A get-to-know-you survey

[iambeav2 0]

1. Whats your name? John Nelson (Beav)

2. How old are you? 23

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? 2005

4. Are you single or taken? Taken

5. Do you have kids? Nope

6. What do you drive? '06 Chevy Cobalt SS/SC and '89 Silverado 4x4

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Many

8. Where do you live? NC

9. Do you have any pets? 3 Pups

10. How many jumps do you have? over 700

11. What color eyes do you have? What time of the day is it?

12. What is your nationality? German/English/Scottish/Irish (Euro mutt)

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Naw

14. Favorite Movie? Tombstone

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Smoke a lot

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? Yes

17. If not... do you want to? I quit.

18. Do you have siblings? 2

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? New Zealand

20. What's your favorite color? Blue

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Florida

...it's not the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone...it's the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until someone appreciates it for you!

[MrDree 0]

1. Whats your name? Adriano

2. How old are you? 27

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? Because it seemed funnier than jumping out of trains.

4. Are you single or taken? Single

5. Do you have kids? No

6. What do you drive? I don't.

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Don't even know what this is.

8. Where do you live? Bienne, Switzerland

9. Do you have any pets? Nope

10. How many jumps do you have? 3, at this point.

11. What color eyes do you have? Dark brown

12. What is your nationality? Swiss and Italian.

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Yep

14. Favorite Movie? Oh god, there are too many... I couldn't even pick my 10 favorite movies if I had to.

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? I make beats.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? Yeah sure, if I had the balls!

18. Do you have siblings? Yes, a younger sister.

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Japan

20. What's your favorite color? Green

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Paris

"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching."

Dudeist Skydiver #101

[npgraphicdesign 3]

1. Whats your name? Nikita

2. How old are you? 30

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? Was having z stressful semester at work (as a professor) and needed to destress. The rest, as they say, is history.

4. Are you single or taken? Single

5. Do you have kids? Nope

6. What do you drive? '07 Scion TC

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Yes

8. Where do you live? CT... But looking to escape asap

9. Do you have any pets? No

10. How many jumps do you have? 58

11. What color eyes do you have? Hazel

12. What is your nationality? Russian born, been in US for 20 years...so...Rumerican?

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Yes

14. Favorite Movie? Too many

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Read, design, play tennis , swim, travel when I can, spend time with friends, write, sketch, etc.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? Yes

18. Do you have siblings? yes

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Spain and Austrailia and Italy

20. What's your favorite color? Red and Black

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Elsinore...

[virgin-burner 1]

1. Whats your name? Christop

2. How old are you? 34

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? crisis led me to think of what i always wanted to do - skydiving won!

4. Are you single or taken? single

5. Do you have kids? Nope

6. What do you drive? renault clio sport

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? no

8. Where do you live? CT... end of the world, switzerland

9. Do you have any pets? yes, a doberman-rottweiler named "chiara"

10. How many jumps do you have? says in the box on the left

11. What color eyes do you have? blue, from dark to light grey/blue

12. What is your nationality? 100% pure swiss breed

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? yes

14. Favorite Movie? fear and loathing in las vegas

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? hiking with the doggie, inline-skating, mountainbiking, snowboarding, reading, sometimes writing

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? no

17. If not... do you want to? yes

18. Do you have siblings? yes, older brother

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? the US, australia/new zealand, thailand (nope, not what you think!)

20. What's your favorite color? the blue of the skies and the sea

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? greece

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
"No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda

[SimonBones 1]

1. Whats your name? Simon

2. How old are you? 25

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? My roommate and I were fascinated by it

4. Are you single or taken? Taken
5. Do you have kids? Hell no!

6. What do you drive? Subaru Outback

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Oh yeah

8. Where do you live? In my new house in Downtown Houston

9. Do you have any pets? Nope. Just a Basil plant I can't seem to keep alive.

10. How many jumps do you have? About 2200 skydives and 100 BASE.

11. What color eyes do you have? Green

12. What is your nationality? Born in the US, parents were Colombian.

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Twice

14. Favorite Movie? Cool Hand Luke, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lord of the Rings

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Trying to figure out how to Brew beer. And scouting out more buildings downtown to jump from. And going to school.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? Yes!

17. If not... do you want to? Yes!

18. Do you have siblings? A bunch of sisters, no brothers.

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? New Zealand and Norway

20. What's your favorite color? Green

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Chicago

108 way head down world record!!!
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[buff 0]

1. Whats your name?
Mike

2. How old are you?
44

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?
Something to piss off the old man I guess; he's an ATP

4. Are you single or taken?
Single but claimed

5. Do you have kids?
Nope

6. What do you drive?
Pickup Truck

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
Nope

8. Where do you live?
ICT

9. Do you have any pets?
Dog and two cats

10. How many jumps do you have?
334

11. What color eyes do you have?
Green

12. What is your nationality?
Texan

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
Hell no, that's like pulling way low.

14. Favorite Movie?
A River Runs Through It

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving?
Work and house puttering

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
No

17. If not... do you want to?
Yes

18. Do you have siblings?
3 brothers

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
New Zealand

20. What's your favorite color?
Blue
21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )?
SLC

It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude.
If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough.
That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama

[Squeak 17]

Bumping this, it was a pretty decent thread, lets hope it doesn't get infected.

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Updated 1. Whats your name? Squeak

2. How old are you? 48 last July

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? Always wanted too but took until 39 to get the finances and my shit together

4. Are you single or taken? Married

5. Do you have kids? No

6. What do you drive? Hyundai Elantra & Moto Guzzi Motorbike 1988 LeMans 5

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? YES

8. Where do you live? Perth Western Australia

9. Do you have any pets? 2 Ginger Toms called Garth and Wesley

10. How many jumps do you have? 283 900+ 1200

11. What color eyes do you have? Hazel (WTF Colour is that anyway)

12. What is your nationality? Australian Mate!

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? No

14. Favorite Movie? CUTAWAY, The Abyss

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving? Work and hanging w/ friends Motorbike riding Abseiling, indoor Rock climbing

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? Not Yet But One Day Baby One day

17. If not... do you want to? Yes (see above)

18. Do you have siblings? 2 brothers and 2 sisters (1 dead)

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Everywhere, coming to USA in December for some Tunnel fun

20. What's your favorite color? Purple and Yellow

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Internationally - Spent 2009 traveling around the world 35 countries and 125 cities.

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?

[Divinfool 0]

1. Whats your name? Michael

2. How old are you? 51

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? Aug, 2011..it was the one thing I had not done that has almost obsessed me for years.

4. Are you single or taken? Married 25 years (only once- to the same person lol).

5. Do you have kids? 2 awesome kids (both in college)

6. What do you drive? Yukon XL 4wd

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? nope

8. Where do you live? Central Florida

9. Do you have any pets? 2 Rescue Pups and some fish

10. How many jumps do you have? 13

11. What color eyes do you have? Blue

12. What is your nationality? Granddad was German, Grandmother English...Grandfather Scottish....Grandmother Jewish... Me HEINZ 57 Mixed breed like my dogs..lol

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Nope

14. Favorite Movie? Platoon...The longest day....Arthur (70's version)

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Driving boats, SCUBA Diving, spearfishing, Yardwork (mamma says I better).

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? Not yet

17. If not... do you want to? My testicular mass is not large enough yet

18. Do you have siblings? 2...one here, one watching over me

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Austraila

20. What's your favorite color? Blue

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Alaska

Fear is the thief of dreams.....

[TriGirl 318]

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Bumping this, it was a pretty decent thread, lets hope it doesn't get infected.

Yes, it was a good one! Thanks for bumping it, Squeak.

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1. Whats your name? Tanya

2. How old are you? 41

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? Went for a tandem on a last-minute invite with some friends in college. 12 years later got to a point/location I could get into it.

4. Are you single or taken? Married? Taken

5. Do you have kids? no

6. What do you drive? A car. Well, a Jeep.

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? No.

8. Where do you live? Turkey (currently)

9. Do you have any pets? yes

10. How many jumps do you have? 43

11. What color eyes do you have? brown/green

12. What is your nationality? American

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? No

14. Favorite Movie(s)? American Flyers, How to Train Your Dragon

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving? Work, read, workout (triathlon)

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? No

18. Do you have siblings? Yes

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Like most other non-Aussies who answered this survey (it seems), Australia! Plus, several other locations around Europe.

20. What's your favorite color? cobalt blue &/or pale green (just look at my rig!)

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )? Istanbul

See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus

Shut Up & Jump!

[dragon2 2]

1. Whats your name?
Saskia

2. How old are you?
35

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?
Used to love watching hanggliders off the Scottish/English coast. Later on, I had some friends who had pictues on the wall of CRW bigways and they had 2 skydiving VHS tapes, turned out they had run a DZ a while back. Did a SL course and knew I was hooked.

4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Single

5. Do you have kids?
no

6. What do you drive?
An old mazda. Downsized from my old minivan

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
Yeah.

8. Where do you live?
The Netherlands

9. Do you have any pets?
1 Norwegian Forest Cat, 2 Maine Coons, some fish.

10. How many jumps do you have?
2200+

11. What color eyes do you have?
brown

12. What is your nationality?
Dutch

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
Yeah

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
A fish called Wanda, Bourne, Harry Potter

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
Work, read, pc stuff

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
No

17. If not... do you want to?
Have wanted to, but have a fear of hights

18. Do you have siblings?
1 sister

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
I like Thailand, would love to see Madagascar and New Zealand.

20. What's your favorite color?
purple, maroon

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Berlin

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[Conundrum 1]

Wow I can't believe this thread is still around.

I should update my answers.

[weaverd 0]

ill play along,


1. Whats your name?
Daniel

2. How old are you?
27

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?
I always wanted to try a tandem, after my tandem I was hooked!

4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Single

5. Do you have kids?
not that I am aware of..........

6. What do you drive?
Ford Ranger

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
what the hell is a kisspass?

8. Where do you live?
Canada, Ottawa

9. Do you have any pets?
a kitty

10. How many jumps do you have?
28 ish

11. What color eyes do you have?
hazel

12. What is your nationality?
Canadian and half dutch

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
Yeah

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
Casino, Top Gun

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
work, fish, photography

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
No

17. If not... do you want to?
I am unsure at the moment if I would try if fiven the opportunity.

18. Do you have siblings?
1 sister

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
Italy, africa

20. What's your favorite color?
red

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Barbados

[missbrz 0]

sure why not


1. Whats your name?
Jolene but I prefer to be called Jo

2. How old are you?
23

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?
My best friend & I were going to do a tandem & sat through the informational meeting of UF's Falling Gators & just said "f*ck it lets do this all the way" & signed up for AFF.


4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Single

5. Do you have kids?
thank god no

6. What do you drive?
a giant toy car! it's actually a 2 door Toyota Rav 4 but it LOOKS like a toy car

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
yup

8. Where do you live?
Brandon, FL

9. Do you have any pets?
I don't but I live with 2 cats owned by my roommate.

10. How many jumps do you have?
390-ish (I dont count so good)

11. What color eyes do you have?
blue

12. What is your nationality?
I'm American. (If you mean where did my family emmigrate from a long time ago, mostly from Poland, some other European places & a bit of Native American.)

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
Briefly.

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
Pillow Talk & any really awesomely bad movie.

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
swing/blues dance

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
Nope

17. If not... do you want to?
Hells yes.

18. Do you have siblings?
1 brother

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
Skydive the Farm

20. What's your favorite color?
it's actually a color combo. black, white & red. but just one color, bright blue.

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Um....... Wisconsin to visit family probably.

[spage 0]

New here - interesting to get to know you all! I'll play along:

1. Whats your name?
Shawn

2. How old are you?
30

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?
It was a "bucket list" item, and after my tandem I knew I had to learn this sport. The other bucket-list items can wait

4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Single

5. Do you have kids?
Nope

6. What do you drive?
BMW 330Ci and a CBR900

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
Nope

8. Where do you live?
Columbus, OH

9. Do you have any pets?
I have a 10 year old snow-corn snake named Monkey: She is fun and low-maintenance.

10. How many jumps do you have?
11 to date

11. What color eyes do you have?
Hazel-ish

12. What is your nationality?
For all intents and purposes, I am a Caucasian American. But really I'm a mutt

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
For a couple of minutes. Then I left.

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
Too many... Fear and Loathing, Clockwork Orange, Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, etc.

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
Homebrew, wrench on cars, and work work work.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
Nope

17. If not... do you want to?
I will make that decision when I have the experience to handle it.

18. Do you have siblings?
Yup, my younger brother and sister are awesome people.

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
Everywhere! But Belgium and Germany mostly, I want to visit monasteries and drive the Nurburgring!

20. What's your favorite color?
Black/red

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Denver, for the Great American Beer Festival!

[Mr.Pink 0]

1. Whats your name?
Justin
2. How old are you?
30

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?
Used to hang out at the dropzone with my dad and uncle when I was a kid and always wanted to. Plus I suck at golf.


