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rubber bands(even Mil Spec) chemically react with brass, causing them to break down. Damn you Eason, I wasn't going to get into this 'cause Erno and I have already had our discussion and resolved it like the gentlemen we ain't - BUT the Speedbag has soft grommets and the ONLY Brass is on the grommets that the closing loops pass through and the rubber bands never touch them. I have a speedbag main and reserve bag on my personal rig by choice and I believe if the speedbag reduces the risk of linedump on a reserve system by any percentage, it's worth having. I respect any rigger's right to dislike the speedbag, it's being different that makes life interesting.......... hey - me being reasonable Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

http://www.jumpshack.com/default.asp?CategoryID=TECH&PageID=CANOPYVOL&SortBy=DATE_D WARNING! Assessing canopy volumes is not a precise art..... but this should give you a good guideline Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Damn - that's me out then........ Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

See how they hijacked my thread - but that's good, it was lame anyway Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

"Drunk at Dennys Again" by Bubba Whoopass Wilson Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

The Glock Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Ditto my Racers!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Nah! Get Chris drunk enough and give him a pack of Sharpie's - that should cover it! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I'm sorry - I keep seeing all these skyhook threads, and I thought I'd mix'em with tattoo and Dublin threads. Had to throw in a troll for good measure.... hey, you going to the Rainbow Boogie, I hear they're showing Brokeback mountain on the flight..... (Ignore me, it's one of those days.....) Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I'm thinking of getting a tattoo of a skyhook at Dublin Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

http://myspace.com/sidsrigging Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

oo oo I know this one, Tim Curry was in it????????? Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I think it's more about perception of information. If you train and practice with an analogue, eventually you instictively recognize trigger points for action - cognitive awareness - as you transition to a digital display you will revert to the same kind of reaction times that you experienced with an analogue display. This will seem (and in fact will be) slower initially, but eventually you will recognize trigger displays and react to them without "reading" them. After a few jumps you will be back to the same reaction times as with your analogue display. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I do both. The Optima has multiple banks of warning settings. For Tandems I set them at 6,000, 4,500 and 2,500. The 6,000 is just a heads up for me to get ready to wave the camera off. For all other types of flying I set it just below. I use the Lo-speed warning for tandem settings, 1,000, 750 ft and 300 ("Please remove your hands from the toggles now") Never used an audible before last year after 10 years I buckled and got one. Love it! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Quote "Will you be my Valentine?" /reply] I just posted your Stellar Sister page http://www.thepinkmafia.com/Gallery/pms_of_month/Stellar_rosa.htmcan I be your valentine? Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

ahhh, New York foreplay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Swoop..... remember what I told you about winning arguments on the internet and the special olympics Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

SWOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeez, Swoop has become the voice of common sense, listen carefully the horsemen must be saddling up........ Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Hey Rob, you know the difference between a Tandem Instructor and a turbine engine? When you shut the turbine off, the whining stops Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

and Angelina Jolie's boobs are probably my favorite actors Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

Just finished watching Pushing Tin, one of my favorite movies (and it was in the $5.50 bin in WalMart) - anyone else love this movie? Billy Bob versus John Cusack - one of the best on sceen pissing contests of all time.......... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

This'll be my last comment on this thread, because you're either going to see the point or not. If an ad, any kind of ad is targeting a specific product to the audience it is intended for, let's say a company making a new piece of skydiving equipment and they target, oh, let's say ...... skydivers! then it's not junk. Every product in this free market society is advertised, and effective advertising is targeted to minimize waste. Now, if Argus had sent 10 billion emails to households in every country, filling in boxes of senior citizens, kids, businesses, etc. That's spam and junk. This company sent an email to the email addresses of people "likely" to be interested in their product. At the bottom of that ad, they provided a way - an easy way - for you to get off their list and receive no more emails from them. That is targeted, responsible advertising. (Jeesh, I knew those college degrees would come in handy) - sid - out! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

ALL advertising is unsolicited. You don't program the sign you see on the bus, the ad that arrives on the tv, or you hear on the radio. Direct Marketing is not a crime, and is not spam. This is a company that markets goods aimed at Skydivers - advertising to skydivers. Look, I get a lot of spam too, I manage over 20 websites and get email advertising all sorts of shit from OEM Software, to stock hints, fake Rolex watches yada yada yada - that's spam. Argus is direct marketing and it's different. Stop being so sensitive. If that had arrived as a letter in your mailbox, you'd have read and tossed it and not said a word. Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

I disagree, in previous business ventures I have bought mailing lists of a targetted group and sent business letters to them advertising my products, and those have always been received well enough. I have no problem with Argus sending me, a skydiver, information on a skydiving related product. Similarly, those emails that seem to know I have a small penis and want to sell me patches and pills that will..oh...never mind Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?

at what point does "targetted marketing" become spam? If Argus had bought your name and address from USPA or CSPA and sent you a snail mail, would you be just as pissed? I thought spam was un-targetted marketing. For instance, I have never used Viagra (honest) but get dozens of emails daily offering me bargain prices. Now that's spam! Hasn't this company, offering a skydiving specific product, simply targetted their market? Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right?