SkyMagilla

Usually wider too.

Well, you don't have any in your profile. By all means, show us more of yourself! Nah, I'm good. Thanks.

Well, you don't have any in your profile. By all means, show us more of yourself!

This!

Indeed. I'm reminded of some entries from McSwervy in the "Name that Rack" thread: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=109643; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=106552; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=106597; No red-blooded American male would let that sit alone for long. Especially if you go in a bikini.

Would you be the one with the fire hose, the ax, or the megaphone?

Maybe he wanted to be well-prepared in case something went wrong at low altitude. I wouldn't want a regular freefall rig at 500 feet, if I could've had a BASE rig.

None of those things have happened BECAUSE of Obama. They've happened DESPITE Obama.

Did you create a generic log-in ID that we can all use to access the article? I'm not going to pay $12 to subscribe to read it...

I don't think you can speak for everyone in Chicago: http://heyjackass.com/category/2014-chicago-crime-murder-stats/ They seem to have a little bit of a crime/shooting problem there...

Paragliding tandem canopy just up and rips clean in half, both flyers saved by two dual round reserve canopies. Yikes! Quick action by the pilot! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=427_1419154570

Breast wishes to all!

The story said he used 50 tanks of helium. I presume that's the small party balloon size, which run about $50 each. So 50 x $50 = $2,500, just for the helium. Yikes...

Go here, and see the third chart, "Violent crime rate 1973-2010": http://www.gallup.com/poll/150464/americans-believe-crime-worsening.aspx The current violent crime rate is only one-third of what it was 30 years ago. And this has happened with more guns in circulation than ever, more gun owners than ever, more states allowing concealed carry than ever, and with so-called "assault weapons" legal for sale. Conclusion? Crime must be caused by something other than guns and gun availability. Crime is about thug culture. We should deal with the culture that makes shooting people cool and proof of how tough and respectable you are. We should deal with fatherless homes that allow kids to grow up to be thugs. We should quit using racism as an excuse for committing crime. And we should lock up every punk that commits a violent crime, irrespective of their skin color.

Yep. Some people like to criticize America because its crime rates aren't as low as European nations. But America's crime rate is only so high because of the component for which blacks are responsible. If you look at only the white (non-hispanic) crime rate, it IS comparable to those European nations. And it should also be said, that American crime is not as bad now as it has been in the past, even with black crime - we are currently at a 40-year low.

I wondered why I didn't see that. I thought I just had my browser screwed up or something. I've attached the intended photo here.

Right, the assumption by some because jail populations are disproportionately represented by blacks, is that the justice system must be racist. No, it's because blacks commit a disproportionate amount of crime. If we were to free enough black prison inmates to reduce their jail population to match their percentage of the population overall (13%), then that would require freeing huge numbers of actual dangerous criminals.

Here: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/eric-roner-lifted-balloons-8000-feet/ That cut-away system on the lawn chair was awesome! I hope the shotgun was empty while deploying the canopy. I'd hate to see him blow his head off during opening shock...

Bureau of Justice Statistics, see page 7, table 5, here: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fdluc09.pdf Blacks comprise 13% of the population and commit 57% of all murders. White comprise 63% of the population and commit 12% of all murders. Therefore: Blacks commit murder at 4.4 times their proportion of the population. Whites commit murder at .2 times their proportion of the population. Therefore: Blacks commit murder at a rate 22 times higher than whites. So if you're a cop pulling over a car reported to contain a murder suspect, to which race would you respond with the most caution? Simply for driving? Of course that doesn't constitute suspicious behavior, and shouldn't be reason to pull them over. But if pulled over, they should be respectful and then be on their way. Belligerence is not the way to respond. It's not about perception, it's about facts, like the ones I posted, above. It's an ugly truth that no one wants to admit or confront. But until we do, nothing will change...

Perhaps there's a good reason for stereotypes against blacks: Quote: "In 2013 24.3% of all hate crime offenders were black. According to the last census, blacks make up 12.6% of the population. That means that blacks commit hate crimes at nearly double the rate of their population percentage." http://reagancoalition.com/articles/2014/fbi-blacks-commit-hate-crimes-more-than-any-other-race.html?utm_source=fnot3&utm_medium=facebook

Quotes: "76 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2013." "In addition, 49,851 officers were victims of line-of-duty assaults." FBI report: http://www.fbi.gov/sandiego/press-releases/2014/fbi-releases-2013-statistics-on-law-enforcement-officers-killed-and-assaulted Cops have good cause to be concerned for their safety.

What's the one thing that all these shot-dead black men have in common? They were all assaulting armed cops. I would think they would get the message that such behavior is not a good idea. Isn't it funny how this thread so quickly deteriorated into calling the original messenger a racist? People seem to be more concerned about that, then the dead black man, or the cop who was attacked. As for "5 rounds in the chamber", yeah, that's not possible. A chamber only holds 1 round at a time. There might have been 5 in the magazine, or maybe 1 in the chamber and four in the magazine. But nope, you can't have 5 in the chamber.

Merry Christmas everyone! [inline Santa_Jumps.jpg]

What does the previous owner say about WHY the top skin on the center cell was replaced? If it tore from age and sunlight degradation, then perhaps the rest of the cells aren't far behind. How many jumps on the canopy? Have the rigger "thumb test" the remaining fabric to check it's strength.

You haven't given us enough information to help you. What is your height and weight? What kind of flying will you do in this suit? Fun jumping or competition? Are you too floaty or too sinky?