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USPA did just that recently, except that they made it 500 jumps at an S&TA's discretion. What's the difference between 500 jumps and 2000? compared to 100 jumps and 200? Owned by Remi #?

Skyrider....Probably works for Skyride... BAN SKYRIDER!!!! Owned by Remi #?

Yeah... but you were making the same argument in defense of making a camera or wingsuit jump instead of the opposite, right? Owned by Remi #?

I looked at the website and didn't see any evidence that mag riser covers were an option on any jumpshack rigs... did i miss something? Owned by Remi #?

Or.... you'll need to migrate to another DZ for the winter and carry on..... Owned by Remi #?

Because they have worked their husbands to death!! *** Yo, those are the dudes who insisted that women be subservient while they ruled the roost. They couldn't have it both ways. Perhaps when male culture chooses to stop trying to be dominant and embraces a culture that accepts the strengths and weaknesses of both genders without making one gender more important, men will start to live longer, more productive lives. Just sayin' Owned by Remi #?

They do require different skill sets... just as flying a wingsuit probably involves a different skillset than becoming a good videographer, but one of the primary reasons I've heard for requiring 200 jumps before donning a camera or wingsuit or trying a HALO jump is that they are a distraction that someone fewer than 200 jumps is usually not prepared to deal with, particularly when problems arise. How is "donning" a student less of a distraction? A great many people I've asked have admitted that somewhere around 200 jumps they started thinking and reacting a lot more externally, gaining a dramatic increase in situational awareness. I found that to be true for myself as well. I do think that someone with 10 jumps can benefit from basic coaching from someone with 100 jumps. I also wonder what additional risk the 100 jump coach is assuming for both themselves and the student though, and whether or not it's worth applying the same 200 jump standard that we've established for adding additional risk / responsibility to camera and wingsuit jumps to coaching. In the low jump number VS GoPro threads many, many experienced instructors and jumpers say something to the effect that it's only a hundred jumps... suck it up and wait until you try a camera or a winsuit or a base jump. Why isn't that the predominant argument against coaching at 100 jumps? Edit to add: If someone with 100 jumps can forget their own legstraps when they put on a wingsuit, what are the chances that someone who's got 100 jumps fails to give a student a proper gear check and misses a problem? Another edit: I stepped away to do something else and a conversation at my DZ regarding teaching students to track popped into my mind. One of the most important things a coach is doing with a student in the 10-25 jump range is teaching, building, and evaluating tracking skills. Someone with a 100 jumps should have the technical ability to do that but... Compare the USPA's guidelines for being ready to use a camera or a wingsuit with the expectation that at that level of student progression, the 100 jump coach is expected simultaneously keep track of their own altitude, the students altitude, evaluate the track (without the benefit of a camera for de-briefing, because they aren't yet qualified to wear one), and also react and get the f$%k out of the way when the student does a beagle track. It doesn't seem logical to me.... Owned by Remi #?

While I agree with what you've written, I've always wondered at the USPA logic that determines it's unsafe for a jumper with fewer than 200 jumps to jump with a camera (I agree with this), but perfectly ok for someone with 100 jumps to take on the responsibilty to jump with a novice / student. Owned by Remi #?

Given age demographics, it's a lot more likely that he's dead and she's finally out having some fun. There are a lot more women in that age bracket than men.... Owned by Remi #?

I usually open at 3K. My hard deck in that case is 1500. On the rare times I open at 2K, my hard deck is a couple of seconds after I toss my pilot chute. Owned by Remi #?

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I think heterosexuals should be forbidden to procreate at any age until they've proven that they won't have gay kids. It's soooo simple. No straight sex = no gay kids = no gay marriage debate and no "don't ask, don't tell debate" Owned by Remi #?

There is a very strong disconnect in our current culture that confuses CGI/PS3/XBox "death but hey... I re-spawn " with real risk. Electronic risk makes people cocky intellectually and more conservative physically because they can't see the real, physical stuff without superimposing Hollywood... Owned by Remi #?

Lesson: If you can see that it's easy to misspeak, don't be so fast to buzz kill when other people get pumped up and say something that doesn't meet your standards for "skydiving" Best to encourage anyone and everyone to move forward one step instead of discounting what they have done so far as inferior. Owned by Remi #?

I'm tryin' really hard to figure out how the hell you got from an airplane to the ground with "no fall" Maybe whuffos aren't the only folks out there who don't articulate what they have done well..... just sayin. Owned by Remi #?

They're rolling out a new search engine that updates search results as you type in the search bar. Owned by Remi #?

Ron... that's so off the wall bullshit and paranoid you either have to be joking or should be seeking help from a mental health professional. Seriously. Owned by Remi #?

You don't have anywhere near this kind of concern for propriety in the bonfire... is sarcasm really that hard to understand depending on the thread you're looking at? Owned by Remi #?

If the single person doesn't know the married person is married... then the married person is a complete ass gasket. If the single person knows... then it depends a lot on circumstances. Owned by Remi #?

Thank god some of us have enough time to set aside luring children into dark alleys and focus more on subverting basic family values in general. Owned by Remi #?

straight couples might pay extra income tax, gay couples both pay into social security that the other partner will never have access to. Who do you think ends up putting more in and getting less out of the tax system? Owned by Remi #?

That's really straight. Owned by Remi #?

Then you disagree that F111 canopies are less prone to malfunctions that ZP canopies? And also that 7 cell canopies are less prone than 9 cell canopies? I'm not arguing, I'm just curious. Owned by Remi #?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0977627721/ref=si_aps_sup_olp?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281460061&sr=1-3&condition=used Owned by Remi #?

My concern would be that the one time you really need to execute an emergency turn to avoid a collision on opening would be the one time your toggle got stuck. Risers are less prone to malfunction in that situation... Owned by Remi #?