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Well the vette can be a gas hog. I drive it conservativly. Until some hot shot tempts me enough. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I've got a 2002 Santa Fe with 100,000 miles on it. Very Happy with it, except it only averages 21 mpg. My ex has the Sonata, I guess about 40,000 miles, it's a 2003. They've both been good cars. But if I had only the Santa Fe, I would not be happy, but my corvette is a great alternate, and gets better mileage than the Santa Fe. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Because of her visa, she has to go back every couple of months. I just got an email from her last week. She has to stay in Italy (I think) for a month. As soon as she can, she'll be back at Eloy. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Hey Buck, she's a good friend of mine. Right now, she's back in Italy, her home. She's my coach at SDAZ. Jeffro Provenzano is her S.O. When I see you at AtmosphAir, I'll show you lots of pics of her. Small world ain't it? Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I used the term ‘deception’ because every student I’ve talked to who have gone thru S/L progression in the past 5 years, felt like they were deceived. S/L progression needs to be explained and understood completely by the future student. Were all the ones I talked to actually deceived? Who knows? But making a blanket statement of “We'll get you to 25 jumps for $735. That includes EVERYTHING (gear, instruction, some video, packing lessons...everything you will need to get to class A” is misleading. (Wildfan 75, I am absolutely not saying you deliberately mislead him, in fact I think you are a very sharp person). I think it’s great if the cost is that low, after all, the cost is a major obstacle for most who want to get into our passion. But the potential student who perceives he/she is going to be a “certified” skydiver at that cost is usually in for a let down unless they know all the tangibles. For folks here who accomplished this, I salute you. But this is not the norm. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Even if you are a prodigy, you will not get your A for anywhere near $735. Thats the bottom line. Can you say deception? Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

The list is NOT complete yet. According to P & G, their website will list all affected products later today. News reports specifically name Iams & Eucanuba also, and they are not on the list yet. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Ha! No shit! I do transportation consulting now, and a day does not go by where I momentarily wish I was just worrying about stupid 4 wheelers instead of customers. But for what responsibilities a driver has, it's not worth it any more IMO. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Wow! Glad to see other ex-truckers out here. I too started driving big trucks in 1971. bought my 1st in 1976, retired from driving in 1989. I learned in Chicago with dry vans and refers. things have changed a lot, but there are still lots of morons on the roads even with the CDL. But one thing that hasn't changed, just like aircraft, pilot/driver in command makes the decision. The bottom line is if you hit a viaduct, it's your fault. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Boy I feel old..... 48 YO, the ex got me a gift certificate for FJC. I also wish I had started ealier. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Agreed, It's surprising that DZ's will do it. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Your best bet is to call DZ's. Some do not allow anyone under 18, but some do. It's policy set by individual DZ's Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I agree with AFFI's thoughts. But as mentioned previously, your JM's really messed up. On level 2 they should not have let that situation happen. If you had not been stable, you could have increased your fall rate more & if they needed to pull for you, well, you did good! Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

So true Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

First, I am not trying to be harsh or offensive. Sky Gods are hurting our sport. Students have been driven away by the Sky God mentality. I enjoy jumping with low timers lacking in FF skill, in fact the majority of my jumps have been with low timers. Anticipation is a skill all to it's self. My skills have been greatly improved by jumping with people trying something new. I know how to keep my eyes on people and get out of the way, or grab them to stabilize. You do learn from these experiences. And yes, I read your post completely, hopefully this is rare, and in time you will re-think. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Sounds like your progessing well if your profile is accurate,(150 jumps). You say "I'll jump with anyone but I'll make sure they can hold sit first before I'll jump with them". Wow! at your experience level, thats a hell of a statement. Sounds like you are following the path to the Sky God mentality. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I'll offer the other side. 4 years ago I had the same situation. Planned a trip to Eloy with only 30 jumps and no A licience yet. I called and had a conversation with the previous GM. When I arrived, I looked him up and discussed everything including review of my logbook. I was cleared for solo, (as I was in Wis) the next day got my A. I did do coach jumps at a nominal cost, but it was never forced on me. I don't think your situation is representative of the norm. Or maybe things are different now. I've been going to Eloy every winter since. Always have a great time. In fact, just got back last Saturday. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Yea, I experienced that yesterday also. And they were all in the LEFT LANE. Exactly reverse of whats intended. The right lane was the fast lane. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Wow! You could be talking about Wisconsin in the USA. It's amazing how many drivers are not aware of "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS". Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Yes you are correct. There are more options on the Neptune. Which I don't need, Neptune list $ is $259. I believe the Viso is $149? I have been very happy with the other L&B products I have bought not to mention excellent cust. serv.... Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I'm sure they do not want to release a product that isn't truly reliable. Thats what I gathered in my dialog with them, and I respect that. But Jeezus I've been waiting a year since I first decided to purchase. I ran out of patience. And I wanted to buy myself a cool Bday present. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I have been waiting for the Viso release since 9/05. As of Friday 6/16, (I Called them) L&B has pushed again to August. On Monday I ordered a Neptune. For me the the price is why I did not want to purchase the Neptune. The Neptune has everything the L&B Protrack has. The Viso does not have the interface with Jump track software like Protrack or swoop alarms,like the Neptune (last year the Viso was to have this feature, but not anymore), Since I wear a Protrack, I dont need the logging capabilities,(although the viso will be able to manually go back and review previous jumps, just no interface.) So, to answer your question, the Neptune has more features than the Viso, so if cost is not an issue the neptune is superior to the Viso. That is atleast what I based my decisions on. I just want a easy to read digital wrist mount. Note: there are people that have experienced pre-mature battery drainage with the Neptune. I hope I do not experience this as I will send it back if so. I hope this helps.... Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

Micro, you are making an excellent point. I never dwelled on it before, but we put out $1500 to $2000 for a new canopy I would expect a concise manual giving technical info and such. I would expect that from something I spent $500 on let alone something my life could depend on... Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity

I received this via email this morning. It important we not forget what this "american" did to our brothers. I am not an activist, this just pisses me off! A TRAITOR IS ABOUT TO BE HONORED KEEP THIS MOVING ACROSS AMERICA This is for all the kids born in the 70's who do not remember, and didn't have to bear the burden that our fathers, mothers and older brothers and sisters had to bear. Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the "100 Women of the Century." BY BARBRA WALTERS Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still countless others have never known how Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during Vietnam. The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot The pilot's name is Jerry Driscoll, a River Rat. In 1968, the former Commandant of the USAF Survival School was a POW in Ho Lo Prison the "Hanoi Hilton." Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell, cleaned, fed, and dressed in clean PJ's, he was ordered to describe for a visiting American "Peace Activist" the "lenient and humane treatment" he'd received. He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was dragged away. During the subsequent beating, he fell forward on to the camp Commandant's feet, which sent that officer berserk. In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from double vision (which permanently ended his flying career) from the Commandant's frenzied application of a wooden baton. From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the 47FW/DO (F-4E's). He spent 6 years in the "Hanoi Hilton",,, the first three of which his family only knew he was "missing in action". His wife lived on faith that he was still alive. His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and clothed routine in preparation for a "peace delegation" visit. They, however, had time and devised a plan to get word to the world that they were alive and still survived. Each man secreted a tiny piece of paper, with his Social Secur ity Number on it, in the palm of his hand. When paraded before Ms. Fonda and a cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each man's hand and asking little encouraging snippets like: "Aren't you sorry you bombed babies?" and "Are you grateful for the humane treatment from your benevolent captors?" Believing this HAD to be an act, they each palmed her their sliver of paper. She took them all without missing a beat. At the end of the line and once the camera stopped rolling, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs, she turned to the officer in charge and handed him all the little pieces of paper. Three men died from the subsequent beatings. Colonel Carrigan was almost number four but he survived, which is the only reason we know of her actions that day. I was a civilian economic development advisor in Vietnam, and was captured by the North Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in 1968, and held prisoner for over 5 years. I spent 27 months in solitary confinement; one year in a cage in Cambodia; and one year in a "black box" in Hanoi. My North Vietnamese captors deliberately poisoned and murdered a female missionary, a nurse in a leprosarium in Ban me Thuot, So uth Vietnam, whom I buried in the jungle near the Cambodian border. At one time, I weighed only about 90 lbs. (My normal weight is 170 lbs.) We were Jane Fonda's "war criminals." When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi, I was asked by the camp communist political officer if I would be willing to meet with her. I said yes, for I wanted to tell her about the real treatment we POWs received... and how different it was from the treatment purported by the North Vietnamese, and parroted by her as "humane and lenient." Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky floor on my knees, with my arms outstretched with a large steel weights placed on my hands, and beaten with a bamboo cane. I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda soon after I was released. I asked her if she would be willing to debate me on TV. She never did answer me. These first-hand experiences do not exemplify someone who should be honored as part of "100 Years of Great Women." Lest we forget..." 100 Years of Great Women" should never include a traitor whose hands are covered with the blood of so many patriots. There are few things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's participation in blatant treason, is one of them. Please take the time to forward to as many people as you possibly can. It will eventually end up on her computer and she needs to know that we will never forget. RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt, USAF 716 Maintenance Squadron, Chief of Maintenance DSN: 875-6431 COMM: 883-6343 PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE

2 things I noticed on the video. It seems there is a considerable amount of wind,(listening to the audio). Also, take a look at the P/C, it looks like just before the turn the P/C drifts to the left of the main. That may suggest a toggle turn. If there was prop wash or something like that, wouldn't the P/C react the same way as the main? Anyway very happy you were not hurt worse. Just my observations...your instructors know best. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity