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  • Home DZ
    Orange, VA
  • License
    B
  • License Number
    29992
  • Licensing Organization
    USPA
  • Number of Jumps
    169
  • Years in Sport
    7
  • First Choice Discipline
    Formation Skydiving
  1. I would like to know if any of you have experience traveling with your rig on Air Pacific airlines. I've traveled with my rig as carry-on luggage to several destinations, including Florida, Connecticut, California, and Montreal, using several airlines with little to no disruptions. I've never had any serious problems traveling with my rig but I don't think Air Pacific has much experience with skydivers. Can you please tell me your stories about traveling with your rig on Air Pacific -- did you have problems or not? Thanks, Kendal "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  2. tucoxn

    Saly Senegal

    Before coming to Senegal, I did some research and found that this place existed. Who knew -- a dropzone in this developing country in Africa?!? I called the operating company (in France) in advance and the DZO couldn't give me a straight answer on whether or not they would be having operations in 2011-2012 or when they would start. It turns out that they never came to Senegal this year (probably a good business decision because of the drop in tourists due to this year's small amount of election violence). If you're considering taking your rig to Senegal, be sure to call Wafou (in France) to make sure operations are ongoing in Senegal. Every time I talked to them on the phone they always seemed like fun people.
  3. Altimaster III "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  4. 51,324 "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  5. Thanks Eule! So far, the only suggestion for taking apart an Altimaster is to smack it on the ground. Are there any other suggestions? I'm willing to try to fidgit with the clockworks if I can get the Altimaster apart without completely ruining it, cosmetically. Thanks! "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  6. I'm trying to make one that I could put on my desk, not on my wall. "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  7. Although I cannot claim responsibility for this, I think it is a rather good summary of what I have learned so far about beer and skydiving. Feel free to add.... BEER RULES An unwritten law, one as immutable and irrefutable as gravity and backed by history, states that skydivers enjoy the drinking of beer almost as much as flight itself. A manifestation of this fact is the tradition of the buying by an individual skydiver a case of beer (that being twenty-four cans or bottles holding twelve or more ounces of beer, ale, or some similar such substance) for his or her fellow jumpers to celebrate the accomplishment of a particular feat or milestone in one's jump career. It is generally recognized that the buying and drinking of such beer enhances that common bond shared by skydivers and contributes greatly to the body of knowledge concerning parachuting and its related activities. It is a sad fact that some skydivers are ignorant of what constitutes a significant achievement (usually and henceforth referred to as a "first"). Equally sad is the fact that some unscrupulously thirsty jumpers will shamelessly try to "weasel" a case of beer out of a jumper for an inauspicious event. Recognizing this, the following happenings are to be regarded as suitable occasions for buying beer. This list is not to be construed as exhaustive. First jump (It is not required of students. They are simply encouraged to participate). If more than one first is accomplished on a single jump, only one case of beer is required. Participation is voluntary. If a skydiver chooses not to participate by buying, neither shall the skydiver enjoy the fruits of the accomplishments of others. Non-drinkers may buy sodas and buyers may make up any part or whole of their purchase in soda for the enjoyment of those non-drinkers. It is generally recognized that using a reserve parachute for the purpose of saving one's worthless, non-packing self from a gory death requires him to buy the saving rigger dinner or the bottle of liquor of his choice. These articles are ironclad and binding. For the price of an additional six-pack, a sniveling skydiver may enlist the services of an S & TA to represent him or her in a hearing where the committee will rule against that skydiver a second time. Completing the student course of instruction First four way First eight way First CRW First time in the peas First night jump First kiss pass First competition First water jump First naked jump First jump on your own pack job First dead center (measured by a judge or electronic scoring pad on a three or five cm disc) First jump on a new main or new rig (purchased, not borrowed) Any license, award, rating, or badge Getting your name or photo in "Parachutist" Magazine Gross safety violations not resulting in serious injury or death Any jump ending in "00" First cutaway/reserve ride First jump from an aircraft not normally used at home drop zone First jump at a new drop zone First demo jump First save (you riggers thought you were getting off easy) Vomiting in the airplane or on another skydiver First round canopy jump (Geez, used to be the other way around) First broken bone First camera jump "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  8. I was wondering if any of you has made a broken Altimaster into a clock. I am thinking of buying a broken one and taking the guts out so I can install clockworks. Have any of you done this before? Have any of you taken apart an Altimaster, just because you're curious about the guts? Does taking an Altimaster apart require special tools? I'd love to hear about your experiences. Thanks! "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  9. Skydive Orange (in Orange, VA) Skydive Mesquite (in Mesquite, NV) Duanesburg Skydiving Club (in Duanesburg, NY) and Skydive Pennsylvania (in Western PA) Skydive Orange is da bomb! "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  10. tucoxn

    LOST

    I just started watching LOST for the recap episode. I think this is an amazing show and I actually think I'm going to try to watch the episode next week! I usually don't watch TV, so this is wierd for me to schedule watching TV shows..... "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  11. I spent a little time there this summer. The LV tunnel ("Flyaway Las Vegas") was my first and I had a blast. I hear it's different from the more modern tunnels but I thought it was really worth it! It seems like if you can get good at body flight in the LV tunnel, you'll be much much better jumping from a plane. Also, a bunch of the staff and instructors from Flyaway Las Vegas jump at Skydive Mesquite. It's worth renting a car in LV (only about $25 because LV car rentals are cheap) and driving through the desert to Mesquite. Mesquite is the 1st oasis outside LV and driving through the desert is a trip! They jump a Cessna in the summer and bigger planes in the winter. The people there are lots of fun and Brad, the DZO, is cool. -K "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  12. My favorite restaurant is Tessaro's in Pittsburgh, PA. They have won awards for the best hamburger in the city for many years. They've also been featured on PBS and in a bunch of books on great hamburger restaurants. If you're ever in the 'Burgh, you should check them out! Here's a review in a local Pittsburgh newspaper: http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20000401tessaro2.asp -K "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  13. Here are a couple recent newspaper articles on SkyVenture New Hampshire: http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=155709 and http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=155710 This is some decent (too bad it wasn't in the Boston Globe) press. I'm excited to visit SkyVenture New Hampshire when I'm in the area!! -K "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  14. Check out: http://ranchskydive.com/safety/tb_article4.htm -tom buchanan For folks who're looking for this now, the new link is http://theblueskyranch.com/sta/tb4.htm -Kendal "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!"
  15. I got my a license at Skydive Orange and I now jump there on a rather regular basis. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly and the regulars there know how to welcome safe folks into their family. There is room to camp out (in trailers or tents) and loft space available in the winter cold. The Orange family loves to have fun and does it safely -- from the student program to RW organizing to the sunset load (plenty of freefliers, too). This is the closest dropzone to Washington, DC -- lots of jumpers who go to Orange are from the DC area. There are other DZs near by, but people seem to travel to Orange from all over VA and MD. Also, the Super Otter is a GREAT jump plane and Orange also gets other planes for some of its boogies. Orange is lots of fun!