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23 at the ranch bitches heheheheheeee

i would rather talk about dogs then jenga, cant wait to put faces behind these screen names

look out for mama, she has eyes in the back of her computer nice write up mama

going along with taylor, i bought my rig without a main and just demo-ed canopies from the manufacturer, they give 2 weekends for 30 dollars, so call PD demo each one of their canopies, then aerodyne, then icarus, etc. and depending on how much you jump by the time you are done you will know what canopy you like and be able to go down to a smaller one without having to have bought and sold one (ie if you are looking for a 230, demo 230's put about 50 - 100 jumps on the demos then buy a 210) this is what i did, although i only put about 25 on the 230 blue skies!!!!

taxes and fees that do not have anything to do with the postal service... thats what i thought too, then customs wouldnt let it through until i payed a whole slue of taxes, totaling $250 from the original $120, maybe i just got screwed, but i would stay away, and if you do buy from across the atlantic make sure the product is american, because if your rigger cant fix it or you cant find another rigger to fix it, then you have to soak up another mailing fee 2-WAYS!!!! didnt experience this only heard about it, but.... makes you think blue skies!!! if you know someone in europe have them pick it up for you and bring it to america for you, more hassle but way cheaper

wait a minute i think i got it --- lets build a thirteen thousand foot staircase!!!!! i know it didnt work in the bible but hey you never know

wait i dont know about you but didnt your mom tell you to not stare at the microwave or you will get cancer, now they want to transmit them waves all over the earth, sketchy

i agree with taylor, i too have purchased a canopy, jump suit and sold a canopy on here... before you buy you want to see what you are buying so do an exchange through your riggers, he sends his stuff to yours and you send your money to his, when you decide you like the gear then you let his rigger know he can release the money to them... as far as 1500 goes, i too tried to stay in that realm, but was not happy with my options...i ended up spending a total of 3500 on my rig when i put all the parts together...300 of that was to resize the harness which i would suggest to anyone to do --- MLW, leg straps and new spacer foam (if your rig has it). that 300 was the best investment i made on it... i actually bought my rig, cypress and reserve off of sunpath-- it was one of there demo rigs so it had all the fixings on it, came from the manufacturer and i was highly pleased...if you go events and places to jump and look under the skyfest page PM the guy whose screen name is "up and down shop" --- his name is J Schrimsher (not sure about spelling) that is who i bought my rig from, great guy, he doesnt work at sunpath anymore but he does have his own shop now, so give him a shout and you never know good luck to ya, and if your talking to someone over seas, to buy from -- shipping sucks, for a 5 lbs canopy --- $200 blue skies!!! billy any questions just PM me

i would like to briefly describe to you my first terminal jump, as i too did S/L progression... i would say it was a cross between the butterfly, backstroke and breastroke all in one "fluid" movement it was special.....or was I.....i was wearing a helmet....i was wearing a rig that kind of resembled a straight jacket.....yes yes i was def special woo hooo

ok i am going to go back to school, get a mechanical/electrical engineering degree, buy a hangar/airport and build/design a new hybrid airplane anyone got a few hundred million dollars they can spare me!?

hes a "" dog in my book then

does he fetch?

are you the big guy walking the little dog just playing cant wait to see for myself --- if there is ponds that are not swoop ponds then she will find them and be in them, shes a lab --- its in her blood

thanks, hey do you know is the pond dog friendly when there are no canopies in the air

thanx for the info, dog thing is def a big concern for me, i mean cat thing (those that understand that .... for those that dont maybe someday you will) so what can i expect out of this boogie

if the prices go higher then 30 dollars a jump i am heading to VENEZUELA.... if you dont know about venezuela look it up under dropzones and take there jump ticket cost and run it through the currency converter we should start a "world jump tickets suck boogie" down there ****how do they do it ---- not that i disagree with the EPA (environmental protection agency) but they dont have one so they can tap into the gold mine below the gulf of mexico!?

hey i might be down for a trip out to CO in august, let me know the dates your heading back, maybe we can split gas tolls and hit up every DZ for atleast one jump and a shitload of beers....

i am quite similar but hey a lil planning never hurt ;-) are dogs alowed at this dz

lets start to organize some shit for that trip, or do you already have plans if not flying or driving hotel or camping anything else you think is important hot air balloons here i come, i will bring some other balloons to celebrate the night before and after

sweet i think i just figured out how i am spending my 4 g's wooo hoooo!!!!!

hello to all that have posted on here, i am very jealous of a lot of you as you got to experience skydiving with a kid that made even driving in a car down the street fun. Josh and myself were best friends in HS and talked on a number of occassions that we wanted to make our first jump together. unfortunaltely i met a girl after my first attempt at college and moved to south carolina cutting of all ties with home. I missed josh alot but knew our paths would cross again. I did not make my first jump until 2005, obviously he got into the sport much earlier then i...it was not until after he passed that i caught a glimpse of his face on a video or picture, and i was like no way...he did it, i thought i need to find him to make a jump... unfortunately i found what i was looking for in a memorial/tribute video on a friends myspace page. He was an amazing person with a kind heart, i wish we had time to make that jump together, someday i will make it out to mile-hi skydiving and make a tribute jump, hopefully with some of his good friends, we both shared similar personalities, and thats why it did not surprise me to know that he chose the rewarding life of skydiving, i miss him and will always love him like the brother he was to me back in the good ole days of fairport high school "see you when i get there!!!" blue skies!!! Billy Stapleton B-30169

i wanna go!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was thinking about leaving thurs at like 3 ish then leaving on sunday at whatever time gets me back to get atleast 3 or 4 hours of sleep before work on monday

June 7th-8th Wingsuit and Freefly Boogie! Wingsuit organizing with Jeff Nebelkopf Freefly sequentials with CK1XP Freefly Team! SKYVAN JUMPS YIPEE!!! Hope to see you here soon! might have to make a trip to the keys to jump the van, i will bring a crew from the ranch shawanga!!!!

glad to be of assisstance, hope everything works out for you