sundevil777

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  1. If you really want want to know.. go buy one of the care s with the 426...1970 and before and go D R I V E it.... all will be revealed to you!!!! I've been there, done that. Of course much bigger valves and better manifold flow means improved power compared to a wedge combustion chamber. That was a long time ago. More powerful designs are now quite common. 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
  2. Yep. The fact is, the Chrysler "Hemi" of today isn't actually a hemispherical engine; it's simply a Trademark. What? Is there something fundamentally different about it compared to the old design? Yep. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemi_engine#Chrysler OK, so it is a "pinched" hemi shape, whatever. Flat bottom valves prevent the combustion chamber from actually being a continuous shape anyway, so it isn't such a stretch to other mods of the shape anyway. 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
  3. Yep. The fact is, the Chrysler "Hemi" of today isn't actually a hemispherical engine; it's simply a Trademark. What? Is there something fundamentally different about it compared to the old design? 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
  4. Way back when it was first introduced, 4 valve per cylinder engines were rare in cars. Now 4 valves/cyl is very common, and all of those engines are effectively also hemis. I don't get it, as a 2 valve/cyl hemi usually has a highly domed cylinder head and piston, which are very troublesome in terms of causing preignition and getting good emissions. 2 valve designs have no advantage except in cost. I think it is all about marketing to the ignorant. Also, is a Chrysler still an American car? If it is, then so are most of the Hondas sold in this country. The Dodge Challenger hemi engines are made in Mexico, the car assembled in Ontario. Even a Ford F-150 has quite a low domestic content, about 60% if I remember correctly. 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
  5. HELL-O U-TAH! It's the 21st century calling! Quite right, what is wrong with the summer of '69 song? I just looked at the lyrics, and don't see a problem. 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
  6. There are many adblocker type add-ons for firefox. I don't have any ads at all pop up on sites anymore, and don't have data being collected from my computer by advertisers and others. 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
  7. I think this diagram is just to give a basic indication of the position.. and it does that fine. In the "atmo" position, the air does feel like its going head to toe, in reality, you will be at a small angle of attack. No, it is wrong in a very fundamental way. Just because the air feels like it is moving head to toe doesn't justify a complete misrepresentation of the facts. So now the rig is what is giving lift, sure it will, but I thought atmo was about some incredible new discovery in flying position? 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
  8. I was hoping to dig up a pic of us jumping, but none to be found. I will get back up there for a visit someday, see 'ya then! Happy Birthday, 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
  9. I've done a few exits like that, but pulled right away. Exiting that low, maybe better to not have an AAD. 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
  10. You should get them to send the check to you, then let your bank confirm it is a fraud (may take a long time), telling them as you turn it in that you think it is. Why do this? The fraudsters have to spend money to send it to you. Then keep leading them on as if you're going to send them money back. 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
  11. I don't understand your reaction to my post. Silly? It is a fact. I think you didn't understand that I was saying that a person should get red faced when on their head. 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
  12. You may not feel it in a tunnel for reasons that are unrelated to what causes the heavy feeling when you are upside down. Perhaps you are simply too distracted to feel it. Unless you are accelerating downwards, it is the same as if you had no velocity at all. 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
  13. I don't know. A lot of people weren't at all happy with the result of WWII, were on the wrong side, and didn't like how the UN made Israel. They didn't like it so much that they walked out of the UN during the discussions, and promised to destroy it if the UN actually followed through and made it. So, they've tried and tried again to destroy it. Every time they've lost they want there to be no consequence, no price to pay for engaging in war and losing. An eternal do-over until they get their way and destroy Israel. I say tough shit. National boundaries have been getting remade for all of the world's history, and it is just too bad for them that they don't get their way. There is a chance for them to be happy, and that is if there are some leaders like Anwar Sadat emerge and educate their people to learn that they can be happy and live in prosperity and peace with Israel. 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
  14. Not that stupid, completely senseless diagram again! It shows a zero angle of attack, claiming that you can get enough lift (even though they aren't making the shape with their body that would make lift, and they are at a zero angle of attack) that the relative wind will be in the same direction as your body is pointed, that you will be travelling in that same direction that you are pointed! Do you really believe that? Even the group of pics of people supposedly doing atmowhatever clearly show that not to be the case, but the diagram persists... You need not wonder why atmowhatever is ridiculed when they continue to make such stupid claims. I'm sure it is fun, and is a lot more involved than a simple tracking dive, but you aren't travelling with the wind going as indicated. 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
  15. Lebanon is a member of the Arab League. 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
  16. Ummm...you might want to re-think that. My canopy doesn't know that. Can you tell me how to teach my canopy that trick? Ummm...that, too. I wish to hell I could bring my descent rate to zero....I'd stay under canopy forever! Of course the descent rate is zero temporarily. Why is that such a strange concept - that less toggle input is needed in high winds? Most canopies will level off with less toggle input than that required to "finish" the flare which is usually meant as reducing forward speed. 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
  17. Which mfg? 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
  18. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200958.html From the article: Anyone know how that worked? 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
  19. 6'4" 220 lbs is not so big. You don't want a jumpsuit that is simply big, it is better for it to get some of the extra drag you need by having double layer arms and legs. 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. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4108507;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread 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
  21. You say based on their knowledge of the Cypres. You do not even read the instructions for Vigil. You argue that you do not know. A self test cannot do what you seem to want to believe it can, no matter what the manual for a product says. 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
  22. It is not possible for a self test to check the accuracy and actual operational capability. It cannot subject the sensor to a simulated jump. It can only check the health of electronics in a static state, and check continuity to the cutter. 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
  23. It is just a little bit better, but also can create trouble. Does the vigil manual give guidance on how far off of the actual pressure it should read for it to be OK? It really isn't important that the sensor be accurately 'zeroed' so that it can give the correct pressure, but if a user is going to look at that number and make some conclusion (the unit is good or possibly bad), then you must have the allowable tolerance - even though that absolute pressure reading doesn't really matter...and on it goes in a circular argument type of fashion. I strongly suspect that any of the AADs on the market already confirm that the sensor is showing a reasonable value. Perhaps someone with insider knowledge can confirm that. Anyway, self tests can't do nearly as much as some would like for them to do, which is the reason that periodically a really thorough functional fire/no fire test right next to the limits of speed/altitude, and confirming that temp/vibration doesn't kill it is a really 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
  24. You speak about that that isn't known to you. Gage Vigil always can be checked up independently. Independently to check up gage Cypres it is impossible. Read instructions. In one you are right. Cypres the obligatory regulations are required. You are wrong. A Cypres can be checked independently. It can be subjected to a simulated skydive in a chamber just like any other AAD. It can be done very close, on both sides of the firing parameters. But that requires a chamber, something most people do not have. The Vigil allows any user to see what the pressure sensor reads and verify it against reality. The pressure reading is one of the values presented in the INFO section of the Vigil menus. (Not saying I like the Vigil. Just saying that you can verify that the sensor seems to be reading a valid pressure.) What matters is the difference in pressure readings from the zero/ground point (not the absolute value of the ground pressure) and how the unit uses that data. Having the ground pressure reading is not useful, and should not give anyone confidence in the unit. It is not a substitute for a complete thorough functional test of the type that is done during cypres 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
  25. You speak about that that isn't known to you. Gage Vigil always can be checked up independently. Independently to check up gage Cypres it is impossible. Read instructions. In one you are right. Cypres the obligatory regulations are required. You are wrong. A Cypres can be checked independently. It can be subjected to a simulated skydive in a chamber just like any other AAD. It can be done very close, on both sides of the firing parameters. 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