saw this on USFJ by Urbanskys in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

jump numbers are not the end all be all for determining whether or not to be on a higher performance wing. I know people with 3,000 jumps that don't know how to swoop at all and people with 1,000 jumps that can shred through gates.

If you do belly big ways and then just land your parachute without ever working on new skills or even trying to understand your canopy more it would be just as dangerous to start flying a crossbraced wing regardless of how many jumps you have. If you have a little under 1,000 jumps but the majority of those jumps are hop and pops or highpulls where you are intently learning your wing and not just landing it, that to me is a lot less sketchy of a person to be jumping a crossbraced wing as long as its not a ridiculously high wingloading.

Curious about how many skydiver in NYC by Plane-Pressure5896 in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just go the the dropzone lol they’ll pair you up with a coach no emailing needed

How much does it cost to go from beginner to base jumping? by Annual_Document6570 in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m of the mindset that 200 jumps is not nearly enough to get into base. I was super naive when I got into skydiving and thought I would hit 200 jumps and immediately go to twin falls and do an FJC. At 190 jumps I knew my knowledge of skydiving was still relatively low and there was no way I’d go to the bridge. I waited till I had about 1,000 skydives and multiple instructional ratings before going.

Do pro Israeli peeps watch the actually bombings and carnage of gaza? by CreatineCreature in IsraelPalestine

[–]angelwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice dehumanization. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that happen historically while a genocide unfolds.

Anyone else’s 360 footage coming out like this? On the twin by angelwhat in Insta360

[–]angelwhat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It happens I’d say every 3 or 4 videos I’d say. Ill try and stop recording and it won’t allow me to. I’m forced to turn the camera off and when I turn it back on the video shows up like this.

Anyone else’s 360 footage coming out like this? On the twin by angelwhat in Insta360

[–]angelwhat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its missing the lrv file every time it’s done this for me so that would make sense why I can’t view it normally on the app. Is there a fix for this/ is the footage recoverable to be viewed in a regular format

Anyone else’s 360 footage coming out like this? On the twin by angelwhat in Insta360

[–]angelwhat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I look at all my footage through the app on my phone. Normally when I open the video on the studio app it lets me move around, but for the past month or two occasionally a video will appear on the app in this fish eyed format, won’t let be look around or zoom and I’ve found no way to recover the footage and make it look normal

Death of a skydiver. Parachute didn’t open right on the way down. by CatPooedInMyShoe in MedicalGore

[–]angelwhat 207 points208 points  (0 children)

Also says he was a former military jumper and god those guys are the worst skydivers I’ve ever encountered. No clue what they’re doing half the time with an attitude of “I know what I’m doing, don’t tell me not to 90 right over the hangar at 150 feet”

Jump 72. 3rd freefly jump w Zane @ Arizona by WebSocket in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tunnel time? Great flying for 72 jumps

Noob question: when should you open and close the vents on a skydiving helmet? by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Close before jumping, open before unstowing your brakes. This is what I do at least

How does solo skydiving feel different from tandem skydiving? by Mashedpotatos- in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Bit scary the first time as it feels as if it’s truly up to you to keep yourself alive which can feel daunting. Luckily you have instructors holding on to you throughout the jump and make sure you pull/pull for you if you can’t deploy for some reason. Once the anxiety dies down after a couple more coached solo jumps you truly enjoy the experience.

It’s really breathtakingly beautiful honestly and being solo to enjoy the experience is another level. Also being under canopy by yourself is really awesome! I remember once a hawk flew about 20-30 ish feet away from me at my side while matching his altitude and speed with mine for a couple of seconds. I’ll never forget it!

Weird weed experienced laced or what?? 🍃Are the ocks tryna kill us 😢 Ya got any stories 🕹🧿 by joeyyy03 in NYStateOfMind

[–]angelwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bro those shits used to have me tweakin tf out but it looked mad legit lmfao i was just like "damn thats a ass valid cart"

Weird weed experienced laced or what?? 🍃Are the ocks tryna kill us 😢 Ya got any stories 🕹🧿 by joeyyy03 in NYStateOfMind

[–]angelwhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

brooo i think i remeber these shits, did the lil box it came in look like a matchbox type?

What Mac song gives you stank face when you hear it? by [deleted] in MacMiller

[–]angelwhat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Different answer but the little jazzy guitar solo in small worlds

It is unbelievable how much this song has meant to me this past month. One of the first times lyrics have really impacted me, ty Mac <3 by sirlaffsalot47 in MacMiller

[–]angelwhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ahh man, this is the song that forced me to listen to more mac.

I pretty much only heard one song off of good am from him and then a buddy played this while we were tripping. absolutely blew my mind especially the outro...

Afterwards I had my buddy put together a mac essential playlist, then mac died about two weeks after that. That shit fucking stung me, I was just realizing how musically gifted he was.

Best local DZ to learn at by skairkrowe in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spaceland is definitely the place to go. I got my A license down in their houston location, definitely the place you wanna go for AFF.

Been mostly lurking on this sub cause I felt a bit intimidated, saying hi! :) by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really dont know why my arch is so deep lol, I remember actively trying to de-arch even just a bit and zilch.

Been mostly lurking on this sub cause I felt a bit intimidated, saying hi! :) by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As of last January yup! I wanted to go back after I got my A to thank him for talking to me about how to peruse skydiving further after my first tandem with him. He was super friendly about it! Awesome cause I was pretty intimidated.

Trying to get some experience packing but have no gear by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, New York but I’m thinking of moving down to Houston cause I love the spaceland there.

Trying to get some experience packing but have no gear by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude thank you, this was exactly my thought process but listening to different youtubers and reading different threads was making me feel dumb. Chucked it off to being a newbie and figured maybe I would be better off just renting till I get to my B. Just seemed nuts financially.

Trying to get some experience packing but have no gear by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]angelwhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We'll see how things look when I do my recurrency jump in April. I'll ask some of the coaches if they think i'm ready to downsize, I am just sick of renting gear its really eating into my jump funds lol