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I'm glad I'm reading about this here instead of incidents. good job Bill, good save, you rock Dude!! blue skies jerry

Ha Ha ,the Oregon coast aquarium had Kaiko the whale for awhile in a big tank and in the tank there was a large window. I happened to be standing there one day when Kaiko whipped it out. The women all started making noises like when your watching fireworks for the fourth of July. I don't know what the deal is , but when I do that they scream. blue skies jerry

Quit winning and go jump. blues jerry

Way to go, your on your way now. nice feeling isn't it? blue skies jerry

------------------------------------------------------------ He had his pot wrapped in tin foil in his pocket and set off the medal detector. And yes he does play for the Portland Jail Blazers Weapons grade stupid, I guess thats what fame does to you. blue skies jerry

Edit to read Chick seeks male with driver licend/able to pack for LTR. blues jerry

Right on dude, it sound like you know what you want out of the sport. A custom container right from the git go would be a good idea for you. I had to have the leg and chest strap modified on my rig when I got it. The manufacturer is just up the road so it was no big deal, in fact I just had my first repack done and the reserve cable only extended 1 inch past the handle. My rigger called infinity and they swapped it out for a longer one no charge. well good luck blue skies jerry

HI, I'm new to the sport and was faced with the same dilemma as you. My instructors put me on rental gear about half way to my A licend. I started with a 220 triathlon and after a few jump went to a 190 triathlon. In the meantime I went to others DZs and jumped their rental gear, mostly 9 cell canopy. My advice would be find a 190 rental and jump it and than when you go to buy you'll have some idea what your getting. There are a lot of killer deals in the ads right here and usually the seller will ship to your rigger for inspection for air worthiness. Most of the ads are people getting out of the sport or people downsizeing. I bought a used Infinity container a new 190 saber 2 , new PD193r, new cypers. I bought the used container because I didn't want to wait 4 weeks for one to be built, the canopys were off the shelf and I had them in 4 days. Because of my age I probably won't downsize, but I could easily drop one size in my container no problem and my canopy has good resale value. Also you can take about 30% off new gear right out the door, so if you think you might be downsizeing any time soon it doesn't make sense to buy new. This is just my perspective on buying gear. hopefully the people that trained you will help you make good buying decisions. blue skies jerry

Just for your information, you can't be a red neck good old boy without a 4 wheel drive! And I don't care what state your in. blue skies jerry

Sounds like you had a jump like a couple of my jumps. When you are able give it another shot you might surprise your self. blue skies jerry

Hi you have a good plan, as we say in skydiveing, plan the dive, dive the plan. good luck on diveing the plan! blue skies jerry

Rock On dude, it gets better with every jump! blue skies jerry

Hi Harro, hang in there brother. blue skies jerry

Hi Rocket, I visit eastern Oregon once in a while and the last time I was there I called a DZ in Caldwell and they said we only jump by appointment on week days. Do you know if there are any full time DZ's out that way? By the way what are you guys jumping out of? blue skies jerry

Rock on dude, there is no shortage of advice on the forums. good luck! blue skies jerry

Could you make some kind of picture diagram for those of us that can't read? Thank you! blue skies jerry

You are aging quite well. You most definitely do not look like you are in your 50's, and nor do you act like it!

NO. 1 ditto NO. 2 This is your regular life now, welcome. blue skies jerry

You rock dude, keep it up. blue skies jerry

Hi, I think everyone here feels the same as you do about skydiveing. This site is a great place for information and to meet other skydivers. welcome! blue skies jerry

Hi alana, I bet you get off newbie status in no time. welcome to forums and everyones favorite sport, sorry to hear about your elbow, heal fast. blue skies jerry

Good job on your cutaway! When its your turn to exit take a deep deep breath let it out and tell your self, Yes this is what I'm here for! Relax, arch and watch the plane fly away. when you can watch the plane fly away you'll know you doing it right. Hang in there, good luck blue skies jerry

Welcom to the twilight zone. blues jerry

IN before the lock. NEWS FLASH Bush is an idiot. Want proof? just wait. I just read this yesterday, the latest twist on fag marriage. It seem that because of a treaty with Canada, marriages legal in Canada are also legal by treaty in the US. Gay marrage is legal in Canada. So it looks like duba wants to plug holes. (no pun intended) blues jerry