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Yes you do have to spell it out sometimes. This is the internet, and we cant read minds. Your statements were stereotyping and generalizing. I criticized that. I could have handled it better, but I take offense to stereotypes and generalizations. Pop: Plus swooping isnt a right...its a privelege when you do it on someones elses property jumping out of someone elses plane. I am not anti swoop here...I think its a great discipline, but if you are not happy with a dz banning it, then go to another one, or start your own, and when death begins to affect your business, maybe you will have a different outlook yourself. Bhammond: I remember the days when you would get a 30 day grounding for a 180 hook turn and everyone pretty much abided by those rules and we still had fun..... I dont know if it was a coincidence or not but it was about the time free flying came into the sport when people( generally young guys) didnt really care so much for the rules. Both of them are referring to days gone by and I happen to agree that in the days gone by, we had basic rules that were complied with. Rarely did anyone have to be pulled aside for "busting the beer line", they paid their debt and sometimes were put in "time out" for continuing to violate the rules. In todays modern sport, the rules aren't the rules any more. I've visited 30+ different DZ's nationwide in my years in the sport. I've been to some that are really good about having rules and maintaining those rules, I've also been to DZ's that I've done one jump and won't go back because of the lack of safety and regulations. I'm not a swooper and never will be a swooper. I have no desire to fly that fast, however, I shouldn't have to worry about someone hooking right into me if I use my Sabre 120 and am in the early part of the landing pattern, either. Swoopers don't belong in the main landing area with the rest of the pattern if they are unwilling to abort a hook turn when it's necessary or appropriate. You're right, you shouldnt have to worry about a high performance pilot pounding into you. That is completely wrong. You shouldnt have to worry about poor canopy flight, people spirialng in the pattern, inconsistant flight patterns, and wind sock chasers. THOSE things scare me. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

I disagree. From talking to customers, and watching their reactions I think most of them are way more impressed with a gentle tandem landing then they are by swoopers. In fact many get concerned when they see some one pull a real fast swoop... "we won't have to land like that will we!!!" Ditto. Heard that many times, In fact, a few were ready to bail on their tandems after seeing a swooper come in fast. We had one fast flying canopy pilot (trying to be pc) crash and burn a whole company left that was out there to do tandems and have a picnic. j Judy, You and I go way back (at least for me). You also know my histoy as I spent a good bit of time jumping with you and others there. But you know as well as I do, any tandem student seeing somone pound into the earth is frightening. it doesnt matter wether or not its a "fast flying canopy pilot" (I like that phrase), a student, or a tandem. You and I both have seen all three happen. The fast flying pilot, just has so much more dramtic effect due to the "fast flying" part. I hate to ever see anyone get hurt, especially the one-timers (tandems) who do bring our sport a LOT of money. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Wouldnt the converse be true? But that shouldnt affect the location of a swoop lane. Things that should matter. Clear of other canopies: both in airspace and real estate. Some places is just not manageable, then other restrictions may be required. Enough real estate: Swoopers burn a LOT of real estate to land, is the swoop area the longest on the DZ? But also, we have to consider the inexperience pilots. they need a large amount of real estate also. They're learning and can make mistakes (as can swoopers), we have to give them vital room to correct for that also. Landing patterns: You sure dont want the non-swooping pilots flying a base leg accross the final path of a swoop lane. The result could be catestrophic. Forget the wind! Unless you're a learning pilot or beginner. One of the skills you should have is the ability to land down or cross-wind. If you (Im not directing this at ExAFO here) cant land in a moderate cross-wind or mild downwind, you need to upsize or seek help with your piloting. What happens if you're out in a bad spot avoiding powerlines, fences, roads, etc? You should be able to land your canopy in all directions for the winds at the time. This is a survival skill, not a swoop skill. For what ever reason the DZO and or S&TA has determined the swoop area to be where it is, we have to abide by those rules, BUT if you think its unsafe, rather than inconvienient, make a stand and gather your troops. It's up to ALL of US to make our skies safer.

