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Hobbyists interested in skydiving.
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Mechanice of ficticious tandem formation jumps
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Hi, I am trying to write a piece of fiction that involves a skydiving scene. I have no experience (though my brother once did a tandem jump and I pumped him for info.) I want it to be credible, although as edgy fiction I don't mind if a few boundaries get stretched. But I'd love to avoid any obvious... more »
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no colored smoke?
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I called Paragear last week and asked for white and red smoke. They said "no more colored smoke." Anyone know the story on this? Or anywhere else to buy it?
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It was 30 years ago today
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Well, almost. On August 20th 1978 at an extremely disreputable dz who's full title was Skydive Green County Bidwell but was only referred to as Bidwell, or sometimes "that place with the outhouse?" I made my first skydive. I wanted to do a 30th anniversary jump back into that same field but when they say you can't go back they really... more »
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$100 Gas Voucher
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I just discovered this new site that's giving away a $100 gas voucher, for free! Can you believe the price of gas these days? In my area it's currently over $4.75 per gallon, and all signs point to it going even higher, very soon. I remember the days when gas used to cost $0.99 per gallon, but those days are long gone.... more »
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Skydiving or parachuting is an aerial competitive sport
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Modern recreational skydiving involves a trained skydiver or jumper and a group of associates assisting first-time or amateur jumpers and a fixed base operator at an airport who operates one or more light cargo aircraft which take groups of skydivers up for a fee. [link]
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Jumps from an aircraft
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Jumps from an aircraft usually take place at approximately 12,000 feet altitude, freefalling for a brief period of time before deploying a parachute to slow the landing. [link]
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