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I'm a Crown Royal and game of chess guy.

I agree with AggieDave on this... You are to be commended for asking these types of questions on here. You know how many folks couldn't have answered that? Feel free to ask questions any time.

Friday | April 04, 2003 US Marine commander relieved of post in Iraq A US commander who led a fierce push by Marines through southern Iraq towards Baghdad has been relieved of his post for an undisclosed reason, a US military spokesman said. Colonel Joe Dowdy, commander of the Marines 1st Regimental Combat Team, was removed as head of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force's Regimental Combat Team 1, said public affairs officer Steven Schweitzer. More here.... http://www.grunt.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2274

'cept those of us who got our "Master" Parachutist Badge in the Army. hmmm... I wonder if that's how it got started... Seems like TSO 23 was started around WWII... Keep 'em coming... I loves this shit.

Kinda not good form for an S&TA not to have one in his S&TA box with all the other pretty little forms. Coming up on 1400 jumps.

Thank you. When I first took over, I ran some numbers and the attrition rate was horrible. Numerous walking away after AFF1. Numerous walking away after 1 Tandem. Lost more on Level 4 (one JM, turns, etc). By taking the entire ISP and using it to our advantage, focusing on which methodology would help the student overcome which barrier in which category, we could use any of the methods to overcome the hurdle and they all apply towards the end result of getting the "A." I'm not going to say we keep them all, but we have more completing their "A" now than before. This past weekend, we had a group of 7 come out for "fun" Tandems. I asked them how many even "think" that if they enjoy the expereince might want to go on and learn to become skydivers... cause if you even "think" you might, let's make it a working skydive (AFF level 1 while on Tandem). Three chose to go that route. It took us an extra ten minutes of training to rehearse... COA, 3 PRCPs, COA, Wave & pull. Only one missed pull time. All three immediately signed up for AFP. I like the new ISP. I like the ability to use all the methodologies no matter which category you're in. It works. Nobody "Repeats." For us, its a 25 jump program. Some get there in 7-9 jumps, some take all 25. All have a greater opportunity to become licensed skydivers.

Faster to pack...same openings as Pro-Pack

New canopies go in the D-bag best using a psychopak. I usually Psychpack for about the first 50 jumps on a new canopy. I do not use a bridle extension. I've had one bad incident from a psycho-pack where I did not either; a) keep my line tension tight during rolling, or B) allowed the bottom part of the tail to not stay wrapped tight around the lines. The result was a BASE type opening and a split top skin on the number 7 cell about 18" long. So.. learn from this... 1. After you've chopped it into thirds, when you're rolling pull the canopy towards you as you roll to maintain line tension and 2. make sure the tail is tight around the suspension lines at the bottom of the pack job. I see no difference on the openings between Pro and psycho... psycho is faster, but I still prefer propacking for line order and line tension.

Whoa, Cowboy. First, S/L & IAD are still the most used instructional methodologies in the world. Second, She mentioned canopy control & landing issues. One can use the S/L methodology to have a student focus strictly on that (no having to do the dive flow AND canopy control AND landing)... takes one variable out of the leaning process (dive flow). Finally, with the new ISP, all three instructional methodologies can be used at any point in the curriculum to assist the student with those "problem" areas to help them get over any learning hurdles. I use all three in my AFP program. We start them out on Tandems, then FJC, then a couple of S/Ls from 3500 feet (which; 1) meets the A license requirement, and B) gets them used to wearing their own rg for the first couple of times without introducing a complex dive flow... a couple of easy wear your own rig, land your own gear thing). Then we migrate them to an AFF level three (6th jump) with a single JM, then AFF level 4 and on from there. There have been a couple who we've put back on Tandems for turns while in the AFF portion. There's been a couple that we've put back on S/L for canopy control and put them out at 8,000 to play, get the feel and comply with the "A" license canopy control portions. IMO, we shouldn't be looking at what's fastest, we have 25 jumps to get them their "A." In performance-oriented training, not everyone learns the same (and I would venture to say most don't learn in seven AFF dives). We have three types of instructional methodolgies and we now have more means and opportunity for the student to walk away with a feeling of success after each dive than the "must repeat" AFF Level "X." Out dated? No. just another training weapon in the arsenal. If they jerk the trigger on a .45, drop them back to a .22 and work them back up to the .45. More time vested - yes. Greater student retention - also, yes.

I'm sorry - should have expanded. Regarding the question of placing 5 skydivers in a C-182 + pilot. I was referring to the max gross carrying weight placard of the C-182 (think its 996#s). There was a wide-body C-182 last year with 6 skydivers on board in August which stalled & crashed... killed the pilot.

That's the one... thank you.

not > 996 #'s if I remember correctly?

OK. this got removed from the server since I watched it this morning... and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Please tell me someone downloaded it and will email it to me Please!! I want to watch it in the mornings for a couple of days to start my day out with a laugh.

Hooah. Everytime I think about it I hear, "Whilte Helmets - DROP!!" Good thing I was great at pushups...If it had been situps, I wouldn't have got it. As many paratroopers as we're getting on this site, maybe we should get HH to get us an Airborne Forum. hehe

You said it was a two-out situation. Now, you've got a catch me cord between the main risers and the reserve cable. Talk to your instructors. You should be shown this.

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Try this... First one is Marietta, GA. Several more follow. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=salary+schedules+of+teachers+in+small+towns

I'm with Chuck on this one. Any satellite telephone is an electronic emitter. It's not brain surgery to bounce off two points on a distinct electronic ID to triangulate on a a sat phone and get within a few yards. And, without the best of encryptions monitor conversations. I think if S2 saw an individual soldier running around with a personal satlink, he'd give birth on the spot.

My rig & training - $70.00 DZ packer - subtract $10.00 DZ Gear & training - $30.00

Welcome... You will find a symphony of former Airborne, SF, Ranger, etc. on this site. SOme retired, some active, some reserve... Each year at the World Freefall Convention, we usually have an all-veterans jump. Hope to see and meet you there. You won't miss me. I'll be the next to tallest (now that Tallguy has me beat) - wearing an all blue & white tie-dyed Wings rig. Feel free to introduce yourself. Airborne Graduate - May 29th 1980 Honor Graduate

My wings is on my Avatar. Totally Navy Blue & White Tye-Dye.

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While it starts the 1st of February, the proliferation of attacks has begun. I received no less than seven emails that had the virus attached to it yesterday... Norton AV is my tool of choice.

I can fly between 107mph (RW) & 209 (FF). You outside that range?