mother is a Phd and I got free tuition for the first two years, then she quit because of the BS at the school...last 2 years is loans.
Inclluding my last 2 years of college, and my Private, Instrument, Commercial Multi, Comercial Single, CFI-I, MEI, and CFI... I am about 40K in the hole.
I used to have a hornet 210 and would have horrible openings....I used to cringe every time i pulled..waiting till the last second because I didnt want to open
After tons of try this, try that, I found something that worked for me...
I used the smaller rubber bands on the locking stows, instead of the regular sized ones that i used on the line stows.
the skydive is a performance to me (must do well, got to get that point, etc)...not really enough time to think/enjoy.
It sounds like you have lost sight of the fact that it is supposed to be recreation, not a contest trying to prove how big your di*k is.
Sparky
Nah, you misunderstand/I didnt explain well enough.
i dont focus like that because it is a contest to prove anything, for some reason I take offense to that suggestion.
rather, I just dont want to screw up a jump that 4 other people payed 21 dollars each for. Im not trying to "prove" anything....I just like to do well.
I do many activities that the public at large would label "extreme" or whatever (skiing in AK/UT, mountaineering, etc). But...im not sure that I have ever had an adrenaline rush....
I get butterflies...all the time... on the way up to alt, when the door opens...
in freefall I am just focused. I guess that is the right word.
after I land I am elated, but still..no "rush"...who knows, maybe i am getting a rush...but i dont think what I am feeling feels like something that would be described by "rush".
maybe i am incapable of such a thing. for me, skydiving is about the feeling under canopy, and after I land. ..the ride to alt is filled with butterflies (every jump)...enough for me to ask myself what the hell am I doing/I want to stop right now...which comes to a point when the door opens...but after i jump....the skydive is a performance to me (must do well, got to get that point, etc)...not really enough time to think/enjoy... after I open i feel peaceful and happy, and after I land I am very excited and want to do it again right now!
Okay, I know that online communication is informal, but good lord!
"There" does not equal "their"
Their and your are possessive forms used as modifiers before nouns. They basically mean "belonging to them" and "belonging to you," respectively: "their problem," "your idea." You're is a contraction of "you are": "You're doing fine." And there is a word functioning in various parts of speech, but basically referring to a place: "Your umbrella is over there."
I was plagued with hard openings untill I started using small rubber bands on my locking stows, and regular on the rest (instead of regular all around).
So in the meantime, im left with a rig in limbo. Between my custom rig not fitting well and this SB BS, I have half a mind to sell it and just get a Vector.
I bought in bulk at the beginning of last year, and intend to do it this year as well. My home dz offers a generous discount for bulk purchases....ill take full advantage ;]
hrmm..deadline for bulk is Feb15.. better get to writing that check ;]
Well, just for the record, commercial pilots to not necessarily need a class I to exercise commercial priviliges. your 182 jump pilot only needs a class II.
Also, none of the med certs have much anything to do with physical capacity to lift/etc. my class I consisted of an eye test, urine test, and getting fondled.
all other things being equal, your airspeed will be the same...but your groundspeed will be higher.
I think thats right.
yep, still think so
hrmm or maybe that is just indicated airspeed when flying will be the same, but ground speed higher. ...yea i know thats right... hrmm but I wonder if true airspeed will change. hrmmmm
Finish my SDU Coach Rating Get my C License Coach as much as I can and Teach as many FJC's as I can Start Videoing fun jumpers and hopefully by the end of the season be videoing tandems for mula
Adam, im not sure of your situation, but flights from Akron Canton to Orlando on Airtran run about 140 bucks for a round trip....just get on their email list and watch it... i've seen round trip for 90 bucks.
How strong are the "rig" harnesses?
in Gear and Rigging
One pully does not reduce load, it simply re directs it.
Right?
Thanks in advance
Have you payed off your college loans?
in The Bonfire
Inclluding my last 2 years of college, and my Private, Instrument, Commercial Multi, Comercial Single, CFI-I, MEI, and CFI... I am about 40K in the hole.
