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Lake Wales is in that part of FL. Decent DZ, but it's in Polk county. P.O.L.K. People Of Limited Knowledge Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

All your ideas seem to be about hardening targets. All that does is change the target selection. The "real world" solution is the one the rest of the world uses but America refuses. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

????? South central Florida is the skydiving centre of the world. Why do you think that is? It is also very flat.

Mental health can very easily be independent from factors such as parenting or demographics. I don't believe Ron has actually raised children. That would explain his willingness to blame parenting. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Your premise is wrong 1K is not too low to cutaway if cutting away is the only thing that will save you. 1 K is merely too low to be using as a decision altitude. This has all been explained to you already up thread. Go back and re-read it. The simple answer to the rest of your question is that AAD activation altitudes must be chosen with the risk of a two out in mind. Cutaway or terminal it does not matter how much time the deployment takes. It matters how much altitude it uses. It generally should be 300 feet or less.

AKA, "There I Was, Thought I Was Going To Die"

Like Wendy says, this is mostly the territory where luck becomes a large factor. I have seen two people induce malfunctions in Stilettos by doing stall turns initiated at about 1000'. Both cutaway at about 800 ft, neither with RSLs. (this was in the mid nineties, we were just learning about Stilettos) Both times the outcome was a rapid reserve opening and a safe landing. It could have gone differently. It should not matter if you have an RSL of a Skyhook in your decision making. These are backup devices, they are not designed to allow for lower deployments. Several people have died when their AADs fired but there was not enough time for complete deployment. A sub 1000 foot cutaway may be your best choice in some circumstances. But you will not have more than a split second to decide, and only about one second to execute your EPs. In a collision situation no one can say what you should do because there are too many variables. In a malfunction alone situation this would be considered as cutaway territory. But you should have done it earlier.

I've never needed to deploy a Tempo. I have done radio control and seen students flying them. But I'm now assuming they either turn right or left and don't like to go straight!

Ok Lee. Now I have to pick your brains. I did not know there were two models. What is the difference?

You are going to get a ton of advice here. But I'm first! You absolutely should have an audible in this situation, and at the same time you should absolutely not rely on it. The second thing is what you already know. Do more four way and develop more skills before getting into larger groups. Be particularly concerned if there are several people at your level of experience in your group. Seek out coaching from the leaders in your groups. Deploying at 2k may be necessary in situations, but it is not safe and it is against the rules. I am making no comment other than that because I was not there. What is completely clear from your very honest post is that you are in a little over your head right now. You need to step back a little for a while.

Airworthy Tempos generally sell for about 3 to 4 hundred USD. I repack at least 20 every season. I’m assuming it is still packed into a container, but you don’t give any information about that.

No. It appears the motive was revenge on his D colleagues. Under the rules if he is an R then the Rs get to appoint his replacement. He seems to have done it for spite. But the Rs are not playing. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

If only his main motivation was not to move justice department policies as far to the right as possible. The man gave up his senate seat to take the job. I'm not surprised he refuses to knuckle under to the bully in chief. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

USPA is not an enforcement agency. Taking underage students on tandems is not illegal in any way. But it does expose you to potential liability that can not be waivered away.

Brilliant! The background is 2.73K, not brilliant at all. Jesus, John, It was a Jesus Joke. That said, you meant 2.725K, yes? Or, 2.72548 +/- 0.00057 K. But somehow brilliance happened anyway. Or, to three significant figures, 2.73K. And 2.73K * 100 = 273K Coincidence? Or just all wet? Raising the bar fractionally? Just crystallized brilliance. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Brilliant! The background is 2.73K, not brilliant at all. Jesus, John, It was a Jesus Joke. That said, you meant 2.725K, yes? Or, 2.72548 +/- 0.00057 K. But somehow brilliance happened anyway. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I'm not so sure it's right to be making fun of poor Mr. Magoo like that. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Brilliant! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

We don’t know yet. What can you think of? For me it helps maintain my sense of wonder. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Maybe, but Ron implied that they won't change their minds one way or the other, so that only leaves one other option. If looking forward to a day with less racism and less people seeing each other as the enemy is rude, then I am fine with being rude. You attacked Vietnam veterans. The Americans here will not let that just slide. They will feel obligated to challenge you. There are lines you just shouldn't cross. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

But what about men with bone spurs? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

He always has a body guard. For many years. He is probably not even brave enough to send that guy and leave himself unprotected. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

You may try talking to a wall instead. These hardliners are not thoughtful people in general. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

That makes as much sense as calling faith a mental disorder. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I'm guessing the fire marshall might object to that. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.