Cajones

You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush," "Dick" and "Colon" ...interesting isnt it? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Skycat also managed to get the photo of gear in. Looks like a reserve, or a girlie colored main. Here's the NSFW picture... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

A good starting point might be Jim Crouch at the USPA (safety@uspa.org). He's the director of Safety & Training. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Samples are being shipped to the U.S. for testing. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Wow... It didn't take long for the boobies to show up. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

"And then you must give us all a good spanking..." My personal favorite. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Ahhh... Now this' more like it. So far we have kittens, bunnies, watery tarts, and SWALLOWS! Life is good. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I jumped for many years without one in my personal rig. Now, I do not jump without one. I always taught students they should never jump without one. Jumping without one was hypocritical. I also used to work at a DZ that required AAD's for all jumpers with anything less than a USPA "C" license. A policy that created a great deal of controversy, but I continue to support. There are places that require AAD's for all jumpers. I won't get into this controversy - just wanted to point it out in case you decide to travel for jumping in the future. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Oh... Now I see... It's not just a kitten... It's a viscious creature, with big fangy teeth! The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

If your instructor is guiding you, directly, that is the best advice you can get. There is no good substitute for someone who is there with you, and has personal experience in your abilities. The best advice on flat turns here: Practice them up high to begin with, and get proficient with them before you really need them to get yourself out of a corner. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Grenades for kittens??? Last I checked, all you needed was a good lawnmower (at least according to sources on the Internet). The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

That falls under the "Small Cuddly Animals" category. I did, however, forget to mention "Office Supplies" and "Who Do You Think Is Sexy?" The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

And now to bring this forum to it's proper alignment with "Talk Bck...." Boobies. Beer. Small cuddly animals. Flatulence (farting). Guns (for recreation - I would like to avoid the war thing on this one). Traveling to places to spend time with kickass folks like HH, SuperBets, Pabs, Phree, Lou, Sunny, Wendy, Deuce, All those Monkeys, Aggie, and the shitload of others who I don't have the time to mention... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Tread very lightly in these parts... Overclocking is sort of like BASE jumping (although not nearly as dangerous or fun). Find a good mentor. Use overclocking gear for overclocking. Be ready to spend money up front for good stuff. There're many good resources for overclocking. This IS the internet. Haven to many a computer geek. Do a search, and start at places like overclockerscafe. To answer your other two questions: Relatively safe? Depends. Stock fan/heatsink? Not if you're gonna' get serious. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Unless Andy gets some multiprocessor production servers dialed in, real soon - I don't forsee anyone sneaking up on you. But keep adding just the same. We'll be in the double digits team standings at this rate. Still watching for Wendy to show up on the board. If I could get my hands on her console for a few minutes, I could find out what's eating up those cycles... Ooo... Did I say that out loud? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

That's one of the main reasons I use a d-box. My d-box is bolted on (no quick-release), and the camera goes in/out pretty quick. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I agree that B&W is easier to shoot through, but the LCD is used mostly for looking at video, not for shooting. As far as higher resolution CCD's go, there is a difference in the final output of single-chip Sony cameras. The difference is in color depth and light sensitivity. The larger CCD in the PC120/TRV30, for example is a tad crisper, with colors a bit richer than the PC101 we sometimes use (because it is so small/light). Admittedly, the difference is not big, and if you don't look at them side-by-side on something that takes advantage of the full signal (like a computer), very few can tell the difference. With someone like Quade as a perfect example, you use the equipment that best fits your needs. If the minimum needs/cost effectiveness of your still camera come in the form of a $2000 digital SLR, then that's what you put on your head - and if a $800 video camera fills the checklist, then why not? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Is anyone trying to reach Sheila? I can only hope she's talking to the locals, and they are giving her the proper guidance. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I've seen a "9" on the WMD scale at the DZ. Someone actually barfed, because it was so bad. The perfect "10" is when the pilot exits the aircraft to escape. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Crap! I take a break from color-correction and motion tracking to check out the forums and look what I find... Justin is kicking ass on folding (hooray!!), and then I discover I missed an opportunity to hang out with the geeks! You guys even said "RAID..." Oh well, at least Justin made beer for us. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Mmm... Beer... Justin blew past me like I expected he should. I hope this inspires some other people to join in for the cause. The team is up to #195. Justins folding farm should boost us up more than a few places. We still have Wendy out there not quite finished with her first unit, which will put us up to a 40-way! I think the 15 gallons of beer Justin made for us is not gonna' be enough! The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Holy moley! I go away for a day, and come back to see Justin less than 60 points behind me! You should pass me sometime today. Great work Justin! 21 processors... Looks like someone got the green light to use the computers at work. While I was away working, I added it to another computer, myself. Now I've got it running on three computers! And as soon as I get my laptop back from Best Buy (which I've been without for over 2 months, now - bastards), I'll be throwing it on there. We are ranked team #203! Pretty damn sweet... Only 37 members!?!? I know nearly all of you who post here have a computer. It's not hard to join the team. Edit to add: Even Lew's mom is on the team (lewsmom on the board)! How cool is that? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Brother P.Fuego! Good to see you are putting a good helmet on your head. You can do a side-by-side with those two cameras, but the c.g. is going to be very high. I have done 4 cameras on my flat-top and opening is something to brace for. With the 110, you could mount the Canon on the front, and the 110 should be able to see over the top of it. This will lower the c.g. a bit, but also forward a great deal. You may like the forward c.g. even less. There's no real way to know for sure, unless you can try it both ways. Try on El Presidente's with the side-by-side and DosXX's with the top/front, if you can. They probably won't fit your noggin' quite right, but you can get a feel for the way the weight sits on your neck. The other disadvantage to the side-by-side I'll mention is you may not always want to have your still mounted (if you're not using it - don't take it up!), and this can change how the helmet flies and feels considerably. When you get ready to go digital, you'll most likely take it on every jump. You'll want to consider some quick releases - either the Bogen or the Stroboframe are quite common. At least one for your still. Again, both are on the dz, so have a look around. Always glad to help out my children... Hope to see you at the Rodriguez Brothers Boogie, or some other object soon. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Hmm... What does it pay? Seriously, though... It's one of those things I hope is never necessary, but if it is - I sure hope it works like it's supposed to. I'd rather see more of us putting cutaway systems on our helmets, than rushing out to get Skyhooks. I'm sure Bill would rather see both. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

The major change I've made to my personal emergency procedures is the reaction to a spinning mal. I jump a fairly aggressive wingloading (1.6 - 1.7) with a 150 square foot elliptical main. The Samurai I jump now is much more forgiving to line twist than the Stilletto's I gave up for airlocks, but the possibility of a violent spin still exists. On the cutaway that I lost an almost-new canopy, I reacted with the procedures I was taught early-on and continue to teach to all of my students... Arch hard, look right/red, grab right.red, look left/silver, pull right/red, pull left/silver, arch, arch, arch, check canopy. These instructions/methods are excellent for students. Consistent and straightforward. Don't waste too much time/altitude wondering what's wrong... As an experienced skydiver, with a little more bandwidth and altitude awareness I have added two things here: Altitude permitting, I allow myself a few seconds between pull right (cutaway) and pull left (deploy reserve) to get stable. My camera took a nasty wack as my reserve deployed when I was spinning on my back. I knew I had some altitude, but the "autopilot" kicked in (my hands, not my AAD)and deployed my reserve before I could think about getting stable between cutaway and reserve deployment. Something I considered as I was kicking out the line-twist and knowing my camera had been hit pretty hard. The second change, altitude permitting, is to perform the huge student "no-no" of unstowing a brake before kicking out line twist. This is something I continue to teach students, again, for the sake of simplicity. My personal procedures, however, are adapted for the higher wingloading/turn-rate of my personal gear. A line twist can induce much greater forces than student gear under a 1.6 wing loading. These forces may prevent "kicking out" of the line twists and - under the student methods - create an automatic cutaway scenario. Under my personal procedures I consider this a "so what if I unstow a toggle - if it makes the mal worse, I'm going to have to chop it anyhow" - however, it may improve the canopy/situation. I have since had two spinning mals (one under a Spinletto, and one under a highly loaded VX) that would've been cutaways under my "old" procedures. I recovered both by applying opposite toggle input to counter the turn enough to get the line-twist out. Keep in mind two important factors!!!... Don't break your hard-deck trying to save your main - when in doubt, whip-it-out. Practice ALL of your emergency procedures (often) on the ground - the more you practice/rehearse on the ground, the less you have to improvise in the air. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.