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I have not tried them on parachute gear, but I can tell you it will take marks of painted walls that absolutely would not come all the way out no matter how much I scrubbed. My wife found them and gave them a try - you can remove scuff marks, etc without even trying hard. Arrive Safely John

Let's get the thread back on topic please - this is not the Bonfire. Thanks. Arrive Safely John

I will have an email coming your way in the next couple of days. Arrive Safely John

I bet there are some "seasoned" Perris and Elsinore jumpers that post here in the forums that may have attended that concert. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Arrive Safely John

Add my vote to the sushi bar option. Arrive Safely John

Adding to what has already been said about practicing the correct body position: Spend some ground time with your Instructor when there's nothing else going on: before the first lift flies, at the end of the day, or during weather holds. Use a soft carpet or a creeper. Arch into a neutral body position. Have your instructor fine-tune the position by moving your arms and legs into the best position for your body. Then practice snapping into that body position and holding it for no longer than 5 seconds - allowing your Instructor to make corrections. Relax lying flat on the floor in between and think about where everything was relative to your hips (the one low point in your arch), then snap into your arch again, trying to put everything in the right place. If you come through North Carolina at all, PM me when you'll be here and I'll work with you on the creeper for free. Also, if you have access to a wind tunnel, that would help you immensely - it's a great tool to teach you how to be relaxed and stay in once place. Starting from there you will learn to keep everything in balance making turns, etc. I tend to fly with my legs very wide (I am a big lad). Solly Williams from DeLand Majik taught me a wind tunnel drill flying with my legs together. I still used my legs to fly, but started with my legs together. That was the perfect drill for me - my body size a shape, and my experience level. Arrive Safely John

I would have been able to attend this incredible concert. What a lineup! Instead, I settled for Blue Oyster Cult in Bangor, Maine in 1982 as my first concert. Aldo Nova was the opening act (how you like dat dere, Remi? ). The best concert I have ever seen was Chicago in 1999. It was the best, the longest, and Little River Band was the opener - another fave from my teen years. Arrive Safely John

Mega-Repost Arrive Safely John

When Jeanie used to work there she called me "The Freak" Arrive Safely John

They didn't charge me anything extra. Arrive Safely John

Why don't you call Scott Miller, give him a brief outline of your experience, and get his recommendation? http://freedomofflight.tv/ Arrive Safely John

My head is the same size. As Lisa mentioned, I had Sky Systems make me a custom Factory Diver, size XXL/L (or Extra Extra Large/Long) to fit my melon. It fit so well I had them make me another one, which actually fits better than the first. I ordered both of mine through Sky Cat Equipment. Arrive Safely John

My only experience is with US military smoke. I have had duds, but rarely - I have no idea what causes them not to work. Many years ago the Golden Knights experimented with different colors to see which one provided the most visibility for the spectators on the ground. Red was the best. US Military smoke burns a little hotter or colder depending on the color. The most noticeable difference is white smoke, which burns VERY hot - too hot to wear on a smoke bracket. Normal duration for red smoke was around 70 seconds. There are other types of "cold" smoke, but I have never used it. Try PMing airtwardo - he is a current and very experienced demo jumper. Arrive Safely John

Two different groups of military colleagues recently demo'd several sets of the 1-on-1, 1-way coaching systems in a military student training environment. The resulkts were very successful - the only comment I heard was fine-tuning personal volume settings for the receiving units, but that's a small learning curve item. I will be doing my own evaluation shortly . . . Arrive Safely John

fincher: posting controversial or "hot topic" content like this anonymously (with a blank profile), and having only registered a couple of days ago you bring a lack of credibility to this thread - we don't know who you are. It not as much about the jump numbers and quals, but who you are. In the history of this thread we have seen people who registered here in the forums and remained anonymous simply to flame those who have contributed to the conversation. One of them was posting from the computer at ASC - yes, your IP Address is visible to Moderators. dropzonefool: when you post from emotion you lose your objectivity and your posts become harder to understand and fail to contribute to the thread . . . your "Really" post does nothing to forward this issue. Both of you: Personal attacks are not allowed in the forums. Period. Consider this your one warning. On top of that, the thread has become effectively hijacked because of this personal issue between you two. If you want to continue your pissing contest, take it to PMs. Arrive Safely John

A little caffeine is good for you. Caffeine's bad side is that it's a diuretic - it's flushes fluids from your body and causes dehydration if you don't put fluids (water) in your body to keep it in balance (hydrated). In a class I took I learned that if you drink a 16oz cup of coffee, you need to drink 32oz of water to break even. If you drink a lot of coffee, drink a ton of water too. In the Summer when I tend to get dehydrated frequently because of the heat, I switch to decaf and increase my water intake. I drink coffee for the taste anyway, not the caffeine. For that I drink Red Bull. Arrive Safely John

For me it lags so badly I can't navigate, always between 6:00 AM and 6:45 AM EST. These pages are slow, but usually load: Home, Safety, Gear, News, Calendar. These pages usually lag so badly that I get timed out or am unable to load them at all: Forums, Classifieds, Photos, Email It happens from home, both from my PC and my laptop (sharing a broadband connection. Nobody is on in my house that time of day but me. Other websites load fine: Google, Weather Channel, etc. - normal speed for my connection. It also happened from my laptop using a free wireless connection from a hotel I stayed in last weekend (East Coast, same timeframe). I will try Dave's trace route instructions, but I think something's up that time of day. Arrive Safely John

I understand that it is taller inside than a Twin Otter, but about 6" shorter than a Casa 212. Can anyone confirm that? Arrive Safely John

Because we consider this our virtual home town and we care about keeping our community healthy and productive. Some threads spin into a PA frenzy very quickly, before a Moderator reads the content and deals with anything inappropriate. Once a Moderator has dealt with one or two of those types of threads, they will take action to keep volatile threads from getting out of hand. Some people just post stuff to stir the pot. I'm sure you know where I'm coming from. It would also be nice if I had a parenting manual that told me exactly how to deal with every possible situation that comes up with my kids. All I have at my disposal is my faith, my belief system, and the law to guide me. That applies here as well. We Moderators understand Sangiro's vision for this online community, and understand how much research he does on maintaining a healthy online community. We also respect the Forum Rules as our local belief system, and support them through our actions. All of us are quite good at making objective decisions, whether you believe it or not. This community either fits you or it doesn't. It's one thing to register here, learn the layout of the neighborhood, then suggest improvements. It's quite another to move into a neighborhood where everything bothers you and try to change it. That's like building a house right next to the airport and complaining about the noise. Here's a challenge for you. Take the time to learn about online communities. You can search Sangiro's posts - he has posted several very good links on the subject. Take the time to understand why the Forum Rules are set up as they are, and why the Moderators are trusted to remain objective. That's enough over-moderating for me . . . I have work to do. Arrive Safely John

Sangiro published those types of stats at his "Dropzone.com 101" presentation at the PIA Symposium. If you PM him he may agree to share it here as well. ?? Otherwise (to my knowledge) Forum Stats information is only available to Moderators. Arrive Safely John

I grew up in Northern Vermont. VERY rural and during that period of time (1971 - 1983) it was very far removed from "big picture" wordly culture. We got two TV stations; three when I held the rabbit ears with one hand. The radio station that came in the best was WEZF-FM, the "EZ" meaning Muzak type elevator music. There was another that played AOR (Album Oriented Radio) type stuff, which was OK - but it was still a bit too mainstream for me. Then my friend Chuck Talbert turned me on to CHOM-FM from Montreal, Quebec. There was no real format - they played anything and everything they wanted to play. There was lots of hard rock, progressive (at that time) rock, jazz on Sunday mornings, "eclectic" music late at night, and more. I had a Sony one-speaker boombox (I was the MAN because it had a coaxial speaker), and I would record live radio onto cassette so I could have it anywhere and anytime - it was always playing in my car (which had no radio). The other day I was thinking about all of the great Canadian bands I heard before they were popular, and some great ones that never took off in the states. I decided to Google CHOM-FM and was prepared to accept the fact that it had changed formats, which radio stations so often do. To my surprise it hasn't changed at all. It's 97.7 now, a little farther left on the dial than back in the day, but they still play the same stuff the same way. I stream it from here. Arrive Safely John

Pssst! Put a couple of spaces at the top of your signature line so it doesn't get swallowed up by the text in your post! Arrive Safely John

More info here Arrive Safely John

When I spoke to Niels at PIA Symposium, he said 4 months. The web site says 4 to 5 months. As far as being happy with them, I plan to get a demo immediately when they become available. I will post my results here. Arrive Safely John

Like Andrea said, it's one of the more common tasks for we of greenish tint . . . I want to point out that there is a difference between a "duplicate post" and a "pointer post." Cross-posting is a no-no when someone posts the exact same text in multiple forums (duplicates). It's OK to post on the same subject in another forum if the new post points to the original, and the new post is relevant to the new forum in which it's posted (pointer post). For example . . . let's say a Pieces of Eight member posts a thread in "Events & Places To Jump" about a PO8 record attempt. It would be appropriate for the same poster to put a pointer to the original in the "Skydivers With Disabiliites" forum, and creating a "roll-call" for those PO8 folks who might frequent that forum and plan to attend. Avoid using the words "cross-post" in your pointer though. Also, there are other ways to get your word out to the entire site. If it's an announcement of worldwide magnitude, it may warrant going on the front page (just PM Sangiro to start that discussion. When a post popped up in the Gear and Rigging forum about the recent Mirage service bulletin, I PMd HH and he slapped an announcement on the home page. Arrive Safely John