A-fucking-men! I just dont understand why more places are making rules for pattern flying. So, you say these people land here and those people land there. WTF good does it do ANYONE, if you have to spend your time wondering what that spiraling idiot is going to do? For my DZ, I know where and what altitude I should be when I enter my downwind leg, I turn onto my base leg, and when I make my turn to final. I have different altitudes for each of my final turns (90, 180, and 270). Everyone, should have these, how else would you know if you're high or low in your pattern? You bet we do, and hopefully they've got a series of outs, and avoidance procedures in mind for when there is any traffic. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Ok sure thing. Lets have a go. You say "I totally agree with Pop & I totally agree with you." Points made in those posts are: "Drop Zones are businesses, and the DZO's have the right to implement any rule they feel necessary to protect their business...even if its banning high speed approaches." "Plus swooping isnt a right...its a privelege when you do it on someones elses property jumping out of someone elses plane." "I dont know if it was a coincidence or not but it was about the time free flying came into the sport when people( generally young guys) didnt really care so much for the rules and canopy anarchy came into vogue..." Now lets have a look at that shall we? You agree with all of the above, right? Me: Damn straight business have a right to determine what policy the imlemnt at their facilities. Thats the beauty of economics. Demand follows supply, where ever it may be. Swooping is NOT a right. Low man has the right of way ALWAYS. Does this mean someone under a 230 sq/ft canopy can 'S' a strait in approach causing many others to abort their pattens, Hell no. The respect you speak of goes both ways. That person who is in the right has a DUTY to his/her fellow skydivers in the air to fly a PREDICTABLE, and CONSISTANT pattern every time. Ive not been around as long as so many, but I listen to folks who've been jumping since before I thought it even a dream. They talk of 'swooping' early 5 and 7 cell canopies, when the first zero P canpies hit the market what people were doing with them. In that time frame, they were swoopers. So likening the evoultion of swooping to the appearance of freefling is like making a parallel of dirt bike racing to mountian biking. The two have some common traits. Thats it. Every other point is mute. You also say "Too bad the children today aren't taught respect for others or themselves. I remember when you got popped for not opening a door for your "elders"...it was all about respect. " Well seeing as you agree with the poster you replied to your "children" comment was a genralizing comment about swoopers. Implying we have no respect for our elders. I'll tell ya what. I was raised to respect those deserving of my respect. I got no respect for a 50 year old who still lives with his parents basment and doesnt have a job. I got pleny of respect for those who fight for out country, those who stand up for what they belive in, those WILLING to listen and understand. Close minded arrogance has no place in the world or in our sport. If you think you deserve any amount of respect just because Darwin hasnt met up with you yet, you're foolish. Its your experiences and knowledge I respect. Its what CONSTRUCTIVE addition you make to our world. Ahhh. but then there's the post Im replying to. How do you know what generation Im from? Surely you an read a profile and figure out my "generation" in the sport? But what does that have to with the price of green grapes? Seriously, give me some logical argument that makes your ideas superior to mine because you "come from a different generation". Age has absoulutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality. When was the last time a younger jumper made a suggestion to you listened to? What was the last canopy training course you attended? How many hop-n-pops did you do last year to perfect your canopy skills? How many people did you approach last weekend to constructively help them better their skills? Oh, and if you think my last response was an attack? You're not even close. I expect MORE from a jumper thats been in the sport longer than I. I'm still learning, yet Im willing to stand up and call bullshit when I see it, and if Im wrong. I'll admit it. What about you? Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

yea, well that "door" opens both ways. Oh, and when you see that multi-thousand year vetran spiraling over the LZ, crossing the runway under 500 feet, and flying what cant event be called a pattern, you speak to them about it, and they tell you to screw off cuz youre just a punk with an a 1/4 of the jumps they do and a decade less in the sport. Yea. Thats respect. I swoop. I follow the rules at any DZ I visit. I'm also known as the local canopy nazi at my DZ, and it dont earn me any respect. But ya know what, Im not doing it for respect, I'm doing it for safety. Im the first one you'll see if you screw up and I saw it. Any ya know what? I ASK the offender for his/her help in making our LZ safer by doing 'X'. Im the first one to go see our S&TA if we get someone whos an issue. I apploud those who have been in the sport for years and year, yet remain progressive and continue their education, and training. Those people I look up to. But anyone who says "children today aren't taught respect" when one can only assume youre meaning "swoopers", isn't deserving of respect. Blatant disregard for any type individuality, and a blanket statement such as that is sad, and offensive. IMHO, its just a step away from a personal attack. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Method #1 as you have it described. I dont know that there is enough "loop" material to attach it the other way. I think that my openings are a bit slower with the RDS unit from Joe and Mel, then with my stock Velo slider. The only time they get funky is when I get lazy with my packing and dont get the slider quartered properly. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

When you make Silver, call the number on the back of your silver card. You'll get assistance in english! Oh, and its called "special member services", and thats about the only time I feel special with Delta. I kinda like em, but I also fly out of their hub (ATL), all the damn time. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Are you speaking of the literal traslation of the english word "lime"? Or are you speaking of the way the word "lime" would be pronounced in the Spanish language. Oh, and I expect more of you Slap, Google is your friend, not some scary woman at a bar whom you wish to ignore. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

I thought it was great. Even my wife liked it and she's not a big Monty Python fan. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

