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Hey, I am at work, and thought I would post here in case any one happened to know off the top of their head, I know I can work it out later when I get home. Any ideas how heavy and rough dimentions an average size rig is? (how long is a peice of string blar blar) Its a Javlin TJN containing a 120, & 106 canopy... Thanks http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Sorry if it's a re-post. but I thought this was v cool. George http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=106463&fr=&cache=1 http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

That body armour would have probably helped Sean, base 621. His rib cut his aorta and killed him, the rib protector may have prevented this...or maybe not. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Very sorry to hear this, he was a really great guy and i will miss him. Very sad. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

On my Mojo I use one break setting for slider up and slider down. On my Troll I use two settings, deep and shallow. I think 4 break settings are a little excessive, but I know some people use 3 settings. Main thing is to be dialed in and comfortable about your settings, and how it will react in a variety of situations and conditions. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi all, sorry if this is a re-post, but i dont check the swooping pages much.. Anyway thought people might like to see some speedflying, it's blown me away what these guys are doing, really taking things to the next level... George http://www.acro-base.com/en/galerie/video/video.htm http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

You can get shaun Bartletts new album here; http://www.shaunbartlett.com/ He was the lead singer from Yelp. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hey everyone thanks for all the nice comments, glad you like my vid, not all of it is my footage so cant take all the credit myself. Mac, will send you my new number... Jo! hey buddy, yep summer seams such a long way away now. Cant wait to see you guys next year! Kirz, errrrm thanks for sharing a pic of me taking a piss James, When I finally get my arse in gear and have it worked out how to get money to Romsdal people, i will be happy to send the DVD out for a donation to the rescue guys there. They do an amazing job and every now and the have to scrape one of us guys off the rocks which cant be nice.. For the moment just e-mail me at georgechurchillATyahooDOTcoDOTuk and I’ll file your mail and deal with all the requests in one go.. Mikki, I will try to get up to skydiving movies this week and the quality will be bit better there. Magot, Video took probably 40 hours of editing to make The low pulls weren’t me , but thanks to the guys who let me use there footage, they will remain nameless unless they tell me otherwise. Music in order is. Jamie T, Sigar Ros, Oskar, Oskar, Lamb and I dont know the name of the last one, it was Douggs's cd and I cant remeber, if any one knows?? Take care George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Here's my offering from the summer....Enjoy! http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com/ George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Jessie made her return jump in norway this summer after a 10 yr lay off (she did great!) and then went on to jump BD this year, welcome back Jessie! http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Miss-routing PC when getting ready to jump. 1) Putting your rig on when your pilot chute is already out of its BOC. It can fall through a leg strap and you put it on without seeing the bridle routed through your leg strap. 2) If you don’t like stowing your PC in its BOC (because it can cause hessy if its been stuffed in BOC for a while) you should double check to ensure its routed cleanly from PC to pin or Velcro. When perched in jumping position, double check the bridle is routed cleanly from PC to pin not around you or the object... no. 101 on the list George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

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Hi, Does anyone know the mountain rescue association in Romsdallen (Norway). In particular I was thinking about donations to them and how to get the money there.... Thanks George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Nice on Jessy Bessy....great photo's http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Richie...You are a legend!!!!! George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, If you are to use a ZP PC, I would highly recommend that you use a vented ZP PC with load tapes....Non vented ZP PC’s on terminal jumps have a tendency to oscillate and can potentially cause heading problems and malfunctions. Preferably (in my humble opinion) I would use a 36f111 pc for terminal jumps but that’s just personal choice. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Interesting you should bring this up as I have been thinking about this recently. Here are two great articles….. http://www.blincmagazine.com/cms/article_73.html http://www.blincmagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21532&highlight=dwain+deep+brake These days after speaking to a few of the top base jumpers this summer, I am re-thinking my DBS. One jumper whose opinion I really respect, I don’t want to name him as he did not say I could publicly quote him, has not used deep breaks for around 3 years. On my Mojo, I use my shallow setting on all objects as I have found that it stalls too easy in DBS. On my troll I use the DBS as it responds ok. I guess you really have to spend the time dialling in your canopy and get the setting that works for you and your configuration. You should be prepared to change setting dependant on object and conditions. I think that in the past it was recommended that you should have it set close to the stall point, my feelings is that this is not good if you cant get the response from the rear risers and that you should have more forward speed and better response on the risers. Be prepared to get on both rear risers in the event of a 180 and then let up on one to initiate the turn away… My thoughts anyway…. G http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, I belive it is with a UK jumper from Cornwall and thats where it stopped. I'm not sure how to get in contact with him... See post from basejumper.org To the best of my knowledge it's with the Doctor from Cornwall (aka whataplonka, aka Mr Ripley according to his one and only post) at the moment and has been for some time. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi Gillian. I hope your ok. My sincere condolences to everyone who new Adam, he was a lovely guy and it's really sad that he is no longer with us. Re the journalist using dropzone.com as a quote. You can hardly make a post on this forum and then get upset if someone uses the post. If you don’t want your thoughts to be made public, then don't post on the internet. The Journalist is just doing his job; at least he has taken the time to research what he was writing. Better that than the ones who just make shit up because they can’t be bothered with the research. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, Line twists scare the hell out of me.... Do you a) Kick out of them before hitting an object? b) Try to climb above the twists and steer the canopy away first? c) Revert to the foetal position and start crying? How about trying to steer using toggles? ….Crazy to try??? My understanding is that you will be able to pull the toggle (steering the canopy away from an object.) but upon release, the toggle / line will stick, and you will continue to turn. How about pulling the other toggle to stop the turn when flying towards clear air space, then kicking out of the twists? Has anyone tried this from a plane, do you think this is really bad idea? I can imagine if you put too much input you are now at risk from a stall in line twists making the situation worse, but I could also see with a bit of practice that this could work and it would be a very quick way of turning the canopy… What would you have done here? http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/1158059693/Base_Jumping_Gone_All_Wrong Answers on a postcard... George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, From what I hear, (third hand) is that a very nice, well liked Austrian jumper went in trying to clear a ledge on their terminal wall. I have heard that he had cleared the ledge previously without any problems. My sincear condolences to friends and family in what must be the hardest possible times. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

I asume this is Joe, although there were some others who did some 90,000ft + jumps as well. Can you just imagine what it was like to be be up above the earth and just step off that balloon and drop into the vacume of space..amazing.... http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=3633&NEXTID=0&PREVID=2303&DISPLAYORDER=20060425144954&CAT=movies&NSFW=0&page=1&genre=0&rating=nsfw_sfw Can someone make clicky.... http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Going back to sail sliders is heading the wrong way. Its pretty well proven that heading performance is degraded with a sail slider. Jumping something like kjerag with one is fine when all goes well, but when you go unstable have a shit track and end up close to the wall do you really want a sail slider. I think removable valve covers sounds like a good idea. http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

I hope you can now rest in peace Rolleigh, it was good to hang out with you....... George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com