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  1. matthewcline
    trigo what? is that what I was doing? I only used it to avoid the " we are always hosed and out so long" complaints. We happened to be able to get 30 (+ or -) out in 1 pass each time and have planty of seperation and a good drift line. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    How about a "cross/up-wind" exit? I have used it on CH-47's and it seemed to work pretty good. The alt was 14K, A/C airspeed was 100kts and the load had the usuall mix of RW, Hybrid, VRW, Student/AFF and tandems with Video. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Damn ya trumped me. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Look at whe nhe got those 1741 jumps. I had nearly 400 jumps before I even knew about booties. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    I took this as picking on the TI. At least that would be my focus as a S&TA and RWS T I/E. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    The whole WBC needs to just continue to sue over every law that is being introduced. Maybe eventually they will run out of money (the money they got from civil suits over acts of violence against them) and then run out of media attentiion. With all the press the WBC (and now the PGR) is getting, it looks like the legal system will be swayed to enact a lot of laws that may not be constitutional but are morally right. To those who hope violence happens, be careful, violence is what the WBC wants (yes, I have said it many times to get the point across). The current soldiers, Vets and supporters should just stand their vigil hands back. That action will be louder than the hateful words. My $.02. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    I concur. Stand against, but not on them. They make their momey buy sueing the attacker, not pursuing the criminal case. They are actually just trying to get rich by using the system and this technique is pretty easy to use, no product and no delivery. Read the web page, they even admit it by making the law suit claims and talking about being the biggest "printing press". An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    That was the night the ice/slush/snow storm rolled in. It was real cold and wet. Not only was the WBC there (with 3 adults and 5
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    I as a soldier could care less what sexual orientation a skydiver has. Just have the right orientation for the dive plan! Most military are very open minded. For a lot of us it (freedom of choices, all choices) is one of the reasons we serve/ed. Please if 1 or 2 current or ex military has given you a bad expeirence or lead you to believe this I appalogize. You have to understand that DOD and Adminastration policy is made by the "big boss'" not the Soldier's, Sailor's, Airmen, Marines, or Coast Guardsmen. I say Boogie on! I have no issue with my attending and think others wouldn't mind my being there. (I am only an ass at work, it is in the duty discription!) An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Your son needs to be in the BASE threads. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    I watched all the way to impact as I ran and yelled to him. I actually got there as his canopies settled on him (double mal on a triple rig, his mistake with the handles) we where real close, so close we made eye contact. That look of "Shit, I am low thats Matt! he was packing!". That is how explained the look to me, but to me it looked like terror, I have seen that look before in my line of work, one of "I am not ready to go! not me!". He made a recovery that now has him limping and shorter on one side, but alive. It was a "worst of time best of times" day. Worst, I saw him bounce. Best, I saw our team cometogether in the most stressful of times and work fluidly at saving him. We also got to see a Blackhawk exceed 200mph and do a text book ER pad langing at a very high rate of speed. Still see him every year and he always introduces himself as "the dude that bounced". An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Mmmmm, my wife works at a Lenscrafters as a dispensing optician with a lady doctor, where did this take place? (there both good looking, my wife is the one that is 5'9" and has a fast and accurate right hook, that seams to reach out 6') Just as the Doc said wash your hands and change the contacts as per the script as a minimum. I did contacts for a few months but liked the LASIK deal better, plus it was free so I said sure. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Ok what DZ.commer does she look like? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Sittin' at the bar with Sammy or the internet? Your probably right (OK, are right) but I was to drunk to care. and having fun. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    I recently listened to a seminar by a "Ta-kill-ya" expert, and Sammy Hagar called it the "Blue Agave Cactus" in between about 10 shots and 5 or 6 mixed drinks. Science be damned, I am going with the man who can't drive 55! An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Been trying to get the boss to say "OK" for a while now. No luck yet. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Multiple sources and seat of the pants intel. But that is a perc of my job. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Thank You. Very good of you to help keep us all informed, regardless of region. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  19. matthewcline
    Your funny. Swamps, Sniper Hides, NASCAR race car, Baby strollers they all have a pee or two in them. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    I was standing there after an invite from Jack Roush, and his driver (at that time) Jeff Burton said we might not want to stand to close. The whole team could smell him even after the Gatorade and Coke was sprayed all over him. Yes, in answer to your other question. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Having stood in Victory Lane with a few of them and listening to them talk, they just go in the fire suits. That is why (I think) they do the various drink company soaks as soon as they get out of the cars. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    And that is the same basic model that, if not all, near all the US Military Demo Teams use. I do not think you could go wrong with it in a standard application after all they have hundreds of demos a year combined. For the Wing suits the other model seams best. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    By military are you asking for ALL military Tactical Personnel jumps? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    Thank You. I think the "What have you done lately..." question, for you, has been answered. I submit for USPA's Skydiver of the Year; B. Barnhouse. MY .02 An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
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    That explains the Crown Victoria out front!. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!