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    Why is it necessary to cutaway before entering the water? Depth perception is horrible over a body of water, especially one large enough to remove any peripheral spatial references like open ocean. Arrive Safely John
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    http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1750383;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed; Arrive Safely John
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    High Hopes

    slotperfect replied to cocheese's topic in The Bonfire

    I own both of those DVDs and watch them all the time. I am also looking forward to getting the new one - "Live from Gdansk" with the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra . . . I saw most of it last week on VH1 Classic. It's excellent - better than his last two DVDs IMO. In the new one David Gilmour plays some more familiar instruments than his more recent solo DVDs . . . the famous "black strat" and the red one with the white pick guard as well. On the black strat you will notice a wide leather guitar strap that has lighter colored leather X's weaved into it. His wife bought that at a Sotheby's auction and gave it to him for his 60th birthday . . . it used to belong to Jimi Hendrix. Arrive Safely John
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    Would you elaborate on the last part of that statement? Arrive Safely John
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    That depends on what condition the glass was in when I got to it. If it was empty and I filled it halfway - half full. It it was given to me full and I drank 50% of it - half empty. Arrive Safely John
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    Paraclete has nothing to do with Sunpath. Paraclete sold the armor business and built a wind tunnel. Sunpath's move to Raeford is completely unrelated. Arrive Safely John
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    I was just talking about his "narcoleptic pilot" routine the other day. I have him on a bunch of videos . . . I think I'll dig them out tonight. Arrive Safely John
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    Time for some visibility on this issue again - lots of moves in the last week. Please find the right home for your subject - feel free to ask a Mod where it should go if you are not sure. Thanks. Arrive Safely John
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    The dz.com email client features this . . . I kinda like it. Arrive Safely John
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    Jerry, The Altimaster III hasn't been manufactured in years. The Alti-2 model that is closest in profile to the Altimaster III is the Galaxy. Arrive Safely John
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    I adjust all points of the student harness on the ground for proper fit - I am ready to hook up the student and exit in case of an emergency bailout. I adjust the harness in a different order than the fitment guide, but I arrive at the same result. The only adjustment I make in the aircraft is to snug down the diagonal backstraps, which always loosen from the student standing/sitting and walking around, and fine tuning the waist band after the side straps have been tightened down. Arrive Safely John
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    We don't have a formal tandem progression at Raeford - we teach our first jump students AFF. The only time we will do a "working" tandem with a first jump student is when they balk at doing their first AFF jump for whatever reason. Your first jump course will be about 6 hours, with 6 minutes of tunnel time at SkyventureXP. You will have a fantastic time! Make sure you are booked to do the First Jump Course and not a tandem. Call Tony at (910) 904-0000. W-F 1300 until dark. Sat/Sun 0830 until dark. If you have any more questions shoot me a PM and I'll reply with my phone number. Arrive Safely John
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    That reminds me of the Cam Exam video. Arrive Safely John
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    I was there in October of 1993. We jumped into the Texas State Fair, spent a couple of days training in Gainesville, jumped into a high school in Tyler, then did an airshow in Ft. Worth. Althought I got some very bad news while I was on that trip, I remember it fondly. I love Texas. The hospitality at Gainesville was outstanding. We also jumped into a neighboring DZ y'all were friendly with at the end of a training day - I don't remember which one. Arrive Safely John
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    I lost myself in a familiar song Arrive Safely John
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    Crew: 1 Pass: 5 That makes six souls on board. Arrive Safely John
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    Good ole Billy G. Ironically, he hates flying. He used to ride in the back of the F-27 (C-31) in the webbed seats all the time. Most "Old Guys" with tenure on the Team rode in the airline seats up front. I asked him one day why he rode back there with the new guys and he said "did you ever see an airplane back into the side of a mountain?" When the movie "Alive" came out, the aircraft that crashed down the mountainside and broke into a thousand pieces was the Fairchild version of the F-27. Billy didn't like that visual very much. Arrive Safely John
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    Here's another . . . Moderators only have greenie privileges in the forums they moderate. For a list of Moderators in a particular forum, look at the bottom of the forum page. This is still not common knowledge . . . lots of folks still just PM whichever Mod is online. Arrive Safely John
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    Ahhh - it must have moved. Arrive Safely John
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    I don't think that's it. It's too far east. Arrive Safely John
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    There used to be a DZ in Gaineville, TX (maybe there still is). I jumped there in 1993 or 1994. What was the name of it? Arrive Safely John
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    http://www.uspa.org/AboutUSPA/USPABoardofDirectors/tabid/140/Default.aspx Arrive Safely John
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    I knew I liked you . . . I will buy you one of those foo foo umbrella chick drink things you like. Arrive Safely John
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    I think that just happened! Arrive Safely John
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    Happy birthday, my friend. Arrive Safely John