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Have you thought about doing a tandem to get back in the air? It might just remind you why you love this sport. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

The pic second from the bottom is best. How the hell did those guys get so dirty? And the pig that did all the work looks happy as a pig in shit. Or more like a pig in rocket, which isn't nearly as good a phrase. How about this: The pig looks as happy as a pig in shit rocket. it's friday at 8 and i'm bored out of my shit rocket. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Aren't we all... Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Don't forget tounge. Or is that broken too? Didn't anyone tell him "no low turns"? Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

walked into that one. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

And that's exactly why VRW is going to be so good for this sport. It forces freeflyers to plan the jump and jump the plan, which some are really not good at. But I think it will seperate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak -- people who don't want to be serious don't have to participate. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

That's hysterical. I guess Tom and Val suck in more ways than one. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Agreed. If you're chastising yourself when you get on the ground, you're going to hurt your performance and not have fun. Breathe, relax, and remember we all suck at this. Some of us just suck less due to experience. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

"Yeah, dude, last night I opened that boat." Sounds kind of dirty. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

You don't think the sunglasses would work well? I'm all for small high quality cameras, but those glasses would make a neat toy. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

These look pretty sweet. Anyone tried using them? The resolution looks pretty low, but if you're just a screw around fun jumper who wants a video log, they might work really well. Talk about removing snag hazard! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Or snaptastic. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

I tell people I have 5 altimeters. Two audibles, one analog, and two visual (my eyes!) Lots of experienced people are fairly device dependent, and forget that they can (or should be able to) just look at the ground and know about how high they are. To the original poster: forget the neato watch and even neptunes at this point. Go dork-style with the huge analog. All the coolest skydiving nerds wear one. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Apparently you are not familiar with the onion. Click around on other "stories", you'll see it's all satire. How can you not know about the Onion? They've had bestselling books out for years now! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

No, that's the wrong cult. We use jello shots around here. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Try this. It's about halfway down the page. The direct link doesn't work, or maybe I'm just doing it wrong. edit: yep. i'm an idiot. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

www.yahoo.com Look on the right side under "in the news". A short video of the testing and use of a "skyboard". Looks like the same thing that was in the bond movie. They say 35 sec of flight from 10k, and shows the ejection of the jumper and the skyboard landing under its own canopy. Seems like a lot of extra danger is introduced with an uncontrolled canopy, and you can get the same amount of freefall without it. Is the idea that people who aren't comfortable with wingsuits will use this? Or is it just a toy for the movie people? Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Apparently the dimensions need to be totally exact. Mr. Booth said at the SDC spring expo last year that errors on the order of fractions of an inch make the skyhook useless. I applaud him for wanting to make sure it's done right. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

I'm most likely coming to Dublin and would love to fly for a pickup team. I'm not great, but I've spent a season doing 4-way combat, so at least I know when to duck. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

There's nothing wrong with waiting. Two of my best friends are over 25 and still haven't done the deed. Just waiting for the right woman. Or maybe I just hang out with losers. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Can I help? I'll bet you've got some treasures in those old boxes. You have such great stories in your head, I can hardly imagine the pics! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Skydiving is the best thing I've ever done for my mental health. There's no pill or potion or drug made that can make me feel the way I do after a day of jumping. And 4-way combat is definitely an all-over workout. I'll bet being an instructor tires you out pretty well, too. Muscling people into place while fighting a 120 mph wind is not easy. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Sounds like my plan, in reverse. Been skydiving for a couple of years, but I got the chance to take the stick in a cessna 207 a few weeks ago, and now I want to get my pilot's license. So long, money. Buh-bye. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

Would that be a nunber? Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

She's rich, she's beautiful, she's got HUGE.... tracts of land! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams