Gary73
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Did both Senior and Master with Dave. Definitely one of the greats in the sport, both personally and professionally!
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That's it; thanks!
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What's the deal with this half-sleeve thing on the new cutter heads?
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Apparently not. Makes no sense to me. Must hate skydiving. And America.
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Awesome, thanks!
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Did some checking. Poynter's brother now owns the copyright, but he isn't interested in either selling the rights or re-publishing. WTF?
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Thanks; might do that!
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Thanks for the responses (and quick ones at that)! That's about what I figured. It's a shame for a work like that to be locked up like that. And with Amazon asking $255 for a copy of a single volume, I can understand people making copies. Seems like there ought to be a legal way to re-publish a resource as valuable as this.
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So "The Parachute Manual" is no longer in print, the author is deceased, and the publisher seems to be out of business. Does that mean that other people can make copies and sell them?
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Looking to sell a used Tacsew T20U with table, motor, light, etc. to a friend. Runs well. What would be a fair price? Thanks!
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It can not do that if it is floor mounted. 1. It's a Wings, so yeah, no problem. 2. That only happened once, when a piece of lead shot, probably from a packing weight, got into the cutter head. No way that happened at the factory and it isn't happening here, so also no problem. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Chuting Star no longer services Argus AADs. I have a call into Para Concepts, but was hoping someone might have a definitive answer before Monday. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Came across an Argus that was serviced in 2016 and got a new battery in 2017, but its serial number is on the "not airworthy" list in the above-mentioned SB from 2014. So does the service make it airworthy, or what? Thanks! "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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That's it, thanks! "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Can't seem to find this site anymore. There was a great library of older manuals and such. Anybody know what happened and whether the library is still available? Thanks! "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Right, the whole idea was to keep it under the IRA umbrella so I don't have to pay the tax on a distribution, when it was really just a loan, which also isn't allowed from an IRA. There are a lot more restrictions on these things that they let on. Still a good deal, just not as good as it could be. So much for that aircraft upgrade. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Thanks; that article is rather more clear than the IRS website. I don't agree with the logic of the rule; after all, any stock or bond can go up or down in value, including a S-corp's, but if that's the rule, oh well. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Can I take money from my IRA and buy stock in a subchapter S corporation that I own? "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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There's a growing feeling that 750 feet is too low for the high-speed firing mode. So much so that all the manufacturers now allow jumpers to bump that up a few hundred feet, and many very experienced jumpers are doing so. Unfortunately if you bump up the high-speed firing altitude on a Student Cypres, it also bumps up the low-speed firing altitude, significantly increasing the probability of a potentially dangerous, unnecessary two-canopy-out scenario for a student or renter. Then there's the issue of a student's ability to safely land a reserve after a 750-foot firing. And the hazard of an in-plane firing. So I'd argue that an Expert Mode set at 1,050 feet is actually safer. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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A while back I asked about experiences with Student-Mode AAD firings, and found that almost all of them were accidental, either due to spiraling a good main or riding down in the plane. Makes me think that maybe Student Mode is more trouble than it's worth, especially since many students and instructors don't really understand the different firing parameters. So, might it be better to just use Expert Mode and set the firing altitude to 1,000' or higher? (Keep in mind that if you set a Student CYPRES's high-speed firing altitude higher, the low-speed firing altitude goes up also.) "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Thanks! "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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PISA got absorbed into Zodiac. Hard to get an answer out of a big operation like that. (Their submit-a-question web page has about a dozen mandatory information fields.) Figured someone here would know off the top of their head. No, it doesn't matter that much; I just want to document it correctly. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Working on a Tempo with a date of manufacture of "8-02-00". Is that August 2nd 2000 or 8th of February 2000? "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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I sometimes get reserves for inspect and repack that have been crammed into the bag/container so crudely that the entire canopy is severely wrinkled, making it impossible to pack neatly, thus continuing the cycle. I’ve had a little luck with hanging the canopies from a canopy rack overnight, but is there a better method available? Thanks! "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Thanks! I tried FB messaging several likely candidates but got no replies. Hmmm, any chance you have a record of him from any of your events? Hate to see a guy lose a rig... "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
