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I prefer Dacron lines, but they do cause the canopy to fit as one size larger. Also, I use the standard rubber bands (NOT the shorter ones for microline), and double stow. Usually loose around one per jump on average (I also take them off if they are showing that they will break in the next few jumps). Remember, you need them to: - Hold when they should (good condition, right size band, right size bite, and tight enough - double wrap helps this) - Release when they should (right size band, neat bits and stows) - Break when needed (rubber bands or tube stows*. NOT castration bands, O-rings, or other solutions to "save you money and time") Its the difference between changing a rubber band and having a high-speed malfunction/reserve repack/finding that lost main that's still in the bag... yea... good luck with _that_ needle in a hay-field. *I like tube stows, but I know many folks don't... not trying to start _that_ flame war here... Having said that, TALK TO YOUR RIGGER. (s)he should be able to show, instruct, teach, demonstrate, and double check your work on this... if they won't or can't, TALK TO A DIFFERENT RIGGER... Blue skies!! JW

1. Because the media and specifically Biden was lambasting Trump as racist, xeno... etc. when he was following the guidance of his advisors at that time. 2. Now that it's Biden doing the exact same thing - It's hands off. That is the hypocrisy.

Have you (or the loft) inspected all those recent pack jobs to see if other tools/papers/items have been left in reserve pack jobs accidentally? Have they notified people jumping their pack jobs that they may be unsafe until inspected? Is there a plan to do so? A loft that accidentally leaves items like that in a pack job may have other problems (like getting the closing loop length right) that could lead to reserve hesitations. Inspecting other reserve pack jobs may reveal such an issue before it becomes a problem for someone. (And they may find other items left behind.)

Yep. They’re allowing guest posters during the transition, so we don’t get notified before posts appear. As soon as we see them, we do hide, but we’re not on all the time… Wendy P.

The Cooper Vortex's Darren drops a nuclear truth bomb on the Fenn world.. names the HAHAHA author..

I'm sensing a sock theme here... Sounds like a great trip Wendy P.

Which has zero to do with willingly complying with whatever rules there are in vacationland and at the businesses you patronize. That's the thing about travel, right? Put your best foot forward and make a good example on arrival not doing whatever the hell you think is best, local customs be damned. Maybe nothing has really changed anywhere. Maybe Covid has just shown us how many of us really are jerks.

you're welcome.

I like that. Let me pass that along to the Executive Director for some research. Thanks!

someone may or may not be doing just that, but i think that a complete archive is the best bet in this case. the only real issue is the cgi scripting, but that should be fairly easy to iron out. i wish i had time to do it myself, it's good practice, but it's a hell of a complicated site.

print on demand would be better.

Good morning. Help me understand how labeling one a "racist" because they banned travel from a country where COVID was booming is accurate.

My passport lapsed in 2019 and I did not get it renewed, nor do I intend to. I travel a lot, but now I am set out to explore every corner of this country. We are very fortunate.

Woo Hoo - Biden restricts travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. If Trump did it it would be racist. Mainstream media is full of folks that are quick to judge and label, but detest being judged or labeled.

I have no dog in this fight at all. If the bone is real however, I say pick all the meat off it and fully expose the bone. It seems to me that this issue could be tested by any competent rigger with access to similar harness-container / parachute combinations. I don’t think this website caries the weight it once did in informing people by skilled, knowledgable, and esteemed peers. I do think, however, that Aerodyne should answer this challenge for the purposes of both finding the issue (whatever it is) in the complainant’s video and, assuming the bone is clean, protecting their reputation.

You also came across as someone who was willing to listen and learn. Some folks come on here, thinking they know everything, insulting those who disagree, generally acting like a jerk. For some reason, those types get a rather different reception.