cdunham
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yo mama.
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yo mama.
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yo mama.
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I dunno. That ladder one looked pretty scary. Can you breathe up there? What happens if the ladder breaks? You mean you can steer it? Aren't you afraid of falling off? Can you talk to the other people on the ladder? huh? huh?
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You are absolutely right! Will you lend me the $1500? I'll pay you back $1 every time I make a jump over the remainder of my skydiving career! Carl
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No CDs, but this is what's streaming in: http://www.digitallyimported.com/ Euro-trance at shoutcast.com. Oh, wait, there is a CD. Oh no, that's the Linux install disk, never mind. There are some others hanging around here, I guess: DMX - And then there was X Solas (a couple of different ones - was thinking at one point about writing some trance with Irish reel structure) The Coors Art of Noise (yummy) Pink Floyd - DSOTM (of course!) Rachmaninoff Vespers (hung out with grandad, did more that the 3rd) Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual (did a couple of shows recently with Flea on bass - anyone see it?) Tallis - Spem in Alium (mind-fucking 40-part motet!) Brahms - ein Deutsches Requiem (rocks - got to sing this a few years ago, which was very cool) You never know what you might find in my mind hahahahah! Carl
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Nope, the only thing you can do now is buy all new gear. This one was fun, but now you have to toss it, sorry. Better luck next time!
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how can I get tips for good final approach
cdunham replied to zulzain72's topic in Safety and Training
The best part is the trash talking four-way and the scary wrap at the beginning. Oh, and a good point about learning to ace flying in deep brakes. Carl -
This was a quicky calculation assuming no relative speed difference, i.e how far would you fall from rest in 1/16 sec? 10 m/s^2 * (1/16)^2 = 0.04m I would guess that there is some additional upward force (drag) from the canopy, and possibly some angular momentum/centrifugal force if you are spinning. I am not a physicist, nor do I play one on tv.
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Here's a random site on the subject I found searching for "scuba diver life insurance", assuming that there would be more available on that topic (also assuming that there is more risk in scuba). http://ferrellinsurance.com/insurance/life/life_insurance_risks.htm#Sky Note: watch that baton passing! Carl
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4cm?
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Yeah, laughing, that's it. Right on, HH. This is now my home dz! Carl
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If your planning to be at Elsinore the first or second week in June, drop me a line. I'd love to work on some sit and freefly stuff with someone else, to judge relativity, and I can teach you what I can rw-wise. There are a ton of cool 2-way dives that you can learn a ton from. Don't they load organize for you out there in the desert?
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GD 'relative' work. I'm pissed because as you know, I blew off last weekend to be a 'house bitch'. Plus, I was really looking forward to heading up the the Ranch to demo some Icarus stuff, or hook up with some old friends at Jumptown for my 400th. Dammit.
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huh, wha?
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It's all right to have butterflies in your stomach. Just get them to fly in formation. --Dr. Rob Gilbert
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Breathe? Can you actually breathe in freefall?
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OK, admit it. How many of you have "zeroed out" your altimeters at/near this altitude? Doh!
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Nice save, dude. Glad to have you back! It sounds like you did everything right, unless you hadn't slowed down enough before initiating your main deployment. You could also have d/c'd the rsl before chopping, but I would say that is optional, given that time is of the essense, and centrifugal force is working against you in a violent spin like this. I assume that when you say "flat spin", you mean you were even with your canopy and corkscrewing down fast, not in a lazy flat turn. These tend to accelerate, so you don't want to spend a lot of time with them. Also, did the RSL pull the reserve, or did you? Either way, why wasn't the main clear before the reserve p/c came out? Carl
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I'm with the winger on this one. Better safe than sorry, and why not take the time to consider the options? "When in doubt, whip it out"! Carl
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Sounds like one of those religious things that this DZ has decided they believe in, and won't let go of. Kind of like the statement that Java programs won't perform well, or that pull-outs create income for riggers.
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Was that my man Charlie? He saved my life a couple of weeks ago, after a packer had misrouted my pull-out bridle. Carl
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Flying is also pretty hard work! Since I have been back at it, I've lost almost 20 pounds, and have had some pretty sore Mondays. Add to that the dirt diving, the mental part of it, and flying the canopy in for that stand-up landing, and that's a workout. Especially for an almost-forty software geek whose been a real couch potato. I have a doctor's appt tomorrow. I'm going to have to explain all the bruises and scratches. I'm going to have to explain terms like "hard dock", "corking", "burble", "high flare", "late flare", "downwind landing", "crosswind landing", "PLF", etc., etc. Or not. Maybe I'll blame it on rough sex.
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Right on! In at least one of the Cypres save reports, when asked why they didn't pull, the student says they thought that being stable was "the most important thing in skydiving". Sounds silly when looked at in this light, but if you think about it, there is quite a bit of emphasis on it. BTW, these reports are kind of sketchy, but they are so incredible to read, because the actual participants can answer the "why" question that the fatailites can't. Carl
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...or less, and must have pulled a bit low, screamed in, had 2 planes, never stumbled