koz2000 1 #1 June 14, 2004 There's a section on MSN about extreme sports that is headlined by [ url "http://special.msn.com/msnbc/thrillseekers.armx" ] 10 questions to ask before taking a 13000' leap [/url] National media, keep it coming...______________________________________________ - Does this small canopy make my balls look big? - J. Hayes - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #2 June 14, 2004 Shouldn't they make the writer actually at least go through ground school before writing something like that? QuoteIn the tandem method, you float along at 120 miles per hour for about a minute. With g-forces tugging on you, you’re literally grinning from ear to ear the entire way down. The instructor opens the chute at around 5,500 feet. Quote If you want to go solo, there are two options: Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) or Static Line. With the AFF method, two instructors jump alongside you, advising step-by-step on what to do. In a Static Line jump, the chute opens immediately after you exit the plane, so there’s no free fall—and you miss why most people skydive in the first place. Both solo methods cost at least $100 more than tandem. And, c'mon guys, give us some props for carrying two "parachutes" on our backs, in case the first one don't work! -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #3 June 14, 2004 QuoteShouldn't they make the writer actually at least go through ground school before writing something like that? Why would they? Should a writer also experience a train wreck in order to report about that? Most writers do the best they can, of course they make minor errors. Deal with it. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 June 14, 2004 I want one of those chutes with the "accelerator" like they are using down in Deland! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #5 June 14, 2004 QuoteI want one of those chutes with the "accelerator" like they are using down in Deland! I think those are generally marketed as 'Front Risers' Seriously tho, I don't think the piece is all that bad. I've definately seen worse ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 June 14, 2004 Wow, I see there have been a "few" skydivers on the site voting. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/thrillseekers.armxMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #7 June 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteShouldn't they make the writer actually at least go through ground school before writing something like that? Why would they? Should a writer also experience a train wreck in order to report about that? Most writers do the best they can, of course they make minor errors. Deal with it. I figured ground school wouldn't be as much of a deal as a skydive. I'd sort of expect someone who wrote about a train wreck in any gripping detail to know something about trains, too. But, yeah, they make "minor" errors. Like my driver's ed teacher all those years ago who started in on traction by way of gravity with the explanation that on the Earth's surface, we are affected by gravity, while in the space shuttle, they are not. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #8 June 14, 2004 Did you check out the video clips too? Basejumping, wakeboarding/wakeskateing, skate boarding, moto x to name a few. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #9 June 14, 2004 QuoteShouldn't they make the writer actually at least go through ground school before writing something like that? QuoteIn the tandem method, you float along at 120 miles per hour for about a minute. With g-forces tugging on you, you’re literally grinning from ear to ear the entire way down. The instructor opens the chute at around 5,500 feet. Quote If you want to go solo, there are two options: Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) or Static Line. With the AFF method, two instructors jump alongside you, advising step-by-step on what to do. In a Static Line jump, the chute opens immediately after you exit the plane, so there’s no free fall—and you miss why most people skydive in the first place. Both solo methods cost at least $100 more than tandem. And, c'mon guys, give us some props for carrying two "parachutes" on our backs, in case the first one don't work! The wording isn't great there, but I really don't see anything grossly inaccurate in the parts you highlighted. You are experiencing the force of gravity in freefall (you're also experience drag to balance it out). AFF instructors do advise you what to do on a jump (though not DURING the jump, as the text vaguely implies, although they do give you hand signals). A level 1 AFF jump *does* cost +$100 more than a tandem. And there's nothing wrong with the word parachute. It's a legitimate word. Although I do dislike the abbreviation "chute". And any talk of "pulling cords". www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #10 June 14, 2004 Yeah, I was just gonna say that maybe the writer should have gone to ENGLISH school . . . "literally grinning from ear to ear"? Only if you're Julia Roberts or some form of muppet would that be true. But the article didn't seem to have any gross inaccuracies, just "whuffo-isms". Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
