ManBird 0 #1 October 26, 2003 Isn't this sort of a negative image for them? What the hell? Edited to add: bastard"¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 October 26, 2003 What ad, where?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #3 October 26, 2003 that's nothing more than a swooping chow. how is this a negative image for Atair?--Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoojeff 0 #4 October 26, 2003 steve is that really an ad from cobalt ? if so cool its taken at our dz. skydive oregon. were on the map. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #5 October 26, 2003 I don't know...would you buy a Firestone tire if the ad was an Explorer blowing out the front tire at 80mph on the highway ready to flip over... ...even if the stupid driver just drove over a bunch of broken glass. If the glass isn't in the picture, we don't know if it's the cause so we assume it's the tire. How can we assume anything from the pic? The only facts are that it's a Cobolt and that it's not performing very well (reguardless of what the pilot is doing, it doesn't look intentional)... ...he could have just "run over glass" (i.e. fucked up the landing [mostlikely], but that evidence isn't in the pic. Marketing Mayhem!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #6 October 26, 2003 I'm just gonna assume its not their real ad, but a quick photoshop job. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #7 October 26, 2003 The pond looks real. blues jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFlyFridge 0 #8 October 26, 2003 Quote How can we assume anything from the pic? The only facts are that it's a Cobolt and that it's not performing very well (reguardless of what the pilot is doing, it doesn't look intentional)... Well, when I look at that picture I just see a pilot fucking up a swoop and i see the double diamonds. So what tells me that? Even Atair factory pilots do get wet some times. I don´t see a Cobalt performing bad, I see a pilot perform very bad on a canopy that is well known for it´s swoop capacities. And even if... Quote ...he could have just "run over glass" (i.e. fucked up the landing [mostlikely], but that evidence isn't in the pic. Do you need to SEE that evidence? Should´nt a skydiver know what kind of things leads to such pictures? In most cases it´s NOT the canopy! So if one is a mature and a thinking skydiver one should take that ad for what it is, a pretty funny ironic ad, which should´nt be taken too seriously! Thats, if it´s an real ad from atair. But thats just my 2cents...... c-ya!------------------------------------------------------ ROCK ON,.....HARD! Proud European!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #9 October 26, 2003 i think the picture is real but was never intended to be an atair add. give me 5 mins and i could regenerate that ad in paintbrush. where did you find the add? i bet it's not a real add<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #10 October 26, 2003 My guess is that it's a spoof poking fun at whoever was flying that canopy. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #11 October 26, 2003 That canopy looks exactly like one of two of my old sponsored canopies. It's very possible that it's the CC65 that I jumped for a while. Same color pattern anyway. Nice chow by the way, whoever it is. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshopper 0 #12 October 27, 2003 QuoteIsn't this sort of a negative image for them? What the hell? look for the double diamonds...on the bottom of the pond. I still can't believe evan walked away from that one. he got so lucky, his camera and cypress were fine as well.________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #13 October 27, 2003 Quotesteve is that really an ad from cobalt ? if so cool its taken at our dz. skydive oregon. were on the map.No, it's just a joke. I think the PST put us on the map, first. ;) For the live action carnage, grab this vid: http://www.deepart.org/sight/the_carnage_round.wmv Sorry ghopper, yours is in there, too. I'd left it out originally, but needed to have it in there to time Evan's chow better with the music. Edited to add: Watching this video again, I'm once again realizing the value of a pond, and am really glad we have it. Everyone made it through that round without a scratch... physically, anyway."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #14 October 27, 2003 If you look at the video, you also notice the person in the last chow (the 'ad' picture) is wearing a camera....and I wanna bet that his D-Box aint 100% watertight.... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #15 October 27, 2003 Hmmmmm.............interesting. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #16 October 27, 2003 QuoteIf you look at the video, you also notice the person in the last chow (the 'ad' picture) is wearing a camera....and I wanna bet that his D-Box aint 100% watertight.... Yeah, that was Evan. His camera, his Cypres, and himself made it through 100%. It's amazing that it all happened in one round, and that no one got hurt. As I understand it, the spot was off on a hop and pop load, and most people were low by the time they got back. We would have lost some legs and maybe some people without that pond. Though the water definitely contributes to target fixation, so... who knows."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #17 October 27, 2003 Nobody got such a nice pic of my double diamond when I chowed, I'm jealous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #18 October 27, 2003 Let's see if we can get a shot at Eloy, Glen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #19 October 27, 2003 Wingsuit + water is no good, just don't do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #20 October 27, 2003 I go for the pond, but only with the legs snapped up. I also set up a little closer to ensure that I'll clear the pond, but not so close that I'll miss it and hit the ground if I hook it too low. I wasn't there when it happened, but there was a pretty nasty wingsuit chow at our DZ once. No injury, but lots of wet gear."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
