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One of the main reasons I still recommend Tris to people buying their first gear is the ease of packing. Yes, they are also a great all-around canopy. I usually recommend Tri or Spectre to new buyers, and tell them the advantages and disadvantages of each. Tri has an advantage for people learning to pack. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My $0.02. I was under a 1:1 wingload and had a broken steering line on open. I already knew I couldn't flare rear-riser (already tried on several occasions and all I could do is pull my body up in the harness). So I chopped - the fact that I was spinning badly was only a minor consideration Not everyone will be able to flair rear riser under low wingload. You should play with your rear risers up high when your canopy is good, so that you know if you can even do it. If you know you can't flair, I vote for a cutaway. I trust my rigger - do you? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

During an ultrasound I had, doctors discovered a Renal Angiomyolipoma (forgive the spelling). Basically a bump on my kidney. They occur in about 1 in 10,000 patients. One doctor said a small percentage of them can be a twin that your body has re-absorbed. Still grosses me out to this day. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Kanji Riddler. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Canuck - I have a ton of chemlights specifically for nightjumps. I buy them in bulk from Rave web sites http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail45.html Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Page explains cod=scrotum. And yes, my scrotum get stinky if I don't wash them Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

http://www.onr.com/user/steveh/cods.htm Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

codpiece? Edited to say "What is a codpiece?" Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Hmm - I notice that Square1 still has them listed as "coming soon". I was expecting mid-May for the release. I'm sure you wouldn't get them any faster from this eBay auction anyway, considering they are asking for an order of 10 and so probably haven't even stocked them yet. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I liked the landing area in Eloy - plenty of grass, but heck - even landing in the desert after the cross-country loads was fun. I think it was the most friendly landing area I've seen in a DZ, even with the 600+ jumpers at the Christmas boogie. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You still have a soul? I had to trade mine in plus a stack of cash for a second rig. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Imagine the possibilities for the Honeymoon. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Yes, but can you bounce up and down in it? I would get married there as long as everyone could bounce up and down. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Or just do what I did and completely give up skiing in favor of jumping and SCUBA Mile-Hi (in Colorado) has two landing areas as well. One is the "high-performance area" (for swoopers). The problem is that it rarely gets used, and the swoopers have said that you shouldn't land there unless you are doing at least a 180 degree hook. It makes sense to have a separate landing area for hook turns, but it would also be nice to have one for up-jumpers that aren't swooping so that we can stay out of the high-traffic peas. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Ya know - it's funny, but I didn't start jumping that long ago and this is how we were taught to drop altitude in my FJC. Less than two years later and we are now teaching students to use brakes. Brakes make much more sense - as long as they remember to go back to full flight before flaring. I am reminded of skiing here in Colorado. I grew up skiing and people expected that new students would cut wide S-turns on slopes. Now there are SO many people on the slopes that you can't do that without running into people. I really think the problem is too many people all heading for the same place at the same time. I've proposed multiple landing areas to the DZO of one larger dropzone, but he was against it. Said it would be too much "hassle". Maybe the solution is to tell students that the peas are not the target - they should pick different targets on every jump from 1,000 feet and attempt to land there, watching for traffic. Leave the peas for the tandems. The disadvantages of that would be uneven ground (in many cases), as well as the unpredictability of people landing all over the place. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

*psst* - Chuck Yeager At least under powered level flight Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

3:3:0 Took Friday off to jump with friends at Mile-Hi. Nice to know I can still sit-fly after doing a lot of coach jumps on my belly. One memorial service for a fallen skydiver, followed by one wedding (same day). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Cold weather. Balloons like cold weather. Plan it for the early spring or late fall. You will get a longer ride and won't have to wake up at 5 am to do it. And don't worry - you will be *plenty* warm under those 80,000 BTU burners. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Wanted to since I can remember. Right down to jumping off my roof hanging onto a plastic yardbag (thank god the bushes under the window weren't rose bushes). I have always had dreams about freefall - my earliest dreams. I knew it would take time and money, neither of which I had, so I finally got financially stable at 30, and made it a goal for the year. For the first year ALL of my dreams were about skydiving. Now, almost none, but have plenty of dreams about the dropzone and my skydiving friends (which are about the only friends I have left). What does Walt Disney say - "chase your dreams" or "follow your heart" or something like that? Worked for me

If sushi was raw, I would be 100% on the diet. It is my weakness Sushi is what we will be eating when you arrive. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Oh, all right! Twist my arm the last 10%. We'll plan on going then. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Don't tell me you've never had my brownies! They are famous at the DZ

Ahhh, the package deal. Now we need one of those in Colorado. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Right on, Cannuck! I am about 90% sure I'm gonna take the day off and do some jumping on Friday to pay homage to Jeff in the best way I can. See you then. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Thanks for posting. I remember reading that, but I couldn't find the source. Although it's relatively meaningless to compare the two statistics (since they have nothing to do with each other), I like to use it for whuffos to give them a ball-park of how dangerous it is. Most of them seem to think you will die in every one out of ten jumps. What they get for watching too much TV. Also need to remember that if you drive 10,000 miles in a year AND do 17 jumps, you are doubling your risk of death Yet another reason to give up driving. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD