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I live in the key west area and routinely drive to Homestead on the weekends. If you coming down for a business trip your best bet is either drive to homestead or just utilize key west for it's assets. A lot of bars and boozing. I highly reccomend Irish Kevins. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

I live in the key west area, and drive by sugarloaf alot. Your probably not going to get a chance to jump there. I've only seen canopies twice at sugarloaf. Your better off planning on the other aspects of key west...like fishing, diving and drinking! "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Bennii, was that pic taken from hafnarfjorder? I spent about 2 years in Iceland with the US Navy and I'm pretty sure the city there is Reykjavik but I couldn't tell where the pic was taken from. Normally I only saw the lights like that in the middle of nowhere on Rt 1 towards Akuyeri or Vik. I do miss the party scene there, especially new years, oh the joys. Plus the Vestmann's was a good time during the first week of August. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

3 Way freefly, Broke off at 9K, pulled at 8K. Note to self, rain hurts at 185 MPH!

If I had seen this upon opening I would have chopped it, no doubt in my mind. As for why it happened. The threads don't appear to be stripped. I did get complacent on checking them, it's been some time since I tightened everything down, my fault there. I think the barrel lock might have been spun loose when the container opened and then the snatch force just bent it out. I've switched to slinks now too but I'm definetly gonna keep this metal link around for a reminder.

a side by side of the links.

I officially bcame the luckiest man in the world today thanks to the 1/8th inch of threads on the metal links attaching my lines to my risers. After deploying at about 3500 feet and doing my usual checks I set myself up and had a nice 270 degree turn and swoop. After landing and moving back to the packing area I laid out my gear and noted the metal link on my right front riser was bent out completely and was only holding the lines on by the threads! I missed it in the sky upon opening and then hook turned in! This story could very easily be in the incidents forum so please learn from me and if your jumping metal links make it part of your opening checks to look or feel the links and ensure they are in good condition.

I disagree, having learned at SDSD and moving across the country and going through alot of DZ's along the way I learned how to eat the carrot and set myself up the right way based on that and not just facing west for final. I took Wyat's canopy course and have learned alot from him, Diana and the rest of the instructors there plus a few people here and there on how to set myself up for success. If you don't limit yourself you will be fine. Yes SD is consistent which made it great for learning but it in no way hinders you from learning how to read approaches. I highly reccomend SDSD for learning to jump due to great instructors, nice reliable gear and a solid set of conditions. I got thru AFF in 1 week and had my A in 3 weeks (damn military giving me duty on the weekend) Set aside DZ politics and what occurred in the last few months I'd still say SDSD is a great place to learn to fly and can't wait to return to jump. I will however be stopping by Andy's new place in the desert. Now for the money part to fall into place. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

I waited about 12 weeks for mine. It sucked waiting the extra time but now that I have it the quality is great. My HC42 fits wonderful and overall I'm really happy with the end product. I ordered it through Miami and he was awesome. He kept me updated on it's progress the entire 12 weeks. If anyone is thinking about ordering from 2K I highly reccomend him. I couldn't have asked for better service. Now I can't wait to hit the DZ and put a few jumps on it. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

I got Parabatix about a month ago and damn, Wyat and the guys at Team Evolution put together a kick ass movie. It is definetly worth the money and will impress you no matter what level of pilot you are. Hopefully this will get those guys some extra backing and they can put together some more great videos. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Thats what I thought too, but alas just because something is in writing doesn't mean everyone reads it, understands it and actually impliments it. My first trip to the DMV I hade my mil ID, Passport and old DL. They said I was 1 point short for ID. The relief act doesn't apply to Drivers lisences like it does apartments or houses etc, it isn't a get out of jail free card, unfortinetly. The relief act is primarily to get people out of leases/long term rents when they have to move on short notice. For an expired DL yes it is still valid but do you really want to try and explain that to some backwoods sheriff that pulled you over for running the one stop sign in his town thats obscured by vegitation while driving on out of state plates, or in this case foriegn plates? It is always better to have an active DL then trying to cover your ass with the relief act, which again might not always work. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

The NJ DMV is definetly some ID Nazi's. I had just come back from an overseas tour and to re-register my vehicle I had to make about 5 trips total to the DMV because I either didn't have "enough" ID or had to do something that wasn't available at that location anymore. They even told me that my expired NJ Drivers liscence (I had an active one with no picture) was not a valid form of ID. Who'd have thought? The lady also didn't understand that I didn't have a home address (I was staying with my parents but moving to CA a couple days later) that bills went to. "well do you have a gas bill or phone bill or anything to prove you are a NJ resident?" "I just got back from Iceland 2 days ago, I have no home address, no cell phone, no bills at all. All I have is my car, some uniforms and about 3 days worth of civi clothes." "Well I don't know if we can issue a new liscence then." In the end I had to show this lady my military ID, Passport, SS card, military orders and Icelandic vehicle registration and insurance cards. All I wanted was a new drivers lisence and Vehicle registration. I guess I was just asking for to much. Next time I think I'll just roll in say something classy in spanish like "My pigs are not feeling good today" and just go sit in the picture chair. I'll probably have my new lisence in a couple of minutes and be on my way. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

