dgskydive
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It is full of blacks, Native Americans, Jews, Germans and even some of those brown people from down south. Even some from Peru. You should see a family get together. When I introduce someone to my Black grandmother, my Peruvian father and my white mother. Then it gets real interesting when you throw great grand parents in. Seeing a German, Jew married to a half black and half Native American. People get confused. Dom
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more jobs to train them. I think we have fixed the unemployment rates in the country. Dom
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MORE JOBS!!
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Good, because I was about to unleash my family tree on you. It would make your head spin. I may be a lot of things, but a racist is not one of them. Dom
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But a lot of needed jobs. lol Dom
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God I hope that was sarcasm. I really do. Dom
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I have seen and I know you have as well, that very thing happen. Even on BIG ways. The base starts turning points as the last wave leaves at 4.5 or 4. Helps keep everyone in place until the right break off. Plus it is fun. Dom
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Or if your shooting video for a tandem and the TI forgets his Alti and you give it to him. That was my 1st time jumping without an Alti. i had about 500 jumps and the DZO was taking a student for a tandem, he forgot his. Reached over and grapped mine off my hand. I looked at him like he was nuts. He said just pull 5 seconds after I do. I lived Dom
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You wont get many people to agree with you on break off at 5.5 from my experience. I honestly cant remember breaking off that high, unless it was as part of an outer ring on a big way. Wendy is right I did a lot of 4way and big ways whenever I could. Pulling right around 2k is pretty normal as well. I have never been accused of being a low puller, so I dont think I am off on that. Most of the time, According to my protrak, 1800 feet or so was when I was under canopy. If your not comfortable with breaking at 4k, then you would really shit yourself, watching 4way teams practice exits at around 5k and turn as many points on the hill as they can before tracking and pulling. I would suggest that you maybe take it down to 4k for break off and get used to it, because one day you will find yourself at 4k with jumpers around you. Unless they agree to your higher break off. I wouldnt, I want the 10 seconds or so of free fall your missing every jump. Dom
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What is wrong with breaking off at 4K? Never had anyone question that.....ever. turn and track for a good 5 seconds, clear and pull at around 2k. The second it didnt look or feel right. Dom
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I really think this is going to lead to a real war on our borders. You watch, if they start killing cops on American soil. There will be thousands of American citizens on the AZ, Mexico border that will start shooting people they see crossing illegally. Mark my words. It is getting serious. Dom
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/21/cartels.threats/index.html If something like this happens and the US does nothing about it, then we as a country have failed. Dom
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I will look more when I get home, but I bet those are older number. Try looking for numbers in the last 12 months. I bet you see that rate get a lot higher. . AS luck would have it, I was just on the phone with a customer from Mexico City. He didn't recommend Americans traveling to Mexico right now. In fact he said that he is getting ready to leave. He is the VP of a medium sized Marketing company and fears for his and his families safety. Enough for me to not want to go. Dom
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This thread makes me think of the Us citizens being held in Iran right now. People live with their heads in the clouds. Lets go to Afganistan and see the pretty out of the way places... lets go find that pretty waterfall. Oh...we didnt know it was in Iran. Oh they hate us there. Oh we are in jail now. Geez we are just wonderful Americans and are only here to enjoy this pretty scene in the desert. Can we go home now? People get a clue. It is not a good time to be an American traveling right now. FYI, the rest of the world really doesn't like us. We are targets just about every country we go to. Dom
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Keep telling yourself that. Read the news, do a google search. Then try to say that it is safe. Dom
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Id be asking my boss for all kinds of kidnap insurance. Dom
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I could be wrong, but I believe Cancun even had some drug violence not to long ago. Dom
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Any other time I would agree with you, but Mexico is not safe for anyone right now. I spent many summers in Mexico as a kid and loved it. You couldn't pay me to go there right now. Dom
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Cause the drug cartels care that it is work and not play? Dom
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In the first pic.... that guy has a big 3rd leg. hahaha Dom
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I didnt take it, but it is me landing after a helicopter jump on my Bday in the Keys. Dom
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I was speaking (not wearing an alti) in terms of 4way or what ever type of RW. If it were a coaching jump or anything dealing with a student, I would wear one just so they see that I am wearing one. Instructing is a different, you need to know when the student did or did not do something. Dom
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Lesson from the hurt tailbone? Dont pick your feet up when you flair? Dom
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I was the opposite. I only used an audible. I realized one day that I never looked at my Alti anymore. I am not recommending that for you or anyone else though. Just never looked at mine. Set my audible for 4k break off and at pull time. Dom
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lol. Cause the instructor really wants you to get away from him. Really, you have a bad dive and want to say the instructor flung you away so you would fail? This is one of the silliest posts I have ever seen. Dom