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how did the police set up a sting? he really has no legal obligation to return it. my dz had to pay to get a lost cutaway back after it turned up on craigslist. The laws vary by state/etc, but typically there is a process that must be followed when lost property is found. There are legal distinctions between "lost", "misplaced", and "abandoned", but a cutaway main would certainly not be deemed "abandoned" so duty exists with the finder. Nothing has happened to sever the relation between the owner and her property. that makes perfect sense. i wonder why CT, or other states, does not have a law like that. or maybe it does and the state trooper was wrong.

I was just watching wheel of fortune(not a fan, it just happen to be on), and one of the prizes was a Sky Ride gift certificate.

how did the police set up a sting? he really has no legal obligation to return it. my dz had to pay to get a lost cutaway back after it turned up on craigslist.

its closed

man, i couldnt get a jump to myself when i was down there, every load up someone wanted to jump with me. It must be my really cool rig with my name on it.

Gas vs hot air balloon? Shape? Design? I downloaded the FAA approved flight manuals for a few different manufactures of hot air balloons, and 500-1000 feet per minute are common limits published by the manufactures in the flight manual the FAA certified pilots must adhere to... Here is one snippet: The FAA written test for pilots identifies the risk of climbing too quickly is the deflation vents on the top of the balloon being pushed open and venting the balloon. would temperature have any effect on this, for example jumping on a 30 degree day vs a 80 degree day.

also where did you get your info on this pancaking deal? is it regards to a type of balloon?

we were not decsending when the 3 way left. if anything we were ascending. there was a total of 10 people on board, very tight fit( 6 jumpers). the balloon stayed very steady after the 3 way left. The pilot has been putting jumpers out for a while now. the balloon climbed pretty quick, we were at 4000 ft in less then 4 minutes.

Balloon i jumped out of today was @ 4000 when the first 3 way when out, 5000, when i exited shortly after....so what your saying has me confused.

As Paul stated, luck has helped more then the TSA has. Christmas Bomber, Shoe Bomber. Those are just off the top of my head. The TSA highers people that are barely a step up from Security Guards at your local dollar store. They are not trained properly and are unprofessional. They do nothing that actually keeps us safe. IT is a dog an pony show. PERIOD. Makes some people feel safe and that is about it. They react to threats instead of preventing them. YOu say that the majority of American are for these new procedures. Show me your proof that the majority of people are in favor. More like the majority of American are to passive to do anything about it. That is not the same was being in favor of something. AS far as being touched by a screener goes. They are doing more then touching people. http://gizmodo.com/5692583/woman-suing-federal-government-after-tsa-screener-exposed-her-breasts-to-entire-airport They also keep the images that they say they are deleting. DO you work for the TSA? its a good dog an pony show. before that, i wouldnt have any problem of taping a bag of weed to my nut sack and going through a check point. Now i think differntly because of what is in place. same mentalitly goes for those who want to do harm. i would have no problem having that image of me broadcast on national televesion. have you seen the images? nothing pornographic whatsoever. do you think any one could get turned on by this? or have any interest in looking at it. you cant even make out what the person looks like. As far as the touching goes, just try to enjoy it!!! when i go through tampa airport tommorow, if i get pulled aside, im gonna think of a very hot naked girl and try to arouse myself, free handjobs!!!

Oh no. You have that quite wrong. That's due to my lucky rabbit's foot. Since I got it, there have been no successful attacks, therefore it MUST be working. right.....your statment is proof your logic is non existent.

Has it? Can you link news stories where the TSA have captured terrorist that were about to board an airplane that supports your claim? my evidence is no succesful attacks since 9/11 on US jetliners. you guys want to take away security measures that keep us safe. stop being little bitches about getting touched by a screener. you dont cry about having your doctor touch you. why? b/c hes a profssional doing a job. so are the TSA. seriously if it is just so bad, then dont fucking fly. I LIKE THESE SAFTEY REGUALATIONS AND SO DO THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, you are in the minority. we dont need another multi billion whole in the ground with 4000+ lost souls. oh you expect the media to relay positive stories about the TSA?http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/12hours_tampa.shtm

TSA has done a damm good job keeping us safe since 9/11. if you dont like it, drive a car. your asking for another attack.

ha, we have a jumper at my DZ we call "columbine" b/c hes one of those dark characters that always wears a trench coat. and he jumps this same colored canopy.

i simply wanted to know the differences between the 2 safires. i take my advice from the appropriate people at my dz. not on this forum. thanks to those who answered my question.

best answer yet, thanks.

i appreciate the concern, and advice. but everyone did say the 149 was a high performance canopy, and i certrainly do not feel that it is. i think under a higher loading, i wont be expeiriening as many end cell collapses as i have been getting. this was also the opinion of another AFFI.

I can recall myself waiting in line at midnight for MW2 to come out. I def consider it a low point in my life. im gonna hold off a bit before picking this up. no time to play between working and jumping.

Im about to get downsize canopies. I currently fly a safire 2 149 @1.0. I found a nice Safire 1 129 @1.16 that im interested in buying. Now coming from the Safire 2, will i be dissappointed with anything? is there a noticable difference?

only reason i ask is because this one rigger was basically devalueing my canopy because it was from spain. and said there not as good. kinda pissed me off.

is there a price difference? can you still buy a canopy from spain and NZ?

i dont disagree, but i thought the tunnel was ideal for finding that straight down belly position.

Can tunnel time count as freefall time? i kinda think it should. Or perhaps have it count in some sort of way towards that.

How do you think that will help you? Do you think they'll track around you or also pull high? getting back to the topic at hand...it will help me get back to the spot im trying to reach. and it certainly is not uncommon for the people i jump with to pull higher if we notice were in a bad spot.

packing for yourself starts to become your gear check. but I still ask for a check every now and then,