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Serious answer to the serious question: Carmex in the container. Solution to your chapstick woes. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

My my my. Makes it sound like I damned the Racer to hell. Not true. Levin, why don't we check out Meg's video this weekend of the 'riser out' jump? I didn't mean to cause controversy, but coming from her she said lines were down his arm. No need for exaggeration. See ya tomorrow punk! _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Russel, Congrats on your jumps man. You simply rock. I'm sorry I missed you at the Perrine but certainly look forward to hooking up again at Bridge Day. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

I didn't say never. I just gave one example of a few problems that have occured with this manufacturer over the past several months. I could list more, but this isn't a bash session. I will pm you instead if you want. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

... or new ones for that matter. This weekend a local jumper with a brand new racer had his riser cover come untucked during freefall, causing his risers to be exposed and freely flying in the wind. He deployed at 6.5k. No injury or incident, but it apparently didn't look pretty and he got away unscathed. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Coolio! Well paratrucking is fairly common in these parts. Bungee creepers requires at least 3 trucks (for races), 2 for a solo ride. I have a couple of strong thera-bands that may suffice. *more brewing ideas* _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Oh man, the paratrucking is GREAT. Thats how the van got a lil dented at my Oklahoma DZ... by the DZO driving _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

LOL, no ma'am. Dang and I thought that was just a Texas thing. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

If I can get a grib on his silver before 700 feet, I will hold on as either my cypres fires, or I pull myself. Consequently opening myself before the unconcious jumper. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Sure. Here is the info from http://www.skyxtreme.com/archive/june_july2001/safety.html Wow, it brings tears to read it again. Don't mean to be downers, its just the nature of the incident. Keep in mind he was demoing the Cobalt 150. It was not his usual parachute. The consensus was that he was probably a little headdown when he deployed, leading to the lines being entangled in his suit. Fatality at Air Capital Skydiving Center by Phil Haase, dropzone owner - jswphil@aol.com Geoff Peggs, Age 21, died in a skydiving accident on Friday, June 15th in Wichita, Kansas. Geoff was making his 5th or 6th jump with a Birdman suit when he exited the Cessna 182 from 11,000 feet. Witnesses on the ground observed deployment at an estimated 4,000 feet AGL. The main parachute started to spin immediately after deployment and continued until impact. The Coroner stated that the injuries sustained upon impact caused immediate death. Two USPA S&TA's, in cooperation with the Sedgwick County Sheriff and Coroners office conducted the investigation at the scene. The investigation showed that the right suspension lines were routed under Geoff's right arm and wrapped tightly around his right leg. The slider was wrapped around his right foot. The canopy, a cobalt 150, was fully deployed but with this "horsehoe" malfunction the canopy started an unrecoverable spin. The cutaway handle was unaccessible because of the way the suspension lines pressed the birdman wing against his body, totally covering the cutaway handle. It is the consensus of the two S&TA's investigating this incident that even if Geoff could have cut away, the suspension lines were so severely wrapped around the arms, legs, and foot that it would not have made a difference in clearing the malfunction. The reserve was not deployed, but the reserved handle was dislodged, most likely as a result of impact. The S&TA's concur in their opinion that this incident was probably the result of deploying in an unstable body position. We have no way of knowing for sure if the Birdman suit was the only contributing factor, but since Geoff was a jumper with approx 300 jumps and no history of problems prior to this incident, Geoff's limited experience with the Birdman suit was most likely a factor in creating an unstable body position at deployment, resulting in a horsehoe malfunction. Unfortunately, because of the nature of this particular situation, Geoff was left with little or no options to correct the situation. Geoff was an incredible guy. He seemed to fit in wherever he jumped and truly had a passion for skydiving. He was a student at Kansas State University and was planning an exciting career in aviation. He will be greatly missed by all of us. God Speed Geoff! _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

I used to say no, never. I lost someone dear to me due to a BM accident. Its been 3 years since, I have much more experience and the incident is no longer holding me back. Maybe at the AOT boogie if I can find an appropriate parachute. Sounds like good times. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Real creeper races involve bungees and trucks. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Hey Jason! Got anything pint sized? See you there. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Yes. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Cypres firing altitude. Then its me and my silver handle hand in hand. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

There's Adrenln. Its been at Skydive Houston a couple times. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Yes i do ! Did my first base jumps (6) from the Perriene(sp) bridge (486ft high) in May Then bought the rig i was borrowing. ... I'm ready for Bridge day. YAY. Kinda forgot (to list) that achieved goal. Silly me. Cool, now just the B, A, and E to go . See you at the bridge. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

got base? _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

This is the song that never ends Yes it goes on and on my friend Somebody started singing it not knowing what it was And they just kept on singing it forever Just because... This is the song that never ends Yes it goes on and on my friend Somebody started singing it not knowing what it was And they just kept on singing it forever Just because... This is the song that never ends [repeat] _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Ya'll got something going on his wife doesn't know about? JK. FrankenOtter = good times. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

I think the key to not becoming bored with skydiving is continue challenging yourself and never stop learning. Right now, solos are an exciting time, experimenting with what you can do with total freedom. Keep it up! I like your attitude. Everyone has their 'stagnant' periods. Find something that makes you tick and go for it. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

at first i was thinking anatomy and physiology (since that's what i'm doing), but he's referring to 'airframe and powerplant' airplane mechanic. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

new as of a couple years ago new? yes. and i saw the old one. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

Dude if spongE bob ruled the world it would be one big happy fun paradise square pants would be the hot fashion. now i voted #1 on the poll, that flick's just disturbing _______________________ aerialkinetics.com

YES! I was pulling out of my street and right beside me are the two fellows who run the portable wind tunnel around town. Haha, we chased each other to the freeway, talking with windows down and annoying the heck outta the folks in the hectic morning commute. Random spontanious fun. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com