AggieDave 6 #76 March 4, 2002 I was thinking more along the way of a 2 way race. Although we could do a couple of jumps, a race, a pro-track verified solo jump, etc."That shit's gonna kill ya if the women don't get you first..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMarshMan1 0 #77 March 4, 2002 Wait a minute. What am I talking about? Skydiving in a frictionless environment might not be so cool. There wouldnt be any "air"...hmm....wonder what that would be like. I need to stop thinking I think....Life's a bitch- be its pimp.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #78 March 4, 2002 you guys gonna try for the sound barrier???????race????pro tracks???dont let your mind wander.....its to little to be left alone...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #79 March 4, 2002 No not beer guts... he said "big thing".... my mind just went with it....pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #80 March 4, 2002 you would need a space suit dude. the lack of air (aka vacume) would bust your lungs like a ballon.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatz 0 #81 March 4, 2002 On a new note - not that i don't like the idea of skyraces. How long did it take most of you to get your second stage of license that allows you to jump anywhere?I CAN'T WAIT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #82 March 4, 2002 Hey no hijacking your own thread back to the topic!! In the US you can jump anywhere with an A license, which is around 25 jumps. Took me a couple months but that was a long time ago; the requirements have changed... a lot depends on how thick your wallet is and how good the weather is.pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatz 0 #83 March 4, 2002 you obviously couldn't do 25 jumps in 1 week? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #84 March 4, 2002 Physically, yeah, 25 jumps in a week is very possible. Financially is another story....pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #85 March 4, 2002 Not in a single weekend, atleast, well, I guess you could, but that is very very very unlikely. If you went to a DZ that was open 7 days, sure, I don't see why you couldn't do 4 jumps a day and get 28 jumps in a week."That shit's gonna kill ya if the women don't get you first..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinmaster 0 #86 March 4, 2002 ______________you would need a space suit dude. the lack of air (aka vacume) would bust your lungs like a ballon.______________um...ya, it was a joke dude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #87 March 4, 2002 "Hey, no hijacking your own thread, back to the topic"You guys are good for the soul, you keep us all laughing! Thanks.J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #88 March 4, 2002 QuoteIf you went to a DZ that was open 7 days, sure, I don't see why you couldn't do 4 jumps a day and get 28 jumps in a week.Let's not forget--weather complying...don't ever move to Michigan...(unless you have your A and can travel south)The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatz 0 #89 March 4, 2002 Don't know what it's like everywhere else, but it's only $25 a jump if you have your license..... + equipment.... but you would get all the equipment once you get your license if you are serious right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinmaster 0 #90 March 4, 2002 There's got to be some tandom instructors out there who've had 24 or more jumps in a week. I think I recall one of the instructors at my DZ saying he did 7 tandoms one day. A busy week and 24 should be easy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #91 March 4, 2002 Well, around here is about $18 a jump if you have your own gear. Yeah, generally people buy their first gear right after they get their license and generally buy used gear since they'll probably biff the landings and outgrow their gear skill wise in a few hundred jumps. Some of the serious types, myself included, are slowly trying to piece together their own gear since $$ isn't as easy to come by for us. "That shit's gonna kill ya if the women don't get you first..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #92 March 4, 2002 i think three pro-trak jumps would be the way to go. We take the average speeds from all three jumps average them together and thats your speed for the contest. now would you prefer to do this in shorts and a t-shirt, or really tight jump suits? I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinmaster 0 #93 March 4, 2002 Quote but you would get all the equipment once you get your license if you are serious right? and if you have a thousand dollars to spend on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #94 March 4, 2002 I say in shorts and a t-shirt, or jeans and a sweat shirt (it's f**king cold in TX right now...). Since I don't have a tight jump suit. Would this be done BTE, in a sit, stand?"That shit's gonna kill ya if the women don't get you first..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #95 March 4, 2002 ok depending on the weather. No freefly. This is a BTE speed recordI swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #96 March 4, 2002 Alright, BTE. Sweet, now I have to beg/borrow a pro-track..."That shit's gonna kill ya if the women don't get you first..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #97 March 4, 2002 hehe and another fued between the west and the whole country starts. I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #98 March 4, 2002 Hey, we've got to have something to do between classes..."That shit's gonna kill ya if the women don't get you first..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #99 March 4, 2002 p#$$y freefly the thingdont let your mind wander.....its to little to be left alone...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatz 0 #100 March 4, 2002 here i go again !whats a pro-track? is this like a speedo 8-)? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
