rgoper

bad kharma? things are looking up already! always optimistic!

i moved the link here to take the "shock value" out of it, because sure as were born someone would have referred to it if not posted it after my inquiry. nothing more, nothing less. that said, the "reporters" know where the rec is as well as we do. my moving the link here from the rec is no different than moving a link from msnbc, etc...i see it all the time here in these very forums, i guess it's just different when i do it? in any event i hope everything turns out allright for Ken. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i appreciate your opinion, but evidently you don't know Ken, i do. let's say these allegations are true for a moment, what good can possibly come from slamming him in public forums? if it were my DZ (and it's not) i'd try my best to keep it quite and handle it "behind the scenes" for the good of all concerned. with the recent event of a possibly sabatoged rig, to an alleged sabatoged aircraft engine, what does this say about our sport? then we want to whine and cry when reporters take information from this site and take the real meaning of the posts out of context to sensationalize the incident. where does it stop? this type of press is non condusive to good PR in our beloved sport of sky diving. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

it was NOT a link to a personal attack, rather allegations made against an individual who happens to be my friend. please, if you must kiss ass, be a little more descreet about it, this is shameless, and makes you look "cheap" (er) IMHO. i don't think it appropriate you impersonating a moderator with this remark. i see people posting things others dissagree with everyday, so what are you? assisstant moderator? or do you just think you have that much clout? hmph...well? --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

to whomever deleted my post from the rec, thanks for inhibiting my right to legitamately express my view. this is going too far people. no personal attacks, no name calling, sheesh, follow all the rules and still CENSORSHIP prevails. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Clicky --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i downsized from a Sabre 280^2 to a Sabre 230^2. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i completely understand your upset with the way things turned out for you, itza bummer, been there, done that. but as a supervisor with able bodied men at your charge reprimanding them while your still angry will be counterproductive. i've been in upper management for over 28 years, and have supervised men from all over the world, in some cases 100-150 at a time, (of course their direct supervisors fall under my direct supervision) i always tell them....these are my expectations of you, and you and you (so on and so on) all you have to do is meet, or exceed my expectations and we won't have any problems, but in the event you do not meet, or exceed my expectations we will have a very unpleaseant conversation. this has always worked for me everywhere i've been. there is a fine line of being a supervisor/boss and a threat to your workers and how they percieve you as a supervisor will be a direct reflection of their work and the quality thereof. (i know, lot's of management classes) take care, good luck, and everything is going to be allright!

i second that! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

their rigs are nice, but i'm not "sold" on the SkyHook yet, i don't think i'll ever be. but, that said, i haven't done enough research to make an intelligent final decision. i like the ability to be in total control of my reserve deployment, currently anyway! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

post the URL instead. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i'm a Javelin snob! Wings is a good container, and Mirage & Infinity is as well, i've heard and seen nothing but good things about each of them. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

some people just aren't cut out to be sky divers! this sounds like one of them. Fox may have covered it, and aired it, but who provided the video footage? and who provided the "fodder" for making our sport look like only bafoons induldge? the diver that pulled the wrong handle should be grounded for life. my .02 USD. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i voted "YES" as well. if i have to have an eye exam, and a hearing test every 4 years to get my driver's license renewed, why shouldn't the elderly? or am i to believe our eyesight and hearing improve with age? my mother who will be way old in august gets her driver's license renewed through the mail every 4 years, wuz up? (and she's stone cold deaf) --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

your money is felt but it's not known because it's still in your billfold take it out and give it to me so it won't belong to you! HAR! "MoneyTallika" --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

14.4 posts per day! where do you find the time? --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i'm a son-of-a bytch then i guess! i downsized 50^2 on my 3rd AFP jump. according to you i shouldn't even be alive i guess? i could still downsize the 50^2 of canopy and i'm not afraid to downsize that much canopy, there are a lot of sky divers flying way higher wing loads than that would provide me, i just am not inclined to do it anymore. the canopy was ordered. we should all always be on the inclination of the learning curve in the many facets of canopy flight and control. jump numbers and ratings don't mean jack. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

i re-registered to participate in the incidents forums. that said, although i think it's a good idea, any effort to stop information leaks is an exercise in futility. i don't disscuss incident(s) anywhere but here, or at the DZ and i sure as hell don't give the press anything...ever, but they will stop at nothing to obtain information, and we still have the rec.skydiving posting everything all the time. how do we know there isn't a press member amoung us already? i know that there is, i won't mention any names. in any event, this site belongs to Sangiro and if he wants us to re-register to participate, i guess it's either comply or be denied access to the particular forum. the whole concept behind this particular subject matter (Incident Forum) i thought anyway was to learn from, and help prevent any future similar incidents/accidents. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

just a true story: at about 300 jumps in, i was going to transition from a 170^2 canopy to a 120^2 canopy, yeah, i know 50^2 less canopy. a highly experienced canopy pilot, AFF, TM, pilot, friend and mentor i contacted cared enough about me to tell me there was no way in hell i could handle the canopy. now, a couple hundred jumps later, although i've never had an accident i'll never know if i could have handled the 2.1:1 wing load, and i don't care. what i do know is i'm thankful the young man cared enough about me to stop me from making an assinine decision which could have had a very different impact on my sky diving. thanks, you know who you are. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

assuming that we don't have a member in our presence that would provide the information...right? point being, we cannot stop information leaks no matter what the precautions taken. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

if the forum was "limited access only" it could draw criticizm, or give others the impression the "members only access" have something to hide. it's a shame that reporters search for information the way they do, but whether this forum is restricted or not, they will still access the information correct or not and print it. so this would be an exercise in futility in my opinion, although it is a good idealogical conception. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

you coded the "quote" instead of quoting it. it caused the post to be "strung out" always do a "preview" of your posts before hitting the post button. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

the jumper should always assume liability for themself. however in an ever litigious society this can and may change from time to time, ya never know any more. i have attended events at drop zones and just wasn't comfortable with the jump run, or jumpship and have elected not to jump, point being if there's a doubt, don't jump. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

it's sad, but true, women much like babies don't come with owner's manuels. i have yet to find a woman i can even begin to understand so i just go with the flow! good luck. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

shameless bump!