mikewdiggler

i went to watch them in UK at Longleat was an excellent day out, had some CReW guys jumping for the crowds, at that point i was looking forward to going to Florida in the January (air race was in the august i think) to do my AFF, all seems like a lifetime ago but must agree the air race is a quality day! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

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When the jumpmaster was telling him which way to track (away and at right angles to the jump run) now this is all well and good exept this guy then asks "Well how do i tell if its a right angle to the plane?" at this point the JM said well if you are unsure of where to track then do not track, think the JM corrected this guy 3 times and said you cant do that because you'll be over the other jumpers. What he was trying to acheive was to get back to the DZ as he would be last out and wanted to make sure he'd get back without having to land out. To be fair he did ask the JM whilst on the ground but in my opionion if you are unsure of what you have allready been told then alter the plan to accomodate what you do know until you become proficient enough, IE dont do a tracking dive if your asking silly questions and telling the JM of a plan which will in the end leave you over the path of other jumpers! Like i said i didnt know if he actually did the tracking dive but i sure wasnt comfortable not knowing about this guy, what his plans were. I dont think i am making mountains out of molehills i just beleive that this guy could screw his head on a bit tighter and consider the safety of others a bit more and actually take the time to find out from an experienced jumper before he gets on the jumpship with a plan for a dive that he isnt sure about! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

I know what you mean, i dont want to skip loads that my friends are on just because there is some nobber on there that doesnt give 2 hoots about safety. I feel better after venting my anger and i am going to make a point of speaking to the S&TA at my DZ as why should myself and other jumpers who abide by the rules and regs be put in extra danger because of the lack of common sense and complete selfishness of another jumper! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

maybe you are right and i do need to speak to the S&TA as it isnt just myself that is piotentially in danger! I just get the feeling that Ratting someone out is kind of like the old "Im going to tell on you!" Kind of attitude, when i spoke to him at the weekend and got the basic "fuck you" reply i thought fair enough ive tried and i aint wasting any more time on you. I am definately going to mention it too the S&TA the next time i see him doing something which i think could cause a danger. Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

No it doesnt solve anything at all, it just pisses me off when you go jumping to have fun and be with your mates. Skydiving is a sport which can hurt you, we dont need anyone adding to the increased risk that is blatantly jumping out of his experince level and putting needless lifes in my opinion in danger. Tried to speak to him about it but was met with a "who the fuck are you!" Now i am not the type to go crying to the CCI or the S&TA i think its only a matter of time before he hurts someone or himself. I am going to make sure i am on none of the loads he gets on! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Hi all, Jumping this weekend at a UK DZ and theres this guy at the DZ who allready i have nick named him DMW (look at the title) he passed his AFF not much longer ago than me ( i passed in jan) now i know i have low jump numbers had my 66th this weekend but this guy is really pissing me off. I am one of those who wants to do all the progression by the book, safety concious etc etc and i know that you can be the safest person in the world and still hurt yourself and others but this guy just seems to float all the rules and regs that are set out to protect us. Well i know for a fact he hasnt done his WARP, he hasnt got his B License and am sure he has around 60 jumps but on more than 1 occasion i have seen him on a jump with other skydivers of the same experience as him and what really got me going this weekend was that he went round everyone on the load asking if they wanted to do a jump with him, nobody did and he said he was doing a tracking dive but after he decided to do this tracking dive he was asking the jumpmaster question after question about which way he would be tracking, he even admitted he was unsure of which way to track. The jumpmaster finally said well if you dont know then dont track, to which he probably tracked anyway (although cant confirm). I wasnt the only 1 of the load that felt rather uneasy and was happy to be one of the first leaving the plane as i had visions of him tracking up and down jump run and smacking straight into either me or someone else. Its one thing jumping with someone with 1000's who has offered to jump with a low exp jumper as they are much more aware of what is going on around them and its another jumping with people who have low jump numbers and your doing 4 way exits with no official training its a danger to himself, other jumpers and also the DZ as they would possibly be held responsible if this guys kills himself and someones else as they should be checking the currency and also the experience level of each and every jumper that is scheduled on a load Sorry for the long post but i need to vent my anger!! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Got another name, hows about gateway to her guts??? Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Has anyone seen the advertisement for channel 5 tommorrow evening RE the peregrin falcons, base JUmpers and skydivers doing ballon jumping looks pretty interesting, apparently the falcon is going to be trying to catch up to skydivers/basejumpers holding food in thier hands to see how fast the falcon can go! HEADS UP EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM FOR ONCE! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Im with you on the spectre too! I jumped one on sunday, first time off student gear jumping a spectre 210 and it was absolutely awsome, it felt like the canopy opened and suspended me under a bunjee rope it was that soft and landing it was a breeze and id say i coudl land it better than the student canopy i was on! Just bought a sabre 2 150 which i am looking forward to getting and if the openings are as soft as the spectre then that can be only a good thing! Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Just a quick one about having to chop your main. If you loose your main through having to chop due to a line over or other choppable malfunction are we as members of our respected associations covered in any way for the loss of our canopy or do we just resign ourselves to the fact that we are still alive and have to buy a new canopy regardless of insurance through our governing bodies? Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

That being the excel suit? Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Thanks for the info, have read all the threads and havespoken to my instructor, i now know what i am going to do and am looking forward to ordering and taking delivery of my new suit! By all accounts from some of the people i have spoken to today symbiosis suits seem to be really good suits and as i am based in the UK looks like it could be the best option. Does anyone have any input on symbiosis suits and what they are like, have seen a few and they look great and they ahve some good reviews, does anyone here jump one? Are there any bad points about them or is it all good? Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

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Hi, i am a relative newbie to skydiving and am buying my first jump suit, i will be looking into getting into RW and so have been pricing some RW suits up, i might be being rather stupid but does having booties on a jump suit cause any different movement than it would if i was jumping a jumpsuit without booties, just dont wanna exit and find myself in a spin because the booties are catching air, is there anything i need to consider when buying? Or do the booties just make you more airodynamic with no other side effects which could potentially cause me problems, please help Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

why dont you just pee on the cat? Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

Analysing video in a breif after a jump is certainly one of the best ways to see the areas that you are going wrong. I passed my AFF in Florida, Zephyrhills in January 2006. I must say that on my first jumps my body position was absolutely awful, legs were bent, hardly any arch and i was basically all over the place. After sitting down with my instructor after these jumps he showed me the body position i was in. It clearly helped as i once i noticed how my body looked in freefall and i could see me rocking back and forth a quick straightening of my legs produced a smooth, stable and on heading skydive. Now i am a confident skydiver, can execute stable exits from all manner of aircraft (have jumped a skyvan, beech, CASA, Caravan and an otter...many more to come!) Sorry to waffle on but from my perspective its always worth paying the extra to do AFF. One thing you may gain from doing RAPS rather than AFF is that you seem to be able to grasp your canopy skills a lot better due to the number of jumps on a static line. Both ways would suit different people but dont beat around the bush, get up there and have some fun, whichever way you go about it P.S Langar airfield is my local DZ, if your looking at Nottigham Uni then Langar is the place to go, the advice is friendly, they have a large lift capacity, its open all day all year and a REALLY REALLY REALLY student friendly landing area as it is absolutely massive Blue Skies! Mike Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!