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Are those things armored/bulletproof?
Just food for thought
Blue ones

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Mine's still 0...93/0...if you want to get technical...you can't divide anything by zero, it does not exist..
I went round-and-round on this one with my linear algebra prof.

The universally accepted term for dividing anything by zero, and the solution for dividing anything by zero is "undefined." 'Does-not-exist' implies that there is a choice of something existing or not existing, and is not the mathematically accepted standard for the term [x/0].

'course, all that stuff is a bunch of "bovine-excrement," right?

I stand corrected, I couldn't remember what it was, It's been over a year since I took a math course, the farthest I got was 3-D calculus...it still gives me nightmares

"Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet."
-9 toes

I really respect that...you waited until you thought you were ready...right on.
blue ones.

Mine's still 0...93/0...if you want to get technical...you can't divide anything by zero, it does not exist..blue ones

Jump number 72....doing a 2 way after a 20 way, they took to long, didn't ask for go around, got lost, couldn't find dz, went downwind when the winds were 30 + miles an hour....., got a swollen knee, and some whiplash. Tried to do PLF, but moving too fast, DZO and manifest really chewed me out for that one....
blue ones

They DO exist.....I thought they were myth, like unicorns...blue ones

Hey Dave..congrats...HOW did you make the cut??
Blue ones

Hey congrats..l

Right, on...I'm all for that kinda thing, my dz has a big picture of somebody doing that. Congrats and good luck..
Blue ones

Right on Michele!!!!! I like how you write, I feel I like I was on the jump too..keep working at it.
Blue ones,

I was wondering, does it really matter or is it just a personal thing. Mine always goes right.
Blue ones

Hey I was wondering how do you get prescription lenses for Oakley Minutes? Anyone help me out?

Yeah...it is real...I know Peter. He came to my dz the day after it happened..Of course it pissed everybody off, especially since he told the Forestry service about it and showed him the video and they pretty much blew him off.

Congrats....have fun..and be safe
blue ones

True that...I have friends here at the AFA who are 22-24...Age doesn't matter, just ability.
blue ones

This is true...As far as I know, there are only two places that you can recieve your basic mililtary jump wings...that is the Air Force Academy in their AM 490 jump class or Ft. Benning, GA which isn't freefall but static line jumping. Anyone back this up???. This is what I was told when I did it at the AFA

Hey Michele,
Glad to see you're feeling better!!! Rest up and we'll see you back in the air soon
Blue ones and get better soon

I'm not sure, I have briefing at 1:00, I might be able to skip... Probably not, cause I'm in charge of my group that's going to Arkansas. If you make it, lets jump
Oh well,
blue ones

Hey skycat, are going to come to Calhan this weekend?
Blue ones

We could call him jefe....or El Presidente

here's mine...

You'll be fine, you'll be in my thoughts and prayers...hey, if you can jump out of a plane, you'll be just fine...
Good luck

Yes, the cacti sucked really bad, I was jumping a brand new jump suit that jump and I"m still finding cactus in it. BTW, anyone know how to wash a tony suits suit safely? Wingnut is pretty cool, that van of his looks like he painted it while on acid. I helped him drive his shaggin' wagon to his place, he practiced arching and throwing out while on his motorcycle. It was pretty funny to watch. It actually took about 2 hours to pick the needles embedded in my flesh. Anyway, hope to see any dzcommers at the boogie. Skycat you should come. Wingnut used the O2 and he didn't look too bad. If fact, wingnut found my cutaway handle. Remind me that I owe you a beer for that. Winds were about 25, I landed and started to run, but then the wind gusted and just dragged me over every cactus plant on the friggin dz....
Blue ones.

Thanks for posting this article, it certainly will make me pay more attention on the way to altitude.
Blue ones

This was written by a student of a friend of mine who he JM'ed for
August 2001…FREEFALL
All hands to the center
united as one
Our dreams strung together
our journey begun
Each one of us striving
to conquer our fears
Find a place in our minds
where all angst disappears
With a silent guitar riff
to our minds we retreat
An inspiring tune
hides all thoughts of defeat
Our eyes are telltale
as the altitude climbs
Focused gazes of uncertainty
windows to our minds
Now the door is pulled open
our goggles are down
I glance through the doorway
and stare at the ground
Suddenly a gust
of sharp wind hits my face
As the first of my comrades
is sucked into space
I take a deep breath
and prepare to take flight
As one by one
falls away out of sight
The jumpmaster points
as my heart skips a beat
Shouts "stand in the door"
as I rise to my feet
Emerging from shelter
as if by thunder I'm struck
To the winds which attack me
I plead for my luck
I hold on for dear life
to the plane's narrow wall
Automatic response
to that heart stopping call
Cannot hear myself speak
as I release my iron grip
Step into the whirlwind
as it cracks like a whip
Yet I strangely don't fall
as I plummet from sight
As from heaven to earth
like an angel I fly
I soar through the sky
like an eagle in flight
Against the tearing
winds I fight
The smallest twitch
a crooked breath
Present a seemingly
insurmountable test
Endless barrel rolls
flips and turns
I instinctively resort
to that which I've learned
I arch for dear life
as earthbound I fly
Struggling to catch onto
a piece of the sky
I search for the ripcord
pull with all of my might
One last moment of freedom
as I save my own life
And then opening shock
jerks my mind back to earth
As I gaze at the sky
watch the canopy unfurl
As I drift back to earth
and the ground's coming near
My soul in invincible
forgetting all fear
For if my soul should die
before my body land
I will have known the touch
of God's gentle hand
For to soar through the sky
like an eagle in flight
Is to test faith and courage
and conquer all fright
My heart now knows freedom
my soul knows no fear
I have flown with the angels
into heaven I've peered.