CMiller

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Skydiving Obviously written by a skydiver, but I think it can be much better and funnier. Get to editing!

Forgive me if this is said prior, but I have not read this whole thread. I happen to study this sort of thing. If there are universal morals, then it follows that they must exist outside of God. The age old question is, is it good because God commands it, or does he command it because it is good? If he commands it because it is good, then morals exist ouside of God, and therfore he cannot be the creator of everything. If they are good because he commands them, then the choice is seemingly arbitrary, and God would not be fully rational. God as the creator of everything, and being fully rational and good are qualities that I think theists cannot give up, for they are the core of what God is. If God exists, then he created everything. If there are objective morals, then God did not create everything. There are objective morals Therefore God does not exist. You should conclude the opposite of what you did if there are objective morals.

While very dangerous, it was quite amazing to emerge from a thick layer of clouds from 7K to about 3K and suddenly be able to see the ground right at pulltime. I wouldn't do it again though. And I mean that.

So a reserve larger than the main is the safest thing?

Why then, would anybody choose to jump a small reserve, like a 106?

A better way would be to actually read a lot of Freud and Jung, and become familiar with their methods of dream analysis. It's actually a hobby of mine, and while I find Freud's method more entertaining, I think Jung is probably more "correct".

Your poll lacked the appropriate response for me. Basically, I used to identify with the green party. Now, I would identify with no party. There is absolutely no political party who would uphold all, hell even half of the views I hold. None. This is partly the result of the parties not doing their jobs, and partly because of a change in my view about a great many things. So I went from Liberal, to frustrated and apathetic.

I've heard that it's dangerous to jump a reserve much smaller than the main (or is it vice versa). Should the reserve be smaller, or bigger? If so, by how much? What exactly is the danger of having the two canopies be significantly different sizes? How do you determine what size reserve you should have if you know the size of your main? I ask this because many of the used rigs I've looked at can supposedly handle different sized main canopies, and I'd like to know if changing that would be dangerous.

I personally find it shocking that half the poeple voting either don't know about The Who or haven't heard their music. It just seems like it would be extremely difficult to be that culturally illiterate. (21)

I'm fond of the gubernaculum. It's a little tendon that holds the testicles in place.

Vagina is a great word. It's warm, and loving. It's wonderful. Cunt is quite the opposite, harsh, violent, and not so nice. It wouldn't really be the same.

Being relatively new, my "achievements" are happening rather quickly, and so therefore, are my trips to buy beer. The rules state Labatt or Corona only, however I'd like to try to suprise everybody with something new. Not being much of a beer connoisseur, I don't want to run the risk of an UNPLEASANT suprise. I need some recomendations. Money is mostly no object.

97 ford Contour. Standard transmission. 97,000 miles. Good gas milage. It's a good car if you don't care about style.

The SIM states that: "USPA A-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within-- 1. 60 days: should make at least one jump under the supervision of a currently rated USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating altitude awareness, freefall control on all axes, tracking, and canopy skills sufficient for safely jumping in groups 2. 90 days: should make at least one jump beginning in Category D with a USPA AFF Instructor or in Category B with a USPA IAD Static-Line, or Tandem Instructor before proceeding to unsupervised freefall." As for gear, your altimeter, jumpsuit and helmet should last a long time. I'd say around $500 for all 3.

I'm 21, made my first jump last september, and I not only remember my first AFF instructors and their names, but I've spoken to them since, dispite the fact I'm now jumping in a different state. Maybe it's the fact that I started at a non-profit parachutte club where money wasn't so much of an issue, and it's done presumably for the love of the sport. From my experience, the instructors who do it for a living don't quite have the same enthusiasm as those who don't. Finsihing my AFF at a larger dropzone out west, I was given a quick greeting, dive flow, did the dive, went over it, and they moved on to a different student. One was no older than I was. I'm totally convinced they were concerned with getting the money associated with putting out as many students as they could. I think I'd rather jump with the person who will do it for cheap because they love to jump, rather than the one complaining about lack of pay.

I haven't really come up with anything in a search, but I'm wondering what the differences are between the various types of suspension lines. I've heard of Dacron, Vectra, Spectra etc, but what are the differences and benefits/drawbacks to each?

Actually, you can. Look up Canton Air Sports in Alliance OH, they're open all year. I did an AFF lvl3 with them in January. Just to let you know, it's very very cold.

You know, being new to the sport myself, I know your position. I'd really not worry about getting gear right now, other than helmet/goggles/jumpsuit/altimeter. Those things you can get now and pretty much use for quite a while. Especially with only 10 jumps, I think it's best to use the student gear until you're completely comfortable with everything and you get your A. My instructors told me the best thing to do is to jump rentals to try out various canopies, start big, then work your way down to a size suitable for a first canopy, which I'd ask your instructor about. This way, you can find a canopy you really like to jump, but will still have the opportunity to have fun with. I can say this was good advice.

That's odd, because the first thing I was told when I got into the tunnel was the air is thicker than in the sky, since it's at ground level. Therefore, smaller movements produce the same results. This might explain why initially, it might seem hard to control.

Pretty sure the closest one is SkyVenture Colorado I wondered that myself being from michigan as well, but I ended up going to skyventure arizona.

Approximately what percent of your AFF students finish AFF, either at your dropzone or elsewhere? How many do a few, then do not finish?

Out at Skydive Arizona, one asked while pointing at the Skyventure Tunnel, "What's indoor skydiving?", to which another replied "See those tubes? I'll bet they hoist you up top of those then drop you down!"

I made my first 2 AFF jumps at Frontier. The prices are pretty low, considering what you get. Keep in mind, at Frontier you jump from a twin otter, at 14,000 feet. Other drop zones may appear cheaper, until you realize that your $160 is going towards a 35 second freefall from a cessna, as opposed to your $180 going towards a 60 second freefall at frontier. My level 3 jump was from a cessna @ 10K, and there was barely enough time for all the maneuvers. Levels beyond that are going to take more than one jump to meet all the criteria, so keep that in mind. Static line might be cheaper, but I've been told it's not a good idea to learn that way anymore. Also, I'd just like to emphasize that it really is a great place to be a student. Everybody makes you feel really welcome, and everybody there is just great. You also get great student equipment. So sometimes, you get what you pay for.

I began AFF in the fall, with my most recent jump being in november. Does anybody know of any dropzones that do AFF in the winter, near the New York/Buffalo area? I'm looking for something within a 5 hour drive. I found one in Ohio, Canton air sports, willing to do AFF and they've been pretty helpful. I am a bit nervous going to a new dropzone, out of state no less. Has anybody been to this dropzone? Would you recommend it? Also, what things should I look for/check on when going to a new dropzone to jump?