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As long as the individual under canopy knows how to read it. There are a ton of people out there who do not know the proper way to read a tetrahedron. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Yeah That's it. Although I got ousted and therefore had to move to the West coast Area. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

That stuff is following you. Stay away. If it snows when you come to visit then there is no doubt that the SNOW is on your back or something. It is the Snow Goddess!!!!! Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

I retired to the South. Remember? The weather got to be too cold for me. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

This is a good thing? Let's see if your saying that in a few more years! Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

You know darn well on the big ways I land away from the crowd. You also know the reason why! If I plan to swoop the pond I let everyone on the load know. If I am going to land in a different direction than the windline I also let them know. Just one of the other ways to keep everyone safe. Now if multiple planes are flying then it is best not to do radical maneuvers. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Technically the lower jumper has the right of way. How are they training you at your Drop Zone? This does not mean that the lower jumper can do whatever they wish. The individual should still follow the general guilines for landing. In this particular case Ron was the more correct jumper as he was landing into the wind whereas the other guy was doing a crosswind. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Even though you addressed your question to Ron I will answer. Swooping is just a different aspect of the sport. It takes a very good canopy pilot to perform the maneuvers that are done. Some of those injuries are just a mistake by some. Others are from people trying to swoop who have no clue what they are doing. Ron is very experienced and in my opinion does not do super radical. He is just enjoying his canopy which he definitely knows how to fly. As far as canopy collisions are concerned well they are going to happen. Unfortunately not everyone takes the time to make sure that the lane is clear for them. You as a student could very well be involved in a canopy collision. Highly unlikely, but it could happen. I personally have been involved in a canopy collision. The guy slammed into me out of my range of vision. Luckily no one got seriously hurt. Maybe when you learn how to really fly a canopy you might like to have more fun under it. This is a high risk sport and things happen. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Forcast for the Z-Hills Area: Dec 30 Mostly Cloudy 76°/54° 0 % Dec 31 AM Clouds / PM Sun 77°/55° 0 % Jan 01 Mostly Sunny 79°/55° 10 % Jan 02 Partly Cloudy 76°/54° 10 % Jan 03 Partly Cloudy 74°/55° 10 % Jan 04 Partly Cloudy 79°/55° 10 % Jan 05 Partly Cloudy 77°/54° 10 % Jan 06 Mostly Sunny 75°/54° 20 % Jan 07 Sunny 76°/53° 20 % Jan 08 Partly Cloudy 73°/46° 10 % I do recall someone complaining about the bad weather here recently. A certain Moderator. Is the weather this good out in ELOY? I think not! Why would you want to be anywhere else. Huge Party at the Hill on Wednesday Night. Live Band, Fireworks, Night Jumps, Numerous DZ.COMMERS, Mucho Cerveza, BonFire, and much Nig Noggery going on for sure! I will be organizing the night jump festivities therefore I have to wait to partake in the consumption of mind altering liquids and deserts. I will be ready upon landing and making sure everyone on the jump is safe. For all who will be there, I will see ya there! Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Sounds to me like the guy was fixated on the ground. It also sounds like he thinks that if his wingloading is greater that he has the right of way. I am glad that you are safe. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Dude you should have sold the Deer Meat!!!! That Blows. Maybe you should see about a different Insurance company with a lower deductible. I am sure you will be able to start sooner than you think. Maybe when you get this issue resolved you should work on trying to just start AFF and make one or two jumps a month instead of all at once. I wish you luck on your endeavors. Never Give Up & Never Surrender!!!!!!!! Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Yeah? Well, you had better save some on the side for me because I am organizing the night jumps. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not all DZ.Commers are there. There are a bunch in Fl. That is a short drive? I see you have 33 jumps. Why don't you have your "A"? I am sure that if you came down to Z-Hills you would have your "A" completed in a jump or two. This week is going to be a blast. We shall be ringing in the new year with jumps, fireworks, and a band as always. we have three otters flying! Even if for some reason you cannot afford to jump the Party is well worth it and you will see plenty of DZ.Commers there I am positive. If you still canot make it enjoy the New Year!! Take Care. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

http://www2.b3ta.com/merrychristmas/ It is not that hard to make it clicky there people. Let's get it together! Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Not sure if it has been posted. I am sure Ivan will let us know. http://www.toonedin.com/movies/WhiteTrashXmas.html This is dedicated to: Only because she has made a reference to the somewhat hick family she is a part of. Oh and since your DZ is closed until Saturday you should come down to where it is warm and jump with us. We are open 7-days a week. I am organizing night jumps Wed and Sat. Enjoy, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Damn Girl! So what you are saying is that we should never rely on you to drive us? Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

In my opinion if you make one jump you are not thinking of your future. I sent you a PM so you know my feelings. If you have never had a major injury believe me it is not any fun at all. I had three surgeries in 18 Months time and a total of 20 Hours on the operating table. I waited a year after my last surgery before I started jumping full time. Lots of rehab and gym time but I am now able to jump regularly. Skydiving will always be here and we would like to see you in the sky at a later time for as long as you wish then for this to be the last because of an injury. Take the time your body needs. Take Care, Be Safe, and Enjoy the Trip. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

I would fight the ticket. The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take it from someone who has seen many injuries and people who have not taken care of them. I waited and look at me. Now I can jump. Rehabilitation works. You body needs time to heal. Take Care, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

I thought that some of you might enjoy this. Person Of The Year: The American Soldier They swept across Iraq and conquered it in 21 days. They caught Saddam Hussein. They are the face of America, its might and good will, in a region unused to democracy By Nancy Gibbs Modern history has a way of being modest with its gifts and blunt with its reckonings. Good news comes like a breeze you feel but don't notice; the markets are up, the air is cleaner, we're beating heart disease. It is the bad news that comes with a blast or a crash, to stop us in midsentence to stare at the TV, and shudder. Maybe that's why we are startled by gratitude in the season of peace. To have pulled Saddam Hussein from his hole in the ground brings the possibility of pulling an entire country out of the dark. In an exhausting year when we've been witness to battles well beyond the battlefields—in the streets, in our homes, with our allies—to share good news felt like breaking a long fast, all the better since it came by surprise. And who delivered this gift, against all odds and risks? The same citizens who share the duty of living with, and dying for, a country's most fateful decisions. Scholars can debate whether the Bush Doctrine is the most muscular expression of national interest in a half-century; the generals may ponder whether warmaking or peacekeeping is the more fearsome assignment; civilians will remember a winter wrapped in yellow ribbons and duct tape. But in a year when it felt at times as if we had nothing in common anymore, we were united in this hope: that our men and women at arms might soon come safely home, because their job was done. They are the bright, sharp instrument of a blunt policy, and success or failure in a war unlike any in history ultimately rests with them. For uncommon skills and service, for the choices each one of them has made and the ones still ahead, for the challenge of defending not only our freedoms but those barely stirring half a world away, the American soldier is TIME's Person of the Year. TIME followed a single platoon from the army's 1st armored Division, to watch its life on the line and glimpse what the world's largest army can do while all the expectations for it are changing. There is no such thing as a typical platoon, but every one has a story to tell, about the costs of war and the price of peace and what you learn getting from one to the next. It is worth remembering that our pilots and sailors and soldiers are, for starters, all volunteers, in contrast to most nations, which conscript those who serve in their armed forces. Ours are serving in 146 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The 1.4 million men and women make up the most diverse military in our history, and yet it is not exactly a mirror of the country it defends. It is better educated than the general population and overweighted with working-class kids and minorities. About 40% of the troops are Southern, 60% are white, 22% are black, and a disproportionate number come from empty states like Montana and Wyoming. When they arrive at the recruiter's door, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told TIME, "they have purple hair and an earring, and they've never walked with another person in step in their life. And suddenly they get this training, in a matter of weeks, and they become part of a unit, a team. They're all sizes and shapes, and they're different ages, and they're different races, and you cannot help when you work with them but come away feeling that that is really a special thing that this country has." The unstated promise is that soldiers are sent to war only as a last resort, to defend their country from harm. But while the threat posed by Saddam was chief among the stated justifications, George W. Bush's war was always about more than the weapons that have yet to be found. The son of the President who had trouble with the Vision Thing offered a vision so broad it bent the horizon: this was nothing less than a "battle for the future of the Muslim world," an expression of American idealism in all its arrogant generosity. Once again, we thought we could liberate a country just by walking in the door. The President could move this immense fighting machine halfway around the world, and call old allies cowards who don't stand for anything, for leaving it to us to rescue a captive country. If diplomacy normally involves the disguising of discord, Bush's policy meant inflaming it: nato and the U.N. were divided; so was our own government, as State, the Pentagon and the CIA grappled in a three-way tug-of-war. One Marine, training in Kuwait's northern desert and waiting for war to begin, wondered whether protesters would spit on him when he came home. But for all the dissension, no one was blaming the soldiers: antiwar demonstrators argued they were fighting to defend our troops against an ill-conceived mission based on distorted intelligence. Even Howard Dean, whose antiwar campaign ambushed the Democratic Party, criticized Bush for asking too much of the nation's soldiers and reserves and diverting attention from more imminent threats. It may be that idealism requires naivete to survive, because no war ever goes as planned, and peace can be just as confounding. The same soldiers who swept across 350 miles in 21 days, to be greeted by flowers and candy and cheers as the statues fell, soon found themselves being shot at by the people they had come to save. As it turned out, the Iraqi civil servants who were supposed to keep the lights on after Saddam was gone instead stayed home when there was no one to give them orders. The sudden collapse of the Iraqi army was such an indignity to the Iraqi people that in a way it made the Americans' job harder: You can rebuild a bridge, but how do you restore national pride at the same time, or impose order on a country that seems hard-wired to resist it? The campaign of shock and awe was always aimed at mind and heart: many Iraqis viewed America as magically powerful, which raised their hopes and, in some cases, broke their will to resist. One U.S. soldier, when raiding a house in search of weapons, would aim his cheap key-ring flashlight at the scalp of a suspect, then scan from head to toe before flashing the light onto his wristwatch and humming softly. The Iraqi, perhaps convinced that his thoughts and secrets had been electronically captured in a Casio, would often confess. Of course, there are no magic bullets, and it isn't what the soldiers carry that determines whether they win the day; it's who they are and who they have become. The fight for peace demands different skills of the soldiers: not just courage but constancy; not just strength but subtlety. Liberty can't be fired like a bullet into the hard ground. It requires, among other things, time and trust, and a nation scarred by tyranny and divided by tribe and faith is not going to turn into Athens overnight. A force intensely trained for its mission finds itself improvising at every turn, required to exercise exquisite judgment in extreme circumstances: Do you shoot the 8-year-old when he picks up the grenade launcher? How do you win the hearts and minds of residents in a town you've had to wrap in barbed wire? How do you teach about freedom through the bars of a cage? It is a fantastically romantic notion, that thousands of young men and women could descend on a broken place and make it better, not decades from now but right away, hook up the high school Internet lab, send the Army engineers to repair the soccer field, teach the town council about Robert's Rules and all the while watch your back. They debate how much to tell their loved ones back home, who listen to each news report of victories won and lives lost with the acute attention that dread demands. They complain less about the danger than the uncertainty: they are told they're going home in two weeks, and then two months later they have not moved. When the Pentagon announced that instead of six months abroad the troops would be spending a year, it began rotating them home for a two-week leave to rest and recharge. Some turned the offer down; they said it would be too hard to go back when the 14 days were up. Some went home to meet their babies for the first time. They flush the toilet over and over, just because they can, celebrate a year's worth of birthdays in 14 days, meet the new neighbors, savor rain. Troops come home to a Heroes' Parade; towns don't call it a Victory Parade, because they know it's not over yet. It now falls to the Iraqis themselves to decide what they are willing and able to do with the chance they have been given, and the rest of the world to decide how to help. Freedom's consequences, intended and otherwise, will determine whether the world is safer for having been forcibly rearranged, and how long it will be before the soldiers can come marching home for good. I Hope Ya'll Enjoyed it. Please remember the troops abroad. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Yeah I doubt she will see this since she is in Vegas But Happy B-Day Girlie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW WOULD YOU FINALLY GET YOUR "A" COMPLETED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take Care and Have Fun in Eloy!! Make Sure to Say hi to SkyMonkeyOne & KatieBear for me. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

It was not in the closing paperwork I am sure. The association should have given it to you when you moved in. Then they will probably want to charge you for it. I am learning that Associations definitely suck. As soon as I get my finances together again I will be buying me a nice size house on land again here in the country. Then come on my property w/o my permission and you will DIE! This is the SOUTH and we are allowed to shoot trespassers! Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

Tell me about it. The Condo Association is a pain in my ASS. I am sure your Dad will be able to help you with it. I know you have the resources you need at work. To Hell with them! We Live in a Free Country! I am one of the one's that defends that Freedom. Your Father Defended that Freedom. These B.S. Associations try to take that Freedom from people to make themselves feel important. Hopefully you can stick it to them! Keep us Posted. Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

I am going to have to third that notion! Hey Dude you are in the Air-Force. I know there are Chica's abound even if you are in a male dominated career field. I don't want to hear that time B.S. excuse either. I was active in the ARMY and when in garrison there is plenty of time to chase split-tail. Quit feeling sorry for yourself and go venture out! Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES

YOU BUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get a Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laters, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES