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  1. bob.dino
    Can you translate this into EnglishYank, please? Muppet is peculiarly English slang, meaning crap, silly, or stupid. Locking your keys in the car would make you a muppet. Translated: "Dude, I was like, so out of it that I totally bone-fucked that skydive. Fo' shizzle."
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    Look where your mudflap is under canopy with the chest strap extended. Mine is too far out to the side to easily see an alti mounted there... ymmv.
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    That's the kicker isn't it... So do most of us.
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    I've done the same as you, but with an Optima. I'm not a huge fan of squinting up at my left hand to see altitude when I should be flying my pattern and looking around for traffic, so I'm not bothered about digital visibility. That may change, but for now the Optima is good enough for me.
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    What does a Sigma go for brand new? I mean complete, ready to jump? Depends on the canopies you want.
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    Taxi? Call the DZ and tell them you'll bring a case of beer if they pick you up? Ask your mate's next door neighbour if (s)he'll drive you for 20 quid. Lots of better ways than getting a criminal record - with one you'll have difficulty getting to the USA/Australia/etc. No WFFC, Eloy, Perris, ZHills for you if you get nabbed...
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    silica
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    Talk to someone that has seen you fly, but my gut feeling would be that a ZP 210 would be easier to fly than a ragged-out F111 230. This is based on my experience of doing 50-ish jumps on an old Airforce 220 - an F111 7-cell - then downsizing to a Spectre 190. It was like night and day. Landing the Spectre was consistently much easier. However, remember that anything said by an instructor that knows you and your flying overrides what I say.
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    Not a problem. There's a glossary on this website (though it's not all that easy to find!). If you've any problems with terminology feel free to send me a Private Message (click on the messages link near the top of this page). If I don't know what it means, I'll find someone that does... Welcome to skydiving
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    Me too. There's far too much bullshit trash talking in this forum of late. Makes it hard to find the useful information. Trash talking is fun n all, but when it invades every single thread it gets a bit old...
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    I doubt it's a general issue. At least two members of the Aussie 8-way team fly JVXes, and they've been doing lots of jumps on 'em.
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    That's a pretty strong statement to make without anything to back it up. Why, exactly, is the Katana in a class of its own? How many jumps have you got on one? How many on a Samurai/XF2/Mamba of the same size? What qualifies you to make that claim?
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    How many jumps does the PD230 have on it? It's an F111 canopy, so it becomes more porous with time, which affects its flare.
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    Do you work at Lodi, or are you just a happy jumper there?
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    Definitely. When he came to our DZ last year, we had people from 27 to 5000+ jumps attending. Everyone I talked to really enjoyed it and learned loads.
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    I did my first piston Cessna jump around about jump 250. I kicked my legs like I was running. Dunno why. Had fun doing CRW on the Lightning though
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    Just in case Natasa isn't familiar with US idioms, SOP = Standard Operating Procedure, or "what is normally done".
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    Give them a call & ask. You should also ask your instructors about what size canopies would suit you for a first rig. They know how you fly.
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    Could be fun. I've about 20-odd scuba dives (including PADI Nitrox & Deep certs), but I don't find it all that interesting. Something that challenges me could be fun - tec diving perhaps? - but just hanging around looking at fish isn't all that enthralling for me. I prefer to appreciate beauty with a few less bits of gear attached to me.
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    I predict the class will be offered shortly after the State of Arizona renounces capitalism.
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    Thanks! I'll be sure to relay that to the photographer (Tim Geiss). I know he'll be really happy to hear that. I don't really have the vocabulary to properly describe why I like the photo, but it's damn cool. The canopy against the sky, the grass laid out like a carpet, and the position of your legs (like Mercury, the messenger of the Gods ) creates a really dramatic impression of motion. Cue Stu saying "he must be a good photographer if he can make you look good" .
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    Why not?
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    Oh, I didn't. I chose them 'cause they've all got great tits. Honestly .
  24. bob.dino
    Eliana Rodriguez, Natasha Montgomery, and Arianna deBenedetti. The reason should be obvious. As for the team name? "One Lucky Bastard".
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    Ian Carve 1 is a great photo.