I have been on the top of that hill, it’s an hour’s drive or so from here. There is
NO WAY
I would ever contemplate jumping off there on skis. Hanging upside down in an 80-year-old aircraft with an open cockpit a mile above the ground? I do that all the time. Jumping off that hill? No hablo.
In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!
#4556105 - 02/14/2109:28 PMRe: Well I guess this is one way to fly!
[Re: semmern]
I have been on the top of that hill, it’s an hour’s drive or so from here. There is
NO WAY
I would ever contemplate jumping off there on skis. Hanging upside down in an 80-year-old aircraft with an open cockpit a mile above the ground? I do that all the time. Jumping off that hill? No hablo.
Ditto on the jumping, but I'd do that hill no problem with no ramp at the bottom. He's "only" hitting 62mph according to the telemetry there. I used to do 58mph downhill runs on rollerblades all the time. Big long skis like that? I'd probably feel comfortable up to 80mph on those.
Of course I'd have to build myself up to it, starting out on the lower portions of the hill, since I haven't done this kind of thing in over 25 years!
#4556107 - 02/14/2109:35 PMRe: Well I guess this is one way to fly!
[Re: Zamzow]
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[quote=semmern] Ditto on the jumping, but I'd do that hill no problem with no ramp at the bottom. He's "only" hitting 62mph according to the telemetry there. I used to do 58mph downhill runs on rollerblades all the time. Big long skis like that? I'd probably feel comfortable up to 80mph on those.
Of course I'd have to build myself up to it, starting out on the lower portions of the hill, since I haven't done this kind of thing in over 25 years!
Yeah, I’m all for high speed on skis, it’s the quarter of a kilometre jump that scares me
In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!
#4556112 - 02/14/2110:22 PMRe: Well I guess this is one way to fly!
[Re: Zamzow]
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It is about conditioning yourself mentally. Small steps that get bigger and bigger. Soon huge things don’t seem daunting.
You`re right. After the advent of the V-style it becoame less dangerous. Better equipment, lower speed.
My own experience is very good. I did pretty good in ski jumping. Problem was I ended up in the bottom of the hill with broken skis. So after a number of broken jump skis my parents bought me a pair of slalom skis. Dissapointed, but message recieved.
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#4556123 - 02/15/2112:24 AMRe: Well I guess this is one way to fly!
[Re: Zamzow]
This is old school. Lars Grini jumped 150 meters. No helmet. Just bare headed. Fantastic in that time.
And no "tracks" on the downhill, he was actually having to ride the skis.
I have zero experience or knowledge about skis, but as mentioned I do have some relatively serious experience with high speed downhills on rollerblades.
Having a "guided track" like that (which would be impossible on blades) makes the downhill portion look pretty easy.
I didn't pick up on this detail until you posted that video. Far as I can tell the old school had a lot more to deal with on the downhill portion...
#4556132 - 02/15/2103:45 AMRe: Well I guess this is one way to fly!
[Re: Zamzow]
Some of us older folk will always remember this. 14 second mark.
ABC rebooted "Battle of the Network Stars" a couple years ago. I introduced my then 26 year old son to it. The shows opened with Wide World of Sports's "Spanning the globe" piece with lots of new footage.
But they still had the original "agony of defeat".
It is about conditioning yourself mentally. Small steps that get bigger and bigger. Soon huge things don’t seem daunting.
Good philosophy in the abstract, but nobody can do "everything".
It is fact that most people could be good at something, but will never be good at another thing...
#4556150 - 02/15/2111:47 AMRe: Well I guess this is one way to fly!
[Re: Zamzow]
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Originally Posted by Zamzow
It is fact that most people could be good at something, but will never be good at another thing...
Truth.
I'm quite good at doing IT support and troubleshooting. I would NEVER be good at playing the piano regardless of how many hours I play it every day. I was trying to tell my mom that when I was a kid but she refused to believe me as she forced me to attend piano lessons every week.
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