kjarv

Broken tib/fib, took eight months before I was comfortable and confident enough to run on it. Get tons of calcium so your body has the material to build new bone!

3 - Even with the screw on the attachment plate tightened to the camera, ---- Mine has a different type of screw, no problems...but I can't tell you what type--- mine looks like a giant 'normal' flathead screw, I can't hand-tighten/loosen mine.

Have you ever seen the Chilean AF Halcones' show? Imagine group of Patty Wagstaff's doing the same aerobatics in formation! I think their show is more energetic and visually stunning than any of the 'big military fast jet' shows. You just can't toss an F-16 around like you can an Extra 300

Skydive Tortuga, in Italy, goes to 15,000 ft AGL EVERY LOAD! I love going to that DZ! They are running a Pilatus Porter and a Cessna Caravan...I hope this catches on in the US when I return!

GREAT! Glad you had a good time and my advice worked out! I was in the Tuscan region from 29 May - 04 Jun, and was at skydive Arezzo when they set the italian freefly record...it was great! I didn't know there was a DZ near Pisa---i'll have to look for it! If you make it back, give a shout and I'll meetcha in Arezzo for a jump!

Tuscany countryside is spectacular---easily blows away any beach experience you could muster here. If you get to Arezzo, go to Cortona (near Arezzo, 20 min drive south), beautiful medeival town on top of a mountain--spectacular.

Hi there, I've been livin' in Naples for the past couple years. Make time for Arezzo (Skydive Tortuga) if you can. If you're staying in Florence, Arezzo is a short and inexpensive train ride away. The DZ is relaxed, and the view at 15,000ft is spectacular, and definately not your 'everyday' tourist experience

Dude, You're skipping Nevada altogether--- nothing like legalized prostitution to breakup the boredom of a long trip

Where's the "Bomb Bay" option. I want a belly door!

In Italy, you must track your rig in the same way an aircraft gets tracked--- it has it's own log book, and the registration costs 150 euro As far as I can tell, this is only a scam to take money from skydivers and give it to the italian government. BUT, luckily, if you are a foreigner it italy, you can use your countries rules as long as your reserve is repacked at least once every two years in your country of origin

A little long, and repetative, but kindof a relaxing tune. I ejoyed it... congrats on writing a whole song...

Skydiving in the middle east oughta be interesting. I was arrested in Saudi Arabia for flying a kite, so I imagine Saudi is right out. Turns out that any activity that is not directly related to the glorification of Allah and is solely for pleasure is pretty much verboten in countries that adhere strictly to islamic law (their explanation to me)---Kite flying was in the list--- I imagine skydiving is probably in that list too If it is legal in whichever islamic country you try to jump in, don't land off---who knows what kind of adventure that might lead to The DZ brief there could be interesting "Hazard landing area - Islamic Fundamentalists"

Hey Boom, It's gotta be super rough for ya lookin out that big ol window and givin' gas---I'll bet you're just itchin' to jump outta that thing! Try to catch a hop to Hawaii and go jump! Keep an eye out for the Thailand boogie, You're close enough that a flight for you should be cheap.

Name him schroedinger, then when people come over tell them they can't observe your cat---he's neither dead or alive http://www.phobe.com/s_cat/s_cat.html -kjarv "Try to avoid thinking of things on a molecular level - it's better to not know that when you smell a fart, the molecules now in your nose were very recently in somebody's anus"

Come to Naples, Italy--- The coffee here is spectacular---When you get better, Come to Italy and have a great coffee If you can't be bothered to travel all the way to italy for a coffee, try to get a hold of "Illy" italian Coffee, and a teeny 'percolator' coffee maker http://italian.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.ineedcoffee.com/03/mokaexpress/ after a bit of practice, you'll be makin' great coffe (there's sortof an art to figuring out how much coffee you need to stuff in that device, and it's kinda fun) If, however, you're deeply committed to American Coffee, Get Whole Bean Hawaiin Kona Coffee...fresh ground coffee tastes way better, and the Hawaiin stuff is awesome. Stay away from the flavored coffees, the coffee makers use the lowest quality beans for flavored coffees. (yeah, I couldn't resist going to a coffee plantation while I was in Hawaii and they had loads of great info). So, when you're better, go to Hawaii, tour their plant and load up on Kona Coffee (they also make chocolate covered coffee beans!) I'm off for my morning italian Cappucino... Get better.

I had one back in '03 I think, it made it through 3 jumps then started beeping at 3 am, causing a terrible nightmare, replaced the batteries, worked once, then started beeping randomly. Returned it, got a new one (quick turnaround from unfeathered, great service), but THAT one failed after about a month too. Sent it back, got my money back and got a Pro-Dytter. I suspected the high humidity/salinity of Hawaii air killed the Skytronic FX, but the pro-dytter has worked like a champ since.

I'd always been impressed that Keith could do that, and great pics Arvel! But, as cool as those videos/pics turned outI always thought it wasn't the best of ideas--- hope he didn't learn anything the hard way. -kjarv

Has anyone done training/coach jumps at Skydive Tortuga (1st School of Modern Skydiving) [Arezzo, Italy] I'm planning on taking a week off in April to be-bop over there and hoping to get some significant work done on my -umm- less than stellar freefly skills. Any tips/suggestions/expectations/stuff I should know before I head up there? This will be my first (yeah, I know) significant 'paid' coaching effort so I'm not sure what to expect... Thanks! -kjarv

Seems to me the only problem with being a Christian Skydiver is it reduces the odds of getting in the air. Most of us only get 2/7 of the week off (Sat/Sun). God wants Sunday all to himself, so a 'good christian' only has a 1 in 7 chance of rolling a good day on Sat

fat grippers are easier to grip. Easy to grip = more points. More points = more prizes. More prizes = more chicks. So if you want to get laid you better get fat grips. Quote So what you're saying is 'chicks dig fat grips'

Congratulations! I did my AFF with simon-- great guy, really professional and great attitude. I once called the DZ to ask simon if the weather was good enough to jump and he said "If you stay at home, you KNOW you won't jump" So I got in the car, wx cleared up and I was in the air!

To quote dave chapelle- "Suck his dick, play with his balls, make him a sandwich and shut the fuck up"

I stand corrected--- couldn't tell meekerseeker was a rigger. canopy tis unworthy then---if this guy did what was said, then it sure seems he's committed a crime!

Zoiks---someone don't like Karma--- I'm with ya, but unfortunately we as a country have lost the art of a good ass whoopin'--giving it up to laws, lawyers and...karma. Nice rant

I hate to go against the grain here, but who determined the canopies' airworthiness? I respect your opinion's on the canopy and based on that I'd never jump it, bit it's your opinion--- the guy selling the canopy may have deemed it 'airwothy' It is sad that he misrepresented the canopy though, and didn't express that in his ad, and I'm sure bad karma is heading his way for that, but before we accuse anyone of doing something illegal, I'd think a rigger would have had to deem the canopy unairworthy...