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    Also depends on your aclimitisation. For instance, if you'd just summited Kilimanjaro, at 19400ft, and then went to that altitude - you wouldn't pass out. You'd just walked there yesterday! Our DZ is 5000ft ASL. Nationals is underway. Oxygen is available for those from the coast, as many of them just pass out as we go through 9000AGL (14AMSL) The Porter doesn't climb that fast - but manages 11 000AGL (16 AMSL) in about 12 min. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    "So in what way am I canopy paraniod? " You don't want people to do tandem cos it makes them dependant - but you don't want people to be independant in their choice of main canopy, thus making them dependant on other people's choices. Just giving you a rev... I agree on the canopy thing - just want to see how you justify the diametrically opposed points of view.
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    "Then, tragically, I lost it in freefall. " No! That's NEVER a loss. That's where old closing pins belong - to be discovered one day by paelientologists studying the most evolved humans of all time! I lost one freediving off the Turks and Caicos.... saw it spiraling down into the dark - and thought... "How cool is that!" t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Well... Cringe away. I don't give a flying monkey's toe.
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    That's a whine? How do you know when a flight arrives from Canada? The plane keeps whineing when the engines stop... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    A midnight spare is a stolen part. Ask for big stuff you can identify. Wheels, Tank, Side covers etc. Ask anyone you ride with to ask anyone they ride with etc. Give a mobile number and go and see them with a friend. If it's like 20 dudes with crowbars, don't say - "You theiving Bastards! You stole my bike!" Say - "Nah - don't like the colour/not the one I'm looking for etc" and tell the cops later, or track em and pick them off at your lesure. No motive - right? Let people know where you're going before you go - and what to do if you don't come back within x time. Here people will kill for R20, which is like...$2.66. Watch your back - and have fun! t It's the year of the Pig.
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    "If I can't, chop it and fall to at least 4k or so before pulling my reserve." Well, you're probably never going to see your main again! When I've had high chops (Like with CRW) I catch my freebag, and then follow my main down. Team mates usually fly to spares/team mates unattended to. I'll also catch fellow crewers freebags if they are too low or out of the loop. WARNING! Only one person chases the freebag! I've seen 2 near collisions from people fixated on the same target. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    You may want to get a split bag, with velcro on the sides till you get you packing down. This will help you control the pack job at the point you described. I still use one. Just replace the velcro once a year. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I always have the pax ready prior to boarding. (The goggles are around their necks) At our DZ, Tandem exits first cos we have a bench down the side of the porter and its tricky to hook up someone sitting next to you. It's a big door though, and normal jumpers have plenty room to get by. I must say that below 4000ft, I's probably stay with the kite short of structural failure or fire. I've had 6 aircraft emergencies (Cessna's), only 1 with Tandem. All worked out fine. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Don't give up. The "penny will drop" and it'll be mindlessly easy. If you were mindless already, you'd have got it right. It's the brain that gets in the way of a good body position. Relax. That's it. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    OK... but then why all the paranoia about small canopies, Ron? A wise man (Well, I thought he was wise. Still do actually) once said... "Take the fuc*king rule book and throw it away. Let people teach themselves, and jump what the fuc* they want, and do what the fuc* they want. Anyone left alive after 5 years is a skydiver." Mind you, he and Dan BC have a story to tell about the world meet in 1991... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I'm a PD snob! Took them less than 1 hour to get me the line specs for my Stilleto 107 - and I'm in Africa. How cool is that? t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I have mine. It looks like a small rake. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I wear mine 24/7, it's visable, and have for 18 years. I NEVER tell a whuffo what it is. I tell them its the symbol of the handmaiden of the water goddess (I got that from the coolest skydiver on the planet) and if they look stuffy I tell them its the symbol of the fluffer of the handmaiden of the watergoddess. My closing pin necklace has got me a place to stay when I needed it. I was at a railway station in Munich, and this dude says... "You need place to stay? (points to the pin) You Skydiver?" I said "yes" Dude put me up for a couple of nights, looked after me. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I think its number of replies in an ammount of time. I've only had 1... kind of tricky when you're in our timezone... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    What was it? Start putting the word out for midnight spares. I've got 2 of my 3 bikes that were stolen from me back that way. It's usually kids. Good luck, and vibes. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Mmm. I'm 41 now - and I'll let you know when I deciede! One rule in life. Get Happy. (Addendum to rule one. - Try not to piss anyone else off getting happy.) You don't choose a career. A career chooses you. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Shut out by the lock on the last one. Vibes to Rob's friends and loved ones. Blue Skies, t It's the year of the Pig.
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    WOW! Now that's service! Mailed her and have already had a reply, spec in hand! No wonder I'm a "PD Snob!" Thanks Gillian! t It's the year of the Pig.
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    "I almost had her collapsing the other day (at 1500, scary!!!) because of a side gust." Really? How do you know it was a side gust? Wish I had those skills. At 600 dives (on 575 spectra) your canopy is in need of a reline. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    A week? That's a hanging offence here... Don't mess with the staff... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Love that idea. Just gave his mail address to all the spamers in MY mailbox. Felt real good. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Did you jump yesterday? Easier getting out of bed if you're jumping. You don't work on a DZ, do you? t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Boycott Canada!

    Tonto replied to skreamer's topic in The Bonfire

    Bwwaaahhhhh.. LMFAO. You oportunist! t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Good idea. Everyone that's bitchin is keeping them at the top of the page... t It's the year of the Pig.