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Thanks for the posts. I not so long ago came up for a landing and came very close to nailing a piece of hard re-bar (with a small flag on it) sticking out about 4 feet off the ground. I think the point of this steel rod is so people stay away from the beer line. Anyways, either I just forgot about it or didnt see it cuz it was dark, but either way I pictured my convulsing body on the ground (had I hit it) and got scared. Not sure how my landings will look from now on.... Matt
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Just wondering peoples thought on close calls.... I don't just mean near misses with the ground, but with others jumpers, obstacles (big or small) etc. I'm thinking of some incidents where you walked away but it scared the crap out of you. Has anyone out there stopped swooping because of some close calls? Any thoughts will be helpful. Matt
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I flew a crossbow a few times. I flew a skyflyer just recently, and found my experience to be contradictory. First jump was very stable, not problems, did a 2way and I was shocked that people say they have problems keeping it stable. Second Jump was a solo and I was trying to go faster. Really played with my body position a lot. As a direct result of that, I found myself on my back (don't really know what happened there, any thoughts welcome) Upon recovery, I must have been tense or something(scared), because that was when I had a hard time keeping the suit stable. Either way, I flew a huge circuit around skydiveaz, and it was fun. Later, Matt
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Not sure how many people check the 'talk back' forum, so I thought i'd post this here aswell. I'm looking for video of pics of Patrick de Gayardon's flights over the 'hut' in the french alps, and of his Grand Canyon adventures. Can't really find much out there. http://www.wcfauna.ee/~peedu/patric/article-us.html Thanks, Matt
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Does anyone know of or have video of Patrick flying his wingsuit through the Canyon, or over the mountain in the french alps (Aiguille du Midi)? Even pictures would be sweet! For anyone who doesn't know of him check this website out! http://www.wcfauna.ee/~peedu/patric/article-us.html Matt
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Dude, I won't post my OPINIONS here, but you seem very sure of your self on this one; and I have 2 thing to say. 1) Why are you trying to convince people of your OPINION! 2) I hope your family and friends are as sure as you are... for their sake. Matt K.
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I just picked one up in Calgary, they have a whole wack of this poster. My product # is the same as mentioned above... Says on the bottom, Thomas Ulrich 2002
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I emailed you at your hotmail account Matt
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Hey, Is anyone driving north (the further the better) from Eloy in late Feb? I'm looking for a ride as close to Canada as possible. Also, does anyone have experience flying standby or student standby? Thinks like cost and likelyhood of catching a plane would be sweet! Thanks, Matt
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Hey, I posted this in "Places to jump" but thought I 'd try here too. Has anyone been to the Varadero International Skydiving Center in Cuba, or heard anything about them... Their email is down right now. Thanks, Matt
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Yo, Whats the deal with needing a username and password for ftp.skydivingmovies.com? ---Never mind--- M
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In my opinion, happy voters = re-election. With the want for bigger SUVs (for a specific example) Gas can't get to 2.50 /gal. That makes for some seriously ticked off voters. This is why I think that The US wants to keep from having to pay very high prices for oil... But at what cost, I don't know. Although I dred to think it, when we do run out of oil, in a few hundred years or so, (assuming we still have a planet) perhaps this whole oil thing will resolve itself - and even if it is only to be replaced by another problem, at least it's a change of pace. M
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Dude! Did you just say Bad Guy's. Maybe they are EVIL too. Maybe anyones opinion that is different than ours is EVIL. M
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Hi, I just heard a university speaker on the radio saying that the Bush administration is using the need for a "war on terror" as an excuse for a sort of global domination. The "war" is giving them the opportunity to have a military influence in most countries... especially the ones that are major oil producers - hence giving the US control of Oil. The speaker went on to parallel this with the threat of "communism" in the 50's as an excuse to make war in Korea and Vietnam. The general theme was that the Administration was blinding the people, with what he called propaganda, to eat this reason as an excuse to make war and perpetuate the USA's need for control of the Middle east oil. Just wondering if anyone has the American peoples perspective on this. Thanks, Matt
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Hello, Im just wondering if anyone has any info on the Icarus team RW suit from South Africa. I don't think this has anything to do with Icarus Canopies. I'm looking for quality info and any other useful info. Thanks, M
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"Dude, What's that shit in your ear!??"
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Thanks for Clearing that up! Matt
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Mal 1: Crw toggles on microlines. The loop that you stow toggles in would not come off the - big thing on the toggle that gets placed in the loop- mal 2: Faulty toggle.again, breakstow loop was cought on toggle and would not let the - big thing on the toggle - out of the loop.
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I recently read in this months skydiving magazine that a jumper had died spinning in from 200 feet ish. They said that he regularly did not release his breaks until just before landing. There were two mals in two weekends up here ending in a cutaway resulting from one break being *stuck* or unreleasable. So if you don't release your breaks until late in the canopy flight, be aware that you may end up with a spinning canopy very low. M
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Has anybody jumped the Headfirst Headwear Cougar or Rapier fullface helmets? The Cougar look similar to the Z1, and I would apreciate any feedback about these helmets. Thanks.
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I'm looking to buy an RW helmet, but dont want a fullface. Can somebody comment on the ParaMount Velocity, Mindwarp, or Gath Helmets? Looking for thinks like comfort, peripheral vision. M
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I know two people who have had a total reserve mal, both fought hard and managed to get their reserve over their head. Well, one got lucky, but the other was fighting. The one fighting said that he owed his life to going for his main high. - well, not high, just not low, and had enough time to try something. Think about it, if you go for your main at 2200, get a total, by the time you go for your reserve you are probably below 1500, buy the time you realize your reserve didnt open, your below 1000 leaving you with 2.5 seconds before its too late. Where if you had went for your main at 3000, you would have 6.5-7 seconds. That may be the difference between life and death. If it were me, I'd probably say 'Oh shit!, this sucks!' M