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So, um, could the DZ get a seizure of her house to pay her court-ordered debt? Then the DZ could evict her, and be done with her. Sell the house to collect their just dues. Kimmie would move elsewhere. Everyone in Boulder lives happily ever after. Except for Kimmie's new neighbors... Surely if she hasn't paid up she is in contempt of court. Isn't it up to the court to enforce their order? Or do the DZ have to initiate that action? If so, they should pull the pin on her. Pronto. Enough is enough. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

If an altimeter can't do its basic job its just a piece of junk. Why would you waste money on one?. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

My first jump in 1974 was on a PC, I was the first student in the country to jump one, I was told it caused a fair bit of discussion at a National Federation meeting about whether it was a good idea, the thinking being a PC was too hot to handle for students!!! AFAIK, jumping a Paracommander, you had to cutaway the main. Everyone else was jumping C9s, but by then everyone had modified their rigs to one and a half shots, cutaway and pilot shot reserves, which is what I was trained to do. The thinking with hand deploying reserves was that a PC malfunction would wind up too fast to allow the reserve to clear it cleanly. Spent a wet weekend trying out the hand deploy system in a hanging harness, (must have done 20 or more deployments) didn't think much of it, especially with the way a normal reserve was packed. S folded into the container, when you grabbed it to throw out, invariably you ended up with the apex and skirt in your hands as the rest of the canopy fell out - very messy. We tried roll packing the reserve (rolling it up like a toilet roll from the apex) and this gave a much firmer grip, and cleaner deployment. Still didn't convince me that hand deploying was better. Only round jump I did was on a 35 footer on jump 20, it was a big, slow, slug. Later, when all students were jumping PCs, the stabilisers were cut off, as the thinking was most malfunctions were caused by stabiliser hang ups. Didn't really affect the performance of the PCs at all. We did seem to have fewer malfunctions. All static line jumps were via direct bag, as the "California" system was regarded as a problem due to the pilot chute being something else a student could tangle with...in fact I saw a SL student go in because he went unstable on exit and grabbed the pilot chute, then got entangled with it...reserve didn't tangle but just streamered and didn't inflate, possibly due to the turbulence caused by the main. Once the Strato Star came out, most experienced jumpers switched to ramair, which meant a lot more Paracommanders were available for students, and most student operations switched to them and phased out the C9s. This would have been late 70's. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

And even then I'd try to compensate for it, unless it's fucking hopeless, thén I'd try to find the right line to cut... The only real scenario that makes me carry hook knives is a premature reserve deployment in the door Identify if it's the reserve, if it is, I'm cutting the risers. Good luck with that. I hope you've already practised hacking thru a piece of webbing on the ground. And doing it all in .00010 seconds if your reserve has already gone out the door. I should have been more clear, I meant the scenario of having a reserve premature, resulting in an entanglement with equipment and aircraft (canopy over stabilizer) Good luck with that! What were you trained to do if a canopy goes out the door? My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Yes, yes they were, student fatalities have dropped drastically over the last 30 years. The fact that you even want to use deaths as a variable illustrates how rudimentary the training is, when "not dying" is the standard of "doing a good job" or "success," the standards are then as low as they could possibly be. 2 reasons for that. 1: Gear is much better. 2. Fewer solo jumpers being trained. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

But if, as seems to be normal in the US, you only have 4-6 hours on one day before your first AFF/SL jump, there is only so much a student can be expected to absorb during the class. Each approach has its advantages, but with the choice on class length comes choices as to what the student can be expected to remember. JW There is a great variation in the ability of individuals to assimilate new information. It always bothers me when we standardize training to suit the lowest common denominator. It has to be that way for several reasons. A. The ability of the student to assimilate vital information and respond correctly to it under extreme stress, no matter what their capacity for learning is, or their ability to simply understand the language. And. B. The quality of the individual giving instruction. Most Instructors have no formal qualifications when it comes to education. So the quality of instruction can vary enormously. Sad to say I have witnessed many examples of "instruction" where the individual concerned should be nowhere near a class of students. Couldn't teach Granny how to suck eggs. The KISS principle must always apply. It surprises me that there are not many more incidents with low timers. Good gear masks a lot of instructional deficiencies IMO. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

General reply...... As well as being cheaper, a lot of people who do S/L think its better because its more of a personal achievement to do the jump on their own. AFF is also inefficient. As an instruction method, I can (with 1 assistant) train and jump 40 people in a weekend, as opposed to AFF which will tie up two AFF jump masters for a weekend, training and jumping with one student. Over my jump career I have introduced over 10,000 people to the sport, via the SL method. Hundreds of them have gone on to become JMs, TMs, Instructors and Drop Zone owners. I doubt if I could have done that had I used AFF as my instruction method (in fact AFF had not been invented for a long time after I started training) SL students can be jumping while the AFF guys sit waiting for the cloud base to lift. Which do you think will progress the sport more? Introducing 40 people to the sport, or one. IMO, AFF instruction will bring about death of skydiving, albeit slowly. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Distinct flaw in that design. If he extended it a bit, widened it a bit, and drilled a hole in it he could prolly carry a can of beer as well. I'll pass the idea on to Roy the Boy. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

And even then I'd try to compensate for it, unless it's fucking hopeless, thén I'd try to find the right line to cut... The only real scenario that makes me carry hook knives is a premature reserve deployment in the door Identify if it's the reserve, if it is, I'm cutting the risers. Good luck with that. I hope you've already practised hacking thru a piece of webbing on the ground. And doing it all in .00010 seconds if your reserve has already gone out the door. Most people don't carry a knife because of ignorance, and the lack of reported incidents where a line has to be cut on a reserve. Its the old "what are the odds" story. First, what are the odds of a reserve ride?, then, what are the odds of having a problem with a line on the reserve? Most people would answer those questions:"very small, it won't happen to me". I guess its something most people haven't really thought about. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

The way I see it, if you jump a tandem rig without a rider, it becomes a solo rig. Common sense really. Not really different to trying out any rig you are not familiar with. Like wanting to jump an old style fore and aft system with ripcords, capewells and a round reserve for example. Go through the drills, and give yourself some leeway when you jump. With thorough training and a cautious approach I can't see why a competent jumper couldn't jump one. Its exactly what a bunch of us did when we bought our first tandem rig, way back when tandems came into being, and before a Tandem examiner could come and take us for ratings. Hell, even the examiner had only a handful of tandems back then. With a cautious and sensible approach, we had no problems. Like anything, once you get the rating, thats when you begin to learn what tandems are all about. Sure its different, with different procedures for deployment and EP's, but once one has familiarized themselves properly with the system, what is the problem? Most of the caution you see promulgated is more to do with potential liability issues, which of course, is a very big deal in some countries. One doesn't always have to take the "scary monster" approach to anything that is a bit different. Jumping wouldn't be where it is today if we didn't try new things back in the day. Somebody had to take the first steps. I can't really see the difference. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

What is a toothbrush? My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

It is not his job to train camera flyers, who should not be doing camera unless they are competent. His sole mission is the safety of his rider. He did not minimize risk by jumping that camera. He needs to give himself an uppercut. Stupidity knows no bounds. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

I think all that's in dispute is when these things occurred. Not surprising since most of us old farts are battling alz....alz.....alz.....ah, bugger, I forget...... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

1982? What size were those then? The biggest square canopy I'd seen (and jumped once) before that was called a Goliath. That would have been around 1976/77, not sure the size of them, but they were quite big. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Square Mains 1987. 325 sq ft NZ made. Square reserves 1989/90. Paraflite 220's. Pilot rig got the best of the old round reserves, 26 ft lopo.. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

On any round always prepare to PLF. Occasionally with the right wind conditions, and fairly lightweight body weight you might get a standup. Taking your weight on the back risers just as you touch down might help you stand up. If you pull down on the toggles the canopy will sink out. If you try to stand up every landing, you will break bones. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Kim is the real life version of Joe Izuzu. Anyone remember the old Izuzu commercial with Joe Izuzu? The one where after every claim he made there was a red sign that came up on the bottom of the screen saying "he's lying." That's Kim. Do you think she's related to those other Kims? You know, the North Korean ones. They rely pretty heavily on B.S. as well. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

I remember back in 1995 the All Blacks had a training camp in Taupo before the World Cup. All the DZ girls wanted to meet the AB's but were too scared to go on their own to watch them train, so they dragged me down there. They were blown away when they saw him, but were too nervous to approach him. They were very happy that I took them down onto the pitch to meet him, and he was an absolute gent. Later at the World Cup he became a legend. It always amused me that they made a song and dance about wanting to meet him, but got cold feet when the opportunity was there. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Why? Are you affraid to overload your canopy? Have at least two in my opinion. But where would I put my machete? And my seeing eye dog? My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Yeah, I got one of those as well, also after a horseshoe on my first FF that nearly killed me. 1974 I think. Haven't seen the badge for many years. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

As far as carrying hook knives goes, I always carry one, but using it is another matter. Early in my career I found myself below cutaway altitude after a bit of unsuccessful mid air rigging. Rode a barely stable main canopy down, until I got nailed by turbulence close to the ground. Wile.E. Coyote style impact. Got away with a few extra lumps and bruises, but after that series of foolishness and screw ups I realised that if I'd used my hook knife to snip one line, I could have landed the main quite easily. Didn't even think about the hook knife at the time. So not only do you need to carry a knife, you need to include using it in your extra EP drills. And yes, I gave myself an uppercut..... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Booze. Wine or a big bottle of Baileys, or dinner at a nice restaurant. Or a bouquet with a thank you note. Can't go too far wrong with any of those. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

"Looks like dogshit". "Smells like dogshit". "TASTES like dogshit". "Lucky we didn't step in it!". My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

"When in doubt, whip it out" A very old skydiving maxim, which remains valid. (Goes back to the days before cutaways, when reserves were hand deployed) When in doubt, chop. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

There are a number of posts in the Incidents forum discussing entanglements/wraps, they would prolly be better here. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....