JohnMitchell
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Well, I don't think you're gonna last too long in our sport. We're tolerant, but only to a certain point . . . I haven't done any of that either and I've had great times and met a lot of nice people at many, many boogies. No matter what's going on you can just grab a beer and watch.
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That is cool. Nice workout too.
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Smart man.
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fixed clicky
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Amen.
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The Leap for Lupus is done, so I had some time to donate. It was easy because the site remembered all my stuff from when I donated for Rosa. And I love boobies.
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When half my canopy collapsed at ~ 100 ft. Also my most damaging jump.
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After you pack the pilot chute, see if you can slip it out an inch or two (2.5 to 5 centimeters where you live). Then slide it back into place. That should spotlight any bunchiness. A friend of mine, Kelly Farrington, who builds the Infinity rigs my family jumps, says that since the pouch is basically flat, you should fold your pilot chute flat, like a business letter, not rolled like a burrito (kangaroo wrap where you live).
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See ya down there this winter, maybe.
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He's always been a hard worker. With him and me being the only guys in a house full of women, he's always been the one to help me do all the guy stuff, like chopping wood, changing oil, digging holes and welding stuff back up. Last winter, an ice stormed downed about a cord of wood in our backyard. I was still recovering from shoulder surgery, so he must have spent 40 hours clearing, cutting and stacking firewood for us and a neighbor with health issues. With Valinda's health issues and my crazy work hours, he "manned up" years ago to do whatever was needed whenever it was needed. I really don't consider us great parents, just lucky to have a great bunch of kids.
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He refused? Man, what a needle-dick, powertrip prick! I point out the seal and say that it's been inspected and sealed by an FAA certified inspector and that they'll need a person like that to reseal it. It's worked so far. Nothing worse than a TSA person who thinks they're an expert on parachutes because they saw one in the army or some crap like that. I had one TSA genius point to the AAD on the xray and say "that's where they store the chute knife, just like in the Army!" Jeez, I was so glad when a supervisor showed up. Too true. At least try to be low key. I showed up at Seatac one time with a boogie group freaking out because they were going to have to check their gear. I said "You guys have been strutting around with your rigs on your back, haven't you?" Luckily I was in a tie with FAA I.D. (I was flying up front with the pilots that night) and was able to reassure the ticket agents that my friends, while jackasses, were not dangerous or illegal.
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Happy Birthday. . . Hope they pie ya. . .
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Super good news, buddy.
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Yeah, that too. That's a pretty gruesome thing to put someone thru.
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Naw, he just loves his mom a bunch. But thanks.
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Is this a permanent change of address?
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Our son Brett, who's been a packer since he was 11 or 12, took the weekend off from instructing at iFlySeattle to come pack at the Leap for Lupus boogie. He just donated all the money he made to his mom's charity. $1000.00 How did we ever get a kid like that?
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Yeah, familiar with that story too. Yeager was a great test pilot and warrior, but lacked the college education to get into the astronaut corps. Hard to say where the arrogance vs. resentment line falls. The type of flying they did was not for the meek of spirit or faint of heart. Anytime you have that many strong egos around, there will be conflicts.
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Yep, Fall of 74.
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The "45 degree rule" for exit separation DOES NOT WORK
JohnMitchell replied to kallend's topic in Safety and Training
I've got a pretty good eye for angles, but a lot of people couldn't tell 45 degrees if it bit them in the ass. Besides, it's meaningless. Use time to separate the groups. -
Standing in the middle of a highway at night in a camouflage suit is asking to get hit by a car. The guy was obviously not a deep thinker. My condolences to love ones left behind.
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I read the story of when the "flying bedstead" of the LEM trainer malfunctioned and Neil ejected at literally the last survivable second. The story got around the base quickly and lots of the guys rushed over to see Neil in his office. Instead of regaling them with a high-spirited retelling of the story, they said he just sat at his desk doing paper work and simply said "Yes, I did." A very calm, self contained person. I would've been in the Officers' Club trying to get my knees to stop shaking.
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Vskydiver's mom's birthday too.
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JohnMitchell replied to LuckyMcSwervy's topic in The Bonfire
I blame ATC F- you! -
Pardon my friend Johns' French. I believe he was thinging of Haydes when he posted this! Mais oui . . Hell yeah!