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  1. bob.dino
    Pack it with C4 and a mercury tilt-switch.
  2. bob.dino
    Sounds sensible. Have fun and let us know how it goes
  3. bob.dino
    Yeah, but you'll be stopping in Dubai/Singapore/Bangkok/KL/HK for a while... it won't be too bad. Just stay off the booxe and you'll be all right. For the record, some of the longer flights I've done: SYD->LAX LHR->SIN LHR->BKK->SYD LAX->PHL->SNN LHR->NRT IRT->ICN->SYD None under twelve hours.
  4. bob.dino
    No, but jumpers with more experience might reasonably be assumed to be able to make the decision for themselves. Novice jumpers don't know what they don't know.
  5. bob.dino
    heh heh heh
  6. bob.dino
    A large percentage of the world disagrees vehemently with that point of view.
  7. bob.dino
    Betcha it's in your ex's place.
  8. bob.dino
    It's easy for them; they only play for 20secs at a time!
  9. bob.dino
    The APF has a Freefly for Beginners manual.
  10. bob.dino
    How about Sidebody-Donut? Or Murphy Flake?
  11. bob.dino
    Because those countries don't trust people with bugger-all jumps to be able to manage risk and keep themselves alive?
  12. bob.dino
    I've not landed in water, but there's been a few incidents and such reported here over the years. A search on water landing throws up a few nuggets of useful info amongst all the "water training for B licence" posts. Or, if you want to restrict your search to the Incidents forum, there's 400 and change posts, some with very useful info. I'm sure others will chime in with first-hand info.
  13. bob.dino
    You didn't read the instructions properly, didya? I filled it in with my Aussie details without problems
  14. bob.dino
    A mate of mine recently proved you can pack a rig - as far as closing the container - while wearing it
  15. bob.dino
    Extreme begins with an e . Otherwise, I like the design, but I think the blues used are just a tad too subdued. If you're aiming at the tandem video market (which I assume the X-TREEM DUUUDE! implies), then brighter blues & maybe a little red will get your audience in the mood you're aiming for. I'm not sure if I've explained that correctly, as I don't really have the vocabulary of a graphic designer, but hopefully you can figure out what I mean...
  16. bob.dino
    Given what you're wearing, I think it's pretty safe to say you don't spend too much time looking in the mirror .
  17. bob.dino
    Really? Why? Not a US jumper, so I'm curious as to what obstacles prevent you taking a more active role in reforming a system that doesn't appear to meet your needs.
  18. bob.dino
    A catchier way of saying it: "Don't involve me in your skydive without asking first."
  19. bob.dino
    No, not really. Sangiro's got the market cornered for the user community. You could do web-design for the manufacturers, but without a portfolio, who's going to employ you? Working for Larsen & Brusgaard or Alti-2 would require embedded systems design expertise. Which I've never seen taught in sufficient depth in a BSC in ICT. For the record: on average it seems to take about 18 months to turn a graduate into a useful employee.
  20. bob.dino
    No. They're putting me at risk without my consent. I don't know or trust them to be sufficiently capable pilots to avoid killing me. Buzzing me without prior arrangement shows a very disturbing lack of judgement. If I know and trust them and we talk about it beforehand, I don't see why not - then both of us are accepting of the additional risk.
  21. bob.dino
    ...because (s)he could finally afford the new BMW?
  22. bob.dino
    Happy Feet - The Muppets
  23. bob.dino
    However, at the Nats, where in was in the mid-40sC on the training days prior to comp, there was abundant shade and free water. Believe me that as a red-haired Irishman I'm less able to cope with the heat than most, yet still I managed. Air-con, packers, and lots of liquid work wonders.
  24. bob.dino
    Jump more.
  25. bob.dino
    The general answer to your question is VLC. Open-source, cross-platform, plays pretty much anything. Dunno how closely the OSX version adheres to the Apple UI guidelines though, so it may look ugly. Still, always handy to have around for those hard-to-play files.