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I have my rigs and other valuable items covered under "out and about" cover. My insurance would pay out if the gear burned (or was stolen) at the DZ. t It's the year of the Pig.

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If Mandela was a terrorist, then so was Washington. (And please don't judge me by what my ex wife does.) t It's the year of the Pig.

Agreed. To quote a highly respected swooper, the ideal is to hit an imaginary "tennis ball sized target" out in space at the right point to start your swoop. Truth is, you should be able to fly through an imaginary tennis COURT sized target and still engineer enough accuracy to make the gates every time. t It's the year of the Pig.

WTF? http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22461883-401,00.html?from=mostpop The man is clearly demented. t It's the year of the Pig.

Agreed. Heat will kill a PC long, long before dust. t It's the year of the Pig.

That response cannot be justified. Sympathy with that type of completely misdirected and inapropriate response will only allow it to occur again. t It's the year of the Pig.

You get a lot of that when you turn green. t It's the year of the Pig.

Have this discussion with the family of the man shot repeatedly in the head by the UK police. See whether they feel your police have a soft touch. t It's the year of the Pig.

Faulty towers (flowery twats) an Black Adder. That's all of them, I think. t It's the year of the Pig.

As a rule, Licences are recognised internationally. Your USPA licence would be valid in South Africa, but you would need to become a temporary member of PASA. (+- $13 for 3 months) t It's the year of the Pig.

Sorry, it was Monday, on M-Net. t It's the year of the Pig.

I've been using a Neptune now for 2.5 years (Around 1000 dives) My 1st 3 weeks were pretty rough, and since then, my 2 Neptunes and my wave have worked perfectly. The main problems people have with Neptunes is either trying to get the last cent's worth of juice out of the battery, and not updating the software. If you're going near water, get a Neptune. t It's the year of the Pig.

Look for, okay, but would you really tell a student to try to follow their trash down? It's not their stuff, is it? t It's the year of the Pig.

Relationships are worth it. It's not a relationship if only one person relates. t It's the year of the Pig.

I have 50 jumps on rounds. I'd jump one again in a heartbeat - just for the silence. t It's the year of the Pig.

I've had 20 cutaways. I've never lost a main, or a freebag. I lost a handle once, after I gave it to a Tandem student to hold and he threw it away. Look for your stuff, follow your stuff, land with your stuff if conditions allow. That way you won't lose it. t It's the year of the Pig.

Where? On the TV, in my lounge. It was broadcast, not a DVD or anything. t It's the year of the Pig.

No, for the entire South Africa. We offer both SL and AFF progression. (Not available in your poll) Our DZ uses Vector 3 / Skymaster / Tempo / Cypres for students. t It's the year of the Pig.

Maybe she did clean up... t It's the year of the Pig.

Well, we will try our very best, if that makes you feel better. t It's the year of the Pig.

You mention this quite a bit. Maybe your weather people there are better than ours here - but I will not allow students to go off a forecast. It's a forecast, and if incorrect, will result in an incorrect exit point. DZ's here are up to 180km from the nearest major city, and that's where the forecast is for. We do not allow students on the 1st load. Once we see where seniors open, and adjust the spot if nessesary, then student operations commence. t It's the year of the Pig.

I saw it last night. t It's the year of the Pig.

That's pretty much the way it's done. Substitute "mine dumps" for railway tracks, and "dirt road to boarding point" for hangar and you're spot on. When I 1st visited the US in 1992, I noticed that people even gave directions to their houses using N,S, E and W. Some people's cars (admittedly cars like Chev Suburbans) even had compasses in them. That simply doesn't happen here. When I meet a new student, if they've never even thought about a compass before, it's simply one more thing they would need to learn, and I prefer to keep the info they manage to absorb as related to the dive as possible. Even pilots respond to left and right. If I'm spotting, I'll give them left or right, not North or South. If I'm flying a wingsuit, I'll ask them if they're decending to the left or right. When I plan a pattern it's left or right. When I read landing pattern chatter in S & CC, it's left hand pattern, or right hand pattern. These are constants, relative to the aircraft or to our canopies. t It's the year of the Pig.