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So you're adding a short fourth leg to your landing pattern? Attached is what I was taught for a left hand pattern. Besides the area in green, its a normal pattern so it minimizes confusion like Ian said. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

real question: Can one of you liberal folk give me a straight, unbiased, factually true explanation on how republicans fuck over the black community? I truthfully am curious. not real question: Can one of you liberal folk provide video evidence of a member of the republican party performing anal sex with a member of the black community? I'd prefer heterosexual thank you. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I had a ridiculously long reply typed out but my internet crashed while posting it. Probably a good move since, from reading your other threads, arguing with you is beyond pointless. You maintain a different mentality about many things, more power to you I suppose. Please answer me this though. In the apparently "very incomplete" video, you can see the woman walking to the plane with a harness that's not even close to properly adjusted, can you not? In the airplane while moving to the door, her head is about level with the TI's abdomen, is it not? I've never seen a properly adjusted harness have anywhere near that range of movement. How is this not negligence on his part? Could it have happened on a properly adjusted harness? Absolutely. Is it much more likely on an improperly adjusted harness? Apparently so. What was this argument even about? I said you were wrongly defending the TI which you claim is false. You think I dont agree with a system to weed out potentially unsafe tandem students, which is also false as I clearly stated. I don't like grumpy old guys with consdescending attitudes, and you don't like newbie hot shots with hot girlfriends. I think I do everything in my power to make every tandem jump I make as safe as possible. That includes understanding the risk and potential for disaster, and doing whatever I can to prevent it which includes turning away those who are not fit to make a skydive. With each jump I learn new techniques and skills to make every other skydive safer. What more would you like me to do? In the end, the big difference is that come saturday I will be doing my job at a small 182 dz where I get to know every tandem student, can adequately decide if jumping is in their best interest or not, and can perform my job uninterrupted. I don't have to deal with the same Lodi or turbine dz bullshit that you do, which is probably why you're a grumpy old dude in the first place.

"The poll found that 94 percent of African Americans plan to vote for President Obama, and not one of the more than 100 black voters surveyed (among a larger sample of 1,000) said he or she plans to vote for Romney." Sounds like 100 were surveyed out of the 1000 sample group, does it not? I'm sure 1000 is representable enough. Feel free to answer my other question tho: why is it crazy to believe that black people want a black president? "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I have a fantastic memory! The numbers I stated are within +/-3% I'd say. But just to please you since you automatically assume I'm full of it: http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/Ken-Walshs-Washington/2012/08/23/poll-romney-a-zero-among-black-voters The poll i saw was on tv so not the one linked, but the same basic idea. Does it astonish you that black people would want a black president? "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

Now that you got your paragraph of personal assumptions about me out of the way, we can continue. You failed to answer the one single question I asked. Why didn't his unlimited wisdom tell him to tell the passenger no, or to properly secure a harness instead of trying to look like a hotshot? Since you felt the need to happily correct me, then you must disagree that a harness cannot be properly adjusted on a 15-minute call. That's what I asked to be corrected on did I not? Please point out where in my post I referenced myself at all. Anything at all? Even a little? No didn't think so. So I'm not sure where you get off making assumptions about me being holier-than-thou or having an attitude. But you're right, people do (or almost do) fall out of harnesses every day. It's common and easy to do and I need to be much more careful in preventing that. The fact is it has happened twice before, and almost happened here again. There's always a possibility and I'm willing to bet any decent TI has it in the back of his mind. I sure do, which is why I religiously fit the harness properly before boarding the airplane, then check it several times after. Too bad he didn't feel the need to do it on that jump. Could this happen to me? Absolutely! It is my single biggest fear as a TI. You can quit claiming I have an "it'll never happen to me" attitude because I obviously don't. I do what I can on every single jump to prevent a disaster like that. Tons of experience or not, your hotshot TI failed when it counted. I have 10x more respect for a TI with 1000 tandems and no hiccups than one with 3000 tandems who about fucking killed someone out of gross neglect. The system you propose huh? Go ahead and incorporate your system if you think its not already being done in places outside Lodi. I for one can personally vouch for not taking students I was not comfortable with. As for the ones who I knew I could handle but had to be extra cautious, I put the fucking harness on right and didn't end up with a viral youtube video By the way, I personally don't care how long you've been jumping or how awesome you feel by talking like a dick. But a grumpy old skygod is just as bad as a newbie hotshot wannabe swooper. Except they are atleast fun to party with and usually have hot girlfriends.

