ERICCONNELLY

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  1. Nah, the plan is to have the sunset load have a "bad spot" and put everyone out over the big grass thingy in front of my house. Everyone wearing a parachure is welcome
  2. From the back door and an aerial shot. My house has the green roof. BTW for my B-day this year I plan to have a "Drop-In" party. Free beer to any one that drops in!!! ETR Edit to add Landing area. The view from the Kitchen window.
  3. Just wanted to say.... WOOOHOOOO. Just received the little card from USPA that says I'm a coach. (and before you ask, yes my beer has been paid) ETR
  4. One difference - Castro only had cigars that we want, not oil. E
  5. Saw it. It looked fun. My guess would be to build this as an 8-way flat w/ 4 as base and the other 4 with leg grips. Transition as with a horny gorillia. Am I right? Will try next time I get a chance...
  6. Why build when they are all here. http://www.100000watts.com/
  7. Actually no.. In a misguided attempt by the media to be "Balanced" it may seem that way but actually almost all scientists agree that GW is real and a significant threat. The only ones that argue this point mostly work for petro peddlers. E
  8. Ok Ill add my 2 cents to this. I've found most Religious (Capital "R") people to be highly hypocritical. Anything can be justified in the name of their 'TRUE' belief. The anti-abortionists are identical to the Islamist extremists in this respect. Those who do not believe as I shall be forced to believe as I... I can never respect anyone that can not respect teh ability of a rational adult human to choose their own path. E
  9. Hey, Me too. Maybe we were twins seperated at birth.
  10. Thanks neighbor... Greeting from the great NW (and it's even going to be SUNNY this weekend!) E
  11. Hmmm... Call me an addict but this weekend I exited in heavy sleet @ 5K, the sleet turned to rain at about 3K. I would jump on a sunny day as long as the plane can get off the ground. Prolly wouldn't get a full load unless the temp was above 0degF.
  12. Same hit. I guess we think alike. I agree with your suggested rewording of the LNM question.
  13. Just think of how I feel when my dog does the same thing with a cat?
  14. In short yes. The attenuation (the amount of noise reduction) provided by your helmet could be tested on the ground. Easy in principle to get a rough estimate. You would need access to something that can measure sound levels. To measure, play white noise (static or your free fall video with wind niose) and adjust the volume until you can barely hear it - measure sound level (dB ) Repeat while wearing the helmet. While not precise, it would give you a reasonable guess. Prolonged expoure to > 90 dB will cause damage. Damage is proportional to length of exposure and intensity. Read this for info. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/2001-157.pdf
  15. Yea, I got the right link. I know I am behind a corporate firewall. The message I get is: My OS is Win2000. Thanks for any help
  16. No matter what I try I can not access ftp.skydivingmovies.com I get a server timed out error. I think this might be a fire wall issue. Advice is appreciated. ETR
  17. Just to keep this alive. Information was given. Just not recieved. I agree the best plan is to have a plan for responding to the media B4 the shit hits the fan. All the DZ staff (and regular jumpers) should be included in this plan. We all want our sport to have a positive image but there are some that still prefer sensationalism to reality. ETR
  18. I think the by line has a typo. Should read JACK MORON, not MORAN. http://www.registerguard.com/news/2003/01/06/1b.cr.parachutistdeath.0106.html I wish these guys would just say "We have no information" instead of trying to make stuff up. Rant over.
  19. Attached is a E-mail from Vic (copied from our onofficial DZ web page) Thought I might share it here since I agree - - But do not have Vic's experience or eloquence. Eric
  20. OK I'll bump this old thread. Yep, I'm a lucky dog. ETR
  21. DEFINATELY not Photoshoped. Possibly enhanced in the traditional way. I think that is Mike under the Beech. And there are no discounts for naked/topless tandems, we get plenty witout having to offer financial incentive