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Hey, out of town or not, let's have one together tonight...all of us... Hey Chuck Blue, I'm stealing your sig line tonight. "Tonight is a Party Night"

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Today is a day for everyone who knew Chris Martin to raise a glass to our friend. And to quote his famous line, "Tonight is a party night!"

That's the best name yet, Ian Happy Birthday, Shitmil

Last week I purchased a burger and fries at McDonalds for $3.58. The counter girl took my $4.00 and I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies. While looking at the screen on her register, I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why do I tell you this? Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s...... Teaching Math In 1950 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math In 1960 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? Teaching Math In 1970 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit? Teaching Math In 1980 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20 Your assignment: Underline the number 20. Teaching Math In 1990 A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.) Teaching Math In 2006 Un ranchero vende una carretera de maderapara $100. El cuesto de la produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede comprar?

I believe that you have your left side steering line cascade trapped below the slider grommet. It appears that the line that looks like it has some "slack" in it is the lower steering line. Like others have suggested, releasing the brakes and pumping the toggles would have likely cleared this malfunction. Unless of course you're way low to begin with, I always recommend releasing the brakes and using the toggles before resorting to a cutaway.

More fun than going to the driving range... (or, "hold my beer and watch this") http://www.hiperusa.com/golf.wmv And if you've ever wondered why the 5 cent lemonade the kids make tastes a little "different"... http://www.hiperusa.com/Lemonade.wmv

And the Middle East is in Deep Shit

Actually, the way the pack method was designed, the bridle is not in the center of the roll; rather, it is pulled out to one side before the canopy is rolled (or, more correctly, folded). We used to use and recommend the extension, like you can see in these pictures, but it really seems unecessary after thousands and thousands of pack jobs without using it.

I think the main reason conventional wisdom was to face the toggles "in", or against the sides of the reserve, was to prevent toggle or control line snagging on exit or in freefall. Older design rigs did not have near the protection factor of today's gear when it comes to main riser covers. The inner flap now common on main riser covers is one example of how much better the risers and toggles are concealed and protected. Very old Racers and Wonderhogs only had a small velcro strap to hold main risers close to the container, and the main riser itself was completely outside the rig; in that era it was crucial to route the toggles facing "in". On today's gear, it still seems cleaner to route the toggles facing "in" because (on my rigs anyway) facing them "out" puts a half-twist in the main risers as they go down the sides of the reserve contaner.

And that's me in the grey rig, black/red jumpsuit at 6 o'clock

A man was at the country club for his weekly round of golf. He began his round with an eagle on the first hole and a birdie the second. On the third hole he had just scored his first ever hole in one when his cell phone rang. It was a doctor notifying him that his wife had just been in a terrible accident and was in critical condition and in the ICU. The man told the doctor to inform his wife where he was and that the he'd be there as soon as possible. As he hung up he realized he was leaving what was shaping up to be his best ever round of golf. He decided to get in a couple of more holes before heading to the hospital. He ended up finishing all eighteen. He finished his round shooting a personal best 61 shattering the club record by five strokes and beating his previous best game by more than 10. He was jubilant, then he remembered his wife. Feeling guilty he dashed to the hospital. He saw the doctor in the corridor and asked about about his wife's condition. The doctor glared at him and shouted, "You went ahead and finished your round of golf didn't you! I hope you're proud of yourself! While you were out for the past four hours enjoying yourself at the country club your wife has been languishing in the ICU! Its just as well you went ahead and finished that round because it will be more than likely your last! For the rest of her life she will require 'round the clock care. And you'll be her care giver!" The man was feeling so guilty he broke down and sobbed. The doctor started to snicker and said, "Just kidding! She died more than two hours ago. What'd you shoot?

You know, the ones that try to give you that "go team go" crap they hang in the break rooms and such; here's a website that has some pretty clever "demotivational" posters... http://www.despair.com/viewall.html And of course we've all seen the one with the skydivers on it; I think the original was something about "teamwork"

In his favorite chair (reclined), TV remote (in hand) and the football game is ON! Oh yeah, don't miss the new silky pj's, slippers and beer! And is that a pack of Newports in his ashtray? Just when you thought you've seen everything...

Yes, I retract my earlier statements about a "time delay". I now understand that it is only 10 milliseconds between the activation parameters being met and the loop being cut. That is instantaneous. The "urban myth" that I had believed to be a time delay is more related to pressure changes as your canopy sits you up during deployment, which can tell your AAD you're actually speeding up instead of slowing down. SSK just explained to me that, for instance, a CYPRES will fire at around 1000 ft if you're in a vertical freefall position but will fire at about 750 ft if you're belly flying because of the burble created in that body position.

My understanding after several conversations with my good friends at SSK and Airtec is that even though the CYPRES "fires" at the altitude you say, it makes the decision to fire somewhat higher than that, and regardless of how slow you get between that decision height and the actual firing height, nothing will stop AAD activation. Now, the fatality discussed in this thread involves the Vigil, not a Cypres, but that's probably not an important difference; I assume the two AAD's are very similar in that regard.

Precision has never made a Falcon smaller than 150, even though they listed smaller in their literature. The only thing you'd get by using a 9 cell for a reserve would be larger pack volume and (probably) slightly less reliability.

The new editor has already come and gone. I think USPA is now looking for "another" new editor for Parachutist.

I used to know this old country boy skydiver from Georgia and he seriously referred to that dz as "Zephylus Hills" ! He'd say stuff like, " so, you fellers goin' down thar to that thar Zephylus Hills agin fer that thar turkee thang they do?

Hey, don't get too close to that bonfire, or you'll turn into a flaming homosexual. ( small Rainbow Boogie bonfire.JPG (60.4 KB) )

I agree that falling down stairs isn't funny, but I was talking about pushing someone down stairs.

Some people are like Slinkies. They're not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

If I click on any of these ".kmz" files in this thread, google earth opens, but then I get an error window that pops up and says "cannot open ...file for reading". So, I just figured out that I had to right-click the file, then save it to (desktop) then in google earth click file, open, etc. and it loads right up. Just an FYI for anybody else who runs into the same problem I encountered when just trying to open the file without saving it to their computer first. Is anyone able to open the files by left clicking them right from dz.com, or is everyone else having to save the file first?

Even if Icarus gave you the line trim for the Crossfire, it would not help you with a continuous lineset for the canopy. They don't offer that so you'll be on your own in making calculations for a non-cascaded lineset. The numbers Icaurus has are for cascaded lines only. Edit: If you want a canopy with continuous lines, why not buy one from me?