sundevil777

It doesn't take a blood test to identify many genetic defects. They can be quite visually obvious. Since we don't exclude such people from reproducing, why exclude blood relatives? 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 feeling you on that one. That's a case of potential mental and physical defects, which will have a direct impact on the rest of society through taxation and the increased burden placed upon our medical infrastructure. Not true. There is no increased chance of genetic mutation in say a brother / sister pair. If neither one of them have negative genetic traits, they won't magically create one at a rate higher than the general population. Even if the brother / sister pair were both carriers of something, are you going to forbid their love because of it? Are you also ready to start requiring DNA testing for all couples to insure that the gene pool isn't further damaged? etc. Quite right! Since people with known, well established genetic traits that will without doubt be passed on to a high percentage of children are allowed to produce children, why should an ordinary blood related couple be prevented from doing so? 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

This also means that the prohibition against the marriage of people that are related to each other should be removed. 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

Your saying you pull your brakes prior to inflation? Yeah...is that a good idea? I mean pulling rears sure...but brakes? I did it on over 100 jumps. I suppose if you're not sure that you can get your hands out of the toggles it would be bad, but not a problem 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

How about applying the same to smaller entities, such as counties and cities? If Chicago gets more in state money than they contribute...perhaps Chicago contributes more to the state than it gets back, maybe not. You are making a case for less federal taxation, to let the states decide how to spend money on the citizens of that state. Sounds like an old fashioned, but generally good idea. 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

Your saying you pull your brakes prior to inflation? I had one that would not open until the brakes were released. 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

So what is the reason for this? Is it only because the metal has to be somewhat soft in order to swage it onto the steel cable and make it "flow" into the cable strands to give it a good grip? And if you made a pin out of something much stronger and harder like carbide steel, what are the possible downsides to that? Quite right! Seems to me as a former mech design engineer, the only downside is that it doesn't lend itself to the existing method of attaching it to a cable, and also that it requires some effort/resources to make a change. The UPT design of course gets around the swaging problem by eliminating the swaging. Many ways to get that done, their way is effective, and doesn't require a huge ripcord housing to allow a larger pin to pass through (or require that we accept the ripcord not being able to pass through). It doesn't need to be some hyper-alloy steel, just bigger in diameter. 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 new UPT pin, and cannot see a way that it could possibly be bent without extreme circumstances. Only downside is the way it's attached to the spectra ripcord requires you have an RSL... It also won't fit (that I know of anyways) in the hard housing for the ripcord handle. IIRC this pin setup is cheaper than the standard swadge type, and (again, IIRC) UPT actually charges more if you want the old metal cable/pin setup. I also have figured that the UPT pin is stronger. It sure would be nice to see some data to compare them. I suspect that it might still be vulnerable to bending (I would set a high standard for that strength if you're going to bother making a new design) That it requires an RSL is not a big deal, you don't have to hook it up to the riser anyway. Unfortunately, we can't just adapt the UPT pin to another mfgs container. It would be a big step forward if we could get some mfgs to allow a retrofit to the UPT RSL/ripcord set up. Perhaps some TSO issues prevent that from being so easy, but so many things get passed off as a minor change, that I think that would be a cop-out to just not wanting to bother with it. I think a lot of people would be willing to pay extra, and as you say, it really may actually be a higher cost for the mfg if the UPT setup is used. 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

20-25 min is normal for me. 15 would be really fast. It probably takes me 5 minutes just to set the brakes, stow the excess line, uncollapse the slider and untwist the PC bridle. 210 Ft^2 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

And what if the buletting was already done (marked ripcord)? Wouldn't performing multiple "Capewell tests" make the pin weaker? No, it should not. When ordinary metal items such as the pin are stressed in their elastic range (elastic stress means that the pin can bend while stressed, but it will come back to its original shape when the stress is removed), you will not have permanent deformation. Engineering types will know that the elastic limit actually does allow for a very small % of deformation, but if you aren't too close to that elastic limit, you can consider there to be no residual deformation, and the pin would not become weaker. This whole bent pin subject bring is particularly irritating to me because I think it is pathetic that we have pins that are so vulnerable to bending. It should not be possible to bend a pin due to too tight of a closing loop, or by pushing/leaning back against an airplanes inner structure, or by hitting the door frame while exiting, etc. People are willing to pay a lot of money for options on containers that have actually little value. I think that a much stronger pin could be a very strong marketing point that would distinguish one brand over others and buyers would be very willing to pay for the extra cost involved for the pin's development. 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 they did it so they could go to big boogies with a LOT more stuff than an otter can carry, and get there in style. 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

