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You mentioned Canada... Pacific Skydivers in Pitt Meadows, just outside of Vancouver BC is a nice DZ. They have a King Air, C182's and a C205. See profile. It has beautiful scenery as the coastal mountains are close by. The dropzone is about 40min from Vancouver. Vancouver is pretty nice in the summer and spring (not so in winter). It is somewhat of a tourist destination (Pitt Meadows is not). A bit of a sleepy town though for its size. Tourism Vancouver has some info. There might be some better sites to get info. Cheers, NewGuy
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One daughter 8 months old. She thinks skydiving is great and loves hanging out at the DZ. She can hardly wait until she can start packing for me and one day being able to jump with her Dad... Cheers, NewGuy
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Luv them both... If I could only extend the time of one or the other, I would extend the freefall time. Everyone once and a while it would be nice to do a canopy ride from 10K if we didn't have the restrictions at our DZ (air traffic requires us to deploy below 5K). Then again, its sometimes nice to just hop n' pop... ahh, the tough choices of the skydiving life... Cheers, NewGuy
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Agreed. It is also good to check for existing posts. I'm not sure whether it is better to create a new thread on an previously discussed subject, or continue on with the original thread. My thoughts are updating an existing thread might provide more continuity. Uhm... and the cyrpess and RSL debates would be in one spot... Cheers, NewGuy
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A skydiver who takes his rig home every weekend told me never to leave my rig at our dropzone as the lockers are in the hangers. His reasoning being that the fumes from the planes, (battery acid and fuel?) would damage the canopy. In each hanger is a single C180 or a C205 that anywhere from 5 to 20ft away from wooden door lockers. Other people store their rigs there, including the rigger (who would know if it was a problem as he is highly experienced). My rig's owner manual states: "The fumes from a car battery in close proximity can damage nylon very quickly. Acid contamination keeps on working until it has eaten everything in contact, or until it is neutralized" I'll ask our local rigger. It might be a while until I get to the DZ as it seems to be nothing but rain each weekend. I'm curious about what people might think about this. Cheers, NewGuy
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Rainbo, no offense taken. My response was directed pretty much to the entire thread. My reaction to the animation was different than most people's and I really didn't intend to offend. I was actually excited to share it with others as I thought in and odd way it might improve their day as well. Do I feel guilty after seeing it? Nope, and I don't have any expectations of people to feel guilty. A couple of people touched on the accuracy of the numbers. Yes, this is taken off the web and could be completely inaccurate - hopefully people are aware of this (with anything from the web or even other sources). There is a statement on the site about that numbers that is worth taking a look at. (again, there is no proof to the accuracy of the statement either). It's just food for thought. Cheers, NewGuy
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It made me feel pretty lucky to live where I do and have the life I have. Especially being able to jump out of planes on the weekend. It kindof made my other problems in life seem small. This is why I wanted to share it... that's all. Cheers, NewGuy
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Hmm, there's a lot more clothes on than I expected. Um, How's that supposed to clean your ear? Funny pic! Cheers, NewGuy
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Something that might add a little perspective to your day: terra Cheers, NewGuy
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RE: Freefall drift Someone posted this link a while back - I like the example as it has an animation... freefall drift Cheers, NewGuy
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First Jump at 30. Now 33.
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15,000 King Air. Make that 15,001 - I jumped the extra foot in the excitement.
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What are blast handles? Cheers, NewGuy
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This has happened to me a couple of times (having the jump suit unzip). One of the guys at our DZ was only wearing boxers underneath when his suit unzipped. Unfortunately for us his 'package' was fully exposed in free fall and when he landed. hehe. He was very grateful that the camera was accidently left off on that jump! Cheers, NewGuy
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It never ceases to amaze me that there are people out there who don't want to skydive. I was under the impression that everybody wanted to do it: those who skydive have the guts to do it; those who don't are too scared. I've been told I'm wrong, by whuffos of course.... am I? I just can believe it when someone says they don't want to jump. Cheers, NewGuy
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This is just nuts... Cave Base Jumping ...but sure looks like a lot of fun!!!! NewGuy
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Gabriele, if you can muster it up, I'd give it another go. You can do it. Here are some things that really helped me get back into it after a long time out (and a scary level 4 jump): Visualization - as Skybytch and a few others mentioned. This works like magic. Visualize the entire, successful skydives from gear up to walking off the field with a hugh smile on your face. Smile the whole time you do this and relax. Talk to your self, "Man, this is awesome, I just love this". You can't do enough visualization Skydiving videos (real ones, not hollywood) - watch'm over, and over, and over again. Use this as part of your visualization. My palms used to get all clammy when I even thought about skydiving or saw videos. I found that the visualization & vids combo really helped me in getting back into it. Now I just pee my pants only the first jump of the weekend. Once you get past this stage, you will overcome such an incredible challenge - this will be with you the rest of your life. Cheers, NewGuy
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I'd wait then until you've secured a good, well paying job. Skydiving isn't something that can be done on the cheap. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
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I used to live in Sydney and took an AFF course at Simply Skydive Australia in Golbourne (sp?)
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I've put about 20 jumps on my new Hornet and openings have been nice so far. I was suprised to hear other people had problems with openings, so maybe this is a sign of something yet to come. The manual that came with my Hornet describes what I understand as the "pro pack" (I'm a newbie) .The only difference is with the nose: "There is no need to fold the nose. Fold the adjacent cells on each side inwards toward the centre on an equale balance on both sides, which will give you a softer on-heading opening" (Heatwave & Hornet Packing Manual, step 8) It also states: "Pull the nose of the slider out in front of the nose of the canopy. This will ensure that the slider starts working as soon as possible and give you a godd opening" (Step 9) The illustration shows the slider nose poking clearly outside of the canopy nose. Yes - it's actually the tabs that are color coded, by line group. PISA might have the manual in electronic format. I'd give them an e-mail to see: pisakzn@icon.co.za. Cheers, NewGuy
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CSPA's BSRs (not to be confused with USPA's BSRs) stand for "Basic Safety Rules" and states that "These are accepted by each member and member group as part of the membership agreement." (PIM 1, Section 2). BSR 2.11 requires that all students use an RSL. You see, in Canada, your hands (and brain) get colder and it is harder to reach cutaway pillow AND the silver handle. Plus, Canadians love rules... don't they? Cheers, NewGuy
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Hey Zennie, did you ever get a snowboard/ski helmet? If so, howzit working out? If anyone else has used these, I'd like to know what they think. Cheers, NewGuy
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The Cypress calibrates itself when you turn it on. It can also be re-set: If the DZ is higher or lower than the airport it needs to be re-set to take this into consideration. This is the same principle as applied to your altimeter. Cheers, NewGuy
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Honestly Colin, what do YOU think? Do you believe Afghanastan (who has already been helped by the US to defend from the Soviets) would then turn over bin Laden if the west helped them out? Would bin Laden then stop all terrorist activity if the west helped out even more? Perhaps it is worth questioning why a country would risk such fearsom retaliation from the US (and the West) for one person?. A person that is a known terrorist? Peace is what the west wants. The thought of innocent Afghans in the middle of this is heartwrenching. To that end, I bring you back to the question: why protect one person, who is a known terrorist while risking the lives of so many of your countrymen? The answere is scary. You tell me.
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Pacific Skydivers in Pitt Meadows. A nice, humble and fun little DZ located near the sleepy and beautiful little west coast city of Vancouver, BC, Canada. It has a handfull of cessna's, a King Air, and a bunch of great people. Cheers, NewGuy