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heh heh. I don't know why but thats really funny to me, in a spy vs spy kind of way. ouch... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I have an '03 Sprint ST and that sounds like a blast, but I need new gear more than a euro cycle trip... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

maybe the volume? I agree the situation sucks, tho... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

and those of us who have had to deal with pissed off Skyride customers who show up at the DZ and find out how badly they're getting screwed. That was not fun-I felt bad for them Boohoo. If you are not a DZO, it is not your problem. It's my problem. I'm just a noob that started a couple summers ago. I know not much about this sport, except that it benefits from volume. The majority of the general public thinks that skydiving is crazy business, like it or not. The sliver that is left over can either be left with a good experience, or have their money sucked out of them by an unnecessary middleman that distorts and deceives in the name of making money off the backs of legitimate, small-time DZO's. If 10% of what I understand about skyride is true, then it is my problem as someone who appreciates this sport and wants it to thrive. Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

Congratulations cat! I always thought that by the time I got my license and some jumps under my belt, that this would begin to get boring and routine. Instead, every time I make a jump it just keeps getting better... I hope it's the same for you. Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

Well I've never had a cutaway but... It seems to me that after cutting away from only one riser, you would feel almost as if you had dropped into freefall again. Since we are supposd to be looking at our handles and not our risers, you can assume that if you see both ends of your cutaway cable, you know you cut away completely. I understand that there are circumstances when the rings can bind up and not release, even when both cables clear the loops... However for the sake of a FJC-level of learning it's better to positively know that your cables cleared, rather than just pull to arms extension and assume, and/or try to look at your risers before going silver... Just my 2 cents worth. Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

well it makes sense to me, and doesn't take any longer than just pulling the cutaway, it's just one fluid motion. If you pull with both hands on one handle, your hand and thumb are already there anyways. I've weighed the benefits and risks of the two-handed and one-handed methods in my mind and the two-handed peel-pull-strip makes the most logical sense to me. It's a positove reaction to two potentially deadly issues (both an incomplete cutaway, and a hard cutaway or hard reserve pull), rather than an assumption that it won't happen. Luckily enough this is also the method I was taught so there is no unlearning to do

? ? I'll rephrase the question a little bit: Do you (and I mean literally YOU, not me) pull to a full arm extension, or do you pull to a full arm extension and then grab the cables and keep pulling at them until they are all the way out of the housings? The motion that I practice is peeling the handle with my right hand, and as I pull hook my left thumb behind the cables. Extend both arms out to full extension then out to the sides to ensure the handle comes out to my right, and the cables are stripped by my left thumb to my left side, followed by both hands to silver. Haven't had to use it yt but stripping the cutaway cables is part of the EP's I practice on almost every lift to altitude. ***edited to say this is how it was taught in my FJC, no I havent had a real-life cutaway yet, and yes I'm a little on the short side.

The pictures are real.... http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/tigerpig.asp Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I'm an telecom tech, and have been installing and troubleshooting DSL service since 2000 here in Michigan. Your modem, if it works, is likely just fine. Most of the time, when they go bad, they simply go bad and quit completely. Less often, they will go intermittent and act sort of 'flaky'. This type of intermittent service is usually caused by poor line conditions, but can sometimes be caused by a defective modem. If you are not experiencing intermittent service, I wouldn't replace it. The only advantage of going to the 2wire is the fact that you have a modem & wireless router in one device, and it will be supported by AT&T. If you have a 3rd party router, the company will always ask you to disconnect it before they troubleshoot with you. And the distance limitation on the service is 20000' from the DSLAM or remote terminal. The speeds available here go from 6 Mbps on a short loop, down to 384 Kbps at the long end. If you have the new Uverse fiber/copper hybrid product, I believe you can get in excess of 20 Mbps. long story short, if it's not broke, don't fix it. If you are having intermittent service problems, it is more likely the line (either outside or inside) than the modem. If you want to buy a modem to try to resolve it yourself, keep the reciept incase it turns out to be the line. And, if you have a tech out and it turns out to be your computer, your wiring, or your modem, they will bill you for the time spent troubleshooting. PM me if you want Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

Twin Otter Super Otter CASA King Air Caravan C-182 C-206 Bell 222 Pac 750 not bad for my first summer! Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I flew for the first time with my rig in June, from Detroit to Sacramento & back. Both airports called a supervisor and had me take my carry-on gear bag to the inspection area. They swabbed it and in a matter of 45 seconds sent me on my way. I was suprised that they didnt even want to open the gear bag, but just swabbed the outside of it.. I wonder if they thought the gearbag was the rig itself...? Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I don't have the experience to tell you... But if it were me I would base my decision partly on weather or not I fit the criteria described in this text: http://www.bigairsportz.com/pdf/bas-sizingchart.pdf By plugging your own personal numbers into this chart, you can get BG's advice and decide for yourself what to do with it... Also, mixing that with a new DZ as well? If it was me and I made the decision to go with all those variables, I'd definately make my first jump a full-altitude hop & pop so I could get a basic feel for all of it before having to land. And yeah, what Allison said too... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

ditto, now when I close out all my programs at work, I have something to remind me why I'm there in the first place... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I have ordered from both firefly and michigan suits. The quality on both are satisfactory, and the Michigan suit took significantly less time to arrive. Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

Yes. That's precisely the technique I use. Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

It's just one every sixty days to stay current.. Or you could just wait until spring and get current again... Either way I'm sure if you approach it knowing that you're rusty in either situation, you will feel fine 15 jumps into next season. I am going to try, but will likely not be able to stay current this winter either. Just from the financial perspective, it makes little sense for me to have my reserve repacked when its due in October to make 2 or 3 jumps on it before it needs *another* repack in February. Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

yeah, I just re-discovered the hop & pop late in my first full season. When I was on IAD, I could not wait to get up to full altitude... So for 80 or so jumps afterwards i almost exclusively jumped from our DZ's turbine, even when it meant going solo. The last few weeks, however, I bought a new main and stated making hop & pops from 5500 or so. I have fun both playing around on the strut & step of our 182, as well as making crazy exits, doing 5-10 second delays, and still having a longer canopy ride than if I had opened at 3500 from terminal. Oh yeah, I'm saving money too. Hop & pops are awesome! Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

The Police - Walking on the Moon Always thought that would make for a good surreal artsy skydiving video Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I jumped a 230 starting around jump 20, then a 218 at about 35... I just got a Pilot 210 at jump 95 and that puts me at or slightly below 1:1. The landings on this canopy so far have been great, and I expect in 50-100 jumps to try a 190 Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I only made my first tandem 2 years ago, and started getting my license last year, but i personally know of 2 fatalities and 2 serious injuries from golf carts, plus I was on one for a near-miss by a speeding truck that had its headlights off on the runway... how long before golf-cart safety ends up in the SIM? Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

is there any new information? I just met Orlando at Summerfest for the first time, he was a very nice guy and I hate to hear about these things... recover soon, friend... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

Well Pete I was gonna give you a hard time about it but I was too busy marking off a shipping channel for you on the south end of the lz I still haven't had a chance to jump your rig yet, but I plan on trying it soon. I hadn't been consistent under the 218 until just recently so didn't want to push it. Thanks again for the offer dude... Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

I made a Tandem at 25, Licensed at 27. Sometimes I think "Geez I wish I'd have started when I was 18, do you know how good I would be by now?" But when I realistically think about my life at 18, I wasn't ready then and may not have lived to be a 28 year old skydiver Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.

Skydiving: It's better than all drugs and most sex Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement.