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to be honest, I think some practice is needed in the air as a flat flier before you even think about going into a head up or head down flight. Going to sit flying with minimal jumps is dangerous until you have mastered any sort of standard flat flying as you need to understand the problems in fall rates or over cooking forward and backward movements - at least when doing it all flat it can be more unforgiving that doing it at the speeds freeflying......... dont rush things, dial in the skills flat first, then try out sit fly, then when you have dialled that in then try head down............ dont be in a rush.............. rushing can hurt people.

Sorry but none of my freeflying instincts are with me on a BASE jump.............. Different game ......... different approach.......... Be Safe

Why not dump her? - She should not be selfish so much she says "you cant do that"

I think that is something people forget when they say "I wanna try that" - it is PHUKQIN SCAREY!!! I have never known fear quite like this............... but I keep going back for more!!

think you and Thomas will get on! whoa............

Very nice!

I use this on my skydiving rig - had no problems except you have to really keep an eye on the closing loop - some loops were lasting me less than 10 jumps. Be Safe...........

I had some trouble with being grounded several times for low pulls or low hooks. BUT they still allowed me to jump there when they could have easily banned me. I was even told by the DZO that BASE had calmed me and I approached skydiving more safely than perhaps I previously did. But thats really academic as I dont really skydive anymore. Be Safe.............................. Be Low

I find the negative attitude from people at the DZ mainly steams from jealousy. Suddenly you are involved in something they can not do / wont do and they will focus negativity toward you for this. BASE has been an eye opener with regard to friends and family. Amazing how a sport shakes your life up! Take one step back and let it go over your head. Be Safe........................Be Low

My Vertigo kit has some handy tabs with velcro that you tie your slider down with nice and tidy! Be Safe........... Cya

Exactly!!! Be Safe......Be Low

A FJC course is not an easy way to enter the sport - it is an easy way to complete your first jump. Just because you come back from a FJC does not automatically mean people will be happy to contact you or jump with you - you still have to meet and prove yourself as a competant jumper. A FJC just means you were willing to put "some" effort into gaining access to this sport - unlike the majority of "I wanna do that" skydivers - who never make any effort. Another shock and tester (I found) is the reaction to this from Family, friends, girlfriend - I very nearly stopped jumping because of the grief i was getting from these people - cause I thought it best to tell them. I then decided NO - I will jump. They are now mostly accepting (my mother still wont talk about it to me really and i dont have a girlfriend anymore) - but these are also things along the way you must contend with. So when you say to become a BASE jumper you just need money and go off and do a FJC - No way dude - that is only the start........... its the way I did it - but it certainly was not an easy ride!! Be Safe......Be Low........... M

This is based on my experience and is not advice on what to do. I had a cypress fire (long story - complete idiot) as i was deploying my main (cypress fire on line stretch) - I had a Sabre135 and PD126R out - now already you are terribly low - advice about cutting away your main goes out of the window when you are that low as your mind says to you that its not an option - I steered my main with rear risers very carefully - toward a clear area and let the canopies fly together - I tried not to fly the canopies as much as possible - my friend also had a cypress fire 10 days later - but he tried to steer his main with rear risers agressively with the result of his canopies then went into a downplane approx 80ft from the ground - he crashed through trees which broke his fall. Dont go so low you have a cypress fire ! they can kill aswell as save!! Be Safe

i think there is some problem with insurances with that (i may be wrong) i heard of a guy (who we both know) who tried this and got some real headaches coz he wanted nothing to do with the B an P arachuting A ltogether............ Be Safe......... Cya

Those guys doing aerobatics on dirt bikes - that is some way out shit!!

how does that work with rules and regulations? Be safe

Just curious but in the UK a dropzone can not function without BPA affiliation or approval (or something like that!) are there any DZ’s in the US that function outside the scope of the USPA? Be safe

cant believe a UK site did a base ball question! in our country its called rounders and is played by posh girls at bording school!! how is that sport?!?!!?? PS) yes I know the posh girls at school are sport!!! be safe

so somebody want to explain the innings thing?????? being an UK site I thought it was about cricket and it still does not make sense!! - mainly cause I know phuq all about cricket or Baseball........ Be Safe

"the nature of the forum" I meant that I thought it was here to enlighten skydivers to the fact that BASE is not just a romantic idea of jumping off stuff and going "yee haa". A discussion on Low Pulls in BASE I think does not fall into that realm. most people who read the DZ dot com forums are skydivers so why will they benefit? and my comments on a go and throw from a low object or a 2 second delay off an not so low object - if you are open sub 100 ft - yeah it all happens fast! Be Safe!

Not being cynical or anything but anyone (including a monkey) can do that test how ever many times (mathematicians can come up with a number here) to eventually get 11/11!!! And then post the picture of the result!! and yes I got a shit score and am bitter!!! but my Love life is Bitchin! - dont know how as I just broke up with my girlfriend!! - See its all lies!! Be Safe

thats just not cricket!!! Be Safe PS) yes I know English joke!

In light of the recent mesh slider pics and the pics sometime ago of some guys girlfriend wearing his rig almost naked does any one else have any quality pics envolving skydiving / BASE jumping equipment?!?! Obviously this is from an interest of parachuting equipment! Be Safe M

Does this forum and its very nature need a discussion on low pullin'? Just a thought Be Safe M

I took the CR course but bought Vertigo gear. I also was advised by vertigo to buy a pin rig but after reading articles and talking to people I decided to go for vertigos velcro container (for various reasons) - The Wizard. I also have a dagger and although people say its not great for a newbie - I love the canopy. I have freefallen it off some lowish objects (220ft) - and it has not given me any problems - what i do agree with is that with a tail wind it can be quite fast - and i would be a bit choosey about the landing areas until I gain more experience with it. My opinon of the CR course was as Tom says very professionally done - well structured and VERY enlightening. It can be quite tiring with early starts and long days but your so happy to be there you just drive along! I do have one moan about the CR course though - you have it drumed into you about "only jumping when 100%" - I came down with food poisoning - I decided not to jump as I was throwing up, shitting every half hour and was extremely dehydrated. I felt I was being pressured to make a jump - and I really did not feel well. (I did not jump) NOW - they may have been testing me to see if I would go with the pressure and jump even though I felt bad - or perhaps they wanted me to jump so I did not go away from the course not making the jump - I dont know? - Even so I did feel pressured slightly. Other than that I stayed in Twin Falls made a load more jumps - Nice! Be Safe......... M