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It is still the guy telling off the incidents forum moderator. Twardo's stories are awesome, I would buy the book. The "Scary stories thread is really a favorite thread. But he is polite and intelligent, he also has the misfortune to know what he's talking about and being the real deal so he could not possibly win the "best post" on and interwebz forum. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

I must admit that I missed these 4 threads. I will do some searching...how did I miss a twardo post? There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

I have a few favorites, but I am looking for the best post ever (not thread). My favorite right now is the dude who slammed the Incidents forum moderator for posting incidents. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

This (Link) is how I see my life. Sometimes I am "the Expert", sometimes I am the "managers". There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

four years Fly free, like a boss There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Weight belt filled with water. Drain tube going down to the shoe. Dump the water after freefall, under canopy. Get the freefall speed you want without increasing the wingloading There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

For sale There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

1) Look here 2) Deet is not your friend There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

A dorky guy is sitting at the bar looking at his drink when a big biker type come in, grabs his drink and downs it. He says "You got something to say?" The dorky guy starts crying: "This is the worst day of my life! My wife left me, my dog got run over, my test results came positive for Hep-A, my car got stolen with my wallet and my bank is repossessing my assets. So I came in here and just watched my poison pill dissolve in my drink when you came in and stole it. How is your day going?" There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories. There were all the regular types of stuff: Spilled milk and pennies saved. But then the teacher realized, much to her dismay, that only Janie was left. "Janie, do you have a story to share?" 'Yes, ma'am. My daddy told me a story about my Mommy. She was a Marine pilot in Desert Storm, and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a flask of whiskey, a pistol, and a survival knife. She drank the whiskey on the way down so the bottle wouldn't break, and then her parachute landed her right in the middle of 20 Iraqi troops. She shot 15 of them with the pistol, until she ran out of bullets, killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands." ''Good Heavens,' said the horrified teacher. What did your Daddy tell you was the moral to this horrible story?" "Don't f+++ with Mommy when she's been drinking." There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

In CarolinaFest 2011 I won the 30% off a Mirage rig certificate. In July 2011 I got the certificate verified with Mirage with Jeannie Anderson and with the DZO James LeBarrie. By March 2012 it was obvious to me that I will not be able to get enough money together to use the certificate for a new rig. I sent both the DZO and Mirage an email once on March 6 and again two weeks later. The unedited email as I sent it: There was no response from either parties to both emails. I didn't go to CarolinaFest in 2012 due to some financial concerns so I never found out if they re-gifted it. Next time I will be smarter about it. I like the DZO but whenever I read his customer service advice articles...I want to ask him to write one about "Answering emails is a basic part of customer communication" There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Oh Hell...I did basically the same 'stunt' into my girlfriends dorm back in college - for 1/2 a pizza and a BJ. Made me cry with the post in the bonfire, made me laugh with this one. Made of win. I owe you a beer There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

ChrisD is that you ?? yay land a round on a balcony. Serious spotting skills I think he was talking about having the belly mount to make it legal and then repack. you skydivers and your rules... I would just jump the base rig out of the plane and then repack or do a rollover off the building. This. for sure. You jump the BASE rig to the roof, pack it on the roof before the mission begins and before you are discovered and then jump off the roof with the same canopy. I would recommend that the jump altitude would be as high as possible. Not that I have ever done this (honestly I haven't...there is no video of it so it didn't happen) but: 1) the roof has to be tall enough for a novie jumper to BASE jump from. 2) so it's a city that is large enough to have a tall building 3) Also a large building with a "secret McGuffin" worthy of an agent skydiving and BASE jumping to get to it would have some minimal security 4) Someone would hear the helicopter/plane unless you are high enough above the city to not be heard/seen 5) the novice jumper is taking off from a different location than the landing zone so he does not know the ground winds, how the LZ is lit obstacles...etc 6) You have to plan the infiltration not just to be successful but also covert. A secret ex-filtration is sometimes harder. So for a night infiltration of a "soft" target by air you would need a proficient pilot with a jumper skilled in spotting the landing area and wind (make sure there are convenient wind indicators on the roof like a flag pole or a neighboring roof has a helicopter pad with a wind sock) and do all this at night with night vision? (you would be surprised but experienced demonstration jumpers have landed on the wrong football stadium because they missed the spot) About the BASE jump: don't forget to plan the landing. Your hero is jumping off the roof of an alerted target building and needs a clear flight path and landing area. Your agent is not skilled enough for fancy plans. Where is he landing? who is pursuing? Will he ditch the gear or have to quickly bunch up the rig and run with it? It might be easier to have him remain undetected until he is safely on the ground... Last thought: If your hero needs specialized gear for blowing up a safe or guns and ammo or cutting locks or taking pictures, planting covert bugs or medical supplies for "the hostage" he needs to carry it and it can't be in a backpack. Belly mount or leg mount bags are the way to go for big bulky stuff but they can decrease mobility. I have more thoughts on this but there are others much more qualified . And consider that everything I or anyone says here can be lies/mistakes/trolling and so on. Except twardo' he actually knows what he is talking about There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Just did 50 minutes in one day at iFLY Holywood. Worked on back-flail and sit-flail. Thank you for the awesome hospitality. I should have brought my own suit and helmet. the first 20 minutes were good, the second 20 were better. the last 10: I was tired. Three days later and I am still sore. Note for future flyers: They are located in Universal studios and parking is $15 for the day but you get 2 hours free in the valet parking with validation. Thank you for a fun time. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

