JohnMitchell

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  1. JohnMitchell
    And thus be laughed out of the interview. Unless he carved a model of it from scrimshaw and buffalo bone. I hear the US Patent office has gazillions of old handmade models to demonstrate patent applications.
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    No, it's not. Baseball has the minor leagues, where a guy can get a paycheck and do endorsement. Colleges are making a TON of money off of these semi-pro players, but if they take a dime of it they are screwed. I feel it's maybe half a notch above being a serf.
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    A very long running one, at that.
  4. JohnMitchell
    I wish you'd jump at my DZ.
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    Don't know the guy but I appreciate his work. Happy Birthday!
  6. JohnMitchell
    Good advice.
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    No voices were raised. No blood was shed.
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    Thanks, that's good to know.
  9. JohnMitchell
    I met some of those guys while speaking at a DB Cooper symposium. They are pretty into it. . .
  10. JohnMitchell
    Yep, or go sky wrasslin' with a freaked out student that had no clue.
  11. JohnMitchell
    Oh, you meant "Fuck! You're short!" I thought maybe there was a sex act I had never heard of.
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    As many as you want.
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    Godzilla 2014

    JohnMitchell replied to Zep's topic in The Bonfire

    True.
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    The odds are good, but... :-D Exactly! (to both of you!) Well, at least Remi and I are self aware.
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    Godzilla 2014

    JohnMitchell replied to Zep's topic in The Bonfire

    I know a couple of the guys who worked on that scene. I'm sure they advised the director but in the end the director decides on "the look" of the scene, reality be damned. Anyway, it showed skydiving in a positive light and my friends got some nice fat paychecks.
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    Yep, and that's pretty common. Arch, breathe, relax, pull.
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    Well guys, had it today. A Level 2 student, trained by someone else, got to the mockup with everyone filing out to the plane and couldn't do the dive flow. I ran in and told manifest to scratch us. We spent the next 30 minutes training and training until she could do the dive. Result? A very nice level two, instead of a soup sandwich. I heard all your voices telling me "scratch, scratch, scratch".
  18. JohnMitchell
    So . . . Rene DesCartes walks into a bar. The bartender says "Would you like a beer?" Rene DesCartes says "I think not" and disappears.
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    stalls

    JohnMitchell replied to uberchris's topic in The Bonfire

    Stability costs you performance, performance costs you stability. Some of today's high performance, highly loaded canopies can be sent into un-recoverable spins doing this. The old F-111 7 cells I would abuse in deep brakes like a rented mule. My Stiletto I stall with caution up high and recover gingerly. Be careful. I've lost a friend or two from this.
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    I'm with you on this one. The Lost Prairie trek is a touch longer than that for us, but we drive so we can take all the gear and the camping equipment. LA to SJC Looks like about a 6 hour drive. Factor in the airport BS at both ends eating up at least a couple of hours, it makes it more like a 3-4 hour drive, and you can go at your own pace.
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    Public speaking is tough. I've done my fair share of it and am kind of used to it, but starting out? Scary! All y'all look great.
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    Well, just keep your handles straight, esp. the order you use them. Glad to see you got up in the air.
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    That is cool. Years ago I was working the T-birds enroute to the TCM airshow and told them over the radio we'd be coming out. Flight lead took my name and left the VIP passes for us and the kids at the tent. Really fun day.
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    I'm not a rigger, but don't they ALL have to demonstrate proficiency packing round reserves? Still in use in many pilot rigs.
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    So it wasn't alien technology, then?