Oh! I gotta post before this thread gets locked!
Seriously though, how did you arrive at what ever experience level you are currently at and not know or be told about cross-ports?
Ken
"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian
Ken
Ken
I think Canopy restrictions are what we should be more worried about. More people kill themselves under canopy trying to do high performance landings than people who go in without an AAD. Aggie is just being a good neighbor. People are always trying to get canopies that they are not ready for. Just look at Bytches post titled "talking to a dead man" in general skydiving. We all need to look out for each other when it comes to this stuff. You asked a question that, honestly you should have known the answer to. I mean do you buy a 4x4 truck without knowing what 4x4 means?
Dom
QuoteOh! I gotta post before this thread gets locked!
Seriously though, how did you arrive at what ever experience level you are currently at and not know or be told about cross-ports?
Ken
I don't feel that I should be embarrassed about it. It's not one of those things which is going to kill you if you don't know about it - although I'm sure someone is going to jump in here and tell me I'm wrong... that seems to be the modus operandi here.
I asked an innocent enough question, I got an answer from Hook, and that should have been the end of it. Unfortunately, it seems like a standard thing to jump on people and question (and or bellittle) them for their supposed lack of knowledge.
Sigh.
Michele 1
SO there I was, waiting to learn to pack, with the instructor's canopy in front of me. While waiting for him, I was examining the canopy...and I noticed all these holes! Panicking, I made mention of these holes to him; after laughing at me for a while, he pointed out just how much I have to learn about canopies and their construction...and then proceeded to teach me how to pack. This was jump number 11, I think...I don't have my log book handy.
I tried to click on your profile, just to get an idea, but cannot find your profile. You're right, it's a free country...and sometimes, freedom of speech includes ignoring someone who is not willing to listen to others who're just trying to assist. It also includes ignoring someone who is trying to yank your chain...
Ciels-
Michele
~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~
I tried to click on your profile, just to get an idea, but cannot find your profile. You're right, it's a free country...and sometimes, freedom of speech includes ignoring someone who is not willing to listen to others who're just trying to assist. It also includes ignoring someone who is trying to yank your chain...
Ciels-
Michele
~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~
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