mjosparky

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  1. At that weight you should wear nothing but a coat of spray paint, color of you choice, and both a lead vest and belt. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  2. Man, I miss all the fun. I was there that weekend and didn't ride the beacon. You must be cooler than I am Wendy W. You didn't miss any fun. Liquid courage got me up there. It was covered with dew, 2 in the morning, and I left finger nail marks in the lens trying to hang on. Scared the shit out of me. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  3. If we can't show the insurance co. we are serious about cleaning up pro jumping we will have no insur. If you have some valid ideas please let us in on them. In his first post he said he would like to get ideas for everyone. The only guy to put forth anything worth while is from another country. Just my 2c My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  4. They still ride the beacon at the dz's that I jump (naked, of course). Last time I rode the beacon was at old Spaceland, 1979. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  5. Sorry if you didn't like my reply but the idea that increasing someones renewal fee would somehow make them a better demo jumper is pretty silly. Why not increase it to $500 and have the head of the FAA present at all demos, that would surely increase safety. The things that make good demos are: a) using only jumpers that are truly qualified b) meticulous planning and preparation c) sticking with the plan. You could have a thousand ASO's on the ground and it wouldn't make a bit of difference if you had jumpers that gun-decked thier PRO quals and thought they could safelyfly thier 2 : 1 loaded Stilletos into a stadium. I know that there people out there with PRO ratings that can't even stand up ten times in a row, much less land on target . S &TA's have to be conciencious when they sign someone off and that is the problem, not how much the renewal fee is. Sorry if you thought I was being a smart ass but sometimes a silly remark will incur a silly reply. Jump nice John Wright P.S. Please don't call me dude, this is 2003. I don't think it was a silly remark. You charge $250 for the rating the 8 balls you described will not renew their rating. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  6. They are set on the ground and armed at exit. They are made by FXC. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  7. They are set on the ground and armed at exit. They are made by FXC. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  8. Joe Snuffy does not see that. He fiqures he has a PRO, and he should be allowed to do a Demo. So when he gets offerd one he takes it with very little extra training. The Golden Knights have made mistakes on Demos....And its their job, and they are the best in the world at it. What makes Joe Jumper as qualified? Classes like the ones the GK's have given, and the ones offerd in CA. go a long way to making Demos safer.... Until the average jumper stops looking at demos as "just another jump". We will continue to have this problem. I am letting my PRO go for just this reason..I have not done a Demo in 2 years...I don't plan on doing one, and I don't have the correct gear for one...I am not going to keep the rating just to have it. Very well said. It is not "just a skydive". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  9. Yes they would and I think that would be an improvement. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  10. Why would that make any more difference then having it on the right side and dislocating your right shoulder. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  11. Way cool, I like you style. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  12. Masher, If USPA were to adopt similar requirements, it would be a good bet we would have far fewer Pro rated jumpers in the US. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  13. My advice to you is make sure you have all the extra safety features in your rig when new to the sport. Better still, understand how they work and why you shouldn't have to count on them. This will make you a much better skydiver! It won't make you a better skydiver, only practice will do that. It will make you a more informed skydiver. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  14. https://www.wamu.com/servlet/ecareinit/online/eng/pages/ecareinit.html?SuccessURL=/servlet/ecare/public/eng/pages/ecare/mywamu.html TSO requires that TSO parts be manufactured under the conditions set forth in the TSO. That means all the QA steps and procedures the manufacture has in place and the traceabililty documentation. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  15. I think it should be decided by a vote of one, Hers! My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  16. Remember, your friends are the family you pick. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  17. In 1980 I broke both legs at Perris, but I can walk today. If you can't see the difference I feel sorry for you. If you feel you have a Tandem coming, I buy you one. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  18. Wendy, you are not geeky and I am on the DZ you do not need to ask maifest for someone to jump with. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  19. Thats a long way from posting "the doctors said he would have died if he not been wearing a bathing cap". I you can't remember why post? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  20. Rosa, First of all, are you calling me old? Har, Har, well I am. If you are going to Perris next Sunday, let me know when and I will meet you there and we will make beautiful skydive together! Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  21. Scoot, Now you are talking like a man with a paper asshole, that remark was uncalled for! Have you ever heard of doing something nice just because. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  22. Hook, Some military A/C have altimeters that accurate, its called terrain avoidance radar. Cost $l.5 to $2 mil. lol Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  23. Read you own research material, the people who did the investigation said it was not a factor, the other people who said it was a factor are just guessing, like you. Now the whole world is not wrong, just you. This is not arguing, it is fact. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  24. Maybe no one is lying, just different points of view. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
  25. Will be looking forward to seeing you. If you have the time lets make a fun jump and drink a cold one. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals