mbenney

I was thinking that the RW one would have a 4 or 3way formation from the top down as the 'heart' part. Do you think that 'RW' or 'FS' would be better?

I had a silly quick skydiving tshirt idea that I've not seen before. I've mocked it up and was just wondering if anyone thought it was worth doing up properly. Would you buy/wear it? Obviously could make an RW one aswell :)

Hi, As well as a spot of jumping I also create online games. I have an idea for a cool freefall game and am looking for a skilled freeflyer and camera guy to help out. I would basically be creating the game using video clips and would require these to be shot with some special considerations for the game... unfortunately i'm not skilled enough at freefly to capture all the video myself. What would be needed is a very square and stable video with levels matched excellently of certain moves. such as... stable front facing belly fly stable front facing sit fly 360 cartwheel transition from sit to stand 360 spin in stand transition from stand to sit transition from stand to head-down some kind of 'special move' in HD transition from head-down to sit pull sequence a swoop all of this would be best in a fairly fitted ff, fairly plain (but a colour that contrasts well with the sky) suit to make the editing of the video easier. Best on a clear day with the jumpers being careful that the sun is behind the camera. I guess this So, any amazing ff teams interested in starring in a video game :)?

Haha, thanks. Thats really funny because always when reading these forums i always think... god some people must be so thick... how hard can it be to make things clickable. Funny i guess all the other forums i use must do it automatically.

Hi everyone, I'm a long time lurker on these forums so I doubt you'll recognize me. Have just finished a web based uni project and I need lots of creative people to use it so I can analyse the results. It's fun :) If anyone wants to help out the url is: http://www.pixelhustle.com Thanks v much. Matt

Two terminal reserve openings on a smart 160. Bruised inside legs were the only injuries. V. nice reserve, couldn't recommend it more.

Without seeing the gear, this is a real good suspect.

Hi, can anyone help me out? I urgently need a cutaway pad/cable for an Aerodyne Icon i5 container sent out to Aerograd Kolomna in Russia. Mine got accidently kicked off on exit and they dont have any that fit my rig properly Have emailed Aerodyne direct and the Sunshine factory but no reply yet. If anyone can send one express that would be very very much appreciated... obviously I'm looking for one to purcahse and i dont mind paying express shipping. Thanking you Matt

What do you mean by check your account every day? I want to carry my rig as hand luggage flying BA from heathrow to moscow. Anyone have any experience doing this?

That may be true but do you know the price of property in london? Theres no-way anyone could ever set up a rigging loft in london it just wouldnt pay the bills.

I have done the back 3 people of a "H" (bow) exit from the 4way dive pool - and it works real well because the outside center does not have to get very high on his/her presentation into the relative wind... Meaning, if the count goes to crap, or this person has my poor gymnastic skills, it still can be pulled off. http://www.teamfastrax.org/randomBlocks.aspx and select the "H".... You will just be missing the guy who is at the top of the formation in that video. Basically - one guy is out on the front of the door, using his right hand to hold on to the bar, with his body already presented into the relative wind... (belly button to prop) He is the outside center in 4 way terms. There is one guy inside (inside center), with belly facing the relative wind too, with his left hand on the shoulder/arm of the outside center's right hand that is holding the bar. When the exit happens - these two guys can "double down" with their grips and make a rock solid connection. The tail flier head jams his head on the bar and is holding the two legs of the outside and inside center... Once he gets the legs, his head no longer is holding him in much... This is a fun slot, because your count is "ready, down, down" and you slide down the plane being an anchor... The key to the head jam is exit with both hands on the bar. Get your head all the way out and butt out and feet at the edge of the door... Then, just stick your head back in and rest your neck on the bar... I tried doing it once without getting all the way out, and you find yourself inching to the door. Not only does this exit work real well with all sorts of skill levels - if you go into 4way, it is a fail safe exit for blocks/randoms that you have not learned how to exit that you can transition into your first real point on the hill... Detailed explantion with video to assist. Great post!

Hi Benney That's how I've done most of the times in FS dives and it has been fine for me although I'm quite inexperienced. Btw, have fun in Russia. Blue ones Roberto Hey there. Yep this is the one were most used to doing, but some people have been saying that a star is actually the most difficult 3-way exit to launch... and with the BCPA coming up (where you can launch any first point) just wanted to get a consensus if there was any one that was more fool proof than that!

Hey Can anyone give any opinions on what they think is the easiest 3-way (flat) exit to launch successfully? Would be out of a reasonable sized turbine... otter or dornier, something like that. Thanks!

The weirdest one i have is... myself, in freefall at pull time. I reach back and throw only to realise someone has played a joke on me by stuffing my cat in the pack tray Then there's just this huge 'MEEEOW' and it tumbles away into the distance. I pull my reseve and land. Everyone agrees it was a very funny prank. No one (including myself) seems to wonder what happened to my cat. Fucked up i know but it still makes me giggle. Other than that i quite often burn it right to impact, get up completely unscathed hoping that no-one saw... secretly happy that i escaped a pack job.

If i was controlling the wind speed with a naked guy in there i couldnt be trusted not to turn down the wind for some tool to mesh hilarity