Jessica

Holy crap! I can smell the alkyhol from here! Skydiving is for cool people only

Do you also use a tools in/out checklist? Do most riggers? Skydiving is for cool people only

Spammer? What are you talking about? He's obviously a skydiver. Look at his gear: Container: Racer/Elite Main: Startrac 120 ft² Reserve: Maverick 107 ft² AAD: FXC 12000 Skydiving is for cool people only

I can't open it either. Can someone post the text? Thanks for the reply, Mike. Skydiving is for cool people only

It hasn't been that long since I could pull up posts from February 2001 with the search function. I'm pretty sure it's been since this last upgrade. This is something I've only noticed pretty recently. EDIT: I just did a search for any posts by my username but without any keywords, and it turned up all of them. Skydiving is for cool people only

I've encountered this a couple of times, but just assumed I was typing in words wrong, but now I'm sure I'm not. What I'll do is look for an old post by typing a couple of words I know are in the title, and sometimes lately the post won't turn up in the search results. For example, I was just looking for a post I made about 6 months ago titled "Dyeing jumpsuit report." I did a search, but couldn't find it. So I clicked through the Gear & Rigging forum to make sure it was still there, and it was... Skydiving is for cool people only

D'oh! I'm a sizeist bastard. I didn't realize that. Skydiving is for cool people only

$800ish is what Roy at para-service.com quoted me. Skydiving is for cool people only

A new custom Hornet bought stateside (instead of direct from South Africa) will run just over $800. Skydiving is for cool people only

Right, that's what I said: I'm talking help like left to right, top to bottom, back to front...what works best so stuff like this doesn't get by. Skydiving is for cool people only

Check out this week's "Rant" on Chuting Star Rigging Loft's weekly Rigger Rant and Rave column: www.chutingstar.com/riggerrantandrave.html The gist of it is that the writer had a ride on a reserve on which the right steering line was not bartacked. It came from PD that way. He had to land the canopy on rear risers. About seven different riggers had packed the reserve without catching the problem, he said. A reserve inspection is part of a repack, so how does a rigger miss something like that? (I know riggers are human and that mistakes happen, but I'd like to hear speculation on the specifics of the oversight.) And how does a rigger avoid ever having a problem like this? I'd like to hear specific inspecting tips, if ya got any. Skydiving is for cool people only

Those of you with Hornets -- what kind of shape is the PISA label located on the center of the bottom skin in? My rigger and I inspected the canopy I'm almost certainly going to buy today, and it looks good, except for that label. It's all rubbed off and I can barely read it. Are other Hornets or PISA canopies like this? Is there any issue other than the asthetic one? This canopy reportedly has around 90 jumps on it. Skydiving is for cool people only

Time for spankings. Skydiving is for cool people only

Check out this thread: www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=209421;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Skydiving is for cool people only

No no, what I mean is that you work the automatic depreciation to your advantage -- you can get something practically new for a lot less than what new actually costs. Yay! Used-gear shopping is FUN, especially when you're not in a rush. Skydiving is for cool people only

This comment concerns me. Skydiving is for cool people only

rotfl...I wondered what the hell you guys were doing in there. Good times all around! Skydiving is for cool people only

Cool. One less part to fail. Skydiving is for cool people only

Mine's like that, but it's not a kill-line pilot chute. If I switched to a kill-line, do you know if I would be able to keep the lark's head with no connector link? Skydiving is for cool people only

I don't play the lottery, but I've made all my friends promise they'll buy me new gear if they hit it. Skydiving is for cool people only

I couldn't look at it...it burned, it burned.... Skydiving is for cool people only

I just don't think this is true. Gear is like a car; the second you drive it off the lot it depreciates $9 million. You can find some great stuff for hella cheaper than it would be off the shelf. I worry when I see people buying brand new gear right off student status. Since they're spending so much money, they want it to be EXACTLY RIGHT and they want to be able to jump it for a long time. So they buy a container that will only fit canopies that are too aggressive for them, because "it's what will be right in 50 jumps or so." I learned how to land with a slightly used Reflex on my back. That's one dirty Reflex these days. I've seen people freak at the first grass stain on their $1200 container. Hah! Amateurs! I learned to drive on an '85 Toyota Corolla that cost around $2500. I ran into a pole or two. Later, when I was ready for it, I got a nicer car. I think the analogy holds true for gear. Like Phree said: the main benefits to buying new are custom fit and matchy-matchy colors. Though if you look hard, you can find that with used gear, too. Skydiving is for cool people only

Yes, latex allergies can develop over time, and they can get pretty nasty. My father used latex gloves for surgery for years, until he finally connected the skin rash, athsma symptoms, and other nasty stuff he'd been increasingly dealing with to the gloves. He had to switch to a special kind of non-latex glove, and apparently the sensitivity is very common with doctors who have used latex for a long time. I remember at a birthday party once my dad absent-mindedly blew up a balloon for me and immediately developed a severe wheeze and rash. Rubber bands dry out my fingertips and rip up my cuticles, but at only a few packjobs a week max, it's not really an issue for me yet. Skydiving is for cool people only

Then I piddle on your foot! Pfft, like I needed it. My cup runneth over. Well, sorry you got lost...we had a fine time at the (clean, non-condemned) restaurant! It was good to finally meet you. Jackass. Hmm, I'm feeling magnanimous -- I'll even put a little winky smiley here. Skydiving is for cool people only

Ew! No anesthesia even! P.S. Afterward, we toasted the innards and ATE THEM. Skydiving is for cool people only