JohnMitchell

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  1. JohnMitchell
    The first several Star Wars movies? Great. All the later on prequels? Yawn. . .
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    Just finished my autographed copy of Bob Hoover's autobiography. I always seem to have a Louis L'Amour novel bookmarked in my kindle. That and the Atlantic Monthly.
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    I have to admit that flashed thru my mind too. Hey, if it helped her to sleep, I could make the sacrifice.
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    Absolutely beautiful. I hope the terrorists see that the human spirit triumphed over their acts.
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    Hey, we all go for the quick laugh every now and then. Besides, maybe you're just more intuitive than you think.
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    They have slightly different hand positions than we typically use. Plus they have you fly with a lot more "legs out" at first because they want you to fly at lower speeds for safety. Once you show more control they can dial the wind speed up and flying becomes even more natural. There is almost 100% transference of skills from the tunnel to the sky. I wish all of my AFF students could start with 10 minutes or more in the tunnel.
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    What the other two said, plus. . . Relax, breathe, practice on the ground and visualize. You're trying too hard with your hands so low. Also, you say your arch sucks. Remember that when you spread your legs too far apart, it locks your thighs forward in the pelvis and you literally can't arch properly. Get your feet together a little more and push those hips down. Smile, breathe, relax, repeat. The joy will find you soon.
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    Ugh, SUVs? Sure, they're handy for hauling stuff and driving off road (as if more than 1% of SUV owners actually go 4-wheeling). But they all drive like trucks and corner like canoes. They get crappy gas mileage and their poor acceleration makes the rest of the world wait behind them off of lights. They're great for being a battering ram in accidents and then rolling over to kill you anyway. I hate it when I get stuck with an SUV rental vehicle. For enjoyable driving I'll take a real car everytime, and a sports car anytime. I'd love to drive that Vette, but I'm happy just toolin' around in V's Fiat.
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    Pretty good numbers, it looks like. So, is that 5 or 6 jumpers to FL230?
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    Perfect attitude. There's no shame in being warm and compassionate. There's quite a bit of shame in punkin' people's trust.
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    Hell, Swervy, you call 'em the way you see 'em. No need to say sorry. It took me a while to settle down (well, mid 20's, some consider that too young even). Married a great woman, of course, and luckily she puts up with my inherent male stupidity. If this guy wants kids, he does need to find a woman who wants to raise a family also, and responsibly. Best of luck to him, but he shouldn't mope too hard. I think more woman wish to settle down and start a family than men do. Quit sighing and start searching would be my advice.
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    I sleep pretty well, but wake up at 4:30 in the morning with list of things I need to do running thru my head. I've learned to just snuggle up with V and forget all about that stuff.
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    Or less, when the kid is on a road trip.
  14. JohnMitchell
    Bet those jack o'lanterns had a smile on their face . . . and a little trouble with their nose.
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    Oooo, yeah, that's smart!!
  16. JohnMitchell
    First World Problem. When you realize how lucky we are to own cars and have an easy $50 to pay some minor ticket, you realize how good your life is.
  17. JohnMitchell
    THAT is an ABSOLUTE! Rental agencies do the background & are pretty good for the most part, but these days it's just as easy to do yourself... RHA, Rental Housing Association, charges about $100 a year for membership and about $32 to run a tenant screen. It's been well worth it. I found potential renters with felony records, bad credit, etc. The one that past the screen has been a great renter for over 4 years, no problems. I feel it's all in the screening.
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    I have known of 3 instances where that's happened in C-182's and has resulted in the lost of the entire aircraft. In the C206 with the utility door, the control cables to the ailerons run up the front of the door frame. On the C182, they run up the back of the door frame. Tearing out the back of a C182's door disables the ailerons, resulting in a very hard to control aircraft. In each instance with which I'm familiar, the pilots used their reserves to bail out safely.
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    Me too. The little kids are adorable (I used to have 4 children to walk around door to door) and the big kids, well, they're having fun too and they'll be all grown up soon enough, so enjoy. I like to walk around with the kids and see how everyone did their pumpkins and what decorations they put up. This year we're moving so no decorations, just a small jack o'lantern, but we've have a couple of dozen trick or treaters so far, all polite and said "thank you."
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    LOL, I can't believe an editor would let that in the paper. That's like saying "paraplegics take a stand against . . ." It's not polite or right at all.
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    No tunnels back then. I blame my instructor a bit because I was taught the "frog" position lying on my belly on a packing table, straining to arch against gravity. Then was told to go do that in freefall. I couldn't have had more muscle tension if I was planking with cinder blocks on my back. After three spinning jumps, I just went up, went limp and fell stable. That's when I decided to become an instructor, so I could do my students a better job, hopefully.
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    My thoughts exactly.
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    I developed a flat spin problem (some of which I blame on mediocre instruction). I wasted 3 jumps sorting that out.
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    North Shore Oahu has two turbine DZ's sharing an airport. Their main focus is tandems but you can catch a ride to altitude with either bunch.
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    Somewhere he's walking on the wild side. Thanks for all the music.