LoudDan

I've seen the list you are talking about, it was posted some time ago, well the link to the website it is on anyway. Believe it if you like, I stand by my statement, as much as peer pressure from upjumpers can sway an opinion, high financial yield from say........ tandems which yield somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 times as much as a single upjumper on a single load even after the camera person and tandem masters are paid can understandably justify an unpopular decision. Hell, I can go post my name on any list saying I do or don't do something............doesn't necessarily make it so does it? Again I'm not defending anyone, just stirring the pot a little because I think it is going to be interesting when all of a sudden things start coming to light. Remember owning a DZ is a business, and although I am not implying that every DZO has gone the Skyride route, far from it, however I haven't met a business owner yet that didn't like making money. And if the money comes easy why would you do anything to jepardize that income................. like admitting where it comes from. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

So I guess my wonder is if the USPA is going to pull the group memberships of any dropzone that does business with Skyride. There are a lot of them out there, most operate under the contingency that knowledge not be made known. The skydiving public at large would probably be surprised at which DZ's conduct business with Skyride. Not defending Skyride or the DZ's by any stretch, but like I said, should be interesting, junkfood for the brain. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Oh I don't know.....I think the USPA may have just stirred itself up a small shit storm. Where's the popcorn, this should get interesting. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

It wouldn't be an ASC bashing thing, it could be a skyride bashing thing though. ASC is just a dropzone, skyride is the booking agency who through various "different practices" books tandems and other stuff. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

I'll be out sometime after work on Friday morning, I hope anyone else who had the priveledge of knowing Nate will at at least stop on by and say "Howdy". Nate was all about the skydive, about fun, and about love for our sport and the people in it. So call it a dare, call it a challenge, call it whatever you want, but if you knew Nate drop the politics, drop the bitching, drop the "he said she said", ignore the asshole comments and c'mon out and make a great skydive. This boogie isn't about us, it's about remembering a great friend, coach, teacher, and skydiver, and celebrating that which he loved so much. GO BIG and HAVE A GREAT SKYDIVE!! Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

I'm calling outside video!!!!!!! Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Yep. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

What's a brown floater??? Please elaborate and be specific. Inquiring minds want to know. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

If I beat the alligator, do I get to bar-b-q it? I'll be out of town this weekend, but I'll be out like on Thursday or something. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

135 he downsized. and rightfully so. Actually when Angela saw me at the comp in Sebastian, I was under a 170, and thanks for the compliments . Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

I started learning to swoop under a Sabre 2 190 somewhere around 700 jumps later, I now have a Sabre 2 135 (somewhere around a 1.8 WL) at any rate, I am a firm believer in "The pilot makes the canopy perform not the canopy makes the pilot perform". Your learning progression will accelerate by sticking to the same wing, sure when you downsize it's a little twitchier and faster, but you will be familiar with the flight characteristics. 135's like the pond too Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Do a little dance............make a little love...........and get down tonight Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Z-Hills is a great DZ, but you should also check out Sebastian. Wendy runs one hell of a DZ down there (how she does it all I'll never know), The parties at Sebastian are always for the record books. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

I hear ya clucking damn it. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

i get it... trust me! everything is reletive.. less speed more lift=more distance. less lift more speed= more distance... = reletive... we will see what happens/.. i hope i get a weeks worth of practice though! OK I'll bite: If you have less speed how are you generating more lift to gain further distance??? To the same token, how is gaining speed but loseing lift giving you more distance?? Inquiring minds want to know. Modern physicists are interested too. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Giggedy Giggedy...........ALLRIGHT!!! Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

You mean Warner Robbins right down by Macon. I on't know anyone down that way, but I'm pretty sure your closest bet would be Thomaston, probably an hour away, give or take a few. I've driven it, but I've never timed it. I'm sure if you ask around the base someone could hook you up, or you might think about renting a car, it's worth it dude, that DZ is awesome. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

What's the question? Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

True dat. I entered my first swoop comp under a Sabre II 190. Contrary to the hundreds of skydivers that claim the've gotten all they can out thier current sized Sabre 2 I have found the canopy to cover a very broad spectrum from basic stand up landings all the way to advanced canopy piloting/ pond swooping. A cross braced canopy is definately not necessary for the CPC, hell I don't have one. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Yeah, what he said.........................JACKASS!! Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

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I have now seen it all, Mark called someone out on their spelling. "Hi pot, this is Mark, I just wanted to tell you that you are black" Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Shows possession Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Of course not you were too busy holding up that fucking Palm Tree. I, on the other hand, was busy doing other stuff that I don't remember. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!

Dude, did you graduate from Shimell's School of Spelling? Please re-read your last few posts, edit accordingly, and for the love of God tighten your game up. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!!