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    My responce from the same person. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Seth, I know you said you don’t like the answers on DZ.com so I will take this to PM. This is not meant as a flame just my opinion, take it or leave it. You are downsizing way to fast. This is not a race to see who can go the smallest the quickest. That can and will lead to pain as a prize. And by the way PD does not make a 170 reserve. Michael My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Bill Otley in the cage, Roger Nelson in the stage and Jim Bore in the crowd. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    The Big Guy with a beard. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Denny "Bear" Gainor (D-138) died of a heart attack at Perris today. He had made a couple of jumps went out to his car and died. Attached is a picture of Bear receiving his 5,000 jump award from Jim Wallace. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Incidents A forum to report, discuss and learn from actual incidents.
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    ??? How about D-5476? I have jumped with Lew Sanborn D-1 and Jerry Bourquin D-22 and some people who haven't qualified for their D yet. And my first 200 jumps were on rounds. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    If everyone used that line of thought we would still be jumping rounds with a chest mount reserve. And your Katana would be just a dream.
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    Where would you be now if many people hadn't done so in the past? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    How about a little Dactyl and square CRW? Nice video.
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    After spending a few days going through the old log books and old memories I have come to the conclusion that the same stupid mistakes will be made over and over again as long as there are skydivers alive stupid enough to make them. Stories from the old timers, statistics from the past even education will not stop this phenomenon. Stupid people will continue to do stupid things no matter how many barriers of reason and common sense you placed in their way. And so I have found it is much easier to sit back and watch the carnage than to try and educate the stupid people who are convinced “They can handle it”. I think it was GravityGirl that said, “Common Sense is not that Common”. How right you are Bonnie. That’s all folks, enjoy. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I didn’t post it for your laughs. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I recently had my eyes opened about a few things and feel I owe an apology to BillVon for some of my uncalled for posts. Michael Owens (aka Sparky) My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Go for it Lady, you have earned it.
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    Absolutely nothing. He was in trouble way before the shots shown on the news. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I am not a Master Rigger and do not have 30 years in rigging. But I do have over 20 years in testing retarded parachutes. And have never been in a comma. As I said before, be real careful. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Don't know about anyone at Perris, but Sparky used to have one of those. Sparky still has several of them. I made them out of belt leather.
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    Yes, I do believe I know exactly how a parachute works. And if you they are retarded and simple you are in for a rude awaking. Your comparing a “surfkite” to a ram air parachute tells me you don't have a good understanding of the principles of aerodynamic deceleration devices. One is designed to lift a load and one is designed to lower a load. Big difference. If you do not want to revisit a comma, be real careful.
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    Hell yea, I remember that one. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    "and i dont trust riggers to do my rigging." "by suck i mean they dont know what it will be like or exactly how to correct for things." "I disagree that the skyhook is compilicated. its a hook. it works one way and not the other." And who was at fault for your 17 screws. Judging from your posts you have a low opinion of riggers and an even lower knowledge of how parachute systems work. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Anyone? Too easy? Probably right. mick. Mick, You are a coward. Send him a copy of the USPA Accident Report and start a pool on him. Count me in. Applicability: This form should be submitted in all cases in which a skydiving incident raises a safety issue, involves an injury requiring attention at a medical facility, or results in a death. It can also be used to report near-accidents or other incidents from which a lesson can be learned My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    October issue of what? Readers Digest? If that was meant to empress you can see that didn’t work. If you are that familiar with having your work published, why are you surprised that it was edited to meet the publications guidelines? (whatever publication you were talking about) My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Yes, I recieved my 10 year, 20 year, 25 year and just received my 30 year a few weeks ago. All without asking.
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    From PD website: Newer seven-cells benefit from improved materials and aerodynamics, and retain the advantages of traditional seven-cells while eliminating some of the disadvantages. Some modern seven-cells glide farther than comparable nine-cells. Most nine-cells will still level off or “swoop” farther when flared, but landings on some seven-cells can easily be just as soft. Seven-cells still tend to pack smaller than nine-cells, and are more agile in deep brakes. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Military Javelins are not sold as a TSO'd item (even if they are) and are sold by a company that is owned by both Sunpath and RWS. This makes transfer of technology much easier. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals