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I had thought of this,and my concept was to have the device record G forces and when they are over a certain limit for longer than any person would be comfortable with, it would cut away. I don't think its feasible though.. too many different rig setups .. too complex and too much likelihood for a nasty incident. Why don't they make tapered risers so you can have the larger 3-rings that go up to the regular smaller riser width a few inches above the rings? __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

The funny part is how they had to word it in English, in the parenthesis. mehercle! (By Hercules!) Rebecca, ecce! tantae clunes isti sunt! (Rebecca, behold! Such large buttocks she has!) amica esse videtur istorum hominum rhythmicorum. (She appears to be a girlfriend of one of those rhythmic-oration people.) sed, ut scis, (But, as you know) quis homines huiusmodi intellegere potest? (Who can understand persons of this sort?) colloquuntur equidem cum ista eo tantum, quod scortum perfectum esse videtur. (Verily, they converse with her for this reason only, namely, that she appears to be a complete whore.) clunes, aio, maiores esse! (Her buttocks, I say, are rather large!) nec possum credere quam rotondae sint. (Nor am I able to believe how round they are.) en! quam exstant! nonne piget te earum? (Lo! How they stand forth! Do they not disgust you?) ecce mulier Aethiops! (Behold the black woman!) magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri. (Large buttocks are pleasing to me, nor am I able to lie concerning this matter.) quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur, (For who, colleagues, would not admit,) cum puella incedit minore medio corpore (Whenever a girl comes by with a rather small middle part of the body) sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos (Beneath which is an obvious spherical mass, that it inflames the spirits) virtute praestare ut velitis, notantes bracas eius (So that you want to be conspicuous for manly virtue, noticing her breeches) clunibus profunde fartas(*1) esse (Have been deeply stuffed with buttock?) a! captus sum, nec desinere intueri possum. (Alas! I am captured, nor am I able to desist from gazing.) o dominola mea, volo tecum congredi (My dear lady, I want to come together with you) pingereque picturam tui. (And make a picture of you.) familiares mei me monebant (My companions were trying to warn me) sed clunes istae libidinem in me concitant. (But those buttocks of yours arouse lust in me.) o! cutis rugosa glabraque! (*2) (O skin wrinkled and smooth!) dixistine te in meum vehiculum intrare velle? (Did you say you wish to enter my vehicle?) in arbitrio tuo totus veni (I am entirely at your disposal) quia non es mediocris adsecula. (Because you are not an average hanger-on.) vidi illam saltantem.(*3) (I have seen her dancing.) obliviscere igitur blanditiarum! (*3a) (Forget, therefore, about blandishments!) tantus sudor! tantus umor! (Such sweat! Such moisture!) vehor quasi in curru quadrigarum! (*4) (I am borne along as if by a four-horse chariot!) taedet me in diurnis legendi (I am tired of reading in the gazettes) planas clunes gratiores iudicari. (That flat buttocks are judged more pleasing.) rogate quoslibet Aethiopes: responsum erit (Ask any black men you wish: the answer will be) se libentius expletiores (*5) anteponere. (Rather that they prefer fuller ones.) o consortes (quid est?) o consortes (quid est?) (O colleagues [What is it?] O colleagues [What is it?]) habent amicae vestrae magnas clunes? (certe habent!) (Do your girlfriends have large buttocks? [They certainly have!]) hortamini igitur ut eas quatiant (ut quatiant!) (Encourage them therefore to shake them! [To shake them!]) ut quatiant! (ut quatiant!) (To shake them! [To shake them!) ut quatiant illas clunes sanas! (To shake those healthy buttocks!) domina mea exstat a tergo! (*6) (My mistress stands out behind!) __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

I'm sure this has been posted before, but here's some older Hussein humor: http://www.toccionline.com/creations/realhussein/ __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

I want to be the World's Oldest Skydiver!!!!! __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

Maybe I'm cynical, but my guess is that it was sitting there for a while and an employee stole it, but they don't want to tell you that. Although, this story doesn't sound much better. I can't imagine the thoughts that would run through my head if I saw someone throwing perfectly good skydiving gear into a dumpster, but I am sure they would make me have a siezure. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

I'm really surprised there haven't been any dirty jokes about that question yet. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

I wouldn't consider myself a chronic fox hater... haha but as I posted, the NY post did a story on this. The NY times also reported it, but it was buried in the back with a story about an iraqi bank bombing of some kind on the front. It isn't on the front of foxnews.com either, and I couldn't find it there with an admittedly short search of their website. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

Its very interesting the lack of cover this has in mainstream news. http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/13196.htm http://frontpagemag.com/articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=11259 and here's a blog with pictures http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/archives/2003_12_01_healingiraq_archive.html#107107940577248802 __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

http://w1.1396.telia.com/~u139602049/macjack.jpg But this one isn't edited~! __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

http://www.theonion.com/onion3307/clintondropsdabomb.html __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

To my understanding, if the skyhook is sewn on backwards and you have a cutaway, the skyhook will be nonfunctional and your reserve should work as if there was no skyhook. But, if your main is still in the container, the hook will catch on the lanyard and give you a reserve PC in tow. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

Hey, everyone's got to get their links from somewhere. Doesn't make it any less cool __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

How cool would it be to have one of these things and be able to pull it up to a boat party? http://www.terrawind.com/ __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

Everyone's first day hurts. Try not to get discouraged by the first day. Remember its about balance, and turning is not just leaning your body: its also moving your feet to dig in your toe or heel side. I have noticed a lot of first timers leaning into a turn but not using their feet to dig in the respective edge, and they fall over. A combination of luck and the places I usually snowboard (PA) mean that the slopes can be icy. I have come to the conclusion that ice is harder to handle on a snowboard than skis because you only have one edge to dig into the ice. If you hit ice, just slow down. Theres not really a way to look graceful snowboarding on ice, so just slow down and try to maintain all the control you can. I have never taken a proper snowboarding lesson, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

The website has many indisputable facts on it. Such as the court transcript et al. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

Seriously, if you read parts of the transcript you can see that he tried his hardest to make a mockery of the court and get a mistrial. Reading the evidence on both sides really makes it clear that he is just grasping at straws at this point. Look at the attached picture to see how I feel about this. http://www.danielfaulkner.com/Graphics/TshirtBack.jpg __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

On a side note, is there any benefit to a two-pin reserve? Do the flaps open further or something? Edit: I did my homework, and here's what Jumpshack says: ". Hasn't the new Reflex improved on your design by using only one pin to close the reserve? Not at all. Jump Shack has had a patent for several years on the one pin, and made a very conscious decision not to market it. We developed, tested, and jumped a number of versions of the one pin pop top and actually rejected the design used on the Reflex years ago. One pin pop tops have a tendency toward excessive ripcord pull force. The Tear Drop rig has this flaw, and is, therefore, not TSO certifiable. The one pin pop top is susceptible to tampering- a half twist of the pop top hat will double an already unacceptably high ripcord pull force. There is, in fact, a significant loss of performance when the pilotchute is retained with one loop, as opposed to two. There are a number of failings in the one pin pop top concept - but the main shortcoming is the additional weight of the reserve pilotchute caused by the necessitated reinforcement across the top of the spring. Tests were conducted where the pilotchute from a Tear Drop container actually fell away from a jumper in a cutaway situation. The metal reinforcement in the top of the pilotchute caused it to have such mass, that it accelerated with the jumper for almost three seconds before inflating. In that period of time, a Racer could deploy its reserve almost twice. Having one pin does not make for a better or more functional product. So why does it exist? We can't really say. Safety is, and has always been, the number one priority at Jump Shack. Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. " __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

This guy has a website detailing a video of the 1985-86 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here's a link to a commercial for the BRAND NEW 1987 Yugo!! http://www.x-entertainment.com/thanksgiving/macyparade/1985-1986/commercials86/yugo.wmv Also funny are the commercials he's got for Santa's 900 Number charging $2 a minute here http://x-entertainment.com/articles/0851/ __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

They don't, but it would be a service they could organize better than any other organization I can think of. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

MUST. . . AVOID . . . TEMPTATION. . . MUST . . . NOT . . . REPOST . . . THIS . . . POLL . . . __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

Heres an idea.. Would it be practical for the USPA to have one waiver that would be applicable for numerous dropzones? Have it listed on your USPA card that you have signed, then be free to go to any participating dz without needing to sign your name twenty five times. This could be completely voluntary and any dropzone that did not want to participate would have people sign their own waivers as normal. Would this kind of a waiver be less enforceable in court? Also, I am assuming that every drop zone has essentially the same things on their waivers with little difference. Any thoughts? __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

no sweetie.... they changed the name i think......it is adventure skydiving center now.... Their website (http://www.skydivecenter.com/) says on top of it, "Atlanta Skydiving Center" Mapquest says that the trip from Atlanta to Cedartown is 1 hour 30 minutes (reasonable). Mapquest also says that Charleston, SC to Cedartown, GA is 6 hours 55 minutes. (Unreasonable) __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

, refers to reserves/Harnesses/rserve containers. FAR Part 65.111 (b) refers to the main canopy and main container. So, only a Master Rigger (or manufacturer) can alter or make major repairs to reserves/harnesses/reserve containers. But the people listed in 65.111(b) can alter, make major repairs to the main canopy or main container. Derek I don't see where it says 65.125 only applies to reserves. You make a very good arguement with 65.111 that anyone can do these things to the main they are jumping next (although it does not explain what an "appropriate" certificate is for performing these things on other's canopies), but it goes against everything I've been told and what I have read from the rigger's study guide I've read. So now I'm confused. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

From what you have said, it sounds like a Senior Rigger or the person making the jump is able to perform major repairs and alterations. I was under the impression that only a Master Rigger can perform these operations. From FAR 65.125: From this, it says that you need to be a master rigger to perform major repairs and alterations. From what I have read, I have come to believe that no alterations at all can be made by a Senior Rigger, regardless of whether they could affect airworthiness. The question of whether a repair could affect the airworthiness of any of the equipment is what distinguishes between a minor (can bed done by a Senior Rigger) and a major repair(Master Rigger only). I am not a rigger, just studying to become one, so please let me know if I am mistaken. Thanks! __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.

I haven't tried many, but Sauza Hornitos is purty smooth. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.