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I think the entire point is that they offer a way for people who don't even know each other to purchase as a "group" for the discount. I don't think they're expected to show up at the same time. Owned by Remi #?

You aren't a rigger Owned by Remi #?

"gonna pop my reserve and throw that puppy in there!" that's the point. Owned by Remi #?

Jim... I often read your posts and want to say "best reply ever" But shit... I don't think you're going to top that one. I actually did laugh out loud. Owned by Remi #?

I'm a mantis retard. Every time I try to practice in the tunnel, I end up with grid marks on my face. Where do you coach? Is 700 jumps too old a dog? Owned by Remi #?

THX!!!! OMG!!!! I ALMOST SHARED IT ON FACEBOOK!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGSSSS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Owned by Remi #?

Really? Owned by Remi #?

In the last couple of threads I've seen you post in.... You've admitted to doing something that sounds very much like a dog trying to butt-scoot across a carpet to scrape off dingle-berries on your way to the door because your legs are apparently too weak to carry you to the door with competence You've claimed that students can't maneuver a large canopy into student CYPRES firing parameters because those maneuvers require a lot of upper body strength. Kinda implies you suffer from a serious case of spaghetti arms. I'm a fat old woman and I'm sure I could get a student CYPRES to fire on a Mantis 290 if I tried. And now you're admitting that at (what is it.. 150 jumps?) that you don't have the skill to side-slide a few feet to avoid a student with booties. You are either a seriously funny troll or a complete ass gasket. Could be you're both. Owned by Remi #?

You mean you didn't know???? Owned by Remi #?

Dude... student MOST assuredly do that shit. All of it. You really don't have a clue what most students can and will do, do you? Owned by Remi #?

Pete's establishing an MO that's predictable... that's something... Owned by Remi #?

You are clearly confused. He wasn't tried by a military tribunal. Owned by Remi #?

What do you propose we do, turtle? Should we change our legal system? Would it be better if we could skip the whole middle part of the process and just chuck people into prison as soon as they are charged with an offense? Do you find that whole "burden of proof" thing a bit liberal? Owned by Remi #?

I'm totally happy if my tax dollars go to unemployment for seasonal firefighters who can't find other work... but I'm not going to encourage one who can find other work not to... Owned by Remi #?

Yeah, she's awesome... I love the "noodle arms" Owned by Remi #?

Look, I'm not trying to argue with you at all. You have 10x the number of jumps that I have and probably well over 10x the knowledge of skydiving. I have absolutely no doubt that you know what you're doing and I didn't claim that you said anything. My concerns are addressed to less experienced jumpers who seem to have the "AADs deploy reserves" frame of mind. We can argue about semantics and mechanical function and in the end, from a strictly logical point of view, I agree that what you've said is true and you win... But if one person reads this and leaves with a better attitude about who really needs to deploy their reserve themselves, I'm good with that. Owned by Remi #?

Huh? Owned by Remi #?

A little off topic but a good pic: AFFI eval jump Owned by Remi #?

AND.... someone just happens to be standing on your shoulders. This guy hooks up his canopy backwards to get good video of Mr. Bills. It makes it easier to film. I've seen him land backwards a number of times. Owned by Remi #?

This is true, of course. I will try to explain my feelings about the difference. I can inspect my equipment, look at the reserve closing pin through the loop, see that the loop isn't frayed, the seal is intact, and the pin is firmly seated. I can, I think, be reasonably sure that when I pull my reserve handle I am making an "informed" attempt at a reserve deployment. I can't be sure my rigger hasn't mis-rigged anything, but I've done my part. I can't say that about the AAD, really. I can't see what's going on under the flaps, I can't inspect anything but the control unit. All one can do, IMO, is accept that the thing is supposed to cut your closing loop if you need it. I do see a difference: If someone pulls a reserve handle they have attempted to deploy a reserve. If an AAD fires, it has not attempted to deploy the reserve, it has fired. In normal cases when it fires, it cuts a closing loop. People have intent and machines do not. I guess if I take these thoughts forward, it could carry right into the idea that AADs don't even cut closing loops, they just perform a mechanical cutting activity when they work properly. Bottom line, I think that anthropomorphizing a machine like an AAD by thinking that it's deploying a reserve is a frame of mind best avoided. Owned by Remi #?

It is "lightly" elliptical. Owned by Remi #?

Inserting your opinion about legal issues into my statement doesn't "fix" it. I made a comment about the reality of the AADs function and it stands. Owned by Remi #?

Right on... and remember that the only way you can avoid that situation being a likely issue for you is to pull, pull at the correct altitude and pull after that no matter what. Owned by Remi #?

No, not "technically speaking" It's "reality" speaking and "experience" speaking. I hope you don't get to see an AAD cut a closing loop without time for a reserve to deploy. The AAD can do its job well within parameters and still make what might have been a 4 foot crater into a 2 foot crater. Owned by Remi #?

Nope. "If the closing loop isn’t routed thru the cutter", the AAD can’t cut the closing loop. AADs do not deploy reserves. AADs cut closing loops. A lot of things have to happen after the closing loop is cut to result in a good reserve deployment. Owned by Remi #?