It is loud white noise that drowns out everything else. If you put your mouth directly on someone's ear at the right orientation, they can hear you surprisingly well. - You don't wear a jumpsuit just to protect you from the cold. - You might like the protection from possible scrapes and nicks. The suit also serves as a source of drag. Want to go fast? wear slippery tight clothes (or wear weights). Want to go slow? wear baggy rough clothes. - It can get nippy at higher altitudes Yes There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

I think that even in Dubai, the rules state that you pay for the packjob not the opening There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

I bet he kicks his publicists. Hard. Imagine if word got out that line twists are a common thing and for someone whit his experience at 3000' he is way above his decision altitude...this could have come back as a total backlash and not just in this dinky forum. I feel bad for Omar that those publicists just made them look bad. I did like that it looked like he checked altitude in the middle there. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Sensationalist journalism The sad thing is that the guy is actually a badass skydiver. Then again, it is the daily mail There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Shroppy... You should know me well enough to realise I accept pearl necklaces instead of diamond ones... Never google "Pearl Necklace" from a work computer. Ever. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Sheesh Nat! You are still complaining about that? The second time he did that to you....you should have known better. Sorry! Could not resist There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Dear Pinky2, It is my personal and humble opinion that the most important part of safety in skydiving is staying away from DZ.com forums. Take a positive step and delete your account as soon as possible, or at least make it dormant. There are many dangers in soliciting advice on the internet, the main one being: you will get advice. The words written here (especially mine) are malicious lies intended to cause you harm and discomfort. The people writing here (and I lead the charge) might be idiots or geniuses. They could be the best skydivers or the worse safety offenders (talking about myself again). One thing everyone here has in common is that they have zero responsibility or accountability if something horrible happens to you. Another commonality here is that everyone who writes here does not have to follow the advice given, including you. Also, everyone here except maybe one user is not your DZO. Your DZO has ultimate responsibility for everything that happens under their supervision. Please talk to your DZO, S&TA, instructors and coaches before doing anything in this sport. These people have a legal and moral obligation to not give you advice that may harm you or others. Everyone here welcomes you to the best forum for skydivers in the world. Some of the worlds best and most notorious skydivers post here. Lawyers quote this website in court. Epic battles over the future of skydiving are fought right here. Some of the best (and worst) videos make their debut here before the news organizations get them. There are thousands of hours of flying experience represented here. This place is truly a collection of awesome posts (except this one, of course) Do: post your awesome AFF1-7 videos. (I show them to my friends as testimony "Look! This dude did this last weekend") Do: go to the bonfire and scroll through thousands of "BillyVance's sick and twisted and/or NSFW photo attachment thread" (Brain bleach required) Do: Make horrible posts about your co-workers (Example: Shah) and get flamed down by an angry mob. Do: check out the blue skies forum and find the depth of human emotion that defies explanations Do: Read the entire "X-rays of my failed swoop" thread. Do: Read every single thread in the incidents forum. It is well moderated and extremely informative. The utter coldness of dissection of chains of events can be a blueprint for major accident investigations. Everything from wild speculations to cold hard facts is considered and many times the tangential discussions cause more uproar than the incident. Do: Get gear on the Classifieds. You might get scammed but it is a right of passage. (First 4way, first jump on new gear and first scam on DZ.com are all equally beer worthy) There are many things you can and should do here and this list if far from comprehensive. Two things you should not do here: 1) Solicit advice about skydiving 2) Follow advice about skydiving A moderator might delete this post and ban me (to the benefit of this forum) but if this drivel actually survives long enough for anyone to take notice, I apologize. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Impossible. If they were jumpers there would be an annual free "Airbus boogie" They run an airplane company and can't spare a few easy flights for jumpers? If he is a good CEO he wouldn't be spending shareholders earnings for an annual free boogie that opened the company to liability with almost no ROI! Fair point! Except...they are managing an aircraft company. Just like saying MTV should not have an annual spring break party with shareholders earnings with lots of liability and zero ROI Just like honda should not field an F1 team because it has not value to the shareholders On the other hand it is a huge marketing opportunity. It shows they give back to the community. Skydiving is used in every blockbuster movie, tons of print and video commercials and is regarded as an awesome experience. An aircraft company that can't make money from a free skydiving boogie, should not be in the money-making business. Viking air (I think) own the twin otter certificate these days. I wish they would do a boogie with their new 400 series. There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Impossible. If they were jumpers there would be an annual free "Airbus boogie" They run an airplane company and can't spare a few easy flights for jumpers? There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

Juuuuuuump There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers

From a wuffo friend: CARPE ANEMOI Latin for "Seize the winds" There are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers