kunosoura 0 #1 February 1, 2012 Was looking at a series of photos of Kim Jong Un in NK... They were interesting. Link here: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/kim-jong-un-looking-at-things/100237/ One that caught my eye in particular was KJU watching an aviation demo... looks like there was some skydiving going on! Notice The People's Protecs and the rather different (?) looking rigs. Link: http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/kju020112/k33_RTR2WZTC.jpg lol this shot even shows some of the demo team's snag-hazard pyro gear! maybe twardo can consult? http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/kju020112/k35_RTR2WZQL.jpg Maybe NK isn't such a bad place after all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #2 February 1, 2012 OK! Caption contest! Just put your caption next to the photo number. 11. "OK, dumbass! Get down there and give me 20! ...and next time don't forget your notepad!" 21. "I swear I didn't know she was 13!" 16. Kim Jong Dukakis 24. See #14. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 February 1, 2012 The Supreme Leader made his first skydive today. The accomplishments are that he did it as a solo, but turned a 50 point 8-way in time, deployed his JVX 40 and swooped the pond for a record setting 900' distance run, after dragging water and completing a miracle-man-ghost-rider. reference material: http://www.oobgolf.com/content/fore+play/1-211-Kim_Jongil_Best_Golfer_in_the_World.html--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #4 February 2, 2012 Hi kuno. What I find interesting is that some of the people in the photos are looking one way and the others are looking the other way. Probably just another staged event. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #5 February 2, 2012 Quote The Supreme Leader made his first skydive today. The accomplishments are that he did it as a solo, but turned a 50 point 8-way in time, deployed his JVX 40 and swooped the pond for a record setting 900' distance run, after dragging water and completing a miracle-man-ghost-rider. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #6 February 2, 2012 Quote looks like there was some skydiving going on! Maybe NK isn't such a bad place after all! Sure, you can skydive in N. Korea. All you have to do is join the Army for 6 years, live in an unheated barracks, get paid $2 per month, and eat only one bowl of rice per day. Cushy assignment! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #7 February 2, 2012 Can anyone confirm if those rigs are real? Kind of strange looking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #8 February 2, 2012 QuoteCan anyone confirm if those rigs are real? Kind of strange looking. What's strange looking about them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #9 February 2, 2012 QuoteQuoteCan anyone confirm if those rigs are real? Kind of strange looking. What's strange looking about them? No three rings.....looks funky!Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #10 February 2, 2012 Not being familiar with older type gear or military gear I don't really know, but they look odd to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 801 #11 February 2, 2012 When you have disposable people, who needs three rings??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #12 February 2, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteCan anyone confirm if those rigs are real? Kind of strange looking. What's strange looking about them? No three rings.....looks funky! Looks like they do have 3-rings. ...the risers are just laying forward and you see the back side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #13 February 2, 2012 #5: These old fart generals look hilarious. I remember seeing a colonel of the Soviet Army in the 80s, who also had loads of tin on this uniform, he sounded like a windchime whenever he moved. It was a Pythonesque scene with the audience of 100+ students who had to listen to him and all of them fought laughter. (The colonel sat next to a microphone so no-one was able to miss the sounds...) As to the 3-rings: The rigs look strange, but they do have 3-rings sort of. You can see it best in picture 35. One question to folks who have visited South Korea: Is touching people a Korean thing? I doubt it. Anyway, looks strange, politely said... It's probably due to common people wanting to touch the Great Leader? Showing he's one of 'em? But it's pretty unheard of East Bloc leaders. None of the GDR bosses were spotted being touched that closely. He even holds hands with men (see pic 15 and 29) so they ought to have a great desire to touch their God? Pics look phunny but if you think about it a little more, a shiver goes down the bone...The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #14 February 2, 2012 He looks like an overgrown baby....can we kill him? I mean he's just a fat baby...how hard can it be?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimp 1 #15 February 2, 2012 North Korean skydiving team and friends Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #16 February 2, 2012 Quote North Korean skydiving team and friends Looks to me like the South Korean team is in there too. Look at the flag patches on both of them. Funny how they all look alike. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #17 February 2, 2012 They look to me to be 'old' civilian rigs... circa early 80's, with what looks like possibly 1 reserve riser (for rounds), the throw out from the leg strap, and the attachment of the 3 ring base ring to the rig. I'd love to see a better view of the containers....Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShcShc11 0 #18 February 2, 2012 Quote Quote North Korean skydiving team and friends Looks to me like the South Korean team is in there too. Look at the flag patches on both of them. Funny how they all look alike. Koreans really do look like Koreans. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #19 February 2, 2012 Quote Quote Quote North Korean skydiving team and friends Looks to me like the South Korean team is in there too. Look at the flag patches on both of them. Funny how they all look alike. Koreans really do look like Koreans. ;) Well yeah, but I thought I was looking at a whole bunch of brothers or twins, triplets, quads, etc... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #20 February 2, 2012 Hi deltron, Quote they look odd to me Tell that to Bill Booth as they look like early Wonderhogs; and that is how the first generation 3-rings were mounted. Next Question: JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #21 February 2, 2012 Cartman Jong Un. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #22 February 2, 2012 Quote One question to folks who have visited South Korea: Is touching people a Korean thing? I doubt it. Anyway, looks strange, politely said... It's probably due to common people wanting to touch the Great Leader? Showing he's one of 'em? But it's pretty unheard of East Bloc leaders. None of the GDR bosses were spotted being touched that closely. He even holds hands with men (see pic 15 and 29) so they ought to have a great desire to touch their God? Pics look phunny but if you think about it a little more, a shiver goes down the bone... Yes, men in korea hold hands all the time. It's kinda weird to see since our culture is not like that but it doesnt mean they are gay.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #23 February 2, 2012 Funny how they all look alike. Koreans really do look like Koreans. ;) Well yeah, but I thought I was looking at a whole bunch of brothers or twins, triplets, quads, etc... Well, for all we know NK is running a cloning project. It's not like they'd tell us anyway lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #24 February 2, 2012 >Tell that to Bill Booth as they look like early Wonderhogs Heck, according to the FAA Vectors are _still_ Wonderhogs! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #25 February 3, 2012 Such youngsters! As said above they look like 1982 sport rigs. Original three rings had a simple ring without a slot for the harness ring. Couldn't find a photo on google and too lazy to go down stairs and take one. AT LEAST they HAVE 3 ring releases. I didn't for the first two years of my skydiving and lot of folks on here for a whole lot longer. Rear of leg throw outs and thread through hardware is hot shit. And I still wear a Protec.Looks a whole lot better than the chinese military rig I have down stairs. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
