flusspirat
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I need a mac version.
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"Sangi - allround expert"
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coffee-machine!
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best part: "...yes, some people have crazy ideas..."
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still waiting for my copy.
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stop trying to break and give it some speed.
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works perfect for me, i usually don't watch flocking footage anymore, but this hd-stuff is eye candy. Firefox 3.0.7 OS 10.5.6 AdobeFlash 10.0
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well, did they pay for your jump tickets?
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I like picture #3, the way that the guy in the blue/white ws holds his hands makes him look like a stork somehow...
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Nutter with gun massacres school children in Germany
flusspirat replied to Skyrad's topic in Speakers Corner
"They were at the school within minutes and prevented further shooting in there." That's what I wrote. He was chased away from the children and out of the school by the patrol cops (at least that is the latest information that we can get here on the newschannels). All the kid had to do was to walk into his fathers bedroom and grab the Beretta. I see a lot of reasons how a stricter law could have prevented this. Dude, do you realize that we are not living in the times of "wild wild west" anymore? In my personal opinion the right to carry firearms as a civilian to feel like a super warrior with a really big schlong just doesn't justify the thousands of fatal shootings. (29,569 in 2004 in the USA, I didn't bother to find newer figures). -
Nutter with gun massacres school children in Germany
flusspirat replied to Skyrad's topic in Speakers Corner
You have to be kidding! You would like to see armed children and encourage teachers to carry guns to their work in school to stop shootings?! There is a good reason that in Germany usually only law enforcement carries weapons. They were at the school within minutes and prevented further shooting in there. I'm not a gun hating hippie (I'm in military service myself), but pleading for lesser firearm regulation over the background of todays events just makes me sick. -
wow, actually we are on the same side here. still 2nd is more appropriate (low speed high mass or high speed low mass deflection necessary). i agree on the vortex theory (there is a nice video to support it on www.pressurized.at). the problem i have with telling newbies to "push hard" is that almost all of them go out, try to fight the air and use their arms as airbrakes. they do muuuuuch better once they relax and focus on speed. oh, and i am still convinced that you can stall a track (just like you can stall the f18 in the picture).
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just throwing in newton's "lex tertia" may sound pretty scientific, but it doesn't really help here if you have a closer look. you can push as hard as you want, even flap if you think it helps, there are still some more things to consider. have a look at the second one (impulse) for example. plus, don't forget bernoulli and his nerdy-friends. the basic aerodynamic articles on the phoenix-fly page are a good read to start if you are interested in how it works.
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pushing really hard and fighting the air will only improve your freefall time and stall your track. to really get a nice glide ratio you need speed. just relax, feel the air and play with it don't fight it.
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And another quite informative thread turned to a crappy discussion about jump numbers... Guys if you are determined to start earlier, then just do it, but please stop killing threads over it. If you really need the backslapping: Puppy thinks you're awesome! I thought it was pretty interesting to hear other peoples opinions about the S-Fly Expert (I think it's a fantastic suit) or maybe the ProFly. -->me going back into "read only" mode.
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I'm trying to get some days off to come down to Morocco. Chances are not that good though.
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Hey there, Thank you all for letting me join the flock. Those 3 flights made Zell totally worth the visit despite the bad weather. I hope I'll be able to fly with you guys again soon. (And I'll definitely pay my beer dues then. ) Urs