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From: eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Re: Novice Jumper
Message-ID: <1233@cvl.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 18:35:26 EST
Article-I.D.: cvl.1233
Posted: Sun Feb 16 18:35:26 1986
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Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park
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In article <41800061@hpcvlo.UUCP> kas@hp-pcd.UUCP writes:
>
>(or common sense), you don't need to worry... just have fun, but do it high!
>
>     I too endorse Danes' recommendation to do the pee-pee-in-the-pants trick.
>You'll be numb with fear the first time you try it, but it will give you an
>appreciation of just how fast that canopy can reinflate and get flying again.  
>It all happens very fast.  Just do it high!
>
>             *
>            / \
>       |---/---\---|            Ken Scofield    C-9355
>       |   Gone    |            Hewlett-Packard PCD
>       |  Jumpin'  |            Corvallis, OR
>       |-----------|
>			{ucbvax!hplabs, harpo, ogcvax}!hp-pcd!kas

...at least until I stalled mine at about 1500' (in a big way) and suddenly
discovered things can sometimes go wrong.  A couple cells on one side refused
to re-inflate again sending me into a spin (a mae west i guess) until steady
tugging finally did the trick.  I think I almost did pee-pee-in-the-pants
that time...

-eli
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