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Friendly pre-registration deadline reminder: To get the discounted 3-day weekend price of $250 you must pre-register no later than 7:00 PM Thursday, March 22nd. After that, cost is $100/day ($300 for the whole weekend). Pre-register via PayPal juan45@windstream.net. I will also be in PK's Grill and Pub at Raeford Parachute Center from 5:30 to 7:00 PM on Thursday March 22nd to handle registration. Arrive Safely John

I will be back in town this Friday . . . at RPC for Safety Day on Saturday. Look me up and we can chat about it. Arrive Safely John

Hi! After careful consideration, I recommend that you stick with your current Instructors and skydiving school until you finish all training through your A license, then catch us at our next event. In the meantime, I can recommend some great sources of post-A license canopy coaching. I'm not sure of your location, but if you are close to us at Raeford I have local recommendations as well. We look forward to hearing from you! Arrive Safely John

Welcome back! Arrive Safely John

No worries about the pointer post. Arrive Safely John

I unstuck the one about GA user fees. Some sticky posts are permanent for a reason, e.g. the Manufacturer Contacts thread in the G&R Forum. Arrive Safely John

There has been a recent spike in advertisements (mostly people looking to buy) in this forum. Advertising is not allowed in the Forums (please read the Forum Rules) Please use the most excellent classifieds to buy or sell gear. Arrive Safely John

VERY glad to hear that, Ian. This event is shaping up to be our best ever! I have been working on some other arrangements today that will be a benefit for all participants - Competitors and Fundamentals folks as well. Now all we need is good weather. More to follow as I get all the other stuff nailed down . . . Arrive Safely John

Exciting updates: -In addition to being a skills camp, this event will be used to train Judges, mostly to familiarize them with the new Distance Event rules. -Taking advantage of the March breezes, the new distance course will be set up downwind for select canopy pilots to make distance runs attempting to set new North Carolina, FLCPA, and U.S. Distance records. -This additional event segment will likely result in some other competitive canopy pilots stopping by to have a go at breaking some records. More to follow as this segment continues to develop . . . Arrive Safely John

A reminder for all contributors to this thread: ***The Forum Rules: No personal attacks. No jokes about or references to pedophilia. None. No advertising in the forums. Post to the correct forum and stay on topic. Arrive Safely John

We are getting a LOT of interest in this event . . . lots of folks saying they are coming. We anticipated this and are prepared with two coaches - *BUT* - the only way to guarantee a slot is to pre-register. PayPal is the vehicle and the address is juan45@windstream.net We have a cap on the number of slots this event will support so you may want to finalize your plans. Arrive Safely John

Sky Systems, USA (Doug Park), another CPTS sponsor, will also be on site for this event. Arrive Safely John

Raeford Aviation's PAC 750XL and Twin Otter will be available all weekend to handle this CPTS Event and regular DZ skydiver traffic. The PAC has a brand new prop and hot section and is climbing fast! The Otter door has recently received some TLC as well, and now has a positive vibe generator installed. Arrive Safely John

FLCPA Meet #1 / Zephyrhills, FL / Jan 21–22 Australian Canopy Piloting Nationals/Sydney Skydivers/Feb 8-12 ISM Meet #1 / Perris Valley, CA / Feb 18 FLCPA Meet #2 / Zephyrhills, FL / Mar 3–4 NCCPA Meet #2 / Skydive Sacramento / Mar 17–18 Canopy Piloting Training Series Event Three @ Raeford Parachute Center, Nort Carolina March 23-25 FLCPA Meet #3 / Skydive The Farm- Rockmart, GA / Apr 14-15 ISM Meet #3 (SoCal) / Perris Valley, CA / Apr 21-22 FLCPA Meet #4 / Raeford Parachute Center, NC / May 5-6 BlackMountain CPC (Belgium) / Zwartberg, Belgium / May 17-20 NCCPA Meet #4 (NorCal) / Skydive Sacramento / May 19-20 Kiev open Cup / DZ Borodyanka Ukraine / May 24-27 FLCPA Meet #5 / Skydive The Farm, GA / June 9-10 USPA 2012 CP National Championships / Skydive The Farm, GA / June 4-17 Ukraine Nationals / DZ Borodyanka Kiev Ukraine / 28 June - 01 July Pink Open / Klatovy, Czech Republik / Aug 10-12 Italian Swoop Open / Bologna, Italy / Aug 15-19 (free bus/shuttle A/R from Bologna AIRPORT to DZ, 25minuts) Paraskuf 3rd CUP / DZ Borodyanka Kiev Ukraine / Aug 22-26 Arrive Safely John

Raeford Parachute Center is hosting the Canopy Piloting Training Series March 23-25 2012. Spring training camp in between FLCPA meets #2 and #3 with coaching by Ian Bobo of the Performance Designs Factory Team and SFC Greg Windmiller of the U.S. Army Golden Knights (for his bio click on "Competition Teams," "Style & Accuracy," then Greg's picture in the bottom right). This event kicks off on Friday with a Canopy Piloting Fundamentals class from Greg Windmiller. Jumpers who are new to high performance approaches (e.g. progressing from a straight-in, full-flight approach to a turning approach using front risers) are welcome - Greg's class on Friday is set up with you in mind! Cost is $100 per day or $250 for the entire weekend for those who pre-register via PayPal (juan45@windstream.net) no later than 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 22nd. Includes world-class coaching, video debrief of all jumps, refreshments, and a catered meal. Hop and pop tickets are $16 each. Course uses official FAI inflatable course markers. CPTS sponsor Sun Path Products will be on site. Contact John Nolan for details: Facebook Page, CPTS Website, or juan45@windstream.net. Arrive Safely John

Same! Arrive Safely John

My Xoom is 4G LTE I have not researched the XYBoard Arrive Safely John

I did a lot of homework on tablets. I wanted an Android device since I have an Android phone and I love Google stuff. I waited until the 4G LTE version was available and I'm currently using it through Verizon. I am very happy with it . . . the only issue I have had so far is that it will not download a system update, but I think it's because the update is for pay-as-you-go customers and I am on a contract. My only disappointment has nothing to do with the tablet itself . . . Android tablet version of Google Earth doesn't include the line drawing tool, which I use all the time. All in all, given the choice, I would buy the same one again. That being said, Motorola's next tablet, the XYBoard, has already replaced the Xoom. It is available in 10.1 and 8.2 screen sizes. http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Tablets/DROID-XYBOARD-by-10-1-MOTOROLA-US-EN Arrive Safely John

We usually take it down and put it back up again, but since the meeting is in Feb, updating with current info is the hot ticket. I will see y'all there! Arrive Safely John

Brilliant! Arrive Safely John

@Skydive2 - [warning] Personal attacks are not permitted in the forums [/warning] Arrive Safely John

Added Mike Patterson (TMPattersonJr) from Jump Shack. Arrive Safely John

Stu Schoenfeld will be at ZHills late Friday afternoon to help out with early registration. John Nolan and I will arrive early evening. The weather forecast is excellent: http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USFL0534 See you there! Arrive Safely John

Visit the following link to download and print the DZ waiver: http://www.skydivecity.com/html/experienced/SkydiveCityCheck-InInformation.htm You can fax the completed waiver to 813-783-2171 or scan it and email it to info@skydivecity.com Arrive Safely John

Event Two updates: -Registration documents and information sheet are now available. PM me your email address and I will send them to you. Official registration is from 7:00-7:45 AM Saturday morning on the back porch at ZHills. Safety briefing is 8:00 AM. Please be early enough to help us avoid a registration log jam trying to get the first load in the air. We may have our event Coach available Friday evening @ ZHills for pre-registration. More to follow on that. You can pre-pay your $200 registration fee via PayPal juan45@windstream.net -Hop and pop tickets are $20; you will need to handle DZ waiver and pre-payment for jumps individually at manifest. We suggest you pre-pay for 6 jumps per day. A Cessna Grand Caravan will be our mode of conveyance. -Saturday evening meal will be catered by the Hard Dock Cafe . . . it will be about $11 per person. I had the same meal a couple of weeks ago and it was AWESOME! We will provide some lickies smackies and chewies along with water and some energy drinks each day. Arrive Safely John