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Better plan would have been for the 3,500 to go first, the 4,500 to go second as they . The first option is a poor idea...the other guy isn't expecting someone that close to their airspace, so its not in his plan to keep them in mind during the jump

Check this page out, about half-way down where the external drives starts. Some common issues and links to resolution http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1529&p_created=1174506202&p_sid=VAmUERkj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=2516&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NjAsNjAmcF9wcm9kcz0wJnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfZm5sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9dmlzdGE*&p_li=&p_topview=1 Also try the drive on a different computer. Could be a problem with the WD drive itself, too. Maybe volume corruption or a hardware issue. Or maybe it is Vista. Vista, in and of itself, isn't a "slow" OS, tho its got a much larger footprint than XP. With systems being so much faster than 4 years ago they've built it to use that. With any computer the overall speed of a system is the sum of the individual parts. A great processor in a system with an IDE 5,400 rpm 8mb cache drive is going to be "slower" when performing drive activities than that same system with a SATA 3.0 7,200 32mb cache system. Same goes with USB 2.0 connections...slower than an internal drive with SATA. In short, "fast" will be the sum of hard drive, memory, processor, motherboard, vid card, what you are doing, wireless card type (g, n, etc), monitor, etc. Apple owns their hardware...they aren't competing for cost with anyone (yet). So they can put out a system with better internal components and charge more for their computers and people will pay it. But the consumer gets a certain level of experience because of that. I have a 2nd gen Mac Pro. If I boot to Vista on bootcamp this system is incredibly fast, same load time as when booting Mac OS X natively. I have spent about $3,800 on it. For $1,000 I built my Dad a Vista machine and the Vista experience index for his system was a 5.4 (higher is better, 5.0 was the "best" when Vista was released). Under bootcamp my Mac Pro comes in at 5.9. Worth the extra rig? For me, hell yeah! But what happens is that Vista runs on a lot of hardware, albeit poorly, and that makes the overall user experience suffer. cheers

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Check out the Kenko .43. You can find them for like $60 I think.

Its hunting season....lots of orange and yellow wrap around sunglasses. Plus, if you have a carry permit, you get to wear your gun at work

In short, yes you are off the mark a bit. We start students on big, slow, docile canopies (navigators). And guess what? Many of them pound in on their first few jumps. They'll drop a toggle at 10 feet...they flare unevenly at 10 feet ("the wind suddenly pushed me!")...they flare too high then let it all up. You see it all the time. Beginning swoopers make their own type of mistakes, but they are going faster. So when you start swooping go back into beginner student mode. Get on something bigger and slower. An old and experienced swooper told me that there are really just two kinds of swoopers...those who have pounded in, and those who are going to pound in. Every other swooper who overheard him nodded in agreement.

Look into the wind layers that cyclists use...no wind gets through those and they are incredibly thin...and expensive...but I find that a t-shirt, the cycling jacket, and a hoodie over top works well for me. Tho its the cold hands that keep me on the ground when its 12F at altitude

He certainly was heroic. Some more information about the Star of Courage: Australian Honor System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Honours_System Any person or organisation can make nominations of Australian citizens for Australian honours. Non-Australians can be given honorary awards for "extraordinary service to Australia or humanity at large."[3] Star of Courage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Courage_(Australia) The Star of Courage (SC) is a bravery decoration awarded to Australians.[1] It is awarded for acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril. The SC was created on February 14, 1975.[2] The decoration recognises acts of bravery by members of the community.[2] They selflessly put themselves in jeopardy to protect the lives or property of others.[1] It is ranked second in the Australian civil bravery decorations in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Star of Courage are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "SC".[1] While this is technically the second in the the Australian civil bravery decorations, the first award appears to be for military service personnel only, making this the highest Australian honour for civilians.

Interesting...how did you get started in the US? Did you or your family know the DZO personally? Did the question of liability ever come up? 1,500 jumps and 17, thats awesome =) Its too bad parents can't sign this for the minor...many 16 year olds are more than capable of taking care of themselves.

Skydive New England in Lebanon, Maine, USA

Awesome, let us know what counsel says.

The "parents can't waive your rights or enforce your signature" isn't unique to skydiving. Other sports don't get away with it any differently than skydiving...they can either afford the insurance to cover lawsuits or they don't have anything to lose if they were sued. Airplanes are expensive.

yah...it was unclear....to clarify: The lower jumper cutaway and landed their reserve no problem (no longer a factor in the rest of the story). The chopped canopy remained on my friend and fowled his main producing two balls of crap. He tossed his reserve out without chopping either as he was getting low, and the reserve did some good, but not something you'd want to land without lots of luck. Basically the whole thing came straight down, spinning slightly. Thanks NickD...I enjoy your posts.

