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  1. slotperfect
    Possible, but his gear choices are going to be limited. Relative Workshop has a procedure for converting the Tandem Vector to a ripcord rig HERE Arrive Safely John
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    164*:2:0 *seconds my son and I shaved off our 5K run time
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    On the ground . . . Hey Wen, are you bringing him down here or taking him to CSS? If he's coming here lemme know, K? Arrive Safely John
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    Airtec/SSK has posted a letter regarding these CYPRES units up for auction on eBay: Read it here Arrive Safely John
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    PM Bill Booth at Relative Workshop. He is a dropzone.com member: Bill Booth Arrive Safely John
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    Chilly: Winter Neumanns Cold: Winter Neumanns with These underneath REALLY Cold: Gates Ski Gloves. Train in the harness pulling some handles before you use these. I use these mostly for high altitude (25,000FT) jumps in the Winter time with a ripcord deployed military rig. Arrive Safely John
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    We took out a signature loan for a few things, my first rig included. I bought it a piece at a time, made some repairs, built a gear bag for it. Then it was stolen about a month later, the homeowner's insurance paid replacement cost, and I got a brand new one (but the waiting about killed me). Arrive Safely John
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    Movin on.

    slotperfect replied to SBS's topic in The Bonfire

    Buenas Suerte, Amigo. Arrive Safely John
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    What no floater bars? No camera step? I mean, COME ON! Arrive Safely John
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    I turned it off when the preview from 1994's GK diamond track collision came on. I saw it in person, and it is forever etched in my memory. I don't need to see it any more. I want to point out that rarely does the other jumper involved, who died later that night from internal injuries, get mentioned at all. His name was Jose Aguillon. He and I went through GK tryouts together, and traveled by ourselves to England in 1993 to do a joint demo with the Red Devils. Jose was an incredible human being, a professional soldier, and it is an honor to have called him my friend. The footage was taken by a spectator in the bleachers with a video camera. It originally aired on "A Current Affair" in June of 1994. I hope the seller is continually reminded about Jose's family flipping channels and seeing their boy die over and over again. More on this incident later, in another post, as there is much to learn from what happened so many years ago. *End of Rant* Arrive Safely John
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    Does anyone have any experience packing these canopies in a Javelin or Odyssey J-3 W/CYPRES? Main: Vengeance 150, Vengeance 170 Reserve: Tempo 170 I currently own a J-4 with a PD176R & CYPRES and it fits beautifully. I have an opportunity to pick up a J-3, but would rather not go any lower in reserve size. Any input??
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    OK, so we had some weather yesterday!?!?! (Boy, did we ever). I have been living in Pinehurst for seven years and I have never seen that much standing water on the roads. We got a ton of rain yesterday from TS Kyle. I got up early to run this morning and also checked the ASOS at Laurinburg/Maxton Airport and Fayetteville Airport: as of right now (0649 EDT), L/M has 1500 overcast, Fayetteville has 1900 overcast. Weather.com shows partly cloudy and zero precip. That means this stuff will burn off eventually. There were too many maybe's for me to have a good count, so we're just gonna show up and go for it! See you there! Arrive Safely John
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    E-bay

    slotperfect replied to mujie96's topic in The Bonfire

    http://www.pia.com/SSK/cypres/usedcypres.asp
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    I would gladly let them search the vehicle. I have nothing in my vehicle to hide anyway, and if I owned a similar van, and they could eliminate mine from the running as the suspect vehicle, I would be glad to help. Arrive Safely John
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    I R 1 2 Lots of us here, eh? Arrive Safely John
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    You, me, Tom, Pammi, Merrick, Spastic Monkey, Kate, Tony, Jose. Those are the only ones I know of for sure. There will be more Arrive Safely John
  18. slotperfect
    That looks like either an old Strato-Cloud or an old Pioneer canopy like a Titan or Viking Superlite. Arrive Safely John
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    In truth, I have met the gent . . . he's not anti-social at all. He and the whole crew at his DZ are VERY friendly! Arrive Safely John
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    Check THIS guy out! Arrive Safely John
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    My wife and I have joint everything except the cars. Mine is mine (I don't have to pay property taxez 'cause I'm a non-resident), and hers is hers ('cause it's considered business equipment). It works great for us. We are very solid, and started with very little so we built it all together. My folks, in their seventies, have always had separate accounts, and have divided up the bills, even "paying each other" monthly for equal shares of some things. I don't begin to understand it, but I don't judge it because it has always worked for them. Arrive Safely John
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    I don't pack mains much, just to help out when we are short packers. $5 for a student or sport rig, $10 for a tandem rig. I pack reserves, mine and some friends, for $40. The rigger at Raeford charges the same, adding another charge for pop-tops. Big John doesn't pack pop-tops, so that's not an issue here. Arrive Safely John
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    Just give Aggie at Sun Path a call to double-check. Shouldn't be a problem, but it wouldn't hurt to make sure to protect your investment in exotic fabrics! Arrive Safely John
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    1 (5K races run):1:0 The one jump was a tandem for THE RatBoy's sister (he's a new .commer) Arrive Safely John
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    Yes. There is a risk. I am telling all th Riggers I know to make sure they know to check the list on the website before they install a CYPRES or repack a rig that is CYPRES equipped. Arrive Safely John