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  2. Elpnor

    So which company is doing the balloon jumps this year at eloy, and how often are they available? I was thinking about running down there for my bday, and wanted an idea of my chances of some silent freefall. I love skydive az in the cold months



    Not active in summer. I think They'll be back in Oct.
    Remster

  4. LeeroyJenkins

    ***And neither testified under subpoena




    I thought you said a president couldn’t be subpoenaed? It’s ok, you were wrong. You are correct, neither of them testified under subpoena, one of them resigned and the other one was impeached.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/why-hasn-t-robert-mueller-subpoenaed-trump-three-theories-about-ncna892591

    "The third possibility — and one that I suggest is growing more likely by the day — is that evidentiary developments in the investigation may have moved the president from being a “subject” of the investigation to being a “target.” If this is the case, then Department of Justice policies would strongly argue against using a grand jury subpoena to compel the president to testify."
    Remster

  5. gowlerk

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    I just watced that interview with him. And the reason he's not going to raise spending is because you're already meeting your obligations. And he had a lot of nice things to say about Trump and his leadership. And he supported his meeting with Putin coming up! Got you got to hate that don't you?



    Well, it's nice that you decided to believe Trudeau's spin. Maybe Trump will too. Canada seems to have a leader who understands diplomacy.



    Canada does not spend 2% of his GDP on military. Nor should it.
    Remster

  6. Iago

    ***So it looks like we just need to get rid of the Skyvan and use a different airplane with an large rear door. What other options exist other than a C130?



    CASA would be the next closest I could think of. 32 jumpers. Slower on the climb. Tougher to use with lots of small groups since the jumprun tends to be faster and the drop gets strung way out.

    But you can chunk some wicked formations off that huge ramp.

    Great for boogies, but you need a hundred fun jumpers to keep one turning so not so great for daily use. Just my opinions.

    Don't know if it's possible to make new Skyvans, but they did start making otters again due to demand.

    Casas need 2 pilots. Another strike against them, tho they are f'ing fun planes for sure.
    Remster

  7. DJL

    ***Just to get ahead of this, I know the NCAA is not considered a political body. That said they are political as hell!



    The NCAA draft can be pretty political.

    The jokes just write themselves, don't they.
    Remster

  8. akarunway

    ******Anyone else seen this Home Depot commercial? :)



    That's quite an ad. I wonder how affective it is since you'd pretty much have to be a skydiver to know how difficult that would be.Looks dangerous. Extra line flying everywhere. Wonder if they dropped it or stowed it before deployment. :S

    Huh? Looks mildly more (or even less) of an issue that a Freefall flag jump, or hoop jump.



    Nice work from the stunt team! Do we know who the jumpers were (DZ was Perris)?
    Remster

  9. nolhtairt

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    Eloy AZ has about 5 Skyvans



    You're so cute....;)

    I think it's 7 now. (but yeah, mostly used for military, and boogies)


    I just received notification that I'm talking out of my ass.



    That's 8 skyvans.

    Don't they lease a few out to other DZs for boogies?

    They sometimes lease out both Vans and Otters.
    Remster

  13. Niki1

    ***I don't know how much it would cost to move a ton of rock, but I would be able to use dynamite to break it up.;)




    Getting to use dynamite? What more reason do you need? :)

    Practically no one uses dynamite anymore. Packaged commercial explosives are basically all emulsions. Doesn't sound as sexy when you say you'll blow up a bench with mayo. :ph34r:
    Remster

  14. Bob_Church

    ***I don't know how much it would cost to move a ton of rock, but I would be able to use dynamite to break it up.;)



    Gold mining is all hard rock isn't it?

    Not with when mining placers: basically looking for gold in sand (that came from erosion upstream). That's what panning for gold is; when you get into higher production volume, dredging, or even moving other sediments covering placers.
    Remster

  15. Quote

    Although it will probably destroy Cohen



    And that's how the prosecutors will probably handle it. Use it as leverage on Cohen to get more and more dirt on Trump.
    Remster

  16. Quote

    Are you looking to start a brand war?! Seriously, both are very well built.



    I bought 1 bev suit. Lasted less than 2 season. Went back to Tony, well onto my 3 season with this suit and probably will last a couple more. YMMV.
    Remster

  18. ryoder

    *********The documents, filed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team, allege that Richard Gates, a longtime business partner of Manafort and President Trump's former deputy campaign manager, was aware that an unidentified associate "was a former Russian Intelligence Officer."



    Uh...riiiiight.:P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvI6eIRaJAw

    :D
    I have read most of the books by ex-CIA agent Robert Baer.
    He commented in one that when he encounters people overseas whom he met while stationed there as an agent, they never believe him when he tells them he is no longer with the CIA. The implication was that for an agent to actually cut ties with an intelligence service, is unusual among foreign nations.

    [russian accent] You no cut ties with KGB... KGB cut you in ties! [/russian accent]
    Remster

  19. billvon

    >The question is what do YOU do now?

    If winds are light - land in the direction of the #1 guy (if altitude permits)
    If winds are stronger and he downwinded - land off the main landing area into the wind



    I have a similar rule for when there are conflicting landing directions in a landing area:

    When I see 2 people land in opposite directions, I consider that area closed for me and land out. 2 reasons:
    - I don't want to be adding to the confusion
    - I have no clue what other people will do (did they see #1 and #2, or just #2, or just #1...)
    Remster

  20. BillyVance

    ***https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Exclusive-Tempe-police-chief-says-early-probe-12765481.php

    Preliminary investigation suggests the AI was not at fault.

    "Pushing a bicycle laden with plastic shopping bags, a woman abruptly walked from a center median into a lane of traffic and was struck by a self-driving Uber operating in autonomous mode."



    Well... one less idiot to worry about now...:S

    Wow. Nice level of empathy.
    Remster

  21. BillyVance

    Just because you can take your hands off the steering doesn't mean you can take your eyes off the road in front of you. :S

    Somebody didn't think this through. :|



    Billy: this is not the Tesla autopilot. This is a self driving car that's being tested.
    Remster