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Is that the rotary swager John got a couple of years ago? The last time I saw a swager it was at jumpshack some time ago and I thought it delivered hammer blows.(if memory serves I seem to rememeber the repetitive clunking) John hadn't gotten his big rotary swager back then, I rememeber him searching for one. The big rotary swager is used in ripcord pin production. I'm not sure if it's used for standard swaging aplications. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Well you right on one part, the USPA won't do anything, even if we weren't in Canada! I don't think that they are increasing student numbers, though, because they are not spending time and effort to proactively reach the demo. The only people they are reaching are the one that are looking to do a skydive. When someone in ohio goes on the net and finds 6 different sites that offer skydiving and 3 of them are skyride sites, then all they are doing is skimming internet traffic.\ We're not talking about an organization that put ads on TV, radio and sets up info booths at malls and universities. We're talking about a company that sets up sites to direct potential jumpers through and skim the numbers. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

How long after getting your cert.? Mine was within about 2 weeks of my cert., I was still pending! I can't imagine months of that stress! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Well, yeah. Like a vector RSL system. The cable is still swaged though. My question was more along the lines of a better way to swage or alternative to swaging. The origional post seemed to point toward conventional swaging as the problem. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Sound better than than the cold skydives and warm beers we have here in Oct.! Right now it's cold enough to kill penguins, even frozen beer is warm. Last weekend I stuck my head out to spot and got one of those headaches you normally get when you eat icecream too fast.(that not even a joke!) I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Thanks for the link! Neat stuff. For those who hate searching sites; http://www.paratec.de/index_start.html I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

For those who may not know, the pins are swagged to the cable. That means that the pin is subject to rapid hammer blow which cause the metal to cold flow into the strands of the aircraft cable. Now I seem to remember an old bulletin where a batch wasn't swagged corredtly but I haven't been able to find it. Now, what better ways are there of attaching a pin? Are there any reports of a properly swagged pins failing yet? I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

.... how many times can I post the same thing over and over and over. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

I spend money, time and effort promoting Adventure Skydiving on campus' and radio stations in North Dakota and then they find http://www.northdakotaskydiving.com/ on the net!?! oh yeah, I must be jealous of the hard work they put into copying my website and logo and putting down THEIR number. It's the ethics that has us bent, not how much they make of it. And for me it's the outright theft that pisses me off and effects me finacially! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

They stole our website. The copied cut and pasted the whole friggin' thing. They violated copyright laws yadda yadda yadda. WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THEM. They are theives who stole our site outright. They are using the logo we designed without our permission. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

With the exception of 16 people outside the bell curve ... smart asses! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

We put that on our website as a joke, what a coincidence eh? ourshttp://www.339jump.com/faq.html I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

How many of those would Perris have done if Skyride wasn't there and wasn't skimming a percentage of the profit? Probably most! If they were doing a lot of leg work, persuing new marketing mediums or maybe providing customer service for a small DZ who has difficulty answering his phones, then the percentage would be a justified fee for service. Those 30-40 would be on top of the regular numbers. They are instead competing with their own member DZ for web traffic the DZ would get anyway. I'll say it again, they are parasitc! They feed off the flow of student traffic! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Here's the problem. Skyride DOES NOT increase the number of potential jumpers thropugh their marketing. Are they exploring new mediums? NO Are they expanding the demographic? NO Are they doing anything in anyway to increase the number on people doing FJC and Tandems NO Are they doing anything that could potentially put a bad taste into a newbies mouth? YES Are they capatalizing on other legit DZs marketing? YES All skyride is doing is directing a percentage of web traffic that would normally find a legit DZ and making themselves middlemen. A potential jumper that finds their site would have found a real DZ if they weren't there. How is that increasing numbers? What they do is parasitic in nature! Ah crap, I'm losing it again They claim to BE our dropzone and they have me in the meta tags as cheif instructor. 2 months ago the f***ers even called me to see if I wanted to be apart of their group! Of all the balls! Not that simple. You have to sue them in Atlanta. Cost vs. return, that's a lot of money and hassle to prove your right. (FYI we are trying to persue it now that our season is over) I'll shut up now, this issue is really stressful to me. ...happy thoughts ... happy thoughts ... where's my stress ball? I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

You can go back and check if there is time remaining. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Let's see, I took it 5 times, scored 84 each time ... carry the one ... hey 618! Beat ya I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

During my IA cousre years back, I read that skydivers have above average intelligence. I have noticed that I have yet to come across a jumper that can't stimulate some sort of thought process. Click this link http://www.highiqsociety.org/noflash/nonmembers/iqtests.htm and post your result. I'm wondering what the average is. ...and yes, I know that these tests are flawed! I'm just curious. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Actually, my pullout was on a vector. Had my old rigger convert it for me. Not bad work, although the bridle was about 2 1/2 feet too short! I'll be down in DeLand in the next few months (hopefully for hogflop). I want to see how they're doing their pullouts so that I can decide if I want to stay BOC or go back to pullout for my next Racer. Besides, I'm tired of IADs. Tandems are more fun! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

**sniff, sniff *** I smell a road trip! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Arrgh, I came to this thread too late, that's one of my favorites. When I first started skydiving (I've never told anyone this), I was terrified for my first 15 jumps. The only way I could get out of the plane was by repeating this poem by Jack London in my head before exit. I quote it on every post, see... I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

I think a BOC is way les likely to dislodge than a pullout handle. Also, with a BOC, you can tuck the handle in to prevent in from happening. The first pullout I had was due to this same debate. I had a leg pull with a pvc handle. on one climb out the tube went right over the pilot's seat lever. As I climbed out, I could feel the pc slide out of the pouch. I also saw the same thing happen to an instructor who got out of the plane between loads (after the plane landed). He had no idea his pc was snagged until his bag hit the ground! After that I went to a pullout. I noticed my pullout was prone to floating and after talking with another instrucor who hit the tail, I went to BOC (with a hacky!). I havent seen a problem yet. That's just my observations on the 2 different deployment systems. If I could find a pullout with a handle I was more confident with, I would get it, until then ... I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

We IAD students in the hanging position from a 182. That requires trhe instructor to follow the student out of the plane. The instructor climbs completely out, usually with his back or side to the relative wind, standing on the step. Because the instructor climbs in and out 3 times per load, a floating handle can become a hazzard. I knew an instrucor whose floating handle got snagged and had his main deploy. He struck the tail blowing all the rivets on on side of the plane. Luckily, he only cracked a couple of ribs. Many IAD dispatchers I know have BOCs and stuff their handles deep in their pouches while dropping students. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

Pullouts often fell victim to the dreaded floating dildo malfunction. Usually when you spent a great deal of time in the crotch.(sounds dirty don't it) I loved my pullout but doing 1000 IADs a year gave me concerns. I'm still debating on my next set. I wonder which is better for freeflyers as they often have their pack in the wind. Is it a floting dildo vs. premature deployment arguement? opinions? I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

no wonder you chopped it, it had holes in the tail I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

In a clear plastic bag in a cool non humid environment at least 6 inches from the ground. Do not leave them on a concrete floor. I don't see much point in unpacking it unless their is an aad with batteries and even then, keep it in the freebag. I don't see any advantage, only disadvantage to pulling it out. Seems like and old practice that may have become an urban myth. If anyone has a good reason for "airing out" nylon canopies by removing them from one bag and stuffing them into another, I'd love to hear it. I may be naive, but I just don't get it! I would, however, cutaway and message the 3-ring though. Risers can get a memory and most of us are bad at talking care of our three rings! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.