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Ummmmm... Boobies suck. Do I win? Owned by Remi #?
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3 Miles. When the wind is out of the north, I can see the tail number of our Otter as it flys over my house on take off. Owned by Remi #?
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I thought I'd contribute a video I have to the discussion. A couple of years ago, and the very first time I got into a tunnel, the power failed right after I entered. I "heard" the power fail more than I felt it and knelt on the grate for a bit trying to figure out what I had done wrong before I figured it out. As noted, after I captured and compressed the video it's a little choppy and not quite real-time, but it's only a little bit slower than the actual event. You can see that I get placed on the grate pretty gently. The power fails about 10 seconds into the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0HYQlpV-wE Owned by Remi #?
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I was undecided and so was very happy that multiple answers were allowed. Owned by Remi #?
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Infinity. I'd ask what infinity really is. Owned by Remi #?
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I think that the cable ties are for some types of helmet mounting brackets, but better double check. Email them and I'll bet you get an answer within 24 hours. Owned by Remi #?
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Mass Storage Controller? Computer Geniuses Please Help!
labrys replied to everymansaved's topic in The Bonfire
It probably gave a little more detail than just "it failed" what changes did you make recently? How long has it worked and when did it stop working? What were you doing / changing when it stopped? What other hardware have you installed recently? Owned by Remi #? -
And what I"m saying is that I think you're wasting huge amounts of energy thinking and talking about what you would do in a really bizarre situation and making it clear that when you don't have any other plan, you seem to be of a mind to screw the rest of the load if you deem it necessary because you know better than anyone else. Owned by Remi #?
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Mass Storage Controller? Computer Geniuses Please Help!
labrys replied to everymansaved's topic in The Bonfire
Update the driver? Owned by Remi #? -
These discussions usually don't stay friendly after you've announced that you're more than willing to risk other peoples lives to save your self. Owned by Remi #?
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I'm getting annoyed enough that I'd almost welcome the chance to block the door. Owned by Remi #?
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Maybe I'm still too naive, but I think that any pilot might make the wrong choice under high stress. I'd be loathe to fly with one that I felt would make bad choices in any or every "bad" situation, but I'd accept that even a good pilot might be faced with a split-second choice and make a mistake. I wouldn't get on the plane with someone who I didn't trust, but I wouldn't defy someone I did trust even if I wondered if they were making the right choice. If I couldn't handle the idea that even good pilots might make a mistake I wouldn't skydive. Owned by Remi #?
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That's my ham-handed point. Planes can burst into flames at 500 feet it seems. I think that the odds you'll be on one that experiences mid-air combustion at a low altitude are probably pretty slim. Planning action for bizarre experiences like that distract from practicing calm and collected reactions to more common problems. If 99 percent of aircraft emergencies are best dealt with by listening to the advice and commands the pilot gives, then I'll accept that I can't reason out every possible problem faster than the pilot does and take the pilot's instruction accepting that 1 percent of the time I was misguided. Otherwise I'm second guessing when I shouldn't be and distracting everone else including the pilot by shoving myself into the door. Owned by Remi #?
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Are you honestly that concerned about being on an airplane that bursts into flame 500 feet off the ground? I guess it can happen, but can the odds be compared to many other more realistic fears? Owned by Remi #?
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The latest trend is that some of them offer a "hint" you can enter that will remind you which question you answered So now it even goes beyond using information that might already be public, they suggest using a public prompt to make it easier to guess Owned by Remi #?
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What caused the fire? Owned by Remi #?
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Has an airplane ever burst into flames at 500 feet? Jeez, one more thing to worry about. I imagine that I'd probably still be sitting there trying to get my seatbelt undone when the damned thing hit the ground. Owned by Remi #?
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I love the fact the main has a molar freebag Owned by Remi #?
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If you tried searching, maybe try again but use alligator instead of aligator. Owned by Remi #?
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I've accepted the PLF with pretty much the same idea that I've accepted the idea that practicing the same EPs over and over again is a good thing. There's a chance that rote procedure will result in failure, but there's a bigger chance that it will result in success. If I'm unsure how I should deal with an unexpected landing situation I'll PLF. Owned by Remi #?
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Edit because I assumed canopy, not helmet. Owned by Remi #?
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Are the bells and whistles worth the extra $14,000? http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Years-Eve-Tandem-Skydiving-Christmas-Voucher_W0QQitemZ190061597531QQihZ009QQcategoryZ133255QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Owned by Remi #?
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I think he has every right to post also, and if I wanted "touchie feelie" I wouldn't have excersised my own right to call BS on the use of the word "stupid." I have thicker skin than you assume and I have a right to post here also. Owned by Remi #?
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What was I thinking.....of course skydivers have the same understanding of mountain climbing as rock climbers do... Owned by Remi #?
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That's what I wish I could have articulated. Thanks, Dave Owned by Remi #?