rmsmith

I put safe aircraft at the top of the list. If it costs more, so be it. And I'm not going to be a DZ "turn coat" over one or two dollars extra to jump a nice turbine airplane.

Saturday morning, 3-hrs 15-min; Sunday evening, 3-hrs.

Here's a photo of a reserve freebag.

Welcome to the world of services! We have a flat rate local phone without any long distance, only toll free at $18.20 monthly. I buy Walmart long distance prepaid cards; we save at least $50 monthly. The broadband, I don't know. The cable can be replaced with Dish Network with only local programming, no Top 50, 100, or 150. I pay only $12.09 monthly. However, you must own your satellite gear, no rent to own.

This gentleman didn't follow simple directions, and then he decided to get physical...a poor decision. If he wanted to be treated otherwise, he should have acted differently.

I worked in the industry for almost six years as an independent operator with my own equipment and hide-away tow truck. I worked the ghettos exclusively around the bay area where the big shops refused to go because of liability issues and the race card. I made a lot of money for my clients and myself too. However, it's not a job for a married man with dependents.

I would talk to PD about another slider. I have a Sabre2 that was just not sniveling enough before...whack, the slider hits the links; yikes! They made me another slider that was 3-inches longer in the chord dimension at no charge; just traded them with the current slider.

Are the Twin Otters with four-blade propellers really that much quieter than the three-blade setup?

I've got a Velocity going back to PD for a reline, which will cost $210.00 ($195.00 for reline and $15.00 inspection fee). The turn around time is currently about 2-weeks.

First, at Walmart in the automotive section they sell a synthetic chamois called, "The Absorber". I like the neon yellow ones myself as they show the dirt. They cost about $10.00 each, and they are machine washable, air dry! Lay out your canopy on a carpeted floor such that the top surface is going to be your starting point. The top will be the dirtiest, so no point in getting the carpet dirty too. In the kitchen, fill a large salad bowl or one side of the sink with warm water and a little liquid dish soap; this will be used to wash out the dirty absorber towel prior rinsing it under the faucet with warm clear water. Using the moist absorber towel that is free of soap, gently wipe the canopy, cell by cell, front to rear, with straight strokes (no circular motion). You will be surprised at the amount of dirt that appears on the absorber towel. Be sure to rinse the absorber towel often in the soapy water and rinse it out thoroughly before returning to the canopy. The entire process will take several hours to do it properly. The absorber towel can be used to dry your car off preventing water spots. They beat a natural chamois several times over! Don't ever use any chemicals on your canopy.

Not at all; three cheers for nepotism!

I've been involved in several businesses over the years, and I can assure you that flakes will occasionally appear regardless of where you decide to hang your shingle.

Like playing around with a hot-rod car, this is the most rewarding way to compute, IMHO. Rock on!!

I am compelled to agree with you. Realize that China produces lots of stuff used under a variety of labels including HP & Dell. Since you know very little about computers you would have been smart to go with a warranty that provides "on-site" support. For example, I read your first lengthy post, but it didn't give me a clue as to what sort of problem you were having; how was a support tech supposed to figure out your problem when you can't really describe the symptoms beyond, doesn't f#%king work?

So, did you ever narrow the problems down to a specific issue?

Sounds like she is financially dependent on you. Enter into a term life policy with her as the beneficiary.

Defensive lineman?

All the gear manufacturers can make this for you, custom order of course. The JumpShack does this very well.

I recall a real life physicist who performed a low "double front riser" manuever striking the ground in concert with his canopy...killing himself. It was somewhere at an east coast drop zone, IIRC. If anyone had a grasp of the acceleration of gravity, it would have been this poor unfortunate soul. Education didn't replace experience!

A master rigger can re-line your canopy for roughly $260.00 not including shipping.

I was generalizing, sorry. Some of the newer performance canopies have the flaring power of larger canopies due to their differential line trim; the Crossfire and Velocity canopies are good examples. I've read here on this site that the Stiletto performance limit is somewhere around 1.8:1, which is off the PD wing load chart. However, the Crossfire and Velocity canopies have a much higher recommended wing loadings. I suppose I'm just being conservative in following the manufacturer's suggestions. BTW, I would rather fly a Crossfire at 1.4:1 than a Spectre at 1.4:1...any day! The Spectre is a fine canopy with the best opening characteristics I've ever experienced, but it is a canopy for those off of student status or those still jumping following injuries, IMHO. Jumps are spendy, and I still want to have fun after tossing the pilot chute; its got to be at least a nine-cell canopy!

I read their table's "max" as an "expert" who put on weight, either lead or pizza. The Spectre is not a swooper's canopy, and it performs poorly when highly loaded. The Spectre has high toggle and riser tension, and its short recovery arc means dangerous maneuvers too close to the ground...a bad habit to develop. Of all this person's canopy choices none have a differential line trim meaning poor flaring and swooping charactistics. The person should buy something more suitable for the direction he's headed, and it should be sized such that he can play with a weight vest rather than being at the end of the envelope.

Anyone here make the trip to altitude at the Nationals in this Twin Otter that was fully refurbished including the PT6A-34 power plant conversion? Was it a fast climb? Comments? http://www.jetstreamaircraft.com/Airplanes_For_Sale/TO_DHC-6-100_1967_SN29.htm

The good people at PD have posted a wing loading chart for each of their canopies; you are way past the limit for the Spectre at 1.4:1. You really should seriously consider a larger Spectre, or a higher performance canopy that is designed to fly properly at higher wing loadings.

The buyer always thinks that it is worth less, and the seller always thinks that it is worth more; at some point the buyer and seller settle somewhere between the these two values. The eBay auctions operate on this principal.