dbrutherford

Yeah I guess I am guilty of it too... I only have 7 AFF jumps and I made a Facebook group for Skydivers and BASE jumpers at my school. I did it mainly to try and get more people to go up at the DZ with me from my school. Plus there some hotties that like to jump too! Look me up at West Virginia University, David B. Rutherford "... and I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it...."

I like hookers..... prostitutes charge too much!

I got a ticket once for riding my Jet Ski in a no wake zone... I thought it was ridiculus since I was going as slow as possible. However you guys with the BUI's have me beat by a mile. Damn cops I guess they really did get picked on too much in high school.... About 99% of boaters out on the water on a hot summer day have booze on board! I was DDing once at a birthday party that my friend's mom threw her. She had rented out a banquet hall. Well I mixed up the swamp water so I had drank a shot or two in getting the mixture right. The cops rolled up and busted us since we were all in high school at teh time. They nailed my GF at the time for an underage consupmtion. They gave me a breathilizer and I blew a 0.001. I said see, I told you I wasn't drinking! Next time you should open your ears. I was driving away from the party at the time and they were hoping to give me a DUI the one cop said to the other. I over heard them stratergizing on what they were going to do to us. All and all they only busted 3-4 kids that night and there was probably 50 of us there at the party. My GF was 18 so she only got an underage consumption and no probabation, only a fine Serves them right! Damn PIGS! DBR

When I get my two Bachelor's done, you can buy one of my Associates from me.... They aren't worth a damn anyways. I had to go back to school because I couldn't find a job with them. Algebra really isn't that hard. Try differential calculus. Now that class sucked!

I remember reading about some BASE Jumps from a moving train. It still looks pretty cool on those videos though. DBR

Thanks guys. Jimmy, I just saw a new HP Digital Camera that came with autostitch.... I guess I will have to put one on my Christmas list... Andrew, I thank you as well. I saw some pictures on another forum board where a guy had stitched them together with some software like that. I better go download it. DAVE "... and I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it...."

I figured he was waitning on the first guy to land too. But I still wondered why he waited so long before jumping. People do two ways all the time with the top guy pulling higher so I wasn't so sure why he would wait until the other guy had completely landed before jumping himself. I don't care I you day blaze your B, I don't live anywhere near you for it to effect me. Besides if that video was filmed at night, it would have been like some others posted recently on SDM.com, too dark to even watch. Who wants to just hear a canopy open? I want to see the action! It's your city, go jump it how you please. At least you guys are still jumping! DBR

I saw it on SDM.com too. I thouht the first guy was at least quick about it. The second guy looked around like he was waiting for someone to watch him jump from within the ofice. Then after he landed, he was taking his sweet time putting his stering lines back on the velcro. I am not a BASE Jumper yet.... but I would have just stashed my rig in a stash bag and tried to blend in with the other students around the campus.

Jimmy, Where can you get the sticher? I have a few photos I want to make panoramic. DAVE

Nice duct tape to cover up the tat.... You should put some around her hands, ankles and mouth!

Especially the freshman girls! God I love the dorms and underage bars!

Well that sucks! I wanted to see his jumps! I did see Coco's hand stand to gainer though. NICE! Oh well I guess there is always the Triax DVD.... Santa..... can you hear me?

Jeb, did you jump at BD? I don't think I saw any if you did... bummer. DBR

Will, I saw it all from above I am glad you are ok! You did a good two handed style wingsuit pull but I guess you just needed one more second. All the wuffo's up top were like is that guy dead? They covered him up. I said nah, he was swimming after he landed. He had all white on, that wasn't a sheet. Blue Skies bro. DBR

I bought a camo BD shirt.... I kind of wanted camo for some strange reason.

I wonder if that bridge has more jumps on it now then the NRG Bridge? Don't feel bad about the hospital either. I live in Fairmont, WV and whenever I get hurt.... I have someone take me to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV which is 30 mins away from my house. Fairmont General Hospital is only 5.. go figure... DBR

Yeah I would liek to purchase some copies of these films. DBR

Yeah I loved those Long and Close movies on SDM.com You guys need to sell a DVD!!! I will buy one!

Yeah he was in an all white wing suit with smallwings. I commented at the time I saw it that the suit was probably a prodigy. He also had an all red canopy but I guess we all know this already. As for the flight, he looked like he went head down for the first few seconds. He kind of fluttered some. I have seen videos of Robbi and others where they are flat and stable from exit to full flight. I though he had flown for aways but then again I was expecting that since it was the first wingsuit BASE Jump I have ever seen in person. Brit, I missed you at bridge day and didn't seen any of your jumps :( Are you goign to post some up? DBR

Yeah that exit didn't look too stable to me. Perhaps a PCA or static line would have been a better choice? Still everyone needs to give him credit not for this jump but the one that really mattered many tears back.

Mikki, I said "somewhat" safe. I agree with you though. At BD, I saw a lot of people having off headings, going head down, and a bunch of line twists. Those all make BASE Very very dangerous especially when not jumping nice high bridges. I guess that propper body positioning really does effect openings and heading direction. I agree with the list and video idea. I bet if half of the people who ever made a BASE Jump were shown a video of someone all busted up or had to listen to someone talk about how BASE Jumping made them physically impared in some manner, they might second think things. As far as gear, I really wouldn't want to jump sky diving gear at DB unless it was a BASE canopy with the tail pocket, line mod, and mesh slider free packed into the container. They do mandate the longer bridal and larger pilot chutes at BD. But I did see a lot of people jumping sky diving gear and old gear at that. I saw this older guy jumping what looked like an old canvas back pack compared to modern gear. As far as not being a BASE Jumper, I am not one either but... I have spent the past three years learning about BASE because once I am done with college I plan to complete my AFF and focus on BASE skills that will be needed. So is my two cents irrevelant? I feel not since I am far more educated about some of these issuse then the Wuffo who has never made sky dive that was just standing on the bridge spectating. I am getting two engineering degrees and hope to land a job with one of the major gear or equipment manufactures. So you can take my posts as you wish. DBR

He was going hand held so that eliminates a hard pull or a not finding the hackey. My only other guess it that he had a Pilot Chut In Tow or a Bridal Wrap. But I did see his parachute opening when he hit the water. I hate to spectulate but after watching that video clip, he didn't exit very well so that leads me to agree with a lot of other people's posts about currency. He exited totally unstable and flailing. If you haven't ridden a bicycle for 20 years I bet it would be kind of hard to do it again the first few times you tried doing it again..... I am glad to hear the WS Jumper is not died and is doing ok.... Tell him the local news made it look he was the one that went in when they were taling about Brian. As for videos of people going in, I think we should show more of them! I mean it might make someone considering BASE to stop and think about it more before trying to do it. I know this event made me reconsider BASE some. Still yet I think BASE can be somewhat safe if you take ALL of the right precautions. Nick originally said his list was to stop people making the same mistakes. Everyone needs to stop for a minute and rethink things. There has been too many fatailties in the last few years that could have been avoided. DBR

I don't know much at all about the WS jumper goldie... I was just there to watch the festivle. I saw his jump and all I can tell you was the WS jumper pulled low and hit the water with half of a canopy out. He was swimming when the boats pulled him out of the water and then rove him over to the shore. They then put him on a back board and then took him out of the gorge in an ambulance. Tom said on the incidents forum that he broke his back but was moving all 4 of his extremities. If he later died, I can't tell you. What I was commenting on more was that the TV stations were talking about Brian's death yet showing video of the WS jumper. I just hope the WS jumper is ok. DBR

This is incorrect. The jumper who pulled low in the wingsuit was injured and life flighted out. He did have a spinal fracture (L7, if I recall correctly), but had feeling and control in all 4 extremities. Tom, he was the one all the local news channels were showing and talking about Brian. I saw him jump and his low pull. He was swimming after his water landing. I am glad he is some what ok. I hope he heals fast. BSBD to the deceased. DBR

The Pittsburgh news channel just did a short piece on it. They totally messed up. They talked about Brian but showed a video clip of the guy in the white wing suit who did a low pull. His canopy was red. I saw that jump and he was swimming after the low pull and impact. They pulled him out and took him off in an ambulence. How bad was he hurt? As for Brian, I saw that jump too but I was a good ways away at one end of the bridge. I just saw a long delay and a parachute that was barely open when he impacted the water. The boats were on him fast but the current took them under the bridge where I couldn't see anyhing after that. Also note I was too far away to see wether he exited stable or anythign like that. Many sorrows I felt today at the Bridge. I seriously question whether or not this sport is something I still want to give a try. It sucks bad to loose a pioneer like Brian. I just have to give him all the respect in the world for having the courage to take that first leap, and his last. DAVID