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I second that. Booze it up, then take a good piss on the Bushes... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

An oversized soft drink can. It was for a TV commercial. Both free fall and under round canopies, with a couple of cameramen chasing it down. It was pretty fun "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

My opinion? Considering it was a metal cylinder weighting just over 600 lbs, I would think that many people would agree that it doesn't belong coming out of a plane at 6,000ft! But then again, that's why Skydive AZ uses that deserted plot of land... Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Thanks for the feedack. 1/has it been tested at terminal? If so, from what altitude? 2/I would definitely NOT rely on it, but the fact that there MAY be a device in the near future that will enable one to cutaway from 500 ft AGL (or below) and have a reserve opened by 300ft is quite a breakthrough. Or at least I would think so. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

1/With the right software, much easier to figure out the probability of a double mal than doing it by hand... 2/Checking weather.com on the computer, then figuring out that SkydiveAZ is not the best place to jump in the middle of summer... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Apologies accepted. You were punished enough by having to date a Belgian. Now, don't do it again "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

August's "Skydiver"? Keep looking, but can't find him! I like the chick on page 16, but last I checked, Greg looks nothing like her! Nick PS: besides, Greg "Mr Vanity" is too busy designing mirors to be in magazines... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Just trying (hopelessly) to keep this "dead horse" thread alive. If nothing, to make sure my brother Mike did not off himself thinking I went plucking off Belgians on my own (I love Belgians, especially on my mantle). N O W , L E T T H I S T H R E A D G E N T L Y D I E . . . "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

But knowing one can cut away

Totally agree. But not an irrelevant stunt. I am curious to find out how far into development such a concept is (from rig/canopy manufacturers) Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I will. I just can't believe that there isn't a (public) DZ there. There's probably 1/2 a million paratroopers ready to land in Taiwan. WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM ONCE THEY ARE RELEASED INTO CIVILIAN LIFE??? I know that some of the newer bldg have been jumped (legally and ...). But what about a small, single DZ, PLEASE... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

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Ever tried to catch a flight with a NAIL CLIPPER as a carry on??? I almost ended up at Guantanamo Bay!!!!!!!!!! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

In the August issue of Skydiving mag, there is a small bit about someone intentionally cutting away from his main at about 100ft AGL last year at Cross Keys. I understand it was performed on a non production rig, slider down, and with a modified skyhook (I also understand this jump was NOT sanctioned by the maker of the rig). Is that something that is seriously into research (cutting away "safely" that low), and if so, how far into it is it? Does anyone have any more info on this? Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Anyone knows of dropzones in Mainland China? More specifically near Shanghai? I may be stuck there for a bit. (Somehow not expecting this thread to catch fire...) Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Wrong. Skydive AZ drops pretty much anything (cars, bikes, probably even corpses...) about 5 minutes fly from Eloy. Granted, not right over the DZ, but close enough. I have been in the skyvan dropping an item which had no business getting out of a plane there... I don't know where the Good Stuff footage was shot though. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

As an option to eating the $18, wouldn't pulling higher work? Isn't it safer than disregarding exit separation basic rules? Just wondering. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

http://www.wnyc.org/discuss/soapbox.html?message_id=41794[/url] (Clicky help please) I think his resignation has to do with something else. But once again, only speculative on my part as well. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Alright, fine. Belgium it is. But let's be careful, as Belgium is very slippery. As it was demonstrated in 1914 and again in 1940, the Germans, set on invading such a wonderful country, were not able to hit the brakes in time, and ended up invading the unexpecting, peaceful loving French. Therefore, let us make sure we are well prepared for this endeavor; let the troops wear cleats (old fashion rugby type should do), so as to be able to really dig in once in Belgium. Were we to overlook this slippery issue, we would end up in... yes, you guessed it, LUXEMBOURG (which would lead one to wonder whether the sole purpose of Luxembourg os to collect those overshooting Belgium from the West!). I turn my back for 2 minutes and you're bickering with the Americans! Again!*** Kennedy is not really American, as he claims to be from Alabama. But I shall remain focused from now on... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Don't you mean Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming? (is anyone else having trouble with the smilies and spelling not working, aka the javascripts?) Indeed all the above, as formerly known as Louisiana! And yes, problems with smilies and co... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

That's why our national midget sold you Louisiana!!! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Alright, my (newlyfound) British allies... A Confederate has dared entering the battle field. "Sus aux Texans, mes Braves". "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

For every conservative music or movie star I could name, how many libs could you name? 20? *** Product of Hollywood. Actor. President of SAG (Screen Actors' Guild). Governor of CA. President of the US of A. Never lied under oath, because he was smart enough to have other people do it for him... But that's probably worth another thread! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Weekly flag burning ceremonies and eating dead fetuses to steal their stem cells *** Don't forget to set some time aside for betraying your country... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

If I found out that Rush was using the money they earn from their musi*** IS RUSH STILL LEGAL???????????? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."