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Agreed of course, but if they aren't interested in pursuing it, then I think buying it is appropriate. I think it is quite possible that the fence/thief will dump it as pointed questions about serial numbers are asked. If it is thrown away, then it doesn't get recovered and the thief/fence get away with it. If it is bought, prosecution can still happen. 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

Isn't there a "post your mirage" thread - maybe it is in there? It may already have been sold a couple times, perhaps a recent owner posted it. I think the OP should buy it as quick as possible. The police could be informed that it is going to happen so they can choose to get off their arse and do their job. The thief may get nervous as questions regarding it's origin mount, may decide to throw it in a dumpster. I would think the police would be primarily interested in finding the thief/fence, and buying it can get them key info they likely otherwise would never get. Letting the police know you have bought/are about to buy something likely stolen I would think will not result in prosecution of the buyer. They will not condone the method, but will understand the intent and the actual result. 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'm sure that is correct for smaller rigs. For rigs with 190/210 sized canopies, the demand on the used market is said to be very high, so I don't think it would affect resale. 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've don't think I've ever had anyone ask me why I chose the large rings. They might just figure that the old guy is old school. 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 larger 3 ring setup. My wingload is low, so I don't need the reduced drag that mini rings provide. Perhaps on a super short skinny person the large rings might seem bulky, but I am not in that category. The many functional reasons why the larger rings are better are very important. Fitting into the current stylish norm was not important. No hesitation at all when I ordered my 2 custom rigs. 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

Hahahaha! Right! So it's usefull for winter jumps and if you find it hard to breath. Are there more reasons?

Hahahaha! Right! So it's usefull for winter jumps and if you find it hard to breath. Are there more reasons?

To reduce impact when it did hit, the pilot would be better off not keeping the nose off the runway as long as possible. In fact, this landing is about speed management, for the sake of impact management. Maintaining airspeed over the horizontal stabilizer means you maintain more control. Exactly. Control contact would've been better than letting it just, fall through. It looked like a soft touchdown at a low speed, so I don't see reason to argue about the tradeoff that the pilot made. I would not expect landing without a nosewheel to be a big deal. Lots of noise and damage but really not a reason to get too worked up. 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

My understanding was that a racer could be ordered with what I termed a "conventional" reserve d-bag instead of your speedbag. Anyway, before 2003 you had "conventional" reserve d-bags, so did they use a safety stow? Knowing how regular bands split and break so easily, I don't think many would be comfortable with the reserve bag being held closed by just 2 of them, so why should we rely on that for the main bag? Your speedbag is of course one way of fixing this issue. 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 your article: Please expand on this, thanks. 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

Here's the pic I was thinking of. I can't remember where I saw it, but it shows how the canopy is slumped in the bag, stretching the bands severely. Maybe it is a tandem, maybe it was staged to make the bands stretch out, but I don't like the idea of two rubber bands that are hard to install and use without them getting pre-broken/cracked being the only things preventing canopy dump. 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

Would you trust just two rubber bands to hold a reserve bag closed? Apparently not, as your "conventional" freebag uses a safety stow like others do. Your speed bag doesn't rely on just two wimpy rubber bands to hold it closed. I don't like having the main d-bag held closed with so little strength either. 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

