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That'd be the lazy ass category. I can say that cuz I'm a student.
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Reasons for an AAD other than yourself.
skybytch replied to cocheese's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
' Just be sure to read the manual so you know the ways it could end up killing you and the ways it won't do a damn thing for you before you turn it on. Back on topic - Your boss will never forgive you if you go in on the Sunday before that big project is due. Not dying keeps the whuffos from making inane comments on news websites. -
We disagree. A packer is responsible for packing. I don't expect a packer to stow my brakes, uncollapse my slider or cock my pilot chute, I certainly don't expect them to untwist my control lines. It'd be nice if they fixed my step through but I'd certainly be adding a buck or two to their total pay for the day if they did. Those are all things that I am capable of doing, and if I'm taking proper care of my gear that I should be doing even if I never pack for myself. Expecting someone who is already busting ass to have those tandem rigs ready for the next load to spend an extra 5 minutes untwisting steering lines on every pack job is a bit much. Expecting them to do it on the last pack job of the day for that rig, okay. If it's that important to a tandem instructor that the control lines be untwisted after every skydive, perhaps the tandem instructor should make sure that it's done?
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That was the cause of my only chopped pack job. I felt kinda bad about it until I learned that it's usually lines needing replacement that cause tension knots - ie a gear maintenance issue, not a pack job or body position issue. I know there were at least 700 jumps on that line set... Any idea how many jumps were on the one you packed? To the OP - you packed it. She jumped it. She's responsible, just as if she'd paid someone to pack it or packed it herself.
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Please pass along a huge hug for me! Haven't seen Don in at least 15 years. Jumped with him in Paso Robles in the early '90's. Is he still jumping?
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I was a single parent of a 6 yr old when I did my first jump. He spent many a weekend at the dropzone as he grew up. Luckily for us, he never watched anyone die but he did know a few people who went in. Only you can decide if skydiving is worth the risk of your child growing up without his mother, or of your child having to take care of his paralyzed or otherwise disabled mother. Only you can decide if skydiving and bringing your kid to the dz is worth the risk of him possibly seeing you or someone else die. These are real risks. If the reward you get from skydiving is worth taking those risks for yourself (and for your child), you should jump. If not, you might want to wait until he's older.
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"Time-In-Sport" as criterion for instructional ratings?
skybytch replied to GLIDEANGLE's topic in Instructors
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Save money on food by eating at restaurants as little as possible. Make a grocery store your first stop after picking up the car; pick up a cheap ice chest and load it up with breakfast and lunch stuff. There are roadside rest areas and picnic areas throughout Texas (some of them are real nice too), and every city has a park. Guaranteed your kids will remember the picnic lunches eaten in some random park in some random Texas town far more than they would lunch at Mickey D's or Applebee's off of exit 377.
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Would you like that small family dz - what you call your "home" dz - to still be there next year?
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Do I know you?
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Any update on when they'll be posted? Yes, I am a pain in the ass.
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This is the dorkzone. Knock that shit off.
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Indeed. There are not nearly as many bitches as in the "real world", though.
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My Appalachian trail thru-hike starts March 26 (maybe)
skybytch replied to SpeedRacer's topic in The Bonfire
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Scott Christensen did it too (mid-nineties).
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I didn't used to care, but my dog enjoys using my side of the bed for her naps when we aren't home. I love my dog but I'm really not into sleeping with what she sheds, so at least my side of the bed gets made pretty much every morning.
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Another correction - Better performance that comes with additional risk.
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I put a few jumps on an Omega 149 and had the same complaint. I heard they changed something in the trim at some point after that to reduce the toggle pressure but I don't remember exactly when that was.
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The fat chicks in spandex?
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Wanting to sell my gear, but terrified of getting scammed
skybytch replied to birdshit's topic in The Bonfire
Contact the dz you used to jump at. I'd bet they know of a new jumper who'd love to buy the stuff off you, or they might even want it. You're not likely to get ripped off in a face to face transaction. You could also have one of the gear dealers that sell used gear sell it on consignment for you. You get less money but you also get less hassles. -
Fixed object jumping is scary and dangerous due to the amount of non-manageable risk involved. This risk exceeds the amount of non-manageable risk involved in jumping out of airplanes for a few reasons. Number one, the exit point on a fixed object is generally closer to the ground than an aircraft on jump run. Closer to the ground equals less time. Less time means you better not fuck up. Number two, the exit point on a fixed object often has an object behind it. Striking an object while in freefall or under canopy can be a very bad thing. Once again, you better not fuck up. Number three, skydiving rigs have two parachutes, the main and the reserve. BASE rigs generally have one parachute. One parachute instead of two means you better not fuck up when packing it. Wingsuits add complexity and additional risk to skydives made from aircraft, which is part of why it is required that you have at least 200 skydives before jumping a wingsuit in the US. Now add that additional complexity and risk to the already high level of risk involved in BASE (where they say it's not will I get hurt, it's when), and you may begin to see why it is recommended by many to have quite a few skydives and fixed object jumps under your belt before you go hucking yourself off a cliff wearing a wingsuit. Why does anybody care if you go do it without training and experience? Because their ability to huck themselves off that cliff wearing a wingsuit - something they've put a lot of time and money into getting to the point where they can do it reasonably safely - would likely be negatively impacted by the impact that your body would make. Jumping in the UK is regulated by the British Parachute Association and your government. Never been there, but I hear they are fairly anal about things involving safety in the air compared to the US.
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I compressed it to wmv so it would upload faster. I'm impatient like that.
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Sorry, I thought "everyone" meant public, not facebookians only. Try this instead.