RemiAndKaren 0 #26 July 13, 2001 Its not mine, but its worth it!http://www.eco.utexas.edu/Homepages/Staff/Faulkner/yaknow.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doasfu 0 #27 July 13, 2001 QuoteAnyway, I drove out to the end of one, turned around, stopped, then accelerated down as fast as I could.Didn't reach the takeoff speed of the Maxima before reaching the end tho. Hey, I would have done this before I ever jumped. Do you happen to know the takeoff speed of an Altima?Dan"Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Oh... Actually, me too..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doasfu 0 #28 July 13, 2001 QuoteI second that!! Who knew surfing the web could be so profitable!!Gotta love it. :)Dan"Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Oh... Actually, me too..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhuurrr 0 #29 July 13, 2001 ...you decide against coffee and a bagel in the morning because that's almost half a jump ticket....-------------------------------http://www.oneeyedjackproductions.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #30 July 13, 2001 - You do a "gear check" in the morning to make sure you have your keys, phone, pager...- On commercial flights, you bring an altimeter to what elevation the pressurization gives you- Also, on take-off and landing, you try to guess the altitude every 30 seconds- And during the flight, you look for airports and try to see if there are any canopies in the air down there- Driving, you looks for "outs" and give "clearance" to the "downwind" cars- Unconciously, and in an odd place, you touch your ribcage where the cutaway and reserve handles would be- Every story anyone tells you reminds you of a skydiving story, or something someone posted on dz.com- You bookmark the weather reports for the towns the DZs are in, but not your own Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #31 July 13, 2001 Quote.... when you walk into a tree because you're looking at the sky!or mailbox...Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #32 July 14, 2001 You walk around all day with your new altimaster 3 on your hand and your wife just shakes her head...Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VivaHeadDown 0 #33 July 14, 2001 my FT-50 always reads 8K on the comercial flights. : )...you'd rather check your state-of-the-art laptop before you ever let those baggage monkeys touch your rig....you've ever jumped onto the ground in an arch thinking that the visual would make any sort of difference when describing your latest jumps to a whuffo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #34 July 14, 2001 I just usually have to explain to people that the object around my neck IS NOT to perform emergancy trichiatomies (sp?) That and most of my stories end up with me standing on one foot trying to ARCH...AggieDave '02-------------Blue Skies and Gig'em Ags!BTHO t.u. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #35 July 14, 2001 ....you can't imagine doing anything important without a camera on your head..Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #36 July 14, 2001 Trachiotomy...There not that exciting to do anyway.Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macaulay 0 #37 July 14, 2001 ...when you work in skydiving (which I don't... yet).- Macaulay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vman 0 #38 July 14, 2001 Sub sea RW:I was working in the Persian Gulf as a commercial diver last year and was working with a ROV (robot operated video/camera submersible) which was following me as I as was inspecting a level of an oil platform. I had finished that level an was told to drop down to the next.I pulled 10 meters of umbilical and threw it outside the platform and called for the ROV to follow.The drop was 10 meteres and I started in a modified boxmanwith slides and sitfly but lost it when I attempted head down (helmet weighs 40lbs with cameras and lights) and crashed head first into sea bed.The video was floating around for months between client reps.(it contained my onboard view dubbed by the ROV's presentation) and I get inquiries for encores .My latest was a 180 reverse flip at night ...pulled it off but laned on a pipeline,so much for night jumps.Last of the JediVmanBased out of SingaporeSingapore Top POP #1RW & camera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aeroflyer 0 #39 December 5, 2011 QuoteI still say PMSing (Poor Man's Skydiving) is the ultimate downtime activity. I love doing it with unsuspecting drivers. The best is when you get some friends together and really plan on doing it... jumpsuits, helmets, goggles, and altimeter for no reason. Basically, any passenger (we've done three-ways) rolls down the window and gets as much of themself out of the vehicle as they can, and the drivers keeps the speed up as high as possible (usually 100 - 130). I've got it where I can stand on the window sill with one leg and hold onto the oh-shit handle with one hand at 120 MPH. I usually just keep one entire leg inside... route it through the seat belt and hook a foot onto the dash or the seat in front of you. I've almost docked with a vehicle that didn't plan on participating, but that could have gone bad. Next time I;m in SD, some of us wanted to get to cars together, go out to the desert, and do some PMSRW. - Macaulay Wow just wow. What an interesting idea! I think the cabin pressure varies a/c to a/c, i've checked my alti on a couple of planes. I didn't have it on the A380 but if you ever get on that sucker, check out the camera up in the tail it's awesome! I think the A380 should be around 5000' on an alti. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nb1cjfonjg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #40 December 5, 2011 wow 10 year old thread necro, I thought Michele was posting again.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aeroflyer 0 #41 December 5, 2011 Heh, just noticed. Think I'll start a new thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