What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you?
in The Bonfire
I grabbed both adjusters and pulled up.
I must have dropped 6 inches...felt like a foot.
I screamed like a ***** for about 2 seconds..thought I had fallen out of my harness!
Hornet 190 openings
in Gear and Rigging
Hornet 190 openings
in Gear and Rigging
After tons of try this, try that, I found something that worked for me...
I used the smaller rubber bands on the locking stows, instead of the regular sized ones that i used on the line stows.
havent had a hard opening since.
I'm getting a new rig
in Gear and Rigging
Vector all the way....and I own a Mirage G3
Where's the Rush?
in General Skydiving Discussions
Nah, you misunderstand/I didnt explain well enough.
i dont focus like that because it is a contest to prove anything, for some reason I take offense to that suggestion.
rather, I just dont want to screw up a jump that 4 other people payed 21 dollars each for. Im not trying to "prove" anything....I just like to do well.
Where's the Rush?
in General Skydiving Discussions
ensure.....ENSURE!
AHHHHHHHHHH
uhhh...
in Speakers Corner
If you ca'nt beet them; joine them
Where's the Rush?
in General Skydiving Discussions
I do many activities that the public at large would label "extreme" or whatever (skiing in AK/UT, mountaineering, etc). But...im not sure that I have ever had an adrenaline rush....
I get butterflies...all the time... on the way up to alt, when the door opens...
in freefall I am just focused. I guess that is the right word.
after I land I am elated, but still..no "rush"...who knows, maybe i am getting a rush...but i dont think what I am feeling feels like something that would be described by "rush".
maybe i am incapable of such a thing. for me, skydiving is about the feeling under canopy, and after I land. ..the ride to alt is filled with butterflies (every jump)...enough for me to ask myself what the hell am I doing/I want to stop right now...which comes to a point when the door opens...but after i jump....the skydive is a performance to me (must do well, got to get that point, etc)...not really enough time to think/enjoy... after I open i feel peaceful and happy, and after I land I am very excited and want to do it again right now!
strange.
uhhh...
in Speakers Corner
ughhhhh!
It's a lost cause.
uhhh...
in Speakers Corner
"There" does not equal "their"
Their and your are possessive forms used as modifiers before nouns. They basically mean "belonging to them" and "belonging to you," respectively: "their problem," "your idea." You're is a contraction of "you are": "You're doing fine." And there is a word functioning in various parts of speech, but basically referring to a place: "Your umbrella is over there."
Also, "its" does not equal "it's"...
"it's" means "it is". It's a contraction. See?
sorry im gonna have to have a moan
in General Skydiving Discussions
Priorities indeed.
Stows
in Gear and Rigging
food for thought
skydiving in maui
in Events & Places to Jump
ouch
in Safety and Training
Official Post Concerning Mirage PSB
in Gear and Rigging
My problems?? uhh, sure... Im working out because I was out of shape and Im also getting new shoes because my old ones were worn out.
Maybe tomorrow if I'm lucky I will work on being happier and fixing my truck.
wtf
Official Post Concerning Mirage PSB
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Official Post Concerning Mirage PSB
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Bulk buying tickets-any disadvantage
in General Skydiving Discussions
hrmm..deadline for bulk is Feb15.. better get to writing that check ;]
Tandem Instructor pre requisites
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Also, none of the med certs have much anything to do with physical capacity to lift/etc. my class I consisted of an eye test, urine test, and getting fondled.
do you land faster at a place that is a higher asl
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I think thats right.
yep, still think so
hrmm or maybe that is just indicated airspeed when flying will be the same, but ground speed higher. ...yea i know thats right... hrmm but I wonder if true airspeed will change. hrmmmm
hrmmmmmm
*goes and gets airplane flying handbook*
weight / mass / freefall speed
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Your Skydiving Goals for 2005?
in General Skydiving Discussions
Get my C License
Coach as much as I can and Teach as many FJC's as I can
Start Videoing fun jumpers and hopefully by the end of the season be videoing tandems for mula
Oh yea, its doable baby
Closest Tunnel to Columbus, OH
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also, check your PM :}