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The NTSB has taken a great interest in seatbelt use on skydiving airplanes. You can think of the NTSB and the FAA as being a sniper team, with the NTSB as spotter and the FAA as shooter. If I was the pilot, I wouldn't want to make myself into a target. Or let some stubborn skydiver who doesn't want to wear a seatbelt do it for me.

Cool video. I like the shot of May adjusting his mirror - in case he gets into traffic, I guess.

I'm bumping this to encourage pictures and details.

I like Chicago.

Save your ammo. Have you ever seen a cat skeleton in a tree?

FlightAware shows N711AS landing in Cullman last Thursday. Maybe that's what you heard.

...Jwow and Snooki had a contest to see who could slurp the most tequila out of Pauli's navel, would the Situation get out of hand? Discuss

They aren't in jail because, for the most part, what they did was legal. The SEC has not provided the protection for the general public that it should, just as the MMS did not act as a public safety watchdog over the BP oil-drilling fiasco. There's no outrage because most people don't read Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair. They get their news from TV pundits who don't understand and can't explain complex issues.

So what's your take on the Pickens Plan?

He's just slowing himself down so his hat won't blow off.

It's probably not paranormal. It's just the crazy guy who lives in your attic. Nothing to worry about. As far as the computer is concerned, power it down, then unplug it, then press the power button. Now it's off until you plug it in again (unless it's a laptop with a battery or it's hooked to some sort of UPS).

Depends on what she'll do. Events are not isolated, it's all tit for tat, if you get my drift.

And now you've put that image in all our minds because we thought you were talking about shoe size and we wanted to brag. I'm going to Billy Vance's NSFW thread and look for an antidote.

I assume this thread is limited to a discussion of the white, starchy, Irish or Idaho potato and that I would be out of line to mention the better tasting and culturally superior sweet potato, baked, split open, and smothered in butter and brown sugar.

4. I've been working all day while you were sitting home with the kids. Why isn't my supper ready?

If that stuff's too hard to chew, just suck on it and it will melt in your mouth.

You're confusing a riser stall with a toggle stall.

Used gear with steering lines that have shrunk or that have been adjusted for another jumper can sometimes give you way more response than you were looking for. It's a good idea with a new-to-you canopy to have the steering lines measured with the help of a rigger or have a really good canopy pilot jump it to check things out. And guys, don't get hung up on this 9-cell vs. 7-cell thing. The greater difference is in characteristics of individual types of canopies (sabre vs. sabre2, triathlon vs. pilot, etc.)

I read the link. The news report doesn't use the word "stalled". It says the airplane was "thrown off balance" during approach to the airport when everyone ran forward. That makes perfectly good sense. As my grandmother used to say, "Them crocodiles is good with sweet potatoes."

One of the main reasons for that is that in the U.S. the defendant has to pay his own legal fees regardless of who wins the lawsuit. Go to a loser pays system and you'll see a great reduction in low-merit lawsuits; but that won't happen because most members of congress and state legislatures are lawyers.

You can download the current SIM from uspa.com or view it online if you want to check whether that part has been changed.

Good going. That's a great start. Have fun.

That was a thought-provoking post. I'm not sure I would have had the presence of mind to evaluate the situation like you did. I might have just chopped it; which probably would have been the wrong thing to do. Thanks for the info.

"...could I be getting OLD?" Turns out that advanced age is one of the risk factors for nocturnal cramps.

Isn't July 14 Bastille Day? French kisses all around.