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make that 865 i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

i said it on page 1 --i try to keep the big guy on my side... and even though i'm still a student, i cover all bases. even the pilot!

whoa-- sleep? movies? how long is your ride to altitude??? walking to the plane, it never fails. suddenly i a. gotta pee or b. i'm starrrrrvving. lately, it's been "a" because the amount of water i take in anyway... past 1500, i go over the dive, say a little prayer, go over the dive again. i usually have a song stuck in my head, so i just go with that. we have cool scenery too so it's easy to make treelines into animals.. (but that's getting old- i have a lot of buffalo and sheep). when my dzo starts whining "are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? i wanna go to mcdonalds!" thaaaaaat zones me back in... and it's usually time to check my handles and gear again. then ofcourse, get my skin slappys

has anyone mentioned the end of a packing tool to pry them out? my packer knows all the tricks http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=29&level=1 i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

yeah, i just passed by my tv (cnn was on for noise). i did a double take thinking i read it wrong. i didn't even know he had cancer. he was giving the news, right? wow.. yeah, fast. ETA: he also didn't look 67! i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

They will usually appear in early afternoon on a warm to hot day. As the winds starts to move the air mass around it crosses over various surface types. Hot air rising off of a hot stretch of asphalt will get pushed over a patch of cooler grass and start to spin. If the temperature difference and the wind speed is right it turns into a “dust devil”. If you observe your home DZ for a while you will notice that they usually start in the same areas. At my home DZ it seems to be north of the hanger, just south of the grass landing area and at the point of Case Road and the cannel. Several years ago there was a fatality at this point when someone who had already landed got picked up by a “dust devil” and when he was slammed back down the injuries proved fatal. Sparky this is exactly the type of info i was looking for. thanks for providing more info everyone!!! i appreciate it.> dustdevil.jpg nice shot krisanne! that's how i pictured one. like a mini tornado. scary! i wonder what percentage are visable? or like hydro mentioned, the plastic bag warning? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

Whatever, I go wingsuit flying in street clothes all the time. Whatever right back at ya ... unless of course ... nylon & spandex is part of your day2day attire. i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

i know you can see them just because i came across this thread: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=131291 .. no photo was attached, but it's an old thread. it sounds like they are more likely to happen on warm, windy days. in skylords thread, he mentioned one as high as 1500 feet!!! if it's what i'm picturing in my head, that seems like it could pull you right out of the sky when your setting up to land. http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF2/227.html and quade's thread answered a lot of my questions, but i still have a lot more: are they easy to spot visably? how high can they go? how much surface can they cover? also, what causes them? by that i mean, are they more common during a certain season? or on high wind days? where do they occur most?....(the desert? the valley? the coast? outskirts of houston???) can you see them under canopy (say 300' away...)? how long do they last? if you saw one coming in on your final leg, what would you do? crab? braked approach? thanks!

what about quoting an emoticon?

nope, i'd ban veter_!!!!!!!!!!! i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

hehe! and give him an avatar from the billy vance collection edit-- something along these lines (attached) p.s. is he back yet? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

...is that legal?!? veter- i can't understand what keeps you going back. different dz's draw different crowds. find one that fits you and let it go!! i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

joooooooooshhhhhhhhhh!!!! bp's don't understand turtle power!!!!! i keep trying to click on these people, but that site it locked down. they don't want me in at all i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

oh i dunno... the first thing that popped in my head was.... why is this dude looking up "Having sex with a chicken" on the internet? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

even if he decides not to jump again, that's awesome he's moving and on the road to a nice recovery-- fantastic news conway! a big, BIG change from the first post. i'm so glad to hear it

nice, me too. except, mine was the jump where i had to do turns. 1 - "unbelievable!!!" *POOF* "wow, i rock." "OMG! the radio fell off!!! wait, no.. is chest strap is missing...??" "ahaaaaa... there it is! ....dumbass." i would have figured it out once i heard a voice coming from my chin =) 2 - "this rocks!!!" 3 - "turns suck. is this right? i don't feel stable! am i stable??" *earth-sky-earth-sky* "what the hell? the hackey won't budge!!!" (my affi pulled for me on that one!) i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

hey ali!!! this is actually my second crash.. my first was my first jump... landed on my tailbone with out flaring all the way. ouch! dislocated shoulder? yikes, thats scary! and here i am whining. if i would have known they were going to do this, i would have done it last week. it feels wayyy better. plus, this will speed everything along. he gave crutches but i don't think i need them because i know nothings broken --- i think they went overboard though, my leg weighs 50 pounds now i think! i forgot to mention the best part... i found the BEST ice packs... better than a bag of peas! cheap, colorful, molds to the foot and the ends are itchy for scratching purposes! also, they're long, thin and flexible... slide right into a cast. did i mention they taste good? gotta love fla vor ice http://photos1.blogger.com/img/128/1599/1024/flavorice.jpg i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

butttttt i ddon wannaaaa quit whiiiiningggg i scheduled an appt friday since they were booked, but now that the swelling is finally reversing a lil bit (its been a week).. seems unneccassary. is the ankle one of those things that will mess up years down the road because i ignored it this once?? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

yes, same person's feet ok now i have a q-- that pic was taken friday. no doctor open all weekend. it swelled up some more sat, but the swelling is finally going down. would you still go to the doc? it's still swollen and i still funny when i walk, but other than that, i'm starting to see a few bones again (the one near my big toe). is a dr trip really necessary?? i mean, what could they do anyway? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

beaumont, tx san antonio, tx austin, tx nacogdoches, tx kingwood, tx p.s. tandrews--where's austin skydiving center? is that the one in temple? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

I actually own 2 too... Searching the classifieds here for triathalon or thriathalon or specter or saber usually yields plenty results haha i found that too! and i think "cypress" turns up more results than cypres i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

1-800-dial-a-lie usairnet is my favorite too, but i had better luck just waiting it out in my area. i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

>>>back, which broke the needle off right in my finger! ooouuuuuuuuuch! the first half sounded painful... the second half made me queezy i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

i don't know what it is! adrenaline maybe. i know what i did but i didn't land THAT hard. and it took forever to hurt even. but that's another weird thing, it's moving it's way up my leg. i didn't stand this one up, but it didn't hurt.... the changing color thing is freaky, but not as much as how much it is growing. this isnt my foot!! http://photos1.blogger.com/img/128/1599/200/cankle1.jpg doesn't even fit inmy flip flop anymore-- i dunno what i will do cuz flops have been a last resort i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

i landed weird on monday -- didn't hurt, but it got kind of swollen hours later. i walked away, didn't feel a thing! has this ever happened to anyone? it's REALLY swollen. i mean, doesn't even look like my foot. i'm awake because my other ankle (the one still visable) kept poking it in bed. so anyway, i thought it would go away, but it getting worse by the day. soyeah, i'm going to a dr tomorrow because it's keeping me awake and my foot feels like its about to bust out of the skin. sorry, it's gross. i put ice on it several times a day. the weird part is, what was purple is now yellow, and what was kind of normal looking is now purple. and the more swollen it gets, the less it hurts to walk on it. so how long does this take to go away??? i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce