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Really? So if I think it's going to last forever it will? Must I smile at myself for half and hour every morning to make this come true? t It's the year of the Pig.

Guess you're going to go untable before deploying your reserve, eh? Just to keep things safe? t It's the year of the Pig.

Well I guess I'm stupid - but I havn't injured myself on my last 17 reserve rides - and the last 3 have been at 5000 ASL on a 120 loaded to 1.65. Maybe I'm just lucky. t It's the year of the Pig.

Damn.

[In reply to]but the spark is what you gotta go for [/In reply to] That's SO true. Go for the spark. Be Brave! t It's the year of the Pig.

Full Elipticals (Stilleto, Crossfire, Heatwave and co) turn quicker and have a fractionally higher aspect ratio than "light elipticals." (Hornet, Safire, Sabre 2 and co) That's it. I think most low time jumpers are better off not jumping full elipticals due to higher malfunction rates and possible negative results of panic turns. (or youthful exuberance.) You can deciede what low time is. I think its less than 1500 dives. There are exceptions to this rule. t It's the year of the Pig.

Been there... but I went home and replaced the Stainless with a Titanium stud I had at home. The Titanium was a much bigger guage, so I had to screw it in. Hurt a bit. Back to stainless now - can't find a short bar for Titanium here... t It's the year of the Pig.

I did that!

See if you can find a mentor. Being a woman and looking for a mentor does not mean looking for a boyfriend, lover, good time etc. If you're keen and show up and are interested they may find you. Also deciede what it is you want to learn. It makes it much easier planning dives with lower time jumpers if they identify a task they want to practice. You'll may also find you're putting yourself under a lot of pressure to "be good" when you're jumping with seniors. Just be yourself. If you make mistakes, that's how we learn. The stage you're at is really tough. There are gear choices, disiplines, techneques etc to learn - but skydivers are just people, regardless of their number of dives, and we all cock up. The better ones just fix it before others notice. Territorial. Without a doubt - We have only 2 Turbine DZ's in SA, and both have their "Alpha Female." One doesn't even jump. Doesn't stop her being a cow to anyone she doesn't like though... t It's the year of the Pig.

Congrats! I hear is was real smooth and from a hover - which is rare from a small chopper these days. I'll accept my beer this weekend! C ya at the DZ! t It's the year of the Pig.

Hey. Warning. This is fucking dangerous. It's a money laundering scheme and a whole bunch of stupid, greedy, trusting oportunistic businessmen go missing each year after the deal goes sour. You never posted the full message, but its usually some ex president's son trying to get what's rightfully theirs out of the country, right. Don't reply - unless you want to end up dismembered in the trunk of your car parked at the airport after meeting your new business associates. Just a word of caution. t It's the year of the Pig.

I have 750 Tandems on Vectors, jump no helmet, and have never been slapped. I think you should add "never" to your poll. t It's the year of the Pig.

Your Avitar... Is that a WW2 squadron patch? t It's the year of the Pig.

Freeflyers are learning to fly their entire bodies on all control surfaces relative to each other. They'll have the skills to do AFF. It also doesn't have to be one or the other. We don't have to stay on our bellies. Pat Works is proof of that. Change is good. Besides - my AFF students just LOVE to see me learning to freefly! t It's the year of the Pig.

About 750. Things went downhill from there... t It's the year of the Pig.

12 Saturday 2 Sunday (windy - and I think I wore my students out..) t It's the year of the Pig.

Err.. Chuck Norris? Walker - Texas Ranger? t It's the year of the Pig.

Damn! Missed the Ostrich. Lots of it - with a cranberry sauce... very rare. If oysters are covered in "shelfish" then we shouldn't be saying Snake, Crocodile, aligator... we should just say "reptiles" The list would be really short and everyone would have eaten everything! Hippo is not tough and greasy. Tasty. Juicy. Not tender, but no way is it tough. Emu? Let me guess... Tastes like chicken? You know alligator does... t It's the year of the Pig.

You mean he's NOT the reincarnation of IRON MIKE? t It's the year of the Pig.

You'll have a ball... Mind the flies, t It's the year of the Pig.

What? Are you kidding? The bull was red. The turkey had an Austrian Accent and the farmers name was Mikkey, but its only a story... t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah. But you were exposed for around a min. He was for around 6.... There's a difference there... No? t It's the year of the Pig.

A small Cessna with a decent rate of 58MPH going forward at 200mph? You think he followed that? That's WAY over VNE for a Cessna... (Edit. OK - Now know it was a PC-9... Pilatus what? PC6 is a Porter) The freeze factor - 6.5 min is a long time. Failure to release GPS start point and finish point. I smell something... so here's a story. A turkey is chatting to a bull. Hi Mr Bull. I dream about one day being able to fly. I have the wings, the feathers, everything... but I just don't seem to be able to do it. Mr Bull says. Eat my droppings. They're packed with nutrients. You'll be at the top of that tree before you know it. So the turkey tries it. After a week he's in the lower branches. By the end of the month, he's at the top of the tree. Filled with elation, he gives his best "WooooHooooo!" which in Turkey sounds like "GobbleGobble!" The farmhouse window slams open. Farmer Brown cocks his shotgun and fires. The turkey falls to the ground. Dead. Moral of the story. Bullshit may get you to the top - but it won't keep you there. t It's the year of the Pig.

And the Cypress will not fire if the Battery is flat. There was a fatal (in Holland, I think) about 6 years back where a dude had a racer (2 cutter) with a 5 year old battery. It activated, but there was not enough juice for the cutters to fire. t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah. I had mine on my hard drive - till it crashed. Ever worked out how long it takes to type in when, where, what, who, how and why over 3000 times? I'm still a big fan of paper and pen... t It's the year of the Pig.