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That's funny but I have to disagree some. I know a lot of people who could benefit by going up and practicing their tracking for a few solo jumps. BTW, don't go on tracking jumps to learn how to track. They rarely go fast and flat, which is what you need to learn to do.
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Would you mind defining "master". Is that 100 flat jumps? 1000 jumps? Being good enough to get on invitational big way jumps? Breaking a 20 point average in 4-way? Winning the nationals in AAA? What? How about making smooth consistent zero momentum docks. As a belly flier, I don't do hybrids anymore because I'm sick and tired of being gut slammed by too many freefliers who can't seem to slow down before they dock. It not only hurts, it's dangerous. The best freefliers are also graceful belly fliers, I'm just talking about the kids who skip ahead to skidding around on their asses and think they're skydiving. +1 Good call Tom. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Wrong. If you are going slower than the flow of traffic you can get a ticket. I have seen it happen. Sparky (b.) If a vehicle is being driven at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time, and is not being driven in the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb, it shall constitute prima facie evidence that the driver is operating the vehicle in violation of subdivision (a) of this section. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Wrong. In CA it is against the law to impede the flow of traffic. In many cases it is a tell tale sign of driving under the influence. Sparky http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21654.htm My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Not a very accurate accounting of the skydiving community. What percentage of jumpers log on to this site? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Check the answers in your cross post in General.. Sparky Topical Posts and Cross-Posting Posts should be made to the most relevant forum for the topic. The moderators may move posts at any time if there is a forum better suited for the topic in discussion. Do not cross post to multiple forums. Upon cross posting all duplicates including the original post may be removed. Use existing threads on your topic to continue a discussion rather than starting a new one. Posts that are repetitive in nature (i.e. Dead Horses) may be removed or locked at the discretion of the moderators. Please note that discussions about politics, guns and religion are not allowed around The Bonfire. Pull up your soap box at the Speakers Corner for those and other sociological debates. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Just like in Skydiving, too much drama. Governing bodies making decisions for reasons other than the best interest of the individual members. Too much concern with top competitors and too little effort going to the needs of the average member. Seems to be the common theme for most sports governing bodies. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Why don't you check and see? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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http://www.paratelemetry.com/ Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Why don’t you know what they did to it? You are the one jumping it right? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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A demo into a high school home coming game. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Dave and Terry died in 1987 or 1988. The only AAD’s available they were things like the FXC 12000, the HI Tek 8000, SSE Sentinel and the 2MPZ KAP if you could find one. Cypres came on the market in 1991 so my guess is that they were not using one. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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1st Jump, Minor Malfunction
mjosparky replied to Sgt.Sausage's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Take your pick. Sparky ma·jor·i·ty 1 obsolete : the quality or state of being greater 2 a : the age at which full civil rights are accorded b : the status of one who has attained this age 3 a : a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total b : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : MARGIN c : the greater quantity or share 4 : the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature) My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
1st Jump, Minor Malfunction
mjosparky replied to Sgt.Sausage's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
This is a quote from one of the guys that started the RW movement. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
1st Jump, Minor Malfunction
mjosparky replied to Sgt.Sausage's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
But handling a malfunction or any emergency situation is part of AFF training. Maybe the most important part. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
1st Jump, Minor Malfunction
mjosparky replied to Sgt.Sausage's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
"You keep think Butch, that's what you are good at." Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
1st Jump, Minor Malfunction
mjosparky replied to Sgt.Sausage's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Sgt. now this guy is the one you want to listen to. He has an answer for most of the world’s problems. I bet he knows enough in 2 years to rewrite the SIM. It’s just a shame that the AFF-I and rigger you dealt with failed to learn the things jrjuy has by “thinking for himself”. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
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People say that a lot and I don't think it is true. As long as you can track and be stable at pull time there is nothing wrong with not mastering belly flying if it holds no interest for you. Since you choose to post anonymously it’s hard to know where you are coming from. But if you disagree with that statement you would be wrong. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Army T-11 Grounded Following Fatality
mjosparky replied to kkeenan's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I was around when some of the initial testing was done by ParaFlite. This was before Airborne Systems bought them. The T-11 is just a modified cruciform canopy. From what I recall you could pack it with your boot and it would open fine. I think they are looking a wide spread rigging problem that won’t be fixed by modifying the canopy. Sparky A little background. ParaFlite was competing with Irivn for the ATPS contract in the late 90’s. There were some pretty tight specs that need to be met. Before all the testing was completed Airborne Systems bought both companies for less than the contract was worth. Thus insuring they would win the competition. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
Now we have "cocoon lock"? Gets more interesting all the time. Got more unusual names? Bag Wrap - Deployment bag stays wrapped around the parachute PC Drag - PC follows behind you being dragged along Candy Cane - when colored strings get twisted around each other (CrW knows about this) Bad Boobies (Store-bought) - when a bubble of canopy on one side of the pinch-off is larger than the bubble on the other side Slave Cylinder Leak - when the braking system goes mushy on one side Flaming Monstrosity- when pyro goes bad And all of the above can be fixed or prevented with a bottle of un-fuck. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Maybe my memory isn't so good, but I thought the FAA has always required tandems to be conducted in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements even before they "approved" it (as in not by experimental waiver), which I think have required AAD's for many years. Am I getting that wrong or do I not understand the details? I really don't have an answer for you. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
