IanHarrop

No more sleeps for me I am heading out in 1 hour !!! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Depends... what country are you in? Some countries require AAD on some or all of their jumpers. See this report from 2003 http://www.velocidadvertical.com/attachs/AADReport2003.pdf "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Lemmings don't jump off cliffs... http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.htm "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Can't argue with you, clicking their sites with the intent of educating yourself is not illegal. In the past there were some that suggested clicking their sites with the intent of just running up their bill and it is this behaviour that has been discussed in the past. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

This topic was discussed in this thread sometime ago and there were two prevailing thoughts. - we should take the high road even if we perceive Skyride as not doing so and avoid these kind of tactics. - that Skyride's legal team is watching dz.com and as such we need to be seen as taking the high road in these forums. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

there are several to choose from and a variety of sources here's one source http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=388&level=1 Don't go too cheap, the really cheap ones may not cut as well. EDIT TO ADD: TALK WITH YOUR INSTRUCTOR AND GET THERE OPINION BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

On your chest strap. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

The rigger that packs the reserve is prohibited from going against FAA rules. I doubt you'd find many that would close a reserve with a Cypres that is out of date or would go out of date during the 120 day repack cycle. I believe they risk their riggers ticket if they get caught doing it. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Sorry but used or not the life is 12 years. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

here's something you don't see every day: AN-2 http://www.westriverskysports.com/aircraft.htm "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You mean move Israel? Seriously, what solution is better? Moving to another place or living in eternal war that cannot be won? bsbd! Yuri. No I didn't mean move Israel, I meant move to Israel? How would moving Israel help the poor bastard in Harlem? Edited to add: I've always thought they should move Irrael to Florida. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

move to Israel "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

see this http://www.uspa.org/news/archives.htm#110405 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I see the value differently than you do. How do you see the value differently, please explain Any good business does not budget its finances on a month by month basis, they're financing for quarters and years, and 'the future'. Any cost that will pay for itself in one year's time while providing the potential for capability and benefit substantially beyond the initial investment is money well spent. Investments like this do not get in the way of "more important priorities", but provide for a means to address those other priorities more effectivly. Perhaps I've just jumped at a lot of small dropzone where living hand to mouth is pretty common. The big ones have the critical mass to do just as you say. The small ones don't. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I see the value differently than you do. How do you see the value differently, please explain That is exactly why I am working on a solution that solves all of the needs of a dropzone business, and providing a license model that allows for small and large businesses to both make use of the full featured product and support; there is no reason why everyone can’t equally split the costs and benefits of a solution that saves and makes everyone money that could not otherwise exist. Maybe I'm a little skeptical, but in may experience anything made by man will break quick access to low cost support will be important and could be difficult to deliver. Especially if the software gets deployed across the continent with different time zones. Remember that most dropzones are most busy on weekends and thats when they will find the problems - when support people might rather be jumping than helping. I have 100% support from Skydive Chicago, which is a substantially large operation. The project was defined after I was hired to provide them with business consulting services that led to me making the decision to make a significant investment in my time and money to provide the industry with a solution that is not already available on the market. This thread is the first public note that I’ve made of the solution and it’s availability; I am not concerned about selling the solution, I am very confident that it will sell itself; and that I will make back the resources I’ve put into it over a 3-5 year period. I’m not trying to get rich fast with this; if I can’t or don’t provide the support necessary to make the product worth it, guess what happens? Customers find other solutions and stop paying license fees; which means I never see a return on my investment. If you're saying that the cost to implement the software will not involve much up-front costs but be spread over time, you might have come up with a way to interest the smaller dropzones that live on tight budgets. This could very well be a winning idea! The purpose of this thread was not to be a sales pitch on the product; it was to find interesting dropzone owners and operational managers who already identify the potential value, and would like to be involved in a pilot implementation between the months of November and February of this year. I’m not trying to convince people to see business the way I see it, I’m trying to find people that already see it the way I see it, and are looking to work together to make it a reality. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Though its great to see software that will do everything a dropzone needs, the small dropzone operating on a tiny budget cannot afford the "do everything" solution. Sure on a price per jump basis it looks good, only pennies per jump, but the problem is coming up with the money in the first place when there are so many other priorities competing for attention at a dropzone. Though there are a number of big dropzones that might benefit from the "do everything" solution they might be able to afford, there are lots and lots of small dropzone that can't spend the kind of $ you're talking about. As such you might want to consider addressing their needs too. The biggest issue I've seen has been support when dropzone software focused at the smaller dropzones and costing much less has problems. Those same small dropzones often resist support costs and end up very fustrated. One question - of the big dropzones that might be able to afford a great solution, have you contacted any of them to see how many are willing to change from what they are doing now and what they demand for support? Might be interesting information to know before you spend a lot of time and energy. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I am using Win XP and IE6 on one computer and IE7 on another - both access the Post an Event page with out a problem. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

O+ gave my 148th donation today. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Here's one I really like: Eden North in Alberta, Canada. edit to add link: http://www.edennorth.com/ "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

don't forget a ParaGear http://www.paragear.com "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

check this thread - there's a link to a manual http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1147642#1147642 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You might have more luck posting this in the Photography section rather than Gear/Rigging "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Typically the internal air pressure of commercial aircraft is something less than 8k. I think your Neptune may have been accurate based on the internal air pressure, unless you were sitting outside the 757. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

here's more info from the manufacturers site. http://www.l-and-b.dk/altitrack.html The device is pretty new so no many people have had lots of experience with it yet. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy