skybytch
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Your first 2009 jump was from a...
skybytch replied to maxmadmax's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
An Otter. And throughout the long, cramped, uncomfortable ride to altitude I was wishing I was in a PAC. -
20+:1:1 There were at least 20 paper plates with whipped cream, most of which ended up on Phil. I had to make a skydive, Phil said he wouldn't do his 1000th without me. The fact that I jumped in January is proof that I love him. First jump at Skydive Sacramento. Cocktail fixings = case of beer.
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How much are you looking to spend? We have a Nesco/American Harvest that was around $30 at Walmart. I wish it had a temperature control and it's round so fruit rollups are a bit of a pain to set up, but other than that it's worked quite well.
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Nah. What you need is a stripper pole, a disco ball and all your friends dressed up like it's 1978. Three people at our dz just turned thirty; the 70's disco party they threw was legendary.
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Maybe, maybe not. Packing a main into a rig built for something one size smaller isn't fun (which could lead to downsizing too early or quitting the sport because you really really hate packing it), and doing so does put unneeded stress on the container closing flaps. Pretty much every container on the market will safely hold a main one size smaller than what it was built for. Very common. And not a bad idea at all, since zp canopies are easier to pack once they have a couple hundred jumps on them.
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If you haven't already, pick up the phone on Monday and call the gear stores you listed. It's always possible that they have things that haven't made it to the web. Add Square One to your list of places to call. Not sure how you're going about this, but the following strategy may work for you (it did for me when piecing together my last two rigs). 1. Determine the main and reserve sizes you want. 2. Find out what size harness should fit you. 3. Find/buy a harness/container system that will fit you and your canopies. 4. Find/buy a reserve the size you want. 5. Find/buy an AAD. 6. Have those three items assembled/packed. You will then have 3/4 of a rig; at that point you can borrow/demo/rent mains until you figure out which one is going to work best for you.
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Feeblemind did his 1000th jump today, a 20-something way out of the Otter at Skydive Sacramento. He was so impressed with himself that his AFF instructor had to pull for him. * Congrats, Phil! Thanks for a fun skydive. Love ya, man. * before anybody gets all uptight, I'm kidding about Phil being full of himself and it was a preplanned pull out by a very current AFF instructor...
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What if you've slept with two of them? Does that make you a skygod?
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What she said. It's a running Scrabble war at our house, pretty much every night over dinner one of us beats the crap out of the other. Yahtzee can be fun too.
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Fixed it for ya. I agree with Joe. No shame about it. You went, you saw, you did, you decided it isn't for you. And now you have some great new stories to tell!
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Sounds kinda like the old Precision death line p/c to me...
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Nothing there says that he isn't unemployed as well. They owned multiple properties, after all. Is it not possible that BOTH of them lived off the income from their properties? Again, how do you know that? I know plenty of people - married and single - who work to put themselves through school. Why does that matter? She ended up with nothing out of the house anyway, that should make you happy. Many people couldn't afford the house they live in if they didn't have the addition of someone else's income to rely on. Is it so farfetched to think that he's only paying part of the payments so he doesn't screw his credit? But you're right, of course. Every female out there is out to jack as many men as possible out of as much money as we possibly can. There are no exceptions to this rule.
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I don't see anything there that says that the assets weren't hers as well as his. "Marital" indicates joint property. No mention is made of who provided the downpayment. I'll bet he was just as bummed out about getting half of what he expected out of the house as she is.
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LMAO!!! Noice!!!
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But in this case, I have seen forests, mills, manufacturers and distributors. If I cared to, I could build a table myself. The idea that the world is round instead of flat was theory at one point. Those in Europe who claimed to believe in it were heavily persecuted by the primary organized religion of the place and time. And yet today anybody who insists that the world is flat would be considered insane. A hundred years from now, string theory and teleporting electrons very well may be on the same level as the round world is today. We've explained the physical by attributing it to supernatural or spiritual forces for thousands of years. If someone is happy explaining the physical by invoking the supernatural, just as all of our ancestors did in Mesopotamia and Egypt and China, that's great - for them. But for those who want to understand what's really going on, religion doesn't compare to science.
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I've been told that I have to skydive on Saturday. Phil says he won't do his 1000th without me. Not sure if I should wind him up by showing up rigless or with a headache or drunk or not. Ya think that would be cruel? Sunday is prep day for next week's road trip.
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Like any other wear item on gear, replacing the velcro as needed eliminates that problem. I have this argument with my master rigger/swooper s/o on a regular basis. He prefers non-velcro. I have a few jumps on non-velcro toggles; I don't like them at all. The frequency of occurrence of stuck toggles, popped brakes and fingers getting tied up in excess line went up considerably with the introduction and popularity of non-velcro risers. When I compare that with the big downsides to velcro toggles (possibly having to spend $20 to replace the lower steering lines every couple hundred jumps and maybe the same to replace velcro every 500 or so, although by then it's probably a good idea to replace the entire riser) and I add in the fact that with velcro I have a secure place to put the toggles should I need to let go of them and a secure place to stow the excess line... the decision is a no brainer for me.
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Yes. Any of the canopies listed in the link I posted upthread are good first canopies. Add the PD Storm to that list; it wasn't available when that post was written. Other than the ones on that list, there really aren't any other canopies out there that are suitable for a novice. Line trim, construction, deployment system, retractable pilot chute, opening characteristics, landing characteristics...
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Why can't I pull my front risers?
skybytch replied to GPSJane's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I've found that going to half brakes until I feel the canopy slowing then transitioning to fronts works well too. No need to go all the way to full flare. -
A Lightning is not a good choice for an all around canopy. It's great if you just want to do CRW though...
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Pack it as if you were shipping it and it "should" be fine. Perhaps stuff the inside with clothes and then wrap a towel or something similar around the outside.
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Velcro on reserve toggles is a problem? Damn. And to think I have velcro on both main and reserve toggles. Am I going to die?
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I thought so too, but oh well...
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It's a few years old and never was a sticky, but this thread may help answer a few questions.
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Not in the Litigious States of America. I am responsible, morally and ethically, for all the information I give, but that multi-page piece of paper that both I and the student signed says quite clearly that the only one who is legally liable is the person who makes the decision to leave the airplane. I've heard plenty of bad advice given by people who hold current pieces of paper that say they are instructors. They'll keep giving it out, too, since there are no requirements for maturity, time in sport or common sense to get any USPA instructional rating other than tandem - and that's only a time in sport requirement.