flyinblind

Thanks for all the great tips you guys. The first three pack jobs were by pros as having velcro down the middle of my deployment bag was really making it difficult. After having that sewn up, I'm going to be attempting it again after I jump it tomorrow. I did watch as they packed it and there was a level of control there I hadn't really focused on. I definitely need to be more vigilant when I am about to put it in the bag. Thanks again everyone! cheers and blue skies, timmah

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What's up? I'm kind of new around here and to skydiving. I have 26 jumps and just bought my own rig which as part was a Aerodyne Pilot 210. Anyway, I've been packing f-111 and smaller, older zero-p canopies and find this new Pilot especially hard to pack. Is there anything I can do to make it easier to manage? Should I soak it in linseed oil? That was a joke.. :) Thanks.. cheers and blue skies, timmah

Hey guys and gals, I'm seriously eaten up by the skydiving bug and really want some footage to watch when I can't jump, like this coming weekend :(.. You guys got any suggestions? I want extreme type and less how to.. thanks. cheers and blue skies, timmah

Well aren't you just the man? Have a cutaway yet? What age was that? Look, you could have 100,000 people who started skydiving before they were 16 or 18 and I would still say it's too dangerous to be a responsible idea. Seriously, I think you should have to have a minimal license to have a child. I mean you have to have one to drive a car for God's sake but you don't have to have one to bring a life that you're responsible for into the world? Well I guess that's why society has all the problems it does.. Anyway, that's not meant as a flame tot anyone on this board, seriously. Just a little venting.. peace, timmah cheers and blue skies, timmah

I totally agree.. And to freakydiver, technically, no, this sport is not "complicated" as long as everything works as illustrated in the manufacturer's manual :). It's those instances where things don't go according to plan that would put even the most capable 13 year olds at risk of killing themselves. I'm sorry, no amount of convincing would change my mind, it is irresponsible to put someone out of a plane, on their own, before the kid is 18. As some other bright skydiver mentioned, it's a FAR or BSR for freak's sake. But then again, I guess we're skydivers because there's more than a little rebellion in most of us?? cheers and blue skies, timmah

I don't know.. I can put up with a lot.. But anyone who lets a kid jump out of an airplane is just crazy in my book.. But hey, that's me.. I don't got kids and don't want any, so what do I know about it. cheers and blue skies, timmah

Heh, thanks for the heads up about the repost. I figured it probably would be. Sue me for not doing a thorough search. I do sincerely apologize. I was lazy. I did not ever construe it as "news" though, so not guilty as charged. I just saw it and felt a post was in order as I found it pretty disturbing. cheers and blue skies, timmah

Solo???? with little or no training??? cheers and blue skies, timmah

Did anyone see the clip (today on RealTV on SpikeTV) about the 13 year old skydiver in Colombia that was killed when he jumped from 2000 feet and didn't pull? I presume it was his first jump. There weren't a lot of details. It was pretty disturbing and definitely senseless. His parents apparently later admitted 13 was too young to skydive. Well not to be mean, but DUH. Sheesh. cheers and blue skies, timmah

Yeah! Thanks for the advice. I'm definitely going to explore several avenues. The more I got to thinking about it, I can probably get my hands on some low interest credit cards to use and do like you said, get the gear I want. cheers and blue skies, timmah cheers and blue skies, timmah

Thanks for the help guys! I'll check in to it. I don't have fantastic credit, but I bet I can talk someone in to it.. LOL.. cheers, timmah cheers and blue skies, timmah

Anyone know of a place that finances gear? I'd be willing to pay a fairly ridiculous interest probably. :) blue skies, timmah cheers and blue skies, timmah

I'm pretty sure that's wrong. If you differentiate that with respect to x you get 0. So that's not right. Here's a good link about implicit differentiation, but you kind of need implicit integration to work backward. http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/3/implicit.7/ cheers and blue skies, timmah

There's a sweet _FREE_ program out there called dbPowerAmp Music Converter at http://dbpoweramp.com. It'll rip songs from a CD piece of cake. I suggest checking it out. It's what I use religiously. blue skies, timmah cheers and blue skies, timmah