4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Married

5. Do you have kids?
Nope

6. What do you drive?
Toyota FJ Cruiser

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
Nope

8. Where do you live?
Raleigh, NC
9. Do you have any pets?
German Shorthaired Pointer named Patton

10. How many jumps do you have?
51

11. What color eyes do you have?
Green

12. What is your nationality?
American

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
No

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
Forrest Gump

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
Work, Cross fit, kayak

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
Nope

17. If not... do you want to?
Maybe. I hate heights

18. Do you have siblings?
Brother

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
Back home to NM.

20. What's your favorite color?
Blue

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Afghanistan, still here.

[mutumbo 0]

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I'm bored... just answer the damn questions:

1. Whats your name? john

2. How old are you? 25

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? It's just something I've always wanted to do

4. Are you single or taken? single
5. Do you have kids? No, thank god

6. What do you drive? 97 honda del sol

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? No

8. Where do you live? FLORIDA
9. Do you have any pets? nope

10. How many jumps do you have? 15?

11. What color eyes do you have? Brown

12. What is your nationality? im a mutt

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Yep.

14. Favorite Movie?boondock siants 1&2 or poolhall junkies

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? drink beer, and work i guess

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? its worth a go. . .

18. Do you have siblings? 1 younger sister

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Ireland

20. What's your favorite color? blue

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving)? uhh.., seattle, for a class, i think

Thanatos340(on landing rounds)--
Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet.

[rwieder 0]

1. Whats your name? R.

2. How old are you? 52

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? It's just something I've always wanted to do, so I did and now Im addicted, That and it's the most fun you can have with your clothes on!

4. Are you single or taken? Married.

5. Do you have kids? Yes, 4 & 3 Granchildren

6. What do you drive? Black 2011 4WD Chev. Avalanche LTZ

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? No

8. Where do you live? Central Texas

9. Do you have any pets? 2 Miniture German Schnauzers. Buster Bear & Isabelle 2

10. How many jumps do you have? 1600-1650

11. What color eyes do you have? Brown

12. What is your nationality? European, German descent

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? The thought never crossed my mind & never will

14. Favorite Movie? Legend Of The Fall

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Work

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? N/C

17. If not... do you want to? N/C

18. Do you have siblings? No

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? I've been a world traveler for years.

20. What's your favorite color? Black

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving?) Salt Lake City, Utah, Las Vegas, Nevada

22) USPA No: 168837

23) C License No. 32349

24: Years Liscened In Sport: 12

25) SCR License No: 14365 04/08/2001, SDSM.

-Richard-
"You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

[Southern_Man 0]

1. Whats your name? Ken

2. How old are you? 41

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? I have some background in other adventure activities like white water rafting and climbing. Did a tandem two years ago because it was something I always wanted to do and here I am.

4. Are you single or taken? Single

5. Do you have kids? Yes, three (19, 15, 11)

6. What do you drive? Hyundai Tiburon

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? No

8. Where do you live? Virginia

9. Do you have any pets? No, lost my dog of almost 15 years back in June.

10. How many jumps do you have? 180

11. What color eyes do you have? Brown

12. What is your nationality? American, from varied European ancestry

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Yes, quite a few

14. Favorite Movie? The Godfather

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Work, run, bake bread, play chess, go to wine festivals, hike

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? Maybe

18. Do you have siblings? Yes, two older sisters

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Argentina

20. What's your favorite color? Black

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving?) Haiti.

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

[bqmassey 0]

1. Whats your name? Brandon

2. How old are you? 25

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? I've always (I can remember watching jets when I was four) wanted to be in the sky. I've tried a lot of methods to get there. Joined the Civil Air Patrol when I was a bit younger to try to get some flight time. Eventually started working on my pilot's license. Strongly considered buying/building an autogyro. Getting out of the vehicle entirely seemed like a logical step!

4. Are you single or taken? Single

5. Do you have kids? Negative.

6. What do you drive? Hyundai Elantra

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? A what?

8. Where do you live? Georgia

9. Do you have any pets? Not that live with me. I consider the dogs that live with my parents (and me when I was in high school) to be at least partially mine.

10. How many jumps do you have? 66

11. What color eyes do you have? Green

12. What is your nationality? American

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Never more than one or two dates, fortunately.

14. Favorite Movie? Just one? Can't do it.

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving? Reading about skydiving. I own several guns and shoot a lot as well.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? Yes

18. Do you have siblings? Yes, one biological, two step-.

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? New Zealand perhaps.

20. What's your favorite color? Dunno

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving?) Afghanistan.