How do you like the mini commander? I've got the full size and I love it. Sometimes it is a bitch to carry in a suit or other really formal clothes/uniforms. Also when I can't carry it on my duty belt because of the intimidating look of it. Nevermind the gun, baton and RCA. The knife is going to put me over the top and could be taken away from me. My other knives are a CRKT M-16, pretty well rusted thanks to many nights on patrol in Iceland but still performs great and the blade on my Gerber multi-tool. Now fixed blades I have a SEAL pup by SOG which is great. Not to big but still gets the job done. I had a SPECWAR by timberline but I gave it as a gift to my friend. It was a great knife but just a little to big for anything other then long trips into the wilderness. Great blade tho. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Just makes me want to go out and buy one, 12 ga tho. But I won't, I'm saving for either at Rem 700P or a AR-15 with all the trimmings. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Now for some pics. Please notice the Velocity logo in rig2 and it should put this issue to rest. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

I learned that getting my first new complete rig right before my first boogie that offered my first helo jump then doing my first atmonauti dive equals alot of beer for said boogie. It was a blast though and sharing that beer with everyone there was great. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Well I put 23 jumps on the new rig this weekend at the boogie and damn it just got better each jump. The more I jumped the better the rig felt, totally secure no matter how bad the formations got blown apart or what orientation I was in. Including an awesome rodeo with Big Daddy from Deland! Thanks to Kelly for putting out a great rig, and thanks to Jeff and Kerri for showing up this weekend and doing a great job LO'ing. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

It's finally here!! It's a thing of beauty, The guys at Velocity did a great job. I am really loving the details they added to the rig also. Like the Velocity logo's on the risers, and the tapering on the main closing tab. I got in 4 jumps the other day and oh man is it sweet. I'll try to get some pics posted but my smallest pic right now is 1.31 Mb so I'll try to shrink some down and post em. Thanks Kelly and co for a great product, and now back to work and then onto the Endless Summer Boogie this afternoon! "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Do you know of any good anti depressants? The one's I got aren't working anymore. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

It's called beer and it is in fact an accepted currency at most drop zones. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Definition of deadly force: Force that a person uses causing, or that a person knows or should know would create a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily harm. If you know an action would cause or could cause death or serious bodily harm then you are using deadly force. Now if someone breaks into your home in the middle of the night and you get up, grab your trusty sidekick and confront the person. Announce yourself and that you have a weapon, If they make any aggressive movements, defend yourself with whatever means nessacery. Either by shooting them or using your weapon to strike them. I highly reccomend a muzzle strike to the forhead. It's extremely effective. If the person runs, let them run, don't pursue them, if they comply with your commands prone them out on the ground and call the police. Inform the dispatcher that you have a weapon and you have the suspect proned out at gun point. When the police come in ensure your weapon is on safe, point it to the ceiling and hold the weapon by the bottom of the grip with one hand. The police should take the gun from you or give you commands what to do with the weapon. Don't fight them or argue about their taking your gun. You will get it back. At this point tell your side of the story and cooperate with the police. If you can justify your use of force, you will have nothing to worry about. Don't play a tough guy, tell them how you felt, threatened, violated, scared etc. Hopefully this has helped you, I highly reccomending getting this info straight from the police in your local area too, they will have more specifics for you. I highly reccomend one of the many firearms courses out too. There is some great courses in all parts of the country that can make you a more compitent and comfident firearms owner. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

There are a bunch of belly flyers down at Skydive San Diego. There should be more then enough of us there to have a really good time. I heard Matt saying that the transition challenge has a Belly group of flyers and I know Team Evolution is looking to put together a bunch of Hybrids and possibly some Big ways. Seeya there! "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

Nope no calling on the militias for that, when you join the National Guard you understand that is part of your duties. The National Guard is based off of the 2nd amendment and they do respond to those disasters, so technically the states militia is doing that. However the other side of the militia doesn't have anything to do with being in a offical uniform, or carry any kind of offical rank. The example I'll use is the movie Red Dawn. In Red Dawn they were a militia, even without being lead or run by the state. But they put up a fight and that is the main point of the militia, to provide resistance against foriegn invasion on our home soil. Much like in the revolutionary war. If people think that the actions in Iraq is bad I'd like to see some other country try to occupy the US, oh the numbers they would lose to fighting militia's here. Kennedy, I love the idea of M4's for all. Where can I pick one up and do you think I can con Surefire into sending me some goodies to make me a more efficient militia man? Even if I am on active duty. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

I'll be there! 1 week and counting. "I've taken the liberty of drafting your confession, you will be given a fair trial and then taken out back and shot."

I've got about 5 days left. I'll post pics when it gets in.