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    Who are you calling fat? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    HEY! I ain't gone in... YET!! Baaawaawww, Old timer, (Sparky shakes his head, looking to the heavens) Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    49% of all skydivers are better than average. You can have 100% of them that are average. It depends on what the standards are for average. Numbers have nothing to do with it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    all ya had to do was move yer tummy out of the way and look down. :o) bozo Cold, that was cold Jimbo. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Hey Pecker, Some of us "old farts" bitch and complain about the new breed of jumper and at times they do piss me off. But I think I can speak for most of the older jumpers, if someone wants to learn we are glad to pass on what was taught to us. Some have more to teach and some are better at it, but they all have something of value to "give" to newer jumpers. I know it makes me feel good about myself to make some jumps with someone less experienced and be able to see the improvement is just a few jumps. The look in their face makes me remember just how special it is to "skydive" in any and all of its forms. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Calling someone a "redneck" for driving a 4WD seems a little small minded. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    -------------------------------------------------------- I have a real good longtime buddy named Kirk Bastian.."Bounce" to his friends, that uses a similar line on the noobs. "I have 2000 more round jumps than you have jumps total"....and he does. Me I just normally tell 'em to get the f**k away from me. :o) bozo I just tell them come back when and if they survive 15 years in the sport and we can talk again. Most of them will be dead or gone within 5 or 6 years. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Then why did you bother to reply? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Powered Paraglider Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    It seems you are having a hard time finding anything to like about skydiving. Maybe it is time for you to move on and try activities more to your taste. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Clicky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    The web site makes no mention of a patent or a patent number. If someone does hold a patent on this bag, where was it granted? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I think this should read "the ways we use new technology to kill ourselves." Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Nothing used in skydiving can be made "skydiver-proof". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Started at age 30, in 1976. You do the math. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You average 146 a year and Trae 120. What's your point? Looks like you are only 26 jumps a year from being a loser and playing golf. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You have 24 jumps, that means you have done the "routine" less than 20 times. You better get your head out of you ass and come to grips with the fact you are responsible for your own safety. You fucked up, quit whining about it and learn from it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Beer warning

    mjosparky replied to wmw999's topic in The Bonfire

    Its the "Beer goggles" that do it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    When flying a helicopter it is left petal at high power setting and right petal when power is reduced. They are called "torque petals" instead of "rudder" petals. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You have the same % of O2 at 30,000 feet as you do at sea level. It just spread out more. I don't think I would do "high altitude" with this guy running the show. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I have a feeling Beerlight is familiar with HALO or console O2 systems.
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    The apex vent is there to prevent over-pressure of the canopy during deployment. Without it the opening would be explosive and would almost always damage the canopy. The smaller the canopy, the larger the apex vent needs to be relative to size. A 24’ flat with an 18” vent will oscillate to the point of making you sick. More air comes in the 24’ foot bottom than can vent out of the 18” top. Vent near the skirt allow the air to vent while still maintaining a good positive pressure near the top. Every unmodified round canopy oscillates. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You don't think they should have been watching out for the other 4 jumpers and the cameraman? Just because you knew where they were at break off does not mean they can not present a hazard. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I to have jumped from 30,000 feet and higher and spent 6 years on a USAR team with the Fire Dept. We rappelled from 200 feet on a regular basis. The difference between us is I got paid to do both, the jumps from 30,000 quite will. Both of these activities can be done safely and served a purpose. At some point in an attempt to land a wingsuit you will have to make contact with the ground, on you face, and dissipate the energy of a body in freefall. Since it will not make a large difference in the good of mankind, that leaves money or ego. jmo Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals