matthewcline

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  1. The RS 125 is farfrom a "learner". An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  2. Didn't Strong do some kind of upgrade to do the same thing? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  3. Maybe the numbers you see is the year that the Instructor got his rating. For example AFF-I 01/2006 or AFF-I 01/06 That is I was instructed to sign my log book, with my D license number too. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  4. I have never jumped, a racer how does it compare to the Vector 2 Tandem? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  5. Left, right, what ever. SH had WMDs through 1990 and according to the Kurds into late 2002. What I do not understand, is why, if the Kurds are correct and speaking to many of our US politicians on their supposed "fact finding" trips, this is still not in the mdeia (left and tight)? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  6. Well since the General is still alive for not agreeing with SH it has a bit of a "hhmm" factor in it. So I disagree with his claim to have talked SH out of an attack, more than likely the A/C would not have been able to make it or they happened to already be inop by then. But I believe there was WMD's in Iraq post 1991 pre 2003. That is just from actually talking to Insergents and the Iraqi and Kurd people, not from some TV or Web source. But that is just me. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  7. Thats not you in the saddle is it? Yeah I know, it is my personal beliefs being forced on ya. But no helmet and no protective jacket on a machine that is the fastest production ride is asking for trouble. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  8. My 2001 CBR 600 F4i, it is just a weekend ride. Very few chances at riding though, which is why it has less than 2000 miles on it. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  9. AOL? Yikes! It kept attaching itself to so much stuff in my computer that after I got a little smarter in computer tech (I mean "a little" literally), I just let my much smarter, in all things, wife (just ask her) hook us up with DSL and and Bell South. At work it is a DOD Fiber optic set up. The soft wear actually hunts down AOL and won't let people use it! But then again they could tell me any thing and I wouldn't know (or care) as long as my stuff works when I want it. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  10. That will be a $1 beer fine, please. Next time use a soda of less popularity. A beer even if warm and old should never be wasted for scince, unless it is to see how much one can consume! In a proper scitific environment of course! An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  11. All my "earning the money" shots are on the Skydive Paris Tn web page. Can't get them to attach here though. I am the TM in dark blue, royal blue and in the tie dye freefly suit. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  12. Sorry, It stands for Calculated Arial Release Point, we call it the "spot" whe nwe jump but hey a military thing has to be more complicated right? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  13. So I was the Assistant DZSO for a Army Static Line jump today. The nav delayed the Green light a bit and put the whole pass in the trees! The radio exchange went some thing like this; "Torch this is Bison inbound 1 minute." "Bison this is Torch winds calm clear to drop." "Roger." "Bison this is Torch why did you abort the paaaaaaaaaaaaa ah hell, shit, damn, correction I count 8 good canopies. The 1st jumper came out after you passed the DZ was there a refusal?" "Torch this is Bison umm a, hmm, a minor mistake on our part with the light." "Bison this is Torch, minor? I got the whole pass in the tress! Before you make the next pass fix your CARP our I am in for along day!, SIR." "Torch this is Bison, Sorry we figured it would be close, we will have it fixed" To the Class who I was teaching "Now you see why CARP is the best DZ to run? It is all his fault (pointing to the C-130), he did the math I just read the winds", but oh yes it was heavy in the sarcasim. "Torch this is Bison inbound 1 minute" "Bison this is Torch winds 7 knots at 220 clear to drop, Don't ,make me look bad now!" "Torch this is Bison roger" The rest of the drop went fine after that. Then I had to put my climbing skills to use, all the jumpers are fine but we did tear up a few of our tax dallors. But hey, it is all funny now with a beer in hand! An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  14. If you do the left side a "Phal" The right side a "anx". or the "Mom, mom, mom!" Think about it. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  15. Come on Billy lets have a little fun! Maybe a C-172 standard body with Shaq? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  16. [url]http://www.parispi.net/ An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  17. Your son was raised properly as well as the vast majority of the Men and Women in Uniform. Once again we as a whole are being charctorized by the actions of a few. The "condonement" and the actions are wrong and a large number of people may be involved, but they are a small part of the Military and do not represent all of us. But it is the Human way to attack all for a fews actions. We do it every day to actors, skydivers soldiers, police and politicians. (ok so the last one was a bad example) An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  18. You sure do know alot about Mr. Mullins. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  19. "The book of Jon A. H." by John Hoover (it is a reread for me) and The Iraq War a Military History (it is a bit of a comedy to me) oh yeah and the Feb issue of "Skydiving" An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  20. In Memhpis area there is a group tha tdoes a Civilian HALO/HAHO and HALO Tandem Course. Just use good old Google before the Gov shuts em down. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  21. matthewcline

    Superbowl

    SO the Monday Morning head line will be.... "Stealers Beat Seahawks 24 to 17 to claim 5th Super Bowl Title" An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  22. Are looking for canopy or drop flags? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  23. The line about Eloy is true. At around 8K I am sitting there eyes closed thinking through the six way RW jump I am on. I get an elbow to the ribs followed by an "oops sorry", I respond "no problem" and look to who got me. Kirk Verner is doing EP's right before he went into his visualization of the same six way. The point, EPs save lives. Skydiving like you have no ADD and practicing EP's will keep the average jumper alive, there are exceptions and this incident may have been one. May heaven rejoice in their new member, we will smile as we remember. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  24. I think you got the US Congress mixed up with USPA. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  25. I concur! Tell your representative they have lost your support or they have streangthened your desire to see them jobless next election, if they do not stop "wrong laws" and the wrong application of "right laws" . My Representative just sent me a "letter" asking my support with funds. Won't his little staffer be suprised when he gets my "letter" but no money instead. (This post is not to be Ironic or have any Pun intended) An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!