CanuckInUSA

I think it is 3. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

How can one talk about drinking in Boulder while making no mention whatsoever towards the Rio and their margs? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hurt ... yes ... hospitalized ... knock on wood ... no. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Wow ... Duece was one of the last people I would have thought was suicidal. I know most of us all have our times when we're not happy, but we really need to reach out to others when we think we're at rock bottom. Often the perspective from someone else can remind us that our issues aren't as bad as they seem. RIP to JP and Blue Skies to all those who loved and cared about him. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Unfortunately I can't answer this question, except to say that I have an RDS for my JVX from ParaConcepts and I am very happy with it's design and it's performance. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

If people are not willing to accept the risks, then maybe they should take up bowling ... or golf. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

1) How long will it take to have this thread moved to the SC? 2) I am in agreement with people like FreeFlyBella and Peregrinerose. Gender is hard wired 3) As long as the child is properly diagnosed as transgendered, the sooner they get to the child before puberty, the better. But without a doubt this is a delicate issue that most parents won't have to deal with. Finally I didn't see this Dateline show, but I believe the 'circumcision' story gone wrong is the same one I am aware of and and it was clearly a case of "you can't make someone a girl just by chopping off the little boy's genitals". The possible transgendered person must be wired as the opposite sex in order to make SRS possible. Oh and while they may not be all that obvious (since passing as a male is likely easier than a female), but there are more FTM transgendered than people realize. But for some reason, society only thinks that MTF are the only transgendered people. Of course we know that society as a whole is pretty ignorant. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hi D I went into last season thinking "I haven't finished last yet and let's keep that trend going" and then low and behold I finish 2nd to last in the first regional CPC comp (I pulled myself out of the comp early on thanks to an injury so I understand seeing those donuts next to your name with no disclaimer as to why the donuts were there) and then in the next regional CPC comp low and behold there I was dead last in the standings with no excuses except that I didn't swoop all that well that day compared to how I needed to be swooping. It didn't make me a happy camper seeing myself in the basement, but someone has to finish there. I could make excuses as to why I struggled in the early comps, but the bottom line is that I needed to be flying better than what I was. But I started seeing better results as the season progressed and have put that day behind me. Keep up the good work. You're one of the most motivated CPCer's out there and really should be our poster girl (assuming you want the role) for what the CPC is about. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Mine are real and well they still work (at least they appear to work). But I have met a few BASE jumping women with a bigger set than many skydiving only men. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Downwinders are fun. We competitive swoopers love it when we get downwind conditions for our speed and distance runs. But people should only be doing "on purpose downwinders" in controlled environments (ie: hop n' pops, high pulls and previously declared downwinders in specified high performance swoop lanes). If you've got people who insist on setting downwind landing directions on regular loads in regular LZs, then might I suggest you serve them up a friendly conversation first followed by a knuckle sandwich second if they don't see the error in their ways. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Call the cops, write your congressman and start a crusade against all those skydivers who can't be policed. Good luck getting everyone to conform to your view of how things should be run. Remember there is also a whole different spin off jumping community (the real dark side jumpers) who basically say #### ### to the man and conforming to his rules. Plus (with all due respect to the HH) this place is considered as the DORKZONE by many jumpers out there who couldn't care less about the debates we have here. I have already publically stated my views. A little wacky tabbacy is good for freefall but not so good for the canopy ride (especially if someone happens to be doing HPLs) and this is all from personal experience where I learned that while I like freefall, I like the canopy ride more and thus need to keep my wits about me while in that environment. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Call the cops. Write your congressman (or in your case your MP) and start a crusade against all those skydivers who can't be policed. Good luck getting everyone to conform to your view of how things should be run. Remember there is also a whole different spin off jumping community (the real dark side jumpers) who basically say #### ### to the man and conforming to his rules. Yawn ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

As a former ski patroller, I have seen what too much alcohol can do at the ski resorts to know jumping after drinking is NOT such a smart idea. However … What is the secret to success in freefall? Relaxing … that’s at least one of the secrets. What helps you relax? Yoga … for the granola crowd. But a little weed also helps you relax. However while being relaxed is good for freefall, being overly relaxed come opening and/or flying one’s canopy isn’t always such a good idea. We need our wits about us up there. So while I have had good success in the past helping my freefall skills, I have the potential to put myself in danger if and when I fly high performance approaches if I am too relaxed. So after a close call a couple of years ago, I decided to smoke the wacky tabaccy only after my jumping day is over. Finally ... there are a few world class skydivers (names will obviously not be revealed) who regularly smoke and it doesn't negatively effect their jumping whatsoever ... in fact in some it might be helping them. So careful who people judge. They just might be judging some of the best skydivers out there. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

