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which ones? At least one of RWS's engineers has publicly supported the design, to name one. For Great Deals on Gear
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Choosing The Size of Reserve to Buy...
tso-d_chris replied to somethinelse's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
It is a good idea to keep your reserve WL in the 1:1 area. It doesn't make sense to downsize a reserve like a main. Either it's big enough or it's not. Reserves should be chosen with the worst case in mind. You may not be flying at the top of your ability when you have to use it. For Great Deals on Gear -
shipping problem new rig from US to europe
tso-d_chris replied to pasqual's topic in Gear and Rigging
Hand carry it. For Great Deals on Gear -
Bushman, While there may be some exceptions (notice I never said "all"), generally speaking my post is correct. For Great Deals on Gear
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This is why you'd want to call the FAA ASAP and ask them what you want done with the gear. If they then tell you to hold it pending an investigation, then it wouldn't be theft. Until the rig is jumped, what crime has been committed? I can have any rig I want at the DZ, with or w/o TSO or properly documented maintenance. I'm not sure the FAA has any authority over the rig until I jump with it. For Great Deals on Gear
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Out of curiosity, why would you trust one veteran h/c manufacturer, and not another? IMO, John Sherman is just as qualified to accurately comment on gear as is Bill Booth. I speak with JS often about gear, and I can tell you, he is very fond of the scientific method. Don't get me wrong, Bill Booth deserves respect; he has made great contributions to the sport. However, like everyone else, he is not infallible. It is best to listen to other viewpoints as well in order to make an informed decision. For Great Deals on Gear
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There is a reason other major h/c manufacturers are looking for ways to modify or eliminate tuck tabs. Racer's speed bag has support among other h/c manufacturers. Although you would be hard pressed to find a (new) poorly designed harness/container these days, you would also be hard pressed to find a design superior to the Racer. For Great Deals on Gear
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Civilian PD reserves are made in Honduras. PD mains are made in Deland. For Great Deals on Gear
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It looks like you are buying into the manufacturers hype. Just because the people trying to sell you something say it, it doesn't make it true. I'd recommend you don't look at jump shacks website, because then you will believe all rigs other than a racer are unsafe. The same could be said for the other manufacturers too, much more so than Jump Shack. A marketing department's job is to sell a product, not disseminate accurate information. To the original poster: Is there a reason you have narrowed your decision to these two containers? Either will be freefly friendly, as are pretty much all new containers, though the Voodoo is not available in large sizes, IIRC. For Great Deals on Gear
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???? I wasn't implying loyalty to a political party. For Great Deals on Gear
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And I'm still a Republican even though the GOP was the party that helped facilitate the Civil War, against the pro-slavery Democrate party. Although, that wasn't the full reason, just a minor footnote in the overall politics involved. That was a pretty major reason. The whole "states rights" BS was made up by pro slavery folks without the spine to admit they were in favor of humans owning other humans. Check out the US Constitution, Article One, Section 10. For Great Deals on Gear
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selling on DZ.com classifieds
tso-d_chris replied to stratostar's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
You are obviously not using a 12" monitor. For Great Deals on Gear -
Forget price and looks. The best helmet for you is the one that fits best. Heads are not all shaped alike, and for this reason, neither are helmets. For Great Deals on Gear
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None of L&B's new products will be functionally equivalent to the Pro-Track. If you want the audible with logbook features, you are limited to an Alti-2 Neptune or a Parasport Italia Skytronic GFX as your primary choices. For Great Deals on Gear
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There is a lot of labor that goes into a quality jumpsuit. If you want the very best, I recommend Ouragan Suits. You will have to pay for that top quality, but I've seen no other suit that comes close in terms of original design or build quality. For Great Deals on Gear
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Wendy offered you very good advice. I would add that PR-143s have a pretty good demand and resale value, and it should not cost a huge amount of cash to upsize to a more apprpriate PR 176, when it is all said and done. For Great Deals on Gear
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I think my lowest cutaway was around 1200 ft. I was under a flying reserve by 800ft. I don't think there was an RSL, but I don't remember for sure. It's been awhile. For Great Deals on Gear
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Free Guinness
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I have yet to take an online course that compared favorably to its brick and mortar counterpart. I've taken a few, at different schools. While some were better than others, none were great. The biggest problem I have found was the user interface. Often navigating the course is more difficult than the course work, in my experience. OTOH, online classes do make it easier to work around an existing schedule, and save driving time and expenses. For Great Deals on Gear
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Buying beer for "firsts" an American thing?
tso-d_chris replied to jumpingjimmy's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
It is not an American tradition; it's a skydiver tradition, carried over from the earliest days of skydiving when it was discovered that skydivers really like beer. I have found that it is often easier to convince a skydiver to buy me a single Guinness for a beer line violation than it is to get them to buy a case of green bottles for the whole DZ. A little known caveat: Cheap beer such as Budweiser or Miller does not count towards beer requirements. It must be GOOD beer, such as Guinness, Warstainer, Salvator, New Castle, etc. BTW, wasn't this your FIRST beer thread? For Great Deals on Gear -
I'm not saying I paid $2,500 US to hunt children in Eastern Europe, and I'm not saying I didn't, but I will say that most children are very quick and quite avid tree climbers, so they make worthy prey. The trick to downing a child is to wait for it to run. Children tend to run in a straight line when fleeing loud noises, like gunfire. Take your time, and place your shot between the base of the shoulder blades. That way you get the cleanest kill. For Great Deals on Gear
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Don't pull any lines in front of the nose. Make sure the slider is tight against the slider stops. Stow your lines neatly. For Great Deals on Gear
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A little help with Internet Explorer, please...
tso-d_chris replied to lawrocket's topic in The Bonfire
I am trying out Opera 9.0.b. It's pretty impressive so far, with a pretty good UI, and WAY faster than Firefox, IE or Safari. For Great Deals on Gear -
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To my brother and I: "You guys could tear up an anvil with a tack hammer."