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  1. 3 points
    Brent, you have a wonderful capability to spin up a lot of shit with a mischaracterized post in the first place. I'm sure you see yourself like Rush seemed to, as dodging and spinning as the attacks come, countering each one. Not realizing you're just playing dodgeball, standing in place, while the world continues to move on. Wendy P.
  2. 2 points
    Why do you have to identify gender? And how about people for whom it really doesn't work -- which piece of it do you want to ignore so that you can cram them into the box? The extra sex organs (it happens), the missing sex organs (it happens). The people are more important than the classification. Wendy P.
  3. 2 points
    <thread drift> I graduated jump school in May 1980 - HONOR GRADUATE!!! Iron Mike is in the hero bookcase. </end thread drift>
  4. 1 point
    The world is a better place today with one less hate monger.
  5. 1 point
    Yep. He was all about getting people riled up, so that they'd tell their friends, and get their friends to listen too. Houston had a conservative talk host at the time who I listened to some (there's a limit to my talk radio quotient). He was a retired colonel if I remember rightly, and he had thoughtful, conservative, things to say. But he didn't piss enough people off, so eventually he was replaced by Rush, and the even-more-outrageous follow-ons. Ratings rule. Wendy P.
  6. 1 point
    Whatever the main is (and I'd vote for Cloud over Viking), it's most definitely not the Light version. I had a Wonderhog II with a Viking Superlight in it (after I had a Starlite round in it first), and the main pin cover flap was MUCH smaller than that. So that's got a lot of canopy in it. Mine was built for the Starlite, so I know that's how it came. Wendy P.
  7. 1 point
    Brother, 30 years ago, we were jumping F-111 canopies and many still had round reserves. Innovation is about change. It takes time and money. Once innovation takes hold and the market begins to lean that way (as with any of the "ages" bronze, industrial, etc.), there is an acceleration right after the early adopters and the change becomes a constant. I'm not sure why you are so deeply resistant to EV's or AGW, but your unwillingness to embrace the future of clean technologies is somewhat disconcerting. And, I'm going to point out that you're starting to post like Jakee and SkyDekker - you post the exception and not the rule and then want to argue the argument. Now, if you'll excuse me; I've got a unicorn to saddle and some clouds that need to be punched.
  8. 1 point
    I think Lindsay is second from the right:
  9. 1 point
    It's a great time to be alive - https://www.gmc.com/electric-truck/hummer-ev. And, I still want a Harley Davidson Road Glide EV that get's 500 miles on a charge.
  10. 1 point
    Well given the noxious fumes, I'd expect most dense cities to implement bans of some sort to relegate old cars to the countryside. My city has actually started banning diesels in the central area (and encouraged me to get rid of my diesel) this year. And "foreseeable future" - I know you're old and don't have much more to look forward to, but I'm at least a few decades younger than you so that might explain the difference in perspective. When cars replaced horses, did horses go extinct? Or become endangered? Internal combustion engines will stick around, but will continue to shrink and will eventually become a niche.
  11. 1 point
    I hope you do realize there are other disciplines next to flying in straight line with a GPS shouting in your ear. If performance is your thing, 100% you will get more out of a skydive, as you can't really train the dive/flare in a tunnel. That could not be more incorrect, but understandable coming from judging based on videos alone, which provide little to no sense of angle or reference. It also mirrors exactly the same critique with regards to how tunnels would be 'bad' for freefly and FS when those initially started becoming more of a regular thing. If I was overseas and the tunnel was not within reach without already needing to spend a good 1K on travel and hotel alone, Id probably be equally skeptic. The speeds flown at in the tunnel are identical to the speeds outdoors. Only steep angle flight (where you do fly higher speeds in the sky) are not really doable, mainly due to safety concerns (a 250 kmh headbut into a wall headfirst is potentially suicidal). But all the high AoA and other urban legends about indoor ws flying seem to mostly come from people who have not been there. There I hope (for fun's sake) you get to experience it at some point yourself. There is not a single reality in this world where a bigger understanding in terms of control, maneuverability, precision and learning the the upper and lower ranges in flying speed while maintaining glide, are a bad thing. It's always going to be easy to try and find some argument against a new thing, but in the end, I would say...give it a try yourself, and you'll see its indeed a valuable addition (not a replacement) I personally way prefer skydiving over tunnel. More space, better views, fresher air. But looking at the feedback the actual tunnel itself provides with regards to level, movement, and (for people coming as a customer) getting 1 on 1 coaching for every minute of flight, and being able to get a good 60 acro flights worth of airtime per day, there is no real replacement. Training as an acro team for worlds, looking at doing a good 500 to 1000 jumps worth or airtime, there the tunnel definitely tilts financially in favor of indoor training, if you look at the time and number of trips needed to the DZ. Also for those in the learning stages, or coaching on a DZ, the tunnel is an incredible tool with regards to creating more understanding for movement, inputs and relative flight to others. We've seen many people who spent 100's of jumps trying to backfly, get it within 15 to 20 minutes in the tunnel, and seemlessly translate that to outdoors. Looking at acro, there is already quite a bit gap, and last world cup, there was not a single team present who were not using the tunnel for training. And the events where you see 'skydive only' teams flying mixed/against teams with tunnel training, especially in compulsory rounds, you see a bigger and bigger difference. The WS tunnel is here to stay, and how big or small it will become in future, time will tell. The USA tunnel project currently in early planning stages in Florida is a step forward to making it more accessible for those overseas, and aiding in the further growth of the discipline.
  12. 1 point
    Generally I'd just use old sneakers with mostly-flat (worn) bottoms. The true test was the early morning zero wind wet grass landing. They worked pretty well for that - could even pull it off on dirt most of the time. That was mostly on Nitros and Crossfires loaded about 2:1.
  13. 1 point
    Maybe I should have asked how much it cost.
  14. 1 point
    Cell phones and social media. This format works best when you are in front of a desktop. That is not how most people operate these days. It is just not the same as you have noticed.
  15. 1 point
    No one should be arguing with you over this point.
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  17. 1 point
    What we need is for the genius tech world to turn away from pie in the sky endeavors like working toward manned Mars expeditions and focus on finding effective energy storage. In the end storage is the only real answer that will satisfy all of the competing interests you list here.
  18. 1 point
    I am sitting within 5 metres of a banana tree which is growing outside my window. And I wouldn't consider my observation as an insult. Most banana republics have one corrupt politician calling the shots. The US have a bunch of self serving senators allowing their ex president off the hook for something he quite clearly instigated. And seeing the sheer numbers of people who still believe his bullshit makes the rest of the planet despair for American democracy. The ignorance on display is breath taking. Thus the US has lost the trust and respect it once enjoyed from most of the free world. Even if the US manages to expunge the corruption in full view of the rest of the world, it is doubtful that trust will ever be earned back. Making 45 pay for his crimes would just be the start, and seeing some of his bootlicking enablers like Graham, Cruz et al thrown out would also help. The US is definitely on the banana republic list.
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