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But wont the ablility to fly like superman make skydiving boring? I'd like to be able to jump 13000' high and survive impact at terminal velocity without pain, injuries or discomfort There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Not very nice of them. Employers got a huge responsibility. You've worked there for 6 years. You had an accident, and is recovering. The very least they could hire a temp and give you your position back when you get well again... Get well...Speedy recovery....

I've got 150 jump on my Hornet 170. It opens in about 500-800 feet. If I fold the nose towards the center and pulling the quartered slider out in front a bit, and roll the tail a bit tight it opens in 800. If I leave the front hanging, push the quartered slider back a bit and just roll the tail lightly, it opens in 300-400 and can give me a little slammer. Sound like you got sweet opening.

That's not bad for a 4-year old. I'm 27 and have managed 230. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I sometimes repack if I haven't jumped in a while. Not because it's been sitting on the ground for a while, but because I don't remember how I packed. Sometimes I do a really sloppy packjob at the end of a weekend, just to get it packed quick for transport. Not a very clever thing to do, but sometimes there's even a little beer involved If I'm lazy I'll jump it anyway, expecting a funky opening. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Just sold my Vector II (-88) with a Firelite (-89) reserve. It has served me great, but now it's time for me to get som basic freflying skills, so I sold it yesterday. Picture here So now I'm looking for a new container and reserve There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I've gotten so used to flying on my belly, that I have problems with doing barrel rolls in track. I think its a reflex, that makes me arch once I see blue . While in a track that puts me very fast very head-down I need to learn myself some freeflying There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

If you're willing to try other fields, a job is out there somewhere. The IT age was a blast....to bad it's over Lost my job last year. From working with routers and communication I now work at Xerox with copy and print. Get 20k USD less a year, but not that much stress. Less money, but better than beeing unemployd. There's more to life than IT. PS. If someone knows of a good IT job paid 40k or more somewhere the sun shines all seasons, and a good dropzone close by let me know. I know Cisco (CCNP), Nortel, linux (RHCE), windoze +++ Need reen card or work permit for the US, and a trailor at the dz There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

cool....guess I know what I'll be doing when I get off work....

I've never played with WinNT and USB, but I would find it very strange if it's not possible to get USB support on NT. You have to load some device drivers, and NT is not so very good at hot-pluggable devices. (expect bluescreens!) Frankly I understand if the IT staff wont use it resources on research and configuration to get it to work. (assuming this is a private cam.) You could tell the IT guy that you got naked pictures of some girls, and that you can't download those to your home computer because of your wife . Then you will have it up and running in notime. Just expect that all the pictures you download also get downloaded to the IT guys hard drive . As for gettin a serial to USB converter. Haven't heard about it, and I don't think it exists. Serial ports ar WAY to slow for modern digital cameras. If you got a laptop, get a PCMCIA reader for whatever type of memory card your camera uses. Best advice...do it at home. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Great, now I feel drunk There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I've been given two pieces of advice by packers: - Dont double stow rubber bands that goes through the grommets. - Use same size rubberbands. I use small rubber bands and single stow them. Never have any problems with that. I allways make sure my two locking stows are fresh, and change them berfore they break. The rest of the bands I only change when I absolutely need to, or they brake. Personally I find it much faster to single stow, and I think it's less likely to get a baglock. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

The film in the dispoible cameras starts unwinded, and as you take pictures you roll the film into to cartridge. (the complete oposite of a regular camera. Given that the camera probably is pretty light too, so it doesnt get to much speed, I will guess the already take pictures will survive fine. Don't bother to take any more picture with it. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Yes it does! If your not part of the skydiving race/religion you really are a second class human being Maybe we should get our own contry with only skydivers as citizents. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Not the way I prefer my haircuts There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

1. Remember that pulling high can be dangerous. Are there groups behind you? Does the pilots know you're pulling high? etc... 2. Don't flip over on your back. That way you'll expose your rigg to all the rain. It will get much wetter, so you might need a repack. --- Rain and ice ain't that painful, whimps! --- There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

When jumping an open face helmet and googles, put the google strap over the ears, not above and behind. Then it's much easier to pull them down if you should need to. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

One of the quickest ways to dry a canopy is to jump it. I've jumped my canopy when it was pretty wet after a rain jump. Anybody has knowledge of how bad it is for a canopy to be jumped wet? There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I said it was the smallest thing. About 20mm with legs i think.

I've been farting in the turrbine all summer. With twenty people in the plane one can get away with it. Now it's winter and we fly a Cesna. Not so easy to hide anymore There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

This little guy at the bathroom at the same time as my gf. Can you say "SCREAM" There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Well, sub zero temperatures here, and I'm riding my bike in traffic every day to work. Soon there will be snow , and I'll need to change to spiked tires Skydiving is probably still more dangerous, but I still get some kicks from biking :) There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

One word: OPERA Another word: Adaware There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I've managed to piss the telemarketers off so bad that I think I made it to their blacklist. They work on commision. I just kept them hanging wasting their time. Suddenly the calls stopped comming Am I bad There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Seems like I've learned another procedure for landing in water. 1. When you know you will land in water. Disconnect the RSL. 2. The moment your feet touches the water, cut away. 3. Get out of the harness and wait for the boat to pick you up. If no boat, swim for shore. Leave your equipment behind. Waiting for the feet to touch the water ensures you don't cutaway to high, and decreases the possibillity of getting your main over you and entangling with it in the water. If I land in water, I want my main to land away from me, not over me. It can be difficult to get out of the harness if the main is still attached. Getting entangled with the main in water can result in drowning. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.