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  1. The Turbo ZX canopies do not have airlocks. They are a hybrid with ZP on the top only. They made 2 versions. The early ones were square and the latter ones were mildly elliptical. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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  3. Who stepped on your dick? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  4. John, I see things are alittle slow out your way. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  5. Kaz, I started smoking in 1964, I quit Nov. of last year. I used the patches and toothpicks. You will have good days and you will have bad days. But you will never do anything that will make you feel like you control your life. Hang in there. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  6. Could you PM me and explain or start another thread. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  7. There are no stupid newbie questions, only stupid responses to newbie questions. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  8. Would that be "Fucking Magic"? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  9. Clint, Not all of us have 5,000 jumps. And even then, do you think it is smart to push the envelope that fare? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  10. What could possibly go wrong? Refer to Murphy's law. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  11. Are you sure, I thought they made tunnel air quieter so people would relax more? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  12. QuoteI am looking forward to checking out Sparkys 'Sharpshooter' next week. From what he says, it may be the ultimate demo canopy for us "Old Guys!" Quote No, No, I said it was a good demo canopy for "you" old guys. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  13. To carry my body from point to point a 2002 Honda Accord. To carry my mind to beautiful places, a 2000 Dyna Wide Glide. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Hey Lady, Thank you so much for making a jump with me. Seeing the excitement on your face and the "happy" in your eyes makes me appreciate what we have in this thing we call skydiving. Lets do it again soon, and I get to go last. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  15. I noticed that several people gave their limits and then said they sometimes fudge. List your reasons for not jumping, wind speed, low ceiling or what ever. Then decide what your limits are and stick to them. Peer pressure has sent more then one jumper to the hospital. My limit is 15-20 depending on gusts. Thats fun jumping, working or any other kind of jumping. The ground does not know the difference. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  16. I have done a C&P from 22,000 with a 370 sq. ft. canopy and it did not take me 45 min. to land. Do you think your anger might have distorted your time reference? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  17. If I can't spot I'm going to pout. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  18. You can get uptodate satellite photos on mapquest. If it is ok with Al, I'll spot. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  19. I jump a Triathalon 260, loaded at .95 - I'll be one of the last ones to come down and land. So clear a path for me! I will be on a 245 Sharpchuter loaded at .90. We will see how is last down. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  20. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING? > >A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. > >A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. > >A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. > >A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. > >A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. > >A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. > >A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. > >A snail can sleep for three years. > >Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. > >All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on >the back of the $5 bill. > >Almonds are a member of the peach family. > >An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. > >Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the >child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. > >Butterflies taste with their feet. > >Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10. > >"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". > >February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a >full moon. > >In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. > >If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the >line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. > >If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend >an average of 6 months waiting at red lights. > >It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. > >Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. > >Maine is ! the only state whose name is just one syllable. > >No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, >or purple. > >On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament >building is an American flag. > >Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and >ears never stop growing. > >Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. > >Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. > >"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand >and "lollipop" with your right. > >The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. > >The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of >diesel that it burns. > >The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar >tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. > >The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses >every letter of the alphabet. > >The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely >solid. > >The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they >are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). > >There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. > >There are more chickens than people in the world. > >There are only four words in the English language which end in >"dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous > >There are two words in the English language that have all five >vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." > >There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins. > >Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. > >TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters >only on one row of the keyboard. > >Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. > >Women blink nearly twice as much as men. > >Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks: otherwise >it will digest itself. > My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  21. Not in this life time! I vote for Brooks to be the fish, he smells like one. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  22. Jim, You promised me I would not have to land in the water! Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  23. They are just X canopies, XX means that the rig has a 370 as both a main and a reserve. They are 2 pin ripcord main containers which in it self is way different than most sport rigs. The reserve is a two pin system and does not use a molar bag, and the canopy is packed unlike any sport reserve. There are two set of rings on the harness besides the three ring, there is a belly band, pockets for a military type AAD and O2. They are simple until you do the wrong thing and they don't work. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  24. Quote>It was $50 US so I couldn't argue with the price point. And its been certified as airworthy by a rigger that is fimiliar with the MT-1x? ***Zone is right, you need a rigger who has experience with this type of rig. Also, you will need the packing instructions for both the reserve and the main. They are not anything like a sport rig. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals