12-15-2012, 11:30 AM | #1 |
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Figured we could share videos of our free falling experience if there are any of you out there. Be easy on me, I am no pro but working on my skills. I am the one in black and red with a huge camera on my head.
Enjoy and lets get to sharing! Make sure you do 1080P! Last edited by STi_traitor; 12-15-2012 at 02:19 PM.. |
12-15-2012, 01:07 PM | #4 |
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Nice video, have fun jumping.
I stopped at around 200 jumps, but it was fun while it lasted. I wanted to do BASE but then got married instead. So skydiving got boring and I quit. A few pics of my 100th jump (in motorcycle gear) and 2 of the most awesome jumps I ever did, one from a helicopter and one from a hot air balloon - you gotta try it man, a hot air balloon jump is nothing like jumping out of an airplane! You can hear yourself accelerate! 100th jump: davidbikesuit04 by ddk632, on Flickr davidbikesuit09 by ddk632, on Flickr Huey Helicopter: I'm the guy by the door smiling at camera... clewiston 1 25 08 059 by ddk632, on Flickr I am the one upside down clewiston 1 25 08 064 by ddk632, on Flickr clewiston 1 25 08 065 by ddk632, on Flickr And the hot air balloon: that's me, DDK632 on my suit _MG_4752 by ddk632, on Flickr Balloon lift off _MG_4920 by ddk632, on Flickr About to exit the balloon backwards... dk_before_exiting_balloon by ddk632, on Flickr My buddy exiting the balloon (ground crew didn't get any of my exit) _MG_4936 by ddk632, on Flickr And navigating to a safe landing area somewhere in some field where the balloon took us watch out! by ddk632, on Flickr You gotta do that!!! |
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12-15-2012, 01:25 PM | #5 |
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^ Nice photos, I had a chance to do a balloon jump last season but was busy with work! I am looking forward to that and a helo jump. Something about getting that stand still feel while jumping is probably awesome.
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12-15-2012, 01:28 PM | #6 |
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How did it get boring?
expensive sure boring? I mean that's like saying sunset skydives are dull? shucks just the other day a new wing suit fell on me for all of $400. I mean how can i say no? |
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12-15-2012, 01:34 PM | #7 |
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That VID is awesome!
I'm far too afraid if heights to be doing that chit, but HUGE props to you bro
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Do you have any vids shah269? |
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12-15-2012, 01:39 PM | #10 |
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The price...oh the freaking price....hookers and blow are cheeper!
I only have 95 jumps so far so no camera for me. But this is a cheeky video from my check out dive from early in the spring. I was jumping rental gear which sucks! But this year, well i guess.....use that wing suit, buy camera and maybe make 100 jumps? |
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12-15-2012, 01:46 PM | #11 |
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Dang! The music on the vid won't allow me to play it in Germany. Rental gear is crazy, as soon as I got my Mirage G4 my skill went through the roof for my jump count. Huge difference with that and a TonFly suit. Wingsuiting is an interest I have but I would rather master the art of free fly before moving to something else.
This is awesome, lets get more videos and pictures to promote the sport of skydiving and help the community grow! |
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12-15-2012, 01:51 PM | #12 |
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Oh no just for that day i was on rental gear. Had to have my reserve repacked.
I jump an older Talon 1 with a 210 Triathlon. My problem right now is not pulling too low....my N3 shows i have pulled at 2k and i have to stop that shit before i kill myself! |
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12-15-2012, 02:44 PM | #14 | |
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When I decided to give up the BASE dream for a woman (now my wife, can't exactly say I regret it, unless we argue and then I say I'm going to BASE jump hahahaha) and returned my BASE rig which I had just purchased and not even jumped once, I kind of felt like my skydiving no longer had a purpose. I mean, I didn't have anything else I wanted to attain with it. So that's why it got boring. |
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12-15-2012, 02:46 PM | #15 |
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On the balloon jump, I exited from 3000 feet and I let myself free fall for a while before I pulled around 1500
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It was by far one of the most awesome experiences of my life, not just in skydiving. You can feel and hear the acceleration of your body before you hit terminal velocity. You gotta do it, it's not like any other type of skydive. |
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I have the new N3 and a Alti 2. I have no idea why i keep going low. I keep saying...ok on this jump i'm going to pull at 3 or hell why not even 4...and then well..you know...stuff comes up and oh look there is the ground...and by the time i'm under my wing it's 2k ft. So that means I pulled at 2,500ft. I had this jump with an OG who was borderline bat shit crazy and he goes "Hey I pull low so why don't you hang with me so we are safe" Ok that hurt my head....pull low and be safe? Well i figure he's not dead...and has 5k jumps so....yeah why not. We did a two way well there goes 5k ft and he has my hand turns me and we start tracking and i'm like...oh this is different. at 2.5 he signals me to pull away from the track? It was a dry spring day and let me tell you the ground was very close but a quick 5 second track and dump in a track....oddly my Tri loves opening in a track not only does it open faster but also smoother....and by the time i grabbed my toggles....i was at 1,500ft. That guy is bat shit crazy but that day i learned...if you stay calm collected and in control and have faith in your equipment all will be well...also as soon as you dump that low stay stable and remember where you cutaway is! |
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12-17-2012, 09:21 AM | #20 |
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Well this year I have told my self that I'm going to be pulling at 3k.
Though 2k is kind of fun....the extra 5 seconds is oh so nice...I'm going to go for 3's it's not fun to chase the devil into hell. |
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12-17-2012, 09:46 AM | #21 |
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Lots of fun can be had from doing a high altitude hop and pop and canopy flying all the way down, too We used to do those during sunset, it never got old. Of course if you're flying a 210 it won't be as much fun as if you were flying a 150
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12-17-2012, 10:29 AM | #22 |
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I have yet to do one of those but would really like too. I have told myself that I would do one but I always forget because I can't resist the rush of free falling!I am flying a 170 Pulse PD and it is fun to fly, very fast for me! 150 or a bit lower will be next canopy.
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