sunkenstate 0 #1 September 6, 2011 Anyone have any footage / images from the ground or air of the many jumps made into Black Rock City at Burning Man 2011? Props to Burning Sky and 88NV crew for making these jumps possible. Here is a taste from last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55G8yuGqKl0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Please no flaming about BM in general. D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shah269 0 #2 September 6, 2011 Quote Please no flaming about BM in general. Hu?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BIGUN 1,324 #3 September 6, 2011 Quote flaming about BM in general Hehe you made a funny Umm I was there in 2006 - 2008 although I couldn't play with BS cause I was workingNobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cpoxon 0 #4 September 7, 2011 Don't know what the security settings are on BillVon's Facebook album but he's posted some facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2124083456450.2117972.1076784305&type=1Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunkenstate 0 #5 September 7, 2011 Quote Quote flaming about BM in general Hehe you made a funny Hehe. Yeah, I caught that after I posted it. Its all good. BM is a pretty funny place. On a side note, BillVon's FB is pretty locked down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,006 #6 September 7, 2011 Here you go Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DougH 270 #7 September 7, 2011 Pretty cool looking!"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites deltron80 0 #8 September 8, 2011 nice pics! inspiring Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BIGUN 1,324 #9 September 8, 2011 OK. So the highlighted red in your pic is where I worked until 2009 when the company was sold. It's the Staff eating/shower area that was usually behind the black plastic wrap fence. For those who have not attended, it is an amazing experience... The only way to explain its vast culture to my fellow rednecks is, "San Francisco Artists meet Mad Max." While that doesn't do it justice, it's about the only frame of reference I could use to get close. So much creativity in one place... from semi truck sculptures to amazing fire dancers with music in the cold desert night... One year I was there - the guy lit off burning man too early. Interesting side story... I came in to Playa one year about two weeks early to help setup and check on the crew. In the middle of the Desert is a guy about my age with a Black Airborne Ranger cap on and short hair (we're like the two standouts on the entire desert. I "think" we were called minorities. Anyway, this guy and I start talking and he's running the fence crew and we knew "of" each other when I was at Bragg.. He had retired as a colonel in the late 90's... We had a great time, meeting for coffee at my tent in the mornings and talking, breakfast, then going out and working all day and rallying up at night. Its a big small world. EDIT: OK This is pretty coincidental... I just got this in me email... http://burningsky.org/index.php?topic=760.new#new Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites headoverheels 333 #10 September 8, 2011 Who was serving as BM airport manager this year? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JonM 0 #11 September 8, 2011 My pictures are up here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmcclintock/sets/72157627613172906/ -Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites deltron80 0 #12 September 9, 2011 QuoteMy pictures are up here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmcclintock/sets/72157627613172906/ -Jon Great aerial shots of the city! the one of everyone dragging the Trojan Horse is pretty cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites virgin-burner 1 #13 September 13, 2011 i envy you guys! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunkenstate 0 #14 September 15, 2011 Nice! You guys rock. Thanks for posting these. My goal is to jump into BRC next year. 83 jumps to go! I was camped with the Lamplighters on 5:30 and Rod's Road around center camp (the big tent that looks like a disc). Anyone dive their canopies through the big smoke rings getting poofed on Saturday? The whole city started cheering when a couple guys managed to pull it off. D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites artard 0 #15 September 15, 2011 Quote Nice! You guys rock. Thanks for posting these. My goal is to jump into BRC next year. 83 jumps to go! Even though the minimum is 100 jumps the landing areas are constantly changing and the winds can be tricky and unpredictable and there are constant dust devils. Make sure you are very comfortable with landing your canopy safely and accurately before you jump into burning man. edit - and don't forget you are landing at 4000 feet MSLhttp://www.mixcloud.com/prajna http://vimeo.com/avidya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunkenstate 0 #16 September 20, 2011 Alright, 80 more to go as of this weekend. :) Your points are well taken. Last year I watched a guy break a leg (or two) due to a bad landing at Burning Man. Not pretty. A regular at my DZ is of the opinion that 100 is too low a jump number to go into Burning Man; he basically equated it to a demo jump. Thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,006 #17 September 20, 2011 >A regular at my DZ is of the opinion that 100 is too low a jump number to go into >Burning Man; he basically equated it to a demo jump. Thoughts? It is. It's also an uncontrolled demo jump; the landing area does not have crowd control. You WILL get cut off on landing at some point and you have to be able to control your canopy well enough to avoid a collision. At the very least people going should have some demo experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DSE 5 #18 September 20, 2011 Quote>A regular at my DZ is of the opinion that 100 is too low a jump number to go into >Burning Man; he basically equated it to a demo jump. Thoughts? It is. It's also an uncontrolled demo jump; the landing area does not have crowd control. You WILL get cut off on landing at some point and you have to be able to control your canopy well enough to avoid a collision. At the very least people going should have some demo experience. Don't forget that it's around 4K in altitude, too. That super cool 120 flies a little faster there. 