CSpenceFLY

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  1. Sparky is right, if they want you, they will get you.
  2. Depending on how much shit you want to stir up I'd ask him to show you the reg. that keeps you from doing it. Another option is an e-mail to him and CC to his supervisor with that reg included.
  3. Unless the regs have changed he's full of shit. Too lazy to look it up but the reg states something to the effect that nothing can be dropped from an aircraft unless care is taken to insure people and property are not damaged on the ground. Would not be the first time a FSDO inspector had his head up his ass. I seem to remember one grounding a bunch of planes once that had those new fangled Q-tips on them because they were bent.
  4. Looks like he's training for weather holds and after hours at the DZ.
  5. You are throwing a folded up wad of fabric into a 120mph wind stream, shit happens sometimes. If you can't deal with that you should be jumping. As for the way the rental system works, you should probably unpack the rig and repack it yourself if you plan to blame the packer for a possible malfunction.
  6. He was doing good till he threw lawyers into the list he was trying to defend.
  7. Not replying to Dave, just a general comment. I have about 1800 jumps and probably 1600 of those are camera jumps. Yes, things were a little different back then. I just made my 1st jump in 3 yrs and would not have even considered putting on my camera helmet. With all of the experience I have I would probably want to do 30 to 50 jumps before I would put it on. When I think back to what I knew, and more importantly didn't know, when I first put on a camera helmet it scares the hell out of me.
  8. This sport has gone to hell in a hand basket. When and where I started jumping, there would have been 4 people headed to get the main as soon as they stood and had a line on where it landed. The jumper that chopped it would have looked till dark and been back the next day if not found. The DZO left his pants down with an unclear policy. The OP needs to man up and either go find the canopy or pay a reasonable depreciated cost for it.
  9. I hit him on FB but worth a re-post here. Happy Birthday Bubba!!! Hope you can make it to Fitz '13
  10. You may want to think about the timing belt on that one... And do the water pump while they are in there. +1. Big time. You all beat me to it. I wouldn't drive it another mile. I had two Hondas that puked timing belts. One I owned from new and didn't know any better, the other I bought used and it slipped before I had time to change it. Both damaged the valves.
  11. Not unless you are leasing it. Drive it like you stole it. But change the oil.
  12. Part of the cost of doing business. The policy should be clear and in writing and if they are serious about wanting the money for a lost main they should keep a credit card on file to cover the cost.
  13. Blue Skies Mag does as well I think. My bad, Wasn't thinking clear when I posted
  14. As a comment, I'm not sure the rules (whatever they are) are very clearly spelled out at some DZ's. It might also depend on whether one is a student or licensed. With skydiving equipment one does have the issue that with mals it can be difficult to apportion blame. All that can lead to conflict when something does go wrong... I think this is the case at many DZs. I think there should be a clear written policy posted where everyone that rents gear can see it. I fail to see why a business owner would leave something so potentially expensive in a gray area. In my opinion though a lot of DZOs seem to have the "everything is cool and no big deal" attitude till the shit hits the fan. My gear is insured, I don't know why a DZO wouldn't do the same.
  15. Skydive Palatka in Fla. has the Hog Flop at the end of the month.
  16. Boogie season is coming to an end. Halloween boogies are coming and then Z-hills and Eloy have large holiday boogies. I don't think many use the listing here.
  17. USPA has listings also. There is a good one in Fitzgerald,Ga. the 3rd weekend of March.
  18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4azohVNU2E
  19. You can practice putting your body where you want it and staying there. It is important that your skydiving is second nature to you before you start adding other things to worry about. When you start flying camera, don't use a wide angle lens. It's a crutch and you will be a better camera flyer learning without it.