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and I bet it'll even sound better in a few months....Vance & Hines.... Sounds awesome now! I had the stage 1 done with the Screamin Eagle Pro II mufflers, Screamin Eagle Pro high performance air cleaner and breather, and remapping the fuel curve __ My mighty steed
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As if skydiving wasnt expensive enough! __ My mighty steed
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It finally arrived last week Fatty1 Fatty2 __ My mighty steed
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Nothing that anyone says will ever convince me that skydivers, male or female, are any different from anyone else. We are just regular folks that happen to enjoy jumping from planes. __ My mighty steed
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Get rid of the bullshit Operating System and replace it with a good one and you will really have something __ My mighty steed
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This is the method I was taught, and it was called "Flat" by the folks that taught it to me, but I have heard both terms used in reference the technique I described. The method described in the article was not taught to me in my student course, but I believe I will incorporate it into my skills because I like the fact that I can turn without a lot of altitude loss and still have full flaring power I expect a little more agreement across the board with regard to terminology could avoid some confusion __ My mighty steed
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The article you linked here also calls them flat turns. From the article: __ My mighty steed
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I believe that either term is correct. I've heard both used interchangably. . __ My mighty steed
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Pull down both toggles to about half brakes, then slowly let one toggle up a little bit (not all the way back up) on the opposite side from the direction you want to turn. If you want to turn left, let the right toggle move back up slowly until you begin to turn, then hold it there. When you have turned the amount you want, pull that toggle back down to match the left toggle. Repeat as necessary. This allows you to make turns without diving or swinging out from under your canopy, and without the altitude loss you get from regular toggle turns. Just understanding how to do them intellectually is not enough. Unless you actually practice them occsasionally, chances are you wont use them when the pressure is on... Edited to add: PS. If anyone has a better description of the technique, please feel free to add
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I'm very glad that I took the time to learn how to properly execute flat turns. This weekend, another jumper that for some reason was not only ignoring the pattern, but was also looking everywhere except for directly in front of him, forced me to leave the landing pattern to avoid a collision and then re-enter it far lower than I was accustomed to. Learn how to do these. They can really save your ass. __ My mighty steed
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No. It's not "Talk like Yoda" day. There is no such day. If such a day were ever to actually come into being, I would stay at home on that day, and I would not talk like Yoda. __ My mighty steed
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Damn! I cant possibly match that! Especially since its from a woman
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And if you paid for their jumps, you would be a SPECTACULAR boss __ My mighty steed
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whats that humming sound??? __ My mighty steed
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I gave up booze and cigarettes years ago. But thats it! There isnt enough money in the universe to make me give up caffiene
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So whats he gonna do? __ My mighty steed
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I'm not any of these silly fictional chumps. I'm the real deal __ My mighty steed
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I like my new 05' Fat Boy better
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For those who progressed on S/L
ChrisL replied to kcjumpersgirl's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I did an IAD progression which is essentially the same thing. I got my A license in under 30 jumps although I dont recall the exact number. The requirements are a bit stiffer now than when I got mine though which was in 1993 __ My mighty steed -
You are never too old to be what you want to be. Do what makes you happy. As long as nobody else gets hurt, fuck em! __ My mighty steed
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I've read several threads in which scams were reported where folks were paid via cashiers checks from overseas which later turned out to be bogus. How long does it take for a check like that to clear and prove itself to be legitimate? __ My mighty steed
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A perfectly fair question. You dont need 500 jumps to ask it Never got around to documenting my accuracy jumps. I just at a busy DZ with lots of folks in the air at once. I usually land out of the way because I dont feel like having someone swoop me to death. That being the case, none of the people that would need to see my accuracy ever see it __ My mighty steed
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Wear a wide brim hat and drink a lot of stuff out of a pinapple with little umbrellas in it. __ My mighty steed
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I broke my ankle once when I was about 12 years old. Wore a plaster cast (this was 28 years ago before fibreglass casts) all that summer and my folks MADE me go to the pool with them all the time because they didnt want to leave me at home alone. Baking in the 95 degree heat and humidity watching everyone splash around in the pool? Now thats REALLLLLLLY REALLLLLLLY frustrating. __ My mighty steed
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THIS IS A FAT BOY . __ My mighty steed