WS was just a few weeks back when I funneled on another WS back when we were screwing around. I relaxed and played with the flat spin on my belly for a few to make some attempt to counter the spin then flipped on my ass and back and it stopped quick. I found it easy to counter the spin and it was pretty stable on my back then just flip back belly down and fly.
Maybe I guess it is what you trained in the most that you will revert back to. When it comes time to do recovery moves ?
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NICE looking building. man that lower balcony on the flat side would be the shit. it would be nice like a bowl with a shear wall. the Crane would kickass also for an exit.
Yuri ?, I wonder how my American Passport will go over at the Pyongyang airport ??? ...
The Korean people have little contact with the outside peoples of the world. Food is scarce, and all they get for outside world info is State run news, television & radio. You think I will have no problem with just slipping through Customs with my BIG round blue eyes and white skin ?. Hey you think we could get out alive with not having to sell one of our Kidneys ?
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IR pulse emitted is always the same day or night. just always try to hit something flat to get a good report with reflection.
just shoot the IR. then when it's locked on the range-reading. Move the view finder into an illuminated area of light to make a visual reading of the range.
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I might as well take a piece of webbing & sew you up a 4-flap piece of my kitchen curtains and pin it.
I will make it work but I would be to ashamed for you to let anyone see you jumping it in public. ...
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If you cut out all hardware. No grommets except flap grommets. Then remove all Padding/Skrim. No inner Lining, No decritive Tape or Binding. One piece thick only continues Rap harness webbing from Lift to leg-strap. Then basically just have the thinnest/lightest weight of Parapack as Container body for containing your canopy.
You turn a Cadillac to a Geo Metro. ...
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I don't understand why someone who wants to belittle and show me no respect of what little BASE knowledge I have learned over the years. By sending me hate mail that is protected and safe from public view by the "Trojan" Horse" of a so called, "PM"
Tom, Explain to me.
Is the PM that is sent to me. Not mine ?
Did you just make this Rule up ? or
Is there a Formal Web-Site rule that you can quote ?
This seems rather cowardly. Anything that can be said in a PM to Me. Can be said in public with any BASE jumper I share an exit with.
Mail is Mine. I will Copy, File, Share, Read it, E-mail it any time I want.
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OK, I go out to the grocery store to stock up. What do I find when I get home. More hate mail. to a Posting on a public BASE site
So if there is some sort of misunderstanding of BASE SAFETY let me clear it up. I am not stating the Fury or any other Canopy in the world skydive or BASE will open up on Heading every time. I think anyone does know this but apparently this person feels that I am perusing in misleading, misinforming RCC & the learning BASE community. This is the ignorant shallow attitude that is going to lead RCC astray of BASE safety.

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The Post I wrote was not to suggest that the Fury is the best mechanical choice for a BASE canopy for Ryan but rather a supreme opportunity for advancement of BASE canopy knowledge. I think he can handle it.
I look at Ryan's profile and it shows to me someone with 3-years & 1500 canopy jumps. A Tandem instructor, USPA coach and like to Swoop. That tells me he is able to start to take up BASE if he so choose to. Also the fact that he is proficient as Tandems go. He has and is able to accept the safety and responsibility of others as well as himself. I got way more respect for someone Posting Q's with and honest and solid background as shown by him. Rather than someone who just got off AFF and is a 200 jump wonder that picks up a Fury and wants advice. Ryan in fact even Posts his e-mail and phone-# to show a honest willingness to get a solid grip on his personal safety and need for factual and currently practiced canopy set-up.
I am also sure that if Ryan felt that I was blowing Smoke up his Ass on the setting of Canopy deep-brake tips. He would have posted to let me know he felt this way.
There is also a newfound fear among newer BASE jumpers that there is something structurally wrong with BASE jumping the older breeds of 7-cell canopy that actually lead to the basic designs of pressurizations and flight of 'ALL' newer BASE canopies on the market today. This lack of knowledge has also lead to Fear and thinking that even the practice of Not jumping anything but a Vented BASE canopy is a path to recklessness and ill choice personal safety.
The fact is. This route of acquiring the basics of BASE canopy mechanics that is priceless is and will soon be lost forever. Even seeing the practice of anyone jumping a 7-cell canopy on a DZ these days is a rarity outside of Tandems or disciplines of Accuracy.
The purchase & the practice of learning and understanding the modifications & then actually BASE jumping a 7-cell predecessor to the most modern BASE canopy is a something that is "irreplaceable" and is something that is
recognizable in BASE just looking at the skill of BASE jumpers that have been down this route. They have a Depth of knowledge that is not seen today. That is Not Taught today.
I say, "Open Your Eyes People" It is no mystery that something is missing lately in the overall canopy mechanics that is used as leverage to slip into BASE. The 200 skydives. The purchase of top-end BASE gear is No Pass to safety Nor is it a Safe Passage to make a statement that person is ready and able to take up BASE.
The purchase of a Fury or any other comparable 7-cell by Ryan. Learning how to BASE Modify. it out. The process of learning how to assess and dial in a proper deep-Brake setting. Is invaluable knowledge and something that is soon to be a lost in the core makeup of acquiring solid BASE mechanics.
This superficial BASE FJC entrance to BASE that is getting promoted today as mainstream is Flawed. It is not hard to miss. This new 'Taboo' and crucifixion of anyone using the Fury, Cruzlite, Raven, Pegasus etc. as a learning tool to acquire depth of BASE jump mechanical knowledge with is also flawed.
Your 2-digit BASE number #75 you so proudly throw out there as credential in signature of letter must reflect years of hard work and knowledge. It is a shame you lack the energy, articulation or current BASE knowledge to publicly share with Ryan or anyone else why You and Everyone are Laughing so hard at me ? Does my Post make any sense to you yet ? Or is the 2-digit BASE # a reflection of your IQ ?

