Dutchboy
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Yeah, it is beerable, but I was already there with my first night formation jump, and first jump in the am, etc. There is a one case per jump limit. Mouth, why would I bring you beverages for something I did at another DZ? You going to go visit Rome and face your Cessna fear for a little booze? The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Glad it worked out for you, Mouth. I tried to get my flight instructor to fly down to Thomaston, but didn't manage it. He actually had another lesson after mine (10pm). The scenery was sweet over Rome at night with all the mountains, etc. around there. Launched a 4-way out of the Cessna 182 at about 3am. First time launching a formation out of a Cessna. I was shocked that it actually worked! The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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If you're going to that extreme you should have green chem lights on your right side, red on the left side, and a strobe (red preffered) on your ass with a flashlight pointing forward. You'd then have the standard light pattern for an airplane with navigation lights. The flashlight would be optional. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Chem light on the side of the helmet works great. When you turn your head to look at either of a chest mount or wrist mount altimeter you can see it fine. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Duh! I was just there yesterday (on 4 seperate occassions) and I forgot to ask. Too bad about your car. If you get desperate and have a few friends who want to come out the Dutchboy could always use some more cross country flying time. Let me know when you get into town. I've got some single friends who are experts on where to go in Buckhead. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I had quite the aviation day yesterday. Drove up to Atlanta Air Sportz in Rome, GA with my brother-in-law who was doing his 1st jump. Drove back home and got a plane and flew back later to pick up his video. Most awesome 1st jump video I've ever seen, and I've seen allot (you rock Eric!). I was supposed to chase them and dock, but I was very late getting out the door. I should have been positioned differently, but now I know that for next time. Since I couldn't catch them before breakoff I just went down near them and watched them deploy. Then I tracked about 100 ft directly in front of them. It was awesome. Flew back home, ate, and then drove to another airport for an instrument flying lesson. Flew approaches at three other airports, including Rome. I drove from this airport back to Rome and did a 4-way night jump at about 3am! Way too cool. So only two jumps, but both beer worthy and 3.5 hours of flight time. Not a bad day. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I guess I'm too late, but for anybody else who is looking for night gear I'd recommend the Firefly Plus. It is a strobe flashlight combo. I mount it on my webbing with the flashlight in front and the strobe behind. That way the strobe doesn't blind me and I can use the flashlight as a landing light. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Put me down for a 2:2:2, but the weekend isn't over yet. I also got 3.5 hrs of flight time yesterday, does that count toward my score? The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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The BSR's say B license requirements which you already have so it shouldn't be an issue. My advice is that you have fun, and make sure you altimeter is well illuminated. Oh yeah, and make sure you have all those lights and glow sticks firmly attached lest they depart from you at deployment. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I'm flying up with Broken Eagle and Dead Bird. Finally managed to get a plane. We're going up to Chicago first and then coming back down to Quincy. It's going to be so cool, both the flying & jumping. I just found out that they changed the jet day to Tuesday for anybody else who didn't know that. The bad thing is we'll have to fly up there naked and buy clothes there. We're really close to the gross weight on the plane. Or we could just take less fuel and stop on the way. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I saw a guy doing this with an MP3 player once. He was the only one I ever saw though. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Hmmm.... Will Mouth get her 200th on a night jump? That would be cool. Or course, then I'd miss the pie action. Won't be at Thomaston tomorrow. Got a packed schedule that includes helping somebody move, flying my brother-in-law up to Rome for a tandem, a flight lesson from 6-9pm, and then either driving or flying back to Rome for some night jumps. Only advice I can give on the night landing is that if it is dark where you land, flare slowly and try to plane it out so you won't be suprised by the ground and try to surf out the landing. Worked for me. Hope you get a little more enthusiasm then we had last time. We could only do one load, and even had to pay extra because we didn't have enough people to take up the Otter and the 182 was down. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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The FFF was awesome last year. I'm sure this year will be even better. It's in November which is a great time for those of you from colder places to visit. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Oh, yeah, that "swing" does look a bit strange. Yeah, don't think Rome would be a good option for you coming from Dublin. Besides, at the moment they are using Cessnas. I might have to go back to Dublin (the real one) in a couple weeks. Would be cool. 'Course I'd have to jump out of their Cessnas. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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If you're coming down from SC then Rome is on the other side of the state up I-75. If you just keep on going down I-85 through Atlanta where it runs with I-75 and then continue on I-75 about 40 miles you'll be at Thomaston (Skydive ATL). They've got a nice Super Otter. If you don't get to jump with Mouth, you'll be certain to at least hear her.
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Don't be such a snob. I had my first 182 jump this winter (Feb?) and have since gotten a couple more. The key to jumping from a 182 is not to do a student exit. You have to do something more fun. Sitflying is easy, especially if you sit next to the pilot. I always get out facing the rear of the plane. If I'm belly flying I'll get out on the step and let the wind blow me over 135 degrees and I'm instantly flying belly to earth in the relative wind. Mouth, I'm about twice your size and don't have any door issues on the 182. Don't get me wrong, I love the Super Otter, but enjoy an occassional Cessna jump too. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I love those soft openning canopies that only open softly if you know the appropriate ritual. If some poor uninformed packer attempts the "normal" PRO pack then you get slammed. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Really?! I didn't know that they had such a rig. I'd talk to Ron rg@airsportz.com to check on that. Now I'm a bit curious. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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[sigh] I would love to make it down there Wednesday, but I've got family running into town about 1pm. At least we finally got our suits back from the emroidery shop for our company freefly team. Have to try those suits out soon. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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You probably had some sort of asymetry with your legs or arms. Back flying is something that you need to learn if you like to sitfly with other people and you find yourself too low. Instead of rolling between belly and back you might try doing a half flip. I think it would tend to put you in more of a symetrical position. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I'm not offended. I'm just curious about your statement. You said they look cheap and I was wondering why you would think that from looking at one. As I recall the fabric they use is actually stronger than the domestic ZP stuff that PD uses. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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I was really planning to be down in Thomaston this Saturday, but the weather was crap, so I didn't make the 98 mile drive down there. Yesterday I had to be back home by 5pm, and since the weather was crap in the morning I couldn't make the drive down. I did drive up to Atlanta Air Sportz in Rome yesterday. I didn't have lots of time, but I did get in two jumps. Things are really starting to happen up at that DZ since Ron and Sandor took it over. I even won a free jump from their monthly website drawing. They are going to be open for business Wednesday up in Rome. I'm going to try and break away for a couple of hours from the family stuff and get in a couple more jumps. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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If you get back to Georgia it won't take you long to run into me and Broken Eagle. I've notice a large portion of Georgia jumpers on this site. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Only think cheap about the Hornet is the price. They tend to sell for about $900 new. They are definitely easy to pack with the coded lines and the not-so-slippery ZP fabric. I've heard people who have flown both Sabres and Hornets say that they have similar flight charcteristics. Were did you get the idea that they were low quality? Every rigger that's ever looked at mine has been impressed with the quality of manufacturing. The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra
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Congrats, Kel! The Dutchboy http://www.geocities.com/ppolstra