georgerussia 0 #51 July 16, 2006 Quote Except you have time. If you work on thirds you have more time than you went for to get out. That is not the same as falling 8 thousand feet to try and stop in the last two grand. Also you can turn the dive at anytime. Sometime you have time (like partial malfunction), sometime you don't (like running out of oxygen inside a wrecked ship) Quote Except you don't wait till the last second to stop the chain. Well, you basically do - you don't land as soon as you take off, even though you can. And if you don't land safely, you'll basically die. Landing is the last second you wait for, and the difference is just that you have more time. Quote Skydiving is not safe based on the very basics of what we are doing. Basically nothing is absolutely safe. Even staying in home is not safe - every year people are killed in their homes by fires, carbon monoxyde, eqrthquakes and hurricanes.* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georgerussia 0 #52 July 16, 2006 Quote How many even know how to spot and that is as basic as you can get? I think it is an A license requirement :)* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #53 July 16, 2006 >>>>How many times have you spotted for a 4-plane formation with 60 mph upper winds 110 degrees to the ground winds? I have done that with cessnas, does that count? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #54 July 16, 2006 Quote>>>>How many times have you spotted for a 4-plane formation with 60 mph upper winds 110 degrees to the ground winds? I have done that with cessnas, does that count? It sure does.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #55 July 16, 2006 QuoteQuote How many even know how to spot and that is as basic as you can get? I think it is an A license requirement :) It may be an "A" license requirement but doing it once or twice is not what I call "knowing how to spot".My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #56 July 16, 2006 QuoteQuote Except you have time. If you work on thirds you have more time than you went for to get out. That is not the same as falling 8 thousand feet to try and stop in the last two grand. Also you can turn the dive at anytime. Sometime you have time (like partial malfunction), sometime you don't (like running out of oxygen inside a wrecked ship) you don't run out of oxygen inside a ship using the rule of thirds. To lose pressure awareness for that long a time... (oxygen? you aren't a diver, are you? That's on par with 'the chute didn't opn' Divers breathe air, nitrox, trimix - the only time they breathe oxygen is very near the surface) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #57 July 16, 2006 Quote(oxygen? you aren't a diver, are you? Thats like say Firefighters use oxygen packs when they enter a building to fight fire. Not a good place to take compressed O2.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
