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Does anyone know why my neptune 2 would be blinking after the battery has been replaced?

I held brakes up high to watch my canopy for as long as I could. There's a ton of corn around my DZ and I didn't particularily want to to land in the corn, so I watched it for as long as I could and then landed at the DZ. I got SO lucky that my canopy ended up landing basically across the street in a tree. I've searched for a few other people's canopies in the corn and let me tell you it sucks. And yes-green in the worst color ever!

I have renters insurance with state farm and as far as I know, my rig is covered. It was one of the questions I asked when I bought the policy and they didn't seem to bat an eye at it. As long as you pay whatever deductible there is on your policy, I don't know why it wouldn't be covered.

There's a Eloy regular who has a username of chiquita here too! *** Well I hope I meet her too!

Awesome! I look forward to meeting both of you!! I arrive on Xmas day at 10:30 am, so I will be at the DZ sometime around noon. Is there an easy place for me to find you? Or should I PM you when I get there? I have a B license with 182 jumps.

Not sure what the best forum to post this is, so if it's not in the right place hopefully a mod can move. I'm looking for a SIS to jump with when I'm in Eloy for 5 days over Xmas. Anyone on here willing to jump belly with someone who's been out of the sport for a year?

I've been wearing the damn thing around my house trying to get it open. Yes it's quite ridiculous

Does anyone have any tips on opening this damn thing! I was so excited to get it, but I can't even get the lens open!!

If you are right on the edge between sizes, do you think it's best to order the larger size?

Just in case someone is still following this thread, I was able to get a new d-bag made through Full Flight Sports. It exactly what I wanted, and personally I think it looks and feels better in my mirage!

I bought a brand new stock mirage M2-fits a 143R and a 150 main, which is exactly what I have. I haven't even jumped it yet, but I HATE the d-bag. I feel like the "mouth" of it is so small and I am struggling to pack my rig now. I've never had a issue packing. Is it possible to buy a different d-bag.

Yes it is an ugly domestic situation. All I want is what is rightfully mine. You don't give someone a gift and then steal it back. If the AAD was still in my rig, it would still be MINE. I think it's horrible that the DZ (SDM) is blocking me from getting the serial #. I have talked to a lawyer-who sadly lives out of state and not in MN, so he's not much help. He has told me that the DZ is technically aiding and abetting a legal situation. I REALLY wanted to take it to court, but it's been such an emotional horrible battle this far, that I don't know if I have the energy left to do it. And so far, all of the lawyers that I've contacted, said that it would cost about $7500 for my whole case....that's money that I don't have.

It wouldn't matter if they did check. I know who took it. It was given to me as a gift and then stolen. My rigger is his rigger. The only reason it was out of my rig is because I bought a new one and it needed to be sent in for it's 4yr. My old rig would have the serial # on it, but the dropzone won't give me that information.

Thank you so much!

I have one other question and I don't know where to ask it and this is probably not the right place so I hope it doesn't get locked. I reported my AAD stolen on 11/30, but it's not listed in the database. Who do I contact?

ok that helps, but where is the main Cypress page, so I can figure out how much a new one costs?

Hey all, I need to find out how much a Cypress II that needs to be sent in for it's 4yr is worth? I need an exact number because it's something I'm taking to court. Should I call Cypress or can anyone point me in the right direction?

I had a pocket sewn on my slider for my Sabre 1 170. Worked like a charm! Canopy opens slow and nice now!

I have some questions regarding my gear. Currently I have a Mirage M5 container that has a PD 176 Reserve, and a Sabre 1 170 main. Both fit in the container very nicely-although in my opinion I think the rig looks big. According to Mirage, these canopy sizes are what is meant for this container. My question is, does anyone have any experience fitting a smaller main into this container, but keeping the 176 reserve? If if fits, but the rig is "squishy" what are some things that could happen? Basically I'm just looking for a little advice before I go out and buy a whole new system. I understand that this may be a difficult question to answer without actually seeing the rig, but if anyone has any experience with it, I'd love to hear your opinion.

I replaced the power cable now too, but I did buy an aftermarket one. It worked for the first two days, charged my battery and now I'm back to the message "plugged in, not charging." Anyone else have any other ideas? 1 more thing: I have a friend who has the same dell as me and his power cable did the same thing, charged for a little bit and then quit charging.

So sorry Karen! I lost my mom 1 yr and 2 months ago and not a day goes by where I don't miss her. I still cry usually at least once a week. Her memory lives on in my heart and I know that your dad will forever be in your heart. Sending love your way!

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It just ticks me off that my computer is not that old-13 months and the battery and/or cable went already. I thought it would last at least a little bit longer. Well I hope it's the cable cuz I don't want to spend more money and replace something and still have it not work.

I have yet another computer issue... Within the last month, my computer battery won't charge anymore. I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. I have to keep my computer plugged in and the little battery symbol says "plugged in, not charging." I just bought a new battery and it didn't fix the issue. I've googled this issue and it appears in a common problem. I've tried pushing the F2(I know this is different on every computer, but this is what I push to get the blue screen) button and looking at the battery info there. Under AC Adapter it says "Unknown Device installed) Going into the device manager and uninstalling the ACPI compliant control method and then re-installing it (this was said to be a issue related to Vista. Along with wiggling the adapter cord and lightly tapping above my escape key thinking maybe something was loose. Nothing has worked so far. Do you have any other suggestions? Do you think it's the battery cable?