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Am I the only one who think their normal outfits are kinda sexy as well? Kinda baggy so it reveals just the right things, but in a more subtle way I've worked in a long skirt like that, and it's actually really comfortable. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Cheap, chilled, neat russian vodka!

I have several, Floss every day. If I had only flossed, I wouldn't have had that stupid post C-130 jumping dental emergency that I had earlier this year. Oh, well, never too late to learn by pain. Recruiting more bigway formation skydivers. Be more generous. Help other people, teach if I have a skill that other people need. I need to make this a little less general, but this is for skydiving and life, and the BIG one for this year. I'll put it in proper wording and write it down for myself. Get a demo licence and do a demo, a REAL one. No, I will not quit tobacco or lose weight. Can't be bothered. New year's resolutions are great: They have actually helped me achieve goals in the past and as a result I was happier.

Wonderful! I remember my first hop & pop. I looked out, and it felt as if the runway was scraping my face, it felt so close. I was so scared.

Aaaah California is great, so many good places to jump. Check out Skydive Perris and Elsinore too!

Mine isn't self cleaning. Don't give me ideas: I'm a female bachelor, I haven't done a thing with my appartment since I got it: I take out the ice of the freezer when I can't get food into it because it's all frozen over, that's it. I've got fast internet and a big fish tank. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Esben Evensen. GREAT norwegian skydiver and instructor. He started out when he was 16 and was PERFECT from his first jump. And a great instructor and coach. I had a little rough start on my AFF, landing in a tree and all, but he kept jumping with me, and I went from being scared to having fun with him. If I could only be on a 4-way team with him, that would be great.

Nothing like Skydive Perris sunset load open right out the door at full altitude. On purpose, of course. I know someone who didn't do it on purpose from 16500.. Beautiful view, bring a buddy with the same wingload as yourself and fly together. Just don't land on the military airport. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Never done it, but the ONE jump I did in Empuriabrava, I was told that if I were to land in the town, just hit one of the canals. Don't drown and buy beer. Roads and motor ways often have power lines, telephone lines or other nasty stuff besides them. We have takeoff of our jump plane going over the small town of Tønsberg in Norway. I've looked out numerous times watching the great selection of places where I don't want to land if I were to have to bail at 1500', and seen the harbour as the best option. Too bad I jump with weights. Just my thoughts. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Coffee Outmeal I sometimes take cream in my coffee, and sometimes drizzle some cinnamon on top. It's good. I like milk, yoghurt or cottage cheese with my oatmeal, and home made jam. But I'll sometimes go wild and get unpickled eggs with pickled herring. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I just do what I please. Maybe that explains why I'm single. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I HAVE to meet that guy! Does he attend POPS events! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Murphy's law: If something can go wrong, then at some point it will. Therefore it makes sense to minimize the chances of it going wrong, like by issuing service bulletins like the one from Airtec. There was a rigger over here in Norway who lost his licence from the norwegian air sports association. Why? Because he had incorrectly closed the slinks on a reserve of a rig he assembled. Even I can close and tack slinks. People make mistakes, they don't read manuals and are generally much more dangerous than the equipment itself. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I've got gold with some red ribs and cell 1 and 9 red, it looks really nice. Red and yellow so it makes orange is visible, so it's good for safety too.

Congratulations! It'll look SO pretty too the first time you see it in the air. Beautiful colors and all. I've gotten so used to mine that when I look up I don't see its absolutely beautiful colors, I see "notamalfunction". Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Broken bones happen in skydiving. Training and experience reduce the risk, but there is still more risk than in many other activities. The most common injuries I see are broken ankles. It happens to students too, even with the big, forgiving student canopies. I really hate seeing that happen, because it usually means that that student will not come back. There are worse things than broken bones, see the incident forum here. None of us want to get hurt, but we take the risk because we think it's worth it. Welcome to the Sport, if you decide to go for it.

AMERICANS! 1500' for me, that's the lowest you can go here in Norway. I've got a small size Pilot that I'm very current on, I always pack the same packjob: on heading, flat front, works from terminal, works from H&P. I've never exited lower than 2000' and that was pretty intense, but I'll take 1500' if I can get it. I think it would be an extra kick. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Ditto. Student gear and beginner's gear is pretty forgiving to that, for a reason. And that's the reason why wingsuiters like moderate planform canopies like the Spectre or the Pilot. They want something that keeps flying straight even with linetwists. But mals can definitely happen because of bad body position. Good job saving your life. I have one cutaway, and exactly the same kind of experience of it as you: "Wow, this was EASY!" You are trained to do it, by your instructors and yourself, and the gear works. If you don't get out on green, the plane will have to do a second pass for you, but I agree that shouting "get out!" to a new jumper is probably not the best thing. Now buy beer and jump more! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I've tried both, I've been in a job I hated, or I didn't hate the job in itself, only the people I worked for, and Ive been unemployed. Both things sucked. The fact that there are unemployed people doesn't mean that people with jobs should put up with anything. But what do I know, this is a typical AMERICAN thing, and the discussion should be taken to the Speakers Corner. To OP: That's the risks when you work for someone. People doesn't get magically smart when they get into management, they're just people. I really do hope it works out for you.

Damn, and I was going for the theory of progressing to harder drugs from soft ones this weekend: Yesterday: Alcohol Today: nicotine Tomorrow: Caffeine(?) I should have started with mushrooms, obviously. Just the season for it too. But seriously, isn't the reason alcohol is rated so dangerous that so many people use it? Lots more drivers on alcohol than other drugs, for instance? Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

They always stop asking when I offer to go into details about my throat infection or tummy trouble. But my friend had a great one: called in sick from the dropzone, and his co worker who knows he jumps picks up the telephone. At that moment, one of the turbine engines of the AN-28 starts. It's a quite distinctive sound, a bit more high pitched than a TO, it says "dropzone" and "skydiving" like nothing else. The co worker listens to this for a while and goes "You owe me one!" Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

none:none:none I'll send my rig in for a repack, and I'm working, working working. Phew... That's life. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Again, try to see it from the other jumper's point of view: You may be good, but the organizer doesn't know it, and when he's organizing, he's got every right in the world to cut you from his dive. Part of organizing good dives is choosing participants. Some organizers let everyone on, some are more selective. You can't call him arrogant for being selective, he's just making different types of dives that are appreciated by some. He's doing something productive and organizes. What about you organize smaller jumps with the people who can't get on the selective guy's jumps? And also: This is a small, small sport. I used to hope that all the arrogant, stupid and cocky skydivers would quit, but that isn't happening. There will always be people I don't like in this sport. but the good thing is that I like the vast majority, and the people I don't like I'll just have to deal with it if I'm going to be in the same plane as them. And skydivers are different, some people will invest a lot of time and money in the sport, others don't. People are interested in different dicsiplines, some like swooping, others couldn't care less. Let them do their thing. I hope this made sense. I found the advice printed on a sticker that they sold at Square1 useful: "Jump more bitch less".

It's usually better to make a 2-way with the inexperienced people. I get a lot of practice and a good skydive for me if I do a 2-way with one low timer. If I include another one, I often just get a zoo. Remember, the experienced jumper pays his own jump ticket, he wants to get something out of it too. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Yeah, that's pretty much it. And you forgot that annoying loud noise you get in your left ear from time to time. And the canopy check: "Is it there is it square is there any people in it?" And some of us don't even get to pick up grips, we can go jump after jump not picking up anything because the people in front of us won't let us. It's hard being small. But I still love it!