dbrutherford

You think it may have been from diferences in the turbulent boundary layer surrounding your body?

Aw shucks, I missed it the guess! So what's the difference between a Utah Drop and a swing under? DBR

Never met Eddie but always enjoyed his films. This has to be one of the worst years for BASE. DBR "... and I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it...."

I hear ya! Funny how I have a few shots of Vodka left in the bottle and almost a full bottle of Kaluha... I guess after a few white russians I get ballsy and just start doing shots. I need more vodka.... I better get to the store before 10.... lol On a sadder note, It is always two thirty in the morning when I run out of beer and realize what time it is. Homer Simpson would be ashamed to know me.

In West Virginia, you are not allowed to buy liquor after 10 PM all week long. You cannot buy beer after 2 AM all week long. Then you cannot buy any alcohol before 1 PM on Sundays. The worst part is... they banned Everclear grain alcohol a year back or so. Whn I was in high school, you could get 30 people all sorts of F'd up on one bottle for like 13 bucks! That stuff is 190 Proof, that is 95% alcohol by volume! Man I miss the jungle juice days! DBR

Oh come on, I had 701! dbr

That is so freaking cool! Have any of you ever seen those penny machines at teh beach or amusement parks? You put a penny in them and it smashes it flat and stamps some kind of logo on it. Well, I was wanting to get a machine of that type that would stamp a little parachute person under the current WV state quarter. I thought that it was a great idea. Heck, now I find out they actually were considering a quarter with a BASE jumper already on it. That would have been sweet if that quarter made it as our state quarter! DBR

Yeah I forgot about Reynold's, Nusslet, and Prantal.... I would just blame it on "String Theory" Sorry I couldn't resist knowing you are a physicist. DBR

Actually if could be any number you so choose.... I had an engineering professor who said the answer could be three to any numerical type question. It all depends on the units! You can tweak the units type so much to achieve any number you so desire.

Speaking of "incidents" at bridge day... What exactly happened to the girl in the pink camos and pink canopy? Leroy had it in his video as does Jimmy. It looked like she had a PCIT and them some line twists/off heading. I ma guessing her unstable body position caused her to have a bridle wrap or something which led to the PCIT/twists/off heading. So what happened to her?

"If it can kill you... then it is a BASE Jump" You can quote me on that too. So if you are closest an do not go over do you still win? I bet 701. DBR

I was going to comment about Tom M's jumps but didn't.... I as interested in the statistics too. DBR

Congrats are in order then! Way to go Milea! DAVE

So what is his grand total life time jumps? Also who has the most of all time? DBR

Here is the original thread: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=2012879;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC It is locked but I am curious how many he hs year to date. 2006 is almost over..... Someone PM Miles this thread, I forget his username.

Sounds good guys! Thanks for the input! Well I am graduating this weekend with one engineering degree and I will knock out my second in May. I already have an engineering position locked in with a big company so the pay will be good. I can't wait to get all those student jumps behind me and start crank out some freeflying and wing suiting! I just figured the tunnel time would help me with my body positioning. Last AFF jump I started spinning and couldn't really control it. When I had two jump masters, my jumps went really smooth. My canopy time has always been good too! I just got in debt like everyone else and started spending the cost of an AFF jump every month in credit card bills. Once i pay those cards off, then it is on with sky diving! DAVE

Yeah Tenn looked the closest. I may go to Z-Hills but.... The 15,000 ft AFF jumps at Spaceland look a little more enticing... Who knows what I will do... I am half trashed in the computer lab at school finioshing my lab report. Do you guys think some tunnel time is worth it or just go make the jumps? I know that if I ground dirt dives into the ground, I will be better in the air so I may just do that and go make real sky dives. DBR

I was just curious if there was a wind tunnel locator? I remember Googling one once but can't seem to find one. I got a free air plane voucher from my holiday travels I need to use up. I want to go get some tunnel time in for my AFF. If not, I will probably just go to a DZ down south and spend the cash on AFF jumps there. I figured the tunnel time would help me a lot more than just going and jumping since I am uncurrent and need to finish my AFF. I got a little spinny action going on on my last jump. I definetly did not maintain heading control. Jumps previous to that one were great. This way I can finish my AFF and start jumping on a regular basis! I ma getting ready to graduate college and I have a great job lined up so I can actually afford this sport! Thanks in advance, DAVID

mine too: http://www.myspace.com/dbrutherford and we can all sleep easy at night.... lol DAVID

Kind of sad to admit it but yes.... http://www.myspace.com/dbrutherford I use www.facebook.com more since it was for college students and all of my college friends were on it. Anymore I am too busy/lazy to even check either one of them.... DAVE

Nah, "Stalkerbook" doesn't have $hit on "StalkerSpace", I mean MySpace! I tend to stick to facebook for my stalking pleasures.... It is pretty bad when you are out at the bar and you think to yourself... "Where do I know that girl from?"... Oh yeah, I poked her on Facebook! lol DBR

hey Will, any update on how you are doing? I hope you are feling better. DBR

It's ok... I have grown bored of it. I usually just look at my friends pics and poke random hot girls on there. In the means of hoping to "poke" one of those hot girls in real life. DBR

The only planes I was ever in .... I never landed in... So last weeek I had to fly to another state for a second interview/plant visit. Well when returning home, I did a stand by to get home sooner. If the ticket lady says to you, "We can get you on this plane but I am unsure of your bags because we are really busy." Then you know your bags are getting lost! I am so mad at that lady! This week I had another interview without my suit. Thanks Continential! Anyways, I would carry it on. The no nlothes and a rig seems better than no rig and clothes! DBR

you forgot the part: "And I want to bang them!"