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Ok. I deleted that possibility from my post not taking consideration that set up is still in use. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's one of your better posts. I got a laugh out of it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

What context was used claiming a problem related to your new VooDoo? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Number 2 is actually a really good thought. I didn't read any replies until I posted. I believe his question was worth a second guess though. People teaching the look portion of the sequence should be taught to not include it for a main deployment sequence. When I first became an instructor, I already knew that looking wasn't a good idea anymore. The way I convinced the old timers was this. They were sitting around drinking beer discussing my suggestion and laughing at it. I walked by and they asked why I had such an odd opinion so I demonstrated. Arch, Look... barrel roll, pull... Silence... a few hmms... That was on a Saturday night. Sunday morning the look portion was removed. The amount of unstable at pull time incidents decreased immediately. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Note that I haven't any knowledge of how you went unstable, nor do I know your body position in general. Remove the look portion of your count. That should not be taught anymore. That is an old method from when ripcords were on the main lift web just opposite the cutaway handle. What are you looking at? If you look you see the cutaway handle. If you look past the cutaway handle to try and see your main ripcord, de-arch and twist, then you're in for a real treat. On most rigs you can't see the main ripcord anyway. What can you see with ease? The cutaway. Brand new students have been known to Arch look reach, cutaway, arch. Practice on the ground. Arch with very positive leg pressure, (legs out but not straight) left hand in front where you can see it. Reach for the ripcord and pull it. Do that sequence in real time over and over till you have it down. Temp pin the rig so you can practice over and over without launching the main pilot chute. Good luck My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You guys are funny. Look at the reserve ripcord handle rather than the altimeter. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's funny. Where did you see that? I may have to get one, if I don't have the balls to wear it, I know someone who will. Yes. I meant to say that. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

This one is interesting. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

The reviews for those toys are pretty good too My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Well, I did. Here's a recent picture with animated version of Ultrasound. We will be happy together. I've already created a drawing and CGI room for new house. I don't know if this is safe for work or not but if it's that uptight where you work, then save this for later. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

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Often in the plane I think to myself "Is this real life?" My morning ritual is, take a bong hit, go pour some cheerios into a large bowl, look in the fridge and hope there's milk. If not, orange juice or Kerr will do just fine. Then, shower and enjoy the near scalding water until I realize I've been in the shower and haven't moved for 20 minutes then get out. Pink feet... nice. Another bong hit is always nice. Anyway, sometime after, I go to work at the Private Catholic high school and tap the 18% alcohol communion wine and get ready to work on the computer systems. On weekends, some of that ritual comes into play but once at the dropzone, I usually get stoned in the parking lot before walking into the hangar. After an AFF jump or 2, it's time to mellow out again and I'll find Robbie John and Sarah for a round from a joint. Sarah rolls perfect joints. A burrito is good right about now... maybe 2. Next round, I hope it's a reserve side level 2 so I don't have to let go unless I funnel the exit. What were we talking about? In case someone actually believes that, the real answer is no. The entire story is fabricated My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

If it wasn't clear, that was my point. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

ceandries I would sincerely like to hear your reasoning to suggest someone to stop skydiving? You have 200 jumps and are a static line instructor so as an *experienced* instructor, why did you choose to tell this guy to stop? Pine trees. According to your post you would suggest taking it into the tree. Have you done a tree landing? Is there a better option? What would you do besides make the decision higher? How would you get it across to the student the main landing area may not be an option and a second option should be taken. By the way, you meant barely missing a truck. Nearly missing a truck means he hit the truck. I've a few stories that if I find time to type them legibly (see my sigline) I'll post one or 2. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Ok, really? You have some riggers say it's OK. And you still think you were risking a reserve total but you jump it anyway? That's how I read it which is why I would never have posted that reply in lieu of rhetorical questions. -- Honestly, if that pin was on my own personal reserve ripcord, my concern level would be zero. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

For 14 grand, most of those 6000 rides would be imaginary. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

If you must bastardize the name, it's Spinetto. If the canopy was called the, SwissArmy, it would not have such a cool nickname so if you're one to believe it is the only one that can get out of hand in line twists, it's Spinetto. Spinnetto is an accepted spelling as well. They open just fine. As for swooping, they're not particularily ideal but most people don't come close to flying their canopy as it could be. A person learns under what they're flying. I learned to swoop quite well on a Stiletto and so did other pilots. The only issue is the shorter recovery arc. You must dive it longer or turn lower. That has 2 problems associated with it. 1: Scares the hell out of people watcthing if they're unfamiliar with how they fly. (not really a problem, I found it entertaining recently) 2: Less margin for recovery. To those who try to progress to quickly, number 2 is the one that hurts or kills you. Sparkie, with that said, I'd suggest not getting the Stiletto. It flys better and is more fun than most canopies but the swoop characteristics are very different than anything else you'll fly as you progress. Good luck My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Don't die, don't kill my students,

Of course it's common if you're there, It's certainly uncommon for the rest of us My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Your situation doesn't count here. Dropping equipment off at the door is hardly common. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Loud Noises People that act like you are the very reason I'm not in the rig building business and why I don't rig full time anymore. It would be very easy to air differences on dropzone dot com but my method of getting work done or a screw up fixed is much different. A manufacturer may have disagreed with me temporarily but generally if I find a problem, there really is a problem. If it's easy enough, I'll just modify it myself. Saves time and energy. I've encountered plenty of mistakes made by manufacturers. The mistake may be in design, or a one off mistake. I worked on a rig where the mid flap that was cut from the wrong pattern (one size up). This was not UPT. 1 week turn around, they paid shipping and repacked the reserve. UPT is but one manufacturer where I've encountered, what in my opinion, are unacceptable parts. I never have trouble contacting them or other vendors. When I have an issue, I clearly state what it is, and what my opinion of the fix should be. Take a picture and send it. Camera phones rule. Hate to say it but the customer is not always right. You may have actually been dealt a bad hand but the way I read your post, I wouldn't want to deal with you for very long. Edit: see sigline. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Sport or cruiser? I'm taking a passenger riding in about an hour. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's a great list of hobbies. I used to break dance a bit and would love finding an actual class and get back into it. I'm not capable of a lot of acrobatic moves but good animated and break is really fun. I recently looked into Capoeira and found a place fairly close to check it out. I learned about it from a friend who has been studying it in Costa Rica for the past 4 months. She says she can finally do hand stands and other acrobat moves she never thought she could. My current hobby is riding motorcycles. Next month will be my 3rd day at the track to learn to ride better, plus you can hit 150 and not risk losing your freedom. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

My real name is Tim. It says so in my profile and chances are it's really true. That's pretty much all that's in there. Admittedly I don't co-star in an animated television comedy so if you thought that was really me in in the avatar, I apologize. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

We don't. There are 4 of us living in a pretty big house. We have basically 3 dedicated chores we swap off every week. Dishes Floors Garbage That's it. The owner (also a room mate) takes care of the outside so he's not part of the 3 chores. This works out better than any shared living arrangement I've been in. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto