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Are you guys sure this is a scam? He seems legit to me. I’m sure his associates is a very dependable individual and his son Andrew is in desperate need of my Sabre 2.

Punishment for drunk driving should be terrible, it's reckless and people die often from it. Punishment shouldn't ever be scaled based on income though. While I'm sure many think this is fair because this way you'll *hurt* everyone proportionally with the punishment.. that *seems* fair, but it hardly is.

The person he quoted mentioned DUI.. that's the reference. I'm of the opinion, a DUI/DWI/whatever, should always be jail time.. too many people die for no reason because of this.

You know that the Old Testament didn't originate with the Vatican right? And you know that the Old Testament is referred to by all Christian denominations?

I just hope she doesn't take more sniper fire..

Does that closing loop look a little long to anyone else?

If you write better I'm sure you'll grades will improve.

So in summary.. what you meant you wrote was: there's nothing funny about a country that has different values that my country, because Australia is #1 and everyone should be like us!!!

Go buy some sharpies from walmart and color the line tabs once.. then, it'll never be a problem again.

Yah, cause no one has ever done that before....

I have a Mamba. If i were to buy again.. I'd get either a Z1 or a Mamba. They are both good helmets and have solid flip up visors. I think the Z1 looks better than the Mamba.. but they are both good helmets and good choices. I've never had the Mamba fog on me enough to effect the skydive or canopy ride except once on a high pull, but all I had to do was crack it open and it was just fine after a few seconds.. i wouldn't let it deter you, but I have heard of people who have had fogging issues with the visor..

It seems.. $1250-$1300 might be more reasonable as an asking price to start with?

I did a search and I know I've seen threads on this topic before.. but what is the going resale formula for main canopies? I think I remember seeing once, 80% of retail price minus $1 per jump? Assuming good/excellent condition and all. Thanks for your help. I've got a Pilot 168 with 100 jumps (give or take) that I'd like to sell at a fair price and I'm trying to figure it out. Guessing $1430 or so is fair?

I've got a Mamba but don't have a huge melon or anything.. fits great. I have trouble wearing sunglasses underneath it and it is hard to talk. If I was to buy again.. I might consider the Z1.. however, I've never heard of a Mamba coming open in freefall..

My friends (5 of us total) and I used SAS travel. We had 2 guides and about 9 other people in the group with us. They provided everything except for a sleeping bag I think, oh, and the alcohol. We're 5 college aged kids in the military living in Colorado, so the hike was pretty easy for us and we often were way ahead of the other people in our group except for the first day when they want you to stay together. Our tour guides were awesome, very knowledgeable and it was very evident they were passionate about their work and enjoyed it. I can't remember the cost per person, but I'm pretty sure it was reasonable. It was a great trip and very breathtaking. Here is the companies website: http://www.sastravelperu.com/ I'd recommend the hotel they operate too, cheap rates but very nice rooms and great service. If you have any questions, let me know.

tdog is another guy you can contact.

Thanks for the info HW

a good portion of Congress is already sent home, maybe if they actually came to work things would be better?

Has this been decided upon yet? Did I overlook any announcements?

What about when the student has a hard pull and goes to reserve while he's falling through the main AAD deployment range? I know you should cut-away first anyhow, but students might not do that...

What specifically scares you? Discuss this with your instructors. Is it that the parachute won't open or you'll have equipment problems? See if you can learn how to pack and then watch the packers pack your parachute, you'll see it was done properly and it'll be fine. Is it the landings? Work with your instructors, remind them how it went last time, get advice and then get a thorough debriefing as to how it went this time. Is it the freefall? Afraid you won't accomplish the manuevers? That's what it seems to me, you don't want to "waste" money on jumps. Maybe you need more tunnel time, if you're able to do fine in the tunnel, there's no reason you shouldn't be doing fine in AFF. What specifically are your instructors telling you that is causing you to fail your jumps? Give us some more specifics and we'll give you answers tailored to you.

You still haven't really stated why they failed you. Can you give us more details? I feel like a large part of the story is missing here.. and I'd demand that $200 back (assuming you're entitled to it). That's about 1/6 the cost of AFF at another DZ.

My first five jumps were solo 10 second delayed pulls.. The Academy puts a lot of people through each year like that and most do just fine..

valsalva under canopy, swallow and move your jaw during freefall.

don't forget that you had one or two guys hanging off of you too.. so when you deployed you maybe have had a slight turn anyways due to them being attached to you, the twists will probably go away when you start pulling solo.