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I see your point, but it also could have been knocked out on exit or just improperly tucked in.
Alex

Congrats Hackey,
I thought your house was in the city from the pic you gave. Welcome to home ownership. It is not really that bad, trust me.
Alex

Hey, there is nothing wrong with European people I guarantee you! Especially the ones from the eastern part of Europe.. (he-he-he)
Alex

I guess you are right, it will cost a bundle, but $400! I payed $475 plus slots for my AFFCC. I just would never pay $400 for a coach course. Raeford is where Chuck teaches it, right?

I love all chocolate. at least I have not seen chocolate I do not like. I do admit that Ferero Rocher and Toblerone are great, but so are most Swiss and Hungarian chocolates.
Alex

The coach course should be about $50 plus jumps ( 2 jumps so 4 slots). At least I would not pay any more than that if I had to go through it! You can do it a whole lot cheaper than $400 around Chicago.
Alex

Hey Spy,
good choice on not jumping the XAOS. Who ever offered it to you is not doing anything good. if I were you I would never again listen to ,take advice or accept anything from that person. Take you time with the canopy you jump now. You can always go smaller later, the hard part is getting back up in the air after you hurt yourself because you went too small too soon.
So again, good job on you decision.
Alex

"Hmmmm, which panties should I wear?"
The answer is "none"

You guys are having fun with the subject, but there are people out there figuring a way to actually land tiny canopies and even birdman suits. I would not be surprised at all when that happens.
Alex

Hey Tom, I really appreciate that you are going to help me. I knew you were going to be a good friend when I met you at SMB. ( I am still laughing)
Alex

Tom for your wife's sake I hope you are honest! (ha-ha-ha)

Tom, I was wondering why you kept staring at Seb"s ass all through the AFFCC. (he-he)
Alex

OK Dave, you do have a point but I guess drinking is a good alternative for passing time at the DZ. Plus sex is not always possible.
Alex

Not yet! Maybe someday. I am now flying a 79 so a 46 is a long ways away for now. Thanks for the encouragement though.
Alex

I think this 28 size is something they came up with from their finding and knowledge on wing loading and aerodynamics.
on a different note - I would load a 46 at 3.3 and a 35 at 4.3. So it would not me much different for me jumping the 46 than it is for Derek jumping the 60!
Alex

I believe Luigi thinks that he can safely land a VX28 if they made him one.

I think that Luigi has loaded the VX46 as heavy as 4.8 with weights, but don't quote me on that. I think I read this in an article somewhere.
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I agree Seb, the best idea for bad weather days is to drink.
Alex

What if you wear more than one kind?

I could not find anything about a VX36 on the Icarus website. They only have the info on the VX46.

not religious - just a skydiver.
Alex

I think you were in the right. You will most likely not be a good freeflier from jump number one. It usually takes time.
Alex

There are a few DZs around Chicago that go all week long. They are all within 30 min of each other and abut an hour or so from downtown (depending on traffic of course). You will be jumping turbines all week long too.
Alex

Personally, I like the digitude because you know your exact altitude. It requires you to look at your altitude and not just look at your altimeter. if you ask many students they will tell you that they looked at their altimeter a few times during freefall, but will not tell you who high they were because they did not look for that. I think a student will perform well on whatever you teach him or her. Just be consistent. After that it will be a matter of choice to use a digital or analog altimeter.
Alex

I was thinking that she would look way better naked on my yellow 748! (he-he)
Alex