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August 26, 2010

Landing is every man for himself

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. (…)
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May 26, 2010

A nicer way to pack your pilot chute

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 (…)
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May 26, 2010

Good blogging desktop client for mac (osx)

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, (…)
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March 23, 2010

Jumping, working, jumping, house hunting

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 (…)
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March 8, 2010

Another day, four more jumps

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 (…)
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