LouDiamond 1 #1 December 19, 2002 If I ever have a malfunction and it's caught on tape I will NEVER sell it to Real TV. Just watched Scott Sanders malfunction on Real TV and even though he saved his own life, the way REAl Tv makes that and other incidents look like "we" as a sport are out of control is disturbing. Just my 2 cents "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaGQ 0 #2 December 19, 2002 I saw it as well...the media and tv love to make this sport out worse than it really is.- GQ ... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ... -Charles Lindberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #3 December 19, 2002 Well spent......."It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #4 December 19, 2002 Hell, that will never change..... I wonder how much money the person got.... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #5 December 19, 2002 My Promise to Skydivers is that I will continue to Skydive, have sex with as many women as possible and party a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #6 December 19, 2002 WOOOO HOOOOOO!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #7 December 19, 2002 When I worked in Rochester I got some stuff that wasn't going to make air, but my boss mentioned that they pay about $1k a pop for good stuff. I'm not sure though b/c CBS only pays about 200 for stringing and 600-800 for up to an 8 hour day of scheduled shooting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #8 December 19, 2002 Wow, almost a new canopy.... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFlyHol 0 #9 December 19, 2002 QuoteI wonder how much money the person got.... __________________________________________________ I dated someone who sent something in. They sent him a t-shirt and a few grand, from what I remember him saying. x's and o's, Hol :)When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites f1freak 0 #10 December 19, 2002 And i would be good enough to share with the other person.... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #11 December 19, 2002 Feel free not to send em your malfunctions, but please send them the good stuff! Every once in a while they show videos of skydiving when absolutely nothing goes wrong. So many people probably have videos of themselves doing really fun stuff. Hoop jumps, raft dives, interesting exits, all that stuff. Thats the kinds of videos we should be sending to real tv. You wouldnt have to feel guilty when they treat you real nice too. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pds 0 #12 December 19, 2002 i wish there were cams in the cars of all the assholes i see on the road. that would take some heat offa us.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ducky 0 #13 December 19, 2002 Here i second the demotionkwak Sometimes your the bug, sometimes your the windshield. Sometimes your the hammer sometimes your the nail. Question is Hun, Do you wanna get hammered or do you wanna get nailed????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freekflyguy 0 #14 March 25, 2005 QuoteIf I ever have a malfunction and it's caught on tape I will NEVER sell it to Real TV. Just watched Scott Sanders malfunction on Real TV and even though he saved his own life, the way REAl Tv makes that and other incidents look like "we" as a sport are out of control is disturbing. Just my 2 cents Just seen this on RealityTV a sattelite channel on UK Sky. Cant help wondering why he spent so long trying to cut away his main when all he had to do was roll over and dump his reserve. Unless I am missing something, he said that his pilot chute had deployed and wrapped around his arm. He said nothing about the main deploying and judging by the attitude of his body on the video I would say it hadnt. Cutting away the main which was still in the container would have had no effect on the pilot chute. He was below 2k when he cutaway that is a lot of time he wasted. Does anyone know Scott? or does he post here? BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Brains 2 #15 March 25, 2005 Wow, you dug up an old thread Yes, i know Scott, He and his wife are on a four way team at my dz. His main did partially deploy and his pilot chute /bridle was wrapped around his arm causing a violent spin. He couldn't move his arm to cut away all the way. If you watch the video, you can tell he worked his ASS off to save himself. Real TV is to blame for the sensationalism, not Scott. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites upndownshop 0 #16 March 25, 2005 Scott got enough money to get a complete system out of it. Im not necessarily dogging Scott he is a good person. When it aired a few years ago I asked him why he did it and he said for the rig... I have a tape from 1993 when I busted myself up and have never turned it in. Even when I needed money. Its funny, the other day I saw the Volvo commercial where it says that people can do amazing things when they are able to trust their equipment. It shows a Skysurfer and cameraman doing their thing..When they deploy the canopies are in the shape of the car. Then it refers to the car. I thought excellent, thats the kind of advertisement we need. Which takes to me to thought of how many people have "sold" out the sport for money. It has been going on since skydiving started. what a shame.It hurts the sport every time someone sells out. In my opinion. It then lead me to think the same thing happens when DZ's bad mouth each other to potential jumpers. That used to be a real problem 10 or more years ago, i dont think it is as bad as it was...but then here comes Skyride.... Why cant we just get along and keep our sport appearing safe rather than selling out? Love it or Leave it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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f1freak 0 #10 December 19, 2002 And i would be good enough to share with the other person.... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #11 December 19, 2002 Feel free not to send em your malfunctions, but please send them the good stuff! Every once in a while they show videos of skydiving when absolutely nothing goes wrong. So many people probably have videos of themselves doing really fun stuff. Hoop jumps, raft dives, interesting exits, all that stuff. Thats the kinds of videos we should be sending to real tv. You wouldnt have to feel guilty when they treat you real nice too. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #12 December 19, 2002 i wish there were cams in the cars of all the assholes i see on the road. that would take some heat offa us.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ducky 0 #13 December 19, 2002 Here i second the demotionkwak Sometimes your the bug, sometimes your the windshield. Sometimes your the hammer sometimes your the nail. Question is Hun, Do you wanna get hammered or do you wanna get nailed????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #14 March 25, 2005 QuoteIf I ever have a malfunction and it's caught on tape I will NEVER sell it to Real TV. Just watched Scott Sanders malfunction on Real TV and even though he saved his own life, the way REAl Tv makes that and other incidents look like "we" as a sport are out of control is disturbing. Just my 2 cents Just seen this on RealityTV a sattelite channel on UK Sky. Cant help wondering why he spent so long trying to cut away his main when all he had to do was roll over and dump his reserve. Unless I am missing something, he said that his pilot chute had deployed and wrapped around his arm. He said nothing about the main deploying and judging by the attitude of his body on the video I would say it hadnt. Cutting away the main which was still in the container would have had no effect on the pilot chute. He was below 2k when he cutaway that is a lot of time he wasted. Does anyone know Scott? or does he post here? BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #15 March 25, 2005 Wow, you dug up an old thread Yes, i know Scott, He and his wife are on a four way team at my dz. His main did partially deploy and his pilot chute /bridle was wrapped around his arm causing a violent spin. He couldn't move his arm to cut away all the way. If you watch the video, you can tell he worked his ASS off to save himself. Real TV is to blame for the sensationalism, not Scott. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #16 March 25, 2005 Scott got enough money to get a complete system out of it. Im not necessarily dogging Scott he is a good person. When it aired a few years ago I asked him why he did it and he said for the rig... I have a tape from 1993 when I busted myself up and have never turned it in. Even when I needed money. Its funny, the other day I saw the Volvo commercial where it says that people can do amazing things when they are able to trust their equipment. It shows a Skysurfer and cameraman doing their thing..When they deploy the canopies are in the shape of the car. Then it refers to the car. I thought excellent, thats the kind of advertisement we need. Which takes to me to thought of how many people have "sold" out the sport for money. It has been going on since skydiving started. what a shame.It hurts the sport every time someone sells out. In my opinion. It then lead me to think the same thing happens when DZ's bad mouth each other to potential jumpers. That used to be a real problem 10 or more years ago, i dont think it is as bad as it was...but then here comes Skyride.... Why cant we just get along and keep our sport appearing safe rather than selling out? Love it or Leave it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
