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  1. slotperfect
    Awesome! I will say that the email reminder part was great . . . I think it's worth the extra effort later. Arrive Safely John
  2. slotperfect
    I notice that it's just gone now. I miss it. Is it coming back, HH?? Arrive Safely John
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    There's already a thread on this HERE in The Bonfire. Arrive Safely John
  4. slotperfect

    Hola!

    slotperfect replied to ChromeBoy's topic in The Bonfire

    Hi Nathan, welcome back! What's kept you away so long? Arrive Safely John
  5. slotperfect
    I reckon I'm still swimming in the old paradigm . . . My main is a 190, my reserve a 176. Arrive Safely John
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    My personal preference . . . I do 270 backloops from ramp aircraft that I can exit comfortably that way. I find the Skyvan to be the easiest. I always get the student's permission first. I have never attempted a backloop from a side-door aircraft. It may be worth a go with another Tandem Instructor on the front to see if I can execute it cleanly. I choose not to do front loops because I find them hard to recover cleanly. They also seem to carry more speed than a backloop, which would aggravate a side-spin if it were to happen. I will never put my back to the door for an extended period of time. That's just asking for it, IMHO. I watched a bunch of tandem videos today where the Tandem Instructors did flips of one sort or another. The video took a while to catch them - another disadvantage IMHO. Arrive Safely John
  7. slotperfect
    Please - Tandem Instructors only. **Please elaborate on your response.** Arrive Safely John
  8. slotperfect
    I don't know of any "calculation," but from my experience most female skydivers are extremely flexible. When I was a GK, one of my female teammates (about 5'6" and 130lbs) was one of the fastest fallers on the team - wearing double-zipper polycotton "off-the-shelf" jumpsuits. Arrive Safely John
  9. slotperfect
    Antonov AN-2 Colt Beechcraft 50 Twin Bonanza Beechcraft King Air B100 Beechcraft U-21 Seminole Bell UH-1H Iroquois Bell/Boeing CV-22 Osprey Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Boeing PT-17 Stearman Biplane Boeing 727 Casa 212 Aviocar Casa 235 Cessna 182 Skylane Cessna 185 Skywagon Cessna 206 Stationair Cessna 207 Cessna 208 Grand Caravan DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver DeHavilland CC-115 Buffalo DeHavilland C-7A Caribou DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Douglas DC-3 Dakota Fokker C-31 Friendship Hot Air Balloon Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Robinson R-22 Beta Shorts C-23B Sherpa Shorts Skyvan Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk Sikorksy CH-47 Chinook Sikorsky CH-53 Pave Low Arrive Safely John
  10. slotperfect
    There are LOTS of threads from the past on this subject. Do a search for "Sabre2 End Cell" and you'll get lots of info.
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    Most of the military folks who are skydivers are runners by default - part of the profession. Skydiving teams run a lot . . . I see them running together early in the morning before showering up and heading out to train. I have been in the Army for 20 years, and have always run because I had to. About three years ago I shifted that, and ran because I wanted to. in 2002/2003 I ran 5 races including my first marathon. I was training for my second marathon in February and got sidelined with achilles' tendonitis. After a couple of months of meds, physical therapy, and rest I am easing back into running again Monday. This injury has not kept me from jumping though. I have been injured to the point of being grounded twice in skydiving . . . twice in running too. Not bad for 20 years IMHO. Arrive Safely John
  12. slotperfect
    If the machine is used, take out the throat plate and smooth out the needle hole with some emory floss. You can buy it from an industrial sewing machine supply house. Many times if the hole in the throat plate is nicked from the needle striking it, it will catch the thread and break it. If the throat plate is too far gone, order yourself a new one - it's worth the wait and the expense. Arrive Safely John
  13. slotperfect
    A Sigma Tandem rig with a Sigma 370 Main and a Tandem CYPRES 2. I would also have a large gear bag full of different size frap hats, jump suits, and gloves, along with a couple of altimeters and plenty of goggles. Now I'm off to go wait at the front door for the Prize Patrol! Arrive Safely John
  14. slotperfect
    I'm happy to help in the classifieds as well . . . Arrive Safely John
  15. slotperfect
    I have the filter set up that way as well, and my InBox is still crammed with spam every day. Anything that will automatically delete obvious spam messages is great with me. Arrive Safely John
  16. slotperfect
    "Slider rebound" This happens because the slider is not all the way up against the slider stops when the folded canopy is put in the bag, when deployment begins, the slider (inflating with air like it's supposed to), first travels up toward the canopy. It then rebounds off the slider stops, causing the slider to come down too soon and too fast, before the jumper's body has had a chance to decelerate. Thus the spanking. I have had one hard opening with mine in 115 jumps - I'm quite certain it was slider rebound. Arrive Safely John
  17. slotperfect
    Contact the manufacturer. The owner's name is Johnny Higgins. North American Aerodynamics Arrive Safely John
  18. slotperfect
    My 1885th jump was a cutaway. My good friend at TSP has over 2500 without a cutaway. Arrive Safely John
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    I would like to know that myself . . . I use it as my avatar. I found it on an old t-shirt from Lake Wales as well. There also exists a helmet-less free faller and a camera flyer by the same artist. Arrive Safely John
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    Clicky Arrive Safely John
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    All I did was place to hard returns (hit enter twice) before the text. Then, when I finish my post, I just end my sentence and hit the "Post" button. Arrive Safely John
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    There is a check box in the first gray bar, right below the "Delete" button and just to the left of the white text "Subject:" Check that box and it does exactly what you are looking to do! Arrive Safely John
  23. slotperfect
    He also has ground landmarks in his tat, recognizable just like from the air for those who jump at Raeford. Cool tat. Arrive Safely John
  24. slotperfect
    This is most definitely a dead horse. It's been covered thoroughly many times before. A forum search will yield a wealth of information on this subject. Thanks. Arrive Safely John
  25. slotperfect
    Call Para-Flite and talk to Giorgio Piatti. I vaguely remember someone years ago being told by Para-Flite to remove the center baffle on the nose, which fixed the long snivel issue. He was having the exact same problem you are. Please talk to Giorgio before you do it though, I am not confident enough in my recollection to tell you to go for it. Para-Flite (856) 663 -1275 Giorgio@Paraflite.com Arrive Safely John