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NO SHIT, I second that one. The Fury is not going to fuck-up. It will open On Heading, Fly and land just fine.
What's going to fuck up is yourself for not understanding simple canopy mechanics like Break Settings. If you want to set a break setting. Like Lonnie say's You need to take every canopy on individual basis. Size - Make to body weight.
Ryan, OHHHhhh My GOD. It's NOT even a Vented BASE Canopy. ! ...
Ryan, 1st don't ask for any advice for BASE jumping on a web-site. Half these people don't know there ass from a hole in the ground. NOW, Play & Work with the Fury. Play it right Play it Smart, Your NOT going to Die. Use the Fury as a Learning TOOL. Doing this WILL HELP you in your FUTURE. Help In your understanding of 7-cell Canopy Mechanics and in learning HOW to do a proper job on Deep Break Settings on future BASE Rigs.
Do the BASE mods. on the Canopy.
Shove that thing into a Bigger student skydive Rig.
Take it on some Skydives.
Open it up and leave the Breaks Stowed. Open your eyes and look at it. Study it. Then While "Actually" looking and studying reach-up while the Breaks are Stowed and pull on the Break Lines.
LOOK and FEEL what is happening. Take it to a full-stall then back it off. Do it again and again. Then mark it and go set a couple Eyelets.
Then go up and do it again. Open it up in the Deep Break Setting. Actualy Tilt your head upwards and LOOK and Feel what's going on. Do some Rear-Riser stalls and Turns.
Un-Stow the breaks. LOOK & Feel how much Surge is going on.
It's really not that hard to do & there is No Reason not to put some effort into actually Understanding BASIC CANOPY mechanics. Ryan, It's Fiction. THERE IS NO SET RULE on how much to make a Deep Break Setting by WORD OF MOUTH. You say you got 1500 skydives so you should have no problems getting the job done.
You Got The Fury so make it good practice on setting Deep Breaks. Ryan don't listen to anyone's advice on how they tell you to set your Deep Breaks. You need to take matters into your own hands and LEARN to do it right. Setting in eyelets and changing eyelets is not that big a deal but Learning to Tune your Own Personal setting are.
Also DON'T listen to SHIT about the Need to Set more that two different Break settings. When reading forum-search on that Crap in the past on this site. 1- Regular slider-up & 1- Deep Break setting is MORE than adequate. More than two break settings is just a fucking excuse for not understanding what is needed and a lack of proper mechanics. Play with the Fury and Learn and advance your knowledge. Just do it smart. Dont ask for advice on a web-site and find & stick with someone with some solid BASE experience. If your using the Fury just use common sense. Learn to set-up the fury. Just take it on some simple Antenna or Bridge jumps before thinking about taking it on some actual technical or shear-face cliff jumps.
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Fantastic ! much respect.
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Here's a picture Marty sent me.

