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    Weston-on-the-Green
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    106198
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    BPA
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    345
  • Years in Sport
    3
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    Freeflying
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    Formation Skydiving
  1. I agree with this. Skydivers are no different to anybody else. If anything a lot of jumpers just like to think of themselves as a bit special and different because they jump out of planes. There are nice people in the sport and there are dicks. Same as any other sporting group except that occasionally the sport of skydiving is used to self validate or impress others instead of other more traditional methods like expensive cars etc.
  2. I totally agree. As much as the whole Jeblix Cormgartner "love me, love me" thing is entertaining too, this actually warmed my heart. So happy for this guy! He lived his dream for the experience itself instead of seeing himself as some sort of superhero. No drama, no fanfare, no corporate investors, no special requirements, no talking about it for years on chat shows, no Vegas, just a pile of boxes and a wingsuit.
  3. This is funny actually. All that fuss made about the Jeb attempt. He needs this, he needs that, the high profile chat shows, waiting for investors with mega-bucks, huge hi-tech ramps, secretive techniques, more hype, etc. And then this regular Joe turns up with a wingsuit and some balls and simply says "just give me a pile of cardboard boxes and I'll do it next week". :) I like it.
  4. Far from it. And it's usually the ones that think skydiving makes them cool that are the worst. The problem is that there are two types of experienced jumpers.... the ones that actually do want to help, and then the ones who have never been cool or listened to in any other area of their life - but have longed to be - and they think that skydiving is finally their big chance. You know the type: their sport eats other sports for breakfast. They quote themselves in their own signatures with tales of fucking girls and smoking pot. They always pop up in threads like this calling people morons and telling low-timers to "lay the ego aside" (oh the irony), but if you look closely they add nothing new or useful, they just love to smugly beat up on a guy who made some mistakes and actually posted a video showing everybody how he messed up, in the hope that he could learn something from the more experienced jumpers. A lot of jumpers use dz.com as another way to learn more about our sport, but I wonder how many new jumpers with valid questions just don't bother even asking because of threads like this.
  5. i agree, I'd love to see this guy beat Red Bull. Felix Baumgartner thinks he is some kind of super hero. i just read an interview with him recently where he said "maybe Steven Spielberg will call one day and make a film about me". WTF?
  6. I've lost a bit of my interest in jumping lately. It's down to a combination of factors. Mainly, after a few years I've realized that there are a lot of people at my dz that I just don't really relate to. Jumping is like 100% of their lives, and they wear it like a badge. You see them on Facebook ALL the time, all they can talk about is how awesome they are, and it bores me. There are other great things in life besides jumping. I've slimmed down my jump buddies to a small core of really decent people and it's more fun. Now my girlfriend is pregnant and I'm having a bit of a break while I think about whether I want to keep doing it. I have always really enjoyed the jumps though.
  7. This is a tricky question to answer because there is no answer that deals with each situation. It all depends on the wind strength and direction. It sounds like you made the right choice. Yesterday a friend of mine made it back from a long spot using rear risers traveling downwind. One thing I've learned is that if you think you really might not make it back, then don't fight it. Look out for the best alternative landing area and make a new plan for approach and landing. Off-landings are not that bad if you have a plan with enough time to execute it. It's way better than taking a chance that you might make it back and then suddenly having to make difficult maneuvers and low turns in a tight spot at the edge of the dz. Get advice from a canopy piloting coach.
  8. You guys are lucky. Here in the UK it's £19 per jump (when buying tickets in bulk - 10 tickets @ £190) at Weston, which is $38 USD per jump, to 12K.
  9. I was about to order an Ouragan suit, do they have a replacemrnt designer? What does it mean "they are done", are they still making suits?