A lot of people use bands that aren't designed to break, and I don't think it is right to label that philosophy as a bad idea without acknowledging the merit. Having to "accept the occasional broken stow band as normal" means to me that you should also accept that sometimes your locking stows will break before line stretch 'gets to them'. That can have worse consequences (canopy dump) than a bag lock. I used to have (can't find right now) a pic showing how much the locking stows get stretched as the bag is accelerated off your back. At exactly the wrong time for locking stows to break is when they are under the most stress. The guy with the big beard that invented a bunch of stuff we use had recommended tube stows for the locking stows in the owner's manual of his rigs (at least it used to be that way). The safety benefit of difficult to break locking stows should not be dismissed. 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 strength of rubber bands largely depends on whether they start to rip right away when they get stretched. Sometimes they will do that when you're just installing them on the d-bag. It is for this reason that I use tube stows and would rather accept the risk of a bag lock over the risk of canopy dump. Many threads exist on the subject. Bag lock can still happen (and has happened) even when std rubber bands are used. I suggest that the objective is not to be sure to single or double stow all the lines uniformly, but that the force it takes to unstow the lines be consistent. How that is achieved does not matter, IMO. Your mileage may, and in fact will vary. 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 cameras sure get a lot of people smelling their fingers! Baseball is a bit different than many sports in that it is an intense one-on-one competition and very much a group sport at the same time. Those that haven't played it, and don't know the intricacies of the strategy involved are not likely to find it interesting. 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 people texting are likely just those that want to be at a high profile event just for the sake of being part of the "in crowd". It would be fun to have a cell phone jammer at such an event, just to get the compulsive cell phone users agitated. Are you a fan of any sport, athletic activity, or performance art? Some will say being a sports fan is a sign of low intelligence, but they will enjoy watching an athletic event such as a figure skating, gymnastics, field and track, or a art performance such as a play or movie - which to me is very similar in that you're enjoying watching someone do something that you know is difficult to do very well. Allowing yourself to think that performers are really living out the drama they are doing for you is similar. Good performance art is like that - it suspends your normal sense of reality and it is enjoyable to let your emotions go with it. A lot of the world finds soccer to be exciting, but I think it is a couple orders of magnitude more boring than baseball. A lot/most people find watching skydiving events to quickly be very boring. I think if you look for them, you'll find plenty of people texting while at any sport, baseball just has more time with the cameras in a close up, stationary position where you can notice it more than other sports. Much to the credit of all organized sports fans except soccer, vuvuzelas are not a part of showing enthusiasm for the sport. 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 shouldn't be a surprise, as the trailing edge has to be deflected down the length of your brake stroke. Can you imagine what it would look like if the D lines weren't slack? There isn't that much distance from the D lines to the trailing edge. This pic shows D lines with slack while at about 2/3 brakes. Some creases are also visible. 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

Packing your own is great, but sometimes you may want/need a break from that chore for various reasons. The paid packers, perhaps even the one that packed your line over, may be better at it than you. If you pack yourself a mal, will you be fired as your own packer? 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 rigs on the market with SOS are likely to be really beat up student gear in need of repairs. Might be better to spend money on changing a rig to SOS. A quick call to a few rig mfgs could confirm if they are interested/capable of doing it and the approx price. 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

Driving a car with expired plates/tags whatever is doing something wrong. Seems unreasonable to expect to be left alone. 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've seen plenty of late model, quite expensive vehicles (VW, Mercedes Benz) blowing loads of soot with every acceleration. I understand that it is only my observations, but it doesn't seem like an aberration. 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

Gas engines that blow smoke are practically always worn out, they blow smoke due to worn valve guides and piston rings/cylinders. Diesel engines typically blow soot from the start. Measurements of NO, CO, HC do not reflect this. If soot isn't a problem, then the owners of diesel powered cars shouldn't have a problem with the exhaust located on the hood so they can enjoy the soot more than those behind them. 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

Diesels should be required to have the exhaust mounted right on top of the hood, so the driver has to get the full blast of crap that spews out when they accelerate/high load conditions. I know, some will claim that the newer compression ignition engines will not do that...but I've seen plenty of VW TDIs doing it, they didn't look old or abused. Diesel engines throw belch out crap and their drivers should get the full dose. 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

A lot of little things can help add drag for the same amount of "floppiness" in the fit of the suit. Excessive "floppiness" will make your flying sloppy, and you don't want that. A good jumpsuit mfg will suggest heavy fabrics, and double layers of those fabrics in the arms and legs - for a given amount of loose material, this will add drag. Padded knees will also add drag, as will getting the lower legs/booties made of a really heavy fabric like cordura. Some like vented booties, I've never tried them. Even having the really fat 2 in grippers will add drag because they add overall width especially to the legs (definitely get inseam leg grips). Make sure they put the outside leg grip along the side of the body, and don't route it along the back of the leg. 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 can use a bicycle type lock to attach it to something substantial. 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