You won't be alone. I booked a first class ticket to hell many moons ago. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

x-braced canopies are engineered to be swooped. It's as simple as that. If someone isn't a swooper, why are they flying an x-braced canopy? Use the right tool for the right job. I was thoroughly impressed with the x-braced canopies when I first started jumping them. They lived up to and exceeded all expectations I ever had of them. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It was clearly a 270 and all one needs to do is ban 270s and all of your problems will be solved. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Don't you think that it's better to have the entire load agree upon a proposed landing direction before the airplane even takes off? Airplanes often land with crosswinds, why can't skydivers? There is nothing wrong with a little crosswind landing action if it makes everyone in the pattern a little safer. Banning swooping isn't going to make skydiving safe. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Don't forget to get video. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This all depends on what you're referring to as "advanced" canopy flight. If you're talking about swooping highly loaded x-braced canopies, well I'm sorry but only a fraction of the instructors out there can come even remotely close to teaching people this topic (there are tons of good freefall instructors who IMHO do a piss poor job of flying their own canopies let alone teach others how to fly anything beyond the basics). I took some "real" advanced canopy swooping instruction from one of the industry pioneers a few years back and he rocked my swooping world by explaining swooping to me like no one ever before explained it. Different strokes for different folks. There is nothing wrong with the newer jumper wanting to get into high performance canopy flight ... if and only if ... they realize that there are no short cuts towards becoming a high performance canopy pilot. It takes, education (what this thread is about), it takes time and most importantly it takes dedication and patience to become a high performance canopy pilot. If someone is serious about enhancing their canopy control skills, they need to dedicate jumps towards canopy control and put free fall on the back burner for a while. Personally I'm in support of some sort of special canopy instructors rating. I think the Scott Millers and Brian Germaines of this world should spend less time teaching the average jumper what's in their heads and more time teaching the instructors you speak of and dedicated canopy pilots what's in their heads. This way there would be more Scott Millers and Brian Germaines in this world and access to canopy instruction (beginner, intermediate and advanced) would be more accessible to the masses and we in turn would have less canopy related accidents in this sport. I know I've talked to Jim S about having him teach me how to teach others, but I would also love to talk to the Scott's and Brians of this world about the same topic. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I am not going to address the actual Hornet aspect of this thread since I have never jumped one, but don't skip steps in the downsizing game. You will most likely only be hurting yourself either physically or in terms of canopy control progression if you move down too fast. It may be hard for you to understand this, but you still have so much more to learn about your current canopy. If you feel you must downsize, seek out a Sabre2 170 instead. This way you will be flying the same wing but only slightly more sporty. Don't skip steps in the downsizing game. As you gain more experience, you'll understand why we say these things. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

The ever increasing gasoline price increases are the talk of the town here in socialist leaning, bleeding heart, let's cripple our economy for the sake of some dog named Kyoto, "wish I was a boy scout then I could solve all the world problems by being nice" Canuck'ville. But the way I see it, we have about four options here: 1) Ignore the price and continue to consume like we always do. 2) Buy some dividend issuing shares in these oil companies. 3) Whine and complain and call for governments to nationalize all businesses. 4) Drive less ... Personally I plan on doing #1 and #4 and if I was smart I would also be doing #2 all at the same time (actually now that I think about it, I do have some energy mutual funds, so I'm not that ####ed). But far too many people up here in socialist leaning, bleeding heart, let's cripple our economy for the sake of some dog named Kyoto, "wish I was a boy scout then I could solve all the world problems by being nice" Canuck'ville, the popular choice among the lemmings is choice #3. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hence why you won't see me whining about $22 full altitude jump prices again. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I want to jump where I can swoop. Eloy has three landing areas and now none of them are for high performance canopy flight. So why bother with three landing areas when everyone just wants to land in the north LZ. Jump a highly loaded x-braced canopy and you'll know the difference. A competent canopy pilot only needs to do a 90 harness turn on one of these x-braced canopies and they will be coming in faster than someone doing a 270 on say something like a Pilot 150. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Do you honestly believe that fast canopies and slow ones should be landing in the same space. We typically don't do this in aviation, so why is it a good idea to do this in skydiving? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Last time I looked Eloy had two separate landing areas. But for whatever reason, 95% of the people jumping there insist on landing in the north field regardless of the type of canopy they fly and their approach style. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over