larsrulz

A transparency adapter with a flatbed scanner is your best bet for scanning negatives. The specific negative scanners are a waste of money at best. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Doesn't change the fact that she is a treasonous bitch and undeniable caused harm to a number of Americans held in Hanoi and proceeded to declare that any soldiers claiming they were tortured were both liars and hypocrites, so really I don't much care if some of the details this Col. cited were false, it doesn't change the fact that what Jane Fonda did was unforgivable. The fact that she had the audacity to first apologize for what she did for her own self-interest in 1988 during one of her film projects is even more unthinkable. Took her another 12 years to realize that what she did was truly wrong, but forgiveness had long passed. I can tell you that were I at that book signing, I would have spat on her right after said vet; I can tell you I was honored to piss on her image every time I took a piss when I was in the military. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Not really. Each malfunction should be dealt with in different ways. Just because your canopy doesn't open perfectly doesn't mean that you should jump straight to your emergency procedures. Smeger, I'm sure you'll learn all you need to know, and probably more, during your first jump course, so don't get carried away trying to learn stuff that they'll teach you then! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

I had one of those. Very difficult to transport a Marimba in it. Kept having to borrow my Dad's wagon. Did someone forget to teach you to take your marimba apart? My 4 1/3 octave would fit in my '92 Tercel and I could still pile two or three people along with! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Hands down Skydiving is a better magazine to read. Some useful information in Parachutist, but Skydiving is better, especially considering it is cheaper. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

1. Take a static line instructor course. 2. 200 jumps and get my D by the convention, 100 jumps at the convention. 3. Intentional Cutaway, if I don't have an unintentional first. 4. Learn to fly a wingsuit, although this could be very difficult before the convention comes along. (Any BMIs feel like stopping by Archway?) 5. Get proficient with my canopy, particularly working through the HP information in Brian's book. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Don't go where he went! Not unheard of for AFF. I know I did mine for just a tad under $1200 (not AFF, static line for me)! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Where's the option for I realize the risks, but, unfortunately, got an overly-aggressive, although not necessarily too small, canopy anyway? I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Good way to break the forum rules and advertise I guess. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Damn, did you pay more for the paint job than the helmet?!? Nice helmet btw! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

I definitely don't have the same attitude as the above, but I do expect a rigger to clean and lub my cutaway cables during a repack. I then clean it once in between and I'm good to go. I wonder if the rigger who repacked these rigs cleaned the cutaway cables. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

I have no experience with an Odyssey or a 135 airlocked, but my Samurai (airlocked) 150 fits just fine into my mirage which is listed as "tight" for a Sabre 150. It is tight, but definitely not anything unreasonable. I put a pilot 140 in the container this past weekend, and I much prefer the tighter fit of my sam. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

I was going to say along the same lines that my Smart 150 is noticeably less tight than the PD143R that was previously with my main in the same container. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

That is an excellent analogy. Thanks for that! I agree that it is an excellent analogy. Take for example a car with side airbags and one with only front. If I knew a collision were going to be happening in 5 seconds (something which can be known after a canopy collision below 1000'), then I would be be less concerned with a side impact from an SUV if my car had side airbags than one without. If I can orient my car without side airbags to take less a side impact, then I will do that, even if it may mean a harder impact. Now this generally doesn't happen as you don't have that much time to plan for a car accident. But I can tell you for a fact that with my mirage I would pull my reserve without cutting away below 1000'. I would never cutaway without that reserve above my head below that 1000'. If I had a skyhook on my same rig, then I would potentially change that minimum cutaway altitude. I would never change my hard deck or decision altitude of 2000', because that's just plain dumb, but changing ones minimum cutaway altitude is a totally different beast (well, not totally, but still different). That's talking about when the shit hits the fan and you're already dead. I would do whatever has the best chance of giving me my life back. If the skyhook increases the likelihood of me getting my life back, then I would definitely change my minimum cutaway altitude. If a skyhook means that it is less likely that my reserve will entangle with my main at 800', then by god I'll do whatever will save my ass. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

