DougH

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Why do new jumpers insist on buying expensive new gear that they'll out grow in a year or two and then complain that gear is so expensive and that they don't have money left over to jump?

They don't have to. I downsized with the purchase of my "new to me" rig so I will be happy with the main for the next 200+ jumps. It fits me like it was made for me.

I am putting a canopy in it that is at its upper range, which is a pain in the ass now, but it will be great when I want to downsize down the road.

A a pilot main will sell easily when I want to buy a new canopy.

That is if you can get them to give you a loan!!

This may not be a representative observation but most of the people I know who are new aspiring skydivers, would be unable to get a bank to give them a personal loan. I just don't see a bank giving a college student a loan to pay for rig.

How much did a wonderhog, a main, and reserve cost in 1980's?

I think I got a fine deal on my gear. My life is definetly worth the 3500 I spent on it, and I managed to get all the bells and whistles.

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eat nothing but quesadillas with cheese, onions and salsa on them for 2 years

in the morning add scrambled eggs to the mix...

Dave

I am sure that will leave you smelling wonderful!!

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Here's a dose of reality: a job that pays enough for a lot of skydiving doesn't allow time for much of it.

Depends on how you swing it. I work slave hours as a tax accountant, but my work is very independent so I can work from 5am to 3pm and still have time to jump during the week.

Flex time, and a lot of personal days are the trade of for the hours I work.

www.cnet.com has really good printer reviews, incase you want a second opinion.

I am going to jump all winter long. None of this hop and pop wimp shiet either, all the way to the top. I was hoping to do a jump this weekend with a santa hat and beard, to get pictures for some x-mas cards.

Noise polution...

I have considered it for when I am the only up jumper in a 206 filled with two tandems. In that event I would have no one in my airspace but me, but don't think I would consider it in any other situation.

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Does him being a masturbater qualify him as a master of sorts?

I don't know, and I don't want to know. But feel free to head over to the sand box and confirm. I just wouldn't recommend it.

What a bunch of nerds... I guess I should have stoped fliping to check the series out, I normally just clicked on thru.

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Are you kidding? That's the only reason I go to church!

Are you free on friday night???

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I was planning on making a bag for a 5 pound sack of flour, complete with a roll back top flap secured with velcro. I guess I shouldn't waste my time huh?

Actually, it DOES work!

Only problem is....if it's hot and humid out, you start raining biscuits down on the crowd!

If one opens the bag of flour, while one is falling back to earth, does the flour get stuck in ones burble, and blow into ones full face.

If you don't know, I will report back this spring. I can do stuff like that at my home DZ, but I think I will get funny looks getting on the plane at a strange place with a bag of flour.

Do you want a truthful answer?

It depends totally on what the girl is into.

While I love a girl who is less than lady like in the sack, and actually asks for it between the eyes, I don't want to do the same with the girl I met @ church who will be pissed for the next month.

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As with pizza and hotdogs, chicagoans will disagree with that!

marc (born in chicago!)

You can disagree all you want, that doesn't make you right.

You can be third best, right behind NY, then NJ.

I bet they are better than CT bagels and pizza though. For god sake the state is touching NY, but they still don't know what the hell they are doing. Damn backwoods New Englanders.

If I already have 10 gigs of contraban mp3's, and I buy and IPOD, can I import them onto said device?

Or should I buy something else?

The Baja if a fawking monstrasity... it is an embarrassment to previous brat owners everywhere.



Of course I would have no qualms about rocking a free one.

Now or then?

Then:
A-Team
M*A*S*H
Macguiver

Now:
House
Nip Tuck
Dirty Jobs
Paula Dean's Cooking Show

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Mine seems to shrink in the crotchal region everytime a group of college girls show up to do tandems

You should be a tandem master. *Don't worry madam, that is just the 5th attachment.

Congrats. You are going to love it, and the service you get from Karl will be top notch!!! He recently offered to send me a new D-Bag and pilot chute on Aerodyne's dime in order to try to sort out some stuff for me. I don't know many other companies who would do that for the third owner of a rig that is over two years old!!!!

I was planning on making a bag for a 5 pound sack of flour, complete with a roll back top flap secured with velcro. I guess I shouldn't waste my time huh?

Shut up and jump!!!!

All I am thinking about most of the time is getting back up there, why are you worried about the definition of flying? (Probably the same reason I am replying!!!)

I have to be flying, because I really suck at all the stuff that involves me standing up on my feet. Running, walking, dancing... not so good.

If you are going to go thru a student progression then I recommend Jumptown. They consistently turn out excellent students, who's skills far surpass their jump numbers. Their instructors, and the way they run their student program is top notch!!

Edit: I thought I should add that although I didn't get my license there my College's team trains there so I might be a little biased.

Unless you want to drive to CT.

Hello!!!!!

I would tell you to go to jump town... but they are closed for the season. They are a fantastic drop zone, their Twin Otter kicks ass, their facilities kick ass, their jumpers kick ass, they just plain kick ass.

I would also tell you to check out Danielson (aka "fun skydiving"). Yes they are a small cesna drop zone, but you get a feeling of family there that you can't get any where else (yes every cesna drop zone jumper will say that about their own hole in the wall). I got my license there and I love the place like a second home. But they are also closed for the season. Next season they will have two pilots, a second C206, and the fun jumpers will be getting jumps non stop!!! Please check us out next season.

CPI is also a good drop zone. They are open, can't say that for any of the other places I jump at during the summer. They have a caravan that takes off like a bat out of hell, gets you to alt in style, and they have a good atmosphere. I recommend all three, but since CPI is the only place I jump at that is still open, my current choice would be CPI.

Marry rich!!!!

I am waiting for the lotto to come thru, personally!!!

My dish washer SUCKS!!!

So does my fridge, my stove, my heat, my...

That is what I get for renting I guess.

When I buy a house the first things I am going to get are appliances that kick ass. I want a dish washer that will take the flowers right of the plates!!!