There's nothing anywhere in any USPA recommendation I've ever seen that mentions training a student to do anything other than cutaway a main that won't fly in a straight line with both toggles released and the canopy in full flight. I think that's what Pops is saying and I totally agree. If you didn't come up with the "shoulder level" rule out of thin air, then one of the (how many is it, hundreds or possible just 1 or 2?) instructors you know has come up with out of thin air in that sense. It's bad advice for a new jumper. It introduces too much grey area into the decision process at that stage of training. My opinion is that some guideline such as shoulder level or whatever is reasonable because canopies can have a slight turn. Either you have some guideline about what is too much of a slight turn, or you need some guideline about what it OK to keep it flying straight. Without either of these, one might have students cutting away when it is obviously not needed. Just my opinion as a non-instructor 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

One out of how many? What can a 150 do that a 170 can't? Sparky Fit into a smaller container 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 get such lift due to the shape of a wing, and the rig can provide that shape to an extent. However, you atmonuts also atmoflail around on your back, so the rig wouldn't be helping in that regard. In order to get lift in that instance, you would indeed need an angle of attack. In your previous post, I thought that by admitting the picture was "INDICATIVE", that you were acknowledging that it wasn't true. Now you seem to be backpedaling on that. I don't know why. That diagram is a prime reason for the ridicule. I'm sure it is fun, and quite challenging. You are wrong to think I want to destroy/vandalize what you have developed (except for a couple of atmo-insults, it is hard to resist). You're the one having trouble with the facts. Again, I thought you had acknowledged that, Great for having fun in the sky. I also think it is important to not misrepresent the facts. 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

Your second attachment still shows the same ridiculous claim that you are getting lift at a zero angle of attack. No, it is not indicative, it is wrong. I suggest that many simply find the sketch to be ridiculous. For others that don't know any better, you are telling them to believe something that is not true. That is not a good thing in any way. Why is it necessary to show this incorrectly? Explaining your way of having fun in the air is not aided by this misrepresentation. It takes away from the big picture you are trying to explain, because people will think atmo flyers are delusional. I suggest that you give on this point, as there is no good reason to knowingly have such a false diagram - it does not help others to understand. That understanding can be achieved without the false diagram. 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

There is good reason to stay at that wingloading forever. Lots of very experienced jumpers do not go any more aggressive than that, and they are still able to walk without a limp after decades of jumping. 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's 70 pack jobs per day every day for 20 years with no days off! Busy packer. Not only that, but to do them behind his back! I've told you a million times not to exaggerate...but the point is clear, the packer likely does do it well enough that it should open well. I would at least have the slider size and line lengths checked before sending it back to the mfg. Sounds like it has been given enough chances to hurt someone. 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

Atmoflailing 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 claim of that trajectory continues to be made again and again. The ridicule is deserved. It would stop of that pic on the atmo website was changed, or if leading proponents would stop making the claim. 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 amount of lift will be interesting to see, but the real point that gets ridiculed is the assertion that the trajectory is as shown in the diagram that is still on the websites linked earlier in this thread, and published in Parachutist. Those diagrams showed that your trajectory was with an angle of attack of 0 degrees, even at an angle of about 30 degrees to the horizontal. That is nonsense. I'm sure it is fun, and challenging, but you need not wonder why there is such ridicule. 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

Now you're saying that the way it feels is evidence that the airflow is the same on the body as head down. Can't you do any better than that? Even a flat board pushing through the air at an angle of attack has significant lift. That doesn't mean it is anything worth making a big noise about. 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

Multi-valve (>2) per cylinder engines have been around for nearly 100 years, even in production cars. Perhaps a characterization of 'rare' is not appropriate. They weren't common to the ordinary car buying consumer in the states at the time of the original Chrysler hemi. 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 all engines do best when stuff is pumped/pushed into them! The old hemi was quite oversquare, and high domed pistons were common, IIRC. Such pistons promote preignition and poor emission results. The current Chrysler hemi doesn't isn't noteworthy in terms of its power/displacement. It isn't noteworthy in terms of its combustion chamber shape. It does bring back images (to some) of exciting muscle cars from long ago...marketing. 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 do consider their engines to still be a hemi, even if it is a squished polyspheric hemi. However, hemi engines are quite commonplace, so they are no longer special. Their marketing pretends that they are special in that regard. 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

Check out this vid, at about 2 min...looks like the biplane is sinking it in to the stadium, almost a bit too much for the lower canopy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkWViyqFSq4&feature=related 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