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. 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shah269 0 #2 September 6, 2011 Quote Please no flaming about BM in general. Hu?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,324 #3 September 6, 2011 Quote flaming about BM in general Hehe you made a funny Umm I was there in 2006 - 2008 although I couldn't play with BS cause I was workingNobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #4 September 7, 2011 Don't know what the security settings are on BillVon's Facebook album but he's posted some facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2124083456450.2117972.1076784305&type=1Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunkenstate 0 #5 September 7, 2011 Quote Quote flaming about BM in general Hehe you made a funny Hehe. Yeah, I caught that after I posted it. Its all good. BM is a pretty funny place. On a side note, BillVon's FB is pretty locked down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,006 #6 September 7, 2011 Here you go Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #7 September 7, 2011 Pretty cool looking!"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #8 September 8, 2011 nice pics! inspiring Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,324 #9 September 8, 2011 OK. So the highlighted red in your pic is where I worked until 2009 when the company was sold. It's the Staff eating/shower area that was usually behind the black plastic wrap fence. For those who have not attended, it is an amazing experience... The only way to explain its vast culture to my fellow rednecks is, "San Francisco Artists meet Mad Max." While that doesn't do it justice, it's about the only frame of reference I could use to get close. So much creativity in one place... from semi truck sculptures to amazing fire dancers with music in the cold desert night... One year I was there - the guy lit off burning man too early. Interesting side story... I came in to Playa one year about two weeks early to help setup and check on the crew. In the middle of the Desert is a guy about my age with a Black Airborne Ranger cap on and short hair (we're like the two standouts on the entire desert. I "think" we were called minorities. Anyway, this guy and I start talking and he's running the fence crew and we knew "of" each other when I was at Bragg.. He had retired as a colonel in the late 90's... We had a great time, meeting for coffee at my tent in the mornings and talking, breakfast, then going out and working all day and rallying up at night. Its a big small world. EDIT: OK This is pretty coincidental... I just got this in me email... http://burningsky.org/index.php?topic=760.new#new Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #10 September 8, 2011 Who was serving as BM airport manager this year? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonM 0 #11 September 8, 2011 My pictures are up here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmcclintock/sets/72157627613172906/ -Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #12 September 9, 2011 QuoteMy pictures are up here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmcclintock/sets/72157627613172906/ -Jon Great aerial shots of the city! the one of everyone dragging the Trojan Horse is pretty cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #13 September 13, 2011 i envy you guys! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunkenstate 0 #14 September 15, 2011 Nice! You guys rock. Thanks for posting these. My goal is to jump into BRC next year. 83 jumps to go! I was camped with the Lamplighters on 5:30 and Rod's Road around center camp (the big tent that looks like a disc). Anyone dive their canopies through the big smoke rings getting poofed on Saturday? The whole city started cheering when a couple guys managed to pull it off. D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artard 0 #15 September 15, 2011 Quote Nice! You guys rock. Thanks for posting these. My goal is to jump into BRC next year. 83 jumps to go! Even though the minimum is 100 jumps the landing areas are constantly changing and the winds can be tricky and unpredictable and there are constant dust devils. Make sure you are very comfortable with landing your canopy safely and accurately before you jump into burning man. edit - and don't forget you are landing at 4000 feet MSLhttp://www.mixcloud.com/prajna http://vimeo.com/avidya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunkenstate 0 #16 September 20, 2011 Alright, 80 more to go as of this weekend. :) Your points are well taken. Last year I watched a guy break a leg (or two) due to a bad landing at Burning Man. Not pretty. A regular at my DZ is of the opinion that 100 is too low a jump number to go into Burning Man; he basically equated it to a demo jump. Thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,006 #17 September 20, 2011 >A regular at my DZ is of the opinion that 100 is too low a jump number to go into >Burning Man; he basically equated it to a demo jump. Thoughts? It is. It's also an uncontrolled demo jump; the landing area does not have crowd control. You WILL get cut off on landing at some point and you have to be able to control your canopy well enough to avoid a collision. At the very least people going should have some demo experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #18 September 20, 2011 Quote>A regular at my DZ is of the opinion that 100 is too low a jump number to go into >Burning Man; he basically equated it to a demo jump. Thoughts? It is. It's also an uncontrolled demo jump; the landing area does not have crowd control. You WILL get cut off on landing at some point and you have to be able to control your canopy well enough to avoid a collision. At the very least people going should have some demo experience. Don't forget that it's around 4K in altitude, too. That super cool 120 flies a little faster there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
