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Why are you on this site!?

If you have no experience under a canopy you have no business here. We are not being dicks, it is just the simple truth. Every week it's the same questions, the same posts, day, after day, after day...WTF!? If you don't have any experience under a canopy (a bunch of skydives) go to the drop zone (don't know where one is...dropzone.com). Jump out of planes. Don't waste your time here because nobody is going to respond to you with any seriousness. Jesus...

New guy checklist before whispering a word of BASE...

Do I know how to fly a parachute?
(if you advanced)
Do I know how to pack a parachute?
(if you advance)
Can I pack my parachute and land it within ten ft of my destination?
(if you advance)
Do I have competent freefall skills?
(if you advance)
Do i have quick reactions, a responsible mind set, and a realization that this sport will KILL MY ASS if I am not properly prepared? (read splatula.com)
(if you advance)
Can I exit without assistance of pre-existing speed?
example-from balloon, helicopter, bridge day, ect.
(if you advance)
Have I had or am preparing to take a first base course and/or found a mentor at my local DZ that is credible?
(if you advance)

By now you are a basejumper and understand the purpose of this website and we would love to enjoy your company and torture you along with all the rest of our friends!

If not, don't waste our eye sight, don't waste your time and strength typing. If you don't meet 90% of the criteria above work on that FIRST FOR GOD SAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moderators...delete this, edit it, make it all sugar coated, re post it, make it sticky, and create some sort of thing where it has to be viewed and responded too before new explorers can post. This would save a lot of time for us all.


edited to remove a few "!" that caused display issues -- wwarped

I thought this was a beginner forum where us dumb asses could ask dumb questions.. man do i feel dumb. thanks.

I have a seriously dumb question though. What causes these 180 off heading openings im reading so much about. is it operator error? Is it common?

Several different things can cause them. It'll be difficult for you to visualise them if you don't have a good understanding of the components of a parachute system and the dynamics of an opening.


Sometimes.


Common enough for you to keep reading about them.

Crap. these are the only things that scare me out of the sport.

Then you don't know enough about the sport.

it really depends on how you define "Beginner."

the OP clearly defined what he thinks "Beginner" means. if you fail to meet the list, you aren't a beginner as much as a fan/spectator/aspirant/etc.

if you satisfy the OP's list, you'll likely understand what is said here. if you ask questions before meeting most of the list, you will likely NOT understand the answers.

the OP may or may not be correct. everyone gets their own opinion.

experience reading these forums tells me that those who have done what the OP listed, tend to get a friendlier response.

sorry guys, it was the scotch talking last night.

you aren't the first...
late night, drunken posting crops up fairly regularly.

No it's not. It's where new jumpers can interact with other jumpers, produce contacts, get the views on topics in a broad sense outside of the 4 or 5 people in your surrounding area, ect.

Think of it this way, if you were aspiring to be a doctor in high school, would you go online to a medical discussion board where doctors communicate asking about performing an appendectomy? If so do you think they would respond by saying "hey ass clown, try going to medical school first!" No because they are more professional than psychotic basejumpers hints the extremely shitty replies to extremely un-educated questions like "What causes off headings?"

Doctor vs. Basejumper

Allied health Program=Skydiving

Degree in particular field (Dermatology)=basecourse

Physician's assistant=Mentor w/ jumping from "forgiving" objects

Doctorate in Dermatology + private practice=basejumper that isn't asking dumb questions because he's put the time, training, and effort in.

Get it?

Ok i did some reading on the subject. But If its so easy for you who has education to understand then why are there so many people dying?

Natural selection.

why are there so many people dying?

Because:
what we do is dangerous,
winds can change abruptly,
people make mistakes,
and shit just happens.

 

So it's like me freesoloing stuff. sooner or later i will fall off no matter how educated my la sportivas get. Ok next dumb question...

also smart, trained people making emotional decisions.
- think about the herd effect at large events. people want to imitate others to get cool video.
- think of someone compelled to jump even though conditions would say no. it could be the last chance to jump an object before flying back home, and they insist on jumping.

it's called failed impulse control