akarunway

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  1. Exactly. That would be more of a poised exit. You said Mr. 15K jumps didn't explain why. That makes me think he doesn't have a good reason. All the advice I dispense comes with the reasons why it's "good advice". he said because it was faster to get down to the formation. It seems to me that there might be some truth in this with respect to reaching terminal velocity faster. If you exit in the direction of flight in a head-low attitude, your body effectively becomes a wing at a negative AoA, meaning that the relative wind will be pushing you down. This is particularly noticeable in wingsuiting. With FS, this effect won't last very long as you lose forward speed, but you should still reach terminal velocity a bit faster than if you exit head-low toward the back of the airplane, where you'd experience the opposite effect. Of course, for you to benefit from this, you'd actually have to maintain your heading for a few seconds instead of flying back to your formation, so I'm not sure of an actual net benefit.Did a couple tandem chases. Exactly. Nailed em both I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  2. Thought they were gonna take Fords' license away? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  3. mAN UP. bALLS IN HAND I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  4. The diving off Key West proper is rather mediocre. However, if you're an advanced diver the Vandenburg has options. It goes down to 140 but the top structure is reachable by regular rec divers. Marathon and Key Largo has preserves but I haven't seen those myself. The reefs up north end like Pennecamp although a preserve tend to get crowded. I prefer the reefs southwest of Marathon. The Sombrero reef is good but the patch reefs inside of that are great. And if wrecks are your thing Check out the Thunderbolt. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sombrero+reef+florida+keys&id=1B54CA570162B67013D454719D1BC4B15DD8AAB7&FORM=IARRTHWas going to second that. About Marathon. The reef about 10 miles out is pretty cool. Just found out Knights Key Campground sold out to the rich bastards tho. Stayed there many times. Sucks. http://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article160896869.html Amazon. Heading to Fl. soon. Found a 40 foot boat that would make a perfect dive boat. Needs some work tho. Will buy it possibly. Know in 2 weeks.
  5. Thought is was pretty cool. Too bad Merkel wasn't underneath. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  6. Who was the vidiot? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  7. Did he turn off the lights before he left? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  8. I read Pat Works stuff online and started to teach myself to sitfly at 20 jumps. Decent by about 70 jumps. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  9. Less you go to Perris. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  10. I miss Waltapple. And Ivan. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  11. It's called Arkanside. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  12. I've progressed! Ask me my weight and I now reply in lbs. What's a kilogram? About 2.2 lbs of good coke. 20K? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  13. ***HI all, Haven't posted here in a very long while. Skydiving has taken more than a bit of a "back seat" to family the past decade+. Finally leaving Florida and headed to Ohio! (Cleveland/Akron area.) Why... not everyone loves Florida! (among other reasons...)I'll pay ya to take my ex wives w/ya. Then I can come back to Fl. Ca. DZs SUCK I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  14. "HomePod's ability to send and receive messages." And I have a bridge for sale I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  15. bowling or golf I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  16. Tell me about. I have a Chrysler LeBaron. 3.0 Mitubishi engine. Have 2 sets of tools. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  17. One of the 4 answers IS 3 1/2 inches. I fail this test could cost me a couple 100k. What was the formula? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  18. Ain't gotta damn clue. I'm having to convert F to C and inches to decimal. Didn't know I had to be a rocket scientist to fit a piece of pipe. That's why I have engineers on the job. 3rd question. Steam (carbon) pipe is installed at 70'F. 200' foot between anchors. Heated to 286' F. What is the linear expansion in FEET? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  19. I need help. Q1? What is the absolute pressure in a piping system when the vacuum gage reads 20" and the barometer reads 30.71" of mercury? I got 5.26 psia. Q2? Pump discharge side pressure is 28 psi. What vertical height can I get my water to in feet? I got 64.7' rounded off. Am I right? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  20. You'd be surprised. Cuz's husband drive semis loaded w/a million dollars worth of liquor quite often in the LA area. Been trying forever to get him to make a pit stop at the house. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  21. Weird. Was on my way out to get a bottle. Vodka and Red Bull. Yummy. Grey Goose or Sky or New Amsterdam or rot gut. All the same. Just don't say that to a Russian. There is a big difference. Depends on how much money is in my pocket at the time. Vegas high rollin, GG all day long. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  22. Ask Bill I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  23. Biden's shotgun? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  24. pully axle or shaft. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  25. What they said. Why is your door locked? You playing w/yourself in there? And " Just wait til your father gets home" The Col. I always answered " THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT" I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.