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  5. Hi, I am going to buy this gear from Houston:
    http://www.dropzone.com/classifieds/Detailed/Complete_Systems/Vector_V3_only_9_Jumps_Sabre2_150_PD_143r_Vigil2_139486.html
    Do you know someone who can have a look at it and make quick inspection if everything is ok? Maybe someone knows seller?
    Thank you.

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    How often do you pull the card and not just transfer the memory to a hard drive?

    I know the 160 can transfer directly to an external HD w/o using a computer.

    Can the 100 do this?



    On our DZ we pull the card after every jump to leave it for editing. So every one of us has 2 or 3 cards

  12. from Contrail (Cobalt) manual:

    Calculate the wing loading now for the Contrail canopy you intend to jump.
    If this figure is below 1.4 lbs/ft², the parachute will be relatively docile and easy to land. It will also have reduced penetration into the wind and reduced inflation pressure in the entire canopy. The profile will not be as rigid as it should be. A figure below 1.4 lbs/ft² is as dangerous as a figure above 2.3 lbs/ft²!

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    hi there, i'm about to buy a second hand rig as follows:

    container Mirage G3 M4 (manufactured on 99 but dry-stored and only jumped 50 times, looks like new)
    cypress 2 new (july 2005)
    reserve smart 150 (july 2005)
    main: stiletto 170 (200 jumps)

    3000€ -> 3655 USD
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    where did you find it? ;)

  16. Round trip, Warsaw via London Gatwick to Orlando from 10 to 20 Mar or Apr 2006, £480 or about $950, tunnel discount price $470 per hour (we will buy about 30-35 hr for 6 people). In Orlando you have a lot of superb and famous instructors and you can visit many great DZ and jump there for ~$18 (Airking - 7 minuts 4000m!) And the weather is better ;)
    So, the winner is... ;)

  20. Wire transfer is one of the quickest and the most safe and cheap way to send a money abroad. And it is the most popular way to send the money in the world, especially in Europe. I have already bought few rigs in US and every time I had problems to persuade sellers to give me their account #. For example sending $3500 via wire transfer I pay about $30 but sending the same amount via Westerm Union - $350!!! If you add shipping cost - about $100 - you can see that transaction costs make a deal unprofitable. So do not be suprised when someone don't want to send money this way.
    And for me (I am banking and finacial expert) it sounds like scam paranoia - giving your account # you don't give an acces to your account, you only let the money enter to your bank.
    And of course you don't have to ship a rig before wire transfer clarification

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    There was a similar incident on a Atom rig where a line was caught on the middle flap and (almost?) ripped it of the rig. There was a modification issued to sew on a deflector flap to prevent this from happening.
    Can't find the SB now though.



    Here is description of this accident:

    http://pub20.bravenet.com/forum/1687072434/fetch/458663/

    and SB in german and english

    http://www.pink.at/SM040902.pdf

    http://www.pink.at/SMatom000329.PDF

    http://www.parasale.com/bulletin/atom35.pdf

  25. You are welcome ;)
    Nowy Targ is one of our DZ's It is in Tatry, our biggest mountains. A view of the mountains tooks breath away, especially sunset jumps.
    I think the jumps your friend are thinking about aren't strictly military jumps. It is commercial camp for bodyguards who want to make jump using military round parachutes and military procedures. due to regulations it is very hard to jump with the army. But I heard that it is much easier for foreigners ;)