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what kind of jump is it?
If you tow you self behind a car, with a canopy, cut the rope away, cut the canopy away, back into freefall, open your rig and landLaugh

is it a parasail base jump?
trying to think of a good name for it, also should i log it?

Gary
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Re: [garyharbird] what kind of jump is it?
been done more than a few times. the most dangerous thing I have gotten good at.
its called parascending. so, a parascending cutaway.
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Re: [garyharbird] what kind of jump is it?
should i log it?

Hell yeah!

The few times I have been towed
behind a golf cart or my pick truck
it has been scary and required skill.
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Re: [garyharbird] what kind of jump is it?
"is it a parasail base jump?"............................

no it is a skydive, log it under whatever you want but it is and will always be a skydive, reguardless of alti., equ. used, etc............still a good ol' skyjump.
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Re: [dride] what kind of jump is it?
what if I did it in a national park parking lot?
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Re: [thegrump] what kind of jump is it?
thegrump wrote:
what if I did it in a national park parking lot?

then its just called paralegal

god i crack myself upCool
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Re: [Calvin19] what kind of jump is it?
 it's called "redneck parabase"... so i've heard.
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Re: [garyharbird] what kind of jump is it?
Mup, I'm calling bullshit until I see video Tongue

Wish I was there!!