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I have to improve my stalking skillz The second video is very funny btw ça passe ou ça frotte

Custom made snag free box on a Protec https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201137859557180&set=o.93262666395&type=3&theater Sorry I don't have closer picture ça passe ou ça frotte

Do i assume correctly that you're appear in Regan' daily video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGwgeffN1Ik ça passe ou ça frotte

This is the case with Stirling engines. Anything that produces heat can be used, meaning anything that burns can be used. I guess this was not the case anyway Edit >spelling ça passe ou ça frotte

Add 20 kph and I sign, my preferred DZ is far enough, thoses 20 kph are making a difference There is a market for "basic cars"; just look at the sucess of Dacia brand since it 's owned by Renault. It is clearly a market trend. But all thoses cars are powered with modern engines to meet the same regulations. Particles are mostly treated in the exhaust line, but as far as I know there no post treatment technology for C02. Every car/engines is the result of multiple engineering compromises between cleaning up at the source and post treating the emissions (plus performance, reliability, driveability ...). The max speed is not a target by itself for main stream market , it's just a resulting performance of other customer performances (availability of the engine, payload ...). Edit to add > what you'll see in the market in Europe in a close future is a decrease of the market share of Diesel cars in favor of gasoline cars, especially due to TCO considerations ça passe ou ça frotte

Quick answer : NO This, for 2 main reasons : regulations and market expectations. Regulations : every 4/5 years in Europe a new regulations should be respected to decrease the impact on the environment (€5 was mainly to decrease small particles / €6 is focusing on the decrease of NOx). In the meantime you have the CAFE regulations which request C02 emission decrease in addition to all the incentives (or taxes) on low C02 emission vehicle. You need high performance systems to meets thoses requirments and they usely don't like poor quality fuel. Market : customer wants to have efficient and high performance engines. Nobody wants (or very few people) to have a car with the performances that you had 20 years ago with old diesel engines, and people want to have fuel efficient vehicle due to the price of the fuel nowadays. All thoses new engines represents an huge amount of money for car makers that they would prefer to invest on the launch of new vehicle models. Between €4 and €5 engines, there is a increase of the cost par car, but the customer does not want to pay because it meets a more severe regulation on emission. PS : I have limited knowledge on US market and regulation ça passe ou ça frotte

Don't stop there..... WHY? Because I KNOW that my diesel engine will run on all kinds of crap oil. Because you need a certain level of quality of your fuel in order not to damage your injection system. There are many countries in the world were modern cars cannot be sold as is due to the low quality of the fuel you can find in the gas stations. edit>spelling ça passe ou ça frotte

What amaze me is the negative comment some skydiver can give about Base, and/or proxy flying swooping ... For me it's just a question of where you put your own limit, and to respect the choices of other people even if it is different from my choices. ça passe ou ça frotte

From my perspective it depends on winds, number of exits, what other groups are doing, size of the group ... Going out first for angle jumps has my preference in many cases. ça passe ou ça frotte

In fact there is a wing load chart for the first 600 jumps here. ça passe ou ça frotte

Your previous post made me laugh as well ça passe ou ça frotte

In fact 2b) is wrong, we apply point 7). If you enjoy french bashing, go ahead, have fun because point 7) is always valid ça passe ou ça frotte

I think the closest DZ is "Le Luc" http://www.cepca.fr/page9.php French DZ affiliated to the FFP, which is the case here, recognize FAI licences. For somebody with experience and USPA licences it won't be a problem. If you friend has his own gear, an AAD will be mandatory. ça passe ou ça frotte

I think Le Luc is not so far from your place and car pooling should be an option ça passe ou ça frotte

A visit @ a DZ not so far from Toulouse https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200775163915802 ça passe ou ça frotte

Tom Enders who is a skydiver is now CEO of EADS. Previously CEO of Airbus, he was one of the first to jump from the A400m. ça passe ou ça frotte

Awesome boogie, with a great organization, world class load organizer and a fucking good party to conclude. More than 9000 jumps in 5 days and no serious incident. Be there next year ça passe ou ça frotte

In France, AFF is very rare. We are doing something similar called PAC (which is the translation of AFF but the content is different, the method is more adaptative). You can learn that way. I think your licences will be recognized by the BPA (but it needs to be checked with BPA). There is at least one DZ who is teaching AFF : http://www.air65-parachutisme.com/ ça passe ou ça frotte

I do it palms up. I feel more relaxed that way, specially at full speed, and it helps by pushing on the wind to have a steeper angle. It's difficult to say this is the good way because some very good FFyer (Vince Reffet ..) are doing the other way. A small exemple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okg4wkzzgHs ça passe ou ça frotte

**CAUTION!! Extremely heavy sarcasm ahead** The French are known for their adherence to the rules.... It's true that in the recent years, there was too much derogation to the rule. Our federation has decided to adress that. I use to complain about this regulation, but from i read here, it seems that low timer here are more conservative in their canopy choice. ça passe ou ça frotte

I'll be there ça passe ou ça frotte

In France, there is a regulation which limits WL vs experience from jump 1 to jump 600. When you arrive at one DZ they check your rig and if the size of your canopy is compliant with the rule (at least roughly). One DZ i jump at prints on your card for manifest which minimum size you can jump with. ça passe ou ça frotte

I'm not an expert in FF teaching , but I think that jumpsuit with cordura are difficult to use as a beginner and will slow your learning curve. As suggested, tell Carole what you want to do with your jumpsuit and your experience. She should be able to propose you the appropriate compromise. ça passe ou ça frotte

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