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well I GUESS gravitational forces might come into play as well "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Or math calculations?? He thinks wind speed MUST affect descent rate because it's energy acting upon mass. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Thanks! Any chance anyone with a physics background can explain this in physics terms? My friend is not convinced lol Maybe an illustration would help?? "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Hi! Having a debate about wind speed and descent rate - I know when facing into the wind, ground speed decreases when wind speed increases, but does descent rate decrease as well? Does the added wind speed provide more lift? And, a related question, if one were to downwind a landing, would their descent rate increase, or would only their ground speed increase? And if you KNOW which answer is correct, can you explain why? If the answer is that the descent rate is NOT effected by wind speed, then why do gusts "feel" like they affect descent rate? Is there some additional element of gusts that actually do affect descent rate? Please and thank you :) "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Thanks Big Mike! Where in Colorado are you? I'm in Colorado Springs. Yep, he's got renters insurance and thankfully it's a replacement cost policy. Can't replace the logbook, or the info/photos/passwords potentially stolen from the laptops and external hard drives, and still would rather have the gear back than make the insurance company pay thousands upon thousands for new gear and have everyones' premiums go up as a result of poor judgment and lackadaisical police work, but it's a good backup if the gear doesn't show up somewhere. If anyone happens to know how to trace a 2009 macbook pro using the serial number please send me a pm! I have a feeling the police aren't gonna be doing anything to try to get this gear back. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Yep, I think the lesson's learned, too little too late though :( I hope people can get the word out so if the gear shows up at a DZ it will be recognized. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Hey everyone. My friend's gear was stolen out of a car last night in Sacramento, CA, along with a bunch of his friend's gear (I don't have any info on the friend's gear aside from the fact that it includes a wingsuit, skydiving rig, BASE rig, gopros, hard drives, and a laptop) - please be on the lookout for these: -Complete rig: Javelin blue and white tie-dye container with RSL and freefly handle on PC, with pillow cutaway and reserve handles, Sabre 2 170 blue and white striped main, green PDR 160, and a cypres with about 2.5 years left on it (can't remember if it's a cypres 1 or 2...will update in comments) -bright orange Tonysuits Apache wingsuit, with grey accents -2009 15" macbook pro with BASE-related stickers on it -A pinkish-red altimaster glow in the dark altimeter (some scratches) -2 go pros (not sure if silver/black or what version, will update later) -2 jackets -arcteryx hard shell, brown/tan -grey golite backpack -dark grey BFM backpack -tan freefly jumpsuit with white stripes down the side -grey logbook with drawings alllllll throughout Here's the link to a post you can share on facebook if you're feeling especially generous! Thank you for any help!! https://www.facebook.com/katientaylor.smallwood/posts/10100379898442818 "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Thank you! I may be able to use some of this info in part of the paper

Basically any book, article, or thesis on the culture of skydiving - the more thorough and "holistic" the better (holistic meaning looking at skydiving culture from both an insider's and outsider's perspective, and covering many aspects of the culture..). It's meant to be written by an actual anthropologist but I'm not going to push my luck "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Hi everyone! I'm in an anthropology class and figured I'd do my paper on skydivers and maybe an offshoot on BASE jumpers. I need actual "ethnographies" rather than just working off personal experience, so I'm hoping a few of you have done the same and may have names/authors of ethnographies on skydivers and/or BASE jumpers??? Especially newer ones (as our sport is constantly evolving)...maybe??? Any help is very much appreciated! "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

I have around 150 jumps but was uncurrent (hadn't jumped in 2 years) - I went to Out of the Blue on a Friday morning and they were able to hook up a recurrency class/jump immediately with one of their coaches. The coach was friendly and gave good advice. Everyone seemed to enjoy their jobs and the owners were some pretty awesome and down-to-earth DZOs. Views from the top were incredible and the landing area is huge with plenty of directionals. Awesome DZ and I will be going back.

