Skwrl 56 #26 June 6, 2011 I think what he's saying is you wrote "frommel" in there, and he thinks you meant "funnel". Most of us know what a "funnel" is, but a "frommel" is a new one to me (and I'd bet others). I'm pretty sure John Rich (what do you have these days, John, 5 million jumps?) would know if "frommel" was a generally accepted term. Skwrl Productions - Wingsuit Photography Northeast Bird School - Chief Logistics Guy and Video Dork Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 June 6, 2011 Quote I think what he's saying is you wrote "frommel" in there, and he thinks you meant "funnel". Most of us know what a "funnel" is, but a "frommel" is a new one to me (and I'd bet others). I'm pretty sure John Rich (what do you have these days, John, 5 million jumps?) would know if "frommel" was a generally accepted term. I'm still a rookie, but I have been hanging around drop zones for 32 years, and I've never heard a skydiver utter that word before in all that time. Even google doesn't have any kind of skydiving explanation for that word. So someone please fill us in. Is that a word in some language other than english? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #28 June 7, 2011 Quote Is that a word in some language other than english? The original poster does not have his country in his profile, but I won't be surprised if he is from SA. Frommel is an Afrikaans word which, in a skydiving context, means pretty much the same as funnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #29 June 7, 2011 QuoteQuote Is that a word in some language other than english? The original poster does not have his country in his profile, but I won't be surprised if he is from SA. Frommel is an Afrikaans word which, in a skydiving context, means pretty much the same as funnel. Aha! That would explain it. Thank you very much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
