sundevil777

If traction makes your back feel good, have you tried inversion tables? Regular traction might make occasional compression more tolerable than it would be normally. 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

Some of the "more modern design" AADs are certainly more stupid - as in not being able to filter out conditions that are impossible for a jumper to achieve during a jump, such as when a door is suddenly opened. "More modern" doesn't mean better. Airtek's competitors have had the ability to make their design do at least as well in this regard (filtering out of impossible to achieve - misleading data), but some failed at this very basic task. Despite having a clear target set by their competition, they didn't even do as well. Go ahead and think that is better, but I have a different definition of better. 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

No, that is when we need the rubber bands to do their job - provide some resistance. 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

No problems! You haven't been paying attention. 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 replied that way because your complaints were already addressed in this thread. I showed why it is such a good idea to get an AAD checked so thoroughly for accuracy, precision, confirming it fires and doesn't fire when it should and shouldn't when tested very near the activation limits, and having it subjected to environmental extremes. It was discussed how the self test is definitely not "considered adequate", the MARS self test cannot overcome that limitation. I suggested more than once that people with an SB affected cypres could just expose their unit to a lot of static to try and get it to lock up. If it locks up, then they'll fix it, if it doesn't lock up, then you are shown how resistant it really is. Did you do that, so that your wife's unit didn't have to be a paperweight? That is why I replied to your post in the way I did. We've already done this before in another thread. 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

You don't see very well 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

As long as some people are willing to buy it without going through a middleman, then the sellers will prefer them because it is less hassle and a quicker payoff. The buyers know that, and are pushed into taking more risk because they know others will. If buyers can get some sense of the seller's history by getting someone that "should" be trustworthy to vouch for them and/or the gear, that goes a long way toward satisfying the benefit of having an escrow. If the last rigger to pack a rig can be established as someone that isn't likely to misrepresent the condition of the gear, that goes a long way toward satisfying the benefit of having an escrow. 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

Many have reportedly tried to talk to them using reason. I suggest that maybe angrily telling them that they are no longer welcome as a friend (and getting a lot of the other regulars to agree) might make an impact. A person could say, "I would rather not be your friend when you get hurt or die, so that I'll care less." After all, they want to be seen as part of the cool crowd/very experienced jumpers at the DZ. What do y'all think? 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 see now that I didn't make my position clear, being selfish against the accidents by those progressing too fast/mad skillz/SoFPiDaRF crowd. 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 hear so often that the overly aggressive/downsizing mad skillz guys get talked to from the perspective of not wanting to see them get hurt. Perhaps if they had some attitude thrown at them in the form of...you'll be thought of as an ahole for messing things up for others... Being nice apparently doesn't work. Maybe being preemptively mean to them would work. Such people do want to be in the cool crowd, right? 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 don't get to the DZ as much as I'd like, so my time there is valuable to me. I know I'm not the only one. When an ambulance/helicopter is needed it stops jumping for a long time and puts everyone in a sour mood that spoils the day for me and others. The results of exercising the freedom to jump any canopy and do high perf landings can have an impact on others. I think the freedom to do what you want aspect of our sport is not so appropriate for these reasons. I realize such injuries and deaths can happen for other reasons, but the canopy landing incidents are especially irritating, and I think selfish. I want to express my desire to be selfish and not be inconvenienced by such stupid accidents. Don't we all have this in common? I am not really uncaring and selfish. I just think that the right for jumpers to do what they want is overstated, and we should not be so quick to allow stupid choices and actions based on the desire to preserve such freedom. Flame on... 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

As some already know...I thought it worth mentioning, it will be back starting this wednesday... From the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AerOhio 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 can understand taking a position to cutaway first. I cannot understand your making assertions that are not true, assertions that you would understand to not be true if you had read this or many other threads on this subject. 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

to stay at what WL? 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 being flat would provide the greatest separation. 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

Of course you should not expect that picture of their container to have been a model that has really large student sized canopies in it. If you got the money, great, buy new gear, but plan on getting it for when you have plenty of jumps. I understand that it is a confidence booster to have your own equipment, but you can get much of that feeling if you learn more about the gear (learn how it works and how to pack it yourself), and it helps gear confidence if the DZ you jump at has gear that is fairly new and in great condition. 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

He is the drop zone owner at skydive greene county in Xenia: http://www.skydiveohio.com/contact-us/ 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 72 was square inches, not cubic. If you're going to make fun of yourself, then expect us to pile on... 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

If you print out the confirmation email that you get after a normal priority online renewal, many DZs will take that as proof enough that you've done it. No need to pay the extra $20 if your DZ will accept that. You could also do the renewal at the DZ online. 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

You do not know that. Do not pretend that the decision to cutaway first is so clear. 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 did not do that. Sundevil "disconnecting my RSL since my student days with gut gear" 777 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

Thought from some more "old timers": http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4220324#4220324 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4220324#4220324 RSLs and MARDs have significant downsides. I think it is better to be educated when making that decision than not. 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

That is a lousy analogy. Aren't we able to understand the issue without comparing it to something else that isn't a valid comparison? Analogies are useful when the issue is hard to 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

Quite right! We all make decisions that result in more or less risk than we might otherwise face. For many, the thrill of a fast canopy outweighs the very definite increase in risk. I am willing to face the risk of my own failure to pull the reserve, but not willing to let an RSL cause problems. Given my other choices, of docile canopies, low WL, not swooping (I don't even use front risers), metal reserve handle...As Billvon implies, my choices I think result in me continuing to accumulate more years of staying above ground level and walking without a limp than the common choice to pursue high performance landings. Instead of expending effort to promote RSLs, we should change the culture that expects a fast increase of WL so as not to be bored. My memory from threads years ago is that even the old guy with the big beard doesn't like a conventional RSL. 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 this topic deserves some serious, thoughtful discussion away from the Deland incident thread. First, I think it is important that newbies use an RSL. Until a person has proven they can not only chop but also pull their reserve (perhaps even more than once) it is too great a risk. Many of my reasons to not use an RSL involve concern about very low probability events. I recognize this. I can accept myself failing to pull my own reserve, but I don't like being subject to the potential problems that an RSL can cause, even if they will probably be less likely than my own failure (even if they are certainly less likely than my own failure). My reasons do not involve a worry about reserve line twists. It is my opinion that line twists on reserves largely are due to the bag being extracted while not stable therefore imparting an unusual kick to the bag as it leaves the container. This does not mean that I advocate waiting to get stable before pulling reserve (I have never waited), but I like the idea of having that as an option without having to find and release an RSL shackle. I don't loosen my chest strap, so I don't have my reserve handle moving on me. I use a metal reserve handle and one hand on each handle method, so I find the handle before chopping. I like to keep things simple, and there are failure modes that I don't like being subject to that involve an RSL. An RSL can get snagged pulling the reserve even before the main is out. Even though I use wide risers, I don't like the idea of a single riser failure causing my reserve to be deployed. I don't like having my main attached to me by another mechanism besides the risers, as the RSL could get hung up on something preventing a normal cutaway. If I have a canopy collision/entanglement, you can't be sure that the entanglement will clear right away after chopping. If I have a 2 out situation, I would want to release the RSL (if I were using an RSL) before cutting away the main, as the RSL shackle can snag any part of the reserve on the way out, and I would not want to have to mess with releasing the shackle in either a collision/entanglement or 2 out scenario. There are probably some other reasons I've not thought of right now. I know that the numbers say an RSL is more likely to help than hurt. I've read Rick Horn's incident and understand the implications. I do not wish to influence newbies to not use an RSL. Flame on... 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