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I'm trying to remember -- was that second point a 104 round around a 10-way round? Same as day before, but with 10 more people on the round? Yep, that was it. We may need to changer the build slightly if we want to go much bigger though.

But of course. I'm spending most of my time sheilding record participants from abuse aren't I ?

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Ask me, I stole the idea fromhim, and added a few touches of my own, like the use of magic shorts. Oh yes, and a different build sequence.

I was, as far as I know, the only participant on last week's record, who was on the world record 104 way star in 1997. I know how to do a large star over 100 people, but I'm going to keep quiet for now, as I have a few details to work out, and I haven't been officially asked yet by Guy and co to help out with their attempt. I'll be putting the theory into practice at this years Hercules Boogie in Sweden in July.

Damn. I saw him last at Thanksgiving. I was actually wondering if I'd see him out there last weekend. A true regular at the Hills from my time, and the only man I ever jumped with who packed a .38 on a dirt dive. Blue skies Bill.

Nope, it's pretty good actually. Mind you, as you well know, I never stop giving of my great talent to those less gifted than myself, even if I have to chase a person down and force it on them. I'm good like that.

I doubt it. It looks like it's been packed for 14 odd years. Also, the reserve is a National Phantom 26. If it's been in that container for 14 years, I would imagine that it would fail a mandatory bromocresol test for acidic mesh, and would also very probably fail a strength test on the panels adjacent to the mesh. If it didn't, I certainly wouldn't jump it in any case, as it would most likely fail at some point. The main is some Glidepath canopy, very probably a Fury. The rig itself seems OK. Not great by today's standards, but certainly usuable, as is the main. The Fury has a little currency as a BASE canopy these days. Not bad deal for thr $275 that person paid for it. I doubt very much whether this is stolen gear. It's just been hanging in a closet for forever. If it was stolen, it was probably stolen in 1988.

That is why we call you "the Giver" You love to "give". I'll give you farthest right trail in Derek's plane if you don't start sucking up more.

Yes, they are legitimate certificates. We give out from time to time for boogies to auctions for charity, or for prizes. The simple way to calculate what a rig would cost is to half the retail price of a container, then add in all your options. The base price of a Wings is $1490, so 50% of that plus your options is a pretty good deal. If you have any problems getting a dealer to honor the certificate, just send me a message, and I'll arrange with the factory for you directly.

Yes, you need to practise your tracking.

diablbopilot looks like a sack of shit, if that counts.

You ought to do that anyway to get the Gareth "juice" out of it. We did it to him and his shorts last year in FL but they had to drain the swoop pond afterward. No one wanted to swoop with the risks that high..... They didn't drain it, they bottled it and sold it to those who would drink of my Mojo. In fact, The Organizer Shorts of Power were just packed last night for th 140 way.

You forgot #5. 5) Left me for Geno's tight ass I did notice him checking out Geno's ass.. Iwan actually got a little jealous.. you know how he is about Asian boys.. I'm trying to stay out of this thread, but you're all beginning to piss me off now.

NO! I want to be in your plane. The long ride will allow naps. flyangel looks around, and hopes that Derrek doesn't post or read here You're OK, I don't think he can read....

Simply put, you have to be able to pass an FAA mandated Class III medical. It's not the most rigorous of procedures, but it's the same medical that just about every private pilot in the USA has. Tandem is pretty wearing on you over time. I believe everyone has a number of tandems in them, and when you've done them, your body will pretty much let you know.

Speaking of which, my captains assignment puts me in furthest left back trail, in the Caravan. Still want to come in my plane ? Nice early take off, nice 40 minute ride to altitude etc. I can always put you in Derros' plane you know.

The guy in the Wings Ext is awesome.

I just clipped those three comments of yours. We now appear to be arguing the same side of the issue. I just appear to be a little more blunt in my assessment of the practice. However, I bet that you don't work for nothing at your day job. Try to remember that an injury that will be an invonvenience to a passenger with medical insurance, might well mean the difference between eating and not eating for a week or two if instruction is your sole form of income. Self preservation is an economic necessity for many people in the sport, and that means protection from even smaller injuries. That however, opens up the issue of how instructors are paid and the meagre benefits thereof, and is probably best served in another thread.

Ahh Cathy, Cathy, take a breath dear. If the attorney actually threatened you, then they are opening themselves up to a number of charges. if what he said was that if you enter into a financial partnership with someone that may soon be sued into bankruptcy, that you may be exposed to a financial risk, then he was spot on. I suggest that you go get one of those first free consultations with an attorney and just see what the dangers are of your prospective involvement. If you restrict yourself to fund raising and moral support, they can't touch you.

Nope. My primary concern on a tandem is my safety, and by extension, the passengers. As a professional, it's certainly about the money. Do you work for nothing ? That $25 buys them my considerable experience. It doesn't buy my health or future. Look at the tandem waiver video closely sometimes. The passenger gives up all right to sue for even deliberate negligence on the part of the operator. I've been doing tandems since 1989, and to date, not one passenger has taken an injury or complained on my watch. Just because I'm not going to sugar coat the reality of doing tandems for a living doesn't mean that I don't do them correctly.

Incorrect, but then you seem a little confused by the corner you've backed into on this issue. Let me take you back to Nov 2000. Popular vote - Al Gore President - The Moron from Midland. Care to revisit your hypothesis. Looking up "representative republic" might help.

Not exactly. You are beinbg forced to actively ignore it. That's not a freedom of speech issue. If I was toinsert "Under Satan" in the pledge and tell you to just ignore it, you might see the issue a little more clearly. It was stuck in 50 years ago as a sop to the red menace paranoids, and has no place in there. Let's return it to it's original and proper form.

My condolences. However, 88 is a good run. No one in my family ever made it that far. We all pop off in our mid 70's, so he had a good run. Remmeber his life, and try to get some photos of him as a young guy to remind yourself of the full life that he had, rather then remember him as an old man. That worked wonders for me when I lost my parents. My mother died suddenly and she was cremated. I still have her in the house. A little macabre for some people, but I kind of like still having her around, and from what she told me before she died, she would habe appreciated it.

Nonsense. It's just honest. As the previous poster said, for $25, I'm not going to place myself in a situation where I'm going to generate thousands of dollars in injury. Does that mean I deliberatly hurt them or go out of my way to expose them to danger ? No. I have so many tandems that I have lost count in 8000 jumps, but if the passenger decides to ignore me and stick their legs down on the landing, I'm not about to try to hoist them back up in the last two feet and break my leg doing so. I have a living to earn, and if drop zones were not still paying the same for tandems as they were when I got the rating in '89, and offered decent medical, then the situation might be different. When you do a tandem, you're exposed to a huge risk, from the behavior of the passenger, to the complexity of the system. I've learned that the best way to ensure a safe skydive is to take care of yourself first and fly the system protectively, just like you would as the pilot of an aircraft. That way, everybody has the best chances of survival when things go wrong. When something goes wrong for me on a skydive, pure self interest is what drives my actions, and by a consequence, the passenger benefits from that.