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that guy was a photographer for our school newspaper... he got word that something was happening in Norris and was running toward it. The police apprehended him because naturally it looked suspiciuos. There was a report at about 11:30-12pm that the perpetrator was in custody,.. I think that this information came from an untelevised press conference... I can say that I was glued to the TV all day while it was happening and there was alot of misinformation reported,

Very well said Sweetpea.. it makes me sick how this so quickly dissolved into pointing fingers and politics... many fellow students, friends, parents, daughters, brothers, sisters just lost their lives way too early. I wish that people would let everyone have some peace before trying to find the "most interesting" angle to take on the story... Now is not the time to push your new "campus security plan" or your gun platform

I just wanted to give thanks to all of the skydiving community who have had the VT skydivers on their minds. We have had quite an outpouring of support on our myspace account. http://www.myspace.com/skydivevt Luckily, all of our guys are safe and sound, but I have already heard from one of our guys who knew some of the people involved. It is nice to know what a tight knit and supportive community we are involved in.

Thanks Justin... I'm so sad for all of the families who are getting notified right now... its just so unbelievable that something like this would happen here

i think its 32 so far... this is the saddest thing.. it's uncomprehensible

We got all got an email from President Steger,... he says we have 22 dead (including the shooter)... there's 28 in hospitals throguhout the county... so sad

sorry kevin i was trying to get updates out to everyone.. It's mass chaos here, but everyone's ok so far, and everyone has been released from lock down... Keep VT in your thoughts and prayers

I cant say anything any better than what has already been said by people who have way more experience than I do, but I feel the need to chip in since I am one of those people who struggled with landing up to about 200 jumps.. I think that my main problem was that I fubared a few and then let those really wreck my confidence about landing. I would be so anxious about screwing up in front of everyone and embarassing myself or having my DZO see me and kick me off of the DZ for being such a horrible canopy pilot. This anxiety led me to overthink all of my landings and resulted in the self fufilling phophecy of me rolling around in the dirt. No advice that people gave me about how to improve my landings helped because what I needed to do is to simply stop stressing about it and start "feeling the landing". What I did: I purposely started landing at the far edge of the dropzone... That way I wasn't right there in front of everyone who was spectating... If I fell, I fell and no one would see it... The extra walking was well worth the allieviated stress. Once I stopped worrying, and accepting that I was not going to get it right everytime I started have steadily nice tip toe landings.... those increased my confidence to start landing in the main area and things have been great ever since... Oter than that the best advice I have heard (I have heard quite a bit

I was under the impression that the whole idea behind beer rules was for newer skydivers to pay back apprieciation to the people who invested in their training... I never tipped my AFF instructors, but they've been drinking my beer for every first I've had for the past 200+ jumps

Hello! I'm a college student who jumps in NC too (Carolina Skydiving). Good luck with your progression to your A liscense! Maybe sometime we'll be able to make some jumps together You'll find several other college jumpers @ www.collegeskydiving.com Cheers! Christie

Whoever told you Sabres open slowly was misleading you... My Sabre seems to defy physics by seemly opening the instant I let go of my pilot chute.... You may be thinking of a Sabre 2

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2405204 "Smack my Bitch up" by Prodigy is by far the best music video.... YOU HAVE TO WATCH TO THE END!

That makes alot of sense

cool! Thanks alot that was very helpful,.... I definately want to jump with tandems alot before I put a camera on.... from what I know STAY CLEAR OF THE DROGUE! Yeah I think I'm definately going to move on from my Sabre,.. from what I've heard you arent supposed to have bruises on your thighs every weekend

yep, really easy... but you still need a computer I would definately recommend downloading this "uploader" they have for windows... makes uploading photos as easy as right clicking the folder on your computer