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QuoteI always wondered how the Oregon State woman's basketball team liked being called the "Beavers"
Why, do they have buck teeth?It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. -
QuoteIf this were a real DZ, someone like me would tell someone like you that you haven't a clue what you're talking about, you haven't got the experience to be commenting one it, and you'd look a whole lot smarter if you appeared to listen more than you talk.
So, I'm guessing you think the same thing of the USPA BOD then?
You know I'm hitting it pretty close when the personal attacks start.It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. -
QuoteQuoteCould you be a little more specific about all of these extensive problems due to people not following the recommendations in the SIM?
Do your own research. It's a great way to learn.
I'd suggest starting with camera flying, looking into wing suiting, moving on the high-performance landings and really getting deep into emergency procedures. You may discover extensive problems caused by not knowing and/or ignoring that information in the SIM.
You could short-cut a little by researching DZ.com threads. Incident forum would get you started.
I've done the research, and there is not one verifiable incident that justifies an arbitrary banning of small format cameras by jumpers with less than a C-license. By comparison, a B-License holder can be trained to be a coach to another jumper but is regarded as unqualified to jump with a camera.QuoteWhat do you think those recommendations really mean and what are they for? Do you know how those recommendations came about?
The recommendation wasn't written with small format cameras used by jumpers for their personal POV recordings of their own jumps in mind; it was written with professional camera flyers using larger, heavier equipment in mind in which the main purpose of the jump would be to photograph or record other jumpers.
The requirement of a C-License to add a camera to a jump the jumper would be doing anyway is extreme, which is best evidenced by the fact that everybody misquotes the recommendation as merely 200 jumps because that sounds more reasonable.
These are the facts:
-- There is no BSR or FAA regulation that requires a C-License or 200 jumps to jump with a camera.
-- There has not been one fatality by a skydiver using a small format camera that was caused by the camera.
It's not accidents, fatalities, or injuries that's fueling this debate - it's "oh, the horror" someone posted a video on their Facebook page!It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. -
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QuoteAlso a 3 is more then 12500 LBS and can no longer be operated on part 91 I don't think it's 135 unless doing commercial op's and I can't see too many 135 dc-3 running around due to the cost to maintain a 3 to 135.
Since the DC-3 has a cargo capacity of more than 6,000 pounds it would have to be operated under Part 125.
The only issue with the plane being more than 12,500 pounds is that the PIC (an ATP under 125) would have to have a type rating and it would have to be operated by a crew of two per its type certificate.It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. -
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How much do you weigh?
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He's very fortunate that worked in this case, because your options once you have a horseshoe generally aren't great. It's the type of malfunction that's best solved by preventing it in the first place.
Skydiver's worst nightmare.
Glad he's OK.
sorry...I'm a big N00B, and just reading a ton trying to get into this sport.
don't killl me 4 this Q?...but what is "hoseshoe" in skydiving?
A horseshoe is when any part of the parachute other than the risers is entangled with the jumper after deployment.It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here.
QuoteIf everybody adhered to the recommendations, ALL the recommendations (check the SIM), we wouldn't be having these problems to the extent we are.
Could you be a little more specific about all of these extensive problems due to people not following the recommendations in the SIM?
QuoteTake note, the recommendations are a minimum, not a cut-and-dry line in the sand....
By definition, a recommendation is not a minimum.
Following the rules, BSRs or otherwise, also means not misinterpreting them by reading too much into them.
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It's not for condoms?
It's where I put my wedding ring when I'm doing something that might damage it.
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Like cheating?
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The blog missed one of the best Levi Strauss stories.
Originally when the rivets were introduced, the center seam at the bottom of the crotch also had a rivet. This went on for a while until the company president went camping with some cowboys. While sitting around a campfire he learned first-hand about a common problem that wearers of the jeans were all too familiar with; the crotch rivet could get heated by the fire and cause burns in the nether-regions. The rivet was quickly omitted from newly manufactured jeans.
QuoteHi John,
It's more of a slaughter by NY.
Too bad as I despise Ely,
JerryBaumchen
Thanks to the Giants the road to the Super Bowl now goes through SF. Go niners!
I guess they'll tell you in a week or two when everyone needs a good laugh.
QuoteQuoteCANTON — A pattern of verbal abuse and death or physical threats was too much for the city to overlook when deciding to fire Patrolman Daniel Harless, according to the safety director.
Safety Director Thomas Ream issued the ruling Tuesday and released the three-page report explaining it Wednesday.
Shitbag is appealing the decision, but still:
Good.
Fucking.
Riddance.
Let's see, they fire him and he's still probably going to get a disability pension! PTSD is now apparently a euphemism for "being an asshole"!
I'd like to see the prosecutor come up with the same rationalization for not going forward with criminal charges when an average citizen makes similar threats.
QuoteWhat do they call nuts in Brazil? Cojones?
They speak Portuguese in Brazil, not Spanish.
Quote67.3% of all statistics are made up.
This is why you can't beleive everything on the internet. That's how World War I started.
Statistics don't exist unless someone makes them up! We do, however, have a set of statistics that weren't actually made up by someone - they're collectively called "Evolution"!
So, did the internet start WW I? Or are you thinking of the embellished newspaper reporting that started the Spanish-American War?
WW I started when a car in a motorcade made a wrong turn in Sarejevo.
QuoteWell, at the risk of sending this off to SC, you're wrong on Oswald and Whitman.
Now you've done it!
QuoteQuoteDid you actually watch the video?
Yes.
Most bungy jumps over water result in the bungy being at full stretch just above the water, resulting in the jumper effectively stopping completely for a nanosecond before they rebound. Bungies are calibrated and the operators can easily allow you to touch with your fingertips or more.
(Often they'll ask the question: Elbows?, Waist?, Ankles?) They can dip you in precisely....QuoteShe had about a 3 second freefall after the bungee broke! Did you see her injuries?
A few bruises from the water slap....She was able to smile about it afterwards, indicating she was not badly hurt.
Someone at the bungy site needs a kick in the arse though, poor maintenance. Most bungy cords are retired from service way before they need to be as a matter of policy. Never seen one snap like that.
Not a good idea to bungy in a 3rd world country though. I saw one operation in Indonesia, with the crew made up entirely of kids about 13 years old, in fact I saw no adults on the site at all. The gear looked pretty shabby to me...
Go somewhere where you know the place will be regulated to high safety standards.
I'll make sure I avoid a place that has you in charge of safety if you don't think that woman escaped death!
She survived the fall, wasn't knocked unconscious, didn't drown, able to free the lodged bungee, and swim to safety herself; and, that's without a single crocodile even being spotted. Doubtful they'd be in the area anyway with all the people and noise about.
QuoteSpoken like a true whuffo....
Although when the bungee breaks at full stretch like that, the jumper is going quite slowly, so effectively hits the water at the same speed a high diver would.
Not that life threatening, but swimming with metres of bungy cord attached, and fighting off the crocs at the same time would make it a tad difficult....
Bungy jumping is pretty boring after skydiving though, its over too quickly.
Did you actually watch the video?
She had about a 3 second freefall after the bungee broke! Did you see her injuries? That girl is lucky to be alive three times over; crocodiles not withstanding!
"Check out my GoPro footage of my first solo!"
in Safety and Training
Well, I'm interested to read the report since no one around here has heard of it.
What did the number of jumps have to do with the accident? Couldn't this have happened to anyone regardless of experience.
You mean DSE's thread of non-fatal incidents of people who obviously have difficulty walking and chewing gum at the same time trying to blame a camera for their own stupidity.