RIP Chris BSBD "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

I recently got a puppy and have been looking at a website called leerburg.com - they have a ton of free advice and a forum. You may be able to get info from them. They usually recommend crate training (I don't know if your gf does this) and they have specific guidelines on how to do this properly (including how to act when putting the dog in and taking the dog out of the crate, feeding the dog in the crate, leaving the dog in the crate for some time during the day while someone's home so that the dog realizes it's a normal fact of life, never putting the dog in the crate as punishment, etc.). I don't know how old the dog is but if it's a pup the insecurity is natural considering all they know is being with their mother and siblings 24/7. I'm having the same problem with the yelping at night right now but am hoping that this dissipates as my puppy gets older and realizes that being alone isn't so bad. Good luck to you and your girlfriend! "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

::fingers crossed:: ::fingers crossed:: ::fingers crossed:: I REALLY hope I can make it to this one!!!!!!!!!! (maybe the husband can come too!!!!!) "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

In my experience, when I first started jumping I couldn't stop talking about it. But now that it's become normal, I don't feel the urge to tell everyone I meet that I skydive. I also no longer even bring it up in conversation unless it's relevant. That said, if someone asks what I did over the weekend, I absolutely will tell them I went skydiving (if that's the case)! I don't see the purpose in not mentioning it in relevant conversation -- that would make me feel like I'm part of a secret society, lol, which I'm pretty sure I'm not. But, to each his own. I can understand not wanting the hassle of getting into a long conversation and answering lots of silly questions when you were simply trying to have a short polite conversation about the weekend. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

showoff. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

saw this on the side of lisah's video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbgsCLaAQY&feature=fvw "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

hahahaha Lead, serves you right for *trying* to correct me Anyway, seems like not too many skydivers from the Queenstown area are going to be going this year due to all of them working at dropzones which can't afford to lose them for any of the 9 days of the boogie, so I was hoping to find more people on here who are going to attend. From what I hear, it's an amazing time! 9 full days of boogie (including two full weekends!), a chopper and a pac, among other aircraft, and lots of good vibes! Can't wait! "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Anyone going? I already pre-registered for all 9 days and am driving from Queenstown up to Motueka for the boogie. I have some room in the car for others if anyone wants to share petrol. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Depends on the kind of love, and the person you love - romantic love can be absolutely amazing - having a best friend and partner in crime who's always there for you no matter what is the coolest thing ever. Unfortunately such is not the case for most love -- most people want drama in their lives and are don't have really strong values to begin with, so the kind of love I described above doesn't really apply to them, as it involves honesty, self-sacrifice and compromise. "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh

Went to San Diego on vacation with an ex (he was an ex at the time) and his grandma got sick and he had to fly back to NY. I had met a certain infamous ex-dz.commer on myspace and had met up with him in San Diego, and asked if I could crash at his place for the week. He said yes, but that I had to take the floor because the futon was already called for by another skydiver who was visiting San Diego for a wedding. We three had a ridiculously fun time wreaking havoc on the city :D. A year and a half later, in June '08, that visiting skydiver who gave up the futon for me ("I like sleeping on bean bags, they're REALLY comfortable!") and I got hitched. Our infamous ex-dz.commer buddy came all the way out to Thailand to be there for the wedding. It's still new and wonderful and exciting and I'm loving life; so far so good

If you get the chance, go to 53rd St. and 6th Ave. for some of the most delicious street meat ever created, between the hours of 7:30pm and 4am - you will NOT be disappointed. (look for the long line and the dudes cooking with the yellow shirts on) Order the "Combo" to go, they know what you're talking about. It's $6. Make sure to get some of the special white sauce.

First I'm thankful for my amazing selfless husband who shows me undying support in all my silliness. I'm thankful that I have my life, my sanity (kinda.. ), my limbs, my family, and my friends. I'm thankful my family is so wonderful, and that everyone in it is able to stand on their own and be successful in their own fields of interest. I'm thankful I was born and raised in the Land of the Free, and also that I have recently gotten the chance to travel to see what else is out there. I'm thankful for skydiving and all the other fun activities I've discovered in the last few years

wow 500?? you're not being very jewish with your posts jew, you gotta work on that. Doin good right now - finally wide awake at 2:30am, as per usual. Learning about New Zealand which should be fun as hell

done - good luck! "I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh