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Nice survival. It did not look like the pilot had much control flying through the V. I do not fly a wingsuit. Either he is very good (I think I would know the name) or other Nice visuals.. Take care, space

What is a "regular BASE jump"? I've never heard of a "regular BASE jump". Unless you mean the ones between 25 and 1500m vertical. Take care, space

I disagree. I have taught 180+ BASE students. Tracking comes later in the development of skills Jeez. There is no dive in a track where I'm from. Whereabouts you from? You are apparently speaking about diving away. Tracking is never headlow. If you reread the title you will see that this is the point. Good on ya mate, but I think you are still confusing tracking with diving away.. If one's track is not consistent, one should not be on multiways. I would substitute the word "airspeed" with "altitude". Brings to mind a phrase.... "Stable to impact" Take care, space

Nice...So nice, I hope itsa repost. Take care, space http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm Details of how police in the Irish Republic finally caught up with the country's most reckless driver have emerged, the Irish Times reports. He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores of speeding tickets and parking fines. However, each time the serial offender was stopped he managed to evade justice by giving a different address. But then his cover was blown. It was discovered that the man every member of the Irish police's rank and file had been looking for - a Mr Prawo Jazdy - wasn't exactly the sort of prized villain whose apprehension leads to an officer winning an award. In fact he wasn't even human....

Interesting. As a big wall BASE jumper with tracking as my love, I never do this. I pull straight out of the track with no probs like line twists. Maybe it is just a skill that I have developed, but I doubt it. Parachutes don't care about trajectories. Maintaining stability in a track pull is simple IMHO. Just pull since your hand is not far away from your BOC.. The prob maybe on big ways with my approach is that I do no wave off. On multiways in Bigwalling, the first priority is to get lateral if you are not the low one. Stay off people's backs in front of you. If one stayed with this credo, no wave off (separation killer) would be needed. I do understand that bigways/walls might have exceptions. But very seldom. Back to the topic of the post. You have the wrong canopy and/or pack job for the task if you need to sacrifice separation in order to have an acceptable opening. Think about it. Take care, space

Awesome! what a nugget. Is it yours? Take care, space

Maybe you can explain the wingsuiters on this 1700BC hard disc. Apparently the first HD recovered from previous civilizations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PhaistosDiskLarge.jpg Take care, space

Congratulations! Take care, space, MB #64

Dangit, I was in Dover near this moment. Sorry I missed it. Respect Yves! take care, space

Seam rippers are designed to take seams out. Even the smallest of mine are bigger than a medium size lightweight needle and are not very handy for taking out bartacks. With a needle, one can work it thought the bar tack without catching any line fibers and then shave them off. If the bartack is deep into the line, you can use the eye end of the needle to slip it under. Take care, space

I got it from Stane at Atair. Take care, space

Should not be a prob if one knows how to de-bartack without damage (slide a needle under the stitching and use a razor blade to shave off the topside). But it would be like a rigging art masterpiece to do this on an entire lineset. Hours of painstaking work. Only to have the Jumper go and jump those dang lines after all the hard work. Sacrilege I tell ya, Sacrilege. Take care, space

Ummm, It´s about gear and rigging. This forum has a lot of great rigging minds to spark great ideas and to quell bad ones. Take care, space

Your brain, when properly calibrated. Take care, space

There are at least 11 stars within 10 light years of earth. take care, space

Any other cubers out there? What's your average time for the 3x3x3 and the 4x4x4? Which method? Take care, space

My first thought also ZegeunerLeben. Seth was one that could talk with his eyes fluently. It seemed to me and my other friends that he was always on the same wavelength. Take care, space

I do feel it is better to ask a stupid question and get a stupid answer rather than not ask a stupid question and remain stupid. That being said, I am only questioning the state of knowledge. I do not mean that your question was stupid. But that you should research the "why" of your lack of knowledge in a sport that can kill you. One does not have to be a rigger to pull on the bridle PC connection to see how the forces play out. Think about it. I am a little bit upset at you. You skydive and do not know how to hook up a PC..... Take care, space

That is a really scary question. Not the question itself. But the need to ask it. Take care, space

Wow! He only lays in his package but his mind is going full speed and time is going slower. I had to buy it... Take care, space

IIRC, It was Type II (Sheathing) used for pull up cords and closing loops. Lodi was the DZ that investigators went to. Take care, space

Major windstorm in Europe at the moment. Check out this landing abort at Hamburg yesterday. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185 Take care, space

If you think about it, It should not be a problem until they step out of the pool. and touch the ground with one foot still in the water. The pool of water is isolated from ground and the electricity would be flowing between the contacts until then. take care, space

http://www.fallschirmdepot.de/ Take care, space

Last night,my wife and I went out for a drink and eats. I met Geoff. He is an elderly Gentleman, electronics engineer was his former work. In my discussions with Geoff, it is apparent that he has proved that photons are figment of Einstein’s imagination (And as Occam says ‘you should always look for a natural explanation, however complicated, before you start inventing new phenomena.’). . http://www.the-phoney-photon.com Tell me what you think please. Thanks in advance take care, space Disclaimer: My boss is a physicist. I am his researcher, in magnetics and their transitory effect due to mechanical forces. That being said only because I do want you to know that I may have a clue that i don't have a clue or do.