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I'm replying more to remind me to watch this thread. It's an interesting question. As high humidity means more water in the air. Would not the air be harder to compress (more dense) under an opening chute? That's the only possibility that comes to mind.

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My nearest tunnel is over four hours away. Other parts of the country would have to drive even farther. I would have benefited from some tunnel time during training. So would several of the students that went through w/me. It would be nice. It isn't practicable, though. Usually, a percentage of students will need to repeat a level or two due to stability problems. Sadly, that one student did shatter a femur. As someone already said. If you're going to increase mandatory training? Canopy skills are far more urgent a need.

Aw, what a shame. At the time I got to fly on the Collings Foundation's B17G a few years back. There were only thirteen B17s left flying in the world. Now, I guess there's only twelve left. The flight was a little pricey, but worth every penny for a history buff.

I stand corrected. Almost every major manufacturer has banned the Argus from their containers. Moot point IMO, but there it is.

Pulleeeze...Apple is nobody's friend. Hey Shah, you want to make it a hat trick? I've got a barely used 5th gen. Nano w/sennheiser buds. I'll give you a good price.

i really agree with the fact that american men are dumbing down. hell, you can't figure out how to get under a car...we are so f-ed. To be fair, he knows a couple of ways. He was simply wondering if there was a safer way. It doesn't hurt to ask. It might really hurt not to.

Meh... What's that Booth guy know anyway, right? Every major manufacturer has banned the Argus from their rigs. Why would you even consider this? Is saving $400-$500 really worth your life?

I've a pair of heavy duty truck ramps. I use them for my cars. I'm still here... The regular car ramps do look scary, though. I'll give you that.

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Hi, I too, had major concerns about the harness & hardware. I took the time to learn about them. Then, I didn't fear them anymore. The weakest point in the harness, by far, is you. The four attachment points have hardware rated for 5,000lbs each. They're rated for 5K#s, meaning it takes (I think) 3-4x as much weight to actually break one. The webbing (harness) is rated for 8,000lbs. Normal opening shock is very brief, & about 3Gs. So, if you weigh 150#s. You'll weigh 450#s for a couple seconds. You have 5,000 lbs X4 holding you in place. You're not going anywhere... Some TIs loosen the two waist connections. Others unclip them altogether. You'll still have 10,000lbs holding up your 150# Butt. Tandems started in '83-'84. There are 300K-400K tandems a year in this country. I don't think there has ever been a single broken harness/hardware incident. In other words, "Shaddup N Jump!"

$10 @my DZ.

I briefly owned a '99 Civic (Bought new/hated it/traded it in a year). The perfectly safe driveway method I used was w/steel ramps. I had to buy those plastic ramp extensions because the damn thing sat so low to the ground. Otherwise, I couldn't get the car up the ramps (too steep an angle). Drive it up on the ramps. Chock a rear wheel for overkill (it isn't coming off the ramps). Off you go. As someone else already said, here. They purposely put the freakin oil filter on the back of the engine, high up (to coerce people to pay their service depts.). It's a messy b*tch to change it out. Get a good set of ramps w/extensions. They'll pay for themselves in two oil/filter changes.

A lot of those places don't exactly hire the cream of the crop. I've used a place like that once. I had a million things to do, & no time for that. I had to make time. They over-filled my brand new engine w/about 2.5 liters of extra oil. Never again. You want it done right? Do it yourself.

Yep...+1.

Oopsy... Didn't know dat. Two final thoughts on this: 1) Stop telling people these only take a few hours a piece to make. Make it a few days, instead. 2) Have you considered making any walking canes & staffs w/figureheads? I bet they'd sell well, & wouldn't take long to do.

These are really nice, Steve. Have you set yourself up a website for selling them? Cheap sites don't cost much per month. I think you should try it for six months to a year. You might make out very well. Just don't make any of those into pipes: http://www.hulu.com/watch/228079/aka-tommy-chong

What's that old saying about being able to pick your friends, but not your family? It's true. Yes, I have. I've regretted the necessity, but never the act. It was no spur of the moment decision.

Two issues: **The Conjuntiva is only a membrane. W/no internal pressure changes to worry about. It shouldn't be an issue, but ask your eye MD. **Pink Eye is highly contagious until using the eye drops for X amount of days (I don't remember how many). Giving Pink Eye to several others on the plane would be considered poor form.

You are not alone, Shah. I found these guys w/a quick search: http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Dilithium http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/Camelot/Engines/Dilithium.html

An AFF jump w/two instructors costs >$300. A tandem only runs about half that. My first three jumps were tandems. As much as I like to be the one in control of hazardous situations. I didn't mind having someone right @my shoulder, showing me various insights for landing approaches, etc... OP, there's a saying: "Shaddup N jump!" Look up Popsjumper (http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?username=popsjumper;), & go get it .

You could finish your AFF progression, & maybe the whole license in a week @Skydive The Farm. It is a very good, & safe DZ. Whatever you like.

Wow... Simply, Wow. Taunting a fellow jumper over life-threatening injuries he's still recovering from. That's the lowest class act I've ever witnessed on these boards. He doesn't have to come get you w/a baseball bat. W/that much hate in your heart? You're already fucked.

I'm familiar w/firearms. Just not full auto stuff. My perception is a lot of overheated barrels in the military.