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  1. *coffee out my nose* -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  2. A piston engine? Come on...we're talking about safety here. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  3. Yes... but you just end up jumping more. I guess, in the end, you get more jumps for your buck, but you end up just as broke. ;P -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  4. What if the rocket malfunctions? I think two rockets would be better. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  5. I have that. I like it. I'd post a pic, but I'm at work. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  6. It's not the stows that are the problem, its his lips. They're tender from all of his years in the army.... -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  7. Using a lighter to soften the plastic and your fingers to shape it works well. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  8. Sure. I try to be carefull when I have to do it. However, a minor slip with a stitch picker will instantaneously destroy more than the small piece of tape on the d-bag. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  9. Don't be fooled, stitch pickers are quite dangerous. If you are going to use a stitch picker, make sure you pick away from the bag and that the pointy end of the picker is clear of any fabric. I think using a stitch picker is as dangerous as using a knife. I use the pull up technique. It works for everyone I know. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  10. ...really? Unless it's out for delivery, they've always been willing to hold a package for me. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  11. I really don't know, but the area recruiter would know. FYI, they're gonna keep asking if you really, really, really are sure you don't wanna be an MP. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  12. I recieved permission to take this exchange public. I'd like to hear from others, so please comment. Heh....too funny. I'd like to take this conversation public if you don't mind. Let me know. I'm a former Marine 2831 (radio repair). I'm 31 years old and a FAA senior rigger. I reenlisted in the WV guard as a parachute rigger (92R) six months ago. Rigger jobs are pretty easy to come by, but there has to be one in your area. As far as I know, there are four parachute packing and maintenance shops in the guard. The LRS units that are airborne need riggers, and I assume any other unit marked as airborne needs riggers also. I live in Ohio and there are no rigger jobs. So I drive four and a half hours to Camp Dawson, West Virginia. Here's a good writeup of rigger school: http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/...Parachute_Rigger.htm The guard is currently taking people up to age 39, but I think you must be 36 or younger to go to Airborne school. You will have to go to Basic Airborne Course to be a rigger if you're not airborne qualified already. BAC requires you to pass a PFT with a score of 180 in the 17-21 age group. That's 42 push ups, 53 sit ups, and a 15:54 two mile run. The longest run at BAC is 4 miles at 9 minutes a mile. I have not been yet, so someone with experience can clue you in about the nitty gritty if need be. As far as being a young buck, I was never a pt stud in the Marines. I pretty much got by with 12-15 pullups, max situps, and a 24 minute 3 mile run. I've been in a desk job writing software since I got out in 98. To put it simply, I find donuts more attractive than running. I'm getting into shape, I'm down to the upper fatbody limit for my height now (6'0" - 203 pounds). I've found getting in shape on my own to be extremely difficult. My runtime is about 8:30 a mile at the moment and I need to bring it down. I do get some motivation due to the fact that the rigger shop is attached to C C0., 2Bn, 19th SF group and there are a bunch of SF and Ranger guys running around. Although, there are quite a few fat guys in other MOSs running around. Although I don't get to pack yet, I really like drill and there's usually something riggerly that I can do. It's a little more laid back than you are used to, but it's still the military. Most in the guys in the unit have done time in Afghanistan, and Iraq. The only things I've found really odd about the Army is that you pretty much call everbody who's rank ends in sergeant a "sergeant." I find it funny not to do that and use full ranks. The other interesting thing is all the trinkets they have for their uniforms. Lastly, if you want to come in as a rigger, you'll have to come in as an E4/Specialist. Sergeant is a supervisory skill and I don't think there are any WOs to be had. Semper Fi -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  13. PM sent. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  14. You mean that 1-800-Dentist pretends to be an actual dental business and sets up fake sites called www.floridadentist.com or www.dentistohio.com? -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  15. I thought that was spelled cunnilingus? -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  16. That's what I was thinking. Most likely it would take less time to fix that than try to find the freebag. Safety first. Skydiving second. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  17. What sizes did you order/How they fit? It looks like "1 and 2" are recommended for the regular and locking stows (respectively) w/ microline? -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  18. Yea, but he's...like....old. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  19. Could you explain why you think that? -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  20. If your main fits your container, that seems excessive and dangerous due to the (in my mind) greater extration force needed to pull the lines from the rubber bands (leading to a bag lock). What's the thinking behind that? -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  21. I used to ride with mine, before I bought a car. I would check the reserve pin, as well as shove the hackey into the BOC so that it wasn't exposed. I never forgot to pull the hackey out, but I did "test" jump it that way a few times. It's easy to pull out if you are thinking about it. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  22. Falls out of chair laughing! That's soooo true... -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  23. learn to fly -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  24. Here's a pdf of the manual on singer's site http://parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/96-87_107.pdf -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.
  25. >that should be enough for the next few hundred jumps. Ok, that doesn't mean its not easy to 'convince' yourself to jump a smaller canopy. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.