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SO I got a jobsite interview with Goodyear tires in lovely Akron, OH. It happens to be right near AirOhio and I'm real excited about that. They're flying me out free of charge, and in order to save the company some money they're having me do a couple of lay-overs. Check out the route! Saves 400$ over flying directly there - WTF? We need to have manefest run the airline industries; people would sit on each other's laps and you would go from point A to point B and thats all you get- no BULLS#$T! edit 'cuz I forgot the upload --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

I wasn't thinking of this to be a perminent fix; Cypres is working on a solution to the problem. I just think that there should be a dumb solution between now and when the new version comes out. Placing the control unit somewhere conspicuous and 'out of fashon' would be worth it to me. About the Astra - People choose the cypres because of its reliability and reputation which the Astra does not carry. I'm not looking to change product, just change the way some people take advantage of the security of the Cypres until the company comes out with a permanent fix. --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

I'm no HP canopy pilot and I will not pretend to be, but I was thinking about the cypres problem - Why don't 'hard core' swoopers attach their control units where they can see them and deactivate the cypres after deployment? I can't think of many problems except for wasted battery life in turning the unit on and off, but if I were in such a position I would be willing to sacrafice the batteries, IMHO. --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

No one wins the bet but, I'm willing to bet my own beer that beer gets drunk at the beer stand. Beer. --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Do you and that woodpecker have something goin' on? --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

I SAID 'CUT' DAMNIT! The students have a hard time w/ the prop blast off the cessna --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

WE'RE MESSED UP!!! Now I can agree with people that think I have a disease --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Searched it, seems like most canopys fall between 7 Cell 1.8 -----> Radical 321 cell xbrace 2.9 A conservative 9 cell aspect ratio would be somewhere around 2.3? --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Hey All, Just trying to figure out the ratio between sides on a rectangular 9 cell canopy. i.e. total sq feet = length x width, and there must be a relation length/width = some constant 'C'. WTF is c? --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

I appreciate the concerns, I definately wouldn't want to meet the guy that the ball falls on. My DZ right now is not in a very populated area... My principal concern would be hitting the hangers/ aircraft because it is a grass strip surrounded by corn. indiana sucks. I guess the only thing to do is jump with real live people... Damn! --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Hey - I've seen freeflyers play with a tennis ball on the way down, can RW junkies use one too? I'm thinking about when you're doing solo jumps you could RW around a stationary point. I'm pretty green so people might do this already, but I have yet to see it. How do I make one? --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

If real skydivers were involved, why did they use a round 'chute? My only guess was that they wanted it to look like a bailout, but if it was a bailout then why the reserve? I know its just a movie, but as someone who's tried to get large groups of people to escape their misconceptions... inconsistency SUCKS Plus, this is probably why my parents think I'm trying to kill myself --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Man, that Arnold can sure go head down. That and it was amazing that he cut away his main and still landed w/ his three rings hooked up after deploying his reserve @ 30 feet. Not to mention that his rear float exit was KILLER! Did actual skydivers do the mid-air footage? You'd have to pay me a LOT of money to wrap myself up in a round. I did see that they used a vector container, I wonder how they worked that out. --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

This girl from school comes up to me today and says, "What's with you this summer? You're always going to the airport, you didn't even come visit me that Saturday when I was 2 hours away. You've been so 'flakey' recently." I think she thinks the airport is the 'other' girl. Some girls just can't take the competition. --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Haha, I'm at Purdue in Indiana... the nearest water around here is swirling around my bathroom . As for the club, I wish I could be so lucky... there isn't one that I know of. I just started the Skydiving club here back up and thats all the club I can handle management wise right now. Thanks for the idea. Thanks for the info everyone, I'm gonna download that video and check it out. I love the wind --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Are there kiteboarding schools as there are skydiving schools? Or is it a solo lesson activity? Any trainer power kites you would reccomend? 4 line? 2 Line? Most of the literature I found online seems to be for people who have already had some instruction. Finally, 1 succesful ride in 6 years?? That doesn't sound as rewarding as I thought it would --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Something tells me that 240 jumps MIGHT be rounding up a tad --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

I've packed w/o a weight, mostly just last weekend at the Richmond Boogie. It sucks! You wind up scooting forward a little bit at a time. I was told that packing w/o a weight is a good thing to learn, and its the truth because sometimes the big kids don't want to share . As for being short, at least people won't get upset w/ you taking up too much room in the plane! --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Hey, that stuff looks really awesome! I saw someone rocking that out up north in MI once, but he wasn't nearly as good as when you see them on TV [but then again when is a jumper w/ 90 jumps as good as the ones on TV anyway? ] I figure that someone on DZ.com has tried it, as we're in the brotherhood of wind-powered flight. I'd like to know what it takes to get started. Any pearls of wisdom? --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

If holding the canopy is what hurts you... you could use a large weight [on the container] and use that to lean yourself at a angle to get access to the nose. You can also twist the job so that the weight [from the canopy] is still only on your shoulder and work the nose from the side before you finish. When I pack tandems I usually twist the job to my left when I roll the tail so I can get at it easier. edit 'cuz im stupid [stuff in here] --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

As a packer and one that studied under Stratostar and his gang, I've gotta agree w/ that guy. People who say that rolling the nose doesn't do anything need to jump my Pro-Series with and without the nose rolled, and I'm not paying for the vasectomy reversal! Nose rolling/folding creates a much nicer, softer opening. When I roll noses I already have the tail wrapped around the top of the 'chute and I hold the whole job away from me w/ my right hand and fold w/ my left. Make sure that your center cell is not obstructed by the two cell groups on the outside, it will help your canopy open on-heading. One of the other packers at my home DZ swears that the best way to pack a slow opening is to take the slider and pull the whole thing to the front of the job, completely outside the line groups. I have then seen jumpers wrap the slider around the outside of the job, on top of the stab's. I don't prefer to pack canopys this way, however. My advice is that if your parachute opens fine the way you've been packing it, don't change what you're doing! edited to clarify --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

"Yes, yes president Bush; hail hitler indeed" --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

You Know It: 12 : 8 1st Boogie! I Love my home DZ in Richmond! 1st Helocopter Jump 1st Jump from Mullins Plane 1st Jump from Otter 1st Formation Load 1st time lainding off (I didn't spot that one ) 1st way bigger than 9 1st autograph signed to spectator! The beer is rediculus, I owe at least 3 people alcohol posioning! Thanks to everyone who came to Richmond and made it AWESOME. I was the one jumping through the bonfire! Thanks to Packing Cathy for taking me on and financing my jumps Gotta love THE boogie! --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

I'm all about the BAT HANG! or a nice backflip and tuck! How do you like to get out? --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training

Yo Dude, A friend and I are re-starting a club at Purdue this fall. Its not so hard, as long as you find enough kids to start it and a staff advisor. You need to find out where the student life office is and they will help you find the right paperwork. After that, its just pencil pushing and getting relations straight with the DZ... and no one can help you with that If you can't get your club rolling for one reason or another, there's always a party at Purdue on the ground or in the air. --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training