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Man, I read all of these posts and just remind myself how lucky I am to never have started smoking. It seems like it is really hard to quit! Alex

I think you are right also. The press and media would have been talking about it non-stop.

She was on "Home improvement?" well, I guess I just never recognized her or made the connection.

I don't think I remember her without plastic either.

I jump in Wisconsin and depending on which rigger I give my rig I will pay from $35 to $55. I go with the guy that charges $55 because I like how anal he is and he really inspect my whole system every time. Alex

hey Igor, have you heard anything about a Black Sea Boogie? I saw something on a website of a Croatian DZ, but did not see any reference to dates or anything and if it will be held this year again. Alex

Kelly, I did my 14k hop-n-pop to see how my new canopies behave. I do turns with toggles, risers (front and rear) work with the breaks set first and than with them released. I am look at the amount of altitude each maneuver eats up. It is really important if you are going to try any of them close to the ground at any point. Once you learn your canopy's behavior, you can just do regular hop-n-pops and work on your landings. Or do regular skydives, get you FF time and than enjoy your canopy. Alex

Well, I agree with Chuck that it is the director that matters not how much he or she charges, but I would not have paid more than $50 plus jumps for the rating. I think that anyone who is charging more is ripping you off. I only paid $50 for my BIC and thought that was right. There is a guy trying to charge $300 for the coach course. That is insane. An AFFCC cost me $475! Just my 0.02. Alex

after all, boobies and beer are every skydiver's favorite topic of conversation. well, maybe skydiving is up there somewhere too. Alex

That's funny Seb, but if you think about it you will also be trying to ruin your chances of being on the record. Well, it is not like you could ruin it anyhow. We will put you in the base with some strong big boys and they will make you behave! he-he-he Alex

hey, a fast falling base is really a good thing especially if we get to over 20 people. It makes it easier for the divers. So, please don't loose any weight. You will be of great help to the whole record attempt. Just look at the bases at SDC. They fall as fast as freefliers do! Alex

well, I am used to a King Air, so it will not be that big of a deal for me. But it would be nice to get 27 plus a video person all in the same plane and set a record. By the way, has anyone counted how many people we can get to do this? I am also not sure what is the current record. Alex

I just could not tell by the picture, but it does look like it is smaller than an Otter's door. Alex

The best way to get out a side spin is to track like hell! Alex

Ramon, I also do a bunch of hop-n-pops from 14k with any new canopy. I think that is the best way to learn flight characteristics. Alex

you can also go through Yahoo.

I wish we could actually do such things. The consumer always gets the short end of the stick. Alex

A DC-3 door is pretty narrow. So can you still launch a 4 way with 2 in and 2 out?

I know that we do not got to 15+ because you need to have oxygen on board over 15000 MSL. So basically if your DZ is not at see level you will need oxygen on board ever lover. I think that 12.5 to 13.5 AGL is common because at most DZ you are still under that critical 15K MSL. But if you go to Colorado or some other high elevated DZ you will see either oxygen on board or lower jump altitudes. Alex

I like Mexican food (though that is probably not what our pilot wants to hear) and as far as beer - well, I went to college so I am used to drinking whatever is on sale with very few restrictions. Alex

Is the door on the arava as wide as the otter's door or is it more like a King Air door?

Chuck is right about this thread. it was just to inform people what is you canopy experience and also to show you whom you should listen to for advice. I would hate to see anew jumper take instructions on advanced canopy flight from someone who never flew a high performance canopy. That just would not be fare. Alex

Hook, do you have a cypress in your rig? We were talking about the possibility of the thing firing while diving under canopy. Alex

SkyKnights is a great place to jump. It is a club so it is very relaxed and there is a lot of beer after dark. I am a regular there so chances are you will run into me on any give weekend up there. Alex

there are quite a few people posting here and I just wanted to know what do people jump for a main and at what wing loading. I guess I am just trying to get a feel for who speaks from experience and who posts opinions he or she had heard or learned from others. I for example jump a VX79 loaded from 1.95 to 2.2 depending on how much weights I wear. How about you? What is your main and how much do you load it? Alex