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All this discussion is getting a tad out of hand. My email address is kellyo3us_at_yahoo.com. SMS is 330_485_6868 Send an email / txt to me the next time you're able to do a night jumps and I'll call in a jump ticket for you. Maybe USPA needs to hold meetings / ST&A's need to exercise discretion blah, blah, blah... If we can make this a moot point for a few bucks. I'll ante up. Owned by Remi #?

How long have you been "down"? If it's not that long, just suck it up cupcake. If you expect everything to be "up" all the time you're in for a very depressing life. If you don't see any way to improvise with what you have to make things better, go seek help. Having a minor in Psych means that you have about 5% more understanding of the subject that the average schmuck. Assuming that no one knows more than you do at that level is ridiculous. If you do see or understand how to improve your feelings or motivations, then just fucking go do it without whining about it here. If your life isn't working out for you in your current set of rules, maybe you should date a fat chick. I hear it's a lot like riding a moped. Owned by Remi #?

Um yeah... that's a problem. But I'm prepared to deal with it after struggling through Jordan having everyone wandering around thinking about what they should do and never actually doing anything much less being in 2 places at once like Tam Anyway.. this is meant to be about 'A Song of Ice and Fire' Owned by Remi #?

That is an awesome article. Owned by Remi #?

Not a complete joke. I like Sanderson's job with WoT so far. I don't really think that his style meshes with GRRM as well as it did with Robert Jordan though. That was the joke part. I'm just pessimistic that either George or I will be able to bring this story to an end. I feel like I was about 10 years old when I started reading it and that I'll be toddling around a nursing home hoping to survive the last book. Owned by Remi #?

Finally. 'A Dance with Dragons' has an official release date now for July 12. Now we just have to hope that George RR beats obesity long enough to finish the last 2 or 3... or hope that Brandon Sanderson can pick up where he leaves off as well as he did for 'Wheel of Time' I tend to be a bit behind the curve on entertainment news and I didn't even know that HBO was doing a "Game of Thrones" series. This looks wonderful: http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/about/video/inside-game-of-thrones.html/eNrjcmbOUM-PSXHMS8ypLMlMDkhMT-VLzE1lzmcu1CzLTEnNh8k45+eVpFaUsDFyMjKySSeWluQX5CRW2pYUlaayMQIAUmYXOA== Owned by Remi #?

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/community/community.cgi Try that page Owned by Remi #?

How is this helpful to someone who hasn't taken the course yet and has never jumped with a student before? Owned by Remi #?

You've piqued my curiosity in this and the other thread you're making this claim in. Are Serg and Gary the same guy or are you confusing 2 issues? What's your claim against either one of these 2 guys? Owned by Remi #?

Why should anyone here care? Is this bankruptcy in any way related to this guy failing to deliver anything sold on this site or to members of this forum? So far, everyone who's mentioned him here says he delivered as promised. What does that have to do with anything else? ETA: Are you thinking or claiming that the Serg mentioned here and the Gary mentioned in the dealer problem thread are the same guy? If so, just say it and make your claim clear instead of beating around the shrubs.... Owned by Remi #?

As others have said, try very hard to read the exit correctly. Pay less attention to the count than you do to watching the "students" hands / feet leave the plane. If you're doing forward to re-dock / fall rate jumps on your evals, remember to pay attention to your legs. It's terribly easy to back away from a student to let them come in to re-dock and then focus on what they are doing and forget to stop backing up... keep track of your own legs while you watch theirs! Be able to debrief accurately. If your evaluator tracks off in a big arc to one side they expect you to remember that. If they don't check their altitude often enough they expect you to notice. If they dive for the ground on exit rather than work with the relative wind... likewise. It's lots off fun though! Owned by Remi #?

Thanks for getting that fixed! Owned by Remi #?

Negative on that confirmation. The manufacturer determined that it was not a low battery. Twas an issue with firmware and hardware in the cold. And to whoever claimed that digitals only suffer total failure, that's also a negative. I've had mine reset half way up and be 6 to 7 K low at exit. It's rare but it happens. I think digitals are great and they work really well for me, but I also think that analogs are statistically more reliable. Owned by Remi #?

I'm getting bombarded with rollover ads today in particular. Feels like I cant move my mouse 4 inches without tripping a pop-up. Owned by Remi #?

Lots of good comments here. There's always a chance that an altimeter will fail. It's a lot more likely that a digital one will have issues than an analog one. It's not just that batteries can die, but that they can act odd in certain circumstances. I went through a stage with my Neptune where it would reset to 0 on jump run and I'd land with it displaying negative numbers or garbage. Sometimes it would reset to 0 on opening. Mostly when it got cold. That said, I considered the relative frailty of a digital alti and bought one as soon as I gained some comfort with my eyeball evaluation of altitude because I really completely suck at reading some kinds of visual indicators. Pops mentioned earlier that an analog is a lot like a watch and that most people are used to evaluating a dial.....that didn't work well for me. An analog alti might look like a clock, but it runs "backwards" in freefall and I had a much harder time processing that information than a nice digital number. All in all, though, I think that analog works best for most people early on. I was freaked out about my problems with the analog at first but looking back at the issue 700ish jumps later I realize that my biggest problem was figuring out whether the thing said 5K or 7K and that's not really a huge deal in the big picture. I just opened high on a number of coached jumps as a result. I'll end my ramble with this.... unless you have the same sort of weirdly specific visual-spatial dyslexia that I have, I'd recommend an analog for starters, Get a digital when you aren't nervous about jumping without an altimeter anymore. Owned by Remi #?

Did someone remember to lock the hanger after we put the plain inside? Owned by Remi #?

I'm baffled by this statement. Is it a joke? Owned by Remi #?

Holy shit.. I think the planet just tilted 5 or 6 degrees. Did you feel that? Please reconsider your feelings about gay rights... help us... you're our only hope. Owned by Remi #?

It's Paddy Not Patty That is all. Owned by Remi #?

And this, from a (somewhat) feminine perspective, is exactly what makes same-sex marriages a great thing. Owned by Remi #?

That looks like a really nice helmet. The photo only shows a side view though. Any snag points on it? Edit to add clicky: http://www.plusmax.de/products/helmets/plusair.html Owned by Remi #?

Explain how allowing a man to marry a man results in a man abusing a boy more than allowing a man to marry a woman allows a man to abuse a girl? Unless you can show evidence that folks who have engaged in heterosexual marriage don't commit the same crimes, your point is moot. Crime is crime regardless. Abuse is abuse regardless. Come back with your judgment when you and your straight friends have a right to throw stones without facing the same judgement. Owned by Remi #?

That's the same logic as criticizing Ford because some random street mechanic in Detroit recommended an improper modification on a Taurus.\\ Owned by Remi #?

Do you make the adapters for Cameyes or just Cameye IIs? The reason I ask: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4042289;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Owned by Remi #?

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