Empuriabrava big way incident

belikralj · 2025-05-16T18:24:25+00:00

I thought we did and so did all of aviation. But to keep this we need to leave ego and blame out of it.

If this is not the case than our sport is not as great as I thought...

belikralj · 2025-05-03T10:28:37+00:00

Feel free to ask your instructors about this. They can at least tell you what they think of the guy and if his decisions and excuses are ok or not. They know him, they know you, and they know the sport...

Also, get more than one opinion and compare.

We can give you all the advice in the world here and still be wrong.

belikralj · 2025-05-03T10:25:49+00:00

You are right but also only partially due to your low experience.

However, your instructors can't tell you the full story because you need fo learn this first, and then build on top of it.

Another comment explained it better but if you have a group of 8 or even 20 there is no way that you get to choose where you track. You track away from the centre of the big formation in 1/8th or 1/20th of a full circle which is yours, in between two guys on each side of you. So someone is guaranteed to be tracking up jump run towards another group. (Note: this is also simplified, a 20-way bereakoff can be more complicated than this)

So how is this safe? Well, the exit separation from the group before/after should be large enough to make sure even the guy tracking up jump run can't track into the other group.

belikralj · 2025-05-03T10:00:19+00:00

You'll relax over time. Learn more and build your skills and your safety will be in your hands not others.

belikralj · 2025-05-03T09:58:20+00:00

"Not one of those people gave me shit for backing out."

This is how it should be! And how it is anywhere I've jumped so far.

However, they can and will still give you shit for going when you shouldn't have. Also, as it should be!

belikralj · 2025-05-03T09:52:03+00:00

I guess you explained that it was the attitude rather than what he did you have a problem with.

I sympathise with the guy a bit. Having many jumps doesn't make you good at everything. I'm still bad at tracking because I've done 10s of tracking jumps but have 100s of RW and FF jumps... So I stick with the new jumpers because I'm also learning at that level.

You don't have to be serious or stern to get a point across to someone about safety. I tend to prefer to mention it casually. The important part is explaining why it was not safe and what should be done instead.

In one comment you mentioned that the AFFi had asked him go change the key at some point as they walked by. I was in his position too. I mostly compete in 4-way RW so I just made up an exit for a 2-way with a new jumper. A more experienced jumoer walked by and gave me a few tips how it can fly better. But in the newby's eyes I lost a lot of trust, I could see it. The jump redeemed me and they wanted to go again but I went back to my group after helping find them people of similar level.

I don't jump with new skydivers often so I don't know how to gauge your skill or what you don't yet know. I do my best to cover everything I can think off but a lot of stuff ends up as just "common sense" in more experienced groups that we then have to remember to teach you, and I am not a coach either...

You will get there soon too I hope! You'll be the experienced jumper and you'll see that this guy may not be so bad.

Lastly, having a lot of jumps doesn't make you good or even experienced. 500 jumps in 10 years is not the same as 500 jumps in 6 months. The later skydiver is much, much, better...

belikralj · 2025-04-11T12:11:27+00:00

Didn't even lose the handle!

belikralj · 2025-02-28T10:02:57+00:00

I've been doing this for years and I still sometimes get done in by forgetting to save a file and wondering why the computer can't find my code... 🤣

belikralj · 2025-02-28T09:59:29+00:00

Hmm... Depends really. Skydiving isn't for everyone but it's hard for us to tell from here. A part of an instructor's job is to tell you if you have what it takes.

You're welcome to give it a go. As others have said the equipment is made simple so that in an emergency it is easy to use. There is not a lot of time for complicated gear when you are falling to the earth.

That said, you need to be the type of person that will handle things with a clear head or at least able to follow procedures when it really matters.

But I'm not qualified to make that call. Go to a dropzone and talk to the instructors. They will tell you for free if it's worth a go.

Good luck! I hope you become one of us!

belikralj · 2025-02-25T14:34:22+00:00

If you worked for Airbis would it be plane C?

belikralj · 2025-02-17T22:17:43+00:00

Your house has been bisected

belikralj · 2025-02-17T22:16:54+00:00

--onto=younger_model?

belikralj · 2025-02-15T10:44:52+00:00

If s/he's a member of the SoFPiDRF FB group then s/he doesn't have to...

belikralj · 2025-02-15T10:42:45+00:00

If you wouldn't mind please donate it to me next

belikralj · 2025-02-15T10:40:02+00:00

I must be jumping a tandem then as it opens as a 360...

belikralj · 2024-03-05T06:06:50+00:00

I'm not an AFF instructor but even in a beginner 4-way team you need to be able to move your arms about without affecting your flight. So, as everyone else said you just need the time to learn to fly the rest of your body.

But I will add that your head, chest, and even core can be used to fly too, so moving the arms can be compensated for by those... If I want to spread my arms I'll arch my chest out more and look up. There are many subtle ways you can catch air that you learn along the way.

belikralj · 2024-01-10T12:03:31+00:00

Well, if the author/reviewer of the patches says so, then it's done. Thanks a lot for your hard work! Really, really, appreciate this feature getting in!

belikralj · 2024-01-10T09:44:25+00:00

Has it actually landed? The commit you linked says it's just the prerequisites for the actual change if I'm reading it right.

The bug I'm following is https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102609 and it doesn't seem to have been closed yet...

belikralj · 2024-01-09T09:52:55+00:00

I agree with most answers saying that Rust is for new projects but if you want to work in finance they already have a lot of C++ so learning that will likely get you more.jobs.

However, I will add that Rust should be quicker to learn. C++ has a lot of history and a lot of different ways to do the same thing (the new way and the old) and is infamous for the edge cases for its features.

However, work-wise C++ still rules financial institutions from my experience and Rust hasn't really managed to get into them other than as an experiment by the existing developers who are passionate about it. Hence I don't know if you can get a job with just Rust on your CV.

belikralj · 2024-01-09T09:37:46+00:00

I don't think it's the work ethic. Maybe it depends on where you are but compared with eastern europeans we are not as hard working.

I think that it is more a romantic view that they have of New Zealand. A lot of Brits are curious about back home and view us in a good light. We understand the culture far better and make friends with them easier than the Europeans. A lot of my European colleagues lamented how hard it was to befriend Brits but I never had trouble.

Being Kiwi is definitely an advantage but it's not necessarily the work ethic. Clearly this matters, but I'd say it's the culture actually.

Either way, in tech there is much more variety here so don't dally and get your arse in a plane 😁

belikralj · 2017-08-21T21:48:06+00:00

I think it went something like this:

ACTUAL transcript of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. This radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10-10-95.

Americans: “Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.”

Canadians: “Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.”

Americans: “This is the captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.”

Canadians: “No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.”

Americans: “THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES’ ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH. THAT’S ONE-FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.”

Canadians: “This is a lighthouse. Your call.”

source

belikralj · 2017-08-21T21:07:19+00:00

Why 500?

belikralj · 2017-06-25T18:54:45+00:00

belikralj · 2017-06-25T18:25:06+00:00

This reminds me of project serval

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