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My guess is that he's planning to sue you over the next fatality that involves absolutely nothing you've ever posted about in 25,000 posts. Seriously, Jim. The only reason you haven't posted about something you didn't know about is that you're totally negligent or trying to mislead us into thinking that if you haven't posted about it, it doesn't matter. Owned by Remi #?

Nope, nor would I buy an AAD that didn't have some sort of user interface to display a POST and on/off status. Would I buy a car that didn't have sensors that display the current condition of my head gasket? Can I get that off the lot? I dunno... is it reasonable to add a head gasket health display gauge to my dashboard? I think it would be really excellent if the Federal government required me to have a head gasket health display gauge embedded directly into my skull. That way I won't have to worry about the manufacturer doing it. Owned by Remi #?

I kinda doubt it. What seems to be much more likely is that you're actually dense enough to think that an AAD should be able to cut a non-existent closing loop. Nope, students are taught that even if they do try to deploy, something might go wrong. They're aware that although it's very rare, sometimes parachutes don't deploy. They're also taught that their odds of surviving increase in a hugely exponential way if they initiate a parachute deployment. Owned by Remi #?

Yes, sorry about that. Owned by Remi #?

Welcome to the show. Bother reading before you posted? Owned by Remi #?

A properly installed (ETA complete backup system including an AAD and closing loop) should result in a cut closing loop. A functional AAD fires within it's advertised parameters. Owned by Remi #?

Yeah, really. You think it made sense because you have the same philosophical and religious views as he does. I understand and accept that you think it makes sense. Afford me the same respect. Owned by Remi #?

Jeez, I'm so inconsiderate. I'd like to amend my request. Please limit the heterosexual participation to 3 member of the species homo sapiens Being PC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tZPQC_NNGY&feature=feedf Is often better than not being PC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTQNwMxqM3E&feature=feedf Owned by Remi #?

I thought he was completely unintelligible. Owned by Remi #?

Because there's a ridiculously small chance they might help. Hmm... should I purchase/install/require something that costs $1500 and has a .001 percent chance of saving my life? Doesn't make sense on the surface, I guess... but when I'm 99.999 percent behind the curve, I'd look pretty silly hoping my 52" LCD widescreen TV might pull my ass out of the shredder. ETA: Oh, and BTW. AADs are not required in the US. Owned by Remi #?

I respectfully request that we limit participation in this thread to no more than 3 straight guys. Owned by Remi #?

Best visual in years. Owned by Remi #?

How could a "perfect" person make "imperfect" choices to sin or do evil? Owned by Remi #?

As stated, the AAD didn't malfunction. It appears to have done it's job just as designed. FJCs teach students that they must initiate the deployment of a parachute. Must initiate the deployment of a parachute. Not maybe initiate the deployment of deployment of a parachute. Must FJC students are told that they are the only person responsible for deploying a parachute. They're given pages and pages of waivers to sign that explain that jumping is very dangerous. They're told that they absolutely don't have to get on the airplane if they aren't willing to take the risk. They're told that they can't count on the AAD. The AAD is there to increase the odds of survival if the student is incapable of pulling and also if they simply fuck up and fail to pull. The instructors are there to attempt to help deploy a main for the student if they have a difficult time with that, and to attempt to help deploy a reserve if necessary. Neither the AAD or the instructors are presented as a guarantee that a parachute will be deployed. They're there to increase the odds of survival, not eliminate the odds of fatality. I don't think this student "deserved" to die, but I betchya he was warned that if he didn't make every possible effort to deploy, he might die. I do think that his backup reserve initiation system was improperly rigged. That backup system includes parts of the primary initiation system. The reserve pin worked properly, the closing loop worked properly, and the AAD worked properly. Unfortunately, they weren't connected together properly. Blaming the AAD for that is like suing the closing loop manufacturer because the closing loop didn't have a sensor to warn the jumper that an AAD was present but not connected to the loop. The rigger who improperly rigged the closing loop eliminated some of the "added" protection that an AAD affords, he didn't increase the odds of a fatality or cause a fatality. Unless the jumper was told that he had an AAD that was guaranteed to save him if he didn't pull, I disagree. Owned by Remi #?

The quote you posted was about the gay baseball league limiting the number of non-gay players, not excluding them. This: I totally agree with this. Owned by Remi #?

If I could make real sense out of the gibberish you posted I might comment. Is that English? Sorry, I mixed up you and HWT Owned by Remi #?

Well... it kinds does, in my opinion, Mike. The gay clubs appear to be more open to diversity and participation than the straight ones. I'd wager that this is because they know very well what discrimination and denial feel like. Owned by Remi #?

Matlovich was also a Mormon elder until the church found out he was gay. IIRC, they ex-communicated him twice Maybe they wanted to make really, really sure he was ex-communicated. Owned by Remi #?

WTF is homosexual behavior? Is it the way I walk? So I must ask again. You've simply changed your statement that you disagree with the homosexual lifestyle and replaced the word lifestyle with behavior. Is there a specific homosexual "behavior" that you can identify as disagreeable? I'm all ears. Owned by Remi #?

I don't have any problem with the possibility that energy has always existed. How's that any more or less likely that some creator has always existed? Owned by Remi #?

And I'm a homosexual. And I've described a few things about my "lifestyle" to you so that you can fill me in on which one of my "lifestyle" choices you disagree with. One more time. What am I doing that you disagree with? Owned by Remi #?

75 percent of the people having a blast at the Last Rainbow Boogie were straight. Mark and Alain make an effort to involve everyone at the DZ. There were a really surprising number of well groomed, well dressed, fit young guys who appeared to be sowing some pretty well deserved but previously supressed oats at the after hours parties. You're probably a tall, white, straight guy, huh John? It's not inexcusable that you have no concept of the pure joy one can find when an outsider like themselves reaches out and builds a safe place for people who aren't tall, straight, white guys. Owned by Remi #?

Huh? Our Cessna (the 182, not the Caravan) usually hits jumprun at about 10K. How is raising AAD activation altitude 500 feet going to make 4 way impossible? That aside: My outright admiration of Bill Booth makes me want to trust his opinion. My outright admiration for the input given here frompeople who disagree with Bill Booth make me want to trust their opinions. I'm not going to answer. I'm too ignorant. Owned by Remi #?

And before you repeat this little nugget: I don't recall asking or even suggesting I cared what your personal opinion was before you brought the subject up. You introduced your opinion and I asked a simple question in response. What part of my lifestyle do you disagree with? You plainly stated that you disagreed with the homosexual lifestyle. I really, really wanna know what I'm doing that's disagreeable. I have this sneaking suspicion based on all the objections that I must be doing it wrong and that I'm probably missing out on the fun. Please educate me. I'm getting bored. Owned by Remi #?

Since you ignored my question the last time, I will ask it again. Please tell me what lifestyle choices I am making that you disagree with. Is it the car I'm driving? Do I hog the door when I'm a floater? Is it the food I eat? Do you think it's abhorrent that I eat shellfish? Is it the clothes I wear? Am I wrong to wear poly-cotton blends? Is it that I work on Sundays sometimes? Is that your problem? Is it that I prefer Oblivion over HALO? Is it the books I read? Again, just tell me WTF you object to about my lifestyle. Owned by Remi #?