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Then defiantely avoid "DUI x5" -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Just a thought because I have been having trouble with this. What about getting some of that anti-static spray you use on clothes and sprayign the seat down with this stuff. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Hang in there bud, I can remember how much it sucked when I was down for my transplants so you have my sympathy. Better to take the time to heal than to risk injuring yourself. When I blew out my knee landing on that creek bank you told me to take it easy but I didn't and now that knee doesn't work right anymore. Listen to your own advice and you'll be back in the air in no time. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

That's Tiberius -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

You can. The creme filling in the vast majority of snack foods is simply a mixture of shortening, sugar and air. They mix the first two and then inject the air to get the light fluffiness. I know this becuase I worked for five eyars in a snack cake factory. Because of a Non-Disclosure Agreement, I can't say who I used to work for, but rest assured we had a snack for you that's guaranteed to unwrap a smile. -Blind P.S. Maybe it's a Native American thing, but Fry Bread is the best utilization of flour and grease EVER!!!!!!!! "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

What about Cutaway: One down Reserve: One to Go -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

~285 right now. Toss on gear and an appropriately sized rig and I'm pretty sure I'd be pushing 320 on exit weight. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Wait a minute...I didnt do anything wrong and I received three daughters...That just ain't right....Oldest is 6 now and I don't look forward to my future headaches, heartaches, and financialaches. Quit your whining Alex. We told you what caused that after you had your first one, but did you listen... NOOOOO!

If you like military sci-fi you might try soe of the Battletech/Mechwarrior novels. Soem suck horribly but the ones by Keith, Stackpole, and Coleman are pretty safe. For a fantasysettign that's comfortably familiar but still different enough to be refreshing, try David Drake's Lord of the Isles duology. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

I don't know about that. I went to the Las Vegas tunnel in early July and it was damn hot in the airstream. It was like being stuck over the world's largest blow dryer. And then there was that viynl ballon suit. I literally lost 20 pounds that day. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

I've jumped one a few times. It's not a bad airplane. The tail a bit low but I've never seen that be an isuse. OTOH, if you are the last man out on a big formation, be careful as the tail has a tendancy to come up. My friend has his shins busted open through his jumpsuit by the bottom edge of the door when this happened. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

I've seen a NAtive American powwow dancer invert them and incorproate the shiny side into his regalia. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

If the load is all riggers, someone's bound to have a cutaway. If God had not meant for my ass and cameras to meet, he would have never invented DZ's. If a camera has been to the DZ, for God's sake don't take it to WalMart for developing. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

I think there's a very valid point here, which is that the PLF as taught in the first jump course will be of very little benefit to someone with a lot of forward speed. Practicing by jumping off a picnic table has absolutely nothing to do with what you'll end up doing when you've got 20MPH forward speed. The idea that we're going to plant our feet, fall to our knees, butt, shoulder when surfing at 20mph is ludicrous. I can't think of a better way to femur. Take it from somebody who has over 100 PLF's(yes, 100+ out of 131) on squares including more than a few downwinders. The PLF /does/ work for high speed touch downs. It just takes you a bit longer to stop rolling across the landing area. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Thanks for the info everyone. Kolla, can PD upsize canopies? My exit weights going to be around 320 and the landing elevation is ~5000 msl. Given that, and a frank assemssment of my skill level, at this time I really don' think I should be loading up past 1.2 and probably closer to 1.1. That means at the very least I need something in the 270 range and probably closer to a 280. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

I'm a very large guy looking for a new canopy. First let me say that I have no desire to swoop and fly my landings very conservatively. However, I want something that has some pretty radical performance so that I can play with it up at high altitude. I also want good performance from the git go so that I can stay on that canopy for many, many jumps without getting tired of it. I really, really do not want to get over a 1.15 WL, so I need something in the 270 sf range. Does anyone know of semi or fully elliptical canopies that can be made in such a large size? -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

So assuming it's a Skycrane, is it going to be using the passenger pod that was made for it or just a container? -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Is it some type of RO/RO container slung under a helo? -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

wouldn't happen to be one of those Skyvans that the Eloy crew ferried back to the US would it? -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

When my old DZ got new student canopies in, we riggers would pack them up and then go test jump them. Part of our checks was noting how long the canopy took to enter a stall and how long between hitting the beginning phase and the loses its shape phase. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

I did the tunnel at Vegas in July while weighing 250. So you shouldn't have any problem other than it will probably give you a natural tendency to "hug the beachball"(pretty much a necessitty for a anvil to fly in the tunnel). That's actually a bonus as it makes it a lot easier to keep up with your smaller jump buds when doing RW. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Got to put one in for my dear friend "Static Line Stan" He jumped an S/L rig thinking it was set up for freefall. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Downsized from 290sf of F1-11 to 210 sf of ZP in 1 jump at approximately 60 jumps. Biffed hard, learned my lesson, and went back to my old wing loading. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Last year I took about five months off to recover from my second corneal transplant. I was very, very nervous before the jump and on the ride to altitude. All kinds of things kept going through my head, but just as soon as I got stable after a intentionally goofy exit, I was struck with this incredibly deep and profound sense of being home. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

OK, how's this. You know the winged tire from the Indy 500 insignia. Now imagine that's a winged anvil(with those vertical lines that give the impression it is falling) that's superimposed over the lettering "200+" Have the letttering form a circular border around the around the illustration. Wording is "Team Anvil, Lead's got nothing on us!" Oh yeah, and have the shirts sizing begin at XL and go up form there. -Blind "If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."