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Kaz has apparently set up a group at groups.yahoo called greatlakesskydivers. Hopefully many people join.

Many interesting things to be read here: http://www.lifestorynet.com/memories/7357/ (It was linked in the obituary above, but hard to find imo.) Blue skies Dennis. Every time I hear an airplane outside I remember the sad news.

Yes, I totally agree that it's graphing what it says it's graphing. I'm suggesting that it may be misleading and the lines between the points don't indicate anything.

Sorry if this has been asked before or if it's the wrong place; but the graph at http://www.dropzone.com/fatalities/ appears to be a bit misleading. It shows, 30 fatalities for july, and 36 for august, and proceeds to graph the (fairly) linear trend of that. However, in reality, there were only 4 in july and only 6 in august. It probably shouldn't be showing a linear trend since it's really just the total since the beginning of the year. If I'm being an idiot, sorry in advance, Jet UPDATE: I suspect the graph that mislead me is drawn that way intentionally. There is a graph broken down by month over here: http://www.dropzone.com/fatalities/2004/. My mistake I guess.

You would be correct sir. This is the rest of my day right here. click. click. click.

No snub taken, you are totally correct. There's a lot of stuff I'd like to grow into from here. And flying around inanimate objects is one of them. You know, something to aspire too. I think I got in over my head with the PDA thing; but I'm still looking into the feasibility. I'm going to ask some people (including my DZO) about just how dumb it really is. Then again, there's a pumpkin day at my DZ. So, you never know. Perhaps if they think it's funny they'll help me out. Perhaps they'll just tell me, "no." I think it'd make a slick video either way.

That's an option of sorts... but I wouldn't get video, which is part of the goal.

This is extra fascinating. It appears that I know almost nothing about the skin drag on falling objects. It actually leads me to something I've been wondering about. I would actually like to set up one of those FF streamer balls like in good stuff. How did they adjust it to fall at a rate similar to their own? Or did they?

Pretty low timer here, but I've already noticed this. It's more difficult to motivate myself to invest a saturday at the DZ when I don't have something to work toward. The good part is, at my level, I have goals like, "learn how to land" and "learn to pack." Right now I'm working on my A... Two jumps to go (hopefully).

I had not thought of THAT! I guess I figured it'd be more dense than me. Fascinating. Now I wish I'd set up a poll: Will it go [up] or [down]? I should add that I was picturing a streamer on one edge so it'd be falling edgewise -- if that makes any difference.

So, in theory... If I got someone really awesome at spotting to help me; I could just drop it over some trees or something? That was more or less my original plan.

It's not over the UK, it's over michigan... it's just a britsh (mostly) website. I totally get that I won't be able to do this. I reasoned that out on my own. I just wonder what I'd have to do ... to do it. And I'm thinking going to arazona to skydive doesn't sound so bad.

This came up on a british (mostly) message board I frequent. It happens that the site leader's PDA broke. It's a handsrping visor ... was. Anyhoo, I had offered to get video of myself dropping it in freefall. Excitedly, he asked for my address so he could send it over and I could set it up. Then reality kicked in and I realized that I probably can't actually do it. It's pretty dangerous really. But my question is: What has to be true to intentionally drop something in freefall? I sincerely doubt I'd be allowed to do this at my home dropzone. But, people drop those PRCP handles all the time -- apparently at Eloy, people drop whole cars. I've seen video.

Yeah, thanks you guys. I was totally going to practice all this stuff. Yesterday, the only load I could get (after an hour wait) was a solo... It was fun. I tried flips and barrel rolls. I suck at rolls btw... Anyhoo, I had to leave shortly after that. I went down again today, but the weather was just barely bad enough that I didn't want to go. That and a class was just about to get out. Pffft. I think I'll buy some coached jumps on wednesday (weather permitting).

Wow, I don't think I could do 5 in a day... I get pretty tired after 3 or 4 and this new packing thing tires me out even more! But I do see your point. I will be out there 9am (weather permitting) and plan to stay all day... Perhaps even come back sunday. This sport just get's to be more and more fun. Now that I'm on my own eq it's gone up a notch too.