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So it's ok to continue to use a plane without functional flaps for skydiving operations? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

182 for skydiving. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Is it safe to continue to fly a plane without functional flaps? I don't know much about flying planes.. but this just sounds like a bad plan to me. I would imagine that it would make dealing with emergency situations very hard.. but I don't really know one way or the other. Any pilots have input? -Karen "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

He is a very adorable puppy. But on a side note.. this past Christmas I was bitten by the most adorable dog that I was carefully petting and giving a treat to!! And it wasn't a quick bite.. he latched onto my arm and held on shaking his head while I raised my arm.. my boyfriend had to pull him off of me. That made me think twice about trusting all dogs, and I am a dog LOVER! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

If you had broken lines you would see broken lines blowing in the wind.. or atleast it would be blatantly obvious on the ground. If all or most of the lines on the nose were broken you could not have properly steered and flared the canopy. As far as your concerns about the canopy being too big for you, I think that the canopy size sounds very appropriate. Students need to jump very large canopies to protect themselves from themselves. Did you speak with your instructor about you making the decision at 4,000 feet to land out? I think that you need to talk with him/her about this because the decision altitude for landing out isn't usually that high. It sounds like you have some major trust issues with your instructor and/or the place you are jumping at. You either need to try to trust their judgement and not second guess everything they tell you or go someplace else where you will have more confidence in your instructor's knowledge. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

You want to blame Bush for you wanting to spend your school money on skydiving? I hate Bush for sure.. but no sympathy from me. LEARN TO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Are you pregnant? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

This is why my boyfriend and I always have a plan in case of an in-flight emergency. Every time that we fly together we decide on what we will do if the plane explodes in mid-air and we're left alive but in freefall. (With no rig.) We usually pick a direction to track to and both plan on tracking as far as possible. That way.. when they are investigating the accident people will be very confused about the two bodies that landed 6 miles away. (We're both good trackers.) -Karen "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Blotting papers? WTF is that? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I really need to learn to use a compass.. but since I usually have my boyfriend with me on longer hikes he is in charge of navigation stuff. When I go on day hikes it is usually on fairly well established trails. I bring a layer of warm clothes, head-lamp, first-aid kit, more food than I need, water bottle and water purifier (because I love the way mountain water tastes!), matches and bugspray. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Personally, I've never heard of a malfunction that would fit the scenario that you are describing. I think that it is very possible that you simply had end-cell closure (which should have been remedied by a couple of flares). I suppose it could be possible that all of the front lines could have some sort of symetrical tension knots.. but not likely. I remember what my first AFF jump was like, it is almost scary to think back on the level of awareness that I had on those early jumps. When you're scared, and pumped full of adrenaline reality can become distorted. I wouldn't be surprised if that is what happened in this case. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Did the canopy fly straight when it was in full flight? (ie. no input from you.. toggles all the way up.) "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm sure you'll now find that you know everything. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Checkin' six? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Are you ordering your rig/canopy through a dealer for that company? That is where you usually get to view color swatches. (In my experience.) So I can see why a request like that could (and should) get put on the back-burner. As for not getting a free t-shirt... that certainly isn't something I would really complain about. At this stage in your jumping career I think you should worry less about being catered to and being certain that you have matching gear and worry more about actual skydiving. -Karen "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I use my mom and dad and put their home phone # and their cell #'s. I also put my boyfriend's number down. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I prefer driving a stick shift.. as long as I'm not in stop and go traffic! And since Seattle traffic sucks and I'm in it 5 days a week... I'm jonesin' for an automatic. I was telling someone the other day that I got a car that was a stick shift in highschool just to impress the boys. Ya know.. Hey baby.. watch me work this stick shift. Raarrrr! Silliness. -Karen "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Now you tell me... "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Any fluent Spanish speakers? I've got a silly spanish paper due tommorow and it would be super cool if someone could review it. It is only 1 page double spaced and is very basic. (Preterite and imperfect.) and how do you add the ~ above n's on a pc? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

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The key to winning any packing contest (drunk, blind-folded or otherwise) is the magic flake. It is top secret information passed onto me by an Israeli and a South African who both deemed me worthy. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I was replying to the person who challenged me to a packing competition. Fast packing comes from learning precision of movement. When I need to pack fast all of my movements are efficient. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm in. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I've pro-packed thousands of tandems with no lineovers. I can pack a tandem in about 9 minutes if I need to. $5 for sport rigs and student rigs and $10 for tandems is fairly standard around the country. Some places pay a bit more, some places pay a bit less. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

It's mostly re-edited. Not much new footage. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham