Lawndarter

Changed the subject to reflect your preference. The attached reflects the current contents of the cabinet in my hangar at the airport. We Canucks are a welcoming bunch... That bottle of J&B is just there as a degreaser and parts cleaner, right?

Check out EXCEL camps at Skydive Elsinore - great way to learn a lot, and they're free. You don't even pay for the coach slots - I learned a whole lot of stuff at one. And make sure you get in a balloon jump while you're there. It's incredible.

What data would it take to convince you that climate change as a result of man-made CO2 was real? Real unaltered data that is not screened through a political filter. So, basically all of science on the matter. Man, Dunning-Kruger is awesome.

Who TF is Tammy Larsen?

They were laid off due to slowing sales, something that had been going on for centuries, not because they were replaced by robots. trump's photo stop at Boeing South Carolina received 900 million in subsidies to move that plant there. "Created 3000 "NEW" jobs" "President Donald Trump visited a Boeing aircraft factory in South Carolina on Friday, just days after workers there rejected a bid to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers." http://www.voanews.com/a/trump-visit-boeing-plant-where-workers-rejected-union/3727947.html So if one state outbids an existing union shop fly-fly-away go the jobs. A state paying $300,000 per job seems like good economics.

There's no evidence supporting that claim, as Syria had its own manufacturing program, and all reasonable evidence supported the claim by Hussein all along that his chemical weapons program was long ago abandoned.

Gan just opened last weekend. Try their Facebook page. I haven't seen the plan for this summer's boogie, but it'll be Labour Day weekend. It's called The Boobies Boogie, it raises money for breast cancer research (we lost one of the family to it a few years ago), and well, wear pink, come jump and drink and feast. Last year's had a Skyvan, some awesome organizers, beer donated by Beau's in Ottawa, and catering from Tommy's in Kingston, awesome barbecue. There was no "boogie fee", just tickets for dinner.

A good canopy course will help a lot, and will use video to coach you on landings.

I read this and kind of wondered if it was someone reading my thoughts! I got injured on my second jump of PFF - like, carried off the DZ, surgery, metal in my ankle, three months unable to walk, still in physiotherapy 18 months later. I don't really honestly remember what I felt like on my first couple jumps before I got hurt. I do remember a little bit of nervousness going back for a couple of tandems when I was recovering, and then I finally went to resume my program, and holy crap... I was fine in the plane until 8,000' or so when I had a complete helmet fire, started really freaking out overthinking it all. The plane took a second pass and I jumped, it took me 15 seconds to relax and get stable, and even though, my instructor dumped me at 9,500' because she wasn't sure if I was actually good to go. So, here's what helped. First - visualization sounds really hokey, but it works. When you're starting to plan your dive, go somewhere quiet, close your eyes, take some deep breaths, and basically go through the whole thing - every step in sequence, from checking your gear to walking in after landing. Go through each step on its own, don't let them all crowd together. See it all in your mind going perfectly. It really sounds silly, but it will help you get focused and relaxed. Plan the dive, dive the plan - know before you do all that you want to do - and decide what the goal for the dive is - pick a skill you want to work on or what you want to accomplish during the dive, do that, and when you land write down how it went. One of the best things I've ever learned from a coach is to note what went well and what to improve for future jumps before you forget. Someone already mentioned what was crucial for me - I was in the plane freaking about landing before even heading to the door. Break the jump into parts and worry only about the part you have to do next. There's no sense going to exit while being overwhelmed with thinking about when to flare. Nail the exit, then worry about being stable, then about what skills/manoeuvres you want to do in freefall, then about getting stable to waive off and pitch, then canopy checks, etc etc etc. One step at a time. There's a lot of components to your skydive, just do them one at a time. Don't get down about something not going right either. I did canopy courses (also do those!), and the FIRST JUMP after Flight-102, I followed some guys into a downwind landing when I had all the room in the world to say, "those guys are f**ked, I'm landing into the wind over here just off, and landing safely!". That landing was ugly enough that people worried I was going to be injured out of it, my taking several minutes checking myself over before standing up didn't help. You can still learn from stuff that didn't go perfectly. Eventually that fear thing starts to fade. I noticed it did after about 40 jumps. Yesterday, I did a hop and pop from a 182 at 4,000'. It wasn't until I landed that I realized I felt no anxiety at all the entire flight up - I was relaxed, I had fun, I did a gainer off the step, and everything went well on the jump except my slide landing into a muddy landing area, and that, that was nothing. It went away a bit gradually at first, and then it was gone. Oh, and time at the DZ watching and talking to people and whatever is never wasted. Never feel rushed or pushed to jump. If you're not in the right headspace for it, don't. Go practice packing parachutes, or watch other people's landings, or whatever.

I don't know if anyone's done any research to support this, but it seems like "the right" tends to far more often trot out links and citations that either don't support their point, or even more amusingly when it happens actually directly contradict them. The point remains: the allegation that refugees are a security threat due to "infiltration" by radicals remains completely without merit, and doesn't even really hold up to a bit of critical thinking.

I wasn't referring to the USA, the same applies for Europe. As for what you referred to, hat single incident (the Bowling Green Massacre) was the only such plot ever even detected. There was no "plot" attached to the "Bowling Green Massacre". The two Iraqis who were deported were not suspected of any terrorist activities in the US. They were trying to send money and weapons to Al Queda in Iraq. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/bowling-green-not-massacre-terrorists-trnd/ Indeed you're right. Having survived the Bowling Green Massacre I sometimes forget that it didn't actually happen, and the nature of the incident that required revision of Iraqi refugee processing. If I remember correctly, though, there was no month that Iraqi refugees weren't admitted to the US.

I wasn't referring to the USA, the same applies for Europe. As for what you referred to, hat single incident (the Bowling Green Massacre) was the only such plot ever even detected. Sorry, but could you point out where I excused anyone's behaviour? I'll save you the trouble, that didn't happen. They are delusional misogynists, just like radicalized idiots are trash, but again, the average person doesn't generally become so radical in their beliefs that they'll resort to violence. That takes a lot of careful nurturing in most cases, and you need someone with the vulnerability and level of frustration that they can be exploited to do so. SO far, evidentially, it's not been refugees presenting those traits. And at the end of the day, "being nice to them" actually tends to be important. People with good positive social interactions, who have a positive outlook for their future, who are part of a community tend to be much more difficult (though not impossible) to radicalize. Why do you think hostage negotiators try to show empathy during negotiations? In most cases of terror attacks, you can trace the attackers' past back to a lot of common themes - domestic violence, poverty, substance abuse, etc. And hey, when you've got governments and politicians blaming the core of a lot of peoples' identity for all the ills of the world, it's not hard to predict what can happen.

Interesting observation, given that not a single such attach has involved refugees. They're targeting second generation people and converts to radicalize. People that grew up in places like Molenbeek, who were born in Europe but aren't integrated into European society and feel like they never will be, not least because they're treated like outsiders and hear plenty of hate hurled at them because of their religion. Those are the people the messaging targets, and the strategy works. Find people who are isolated and feel like their lot isn't going to improve, sell them something else. Hell, white supremacists and all manner of other extremists use the same technique.

Great to get this list - sideslides are killing me - I cannot seem to get them at all - to the point that I'm getting frustrated and planning to go to the tunnel and try to sort it out there. I can get levels pretty well, all my other belly skills are coming along nicely, but sideslides always wind up going into turns/spins rather than the clear slide I want to get - at least there's a few more techniques I can give a go - the "like pushing off the wall of a bathtub" one isn't working, and the one on the Rhythm 101 video doesn't seem to be - going to try some other things.

It'll go lower than that. Those people will start dying once Medicaid's rolled back, EPA and workplace safety rules go, and mine safety inspections aren't legally required. Oh, and with more mentally ill people able to get guns, that'll thin out the numbers nicely. The silver lining, I guess, is that a lot of Trump voters won't be around in 2020.

Gan's is Labour Day Weekend, and the last couple of years has included a Skyvan. NouvelAir's not in Toronto, it's in Quebec.

Ha. So we're calling a dude who's done a tandem a "skydiver" now? Cool.

That seems to be part of my technique. I sweat profusely while packing for reasons I don't actually understand - so much so that people wonder what's wrong with me. Keeping the top of the roll tight to keep it from wanting to reinflate seems to have what's made the difference in making it easier for me, but I generally just pay for packing, but I plan to spend a lot of time practicing spending weekends at the DZ this summer.

I made my first 30 or so jumps with a Silhouette 230 loaded at a little over 1, and it was largely a great canopy - so much so that I'd consider buying one (smaller) when I decide I'm ready to downsize from my current canopy. It did take a bit of practice to flare, but it worked.

The opposite is also a good assertion: The opposite of Christian is not bad. Wendy P. It's amazing that people think that if there wasn't the bible then there wouldn't be morality. As if all those places in the world where Christianity didn't and doesn't exist lack any sort of moral structure. If some ancient, barely coherent book is what you claim is keeping you from being a terrible person, I have some bad news. You ARE a terrible person.

That has been the most hilarious part of the whole thing. It's not that he has trouble with nuances and complexity in health insurance, it's that at a fundamental, basic level, he doesn't seem to get what insurance is at all. It's literally always been the fortunate subsidizing the less fortunate in their time of need, which they do by paying premiums for insurance because they have no idea or way of knowing if/when they're going to need it, and have on the long track similar odds of needing it.

Have you been to any of the Tim Horton's in the US? They started springing up in Ohio a few years back and now there's even one in Athens. The thing is, they're terrible. I'd like to hear from someone who's been to both the Ohio ones and the real ones in the Great White North for a comparison. They're identical on both sides of the border, basically.

Did that RIGHT AFTER Flight 101 and 102. I followed the pattern. Except the guy who set it didn't realize the winds had turned 180! Added insult to injury (not actual injury, fortunately) by leaving not much room for a base leg and turning final at 600'. So I got lots of speed for my awesome slide/summersault landing. 4.7 from East German judge for artistic impression. And lots of scratches on my new helmet.

Reading stuff like this about VSE is why I felt pretty good becoming the third owner of an Infinity. But frankly, like someone said, it seems like this kind of thing isn't rare generally. Just saw that Sunrise just remade a new Wings container for someone who got her brand new one stolen before she could even get it into service. Cost them a bit of money, sure, but the goodwill it bought and the marketing value of doing it was probably worth it. It'll actually, I suppose, make it hard to figure out who to go to for my next rig in a few years!

ROFLMFAO wanna make a bet? You lose you, delete your DZ account and disappear forever. Deal? After watching President Trump's address last night and observing how the Democrats disgraced themselves with their petulant behavior, I think they had better show willingness to compromise. If not they will looking for a career change come 2018. I expect, and hope, that they will fight him in way the GOP fought President Obama on everything. The midterms will hopefully turn on disillusioned Trump voters who realized they were totally conned.