Lawdog1

I bought an anaglog galaxyII as my first with about 20 or so jumps. It's accurate, reliable and I still use it when the battery dies on my Neptune. IMHO go analog first, it will last decades.

We had Bonehead cunstom make a run of the clam shell half rack camera helmets they no longer sell. The Best!!!

I jump at Midwest Freefall in MI. From my understanding Randy doesn't acccept them there either.

The Tecumseh Otter is on lease from Spaceland, as is the Otter at Midwest Freefall

Here's my mid-life crisis moment. First one and decided to come up wth something big

This is the only activity I have ever engaged in that, from the time I arrive on the DZ to the time I leave, no other aspect of my life enters my mind. Not work, bills, money, housework . . . nothing. It's a true mental vacation. My 2 cents

QuoteGhost flying the whip. Sweet description! I think you invented a new phrase

And of course be able to identify the location of any ponds that may or may not lie below the deck you intend to jump off of.

From my State (Mi) and point of view, he could face liability depending on the facst. Clearly he is on notice that, on occasion, jumpers land on his property. There is a forseeable risk of harm, even if the jumpers are trespassing, from the barbed wire. The fence probably doesn't matter. If a jumper injured his/herself climbing over the fence to leave the property, he may not be liable if there are other ways off the property. He may however have a probelm if a jumper flew into the barbed wire. I'd bet after the first claim against his homeowners policy his insurer would make him take it down. my 2 cents

Thanks to all who relied. I really was just curious and have no plans to change gear at all. Looking forward to hundreds of jumpd on my spectre. As with most gear related issues, I guess the answer comes down to wing loading, experiance and of course personal preferance. BUT Truman used to pack chutes in 'Nam and repacks his every week (and adds dust on top of them when he does).. He also puts fresh laundry in his containers, as he is such a pimp, he knows nobody but HIM (and the coyote) would jump a laundry-main loaded rig "At least he has one chute and . . . MY LAUNDRY" "Burn his car!

Thank you Hausse. And yea if everyone actually read the first sentance of my post, I am not looking to buy gear, I love my spectre, I was just curious

As a recent AFF student (fall '06-spring '07) I can tell you my personal experiance from training at several dz's for my "A" in MI was excellent. In fact I'm glad I had the chance to learn from many different instructors/coaches at 3 dz's, as I was able to see different teaching styles, trainning programs etc. send me a PM if you have any specific questions

Ok to prevent the anticipated flames . . I am not looking to change gear. This just a question for the sake of my curiosity for those that may have personal knowledge. Is there such a thing as an entry level elliptical? Obviously not x-braced, or as ground hungry as a Katana seems to be. But a canopy that will ease someone into the world of high performance elliptical 9 cells? A Nitron? A Saffire? ( described as lightly elliptical but so is my spectre) A Vision? Yes I know wing loading is a huge, maybe the biggest, factor so don't go there. Just looking for info about designs in general

Were you one of the AFF's that got weathered out last weekend? I was out there on wednesday and was hoping you guys could make your first jumps. From someone who was in your place 2 years ago: WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. Although a strange analogy: like vampires, once you jump (bitten), from now on, things just aren't the same and you can never go back! See you at the dz

Or the tandems could do clear and pulls from 4,500 ft. If the video was ultra-ultra slo-mo, the play back could resemble a semi real skydive. Hey just a thought. But the home heating oil thing also holds promise.