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Rears. Duh. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

She has a husband?? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

This. This should end the discussion. Of course, there should be open books and oversight, but.. this. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I would try again. Packing is your answer. A good pack job makes all the difference. I'm assuming you pack for yourself. I've always done my own for quality control and it works for me. With hundreds of jumps on an ST150, I've only had a couple stiff openings. All the rest were sweet and smooth. Don't blame the canopy for a paid packer's errors. They work hard, but they will never care as much as you. A six-minute pack job is a six-minute pack job. A Stiletto is very forgiving, but a few things have worked well for me.. slider full up against the stops, symmetrical flaking, keep the nose straight (no tucking), wrap the hell out of the tail, symmetrical risers/lines in the container. I also don't rotate the d-bag - I just drop it straight in. Comes out the way it opens. YMMV. Good luck. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

What a bunch of sissy answers. The obvious option is, 'Kick out of twists and wait for the wingsuiters to swoop you'. Traffic, shmaffic. everyone else will get the hell out of your way. Jeez. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

http://mailitis.lv/projects/shaolin-flying-monks-temple/ Sheesh. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I'm not entirely sure I agree with your assessment of who is at fault, here Heal fast, anyway. I'm visualizing the fat girl trying to get into skinny jeans. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Democrats have been in the majority in the state since 2009. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Duh. I just read the attached letter, Jim. Somehow missed that. Did you catch the part where the 5 and 10 year maintenance is "recommendable"? Doesn't say 'mandatory', does it? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

This came across the FB feed a few days ago. I'm been checking here to see if it would pop up. According to the info given on FB, it only applies to CYPRES 2 units mfgd. Jan 2017 and later. IIRC, Airtec's notice states that, due to studies on current units, data indicates that the service life could be extended to the 5-year maintenance/15.5 year lifespan. This begs the question.. if they're going from research on units currently in use, why wouldn't they make it retroactive to all units of the type they studied? Oh yeah.. cash flow. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

And if membership was voluntary and USPA offered the lowest cost for the required insurance, I am sure I would pay to be a member without it feeling like extortion. Derek V $55 sounds pretty cheap for $3,000,000 of liability insurance. Let us know if you can get a better quote.. along with airport access defense, a legitimate attempt at developing consistent training methods, advocacy with Congress and the FAA, etc., etc. And.. you get a free magazine! Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

'Canopy' or 'parachute', not "shute". You're welcome. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Finally.. a coherent and reasonable summation. I've really enjoyed all the complex mathematical analysis that's been brought out and it's been great food for thought, however I believe we've ended up with the simple answer that was needed. Occam's razor has made its cut. I think we're done here. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

No, not exactly. There are some amusing parts. Sad.. but amusing. You have to wonder how some of these people have ever landed a canopy safely. 'Parking in a crosswind' Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I've held off with chiming in substantively, but now I feel it's time to help out. Don't listen to some of these fools... physics do play a large role in your recovery arc. It is widely known that, due to the Coriolis effect, you will definitely recover faster from left-hand turns*. The larger and faster the turn and the higher windspeeds you jump in, the more strongly you will notice the effect. I recommend a minimum of a 270-degree turn and 25 mph winds. *Please note that in the Southern hemisphere, this will be reversed, but the damn Kiwis and Aussies always do things bass-ackwards anyway. Hell, I heard from someone they even wipe with their left hands. Also, keep in mind that advice you receive on the webtubes may or may not be entirely accurate. It's usually best to crack open a fortune cookie to ascertain valid content. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Ahahahaha... you guys are still trying. "Horse.. water, horse.. water, "No thanks, I'll just eat this dirt if it's ok with you." - jtravis I'm going to stick with my original post. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

This will help you out. She's got the headwind nailed. Otherwise, do I smell troll? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Wow. Simply, wow. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I tell them my therapist recommended it as a way to sooth my anxieties and stop choking the shit out of judgmental people. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Wicked! I was thinking about throwing my tent in my bag and staying the night there, I guess it'll be a good scene with the night jumps going on. Is it kosher for the new guy to stick around for the night? No problem camping anytime - new guy, or old guy. There's a 'security' fence around the party hangar, so make sure you get the code. Best way to stay in touch and up on the latest is the O FB page. All the cool kids are there. https://www.facebook.com/groups/skydiveorange/ Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I'm actually planning on the 10th as well... night jumps on the schedule! In case you haven't found it already - our fancy new website: http://skydiveorange.com/ Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Welcome to Orange, Michael! you're going to find a fun DZ! Great bunch of people jumping pretty much all disciplines in the spectrum. If it's your cup of tea, the party atmosphere is great with a second party hangar, tiki bar, & firepit to sooth your social soul. I've been jumping at O for over 10 years and went through AFF here. The AFF school is top-notch with lots of support for continuing newly-licensed jumpers. Aircraft is Super Otter in the summer and Caravan in the winter. Brand new huge main hangar with excellent facilities and well-maintained gear. Large landing areas with chauffeur service for students.. Two-three boogies per year with many other special events during the year. AND... being in F-burg, you get to avoid I-95 traffic! Just don't speed on Rt 3 or Rt 20, and certainly not in the town of Orange. Hope to see you there! - Steve Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

It costs $55/year. The benefit they've provided by advocating for us: - to keep skydiving largely self-supervised - to maintain public airport access (just this is invaluable) - to provide insurance for possible dumb-fuckery - to standardize and professionalize student training - to present a public image that keeps us from looking like a bunch of fucking yay-hoos. - to promote a unified competition/record-setting standard and opportunity. - etc. That's just a bit over two damn jump tickets. Jesus fucking christ. Can you do better? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

All those jumpers landed with a parachute. Seems like you could argue that when they left the plane, they weren't technically parachutists until they put one on. Once they put one on, then (I assume) wouldn't they then be FAA compliant? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

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