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How many does a DC-3 hold? That sould be one awesome sunset cross country

Ditto I been playing this all morning, addicting, very addicting http://www.titoonic.dk/products/games/spacecab/default.html -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

I have heard that there are $10 jumps at Coolidge for Mullins King Air wintering there. Anyone confirm this? If so, I am definitely hitting Coolidge on the way to Eloy. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

I am in for a XC. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Watch Salton Sea. period. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

I see it took you lots of time to find a postable computer. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Good idea Dave, I might need to bring some to supplement the free beer suply. But...free beer is hard to beat. I guess the first few could be shiner and then you dont care. Unless of course you are full after drinking porkchops in a bottle. There is actually a small group of Texans coming from Ft. Worth. Although we have not decided who will follow who. With this group, due to olfactory issues, either way we lose. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Actually....Wargs did attack the fellowship before the attempt to pass Caradhras, or at least what appeared to be wargs. I am just arguing trivia now. Bottom line: I was very impressed and think that most of the changes just moved things around without really changing anything. I am even happier with this one than FOTR. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Work is boring so I might as well write about something I know about Film and print are dramatically different media. I think that almost all the scenes were 100% in keeping with the spirit of the book. I think one of the best example's is Faramir taking Frodo to Osgiliath. In the book Faramir was in fact going to Osgiliath to try and help hold the ford of the river. That is why he had to make a judgement call and let Sam, Frodo, and Gollum go. He was tempted by the ring, and waivered for a moment. The only difference is that in the book, this all happens in the cave and you 'read' his mental turmoil. Well in a book, you can relate a minute of thoughts over pages without seeming cheesy. In film it is much harder to do without resorting to narration, thinking out loud, etc. So I think that Faramir taking them to Osgiliath and then choosing to release them was symbolic of the same idea. (syyyyymbolism -- AggieDave/Boondock saints ) Although I am not really a fan of the enhancement of Arwen/Aragon, I think it also tends to show the same thing. A director always wlks a line of two much foreshadowing appearing cheesy (Attack of the Clones anyone?) and foreshadowing so little that only die hard literary fans follow the history behind the plot. I think that Jackson did a masterful job of walking that line. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

The trilogy deals with Good and Evil on a cosmic scale the Last War for a society trying to avoid slipping into a literal darkness of Evil. It had to end that way. I mean they are good, but saving Middle Earth all in one 3 hour movie....well that would be a lot.

Most of what was omitted will be in the Return of the King, he tried to space the material out equally between the films. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Yeah, I really like that. I have a Batrak, with Bonehead d-box. But as seen in another thread, I am not totally satisfied with the mounting options. That is a nice clean setup. I have more real estate on a Batrak, but not the $ to fill it up -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Thanks for the pictures, nice integration of the d-box. What kind of pricing does the helmet have? -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

sure, why not, I am in. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Yes it rocks! I went to bed at 4am, and am still staring very lazingly at my monitor. Definitely worth the loss of sleep though. For the purists it is not exactly like the book, but film is a different media and I think Jackson has done an excellent job bringing the spririt of the books to film. I never felt pity for Gollum in the books, seeing him in the movie, I was struck by pity. Actually more lifelike than I good have imagined, he was freaking Hamlet. Very nice scene. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Guys, I really dont want this to flame up, so everything that I am saying please take with the utmost respect, I know you guys that do this professionally are way above my experience level. Phree: Thanks, but that thread is a bad example. It is a poor design and most of the criticism is aimed at his design. I really believe the remote optics will take the place of helmet mounted cams within a few years. The technology is just moving too fast for it not too. It will be the ultimate solution to snags. I am just experimenting with a design that is out front of what is readily available. I can go over some of the technology if you want. JGarcia: Also, thanks. I truly regret making the side mount/freefly look comment. I was expecting it to be taken with the same humor as in the freefly forum. Sorry. For some reason FFers like side mounts. If you go back and look in these forums, I did a huge amount of research before I bought a helmet and made a mounting choice. A LOT of people fly side mount cameras most without incident, from what I have seen. I am happy with my side mount, I am just looking to refine it. I appreciate your response, J because it actually addressed the question I asked. I am sorry if this does disturb, and if I am in error, I would like to know. But this is a helmet and d-box made by the same company both designed to facilitate side-mount. My incertainity was based on my judgment in mounting it. I really don't want to start a whole bigger debate of top versus side, etc. By in my opinion, and that is all it is, the people who go in on snags are jumping way more equipment than I probably ever will. That does not mean I think there is no reason for concern. I know of the cosmic phallus waiting to come screw the careless skydiver. But I think the greatest risk is from a lot of equipment, not one fully enclosed d-box mounted on the side. For this reason I do not jump a ringsight and probably wont for a long time. Nothing I do requires one, so why risk it? It already claimed several of our best ever. Please share your experience with me. Quade is a camera legend

Quade I totally agree with you. There are a number of reasons I went with sidemount. Actually it was all hashed out on this forum, before I bought the helmet. Nothing seemed to conclusively proof an advantage to top mount. I threw the freefly look in for grins, if I really made decisions based on that, would I be posting here? -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Well that is one solution, and I might eventually do it. But I freefly and I really like having it on the side both for paralax issues and just for the freefly look I am also working in conjunction with some other jumpers on a totally remote DV solution that would leave only the lens on your helmet. If that comes through, it will not matter any more

Hey all, Have not posted in a while. My new toy (2002 Harley FLSTFI) has been taking some of my time. However, now I have a question. I have searched the forums and dont see it specifically addressed. If I missed it, sorry. We all know safety is good, and snag points are bad. But is side mounting d-boxes, some snag points are inevitable. I have a Batrak, and a bonehead d-box (for a PC-101, and using it with a PC-1 due to lack of availability on a PC-1 box.) Any way you mount this you have a hang over on the front of the helmet or the rear. When I first mounted it, I kinda split the difference maybe a little more toward the back. My reasoning for this was that I was more worried about things getting caught around the front of the d-box. Now I am wondering if I should change my thinking. The d-box is sizable, and I am getting riser strikes too much. I am experimenting with head placement on opening. But I am also debating moving the box more forward, leaving the back 'corner' of the helmet more smooth with less sticking out there. But this means putting a significant edge on the front of the helmet. I would be really interested to know what you guys think, I can try to upload pics if needed. Malachi -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Scotland, eih? I was actually supposed to take a trip to St. Andrews this fall. But I dont really have time enough to do it right, so I am going to Eloy. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Nac, thanks man, good to see you too. You gonna be at Eloy? -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

Yeah Norm Kent was definitely on it. As a matter of fact several of the pics on the website had his name on it. I think he is the base camera man in yellow, but I dont remember if I really read that or not. As I said yesterday....when it comes to stresstesting websites, apparently we are right behind Fark and /. Proud to be a member of all 3

What david means to trade is axe handles, you better come prepared. Dave: on CaRW, FFL pulled some coming back from the DZ last week...while wearing helmets and cameras. Got some serious wierd looks, when the people behind us finally dared to go around. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

In fact there is a second car following Dave. At least if we can keep up. But I bet we can. -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.

SO no mirror? -- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI.