JohnMitchell

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    Like you need to ask??? Hey, the chick might be my wife, right? Fat old guy's on his own.
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    Jeez, gonna give all the dirty old men a bad reputation. I would have told him it's hard to be impressive when you can't even climb out of a damn tub.
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    I can run faster carrying a baby than an old lady, just sayin'.
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    Looks like my idea of a perfect afternoon.
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    Is she still dating Jeb Corliss? Anyone know?
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    Dang, that's too bad. Good guy, sounds like, and I loved his movies. A true talent that will be missed by many. Auto-immune disease got him. That's the very description of lupus, the disease Vskydiver has battled for so many years. Some day we'll have a cure for this, I hope.
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    Yes she is lovely and in your dreams, buddy. And don't you know how to make a clicky yet? Even old farts like me and Twardo can do it.
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    egaard
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    Young Lady, you should have known better.
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    Only have seen them once but I liked it. But a friend who's seen 'em a dozen+ times said they sucked that night. Sorry to hear that. I saw them in the 70's on the way up and they rocked it pretty hard.
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    Man, that is so true. Every FJC used to very likely mean at least one sprained ankle, no matter how hard you had them practice PLF's. Much better these days.
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    Couple of damn troublemakers. .
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    My DZO was puzzled years back when I ordered my first AAD. She wondered why I was getting one. I said "I'd feel pretty dumb bouncing with $1200 left in my checking account." Sorry about your buddy. Was it at an airshow?
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    Sucked
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    LoneRanger
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    Vskydiver suffered thru a Backstreet Boys concert for the same reason.
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    I've often wondered if my eustachian tubes have limbered and loosened with constant use and abuse over the years. I feel they have but I've got no real proof.
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    out
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    Same here. Saw them at the PLU Fieldhouse around that time frame. That was all before the troubles started, wasn't it?
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    Screwdriver
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    I'm in the same boat with you. Our DZ doesn't put altimeters on tandem passengers or have them pull. But I teach them "legs in" aff signal (very handy). I also have them fly the canopy from opening to about 1000'. During that time, I have them check canopy, find the wind sock, find the landing area, check for traffic, explain the radio they would have on an AFF jump, discuss landing direction and why, and generally do the things they would do on an AFF jump under canopy. I find most are very receptive to it. I dial it back, of course, if I find the passenger seems overwhelmed or nervous. But yes, I try to treat them as students, assuming the tandem is just a prelude to the AFF class.
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    I've never flown handcam but I agree with what you're saying. Except that even on level 1 and 2 the goal is to let go of the arm and let the student have max free-arm time, right? That hand could then get some okay video. I still don't like the distraction, though.
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    . . . they say we're taking them away to the emergency room with ice on their ankle. Old- PLF's were a reflex. New- PLF's were mentioned in the FJC, but no one remembers them when they need to.
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    Sisters