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Me too! I just hope he's actually recovering well enough to have actual sex. I do want to see the video because smashing into the ground is sometimes great to watch in slow motion. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Where do you instruct or who to you instruct for? I've only done 2 track days and now I'm uncurrent. I don't jump at Davis but I do instruct at another dropzone. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Yet another reason to warn noobs about gopros... Good one. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I saw the video. It really sucked! It was R rated and hardly a porn, ok soft porn I guess but from that poorly done video, one could not deduce that any actual intercourse of the vaginal or anal kind ever happened. Knowing that I, and many people I know, can shoot outside video in a far superior fashion, it was deeply disappointing. Take 2 My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

OK fair enough. I may have interpreted the post wrong. The way I read it is, that the guy screwed up and why should I have to contribute. Of course no one does, but if someone wants to for some reason, then they shouldn't be deterred. My view: Well, since we live in the US and have to buy expensive coverage, then find a way to get it. I carry coverage but that's because my job is required to provide it. I jumped a few years without it however, I'll be honest, it just didn't occur to me until it was brought up one day. I realized if I did actually break a leg, that 20,000 dollar bill will be 2000 bucks. (random dollar amount). I'm pretty good at getting points across to most jumpers. Not always but it does happen. I have many stories of young indestructible jumpers. Anyway, I don't donate too often but I would definitely buy a book or some other entertainment. I simply can't afford to so I don't. I also believe it's not up to me to pay for it. Guess that means we actually agree BTW, I wear a helmet on my motorcycle too. It's mandatory here but I would anyway. I personally think it's stupid not to. It's the riders choice and I won't get into it with anyone about it, but it's still dumb if they don't. A half shell isn't much of a helmet either My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Rephrased.... Other's knew he was being dumb, but at that moment, he was first to realize how much trouble he was about to be in. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

If others want to contribute then it's their decision. It in no way should be based on your opinion. I sure hope you're not trying dissuade others from assisting a fellow skydiver. He wasn't being a criminal, he was just being dumb. I'm pretty sure the moment just before hitting the ground, he was the first to realize it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

She's a Sanchez. Duh :) My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Slide some soft elbow pads over the leg straps That might help. I did that on my BASE rig for a while. The other option is get a rectangle piece of foam. Cut a slot in it so your certain body parts have a place of their own and put it in your pants. Tighten down the rig and enjoy the comfort. I learned on old Telesis rigs with Super Ravens as the main. They can be packed to open comfortable. We had one seasoned instructor that insisted on packing. He had no clue how to soften the openings. It slammed the shit out of me leaving some serious bruises. I figured out the foam trick on my own. It made a world of difference. This part doesn't matter now but I also learned that whoever packed the rig, had to put their name in a log book next to the rig number so they could get paid. I made sure to look at the book my last 3 AFF levels and solos until I transitioned to a normal hand deploy rig. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Last weekend, I took someone on their AFF level 1. It was his 9th jump. Every year he treated himself to a Tandem for his birthday. This year, it dawned on him that he'd like to jump by himself. It was a great level 1. He was easy to work with and he had extremely good recollection of the dive. Since he'd already been in the air 8 times, his nervousness was there but he handled it better than average. I don't care if a person jumps. That's entirely up to them. If they choose tandems, that's just fine. I have a friend who was a skydiver. She was injured a couple times and quit skydiving. She still jumps now and then with her husband and is a kick ass belly flier in the wind tunnel. This isn't a therapy forum so you don't need our approval ... but if tandems are your thing, go for it. When/if you decide to jump on your own, it will be a lot easier for you. Have fun while you can. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You have a Hawk that goes 130? What mods did you put on it to do that? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

