freekflyguy

Ok so which ones do you think are EXTREME. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Sorry guys but I just dont get why you would want to wear a closing pin as jewelery. Now the Ti plate that came out of my ankle!!! Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

And what is that supposed to mean???? Buzz

1. Pull Main 2. Depending on traffic land into wind, otherwise a 7mph downwinder isnt too bad. Empuria is good for sudden wind changes. 3. Things could get worse pretty quick, but i'd try to point it out to him and alert the camerman. If he is an experienced camerman he will notice if you do something out of the ordinary. 4. Track with a barrel roll sounds like a good idea, but I would probably just track as normal. 5. Try to bring it to his or one of his jump buddies attention. Other than that there's not much you could do. 6. See 5. re 5 & 6 I always check All three handles, and buckles b4 exit. At Empuria Brava in Nov my buddy lost his cut away pad on exit launching 5 way comp acc (caught it on the doorframe). During the first few seconds the pad was seen to snake out and disappear (caught on camera). Nobody else on the dive noticed. At pull time he dumped out as normal and the canopy cut away. He realised that he had a total, but not why, and carried out his reserve drills. On looking for his cutaway he lost the plot as it was not there. The rest of his drills went out the window because of this unexpected and un practiced factor. He then failed to find/pull his reserve handle and was convinced he was going in, he even tried tracking towards water. That was until his Cypress, which he had completely forgotten about fired. He landed safely in the water 600m from the DZ. 7. Release the other toggle and fly and land using rear risers, had to do it on a demo with no problems. I find it interesting that people have stated they would cutaway a perectly good canopy. You should be happy flying your canopy in all conditions, and it is a good to practice flying and landing on rear risers. If the canopy is winding up fast then that is a different matter, the chances are you will have both brakes unstowed when it happens or you will be in the process of unstowing them, so it shouldnt wind up. 8. Try and stop him jumping. BPA rules state that the passenger must be hooked up prior to take off. Seeing tandems getting hooked up at altitude is quite unnerving. 9. Static line his res Serioulsly close the door and land the A/C, tell him to get the beers in. 10. Brake, and flat turn to the right PLF. Down or X wind is better than a canopy collision. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

I could do with knowing that, having just forked out €90 for 1. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

[replyThat is sound advice. On a slightly different note, did you know that the Freds are now using Hornets instead of Sabres as their team (non-CReW) canopy? I was quite impressed to read that and definitely do get the impression that Hornets are becoming popular in the UK. Will I believe the Freds are now using Triathlons which are produced by PISA under license from Aerodyne for CF. Makes you wonder why they had a training camp in South Africa It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Mini Meet, Hoxter, Germany 4 rounds of 4way over a day and a half. Over 130 teams last year. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Chris Looking at your profile I see that you have 30 jumps, is that correct or have you progressed? I can understand why you would want to buy new kit, but for your level of experience i would suggest that a Hornet would not be appropiate. "The HORNET Range of main parachutes are a "semi" elliptical 9 cell design incorporating zero porosity fabric and microline. " I have never flown a Hornet but I believe they are in the Sabre 2 bracket (direct copy I believe). You may be better off buying a 2nd hand set of kit to start with, as your requirements will change over your first few hundred jumps. Next time you are at Nethers have a chat with the senior instructor and ask theire advice. You could also speak to any of the following, just tell them Buzz said Hi and to ask if they could help you out. Andy Godwin, Cath Salisbury - Weekend instructors. Mick Nealis - Royal Engineers Team Leader Tony Goodman- Royal Artillery Team Leader Caroline Hughes - Fun Jumper and FS Coach If you are going to the AGM we could meet up for a chat. Skydivemonkey, are you going to the AGM? If so what are the chances of you brining one of those outrageous T's with you/ I'm sure it would "go down" well over here in Germany. Blue ones Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Its a pic of my ankle from Nov 01. Proof positive that you cant flare with the front risers. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

QuoteI doubt you'll get the Teardrop from PISA if you go through TSE as it's their own rig PISA are licensed to produce Teardrops http://www.pisa.co.za/sport/default.asp Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Dance is definately suited to skydiving, but so are Punk -GreenDay, Sum 41, Blink 182, Offspring Rock - Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, etc Techno - Scooter, Moby anything with a high BPM or good bass line. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Where did you get your canopy Vallerina? Was it new or 2nd hand? It looks like a "freds" canopy. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

In the Bombshelter, on the ceiling next to the Union Flag (British not American), is there still a pair of shorts? Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

For those of you that like decent european techno try listening to Scooter. I use a couple for tandem vids. Move Your Ass, and The Logical Song, are my personal favourites. Be Cool by Pafendorf is also a top choon. Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Vegas Video 3c. Although I dont see many others in this forum using it. I used Premiere 6, Ulead MSP 5 and VV3 quite a bit before I decided to settle with VV3. The interface is very intuitive and if you RTFM and follow the tutorials youll be surprised just how quick you can pick it up. The real time preview is fantastic as is the titling, pan and crop and motion capabilities. As it is from sonic foundry the audio tools are also excellent. I found that Premiere was very flakey for capturing video (Firewire) and the generic titling was very poor. MSP 5 was very good but not quite as intuitive than V3. These are of course only my personal oppinions and I am sure someone else will give theirs. That said I edit tandem videos in camera, and dub music on whilst dumping down to tape. I dont use VV3 to produce videos for profit, but I have made a number of videos for friends and punters who have been impressed by the quality. You can get a demo of VV3 at http://www.sonicfoundry.com/download/step2.asp?DID=363 Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

How many Uk, or US camera flyers are going to the AGM? Craig Poxon was telling me about an idea to have a film festival there! Any oppinions? Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

The Rebel 2000, is the US version of the EOS 300. I use an EOS 500, but have just seen the new EOS 300V which is lighter than the 500 and shoots 2.8 frames a sec. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Premiere is a great programme but can be hard going. Try Vegas Video 3 (VV3) or Video factory from Sonic Foundry. VV3 is so much better at titles than Premiere. You can download demo versions of both as well as the VV manual in PDF format at:- http://www.sonicfoundry.com/download/default.asp The tutorials in the manual are great and will get you up and running in a couple of hours. Buzz

Does any one know of a Stroboframe dealer in either the UK or Germany? Thanks Buzz It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.