Blahr

Hey, one of those looks like Arlo's avatar!

What do you think about "Law and Order" from a lawyers perspective?

Its not my intent to debate the amount of force necessary in different situations. Only to point out that increasing physical strength increases your ability to deal with those types of situations. Can a hard pull be avoided by correct packing? Most of the time, yes. Can they be avoided 100% of the time? Nope. Could some additional upper body strength increase your chances of survival on that occasion where you did everything right and still had a mal and then a hard pull on either the main PC or the cutaway or reserve handles? Yup. It can make a difference. If you deny this simple fact, I dont know how to respond to you Sometimes shit happens thats beyond our control. Being physically fit can really make a difference when that occasion arises.

A better option is to employ both, not just one or the other. I didnt mean to suggest strength training instead of all the other important stuff, I mean to include it along WITH all the other stuff. Stuff happens even when we pack correctly. How can using only one method of increasing safety rather than two be a better option?

All, I grow increasingly alarmed and confused by the number of hard pull type mals that I see. I would be inclined to think that a large percentage of these could be avoided by adding some strength training to the routine. Skydiving is an active, potentially dangerous, physical sport. In EVERY other sport with these characteristics, physical training is an integral part of the whole thing. This enhances every aspect of it from enjoyment to performance to safety. I have seen numerous people that regularly participate in this activity for whom the ONLY exercise they get is humping their gear back to the packing area and lifting a bottle of suds. Wouldnt you want to do everything you could to increase your level of safety? I cant imagine cutting away or worse yet, dying, because I couldnt exert more than 25 lbs of force against a handle or lift my arms during a fast spin that is putting a few G's on me It doesnt take all that much time or effort to develop a little upper body strength. Its totally unnecessary to take it to the level that I have in order to DRASTICALLY increase your safety, not to mention the tons of benefits outside of skydiving that being fit can give you. Fitness increases reaction time and speeds reflexes. How much might this help? A lot I'd say. Fitness increases strength and flexibility. I'll bet this would drastically DECREASE the number of minor landing injuries such as pulled muscles and twisted ankles. Why do I never see any discussion about this most basic of training tools?

Reserve repacks every 120 days

I just use mozilla. No dings either

So you are gellin like a felon?

I dont know if its a rush or not, but I want to stand and look it in the eye before it takes me rather than lie there strapped to a gurney and just doze off. Thats insideous. I cant imagine a LESS humane way to die. Who was it that decided that painless means humane? I'll take the pain. In my last few seconds in this world, I'd like to feel SOMETHING. Pain is better than nothing.

GAH! Who knows?. They cant be doctors cuz I really think this would be a violation of their oath to "do no harm" Perhaps its an effort to maintain an air of normalcy for the benenfit of the "patient" Maybe its to draw the whole thing out longer so they can torture the condemned for a teeny bit longer? The whole concept of "humane" execution is kinda silly. IF you wanna be humane, have someone sneak up behind them when they arent looking and put a bullet in their head. Lethal injection isnt even remotely humane. Its horrifying. If I was to be executed and had my coice of method (of the commonly used methods) I'd choose firing squad. Lethal injection is the LAST way I'd want to go. GAH! Its horrible.

I dont see an option here for "Oh for cryin out loud, man!"

Hey all Tell me what you wear on your feet when skydiving. I really wanna know Chris

So who won???

Good luck bro, and good job not giving up on your dream of skydiving.

Actually ROL = Rear Of Leg

As a man I must be totally offended. However, I can add one here that I heard and was amused by Q: Why is urine yellow and semen white? A: So men can tell if they are coming or going

I contributed a brand new rig to the famous charity "Rigs for Blahr" They wont let me write it off though

there is no explanation anywhere that I can see. I saw sex first, dolphins after. I'm gonna assume that makes me pretty much a normal guy

Thats a great big fat "Go for it" To get ahead you have to take calculated risks. Balance the risk vs the potential gain. Id say that since you will get good $$$, more experience to add to your resume, and ITS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO then go for it. The risk is low if you conserve your money while woking there. The potential gain is monstrous.

I believe the correct term for the written variety is "Erotica"

With regard to new containers, you cant really go wrong with any of them. All freefly (or RW) friendly, safe, reliable. Some are priced VASTLY higher than others. If you want a Skyhook RSL, you will have to go with a Vector 3 from Relative Workshop. They are the only onesthat have it. They are middle of the road as far as pricing goes. As to canopies, used may be best for first gear as you will probably want to downsize after a reasonable interval and more experience. The ubiquitous "Ask your instructor whats appropriate for you" is the rest of my advice :-)

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Dude, this is freakin hysterical 62565 on the truck is my high score so far :-)

59561 in the stairs dismount

All things considered, this may in fact be the best approach