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August 26, 2010
Topics: findings, skydiving, sports, tips
I hurt a knee the last time I was out jumping, on a downwind landing. And it was all because of a combination of stupidity and lack of knowledge.
The first because I did something I shouldn’t: I trusted a fellow skydiver’s direction instead of the wind sleeve. (…) [continue reading]
May 26, 2010
Topics: skydiving, sports
My good friend Ricardo recently pointed me to this video on how to properly pack your pilot chute.
This method has the following advantages:
It’s faster than traditional methods; You don’t have to deal with excess of bridle; It will make sure that you don’t have horse-shoe malfunctions due (…) [continue reading]
May 26, 2010
Topics: blogging, complaints, skydiving, sports
When i think about my mind’s typical excuses not to write on this blog, the one that pops up the fastest is usually the lack of a good blogging desktop client for mac.
I know, i know, i should just shut the hell up, use WordPress’ web admin interface, (…) [continue reading]
March 23, 2010
Topics: life, skydiving, sports, video
I just realized i haven’t posted in a while. The reason for that is threefold: i have been working a lot, jumping a lot more than i used to, and searching for a new house. That’s right, i finally decided to actually buy a house, mainly because i’m tired (…) [continue reading]
March 8, 2010
Topics: skydiving, sports, weather
Yesterday, against all odds, we went to Évora, Portugal again – praying for some holes in the low clouds. Somehow the universe did hear us and we ended up being able to jump 4 times. It was the first time i was recording video and i have to say (…) [continue reading]
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