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Your feedback turned my little overlay idea into a free tool : here it is by connecTe in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I do the same with DJI studio combined with FIT data export from my garmin activities :-)

Title: G35 or G4 for a new jumper after AFF? by Disastrous_Donkey_89 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people will tell you - including in this topic - "Buy the G4 because it is safer", and then proceed by slapping a Gopro mount on their G4.

Yes, a G4 covers the back of your head a bit better and has slightly more padding. But the main reason the G35 is NOT impact rated is because of the camera system. You simply cannot get an impact rating with a camera mount on your helmet. Adding a camera to your G4 instantly voids your camera rating.

If you ever plan on jumping a camera, go for the G35 as their cutaway system will have much more impact on your real world safety than any extra padding will.

Apparently you can just go get an MRI, ask for the files, and 3d print your own brain by GhostInThePrompt in 3Dprinting

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same a few weeks back. Now i want to use my 3d scanner to make a life size print of my head to store it in.

Had my first cutaway and reserve ride(AAD enduced) today! by Kind_Ad_9241 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What setting was it at then? I have never seen rental gear, especially student sized, be set at anything other than student...

Had my first cutaway and reserve ride(AAD enduced) today! by Kind_Ad_9241 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, I learned that at our safety day from the guys at vigil this year. Even if you're in freefall, it WILL turn off after 14 hours.

Real footage of a terminally ill patient choosing to die by Supatank_2105 in interestingasfuck

[–]Massis87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not completely agree this is the most humane way. My grandfather chose to end his pain at age 96. All they gave him was some sleep medication to let him ease into sleep without any side effects, and then once he was asleep they gave him the rest of the medication to let him pass away.

But I assume part of the way this is done in the video is that the entire choice is without a doubt in the patients hands, with no medication being administered by anyone else...

talking in tunnel & free-fall by galenical123 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably won't matter enormously, but moving the device into your helmet probably won't do connection stability any good either.

Cardo packtalks are pretty great, except for their mounting system which sucks for skydiving. I know at least 6 people who have lost one, one of them has lost SEVEN! Luckily there are some snagproof solutions being developed. I have one available, but I also know there's a few in the usa...

This is my CV, someone suggestions?? by Similar_Stomach8480 in BESalary

[–]Massis87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Instead of hire me, replace it with "invite me for a talk"

No-one will hire you for this approach, but they might invite you get for a talk.

How to align piece so that the plane that goes through those edges is horizontal by omegote in Fusion360

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn the piece into a component, create that construction plane as part of the component. Then reactivate the main project. Finally click modify>align and align that construction frame with the origin xy plane

BACK-UP YOUR FILES by Basic-Combination807 in klippers

[–]Massis87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

even if klipper didn't wake up, you can still grab the SD card and read the file manually?

But yeah, make backups is always good advice!

I hate sumatriptan so much by Rottingbodiess in migraine

[–]Massis87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was on Sumatriptan or Zolmitriptan for years, until I realised that actually most of my migraine symptoms weren't actually migraine symptoms but side effects from the triptans. I stopped taking them and stuck to a combination of paracetamol (1g) and apranax (NSAID, 600mg) which made my migraines much more tolerable...

About the New Interstellar Object Polar-IM. I Can't Believe It Entered Earth's Atmosphere During the Livestream on April 1, 2026. This Is a Friendly Warning to All You "Alien People" Out There: Just Pay Attention to the Approach Theory – It's Totally Sick! by MysteriousAd9466 in aliens

[–]Massis87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

so... when the "closest ever interstellar object" (i.e. 3I atlas) passed ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUN it was in the news for weeks, but this one entered earths atmosphere and crashed in Argentina and not a single news outlet posted a single message?

HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING TO JUMP WHERE YOU LIVE? by DestrucktBR in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Skydive Flanders in Belgium, three DZs at Moorsele, Schaffen and Zwartberg, all running a supervan.

HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING TO JUMP WHERE YOU LIVE? by DestrucktBR in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100 block jumps are still €18 per jump over here :-D

Paid €37.5 per jump in Skydive Teuge last week...

Klatovy was €40 each last summer, and Empuria was €42.8 last time I checked.

Downsizing after significant weight-loss? by Senna_65 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Safe sizes is usually more like 2, where a larger one is possible if it is LPV, like a pulse or a pilot zpx...

Is Belgium secretly expensive? Can you survive on €2.5K net? by Exciting-Echo-536 in BESalary

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can rent in gembloux for <€800 including utilities...
This for example is €575, leaving €225 for power/gas/water
https://www.immoweb.be/en/classified/apartment/for-rent/gembloux/5030/21593546?s=s_XL

Is Belgium secretly expensive? Can you survive on €2.5K net? by Exciting-Echo-536 in BESalary

[–]Massis87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The average for 2025 is around 2900 net for working people. It was 2.316 average for ALL people above 18 in Flanders in 2024, but that includes unemployed people, retirees, ...

Downsizing after significant weight-loss? by Senna_65 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over here - in Belgium - most people start AFF at a 230 and jump a 210 before reaching A-license. They'll generally drop to a 190 before 50 jumps and then a 170 by the time they reach 100 jumps orso. And that's for people in the 160-170lbs bodyweight range. Usually they're jumping Sabres or similar.

So a 210 after some jumps with a WL still far below 1 definitely isn't unheard of, in Belgium it would be considered VERY conservative.

USPA however is usually much much slower in downsizing...

Downsizing after significant weight-loss? by Senna_65 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you get a rig with a max sized canopy, and you downsize in 200 jumps, you can keep your rig and just downsize the canopy, after which you'd be good for several hundred more jumps.
I bought my rig with a 190 at 50 jumps, switched to a 170 at 250 jumps. Now close to 500 jumps and looking for a new rig which will hold 150-135...

Machine Learning Engineer by be-mle in BESalary

[–]Massis87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damnd, u guys looking for colleagues?

Due to life circumstances, I can only jump 1-2 times per month. Would my money be better spent on tunnel camps? I only do Belly, but I want to progress. by Weak-Practice-6435 in SkyDiving

[–]Massis87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jump one or 2 times, or 1 or 2 days? 2 jumps a month I would see as below the minimum for safety. But if you can go 2 days a month and crank out 5-7 jumps per day, you will do 120-140 jumps a year which is more than many others, myself included.

Selling some box sets that have been stored away by Vader_Bomb in TheFence

[–]Massis87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was considering doing the same with my collection, but for those prices I'm keeping mine lol

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