NewGuy2005

Constructive: Try to avoid combining red & yellow.

I believe you are correct; my point was that the technologies have already been meshed together. Cool. Did you get to jump it?

I inquired about this extensively and have only found the 2 options listed above. The d-bagging of the paraglider looks kind of nuts to me and the PARIS system would be wildly expensive if they would even sell it to a civilian. I've e-mailed them about pricing and never got a response. Gaining altitude in thermals requires a low sink rate which you would be able to get with a really big zero porosity canopy like a 400sq foot tandem canopy. I think the most practical way to jump from a plane and stay aloft in thermals would be to adapt a tandem canopy to a sport rig and find ways to make the harness more comfortable. You would not get the kind of glide rate or cross country performance you could get from a paraglider, but I think you could ride thermals in it. I started looking into this a while back, but set it aside because I think I need to focus on getting my jump numbers up this summer. I would be very interested in other opinions on this.

I may be wrong, but I don't think they'll sell to civilians.

He'll be a kid no matter what you do. Enjoy it.

Choosy mothers choose Jif. How do you spell "choosy?"

Did you notice he almost went out with his mask on?

I had a similar problem with my PD 9 cell 230. Tried all the tricks in the book, with no effect. I measured my slider and called PD. They said it was too small and sent me a new one for free. Problem solved.

It's not an extreme sport, it's THE extreme sport!!

They are for me!!

Verrrrry carefully.

Thanks. They're awesome. They have a great dad/husband, too. Nawww. He's an idiot!!

Thanks. They're awesome.

Here's all three of mine....

Great pic, Steve. Hope I get to meet your wife some day.

And "hella"

The President has almost nothing to do with the trade deficit. Shortcomings or not, you can't blame all the worlds problems on President Bush.

Suit is what you wear, as in wing suit. Suite is group of rooms rented out as one unit in a hotel. Suit rhymes with zoot. Suite sounds the same as sweet.

All the time. I also dream about crashing planes.

I think these guys are right. A 4 stroke is very durable and easier to ride. Another thing is that 4 strokes can be easier for hill climbing. Don't know a lot about 4-strokes because they became popular after I quit riding, but I hear they're great.

Get one that's new enough to have "pointless" digital ignition. Be aware that riding dirtbikes, even casually, is probably twice as dangerous as skydiving. I rarely went out with mine and did not hurt myself in some way.

What a train wreck.

Cool. Thanks everybody.

... Do you have trouble with low humidity in hotel rooms? I hate it. How do you deal with it?

I see, Thanks.