A friend of mine once had a CReW wrap and ended up riding in his collapsed main, the other dog's chopped and collapsed main still wrapped around him, and his reserve..also mostly a ball of crap. He was unscathed...one small scratch. A birch tree was broken in the process of cushioning his fall. While untangling the canopies back, someone mentioned something like "I guess this makes you a member of the thunderball club, doesn't it?" Does anyone know about this? I may have the word "Thunderball" mixed with something else...it was a while ago and I just thought to ask it now. If you ever heard of this or something like it I'd like to know some history. Thanks in advance

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Hookers do strange things for money too. Now, how valuable would it be to your ability to do your job designing cell phone systems to sit through two or three hours of circuits 1 again? Let me emphasize - we're discussing someone who is a professional full-time educator having to sit through a very BASIC, very short course in education designed for complete novices, taught by someone who has far far less experience in education than the professional educator. Eh, a silly point. Its an hour or two...big deal. Don't get stuck in the tiny details. I got my rating from Jay Stokes...I hardly think of him as someone who has "far far less experience in education than the professional educator"

If one were flying in on a commercial flight...what airport would be closest/best for this DZ?

100 jumps is only one of the requirements. To be a better coach...be mature, a good listener, a good belly flier, and a good teacher. Do 4-way to improve your belly flying. There are good coaches and there are bad coaches. This question comes up often. The reality is that many coaches will be jumping with people who have 8 jumps who just want someone to dock with and keep them comfortable and ensure they are jumping safely. You won't be training a competition 4-way team . Someone with 100 jumps can do that usually A coach with more jumps is a likely a better coach, but the right person with 100 jumps can do a great job too.

You asked for someone to explain why it makes sense. I'm not sure I'll be able to do that, but I'll say this: Its useless to compare wages between different job types in the interest of figuring out what is 'fair' or not. My first job in my industry paid $9/hour and I ran around days and many weekends keeping computers going. I had a 4-year college degree, was $40k in debt and the receptionist made more money than me. A year later the receptionist was making about the same money, but I had enough experience to take a new job at a different company making twice as much. Eventually I had the time, experience, and skills to start my own consulting company. You knew the metrics before signing up for the job. Now identify your goals if you haven't already and figure out what you need to do to make them happen. I made far more than $9 an hour on that first job when I look at the overall effect it has had on my life and career.

Try to find out your state's laws on such things. There is a decent book called "Every Landlord's Legal Guide", and while its for landlords, it covers being a landlord generically and then it has sections for individual states. Also look up Federal Housing Act laws, however, if your landlord has 4 or fewer units, FHA laws don't apply to them any longer (to my knowledge). I'm guessing you aren't going to be able to stay since the lease is between you and your landlord. If they don't own the property any longer, then who is your lease with? Good luck...

Skydive New England will be hosting the 3rd annual Mount Washington Boogie in Whitefield, NH, on Wednesday, Sept 24, 2008. Definitely take the day off from work to be a part of this unique boogie! The first boogie in 2006 was two Cessnas...in 2007 we brought the super otter...this year we are bringing it again! Details may change, so check out SNE's website at www.skydivenewengland.com for up-to-date information. Details so far: * We will be flying the Super Otter to the Mt Washington Regional Airport in Whitefield, NH for a beautiful day of jumping around Mount Washington on September 24, 2008 * The Super Otter leaves SNE between 7 and 8am and should arrive up there by 9am. * Load organizing - RW and Freefly * Cross Country jumps * The Mountain View Grand Hotel Demo...jump into their golf course * Try to break the current NH Women's state record (see Parachutist, Dec 2007) * Rooms available at The Mountain View Grand Hotel (Skydiver discount TBA). * Rain date is October 1st. * Packing services will be available * Tandem jumps are available...call SNE for information * Jump tickets are $24. SNE block jumps cannot be used. * No registration fee! If you are going, however, drop Manifest a line to let them know so that they have an appx headcount. We are looking into camping options...hope to have details soon. If you have questions contact Skydive New England at 800-U GO JUMP or email [email protected]. There is a lot of information about the area at Mount Washington Airport's website: http://www.mountwashingtonairport.com/ Mt Washington Regional Airport Hazen Drive, Off Route 3 Whitefield, NH 03598 (603) 837-9532 After Hours:(603)788-3306

Aye, HC1 or HC5 this is the route I am going now. Again, thanks for the replies

thanks...was hoping I had missed something... Thanks all

BASE is probably where you want to go then. It sounds like you'll like that. Just keep in mind that if you push the skydiving boundary into illegal land, you'll hurt a lot of people and businesses. It isn't all about you.

now, now...no need to give a pissy answer. I've been around the block many times and have done searches here, google, yahoo, and in retail stores and there doesn't appear to be a clear answer on a camera that meets the criteria above.