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Man I just luv this statement. I been laughing for an hour.

tfelber:
..."I was present Memorial Day weekend and the larger orange construction barrels were much more of a traffic issue than the jumpers and we had the helicopter there four times and the ambulance there probably at least six."
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Ya Know ? Sounds like a 3-ring circus under the Big-Top to me.. 'under the Big-Top' instead of a very large Tent. It would be the bridge. Think of it this way. On a smaller comparison it's Kinda like doing a couple BASE jumps at Bridge-Day. Then sitting down at the bottom for the last couple hour, having a couple cold beers and watching all the carnage for entertainment.
The BIG DIFFERENCE though between these two bridges is ? The W.Virginia bridge is only a 3-Ring Circus 1-day a year. The rest of the 364 days a year it is a actual BASE site that on the most part is respected and is jumped by real BASE jumpers.
but on the other hand, The Idaho bridge is a Circus 365 days a year with the parade of The Clowns leaving in ambulances and helicopters for the Tourists entertainment and the Cities scrutiny. OHhhh also don't forget ? It's the year-round, legal, daylight BASE FJC training capitol of the world also. It's Kinda Like the Circus Clown collage. Some times you get a real BASE jumper to graduate and move-on to the real jump world. But for the most it's kind of like BASE Community Collage for skydive FJC graduates with a few jumps that wana try, The Excitment of the Big-Top.
Come One Come All to see the Show. Sometimes you get a "Trained Act of BASE jumpers" then sometimes you get the Clowns. Either way you get entertainment.
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I like this Post too.

saber210:
"The Perrine - illegal base site????
Why that would mean........
oh yeah....that would mean it would be like 99.9% of all other BASE sites worldwide.
The perrine is a very convenient luxury, not a necessity. If legal daylight jumps are the only/predominant jumps you make then i can see how it would be a personal loss, but in the big scheme of things, it's just one of thousands of objects which can still be jumped under the cover of darkness or at first light.
Having to ease back on the boogie like antics and base traffic there might not be such a bad thing in the long run. In fact i can think of numerous positives."
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Everything in and on the Rig to Canopy is 'Snaggable' The odds say you will most likely Die from the usual and ordinary problems that occur while BASE jumping. ...
Looks pretty normal to me. Just keep your fingers out of there and, Quit Pulling On It !!!
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Penang
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Actually Al's everyday normal 'Run of the mill Life' as he stumbles through the back alleys of Sydney much resembles the main character just in a slightly subdued and toned-down manor. About the only thing that I noticed that might have been slightly exaggerated fiction added for a touch of spice was the, Rasta Hat with braids. ...
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what you mean ? Clicky's are for the LAZY. It takes real skilled labor to 'cut & paist' an address.

It's low budget ! but garage Vid. at it's finest ! with BASE Action plus more.

The Man with the Golden Beanie

http://www.niceshorts.com.au/watch.asp?video=267&player=wmhigh&play=1&store=1

Abstract
The first film of its kind in Australia! A no bullshit, balls out action film, produced on a small budget but with stunts and action sequences never before attempted on an Australian production.
It's a James Bond style chase scene that involves BASE jumping, Formation Skydiving, Street Luge, Snowboarding, Water Skiing, some crazy stunts and of course the sexy PVC clad 'Succubus Army'.
Filmed all around NSW, the extreme sports are performed by Australia's finest with Australia's king of BASE jumping, Alan Scott playing the lead role, 'Bazza McKonkey'.
The film also features some of the country's up and coming music talent. The rock sequences are scored by Sydney's DAREDEVIL, and the Gold Coast's LUMP and MOTORMOTH. While the well worn talent of GROOVE TERMINATOR and European Festival Fav's LOONALOOP supply the beats.
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Is this a brand new antenna just built ?
because this is listed as the tallest 'A' in Wyoming it's ONLY like 700 feet.

The LORAN-C transmitter Gillette is a LORAN-C transmission facility near Gillette, Wyoming at 44°00′11″N, 105°37′24″W. Its aerial, a 213.36 m guyed radio mast, is the tallest structure in Wyoming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN-C_transmitter

PM me also if you get a few minutes to spare.
How far from the Wyoming border is this big-A ??? I am on the travel mode the end of this month.

just a guess, sounds like a few jumpers maybe headed up toward 'lost prairie Mo. for some jumping. ,maybe ?
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