mjosparky

After having a long talk with Gray Goose and a good night sleep I tend to agree with you. My habit of saying what I mean without sugar coating it is probably offensive to the “young pups” as you call them. Since presentation is seems to be more important than content and since I am too old to change my ways and in the interest of saving the delicate feelings of the “young pups” I think is best if I refrain from posting in the future. Stay safe, Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

All I can do is offer my sincere apologies to Pete and all other young sky gods who have obtained mad skills (sorry, miss spelling is just wrong) and knowledge far exceeding their experience level. I beg forgiveness and will strive to do better in the future. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

wow you flip flop more than a politician Wrong, just when I thought there was some hope. I don’t discriminate between good and bad because of the source. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You are right; I can get real damn patronizing. Part of the reason is people that refuse to open their eyes and see what is happening around them. People like you. Rather than admit that there might be some truth is what I posted you choose to discuss my presentation. This is a life and death sport and you want to debate weather I ruffle a few feathers in the discussion of a fatality. Instead of cherry picking just those phrases that you think support what you think go back and read the posts putting those phrases in context. One you brought up had nothing to do with student skills did it? This sounds like I hit a nerve. I am not going to do the research for you but just in these forums you will find time after time where jumpers off student status are asking questions about things they should have learned while still a student. I commend them for asking but for everyone that asks how many don’t. What we end up with is a culture building with the newer jumpers where they think asking questions and actively seeking information is a waste of their time. In this sport knowledge can safe your life. I know of at least 2 young jumpers who might be alive today but they didn’t know how their AAD worked. The reason they died is because they didn’t pull. And that is one of the basis skills I was talking about. Why would you drag this crap into a discussion on how to keep skydivers alive? Being from SA what interest do you have in Americas borders? If you take the time to READ what I posted you will that I did offer some suggestions. We need to slow the process down and that the time to teach students to survive. Sparky I don’t really care if you resent what I say or how I say it. I also don’t care who I remind you of. If one thing I post here has something to do with saving one jumper injury or death then my day shines. Its all about keeping skydiver alive. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Well hell I have underwear older than that. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Except pull

You dlon't care what kind of canopy? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

SST Racer. People used to call them Struggle, Struggle, Thump. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

you are certainly right to express your opinion. my beef is that mrsparky was quick to jump on my post and when i asked him what was the gold standard he failed to give me an answer.... i think its unfair for me to give a possible solution to a problem then be shot down by someone an be told my advice is shit and then they don't have a different outcome for a solution Yes I was quick to jump on your post because you have a habit of handing out bad advice. And sorry as hell if you think I was not fair to you. Ain’t life a bitch? Now I don’t know if you miss spelling of my username was intentional or the results of poor reading skills but I do know that trying to get through to you is a waste of time. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I think you know exactly what I mean and you are just trying to argue. No students don’t have to learn advanced rigging skills but they should have a basic understanding of the gear and how each part works. For this to happen it takes time invested by both the student and the instructor. In today’s puppy mills time is hard to come by. We need to take the time to teach students to take the time to learn. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

He hasn't seen the ball since kick off. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

They didn't have video when I jumped a PC. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Yea, you and Skyride. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The problem I see is we have produced a generation of jumpers that haven’t got a clue. They don’t know their gear or how it works. They can’t be bothered reading a manual. I know jumpers with 1000+ jumps that can’t tell you what the component parts of system or what they do. When was the last time you know of a student washing out a program. Are we so good that we can teach 100% of the people who what to jump to it safely and survive. We have so many bozos around now that it is not safe on the ground much less the air. Jmo (rant over for now) Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

i'm not back peddling... i asked a hypothetical question that turned into a flame fest i stand by what i have said! You did more than ask a hypothetical question. You made several statements that were just wrong. And you should be embarrassed to stand by some of the things you posted. You don’t know what she is doing so how can you know she is messing it up. What you believe is not the gold standard for EPS. As was mentioned before….this is really bad advice. You should not be giving advice you should be asking for it. Sparky You might what to spend some time improving your spelling and grammar. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

One reason it is more responsive it looks like it has been short lined. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Here is something that may help. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That’s like texting someone a device that you can use to talk to them. Go figure. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

trash packing at its finest! If you only knew. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Here is some information on BCRW. Sparky http://crwdog.servebeer.com/CRWdog/Backwards.html#12 My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Well I see some of you guys have met before. That always helps break the ice for the rest of the group.. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Sounds a bit like the old "Trash Pack". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Find a place close to take some classes and get actual training, skydiving is not really something you want to learn to do on-line.

Thanks for the advice. Or is it advise. Take your pick. Sparky advice 1 : recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : COUNSEL Advise 1 a : to give (someone) a recommendation about what should be done : to give advice to My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Adding to what Jerry said: TSO-C23d went into effect 6-1-94 so anyone who applied for certification after that date would have to use “d”. The 254 lb means they tested to 305 lb, 1.2 times the Maximum operating weight. The minimum weight that can be used under TSO-C23d is 264 lb for a Maximum operating weight of 220 lb. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals