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Here is one that could have turned ugly quick. This was just a few weeks ago. I spent the day hiding from my desk with a camera on Sicily. The lower guy was suspended head down from the upper guys suspension lines until about 20 feet off the ground, the somehow managed to get it untangled and they both walked away. http://www.gregbaker.smugmug.com/gallery/6492702_ZFdtB#412293049_qNS9G

that isn't even enough to buy the case of beer!!

***a wopping fee of $10 to $15 per image is paid by the skydiving mags..I no longer send any to them as it doesn't pay the postage and hassel to burn to disc. is that seriously all they pay?

I think you are fooling yourself if you seriously believe this. You made me wonder though (since I've been selling the same line to my wife) so I did some math. Disclaimers; 1. My numbers are from google, I didn't verify from multiple sites 2. the math assumes 1 person in 1 vehicle 3. you mention getting hurt or killed, i only looked at killed 4. I suck at math Let us assume- 3 Trillion miles driven in 2007 in the US 2.5 million skydives in 2007 in the US 18 skydiving deaths in 2007 42000 traffic deaths in 2007 I couldn't find data for 2007 traffic deaths, but the 42000 number is pretty constant, I compared it to last year's skydiving deaths to help your argument. 2007 was a "good" year that is one death for every 71,428,571 miles driven, and one death for every 138,888 skydives. So, that means that one jump has the same chance of killing you as driving 514 miles. I guess your supermarket is a little further away than mine. yes. way too much time on my hands. I need to shut up and jump! be safe out there!

Any one know if mirage is still offering this discount? I sent them an email asking a week ago but have not heard back.

Yup. that being said...anybody know what time it starts?

getting a little off topic, but it seems to be where the thread is going, DZ Finances are an interesting animal... Most DZ's swear they are barely getting by charging ~$24 for a lift ticket and ~$190 for a tandem. I guess if you were going to charge say, $13 for an up jumper, you would survive by passing that on to tandems. Oh, wait.... I'm sure I'm missing something, but it makes you wonder....