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nope, Byron has no showers or bunks, but a nice DZ. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I remember those Solis guys from Livermore back in the good old days. Wonder where they are now? Does anyone from that area remember Paul Laput's PC, orange and black? Pete Kaltof called it the Great Pumpkin. Since this forum is about scary stories, I recall seeing someone at Livermore have a slammer opening in an old sun damaged surplus round. It just flat out disintegrated in a trail of orange and white debris. He was streaming down fast but finally popped his reserve and was OK. I have never seen a canopy so completely destroyed on an opening. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

So cool to see the old stuff flown again. Who will be jumping a C9 round, a Papillon, Thunderbow, or...? Love to watch these classics in the air again but glad to be watching, not riding. The good old days (for me) were filled with really hard landings under a worn out cheapo canopy. Thought I had died and gone to heaven when someone let me jump their PC. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

One of the skeptic magazines (Skeptical Inquirer?) ran a piece on the 911 conspiracy. They found no evidence of melted steel and had bldg demolition experts give their opinions on whether the videos showed any evidence of intentional demolition, all said no. The so called melted steel seen by some responders and clean up crews was most likely melted aluminum blackened by ash and carbon. Not one piece of melted steel confirmed to be from the 911 attack on the WTC has been produced for analysis. The best logical point made, is why on earth would you need to coordinate planes hitting a bldg and intentionally placed explosives in the bldg? Just blow up the bldg and blame it on terrorists. No need to complicate it with planes. Many of the 911 conspiracy devotees ignore contrary evidence. They say there is no evidence of aircraft wreckage near the Pentagon crash. There is an ABUNDANCE of such evidence including many photos and eyewitness accounts. If the govt wanted to manufacture a reason to invade IRAQ they did a poor job as none of the 911 terrorists had IRAQ connections, rather they were mostly tied to Saudi Arabia, our so called friend. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

You will find that L&B has the best customer service imaginable. Even on waaaay out of warranty product problems, they usually fix it free if it wasn't caused by abuse. I have NEVER seen a more customer focused company. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

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By linear I mean that the amount of flare is directly and consistently proportional to brake line deflection, pull a little bit more, get a little bit more flare. Before the mod there would be some points in brake line extension that would give you lots of flare change for very little line movement. Modulate just means changing flare by pulling on the brakes less or more. It is easy to change flare a little or a lot as it is (after the mod) as the response is uniform over the whole range of brake line pull. Hope that explains it. After the mod it is just easier to do a perfect flare every time. The old Tri was fine, but the mod makes a fine canopy even better. I think the mod was designbed by "Beef" their chief rigger and used to be called the "Beef Mod". 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Get the mod. I had no complaints about my Tri before the mod, but after the mod the flare is much more linear, makes it easier to modulate. I love it that Aerodyne supports old Tris and wont try to sell you a new one if an old one is upgradable. Mine even came back from the mod with a new slider, no extra charge. Weird pinkish color but free, so no complaints here. The Tri is an amazing canopy, still holds it own although designed many many years ago. I always recommend it as a first canopy for students. It is a canopy that is safe for newbies (at appropriate wing loadings) and is still a lot of fun for experienced jumpers. Has Aerodyne ever identified the designer in any ads or articles? 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I am not a camera flyer, just a fun jumper with a question. I have played around with the $29.95 digital camcorder you can buy at Rite Aid and CVS drug stores. For the money there is nothing remotely close, 20 minutes of video and a built in color LCD screen for playback. It aint no Sony, doesnt have high resolution, and the lens is all wrong for jumping, but still... its only 30 bucks. Is there a SAFE way for a camera novice to mount this on a helmet? At $30 I dont care if I lose it so a breakaway mount is OK. Is Velcro mounting safe for this? Is a hand mount a better idea? All info appreciated. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I jumped the DC 9 at WFFC 2006. It was definitely fun but not such a big deal, quite similar to a high speed CASA exit. What is a big deal is the reaction you get from non jumpers. Apparently a jet jump is seen as a major accomplishment by those who dont jump at all. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I wonder if there is any possible way we could convince the owner to come to WFFC 2007? A Lodestar would be such a rare catch. www.freefall.com 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Dragon Rapides were used regularly for skydiving in Scotland many years ago. There are two photos on propliners.com. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

