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training methods (1 reply)

ynotssor — 2010-03-11T08:08:13+00:00

These past few months I've been involved with transferring many old homespun VHS skydiving tapes to DVD for long-time friends in the sport. One of the many training methods in use in the mid-1980s can be seen in the low-resolution extract at http://tony.ross.mystarband.net/videos/new_training.mpeg ...

new World Record ratified

ynotssor — 2010-02-2T19:11:36+00:00

FAI has ratified the following Class G (Parachuting) World record: ============================================ Claim number : 15627 Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps) Category: General Group : Competition / Team records Type of record : G-2-c2 : Formation Skydiving, longest sequence (4-Way) Course/locat...

new World Record ratified -JFTC (2 replies)

ynotssor — 2010-01-18T19:24:34+00:00

FAI has ratified the following Class G (Parachuting) World record : ================================================ Claim number : 15614 Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps) Category: Feminine Group : Performance / Team records Type of record : G-2-c1 : Largest freefall formation Course/location : Perris...

hey paps, (10 replies)

peanut4040 — 2010-01-3T05:45:08+00:00

Better or worse. The Vets need to know. My last vacation included one of Mullins group/kids flyng King Airs. This is after he did his "flying military tour". Mullins is a patriot, and he is feeding our military with quality military personnel. I saw this.

John Kallend in the Southtown Star (local newspaper) (1 reply)

Nervous Nick — 2010-01-1T00:47:23+00:00

Happy New Year, Professor. I had no idea you started jumping the same year I did. You've certainly done a lot more than I in that time! http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1965608,123109southtownstar.article Bl ue skies and blue moon/safe night to all. It is an intriguing way to skydive th...

I don't know (4 replies)

Nervous Nick — 2009-12-25T09:25:23+00:00

I dunno whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to see that there are regulars still beating off into the burble of this group. But all the best to all of you. It's still entertaining, albeit in slow motion compared to years past. This getting old shit is...well, it's getting old. -- YOP...

A Christmas present

ynotssor — 2009-12-19T23:34:25+00:00

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - A 100-year-old Brazilian grandmother will experience gravity in a whole new way this Christmas when she takes the plunge out of an airplane to become the world's oldest parachuter, local news site G1 reported Saturday. Aida Mendes asked her grandson as a Christmas gift to hel...

new World Records claimed

ynotssor — 2009-12-11T19:32:32+00:00

FAI has received the following Class G (Parachuting) World record claims: ================================================ Claim number : 15672 Sub-class :G-1 (Individual jumps) Category: General Group : Performance / Individual records Type of record : G-1-f2 : Canopy Piloting, Speed Course/locat...

I'm still profiling you boy & it don't look good! (5 replies)

the unknown flailer — 2009-12-3T01:44:02+00:00

The only reason I can come up with as to why you don't want the pool video system is that you are afraid of competition, that fits my wussy pie picture of you...Why compete for a nationals video slot when 4-hard working RW guys will get you a medal just for lurking. My file on you grows weekly Jerry...

new European Record ratified

ynotssor — 2009-11-30T17:09:14+00:00

FAI has ratified the following Class G (Parachuting) European record: ================================ Claim number : 15661 Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps) Category: General Group : Performance / Team records Type of record : G-2-c1 : Largest freefall formation Course/location : Kolomna (Russia) Perfo...

Some things are not for sale punk, they require hard work ;-P (1 reply)

the unknown flailer — 2009-11-29T17:41:46+00:00

On Nov 24th 2:26PM Jerry K. <,,,_PDQ.net> wrote: thuythu wrote: >Somebody needs to petition the BOD to set up pool video for the 4-way Nationals and issue a pin to qualified Camera men, that way you couldn't steal credit for medals from the guys actually taking grips lurker! > I could just buy a ...

Fatality in NSW (1 reply)

PeterL — 2009-11-28T21:35:37+00:00

Skydiver dies after chute fails AAP November 28, 2009 08:39pm A MAN has died after his parachute apparently failed to open during a skydive south of Sydney, police say. Emergency services responded to reports that a man was seriously injured while skydiving near the Hume Highway at Wilton...

Happy Thanksgiving, Turkey (1 reply)

Big Jim — 2009-11-26T17:15:24+00:00

You know who is reffered to.

Skydivers Christmas card, middle

PeterL — 2009-11-25T00:28:33+00:00

http://i47.tinypic.com/2py72wy.jpg -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia If we are not meant to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

A Christmas card for skydivers to give out.

PeterL — 2009-11-25T00:26:40+00:00

http://i47.tinypic.com/29kuyrc.jpg The front. -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia If we are not meant to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

Skyhawks and friends

PeterL — 2009-11-25T00:25:12+00:00

Top one is a Skyhawks party at Jo-Dawns place near Perris. Middle one is Kent and Cynthia Gifford, last known local was Oceanside. If he's still jumping somewhere and someone who knows him sees this, tell him to stick his nose in here so we can get in touch again. They should have finished their...

Ghetto and Russian pics

PeterL — 2009-11-25T00:18:58+00:00

http://i45.tinypic.com/296ek3t.jpg Top one is a British couple.... she was very yummy :-) Bottom one is Mark Reid, old Sydney Skydivers, with our 'friend' on the tail of a Mi8 about 60k's outside of Moscow, Russia. -- Peter Lucas Brisbane ...

Old Perris Ghetto party pics

PeterL — 2009-11-25T00:15:58+00:00

http://i47.tinypic.com/jz8h9w.jpg Bottom one is Nick after one of his BASE jumps..... IIRC, it was from a bridge in New Zealand. -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia If we are not meant to eat animals, why are they made of meat?...

Old Perris pics.. (1 reply)

PeterL — 2009-11-25T00:13:48+00:00

First one is in Blue's (she's seated on the floor in the front of the pic) loungeroom, second was at a party somewhere out in the boonies near Elsinore, and the curly headed guy (forgot his name!!) turned up in a t-shirt from my home DZ, Aratula!! The last pic is in the old 'Bombshelter', which, i...

Skydiving beer ad. (3 replies)

PeterL — 2009-11-18T06:48:11+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7UtY5XDHWM&NR=1 It's #1 IIRC......... -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia If we are not meant to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

Re: A Glossary of Skydiving Terms

PeterL — 2009-11-18T04:09:24+00:00

> But speaking of finding all the old stuff, I found a letter from Alan > Roulston (Canada) with my No Beer #, a leftover bag of glitter that I used > on ash dives ( a combination of large pieces of glitter/shiny confetti and > flour makes for a great release and visual from the ground on a clear...

A Glossary of Skydiving Terms (9 replies)

PeterL — 2009-11-18T02:31:15+00:00

I'm going through all my old 'stuff' and having a cull. I found a 3 page handwritten Glossary of Terms, which I have now transferred to this medium for prosterity :-) A Glossary of Common Terms AAD: Automatic activation of Deployment. A device intended to activate deployment should the jumper ...

Home DZ (7 replies)

Bob — 2009-10-31T16:22:59+00:00

Speaking of DZs, where are people's home dzs now? Not that it's important, I'm just curious. For me, Skydive Green County in Xenia is my home DZ and I always feel like I'm home when I pull into that driveway. With the demise of the Bidwell, Xenia became home and stayed that way through three marriag...

Snuffy asleep on his watch (14 replies)

Big Jim — 2009-10-29T01:49:13+00:00

Without Jerry here to stimulate him, Snuffy is asleep at the wheel.

Snuffy's two big lies (70 replies)

Big Jim — 2009-10-24T22:02:18+00:00

- J. Smith 10-23-09 The mirror speaks back. A rainy Saturday here in Sunny South Fla. Read some of Snuffy's latest drivel. He is now: 1. Claiming he is not a liar. The most bold face lie ...