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  1. Calvin19
    One ski helmet, one ProTec. They work for everything. (paraglide, BASE, Skydive, Speedfly, Skiing, Rope, PPG, Ultralight, Kitetube, parascending).
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    I prefer Jeremiah Weed. But it is not available, usually and not a social beverage. I usually get stuck with beer. Fat tire.
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    sailplane flying, Climbing, slacklining, then rope jumping in middle school-high school. (class 2003), then powered aircraft in college. Skydiving was part of the progression toward higher, faster, farther. Main goal was BASE jumping. First skydive in 2002, fist BASE jump 2003. Being able to use any parachute system with ease is a good thing.
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    A few questions, I tried a search but there was an unbelievable amount of noise. -What is the prevalence of modern reserve pack jobs "going bad" to the point that the duration of the packjob negatively and noticeably effects the opening and purpose of the reserve? Of course I mean properly cared for rigs, not wet or crushed, etc. -What is the history of pencil packing, (by the parachute owner/user not the rigger), turning into a legal issue where there is a victim like the DZO (somebody prosecuted other than the jumper them self?) I'm talking about sport jumpers personal rigs, not tandem or student or rental rigs. [in the United States]
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    I think its simply thats what it looks like when you are at 500 ft still doin a buck twenty. I dont plan to ever experience that view first hand
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    Agreed.
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    Not really agreed, peakers are relatively inefficient, and are really only there for the 'peaks' in grid load. As a strong supporter of wind/solar/thermal/tidal/nuclear I have to be realistic. A massive wind farm that suddenly loses it's airmass movement will have a HUGE transfer of load. Most peakers could not keep up. It takes a while to heat, equalize, and spin up a big turbine in a fossil plant. Edit-to distinguish the difference between a peaker and a coal plant at idle. A peaker picks up load need within seconds, what the inertia of a big plant cant get or if it cannot pump enough juice out. (coal plants should be universally fitted with scrubbers, and mostly closed down IMO).
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    My youth, (and a 16 year old girlfriend. )
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    my hair. I'm barely in mid 20s for fuck's sake.
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    -My best friend back
  11. Calvin19
    Collapse resistance in ram air canopies is largely based on speed and angle of attack. An f111 canopy is probably slow with a high angle of attack, making it less likely to collapse.
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    There it is.
  13. Calvin19
    Nataly, good to know you keep your kooch shaven. As for multi-tasking, I admit to switching drivers on the freeway on many occasions, peeing in bottles, watching movies, texting, blogging and searching for X-plane apps.
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    As stated earlier, if the barrel was unscrewed and the link deformed, the barrel would most likely still be attached to the long end of the link. With the barrel on the inboard side and short side of link "up", the barrel would be more likely to hold onto the riser, and the short side might let some lines out, but the barrel would retain the riser and maintain some link to the glider. -SPACE-
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    I'll give you 20$ for it. note that those equestrian style sleeve-releases are really bad. Don't use them for anything load bearing. (like a tow rope) -SPACE-
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    Inside Job

    Calvin19 replied to kallend's topic in Speakers Corner

  17. Calvin19
    I weigh 175lb with gear skydiving Student gear 190'+ 20 jumps Rental gear 170-190 15 jumps Saber 170 50 jumps Saber2 150 150 jumps Stiletto 150 100 jumps Safire2 149 20 jumps Small canopy RW flying, non swooping Stiletto 120 150 jumps Velocity110or whatever 5 jumps Velocity 90something 5 jumps JVX 84 10 jumps JVX 79 15 jumps+ BASE jumping Dagger 222 250jumps Blackjack 260 200+jumps Dagger 270 50 jumps -SPACE-
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    The tornado is just the bullet, blame the gunner. HAARP caused it dude. That big microwave in Alaska causes all natural disasters. Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods.
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    This thread reminds of that thread - "what do you dislike most about skydiving?"
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    Excellent, I just wanted to check to see how easily that came up. Thanks!
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    Hey guys, my friend does not have a medical but is current in single engine airplanes, can he fly a light sport airplane legally?
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    What an excellent point. What I see is the world in trembling fear of a historically comparatively MINUTE radiation leak when just a month ago there was terror that no one could have imagined. People being buried alive by unstoppable walls of water tearing through entire cities. The news reference volume of the nuke plant VS the earthquake is very interesting. The earthquake and tsunami had the most traffic and news written for only about 5 days, then the nuke plant had almost double the news coverage and continues to lead in total traffic. I blame the the humans.
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    I have nothing to say out loud about MHS or USPA. Nerf the world. -SPACE-
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    That is what i see as well. INES level 7, that all you people are freaking out about could mean anything from the current Fukushima events to the worldwide extinction of all life on earth from a "Major release of radio active material". I bet if we make this like the YDS, that Chernobyl would be a 7.8 and Fukushima is a 7.1 (7.9 being worse that Chernobyl and 7.0 being just barely classified as level 7)
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    I don't remember the school lunches to be healthy at all.