YvonneWiggers

I don't like that statement. Yeah I just read through my post, and apart from some spelling errors, I also realized that wasn't really stated the way I meant it. What I meant was that I'm happy with the openings on my sabre2, even though they're off-heading most of the time. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

Well long story short, I only got the chance to make one demojump on a the PA Fusion I might be buying, and because of high winds I wasn't really capable of trying out everything I wanted to. So, I read alot about openings and flare, and as far as the flare I can confirm, it's nice. On opening I had a togglefire, so couldn't really judge if the opening is any good :P, but all I read is that it's comparable if not better than a sabre2 on openings, and I'm happy with the openings on my sabre2 135. So the only thing that's still keeping me from buying this canopy is the fact that I'm a pussy and if the frontriserpressure on a fusion is higher than on a sabre2, I probably won't be able to use those frontrisers. So basically my question to you is: How is the frontriserpressure on a Fusion compared to that on a Sabre2? It would be a 120, which would bring my wingload to an astonishing 1.2. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

We have a pole at our dropzone, in the clubbar. It's nice for parties and we (used to) sometimes organize ladies nights in the winter with pole-dancing lessons. So just come to Holland and visit Nationaal Paracentrum Teuge :D. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

So when would you call it a horseshoe, once the pin is out? I would call it a horseshoe since the canopy is attached to you in a way it shouldn't be. A pilotchute in tow is what I would call it if the pilotchute wouldn't be stuck around the leg, but would just simply not be functioning for whatever reason (see my awesome paint-skills). ETA: Either ways, both suck, and the name/definition would be the last thing to worry about in such a situation. ETA2: Maybe I shouldn't have drawn a smile on his face... "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

If you're not that great at tracking yet, you might be in such a 'head low / feet high above you' position that it (combined with the forward speed you have) increases the chances of a horseshoe malfunction. Throwing your pilotchute around your leg is never fun (excuse my paint-excellence). Also, like others have said before me, the extra amount of 'swing' you get during the opening will make for your body position to have more (bad) influence on the opening. Which could then increase the chances of an off-heading opening or twist. That said, I never take that much time to slow down after tracking. I track, do a big wave off, and during that I slow myself down sticking my knees down (like creating a huge backslide if you had no speed to begin with), and open. Might not be the best, but gives me more altitude/time to track away, and so far the openings have been just fine. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

Do an undie hundie! I didn't do my 100th in undies, 'cause it was simply too damn cold. Did mine in vintage style, with me in my moms old jumpsuit from the 80's, and my (now ex) boyfriend in my dad's old jumpsuit from the 80's. That was pretty awesome, but I went along on a friend's undie hundie later, and that really was a lot of fun too! "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

Make sure you get a good travel insurance, not all will cover medical costs if you break your leg on landing. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

LOL yeah but you forget to mention how "high" you load a 185 Hehe just calculated I loaded it at 0.79, sometimes it sucks being the lightweight I guess "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

I jumped a 185 for a while, and the openings weren't what I would call brisk at all, actually, the slider wouldn't come down by itself and even with 'helping' by yanking the backrisers the openings took like a thousand feet. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

Hihi thanks! I'm 19 years old, but I grew up in the sport. It's fun to see pictures of my mom from before I was born, I look so much like her! "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

I did my 100th jump in vintage style, in my moms old suit, my (now ex) boyfriend went along in one of my dads old suits, it was awesome! My dad still has quite some of those old suits, he might be willing to sell one if you really want one of them. I love the colorful suits aswell, I think my bellysuit is older than I am! (I'm the one on the right) :D My rig is only one year younger than I am, and also pretty colorful, love it :D. (please ignore the wingsuit-rodeo-backfly-gotsandwichedbytwowingsuiters-exit-fail) "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

http://paracentrumteuge.nl/images/stories/Nieuws/4summerboogie.jpg expensive, but fun :D "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

Here you have the Dutch one: http://parachute.nl/fileadmin/knvvlpa_upload/pdf/BVR_bijlage_B_versie_2011-07_juli.pdf For the different categories you need a certain amount of jumps, and you need to be current. It tells you which type of canopy you can jump, which minimum size, and which maximum wingload. I : wingload max 1,1; at least 170 sqft II : >25 jumps total, >10 last 12 months: wingload max 1,1; at least 170 sqft III : >100 jumps total, >25 last 12 months: wingload max 1,3; at least 150 sqft IV : >400 jumps total, >50 last 12 months: wingload max 1,5; at least 135 sqft V : >700 jumps total, >100 last 12 months: wingload max 1,7, at least 120 sqft VI : >1000 jumps total, no restrictions If a canopy is not listed, it's automatically classified as catVI. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

Here in Holland the rules are even stricter, officially (if I don't gain weight) I wouldn't be allowed to have a wingload above 1.2 until I have 1000 jumps (I weigh 54 kg). I still like the idea of the Dutch system though, it also tells you which kind of canopys you can and can't be jumping. It prevents the idiots from killing themselves and in rare cases you can get an exemption so you can jump a canopy one size smaller (for the lightweights with mad skillz like me ) The system 'decides' a minimum of canopy size, maximum wingloading and canopy type that you can downsize to. This is based on total number of jumps, number of jumps made in the last 12 months and exitweight. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

What seems the most off to me so far is the fact that the skydiver has a huge house and an expensive car, yet no fancy expensive gear at all. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

They don't answer their info@skylark account, but I had e-mail contact (in English) with a guy there named Vlad. He was really helpful and answered (almost) all my questions. I'll pm you his e-mailaddress. Oh and they don't say on the website which colors they have available, but he sent me a chart, it's to big to be attached here, so I'll pm you the link aswell. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

I just received my Skylark suit, from Ukraine (I paid for it four weeks ago). I need to make it a little tighter on the legs, but other than that it's great, especially if you consider the fact that I got the fanciest suit they make, including shipping and so, for 250 USD. "So I jump out, look up, and think 'Oh SHIT!... It's PINK!!!'" - army guy after his first staticline jump

No worries, as from next year I'll be working in the manifest, so from then on everything will be running smooth as

Did my first tandem when I was 9...

Yeah you should totally come to Teuge! Dutch weather is kinda shitty, but I guess it's not that much different in Ireland :D. You can just take the train from Schiphol (Airport) to Apeldoorn, and from there there's a direct bus to the DZ (it only goes once an hour though..). You can pm me if you need more info on how to get there. Edited to add: I don't think you'll need to book a bed, it won't be that busy I quess, but it won't hurt you to send them an e-mail to let them know you're coming. I don't think they'll be open on friday but you can mail about that aswell to [email protected].

So, I bought a phone just for skydiving yesterday! (for 12€ hehe, so I won't hate myself for breaking it ) I'm gonna put it in the pocket of my suit (take it out to charge the battery once in a while off course), so I'll always (okay, almost always..) have it with me when skydiving. I don't like not getting picked up from an outlanding, I don't like having people worry about me when I land out, I hate it when people look for me when I landed out even though I already managed to catch a ride, and last but definitely not least, I would HATE it to land out, break my leg and then have to wait in the cold for someone to find me in the middle of nowhere. Since bringing a phone would simply solve all these problems, I don't see why I shouldn't. Still a lot of people don't bring one. Am I missing something here?

Blue skies forever to our beloved friend, you will be missed. Included is a photo of Alfred taken the day we lost this great human being.