[peanut_gallery 0]

1. Whats your name? Matthew

2. How old are you? 27 as of yestarday

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? To see if I could. And I'm really good at falling.

4. Are you single or taken? Single

5. Do you have kids? Nope

6. What do you drive? BWM 1200GS. Haven't owned a car in almost 4 years.

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Nopers

8. Where do you live? Colorado

9. Do you have any pets? Not at this time

10. How many jumps do you have? 7

11. What color eyes do you have? Greenish Hazel

12. What is your nationality? Swedish, French, Dutch, American Indian.

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Nope, nobody wants me :(

14. Favorite Movie? I'm a movie buff but don't really have a favorite

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Work, travel, hike, also a competitive traditional archer.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? We'll see when that time comes

18. Do you have siblings? Older pain in the ass

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Antarctica

20. What's your favorite color? Blue/green

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving?) Hawaii.

[dirtbox 0]

1. Whats your name?
Dave, Downunder Dave

2. How old are you?
23

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?

Short answer; A static line jump was offered as a gift and I really enjoyed it I think. More so I sucked which meant I was going to prove I could do it right. I did it again and sucked again. I sucked a few more times and managed to get put back on staticline. I was going to get it right even if I hated it. About jump 17 I started having a bit of fun.
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Full answer - for oldwoman - When I was growing up I got to play with old school spring loaded pilot chutes. Dad just gave them to us (I have a younger brother) and we threw our toys off the roof and out of trees with them. We assumed every kids father had them I guess. A few times he mentioned he had been skydiving but he never really said much about it. We knew that funny part at the back of his right leg that felt like jelly was from a demo then went to crap and he landed in powerlines (avoiding some harvesting machine on a round at some agricultural show doing a demo in high winds) making the national news. That didn't mean much to us when we were 10, it was just a funny story. From time to time though he would ask if we ever wanted to do a skydive - normally around xmas or our birthday and about the time I turned 20 I took him up on it.

He took me to the same guy that taught him to jump and I did a static line out of a cessna for Xmas. He regretted that cos I was still a college student student and I banged out 4 more jumps that weekend... I sold a bit of excess cycling gear (my timetrial bike and one set of zips paid for my rig, another track disc and another set of mavics paid for a bit of the course - he paid for the rest ). 3 months later, I was a terrible student, I had an A licence. Then my father dug out his old log books, 16mm film and other stuff like that and I actually found out what he did when he was younger. Turns out he had travelled around America in the late 70s (might of been the early 80s) jumping at places like Pope Valley. He quit jumping in 82 with nearly 900 jumps (something to do with 9 mals in 11 jumps while fidling with a slider and another jumper going through his canopy while mum watched - a bunch of people turned excpecting a bounce..). By coincidence I am now driving around the USA jumping some thirty years later.

4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Single

5. Do you have kids?
not that I am aware of..........

6. What do you drive?
Hyundai Santa FE

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
I'll be in Eloy next week and will have beer?

8. Where do you live?
Where ever my backpack is - Dallas today, New Mexico tomorrow, Eloy in Wednesday.

9. Do you have any pets?
Used to have an English Mastif.

10. How many jumps do you have?
106

11. What color eyes do you have?
Blue with yellow

12. What is your nationality?
Australian - first fleet criminal on both sides

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
no

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
American Hisotry X

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
Cycling, hike mountains, rock climbing, waste time here...

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
No

17. If not... do you want to?
When I feel I am ready I will.

18. Do you have siblings?
1 younger brother

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
I want to have lived on every continent for atleast 6 months by the time I am 25 - 2.5 down

20. What's your favorite color?
black, orange

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Dallas, Tx

[Skootz 0]

First.....what is up with all these people not having a kiss pass?!?!?

1. Whats your name?
Skootzie!

2. How old are you?
Turning 33 next month

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?

I reached a big goal in life....I decided to celebrate by scaring the shit out of myself. Never would have EVER thought I'd do it more than once.....let alone fall in love with it.

4. Are you single or taken? Married?
Taken

5. Do you have kids?
Nope

6. What do you drive?
Volvo who thinks she is a 4 wheel drive car.

7. Have you ever done a kisspass?
One of my favorite things!!! A surprise night jump kiss pass was the best!

8. Where do you live?
Montana! - - The best place EVER!

9. Do you have any pets?
One amazing dog who I am super luck to have found!

10. How many jumps do you have?
250....only one jump this year. Not a good year...but buying a new canopy and will be back in the air with style next season.

