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Your canopy will fly with the same airspeed no matter what the winds are doing (steady winds). Your descent will also not be affected. It may appear to be faster or slower, but it is not. Your groundspeed will be different. With less groundspeed it is easier to land. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Is there a problem with Scotch Guard and canopy nylon or something else (lines)? I can see how applying it before it is assembled would allow you to more completely spray it on the entire rig. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Kinda like the old Gallagher line, "I think I'm a woman trapped in a man's body, but I don't know it because she's a lesbian". People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Well spoken! People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Yes, of course it is from Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98905,00.html All Types of Lesbians? An Australian transgender-lobbying group, the WOMAN Network (search), is outraged that organizers of a Lesbian festival in Victoria, Australia, would only let, "female-born" lesbians attend. Men who became women and are still attracted to women sexually, say they should be included. But a spokeswoman for the festival insists there is a difference between lesbians born female and those born male, adding, "It's not about excluding, it's about affirmation of our identity." Nevertheless, an Australian court has ordered the festival to let all types of lesbians in. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Like this.. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Passing it through the riser opening makes it much more likely to catch on the slink tab, if that is what you mean. After the slinks took a 'set' there is no way at all that the tabs will rotate out on my wide/conventional risers. It seems that it is much easier for narrow risers. If in doubt, they should be tacked down, if for no other reason than to preserve the full strength of the slinks as designed. Even after the recent tragic incident, I have decided that routing the excess brake line through the slink loop is still the way I will go. My tabs just can't rotate out, and it is very secure. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Concerning price: I make my own tube stows from the bulk silicone tubing you can find in the fishing/sporting goods section of any department store (really cheap per foot). Use a pair of needlenose pliers to turn one end over about 5mm. Insert the closed pliers into the other end and open the pliers to expand the tubing. Now take a pair of hemostats (sp?) or similar instrument used for other purposes to grab the turned over end of the tubing and insert it into the opened end. Carefully slide the tubing off the pliers and you're done. No need to glue anything. If using bands is so important to avoid baglocks, why don't reserve freebags use them anymore (besides some racers?) I use tube stows for the middle 2 of my 4 locking stows. I find that they are not easy to use when they need to be really small, and so I use rubber bands for the rest I'll take risk from the strength of a tube stow over the risk of the lack of strength of a band on the crucial locking stows anyday. If you really stretch a rubber band for a locking stow, the amount of extra force required to break it may be quite small - this means bag dump is more likely in my opinion. edited to fix my tube stow making instructions People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I like the logo on the top flap! People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Good idea, I'm embarrassed that I did not think of just closing the reserve with just the PC in it. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

The color was beautiful. Light blue Swift Plus 225. Sure beats the couple of landings I had on the 26 foot hi-porosity conical. My other cutaway with a 3-ring release was with the 200 sq.ft. version of the Swift Plus. It had a real nice flare also. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I actually thought about how it will be a pain in the ass to take my gear home without being able to pack it. I was at Eloy, after a great 13 point 8 way that included a couple of AZ Airspeed members . The fun was first dampened by a hard opening, and then the sight of a lineover on the 2nd cell from the right side. Spin, spin, SHIT, SHIT, yanking on the toggle wasn't doing anything (I realize now that pulling the riser may be more effective). I let go of the toggles and go for my handles (thinking, this is pretty cool that I'll be able to use my loop cutaway handle and low proile metal reserve handle). An up-close witness reports that the line-over cleared when I dropped the toggles - of course I didn't notice this before pulling my handles. Then I went right back to flat and stable (sure-the line-over had cleared). Had a Beautiful opening (about 1800) and didn't get dirty landing my spare. I used to think I was not vulnerable to line-overs because I stack pack. I was wrong. Maybe I should have been pulling on the entire riser (or both right side risers). Maybe dropping the toggle or riser after pulling down to allow it to 'pop' up as fast as possible is more effective. I probably did that when I dropped the toggles to go for my handles. It sure would be nice to have results of a real study of the best way to clear them. No RSL. No delay before pulling reserve. No broken bands on the D-bag that might indicate bag-dump. No problem for the guys in the van to find my stuff in the AZ desert. No worries about airport - TSA morons wanting to open up my container. Sure was a lot harder making stuff fit to go home. Cliff People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Being able to see the "0" is more than just confirming the unit is on. The display cannot show you any of the possible error codes if it is not 'displaying'. I think I would turn it off and on if that was needed to get the "0". After all, it is impossible (so they imply) for the battery to get depleted before the 4 year maintenance. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I think that the barrel cracking (from exess tightening), not stripped threads on rapide links is often/usually the failure mechanism, especially for the really small versions. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Unless Saturday looks to windy, then Friday. Look out for the red, white, & blue Infinity. Back to the old stompin' grounds for a quicky. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

How about stowing the excess through the loop of the slink itself (no slink cover of course) before looping around the nose of the toggle before stowing the toggle. I think this does not allow the failure mode described. It has worked for ~80 jumps for me. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Why is any tacking needed? I don't get it, shouldn't it grab the hook or slide off the hook without having to break seal thread? Thanks in advance for helping me understand. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Another option: you can have a pad sewn into the bottom of the main container (against your back) to take up the extra space if you want to put a smaller/out of the normal range of main for your container. Have to be careful to not leave loose corners that can snag a line. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Not a risktaker YET! Your profile shows skysurfing as your second preferred discipline. I hope this means you are looking forward to the future. Even the non-elliptical canopies are a lot of fun at 1:1 w/l, especially at your weight, 1:1 is faster responding than for someone heavier. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I love the way they do Harry Caray on Saturday Night Live. I saw Caray him at an old timers reunion game of the '69 mets and cubs during Spring training in Phoenix in the early 80's. This thread is getting some brain cells moving that haven't been worked in a while. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I watched them as a kid until I moved in 1973. Always a day game at Wrigley back then. It seemed like the clouds would part every time Ernie Banks would come to bat. 1969 was a tough year - damn Mets. I did get Fegie Jenkins, Ron Santos and Don Kessinger to sign my glove. With the Mariners out, the Cubs are my hope. Any team but the Braves or Yankees. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Hardware is the mechanical stuff Software is code that can be changed Firmware is code that can't be changed. I think that is correct... People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

From Fox News, views section (op-ed) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98115,00.html Two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, no memorial service, cable-news talkfest or university seminar seemed to have been complete without someone emerging from the woodwork to wonder darkly why the CIA ever financed Usama bin Laden "in the first place." Everyone from Washington Post reporters to Michael Moore (search) seems to buy some version of this. It is time to lay to rest the nagging doubt held by many Americans that our government was somehow responsible for fostering bin Laden. It's not true and it leaves the false impression that we brought the Sept. 11 attacks down on ourselves. While it is impossible to prove a negative, all available evidence suggests that bin Laden (search) was never funded, trained or armed by the CIA. Bin Laden himself has repeatedly denied that he received any American support. “Personally neither I nor my brothers saw any evidence of American help,” bin Laden told British journalist Robert Fisk (search) in 1993. In 1996, Mr. Fisk interviewed bin Laden again. The arch-terrorist was equally adamant: “We were never, at any time, friends of the Americans. We knew that the Americans supported the Jews in Palestine and that they are our enemies.” In the course of researching my book on Bill Clinton and bin Laden, I interviewed Bill Peikney, who was CIA station chief in Islamabad from 1984 to 1986, and Milt Bearden, who was CIA station chief from 1986 to 1989. These two men oversaw the disbursement for all American funds to the anti-Soviet resistance. Both flatly denied that any CIA funds ever went to bin Laden. They felt so strongly about this point that they agreed to go on the record, an unusual move by normally reticent intelligence officers. Mr. Peikney added in an e-mail to me: “I don’t even recall UBL [bin Laden] coming across my screen when I was there.” There are many reasons to believe them. They knew where the money went. Both men have retired from the CIA; they have no motive to mouth an agency line. And no compelling evidence has emerged that the CIA ever paid bin Laden: no cancelled checks, no invoices, no government reports. Those who contend that bin Laden received U.S. funds usually make the following argument: America financed the Afghan rebels, bin Laden was among the rebels, therefore, in one way or another, America gave money to bin Laden. This ignores a key fact: There were two entirely separate rebellions against the Soviets, united only by a common communist enemy. One was financed by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states and was composed of Islamic extremists who migrated from across the Muslim world. They called themselves “Arab Afghans (search).” Bin Laden was among them. When the Saudis agreed to match U.S. contributions dollar-for-dollar, the sheikhs insisted that their funds go exclusively to the “Arab Afghans,” possibly including bin Laden. Meanwhile, U.S. funds went exclusively to the other rebellion, which was composed of native Afghans. Mr. Bearden told me: “I challenge anyone to give any proof that we gave one dollar to any Arab Afghans, let alone bin Laden.” Even if the CIA wanted to pay “Arab Afghans” -- which agency officials insist they did not -- bin Laden would be a far from obvious choice. Bin Laden himself rarely left the safety of Pakistan’s northwestern cities and commanded few troops of his own. At the time, bin Laden was the Arab Afghan’s quartermaster, providing food and other supplies. If a CIA officer tried to give money to bin Laden, he probably would not have lived through the experience. The arch-terrorist was known for his violent anti-Americanism. Dana Rohrabacher, now a Republican congressman from California, told me about a trip he took with the mujahideen (search) in 1987. On that trek, his guide told him not to speak English for the next few hours because they were passing by bin Laden’s camp. “If he hears an American, he will kill you.” Why is this myth of CIA support for bin Laden so persistent? Some find the myth persuasive because they do not know that America and Saudi Arabia funded two different sets of anti-Soviet fighters. Others on the anti-American left and right, in both Europe and America, find it oddly comforting. It gives solace to those who want to think the worst of us. The CIA-funding myth allows them to return to a familiar pattern, to blame America first. Whatever the cause, this myth weakens America’s case for the war on terror by setting up a moral equivalency between America and Al Qaeda (search). This animates protests at home and makes it harder to win allies abroad. When former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (search) learned that a Saudi prince had blamed U.S. policies for the Sept. 11 atrocity, he famously turned down the prince's $10 million donation. His words at the time could be applied to the myth of CIA support for bin Laden: “There is no moral equivalent for this attack,” he said. “Not only are these statements wrong, they're part of the problem.” Mr. Miniter is the author of “Losing bin Laden: How Bill Clinton’s Failures Unleashed Global Terror” (Regnery, Sept. 2003) and a senior fellow at the Centre for the New Europe in Brussels People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I use a wrist mount with the loop for the fingers, but the loop is small and I only put it on the index finger, instead of index and middle finger. That way I can rotate the alti to the side of my hand so that it is a lot easier to read than when it is completely on the back of the hand. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

2000N equals about 200 kg or well over 400 lb. I do not think this is true. I remember some info (wind tunnel tests) from Poynter's manual that put it in the 100-200 lb range. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am