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I give my SSN away to all sorts of people. I was at the Perrine last year for the cancelled bday event but I think I'll stand in line this year... Despite that I got 18 there and will probably get at most three here :)

Anyone else do this? Had my first misshap because it was a light instructor+light student. Never out of frame just hard to keep up with. I know there has to be others. I've even seen a few.

Under a Stiletto 120 @ about 1.75. I have been doing a 180 on to final from between 400 and 500 feet. Usually I have about 1-3 seconds to hold both front risers before I have to let them up to let the canopy start planing out. I usually get pretty far and have plenty of speed to carve and stuff. What technique works best for others? I'm starting to think about doing the turn a touch higher to hold down both fronts longer so I can let them up slower.

I am going to be drilling additional holes in my helmet. I heard a while back that some of the carbon fibers could screw up the camera. I have a PC5 and was wondering what you do to prevent this or if its just untrue? Thanks

I'm getting back into video and just got a PC5. Was curious what parts people routinely tape up to keep out wind or keep parts on. Any other suggestions?

Did anyone see it? Better yet anyone capture it to digital so they can upload it to ftp.skydivingmovies.com? I really wanted to see this but of course was at the DZ that day.

I had one of me going off the New River for Bridge Day 2000. My dad put it up at work and said it got more attention than anything in his 40 years of working.

No step through. You do a front loop through the canopy. Originally the idea was gotten from a paraglider pilot that did it off a bridge somewhere.

Fuck you guys! Go canes! Actually I don't really care... But I am down the street from their home stadium...

Gotta learn to like the beer :) Nothing is sexier than a girl that likes good beer... except perhaps one that skydives too :)

Like new rigs or canopies :) Dove: I think I saw you at zhills New Years (judging from that picture in the pub). I was insanely drunk and don't remember who I spoke with that night though :)

...On a Stiletto 120 loaded at 1.7:1? What about for the same canopy at higher or lower wingloadings? Is there a website with this kind of info. Feel free to add personal experience with similar wingloadings (1.5-2.1) on different canopies.

To my understanding nothing of 6% by volume. We don't have any retarded sizing rules though. All the local breweries when they make bocks they are under 6%. No beer before noon on Sunday either. If you make any good beer you will have to share after a long day of jumping :)

How does this happen? Does it happen often? I've never heard of it happening on our DZ to anyone but I do know i've heard it to look out for. Thanks

How safe is this? I current jump a PD143r reserve and stiletto 120. What happens in a two out situation? Is it worse to have a setup like this? What if I was to downsize to a 96-103 of some sort? Would it immediatly spin up?

It took me over 50 BASE jumps to get my first cliff. Be careful and practice off a friendly span or antenna to get dialed in before you do it again :)

There has been talk about the tunnels now supporting vRW. Does this mean freeflying? Can semi-competent freeflyers now hone their skills like the rw people are doing? If so I think skydiving as a whole is going to see the bar significantly raised in the next few years.

I have seen large PD reservers used, but off of a 280 ft object the thing was still pressurizing on landing. Super Ravens are decent for BASE but I still feel much more comfortable with a BASE specific canopy with reinforced bridle attachments and all that. About the size question, as any chick will tell you "size matters a lot". Do you want to be screaming in downtown between buildings with cars, light poles, parking decks, etc? Or screaming at the rock wall you just jumped off of? An impact with a wall on even a lightly loaded canopy can mess you up badly, so it stands to reason to get a larger one to slow you down as much as possible. PS I'm selling a complete base rig with no risers or pilot chutes for $600. Its a super raven 240 with 80 jumps and a vision container with about the same jumps.

Wrong... We jump without a main not without a reserve. :)

I was much more nervous. The "This is the stupidest thing I've ever done" comment is pretty much right on. I remember I used to say I"ll never do hook turns. Then it became I'll never BASE jump. Then I'll never do a gainer. Then I'll never do a gainer under 500 ft. All in what you are comfortable with :) I've just been to popular places like Moab. Only 300-500 ft cliffs for me so far. I did a 170 ft B last weekend. 5 Second canopy ride. I've kind of grown tired of those types of jumps though. No bag (instead the lines are stowed on a tail pocket, no slider (massively fast bottom skin inflation), for higher jumps even terminal you use a mesh slider. Larger pilot chutes too. http://www.blincmagazine.com/forum Read everything on that site. Even the bickering. After that get a packing video and learn to pack. Then go hang out with local jumpers and drive hours to sites to ground crew (read sit around for a while). If they see you have dedication to do that they may take you. Or just take a 1st jump course like http://www.basicresearch.com or http://www.crmojo.com offer.

As usual we are depicted as injury laden yahoos. You can't trust the media for shit...

That really really sucks. How is it going to effect her school schedule? Hope she gets better soon.

I have my float gear, and a group of us have a hotel room. Where do you register and all that? Our hotel is at the resort. Anyone else going, or anything else to consider? I'm psyched.

I unfortunatly live on the non-dz side of Raleigh, but only 5 minutes from school. I would definitly recommend moving to North Raleigh to get near CSS, but if not there are lots of spaces open anywhere around in apartments. Most giving 1-2 months free rent.

No shit there I was... Horseshoe malfunction. I through out the pilot chute only to watch it go into a bag lock configuration. I said fuck it and pulled my red handle. The bag flies off. Pulled silver and had an uneventful landing. Come thirty minutes later... A car with a destroyed windshield and passenger window. The bag had hit the car and caused the damage! They had the canopy with them too. $1600 in auto damage of which the USPA paid with no questions asked. Basically if I bought my lifetime memebership it would be for free. See it is good for something.