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Nope didn't see the press conference... immediately grabbed my rig and headed to the DZ after watching that one :) I'll go check it out.

Does anyone know if Felix has made any statements about stabilizing after his spin in the thin atmosphere? I guess I'm just wondering if it took any extra effort or talent or if it was just a matter of the normal arch and relax once he hit the part of the atmosphere that was thicker.

Are you talking about sticking a go pro to ur helmet and jumpin with it or are you talking about trying to film tandems? (FYI Im not a pro camera guy) I started jumping my go pro around 100 jumps and at my DZ doesn't have any requirements for minimum jump numbers except to refer to the SIM. I havent heard about DZ's having policies for fun jumpers jumping a camera like a go pro or contour... IMO its not a big deal but Im sure Ill get hammered by some Nazis for saying that

BEER!!!!!!

no actually I've been static line jumping for 14 years and am a military static line jumpmaster. And I will take that back to an extent... yes my experience with PLFs has helped me but thats it. I have no idea what you are talking about in terms of it being the same as freefall with canopy control. military static line canopy control has nothing to do with sskydiving canopy control. So obviously you've never done a military static line jump.

Thanks! I'm not a number chaser by any means but i was curious. Although I am new to this sport my personal opinion is that static line jumps, unless executed during a static line progression course, should not count towards USPA licenses or ratings. Except for confidence building (jumping from low altitudes) they provide no skill building or relevance to our sport.

The SIM defines a skydive as: SKYDIVE: 1. n. The descent of a person to the surface from an aircraft in flight when he or she uses or intends to use a parachute during all or part of that descent. 2. v. To jump form an aircraft with a parachute. So my question is, why dont military STATIC line jumps count as skydives in my log book or towards jump numbers? My military freefall jumps count but not my static line jumps. They meet the criteria of the definition. Just curious. Thanks!

Anyone seen it yet? Whats ur take?

So if I am a military static line jumpmaster does that count as a rating in my profile on here.

I'm not omniscient but ive been through it all before... she's cheating... Ya know.. walks like a duck/ talks like a duck... and even if she's not her behavior is not conducvie to a healthy relationship or someone who respects you. Cut away and don't give her the satisfaction of even pretending like you care. Lots of fish in the sea and this one is not worth anymore of your time or energy.

Can low carb diets increase risk of heat related injuries such as heat exhaustion when doing strenuous exercise? Please no speculations... I know there are some medical, physiological, and nutrition specialists out there.

Opinions on the Contour HD camera? Please don't reply with buy a GoPro instead.... just want opinions on the Contour itself.. thanks!

Got a Go Pro less than a month ago and absolutely loved it. I bumped it during a dive exit (not very hard) and bam it was gone... adehesive mount stayed attached but the camera and joint mount were gone. Really made me mad. Does anyone have any suggestions (other than dont bump it) on how to prevent this? Or perhaps a better camera within the same price range? I know about 5 others who have had the same experience and it seems that a camera designed for extreme sports wouldnt get ripped off so easily. Thanks....

so i did my 100th today.. yes i know... beer. I was watchin the videos of the jumps i did today and while for the most part i flew ok today i did notice myself not doing some things. My legs were frogging out and i didnt have good strong legs like i ususally had when i just got my license. So i guess my question is, have any of you all had a time early in your skydiving career where you had gotten more comfortable flying and started becoming complacent about the basics of body position?

Lady at manifest was very polite and professional, scenery was absolutely beautiful. I was in town visiting and the thus had to rent gear.... the staff that was tasked to help me seemed disinterested and put off. The local up jumpers seemed condescending and cliqueish. It was only 3 pm on a very sunny day when the lady told me the last load was getting ready to go up because that was all the tandems they had for the day.... Whats up with that? Anyway, I was only there for one jump and had to hurry to get on the plane so I don't want to give a bad review with such a short experience. I would definitely love to go back to this dz on a weekend when I got more time to get a better overall picture for what this dz is like.

Could have had a vagal reflex (passed out) from fear because of prolonged instabilty.... hate speculate but i guess i will :D

I just bought a used mamba that is in great condition and I cant figure out how to open the visor.... like i said its in great condtion so Im tryin not to force it... Sincerly, Retard

WOW!!! that video was the most horrific thing i have ever seen... Ive had to breath a little O2 before even at 13500 when the plane had to circle the DZ for an extended period (military jump). But to go up to that altitude without proper plannin, equipment, etc..... Horrible

ok so that says: first cutaway/ reserve ride... so the case i bought for pulling my reserve on a total malfunction covers my first cutaway as well... right?

cool.... thanks for all the great replies everyone.

Yes.... after attempting one more time to correct the malfunction. i guess just so you do it the same everytime... why? is that technically wrong or potentially dangerous? The only other total malfunctions i can think of are pack closure and hard rip cord pull

Apparently I owe beer for landing over the beer line and doin my first hybrid skydive at the DZ on Thursday as well. Im gonna be a poor dude at the end of all this.

military beer rules for firsts are ridiculously comprehensive! I think the logic behind it being a cutaway is that a floating ripcord is considered a total malfunction... the rip cord is out of its housing and i guess technically the main pin could potentially free itself at any point so you pull the cutaway and reserve handles as with other malfunctions.

got it.. thanks!

So in military freefall school I was doin an O2 jump and to make a long story short I ended up with a floating ripcord and my O2 hose was preventing me from locating it. So I performed cutaway procedures. Since my main container never opened is this considered a cutaway or just a reserve pull? Just wonderin because someone said i owed beer for my first cutaway so I wanna make sure no one tries to get me again if i ever actually have to cutaway my main.