11. What color eyes do you have?
Blue grey

12. What is your nationality?
Dirty Pirate Hooker!

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet?
Not really....but the internet is the connection I have with my husband for half the year.

14. Favorite Movie(s)?
Super Troopers

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving?
Prepare for six months of winter.....does that count?

16. Have you ever BASE jumped?
Nope....not yet.

17. If not... do you want to?
I've wanted to ever since I went to Twin. I was totally addicted. I don't know if I have it in myself to do....horrible scared of heights.....cry if I have to climb a ladder scared of heights.

18. Do you have siblings?
One sister....she is 8 years older.

19. Where do you want to travel to the most?
Yap

20. What's your favorite color?
PINK!!!!!

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )?
Sitka, Alaska on my honeymoon.

[emmiwy 0]

1. Whats your name? Emily

2. How old are you? 29

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes?

Best put, to fulfill the dream of flying. One tandem wasn't enough, so challenged me to jump out on my own.

4. Are you single or taken? Married? Happily taken.

5. Do you have kids? No, I do not.

6. What do you drive? My parent's Lexus.

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Yes, one unexpectedly with a female friend.

8. Where do you live? Southern California

9. Do you have any pets? Not any more than I do have kids.

10. How many jumps do you have? Coming up on 500.

11. What color eyes do you have? Brown

12. What is your nationality? Chinese American.

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? No, I'm a simple girl.

14. Favorite Movie(s)? Back to the Future, Big, The Goonies, a lot of movies I remember from my childhood.

15. What do you do when you aren't skydiving? Enjoy life and the spend time around the people I care about immensely.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No I haven't.

17. If not... do you want to? Mayhaps.

18. Do you have siblings? Two sisters and a brother.

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Australia/New Zealand.

20. What's your favorite color? Blue.

21. Where was the last place you flew to (not skydiving )? Phoenix. I enjoy the desert. And road runners.

[Marinus 0]

OK, I'll bite

1. Whats your name? Marinus

2. How old are you? 34

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? I got curious about what is was like, booked a tandem-jump last week, which resulted in me really, really, really wanting to jump out of planes more often.

4. Are you single or taken? Married

5. Do you have kids? No

6. What do you drive? Hyundai Matrix (but I prefer to go by bicycle on short distances (10 miles or less))

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? I've no idea. What's a kisspass?

8. Where do you live? The Netherlands

9. Do you have any pets? No, but the significant other has 2 dogs and 8 cats. I grudgingly admit I love them too, but it takes an hour of extra cleaning each day.

10. How many jumps do you have? Does a tandem jump count?

11. What color eyes do you have? Brown

12. What is your nationality? Dutch

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Of course

14. Favorite Movie? The 1998 Canadian film "Last Night"

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Work, clean up the mess our pets make.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? Probably not, ask me again in 2015

18. Do you have siblings? Yes, a lot actually

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? New York

20. What's your favorite color? Green

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? The Netherlands (from Cyprus/Iraq)

[NWFlyer 2]

Updating my responses since they're ANCIENT!

1. Whats your name? Krisanne

2. How old are you? 34 40

3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? Always been on my list of things to do, so I finally got around to doing it.

4. Are you single or taken? Married? Single. Know anyone cool? Met someone really cool not long after that last post. We've been together over 6 years now.

5. Do you have kids? No

6. What do you drive? 2001 Passat GLX (5 speed, tyvm!) (still!)

7. Have you ever done a kisspass? Not yet I've done a bunch since then, including one this weekend from the inimitable JohnMitchell (especially fun since he just left lip prints on my full face shield)

8. Where do you live? Seattle? Oakland

9. Do you have any pets?Nope. I even kill plants. Since then I've brought two cats into my life; one only lived two years (but she was born with kidney disease, so it was not due to any mistreatment or neglect on my part!) The other is a happy, healthy 4-year old. And I have grown a plant or two since then, too.

10. How many jumps do you have? 33 832

11. What color eyes do you have? Blue/Green/Gray depending on the day and... uh... other factors.

12. What is your nationality? American (British/German stock)

13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? Yes

14. Favorite Movie? This is Spinal Tap

15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Work as little as I can, play as much as I can. See profile.

16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

17. If not... do you want to? To be determined

18. Do you have siblings? 1 older brother

19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Spain (still!)

20. What's your favorite color? Green

21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? SoCal (still the same, it's the most recent place I flew both for work and for skydiving)

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke