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  1. firstime
    nice post Andy, you didnt flame the poster but answered in a very diplomatic way. We should all heed to Andy's manor. Well done bro
  2. firstime
    Good point, Colonel Tom from West point brought this to my attention when I was doing the coach class. It has stuck with me since. I also check for hair line cracks in the hardware which you cant see, just move them left to right. It only takes a second, it's something that I do..along with the regular stuff. I also move my reserve cable from one end to see if it moves from the other end.
  3. firstime
    Please contact Eugene Botanov at: (631) 444 7868 or Merav Shor at: (631) 444-8405 or email: merav_s_p@yahoo.com . They might be able to shed some light on your inquiry..
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    Stonybrook university (suffolk county NY) did a study this past summer @skydive Long Island. They had some monitors hooked up to the tandems while in freefall. Not sure about the data to date but be worth checking.
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    I am getting ready to send my cypress 2 for it's 4 yr check. From what I'm told they put a modification on it that calculates jump#'s. Anyone have this done yet??
  6. firstime
    [laugh ] That was great
  7. firstime
    what would you be comfortable with aside from the DZ's standards, I would ask to do a a jump with an AFFI with a video. Just my personal opinion.
  8. firstime
    I am proud to say "aint happened at my DZ" Dunkin has eyes where the sun dont shine
  9. firstime
    had the same question once (how do know if it's all the way out) answer:: throw the damn thing away, then you know it's all the way
  10. firstime
    by the looks of the first JM's leg position, he was in no way trying to get to the student (after release that is)
  11. firstime
    I will be there in thought, god bless all who have endured this painful tragedy. please post the time and date.
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    my jumping started with a phone call from my son. He told me that it was a static line jump from 3K. Well, he held the truth a tad. When I got to the DZ to find I was doing a jump from 13,500, the mere fact of 13 thousand feet made my heart go into the heart attach mode. I then said "fuck you I aint doing this" Then one his buddys said your old man is a fuckin pussy. Now they all think I am a lunatic. Damned if you do & damned if you don't
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    been there done that, I waited 2 days and was surprised that the pressure was not bad @ about 3k, but at 5K I was screaming, I just opened the door & got out, I didnt give of hoot where I was, I landed in a built in pool with a couple of naked fat girls who wouldnt let me drown myself All kidding aside, the tooth pain really sucks
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    my rigger , Mike Gocke is the only person to service my rig, if I would have no choice to go elsewhere I would call him first prior to have someone else do the work. It's a comfort zone that I will never drift from.
  15. firstime
    well said, according to the AFF guys at our DZ
  16. firstime
    great post... I didnt get involved in skydiving until after I got divorced, but I am sure it can take a toll on your relationship. I would give everything & anything to have my my ex back so be careful if that person is important to you
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    the next jump look at the bottom of the plane as soon as you exit
  18. firstime
    If you stay in the sport long enough, it will kill you. dumb statement
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    as colonel Tom from west point put it "it's not how many you have but how many jumps you have left". If you still have stuff to learn your always a noob
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    I had a 190 main with a 176R, had my first reserve ride and it flew like a cadillac. not much of a difference between the two. From my own experience, i dont think that a smaller reserve is a bad thing....it gets you home
  21. firstime
    The Sabre is a much nicer canopy then the PD 170. The flare is totally different then the Sabre. I am confused by this statement. PD makes the sabre???
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    I have corrected this myself, I eat 2 bannanas and I feel like a million $ 1 hr later. It works for me, give it a shot
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    the DZO always is pretty good with the costs, we just all chip in for the extras,cooking, clean up etc
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    'm jumping out of the damn plane by myself this week if it kills me! Wrong choice of words!!!!!
  25. firstime
    If you dumped while spinning, that could have given you line twists