nws01 0 #51 March 4, 2002 It is more about flying skills compared to the other people in the dive. A swooper is one of the last people to exit the plane and dives / swoops / flies to the formation. Bigger people...me included...are usually in the base or are the ones that other people swoop to because their vertical fall rate is usually faster.Nathan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatz 0 #52 March 4, 2002 I was under the impression weight doesn't matter, only how streamline you can make yourself...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMarshMan1 0 #53 March 4, 2002 Weight matters.Life's a bitch- be its pimp.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #54 March 4, 2002 a swooper is someone who jumps out of the plane after the main part of the formation does. they have to fall faster in order to get close the distance and dock with the main formation (aka the base) the reason they won't let dave swoop is b/c they are afraid he won't be able to slow down before he plows into it. after all he is a texan and couldn't hit air if he fell on it!!! just a joke dude don't get all rouled up. I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #55 March 4, 2002 With todays technology different jumpsuits, etc. can help someone in their areas of need. IE, weight, flying skills, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatz 0 #56 March 4, 2002 so the bigger your gut, the slower you fall.... shit...i'm hitting the gym this weekend...(I thought swooping was at the ground level when you flare and skim the ground for a few hundred meters......) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #57 March 4, 2002 Quote after all he is a texan and couldn't hit air if he fell on it!!! I am really beginning to like you Viking. Uh, I already like you Dave.Nathan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMarshMan1 0 #58 March 4, 2002 For example.....I would have to be head down to keep up with AggieDave in his slowest boxman position.....Life's a bitch- be its pimp.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #59 March 4, 2002 QuoteWeight matters.Well, technically, fall rate matters. And fall rate is a factor of weight & drag. So yeah, the heavier you are, the more drag you need and the lighter you are, the less drag (and sometimes more weight) you need."Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #60 March 4, 2002 Quote...long walks along the runway after dark...honney whats that loud humming........wack!!!!!!!!!!this space for rent........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMarshMan1 0 #61 March 4, 2002 Nooooooo, the bigger your gut the faster you fall....thats why I fall so slow Life's a bitch- be its pimp.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #62 March 4, 2002 Excuse the bigger the gut the better because it makes for a natural arch. Less work.Nathan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #63 March 4, 2002 Quotehe won't be able to slow down before he plows into it. For the last time, its POWERDOCKING, not crashing, and its something that has taken jump after jump training to get good at..."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 #64 March 4, 2002 ok then explain to me why noone likes people to do it to them?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 #65 March 4, 2002 Quoteok then explain to me why noone likes people to do it to them?They're p***ies...that's why..."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 #66 March 4, 2002 BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #67 March 4, 2002 aka combat RW last man still moving at pull time wins!!!this space for rent........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #68 March 4, 2002 Quoteaka combat RW last man still moving at pull time wins!!!Cypres test! "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #69 March 4, 2002 QuoteThen i hit college and got that big thing. If only I'd known this yesterday.....pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #70 March 4, 2002 dude that would be cool as hell but we would have to set up a bunch of checks and stuff to make sure that the info if acurate. would we jump seperatlly or or have like a two way race?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #71 March 4, 2002 ROTFLMAO......your in to beer guts???dont let your mind wander.....its to little to be left alone...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #72 March 4, 2002 hey you were right behind me when they had my shirt up. but as seen in the picture you were going for a beer. I geuss we all know where your priorities lie. I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #73 March 4, 2002 "fall like a nickel plated safe with rounded corners"ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMarshMan1 0 #74 March 4, 2002 Quotefall like a nickel plated safe with rounded cornersActually, in a frictionless environment, that would fall just as fast as a ping-pong ball...oh wait...we arent in a frictionless environment. Damn. But wouldnt that be cool? Life's a bitch- be its pimp.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinmaster 0 #75 March 4, 2002 You know, you can wear your SCUBA gear on a weather ballon up to about 100K and jump. Not a lot of friction at that altitude so you'll go very fast right along with the ping-pong balldisclaimer...I'm jk so don't try it.Spinmaster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
