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    Some European airlines (Ryanair comes to mind) will also weigh your carry-on and simply will not allow you to carry it on if it weighs more than 7Kg, regardless of size.
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    There's no proof that that's your ass; you'll have to post full body shots for that.
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    I love the way everyone has a real name except Wingnut
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    Double the bands on the d-bag attachment points, not on the lines. Does that make sense?
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    Yup. For Front Front, left foot on wing (not flap!), right foot on step, left arm outside, right arm on inside bar (so Inside Front can take grip). If jump-run is fast, a quick climbout by the Front can really help, as the Front Front can lean against them a little when getting the left foot forward.
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    That number and that word don't belong together... It was my second. In Oz you have to buy beer for every chop .
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    Chest-mount ripcord/spring-loaded PC/SOS system.
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    That number and that word don't belong together...
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    For a Cypres2 it's +/-6 months. Hey, you get bonus points just for thinking of us
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    Trust me, he will.
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    The door is a bit smaller than a caravan, but the fuselage is more curved so standing in the door is easier. There's also a huge step outside, about a foot below the lip of the door. The fuselage is narrower on the inside than a Caravan. So, it's easier for floaters and worse for divers. Not sure how that translates to WS-suitability. Tail is definitely lower, and I know at least one birdie that's clipped the tail of an XL.
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    Wingloading doesn't scale linearly. A 210 loaded at 1.0 will perform very differently to a 120 loaded at 1.0. Wingloading & Its Effects. Nope. It's all about your skill in flying the canopy. There's video on skydivingmovies.com of Scott Miller running a swoop course on a 220 Navigator (a student canopy). Listen to the instructors around you, and make sure you don't go putting thoughts in her head that she's not cool if she gets a 170. ...and Phil very very rarely allows anything less than a 170 for a first rig. There's a reason for that
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    Not yet determined. Yes. It was hard. She did the right thing.
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    Further information, for those interested: Yellow is steel wire, coated with Lolon F. Red cable is steel wire, coated with Teflon. Black cable is steel wire, coated with Lolon G2. Lolon is a nylon alloy, and there's more on the differences between the F & G2 variants from Bill Booth here. There's also an offical response from RWS on why they don't approve use of Teflon-coated cables with their gear.
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    Their target market is teenagers. Angry works. Write it off as marketing expenses. Much of the stuff will be free anyway.
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    I love developing code that does stuff people say can't be done. I love the challenge. I like broadening my skills by helping out the Sales guys. I like learning to manage people. I dislike the fact that I have to ask my boss five times to get anything done, and that I don't have a budget to buy the small stuff without asking permission. I dislike working for a small startup with few customers, because I don't get immediate feedback on just how good or bad my work is.
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    But do you have a cabana? Don't go putting the cart before the horse now...
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    So I should stop jumping then?
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    Would that be the Sydney Uni boatshed that burned to the ground a couple of days ago? Hope you're not there to row . As for getting to the dz, there's the tandem bus - it goes from near Central station everyday at 7am. Ring ahead to book. Otherwise lifts can be arranged. PM me for more. I believe hire gear in large/student sizes is only SOS chest-mount ripcord. Again, call the office to ask. http://www.sydneyskydivers.com.au
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    Going from one overpriced vendor to another, eh? Sony laptops cost an absolute fortune. If you want good industrial design and Windows, just buy a Macbook Pro and install XP.
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    Yep. Nope.
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    Sounds like you guys had a good time, and that the KCSC guys had a good time too. Everybody won; isn't that enough?
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    Ever actually tried it? I've jumped my canopy with the slider an inch or two down the lines and the opening bloody hurt. I agree with tink1717 that the most likely cause was the slider not being against the stops.
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    Ever read Richard Feynman on the fragility of most people's knowledge? It's truely scary - very few people actually understand their field.