Do you know how to answer simple questions? Sound it out if you need to. I asked what Dave didn't get straight since apparently he mixed something up and pissed you off. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I saw a poll a couple weeks ago that showed potential voters for each candidate by race. I can't remember exactly the numbers but I remember what I got out of it: Whites: Romney - 49% (or 51) Obama - 51% (or 49) Blacks: Romney - 4% Obama - 96% Judging by those numbers, its not crazy to believe the title of this thread. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

If I didn't know any better, I'd be willing to bet that was the post of an 18 yr old kid with a shitty temper. Not a great way to prove your point. Sky4me has 14 yrs in the sport. So three times that is 42 years. That instructor sure didn't look 42 years old, let alone has 42 years jumping. But you're right, with that vast experience it has to be the system's fault not his. Correct me if I'm wrong, but even with a 15 minute call its possible to put a fucking harness on correctly BEFORE boarding the plane. Maybe he should have used his vast experience and badass-ness to do what manifest failed to do and turn the lady down? I already agreed that the system needs changed, but going so far out of your way to defend this TI that you need to talk shit on fellow instructors that you don't know (who apparently know and respect the job) is pretty ridiculous. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

What fact did he not get straight? If you mean his reference to a guy with 75 jumps, well, thats you. In any sense, you dont have to take anyones advice if you dont want to. But it would be smart to do so. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

Not disagreeing with your points, because these are things that do need to happen. But I also believe this specific student could have been taken on a skydive safely without almost falling out of her harness (and dare I say it, even without a y-mod). While she should have been turned down, the TI is equally to blame for doing a shitty job. Blame where blame is due. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

Out of pure curiosity, and maybe Kelly can answer this, was there a particular reason that Velocity was chosen over other manufacturers to do the rigging? Was there a bid or some kind of personal relationship? Not dogging anyone because I love Inifinity rigs and Felix's rig was awesome to say the least, just curious. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

It really does depend on the dz. I would say our single 182 dz is 10:1 belly to freefly. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

In the post-jump interview they announced a deployment altitude of about 5200 feet which was according to plan. That must be AGL because Roswell International Air Center (KROW) is at about 3670ft MSL. Not sure about the landing zone but having spent some time out there, it sure looked flat for hundreds of miles in every direction. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I agree, I got a loss of 1.20% which would mean he'd weigh 197.6lbs. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

It's directly proportional to the square root of temperature in K. Well yes, the square root of gamma*R*T is what I was taught. I was saying directly (as opposed to inversely) to explain why it decreases at higher altitudes. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

That's a good question. During the live feed, you can see his speed continually increasing while in the delta position, then top out and decrease while he was attempting to fix the flat spin. I wonder if it would have continued to speed up if he didn't need to fix that spin. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

The speed of sound is directly proportional to temperature. There are 3 variables in the equation to find the speed...2 are constants depending on the state of the fluid (i.e. air) and the third is temperature. So, obviously, as temperature drops the speed of sound drops. That's for an ideal gas but it does explain why the speed of sound decreases. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

You know, an accident is one thing. We all know they happen. But blatant disregard like in this case? If she was a family member of mine he would have gotten more than a fine. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I have a tendency to ride in brakes before my turn, so I was taught to fly my usual pattern, then while in brakes before I start the turn, make a braked 90 turn away, then begin. That way its a traditional predictable pattern. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I don't know how 180's used to be taught since I've only been doing this a few years, so can someone please explain to me how a 180 can have a blindspot but a 270 does not? I know my 270 technique was basically a 180 with a harness inputted 90 tacked on the end. The turns are very similar for me. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

You really didn't think about that before you posted it. I doubt any joe blow skydiver can walk on to the factory team, so maybe he knows a little about what hes talking about. Hmm I do 180's all the time. Mostly because I dont feel current enough to keep doing 270s. And I usually have my own airspace. If its crowded, it becomes a 90 or nothing. I sure haven't hurt or cut anyone off before. It can be done safely. "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

Lol you dont say? "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

I know a lot of people who don't like it either. But after 5 years of aerospace engineering school, you start to appreciate the humor in a very nerdy way. I'm sure Shah agrees "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52

Maybe shopped a little, but more likely before the accident. In the first season or two she was quite hot, but then she had an accident, let herself go a bit, became more "normal." What is this accident you speak of? She's still sexy as all hell even when normal! Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo......speaking of accident... "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52