What are ya doin in my wauters? Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Maybe just a little. Ignore the Java link if youre have the most current version. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

if they have to serve it in anything larger than a double espresso glass, it aint coffee. If it doesnt jump out of your mouth and slap you in the face, it aint coffee. If you put Baileys in it, you should drink it from a shoe and go to a club where people wee on each other. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Thats a great "segway" into how no one in the real world talks like that. At least no one I know. Speaking like that would get you "swim laned" in to a ditch. I wanna punch someone just for writing it. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Synergy (from the Greek synergos, συνεργός meaning working together, circa 1660) refers to the phenomenon in which two or more discrete influences or agents acting together create an effect greater than that predicted by knowing only the separate effects of the individual agents. It is originally a scientific term. Often (but not always, see Toxicologic synergy, below) the prediction is the sum of the effects each is able to create independently. The opposite of synergy is antagonism, the phenomenon where two agents in combination have an overall effect which is less than that predicted from their individual effects. Synergism stems from the 1657 theological doctrine that human will cooperates with the Divine Grace in regeneration[1]. The term began to be used in the broader, non-theological, sense by 1925. Synergy can also mean: A mutually advantageous conjunction where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. A dynamic state in which combined action is favored over the sum of individual component actions. Behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of their parts taken separately. More accurately known as emergent behavior The word makes me want to vomit. When you have to replace "make this work" or "work together" with "synergy" you are a prick. You think your shit smells like roses because you use the word of the day toilet paper from Sharper Image. We should labotomize you and feed you to pigs. At least then, you will be contributing to society. That is all.

A night of heavy Vodka Cranberrys will give ya the hangover pains for sure! mmm.... whiskey.

It doesnt work for any of my numbers or my wifes numbers, but snopes says its true. meh. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

mmmm... me likey! Were you mixing it or drinking it straight? I rarely get hangovers with Vodka straight, but mix it... ouch! But if you insist, I'll be glad to take it away from you! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Trying to put myself in your shoes: Id look at Arkansas (no really). Taxes are not bad, most more rural areas you can find homes with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a bit (1-2 acres) for around 80,000 - 150,000 depending on location and year of construciton. Lots of streams, rivers, lakes, hiking, state parks. In the late winter and early spring, AR has some wicked kayaking runs. Oh, and most the time it doesnt get too cold. My mom is just outside Waco, there some really great country down there. There are some other places, but they get too cold for my liking. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

J said it was Bile Duct cancer. Supposedly, its a really nasty one if not caught in time. He said he heard they caught it in time. True to his wishes, Im not feeling sorry for him, but I'll keep him in my thoughts for a speedy and complete recovery.

I'd take Texas over Phoenix any day. Phoenix is hot, damn hot. Who gives a flying f**k if its a "dry" heat, its still f-ing hot. You know like and oven. It still melts shit. Do you have dry skin? You will in phoenix. I never had to use lotion in my life, yet while in Phoenix in a matter of days my skin was cracking and dried out. Property values (like most metro areas) are through the roof, agriculture land is being purchased and converted to subdivisions with poor infastructure. Traffic is every bit as bad as ATL, just like Dallas. Water! WATER! I was out the two years ago for a little over a month and it hadnt rained in 135 days. Some places use reticulation (recyceled sewage) to water grass and plants. yea we get smog here in ATL, in Phoenix they get the brown cloud (dust, emissions, etc) Id say that Phoenix and Dallas have sprawled about the same, though. If you jump in AZ, be prepared for dirty gear. The dirt is everywhere, its a desert. I like cities with large airports, Phoenix has a decent sized airport, but it aint ATL or DFW. I jumped at Skydive Dallas for about two years. They have a Super Otter (20 min call), and a Super Caravan (20 min call), on a private strip with bunkhouses, showers and on site cafe (amazing food). Skydive University is there so their Student programs are wierd, and pricey. There are also lots of teams there who train most the day and leave at night. SDD has some great parties, but there'll be over 100 people there during the day and 20 at night. Both freefly and RW diciplines are represented well. It makes Skydive Atlanta on a busy day look like a weekend cessna operation. When I was there they'd make 20 or more Otter loads with 5-10 Caravan loads in a day. Hope some of that helps.

I learned of this Sunday. My best to Beezy in his recovery.

then fly away from Atlanta if Shane is headed that way! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Are we all moving to Texas?? No. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865

Wow. Firstly: cold air is more dense than warm, so the colder the air the more O2 in its makeup (assuming O2 has an equal distribution) The more O2 you can get into and engine the more fuel you can put in. (to a point). So, if all other things remain equal and you install a CAI (cold air intake), you have just put in MORE O2, thus leaning out the mixture. Second: if all they were doing was looking for codes, you could be screwed. Just because a car is not throwing any codes, dont mean its not running improperly. Third: the VTEC stuff is beyond me so all of the above may not apply. I'd search some forums for a good tuner. Someone who knows what changes need to be made for CAI, and other free-flowing mods. Please do research before trying the following. You could reset the ECU. Many ECU are "learning" units, yea they only "learn" within a set of parameters, but it is something. If you have a coded radio make sure you have the code!!!! Take off the negative and then positive battery cables. This is where i cant help much more, but on my old Mitsu you touched the positive and negative cable together and held for a few seconds. On my subie, you press and hold the brake pedal. This clears all the info stored in the ECU, and you start from scratch. Problems following this can include: 1)Even worse performance as many ECU reset to a very conservative setting (fuel and timing mapping), until it "learns" your driving habits. 2)Failed emissions test if you dont get a week or two of driving on it. 3)Youve done all that, and nothing happens. You best bet for best results see a good reputable tuner. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865