In so far that your average AFF-I will be a better flier than your average coach, that's probably true, but saying that a coach is more likely to chastise a student I think is an unfair generalization. Maybe that's how it ends up happening in the real world, but that doesn't change the fact that you are criticizing coaches as a group. Just because I negatively stereotype a particular race with no insult towards any one member of that race certainly doesn't make the negative stereotype right. You said that coaches are more likely to chastise students....that's not fair. It comes down to the fact that the individual instructor that is being mentioned is just a poor instructor; sounds like a poor flier too. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

This sort of response is most interesting in my opinion. Not a month ago there was a huge debate on here concerning gear, as related to someone not understanding how to use their cypres. I believe that everyone who owns a skyhook should know how it works and the benefits that it may have. There was never a mention of cutting away at minimum altitude for the fun of it. But if my canopy gets hit by a passing airplane wing at 400', then I'm already dead. If knowing that my skyhook can save my ass better than just pulling my reserve, then by god I want to know that. (Not that I have a skyhook or that it is the better response, but everyone should know their equipment and never be discouraged from learning about it) I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Bottom center...god was my old Wings ugly. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

One master rigger told me that it should be as tight as possible without the rig lifting off the ground when you pull on the bridle. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

According to USPA, it was wrong for an unrated jumper to take out a student. Morally I don't think it is wrong if the jumper was in fact competent enough; this is exactly how beginning freefly coaching works, and the dangers are certainly higher there in my opinion. As per the first jump, the instructor was completely at fault. If it is ever an issue of fall rate or backsliding or any other issue which a competent instructor/coach can at least overcome during that dive, then the I/C is responsible for not doing so. Especially troubling is that the instructor was chastizing a student for a problem, especially if the student shouldn't even be faulted. Even if a student causes a two-out by pulling at 800', the student should never be chastized. There is no benefit to be gained, except maybe the realization that there exists a poor instructor on that DZ. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Should have attending Bill Booth's lecture at Skydive Chicago this weekend. He gave the figure of 100'. He showed two base jumpers doing it, which they estimated between 90-100'. One actually had time to unstow his toggles, the other not so much but he had an inflated canopy over his head! He also mentioned that a malfunctioning main and a fully inflated main will take the same amount of time and altitude to get a good reserve over your head, which was quite a shock to me! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

A good *used* first rig should be obtainable for $4000. That will be nearly top-of-the-line beginner equipment with moderate use. You can go as low as $2500, so really anything in between is fair game without going over the top or below acceptable level. If you wish to get new, which is definitely not necessary, then you'll be paying closer to $5000 unless you go as cheap as possible. These are rough estimates, but definitely something to go by. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

I could certainly be blatently wrong, but I was under the impression that the UK required their B license for wearing a full face. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

My personally believe the GRE and LSAT to be two completely different beasts. The GRE is a humorous (slightly-more-difficult) version of the SAT, nothing really challenging. The LSAT, imho, was somewhat of a valid standardized test and was actually challenging. I suppose your second point could be valid, but I honestly can't see 150+ hours being useful for this sort of test. There is no pre-determined data you can study for. Once you understand the seven different types of logic reasoning questions, then I believe there is little studying that can be done to help your score much further. I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

Good point, I never had a time problem with the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, etc., but the timing on the LSAT blew me away! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

How are you scoring on the practices such that you wish to increase to a 160-5? I don't believe the LSAT is a sort of test which you can study to increase your score very dramatically. If you spend the time, then you can certainly raise your score 5-10 points, but if you're hoping to raise it by 40 points, then I would guess you might be SOL. Now for my advice, practice, practice, practice. Know the answer to every logic puzzle in the book you have and get another book and know those. Eventually you'll start picking up what they're getting at. That said, realize that your undergrad GPA will be equally weighted with your LSAT score, so if you're trying to get into a good school with a 165 LSAT and a 2.8 GPA, then you have a big hill to climb, because law schools are whores to the rankings, and LSAT/GPA are the number one score they care about! I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF