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Nice ballot... Feels almost like our last Presidential election... Hmm, lemme' see... Which one sucks less??? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Next time we'll have to be a bit more organized. I talked to Zennie a bit, but didn't get a chance to hang with everyone as much as I'd have liked. We'll definitely have to plan a DZ.com multi-way. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I think you mean "Industrial Haze"... A cloud would be illegal, or some other crap. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Congratulations - nice photos, too! The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Bridge Day went extraordinarily smooth. Kudos to Go Fast! and the entire crew. The conditions were less than ideal, but good warnings and awareness from the crew and the experienced BASE jumpers produced a whole bunch of first jump success stories. The few that I got, including the water landing were so organized and stress-free, I'd call it a BASE symphony. Coordination at both launch points, safety crew above and below, the boat teams, and Parks Service supervisors kept the pace strong and steady. The footage gathered by the Martini Shot crew, along with Grant Carroll's editing should produce the best Bridge Day video, ever. Met some kewl new people, including some DZ.com folks. Had some sweet jumps. Had the best company a person could ask for. What could possibly be better??? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Went by for a visit, and found a very nice DZ. Too bad its a Cessna for the winter, but I'll be back. Great vibe, kewl people. Runway is a bit scary, and I'd avoid landing out when the corn is tall.

Some good people jumping. Nice landing area. But, experienced people are bumped from loads for students. Plan a three-way - go to plane to find out one of us has been cut to put on JM and student - "Sorry, you are manifested - you don't have to go, but you are still paying for your slot." Cessna's only, but seem well maintained.

What a great little DZ! The DZO was great. She was on top of everything. The staff was quite good - great bunch of flyers. Some excellent RW going on. Not much in the way of free-fly. Not sure if they had just fertalized the nearby fields, but it stunk to high heaven! I mean pee-you, plug your nose to 5-grand kind of smell. I was glad that sweet Otter they have climbs so fast.

Not only do I remember it... It's all on video. Your Brothers Pendejo and SieteCinco are going to be editing all the filthy evidence down to VHS... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Isn't he really just increasing his density? I've noticed some of the really dense people at my DZ fall really fast... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I'm with you, now. Now... How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Oops, sorry, wrong thread... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Is it shaved??? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

The name doesn't ring a bell. Is he someone who knows me? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Nice work. Just rinsed off the clippings this morning... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Start a new poll... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

>This' getting waaay to theoretical, but... Comparing two objects of >differing mass. If you were falling toward the Earth in a vacuum, the > object with the greater mass would accelerate more. This is due to > the pull generated on the Earth by the objects. Again, not true. For a concrete example, look at the Apollo 13 mission. They were falling towards the Earth when they undocked the LM from the much-heavier CM/SM. Even though one was ten times the weight of the other, they stayed relative to each other, and they needed a nudge (from the RCS) to separate them. Actually - it is true. The actual force is so small, in this example, it is immeasurable. If you launch another planet, and an aircraft carrier at the Earth through space, now we're talking something noticeable. The planets will pull on each other (and the planet and aircraft carrier will, too), and the planet will, given enough time, accelerate faster than the carrier. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I did them in Germany. Military HALO/HAHO training. I'd say join the Navy, but they won't let women into that program... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I heard about years ago. I'd definitely do it!... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

$20 jumps??? That's a celebration? The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

'Cuase you'd die jumping with the gear you have - in a vacuum. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

We teach the student canopy controll, emergencies, etc... After the student knows everything they need to know to land safely, we then introduce the radio. The radio is not introduced until afterwards for a very simple reason. I have found if a student is told about the radio beforehand, they tend to adopt an additude of "Okay, whatever - this guy is telling me how to land this parachute, but I know I'll just listen to the radio guy and do what he says." Students who believe they must fly and land unassisted get the additude "I better pay attention - I have to save my own life." After they take it all in, and are tested on the principles, they are so relieved to hear about the radio. Albeit too late to NOT pay attention to canopy emergencies/control. I have instructed students to cutaway on the radio on three different occassions. One of those experiences has reinforced my belief in avoiding the "don't" instructional method. The use of the word "don't" is hard to remove from your teaching vocabulary. Only after I told a student "don't" cutaway (he was now too low to cutaway, and I wanted him to keep what he had) did the student finally chop. It was estimated he did so at around 500 feet. His RSL deployed his reserve, and he landed his reserve (fully inflated, brakes still set) on the tarmac next to the terminal. The reserve opened facing towards the tarmac, or his spinning mal would've put him on top of the terminal. He was very lucky. Since that incident, I have instructed two more to "execute their emergency procedures," including talking them through the procedures that were drilled into their heads during ground school: "Arch, look red (right at some DZ's), grab red, look silver (left at some DZ's), pull red, grab silver, pull silver, arch..." It has worked both times. I can't say what the student reaction would have been had I not given radio instruction. I hope they would have done it, anyhow. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

This' getting waaay to theoretical, but... Comparing two objects of differing mass. If you were falling toward the Earth in a vacuum, the object with the greater mass would accelerate more. This is due to the pull generated on the Earth by the objects. It goes back to the old saying "Fat women are more attractive, because they have more mass." Every object has its own gravitational field. Just as the Earth has a gravitational field that pulls us all towards it (keeping us from flying off into space), we all generate a gravitational pull that pulls the Earth towards us (as well as other objects). It is altogether minute in comparison to the pull generated by heavenly bodies (and we all know how attractive heavenly bodies are), but it could be a factor in this model. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

I've been watching this thread, and there are definitely some good thought being passed. You guys are obviously heads up about this issue. I really have just one query... Do we really need this extra set of rules? Is there a history of unqualified pilots flying jumpers? As I understand, most insurance carried on jump planes requires pretty good pilots anyhow. One of the beautiful (and sometimes amazing) things about skydiving is how self-governed we have remained. Tragedy can be the mother of invention, and I don't want to encourage waiting for a tragedy before we enact more rules - I'm just not certain where this thread should steer itself. The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

Not bringing the High Altar. It is at Blue Sky Adventures in South Carolina. We did put it to good use at the Harvest Moon Boogie. We can, of course, improvise an altar... If there are offerings for the family, I'll find something to use. I'll have my sombrero and bullhorn... The laws of physics are strictly enforced.