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Nobody hates you Doc, Its just that you make yourself an irresistable target....... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

I knew of a guy who went to sleep in the sun after a party, had a skinful of booze aboard. He had big blisters on his eyelids, and spent a few days in the hospital for his trouble... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Thats it.....its why I didn't take the option to vote.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

What with surviving the rapture the other day, all your cards are coming up trumps!!. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Sounds like the start of a fast paced action novel.... Sunstroke....needed to cool your skin down with ice or cold water for a few hours, drink plenty of liquids.... Straight after you got home from the beach.... Don't do this in Oz or NZ in the summer sun, the UV's will kill you.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

I take it you know how to use a mirror?.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Joe Kittinger, must be a book about him somewhere... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Talking of knives, it pays to have a decent knife available permanently in side the aircraft....Something meaty, like Crocodile Dundee would carry... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

If you're gonna be in one, thats a pretty good one for it to be...but you'd be pretty lucky to get away with a relatively easy one to deal with like that.... A variety of options and reactions need to be in everyones portfolio for survival.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

The pilot only needs two words to empty the plane...but the jumpers should be ready at any time....At 2 to 3 grand the jumpers need to take the decision themselves....its only sensible.... The problem here is its only a one scenario situation...and the discussion has to be balanced, in case people get the idea that one course of action is the only one.....when every situation is different and different people and aircraft are involved. When things turn to shit it, can happen fast and quickly multiply till its a matter of survival, every situation (and its solution) can be different.....Had to bail once when the cockpit suddenly filled with smoke and an incredible stink of burning plastic...electrical fire...We didn't hang around waiting for something to blow....... Over the water, we were dead men if we bailed, and riding the plane into the sea wasn't a lifesaving option either......all options were bad... Personally, plane problems at altitude don't bother me too much....its takeoff problems that scare me.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

To add....tunnel time with both the student and his AFF instructors together.....great time to sort out communications, body positions etc, and get a feel of and understanding of the air together... Gotta be good. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

I think its pretty obvious that the decision time comes at a critical altitude, where your last chance for an exit at a safe altitude goes by....2 or 3 grand, sometimes lower for the individual. Quite safe to stay with it, till then, unless its a structural failure... Its madness to stay in the plane when you have 2 parachutes on your back, after all their original role was to save lives when the plane quits. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Part of the problem I see with AFF, is the first FF is then followed by the canopy flight phase, where if you are going to hurt yourself this is where it is more likely to happen. Part of the reason for that is the huge rush of adrenalin you have from the FF, and thinking clearly and calmly after the FF rush is difficult, yet it is really important to have your head together for this phase of the flight. Also I believe the canopy training phase is not taught or absorbed to the extent it should be, because the FF part is much more intense.... The sensory overload often overwhelms everything else. Tunnel time would be extremely helpful in getting the jumper to a stage where the sensation of FF is experienced to the point where the brain switches on and the student is THINKING CONSCIOUSLY about what is happening to him/her. during the FF phase. Thus the "rush" of the actual FF is lessened to the point where the situational awreness of the student is much higher, and the student is then better able to deal with the canopy flight phase of the jump. The whole key to mastering skydiving in all its forms is conscious thought and awareness (of your body) in the air.. I believe tunnel time should be an essential requirement for AFF training..... So in answer to the question....YES. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

You missed the announcement while gazing into space outside the window.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

It gets really interesting when you are over an open body of water, 6 up in a 206, offshore wind, and no boats in sight. Add 1 lifejacket aboard and going from 6 grand down to 2 grand before the pilot got it fired up again.... Maximum pucker factor, and major decision making..... The plane flew like an anvil... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Ain't it funny how much the pilot starts sweating when the fan stops.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Its obvious....your boss wants you to actually do some work....... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

I'm sure it will cross the mind of the pilot at some point that he's carry a ton or more of optional ballast that won't help his forced landing. Wasn't there a tale of a pilot running down the back of a C47 years ago and diving out the door??. I think a few jaws hit the floor that day.... I would be expecting him to swear loudly to start, and then to turn and snarl at the jumpers..."get the F#*+ out of my aeroplane", but prolly with less words than that!!.. Pilots get snotty pretty fast when the fan stops.... At 2 grand I'd go for help....I'd hate to be on both the front page and back page of the next days newspapers... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Earnest Shackleton....Unbelievable story of survival, Couldn't imagine a trip like that using the technology he had.... Way tougher than the legends in their own lunchtimes that we see today... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Tight as a fishes arse... As useful as tits on a bull... Cold as a frogs tit.... Rare as rocking horse shit.... As thick as a whale omelet.... So cunning, you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel.... Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow... Be alert......we need more lerts... Support search and rescue.....get lost!!. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

That sounds a bit like the Pecos Parachute School.... Remember "Proof"......"like a BB into dawgshit"!!... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

So this was a gay dog?.....or maybe there is another gay dog on the DZ.... Cheech and Chong smoked this weed that tasted like dogshit right...after Tommys dog ate his stash, and he didn't want to waste it.... Maybe it was a drug smuggling dog.....its a well known drug smuggling tactic to hide the stash up the dogs butt, because when the drug detecting dog sniffs its butt, its just doing what all dogs do anyway... Could be a million explanations for this, hope you find the answer before the rapture stikes on Oct 21st..... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Line twists are no big deal, just don't fixate on them to the detriment of checking the canopy first. Good luck with your next jumps.... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

Excellent...good stuff. Doesn't really matter as much as going in the right direction......got to be a plus..... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

On the plus side you can tell her that there will be no need to buy her a new car for a present, seeing it'll only get wrecked anyway. Then you'd better pray that Harold gets it right 3rd time around..... My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....