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You are truly a bad ass.

There are 2 speeds: Indicated airspeed and true airspeed. The speed that the jumper will feel in freefall is always indicated airspeed and for a jumper that falls at an indicated airspeed of 120 mph, he will fall at that same indicated airspeed regardless of altitude (except when going so high there is no air at all). If you could take an airspeed indicator with you in freefall, it would always register the same airspeed, indicated airspeed, regardless of altitude for a give body position. Your true airspeed will change with altitude and at 41,000' your true airspeed, with an indicated airspeed of 120 mph, would be about (depending on temperature) 245 mph. However, your body would only feel the indicated airspeed of 120 mph. Mike Mullins Oh yes I will. Mike

The US was in Afghanistan for 20 years, Russia was there for 9. Afghanistan came in first but lost. The US came in second and lost, Russia came in third and lost. It seems like the only winners were the bomb and bullet makers. We were involved in Viet Nam from 1955 to 1973 with things really heating up around 1965. We still have troops in Korea. In the TV series MASH about the Korean War, Hawkeye Pierce basically said "The war will never be over, they will just take it on the road" So the question is "what country is next" or has the US finally learned their lesson...NOT.

That is way more information than any of us needed. Hopefully, the "memorable stills and video" will remain private and not find their way to the DZ.

And the GOP says “hold my beer”.

There is only one person here who shouts 'racism!' every time their knee is hit with a hammer - and that's you. No one else thinks "everything everywhere is all about race."

My $0.02 (maybe worth that much, maybe not): It depends on what the use would be. For a 'true' turn rig, as similar as possible or identical would be best. That's for someone who's going to be jumping so much that they'll be swapping back and forth all the time, for essentially the same jump. An active camera flyer is the best example I can think of. Land, dump rig #1 with the packer, toss the data cards to the video editor, stuff the other cards into the cameras, grab rig #2 and off you go. If it's someone who wants a 'sporty' canopy some of the time, but not all of the time, then having different setups may be worth looking into. Swoopers often have dedicated 'comp' rigs and 'fun jump' rigs. So do CRW guys. In those cases, having a rather different canopy in different rigs has to be 'managed'. Don't ever get them confused. Different color rigs, different color canopies, other things to make it hard to mix them up would be important. Just having it as a 'spare' rig really isn't as good of an idea as it may seem. You'll have your shiny new rig to play with, so it won't get much use. Keeping it in date, and rarely jumping it gets old. If you aren't in a position to actually need a second rig on a fairly regular basis, you'd be better off selling it. Use the money to pay a packer. I've seen some very good ones pack in time to make short calls. Impressive to watch. Again, my $0.02.

Four old guys are walking down a street. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents." They look at each other and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true. The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, gentlemen?" There's a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a martini. In no time the bartender serves up four iced martinis shaken, not stirred and says, "That's 10 cents each, please." The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better of them. They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet. Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?" "I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix," the bartender says, "and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the Lottery Jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, Liquor, beer it's all the same." "Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says. As the four of them sip their martinis, they can't help noticing seven other people at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been there. Nodding at the seven at the end of the bar, one of the men asks the Bartender, "What's with them?" The bartender says, "They're retired skydivers. They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half-price.