jumpsalot-2

You must be new ..... there is no BOOBIES option ....

I voted for Sonic ....

I like my cameras flat ... 90 deg. The rest is tuning in your ring site to where the camera is pointing.

I think if it was critical to you ( I use a 90 deg tongue switch also ) you could send him your tongue switch and have him modify that switch. It would take longer with shipping, but you would be more comfortable.

That was a completely sincere statement. It sounded as if you were trying to be good enough for first place before you even start to compete ........ you don't.

Have you participated in any competitions yet ? There are no losers there. Not if you are participating.

billvon

We donated our 2005 Prius to a local charity today. After 150,000 miles on it it was still running well, and getting us about 45 mpg, but was getting so old in other ways (leaks, rats finding ways into the car, headlight covers almost opaque, suspension shot) that it was time to move on.

I bought this car around the time I got married, and it was shortly after I moved closer to work (5 miles.) At that distance I usually biked, so I thought that the car wouldn't get much mileage on it. That was before I joined a 4-way team at Perris, then started teaching AFF - and found myself driving up there every single weekend for several years. That was, at times, 300 miles a weekend, every weekend. It added up fast.

When I first got the car I spent the usual time fretting over keeping it clean, not denting it etc. That lasted about 3 years. After that it started collecting dings and dents. Since it had a big hatch it was used for Home Depot runs, especially after we bought our current house and started fixing up the old house to rent out. That aged it pretty fast.

To make it a better hauler I put a roof rack and a trailer hitch on it; the trailer hitch was useful to mount bike and cargo carriers to, and more than once it hauled a barbeque grill to a local park/beach for a party. The roof rack has carried over 200 pounds of construction materials without complaint, although the car's roof took a bit of a beating.

More than any other car I've owned it was a skydiving car first and foremost. It was at Perris most weekends, and its big cargo area carried, at times, a dozen rigs for Amy's rigging business. It carried Amy and I (and sometimes Lara and Molly) up to skydive. It went on skydiving vacations and road trips and has been to Eloy at least a dozen times. It even made it up to Burning Sky one year.

After our first kid came it became the kid hauler for a bit, which was nice because we really didn't care much whether the kids dropped raisins on the floor. For some reason it was a favorite with both of them, even when we had a nicer car (the Leaf) to use. "Take silver car!" was Harry's common request before we'd go somewhere.

I also added a tap off the traction battery so I could use the car as a generator. The ~200 volts from the battery went to an inverter that could give us 4000 watts for blackouts. This was used for beach parties far more often than for blackouts, this being Southern California.

And now it's gone from our driveway. It almost went a friend's 17 year old son, on the theory that if you're going to trash a car learning how to drive, this was a good one to do it with. The charity we ended up donating it to typically refurbishes them and resells them, so it may have a bit of life left in it yet - and we might see it one day tooling around the streets of San Diego or Tijuana. I hope so, at least.

All of that and NO PICTURE ...... Where is the love ? I must see this family member.

Geez Rob .... you're going to put all the lawyers out of business.

Maybe she can move next to a dump next ..... or a dog kennel.

Sally81

Thanks wolfriverjoe.

I'm just nervous really. The fear comes and goes - some jumps I feel fine, others I'm really scared. The main fears are gear failure and landing badly so I tend to obsess a bit about sizes, shapes, fit, wind direction etc.

I'll definitely spend some time up high playing with the new canopy. I'm looking forward to jumping the same one all the time and getting to know it. I think it's the 160 reserve that's got me spooked!

If you think 160 is too small, why did you buy it ?

I also looked last week. It is very unspecific yet. Just a pre-order ad. It will all come.

Will the CF3 fly "shallower" than a Sabre 2 in full flight ?

Will Crossfire 3 go to a 189 like Crossfire 2 did ? I had a CF2 189 and loved it but was only at 1.3 so I sold it. Now it can have a lighter wing load ?

Not if you read the instructions first

Any model of Rebel. Tongue switch. Stock lens will get you started. Make sure to use a cut away system on your helmet. Buy that FIRST.

Flat Top Pro might just be the most comfortable helmet you ever wear. Plenty of real estate on top also.

The only thing a Storm is not good for is a long spot. Otherwise they are great.

Could you grab the pull out with either hand ?

So ..... it's ALL true ?

When you pull a 42 year old Pope Valley $5 jump ticket out of your wallet and Bill Dause says: "It's still good here old timer."

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Life is short ... jump often.

You offer a pin check to the guy in front of you on the plane.

Your post just makes me remember Jhonny. Had to post the video.https://youtu.be/VeuLK7dZgJI

TROLL

I was watching an old episode of "The Rifleman" (with Chuck Connors) only two days ago and saw a very young actor in the show as a late teen. I recognized him. It was Robert Vaughn. Probably very close to the beginning of his career. Wasn't he also in "The Magnifisent Seven" ?