lilchief

Just spoke to a local basejumper that i know. He told me that they have managed to developed a new tracking technique. They had an angel of 27,5 degrees without a wingsuit. The guy was tracking for some 2km(I don't know how high the exit point was). Horizontal speed was 210km/h. They have been using a windtunnel to test it and it took them 2 years. A DVD will be released at my hometown soon. It's supposed to be awesome and groundbreaking! Though you wantet to know :) "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

Isn't buying your own student gear kind of waste of money? Why not rent a student rig and buy your own rig after? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

Agree!! I hate my Pilot 210 for being a bitch when I bag her. But I'm so glad i didn't go for a S2, I'm told that new PD fabric is a LOT worse when they are new "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

haha Hope scott brings some papers to the airport security checkpoint, otherwise he might be there for a while Hope you recover fast and continue jumping after recovery "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

During my SL training we were instructed to start the flare at rooftop altitude. The time we were supposed to use from starting to flare to be at the "sweetspot"(if it exist on a PD NAV 260/240/220) is the same amount of time it takes to say "FLARE". It helped me a lot. But since I'm an norwegian, I'm hoping someone could enlighten me with the meaning of PLF? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

I've heard a story about a cameraman who got on a load and was going to film a tandemjumper. Aparently he got on the plane without his rig and jumped. After the exit the tandem jumper or student pointet at himand looking freaked out. he then realised that his rig was somewhere else then on his back. He took of his helmet and waved good-bye to the camera... It sound fishy(actually, I hope it is'n true) and I want to see if it's true or just hoaks. Anybody heard of such incident? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

Keep in mind that this post is not to step on am servicemen and Police officers. These are merely examples to broaden your horizon. In the end I will present my view and it is not ment as a neutral conclusion, but my opinion! During a riot in Kosovo, March 18-19 2004 Norwegian, British and Swedish troops (mainly, there wore some other, but they were small in numbers). They held stand in two days almost non-stop to prevent an Albanian crowd of 10000 men with weapons, Molotov cocktail, rocks, 1 grenade and one rifle grenade. While they were hold in, an American convoy consisting of a light infantry company came. They had orders to use the road to access their patrolling area or to conduct a mission (I really can't remember). They were so persistent, specially the company commander. The Swedish company chief had to physically put him up front so that the American company chief could see the crowd him self, even though there were almost 1000 troops standing behind the line with communication, vehicles and a lot of military equipment. One of the soldiers (a machine gunner on a hummer) said to some Norwegians when his hummer passed: "this is the equalizer" and padded his machinegun M60. My first personal encounter with am police/military police was in Cincinnati before Christmas 2001. I can't tell his rank or job, but he was working with the National Guard MP I believe. They were stationed at an x-ray machine. In front of me was an elderly couple from France. The security woman told him to sit down and wait while his shoes were scanned. He didn't understand because he wasn’t very good at English. She told him twice do sit down when the NGMP rushed from his spot 10ft away stretching out his finger pointing to the chair and really yelling at the man. Conclusion: During my time in the army in Norway, I've been presented with both good and bad examples and judgment from American soldiers and officers. What it appears to me is that their capability to see and evaluate the situasjon is drenched in what I prefer to call: "I'm the best and nothing can stop me" mentality. And in total lack of situasjon understanding, even though there are very few examples show it that I can present to you. But during those 3 years, I've been told the same thing from different kind of soldiers and officers. Enough said about your troops. I really respect them for what they do in Iraq, even tough my opinion of that war is totally different. What is sad to for me too se is that I've been presented with episodes where cops have shown the same mentality as the some troops abroad. But then again, I may happily say that there are way many more that are good! I had an incident with an American PO in San Francisco recently. He was friendly even when my mom asked him if she could take pictures of him when he was checking a car with his partner. He came afterward and brought out his dog and showed him to us. If you have read this far I might guess that you are eager to hear what this loony really has to say. Of all the small reports I've heard that said the same during my short military career, there are few that really add up to be concluded "total lack of awareness" by soldiers or PO from the US. BUT!! there are those fuckers who just can't understand some basic human rights and are so totally f.....ed up that they let their frustration go out over someone whom they have full control over. That is a bad violation to human rights and general respect for ordinary people. I'll personally allow physical force on a person if he/she is hard to gain control over. BUT!! When control is established there is no need to do ANYTHING to the person. Even though you have had a hell period and your home has been wrecked etc.. You took on the duty to fulfil a certain role in society. And it is a very critical job to. You can't let this slip away. IF there would bee no verdict holding the officers responsible for the violation they did, New Orleans will have a Rodney King/ South Central mayhem that is WAY bigger. There have already been racist reports of slow help because it to many black people where help is needed (or it's just another Bush f...-up's). This will spark thing off, and there a lot of people who have had to much stress on them since Katrina hit hard. If you want to reply to me on this thread or personal, Do it seriously. I won't tolerate any outburst with personal attack on me. Be serious about this subject... Thanks for your time

funny..my tank commander's last name is Lutz :D "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no

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Have used countless hours trying to find a cool color match to my rig, a G4. I'm interested in seeing others ideas or examples. Could someone please send me some photos? it would ease my work a lot! Right now I sniffing on tie dye. it costs, but rocks! Any tips or pointers on how to choose colors? "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no