How did you exit the Neptune? Man, that's sure a rare jump log entry. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Brie, Before law school I studied electrical engineering at UC Berkeley. Students helped each other out all the time with shared notes, mentoring, tutoring etc. When I went to law school the scene changed completely. The law students, for the most part, were so competitive that they viewed any help given to a fellow student as a threat to their own class ranking. It was stupid and made law school a less than pleasant experience. There were a few jumpers in my law school and they were the exception to the rule. They were helpful to others (not just to fellow jumpers) , freely shared class notes and were generally "nice". They didnt take themselves so seriously as future big shots like most of their cohorts did. Coincidence? I wonder. Mark 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

My PD 196R reserve handled very much like my Triathlon main that I had to chop. The PD flew great, nice easy standup landing. Couldn't ask for more. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

pro dytter cheap really loud easy to use and now quite cheap, especially used ones. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

A ferociously loyal and protective dog is the best bet in my book. Self aiming, on guard even if you are at work, usually non lethal but effective, and good deterrent value. Local perps often dont know if you have guns but they usually know if you have a Doberman or Pit Bull. I used to work defending criminals in Oakland CA, a town with lots of junkies and therefore also a major burglary problem. These guys were usually more afraid of dogs than any other home defense system. In fact, they targeted houses where they knew there were guns because they could sell them so easily. I am not anti gun, but you have to look at the risks. Homeowners have shot family members by mistake, cops have shot armed homeowners by mistake, kids find guns and get hurt, etc etc. The gun owners never thought it could happen but it did. I own guns but I don't keep them at home. My dog calls the shots on home defense. Woof Woof. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I did S/L in 1968. It worked, I am still jumping. I think AFF is an improved training method and if you can afford it, choose AFF. I do hope S/L is kept available as it is a cheap but seldom used entrance into skydiving. When I started, S/L training was $50 including 5 jumps! I didn't have any more spare money back then. If they had offered AFF back then for $100 I woudnt have been able to afford it. You shouldn't have to be wealthy to jump. A lot of people do not have thousands to spend on training. S/L remains the only cheap way into the sport. For that reason alone: Long Live Static Line Training 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

BSBD T arrived in a torn up mailer, but the shirt was undamaged. Beautiful silk screen job, bright colors, high quality shirt. Count me as a satisfied customer. Thanks! 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

At an airshow in Salinas CA about 15 years ago a civilian Carabou dropped a demo skydiving team. The STOL performance was spectacular. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

OV 10 Broncos could carry a paratrooper pod according to Janes All the Worlds Aircraft book. Calif Dept of Forestry flies a bunch of OV 10s as fire aircraft. They dont drop retardant but guide tankers to drop points and generally control the scene from the air. They have had very substantial cockpit interior and panel redesign done by San Joaquin Helicopter. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Cirrus has a chute to let down the whole plane doesnt it? http://www.cirrusdesign.com/aircraft/safety/ Wonder why they didnt deploy it if there was a control problem. One leaving the factory after maintenance lost control due to an factory error in installing an elevator hinge, deployed the chute and everyone lived. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I use a Cypres 1. When it times out, its replacement wil be a Cypres 2. I think Airtec does more testing, data analysis and R&D than the competitors do. I was at WFFC one year and SSK (US Cypres test center) was strapping black box data recorders to me and a few other jumpers who were doing high speed exits from Earl Cherry's C 130A. Airtec wanted to see what the pressure profile looked like so they could prevent possible misfires. I am an EE and believe that any company with a sharp engineering staff can probably make a good AAD, but there is a learning curve and design mistakes/lessons learned along the way. I want an AAD from a company who made those mistakes and learned those lessons a long time ago. That company is Airtec. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I have a friend in AK who has helped restore two C 119s to flying condition recently. One has a jet mounted on top of the fuselage for extra power and it is operable (but VERY thirsty). They hope to fly cargo. I have tried to interest them in attending WFFC but the economics just don't work out. It is powered by two Wright 3350s, similar to the Super Connie engines. The C 119 used in filming Flight of the Phoenix just sold recently for under $100K in good shape. It flew round trip from US to Africa for the film, with many fuel stops of course. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

That video of: "Here is an example of what digging out of a very low turn looks like" is amazing. If shown all but the last second I would have bet on a horrible crash. The recovery is truly at the last possible moment but he pulls it off perfectly. I am not nearly that good so I will stick to 747 airliner type straight approaches for landing. 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.