dbattman

You may be tucking the slider into the canopy with the nose. Pull the front of it back out so it's quartered before you wrap the tail. It can't do it's job if it doesn't catch the air on the correct side.

It's worth what someone will pay you for it. The only way to find out is to put it on the market. Look around various gear sites and see what others are asking.

So I get to have my body heat sucked out and pack? Ehh, well maybe I'll think about it.

Hah! I hijacked a thread! This is kinda fun- I'll have to do this again sometime.

Hmmm, I thought Randi Rhoads was a pornstar.

Sorry, you'll have to pack your own rig. That's just plain whipped.

Fatality stats and incident report information are available through the USPA. I suggest you contact them if you are looking for information for a news article- the fatality database here is not complete or inclusive of jumplane incidents.

Aaaaaaaand exit stage left........ [Director que] New userid enter stage right..............

Forget them and walk across the tarmac to jump the otter being flown by The Farm!

Congratulations- you've just bought a Superfund site.

edit cause I forgot how to add If it goes off the utility company will probably come out and sniff your house for free as a service.

Very good looking-dog. Unlike this poor pooch. Go Elwood! You Ugly!

And this party the keg wasn't abandoned at 1130 except for us and some dude getting tongued through his ear, either Twardo. What fun, what fun!

The man that they call 'Johnny Letter' !

I see this booze situation revolving around the differences between legal, illegal, and 'not legal'. Legal is OK. Illegal is, well, illegal 'Not legal' is the grey area where we operated for four years. Yes, booze is not allowed on the county airport property but it was tolerated since it wasn't a problem. It still isn't a problem but since we got the microscope put on us everyone is now into political CYA mode. Local pilots who throw a few beers in a cooler and head to the t-hangars to spruce up their airplanes aren't legal either as long as they aren't flying. Similarly, frontal nudity is illegal in New Orleans but becomes 'not legal' during Mardi Gras as long as it isn't a problem. Flash for some beads and your OK, hang out on a fire escape flashing and collect a crowd under you the cops will shut you down (since you're now causing a problem), drop your drawers you go to jail. Crack down on it entirely and Mardi Gras will dwindle and cease to exist (Hell, I can go to a bar and watch a parade here) since that has become a lynchpin of Mardi Gras. Likewise, chumming it up with some frosties after sunset has been so ingrained in our culture that there isn't much point without it. But we're now into politics and what's done is done. That guy that owns the package store up the road isn't too happy I'm sure.

Hey, this could end up being a great thing! RoamingDZ St. Pat's Boogie up for auction! Courtland opens with 5 RV slots, $.15 discount on Jet A. Covington raises with 4 port-a-johns Courtland calls. Rome sees the pot, is willing to relax on alcohol between sunset and sunrise and then goes all in HUGE covering the ferry fee for a CASA! Here comes the flop- Er, uh hang on- whoops I was watching poker on the tube at the same time.

Get a restraining order. Some people just don't listen to reason. They only work if the other person follows them, but this way you can have him locked up right away if he doesn't leave you alone.

Use Diner's Club.

Four years at the airport. Four years of spectators and their kids having a great time. Four years of skydivers on their 'best' behavior. Four years of no nakedness, skin jumps, overt/excessive profanity in front of the public. Four years of beer after hours, Four years of us waiting until the public leaves to have our fun. I don't recall hearing anything about DUI's after hours. I don't recall hearing anything about problems, arrests in town, fights with the local population. Even last year when the spotlight was on us the Red Cup Brigade was in full force and there were no arrests or disturbances at the airport. We didn't trash the hotels. We didn't tear up the local restaurants and bars. We didn't go weaving through the streets plastered. Now we're compared to drunken brawls without that family atmosphere and parents aren't comfortable bringing their kids. I'm really not sure how to feel about that.

I spent a month in Guyana on the Rupununi in Region #9. It was a blast- very physically challenging, not much fun at times when I was there but looking back I'd go again. I would be prepared to pay your own way every step and carry enough currency (discretely, of course) that you can cover anything unexpected that might come up (not everyone takes US money, contrary to popular belief). Your truck might break down and you need to hire a local transport to drive you to the next town, for example. These groups try to do their best but there are no guarantees. I know a group that finished their route early and had to wait five days for the transport at the pickup point with no rations left. Pack your own staples (with regard to weight) and water purification (a lot of the pumps really are junk- chemical purification backup is a must). As far as medical gear, do not assume you will have it when you get there and bring it if you need it.

Get a cheap used pro-tec. Decide what you want for keeps later on in your career. You might decide FF isn't your thing and want a Z1 for belly, or CREW turns out to be your gig, or you go camera and want something with a good side-mount d-box. Go used and cheap for misc when you're starting out and save up the cash. Then go cheap and used for what you decide you want.

That's not the water, it's actually something in the air.

I'm on the A-team for Methodist IT (Disaster team vs. Recovery team but A-Team sounds so much cooler) so I'll probably be camped out at the Medical Center myself. (Note to self- remember fresh pint of scotch in overnight bag.) Wish I had my folks mail my hammock. The culvert crested just below 13 feet with the last storm (it floods at 13 ) so Dean will be interesting if it heads this way.

Contrary to popular student belief, marginal weather days are actually good days to go out and hang at the DZ. Optimistic jumpers still come out hoping for a break, don't want to sacrifice to the beer gods right away, and are typically fawking bored. You can usually find someone with the heart of a teacher that will show you the basics.

OK- Dean is on it's way to a CAT 5. First responders being deployed to the TX coast. Louisiana decided it might be a good idea to actually have some kind of plan this time. We need a party somewhere! Maybe the Spaceland Fleet will be on it's way to another boogie somewhere as a Hurricane Refugee and we can catch a ride.