They do here also. I don't know about the gear ratio but the ergonomics are different. The biggest difference is the handle bars versus clip ons. I understand the rear sets are slightly lower too. I suggest the standard due to comfort and ease of maneuvering. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Hands down best easy to ride cheap but good city bike is the SV650. You don't have to keep the RPMs up to ride it but they redline at 11000 RPMs so you can still rap them out if you want to. I put a bunch of miles on one and to this day, regret selling it. It's great in town, it's excellent in twisty roads. If you drop it at a stop light or doing something dumb while performing a U-Turn, who cares. Pick it up. It's very easy to work on and should you choose to, you can update the suspension and take it to the track, it's a fairly simple and inexpensive conversion. Actually you can just take it to the track if you put decent tires on it. If it's a starter bike for you, Take a riding class, get used to riding it. Everyone gets cocky at first so do your best not too. Then, get some decent tires and take a beginner track school. I took a 2 day novice track school and quite honestly, it saved my life. You will learn what the bike is capable of. It's capable of doing MUCH more than you are but having the back ground of correctly taking corners will save you one day. Also, practice slow speed maneuvers. Watch some cop riding contest videos. If they can do that on a 900 pound bike, you can do it on an SV. They haven't really changed since 2003. The models with Fairings on the side are kinda silly. Just get a Standard SV650 and put an aftermarket front fairing on it. Put frame sliders on it and call it good. I had an SV650S so it was less comfortable but already had a good front fairing. I would still suggest the standard. Good luck. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I don't care about not jumping with one but what you should do instead, is guess your altitude and verify it. Pretty quickly, you will be able to recognize what the ground looks like at many altitudes. When tracking off, look at the ground, pay attention and see if you guess the correct altitude. That's a good place to start. When you're really low, it's obvious but from 3000 on up, it's more of a challenge. It won't take long, and it's good training. One day your altimeter won't work, or for some reason, you don't have one. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Wrong ... the jumper wasn't doing anything but succumbing to pressure from people behind yelling go and just left the aircraft too soon. coreyangel, that's a good question but in this case a rating made no difference. This is a dropzone I jump at only a few times a year. Our first conversation was right then after we landed. He landed behind the beer line and was approached about it by one of the locals. I walked up and he was clearly sheepish. The local asked if anything was wrong and I said not at all and asked if I could take over from here. Our very first conversation was as good as could be hoped for. He'd been doing a bunch of solos with out a lot of guidance. Later after jumping he handed me a beer and introduced himself formally. Hope that helps My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Jumper sniveled past the front of my canopy ... and I do mean RIGHT in front of my canopy no more than 12 feet away. I introduced myself, "Hi, I'm Tim. Nice colorful parachute you have there. Soooooo, how many seconds separation did you give?" and then asked, what type of flying, etc.... After the conversation, the jumper understood exit separation (no matter how much the tandem masters in the back are yelling go), freeflying and directional control as a newbie skydiver. The best plus was the jumper understood that someone doesn't have to be a dick and yell at someone for making their first big mistake of their career that ended without consequence. It scared them enough as it was. I simply got a good very close up shot of a human falling past in terror. Later, I was given a beer for the education and for not yelling. It was also for not punching. The guy was certain I was walking over to kick his ass. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Old post but I mistyped this and wanted to make a correction. This should read the side it turns away from. Some turning parachutes have been "fixed" by incrementally shortening the A-B and C lines on the side of the canopy it turns away from. So basically, it's like steering the canopy straight by using front riser input on one side. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Whatever dude. Someone stole my dog a couple weeks ago. Not going into details but no one can or will help so we are on our own to get him back. To get him back will involve possible trespass and hiding from thugs that will stomp my head just for fun. (yes I mean that). I'll post a picture when he's back with us. It might take a while, but it will happen. That pisses me off more than anything some internet forum could ever do. So .... why do you let shit like this consume so many of your thoughts? I seriously couldn't read the entire thread but I got the gist of it. My room mate's girlfriend, is an engineer and she's hot. Not just a little either. Other than just being overly smart and sometimes socially weird, she's quite alright. AND she can hip hop dance like a pro. Oh yeah. She rides a sport commuter motorcycle every single day rain or shine. It's normal for her. The socially weird part can be said about almost anyone. There are a lot of engineers around here that are nothing like you describe. Sure there are some but good god. Put some added effort into work instead of being such a troll about how shitty things are for you. Maybe you'll get out of that 260 grand ball and chain a little sooner. Nothing personal. I don't know you and would probably be happy to sit and drink with you. Have a nice day

Qualify that with highly loaded Crossfire 2 ... and thanks for doing that. He still complains but he's much better off now than he was. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's usually caused by too deep of a brake setting. It stalls on opening and then it surges allowing the PC to fall in front. Spring loaded pilot chutes made it MUCH more common. Since reserves don't have an attached pilot chute, it's not too big of a deal to have the deeper setting. Add a pilot chute, especially a spring loaded pilot chute and you're in for some fun. If it were a main, I'd just move the Brake setting down a couple inches. A reserve... well, it was either deal with it because you won't ever notice, or return it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Welcome to old Super Ravens!!! It turns and chances are, it will always turn. Sometimes shortening the lines on the front of the side it turns toward will help. It takes someone who knows how to shorten them incrementally. (Good luck) I installed a Raven III as a reserve for a user. He ended up using the reserve a few jumps later. I put one hop-n-pop on it to verify how much it turned. After it was "fixed" by the Factory, I refused to put it back into the reserve container. The right side was now shorter by over 2 Inches. It flew straight but was in my opinion, not airworthy as a reserve. I've seen several Super and Micro Ravens with built in turns. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Wow really??? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Nice. Congrats to you too. --- Thanks Tri. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

As of today, I've been involved with skydiving for 20 years. Good times

It's funny to visualize that reaction actually happening in real life. Click on link and view a photo: ... uh oh... Runs to the toilet... HUUUURRRRRLLLLL... oh god... bad picture, Blaarrrghhh... Yack... Oh god... no salmon for me. I accidently saw a picture. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto