Lee03

I'd say that a stand up landing is just that, the only part of your body that comes in contact with the ground being your feet.. In my short career of 33 jumps as a skydiver, the majority of my landings have been stand ups!

Just curious, why not just go ahead and learn to fly certified airplanes, i.e. get your Private Pilot Certificate. I've not ever flown an ultralight, and don't think I would want to, nothing against them, allot of people fly them and say that they are a blast, Hell the CFI that instructed me for my Private Pilot (80 years old and still going strong ) got into ultralights and loves them, he is now an ultralight instructor as well as a CFI. Said he likes them because it reminds him of the way flying was when he started out, he learned to fly on Piper Cubs and Aeronica Champs. Me, I'll just stick to flying airplanes and skydiving! I really can't give you an answer from any experience, but it would seem to me that a fixed wing ultralight would be better to fly than a powered parachute! Something you might also consider, look into the new catagory/pilot certificate that the FAA will be implimenting very soon, the Light Sport Plane/ Light Sport Pilot . Ultralights will fall into this new catagory when it is implimented. Good luck -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Glad that all aboard survived! Pretty amazing. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I haven't been to a concert in years. Guess the last one I went to was back in the 70's. It might have been the best one I ever saw. It was "Chicago" and that was before Terry Cath killed himself, so that gives you an idea of how long ago it was. Maybe I'll start going to concerts again one day. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

YES, this is going too far! If I had kids, and if one of those peta fuckers put a pamplet/flyer or whatever else in my kids hand, saying this about the child's mother/my wife, I'd find the son of a bitch that did it, an kick his worthless ass! That individual could very well find himself on the endangered species list, if he tried this with my kid!! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Is environmentalism a religion? There are those that are trying to turn it into a religion! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Congratulations!

I was also planning on making a flight today.. to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of powered flight. Had the plane reserved.. was ready to go.. Beautiful day.. crystal blue skies.. not a cloud in sight what could possibly go wrong..... wind 290 @ 24 gusting to 30..that's what! Wind speed of 25 shuts us down I had hoped to enter 17 Dec 2003 in my logbook. but it wasn't to be. DAMN Weather! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I don't know if this qualifies as an OBE or not, but I had a really weird dream last night. I was jumping with a buddy. Everything seemed to be going fine, Then I checked my altimeter and we were at 50 ft. Suddenly my buddy and I are standing on the ground, he reaches over and pulls my reserve, it opens and I go rising back up into the air, then come down for a landing. One of the weirdest damn dreams I can ever remember having! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Buddy of mine has it right now.. said it's just about to kill him. Said it's the worst flu he's ever had! Said he'd feel better if her was dead! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Sorry, but I'm afraid it will cost you quite a bit. Gone are the days when you can do the majority of the work on a car yourself. Engines today are crap, heads made out of alumimum (sp) warp and crack and have to many other problems. I long for the old days, and cast iron! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

"Mr. Clinton is no longer president." Yes.. and thank GOD for that!!!!!!! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Take it from me flygirl.. after the initial soreness wears off.. you won't believe how much better you will feel.

One and two are the best ones.. Hmmm possible ideas for my future tatoo -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Personally, I would like to see him tortured to death in the most painful, slow, agonizling, prolonged manner possible, preferable at the hands of the Iraqi people. Whatever it might be, keep the DAMNED un out of it!!! Worthless communist, one-world government wannabes would find some way to release him as not guilty and blame all the problems that he created during his 30+ year reign of terror on the U.S.! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Yeah..seen it on the wx channel this morning.. looked pretty bad. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

There are 4 or 5 couples at my dz that are both skydivers, and have been together for a good while. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

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The proper reply is.. Anyone that attempts to speak it! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Know you'll be glad to get back. Hopefully very soon for you! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Quick! Someone get a can of blue paint and spray "Goodyear" on his side before he floats away!!! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I'd never tell! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

OH MY GOD! ! ! ! ! This girl ever has to haul ass, she'll have to make two trips!!!! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Honest Politician Honest Lawyer -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I don't want to grow up! I refuse to!