phantomII

Thought from the sideline: Since so often you call yourself the greatest nation of the world, maybe, just maybe, you should start putting up the greatest persons for election as president.

While we are watching the impeachment show unfold, I have a question. What are the values the USA are standing for today. I don‘t mean the values of a proud, honorable citizen but those set and used by your government. By the american president, making american policy in the name of the american people. Especially since America is often inclined to tell other countries how to run their governments. Playing the devils advocat I would give the following list: Caution: slight exaggeration from here on and insert the word “allegedly” where legally required. - cheat - lie - steal - bend the rules to your liking - killing bad guys without adhering to your own laws

US of A, "Leader of the free world" or "Leading Banana Republic" which route will you choose?

Watching from across the Atlantic, it looks like that the impeachment process finally arrived at the doors of the kangaroo court. The verdict, according to Mitch Mcconnell, is already written. Do you guys think you still have a functioning system or are we seeing the republicans and the president exploiting all the flaws and limitations?

Once upon a time (around 1933) we also had a guy, - who surprisingly became the leader of the nation - who knew all the big words - who knew all the answers to all the problems - who knew which people were the root of many problems - who had his supporters cheer on his rallies - who denounced his political opponents - who didn‘t give a damn about treaties Oh, by the way, it didn‘t end too well…...

Not fascinating but frightening!!!

So, do I understand that correctly.... The republicans have the best and greatest plan for a healthcaresystem but they will not reveal it unless Trump gets reelected and they win the majority in both house????

So, does that mean the russians got all the chaos basically for free? They just needed a little messing aound on social media and than wait for the outcome......

Now I understand why Trump doesn't mind shutting down the government. Why pay for intelligence or environmental agencies if you have one guy in the White House that has all the correct answers and knows more about that stuff than anybody else, especially the so called experts.

Thanks for the fix with the stickies

I like your optimism. But what if the americans prefer to vote for "Trumplike" presidents in the future?

That sounds really smart...... Be dependent from a country which starts a trade war from one day to another.

Don't worry, just remember, trade wars are easy to win.

In the spirit of George Carlin, what's the agenda of the owners of your country?

I don't understand your worries. The WH is hiring the best of the best of the best. I know that for a fact, POTUS said so himself.

Let me try to understand this. The legal drinking age in the USA is 21, meaning, you have to be 21 years old before you can harm yourself with alcohol. But there is no age restriction for buying a firearm with which you can harm yourself and others.........

Just to make sure I understand the american culture / mentality. If we see a nipple during the Super Bowl show tonight, there will be a national outcry and crisis tomorrow. Another mass shooting next week will be just one more for the statistics........

I'm sorry to tell you, but for us non-americans, that already happened last year with your election

To answer the original question..... The 750ft/225m were chosen so that the unit really operates as a last chance. At terminal velocity we are talking 4 sec before impact. When he invented the CYPRES Helmut wanted something reliable (Not like the FXC12000) and something that saves a skydiver from certain death. At this altitude you can't argue that you still would have pulled the reserve if the CYPRES hadn't done it for you.

Been there, tried it and still have my Chute Assis Suit. And yes it's funny!!!!!

A youtube link attached to every lesson.... I like your idea. Reading and watching, what a great way to learn.

First off, I'm sick of the sentence "We need more information about the incident so we can all learn from it" I've been around for a while now and looking back at the last few years no real new lessons showed up. Every incident that happened was basically a repeat. I know, new guys are showing up and they want to learn how to survive and what to do and what not. And I know that no training can provide them with all the information. Why don't we just make a list of all the lessons we already learned? Additionally it would keep the Incident Forum really short. I.e. Incident ABC is a repeat of lesson 21, Incident DEF is a repeat of lesson 56 and Incident GHI is a slight variation of lesson 89. This way every incident requires only 2 or 3 posts and everyone who wants to learn can just read the list and does not have to wait for an incident for a specific lesson to come up. Just my thoughts on a rainy day.......

What happened to EFS????

Racism? I guess everybody belongs somehow to a minority. Just be creative.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/01/post_395.html Seriously?