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Are you kidding me! jhus

I've heard Hawaii is awesome because you have the mountains that drop straight into the ocean, spectacular cliffs, beautiful beaches, and an all around tropical environment. Norway is supposedly pretty cool too- but it may be too cool (maybe even downright cold!). jhus

I would definately not buy new. That is a good deal for new equipment, but you are going to want to upgrade your container/ downsize your canopy before you know it. If you buy used then you will be able to sell it for almost the same amount you paid for it, but if you buy new then it depreciates as soon as you buy it. If you have the extra money, I guess that is ok, but actually if you have the extra money I would buy a better container. Dolphins are fine, but they are definately the "economy" version and you will quickly get tired of them. They are safe but definately not flattering. jhus

Anybody know what they are going to be running for aircraft to accomodate all of the jumpers? jhus

Oh, I was just playing. Let me make it up to you and I can add a good 1 or 2 minutes to your numbers next weekend! jhus

Actually, don't be too impressed. What she means by that is 10 minutes:10:1

If the RW jumpers are drifting over you in freefall, then there is definately not enough seperation. Freeflyers may have a little less drift, but not that much. Differences in drift would seldom push an RW jumper over a freeflyer unless they started out way too close. It would take some serious wind gradients for that to happen, and is not your everyday conditions. If those kind of conditions do exist, then that information should be as important as the wind velocity and direction on the ground, and extra seperation should be used. Not to say that this is right, but I believe this is the reasoning to sending out freeflyers first. If RW goes first, he falls slower and a freeflyer exiting after him could pass through him in free fall. Also, typically the freeflyers open at a slightly lower altitude. jhus

Definately a bad idea with the web site thing. It would make you feel better for a split second- but you are only going to stir up more problems. After all... she is your X, so she can do whatever she wants and shouldn't have to worry about what you think anymore. Sucks, but you shouldn't feel like you are priviledged to judge your x-girlfriends! Now with that said, if you do put up that web site make sure you send me the url... I'm single and it sounds like this girl really puts out!

Alright you have a point there, an image is technically a file (and I had read that you can't attach files to your post)... but sometimes certain types of files will be allowed to filter through. gif and jpg files are harmless, so I thought they would be allowed... sounds like I was wrong about that. Thanks, jhus

Alright master, that was pretty easy (I was just too lazy to read through the faq first). But... lets see if you are really "with it" Pyke. How do you use markup to include an image source with your post? I know you can put a picture in with your profile, but what if I want to include a different image? jhus

You know what I would love to try is one of those sling shot rides they have at some amusement parks. You sit it a chair attached to a couple bungee cords, and they crank the chair down to put tension on the bungee. Then they release you and you go flying upwards. Well rather then strapping yourself into the chair, just strap on a parachute and take a launch off of the sling. Don't know what the chances of survival are, but if you did it sure would be fun! jhus

Ok, I am a computer guy and I can't seem to figure this out. When you reply to a message, some people include what they are replying to in their post. So the top of the reply reads "in reply to" and a couple lines that enclose all or part of the original message. Well howd' they do that? jhus

I think the answer to this is the same as all marital problems- talk to your spouse about it, and really try to understand his point of view and what is important to him. If you are using comment like "...he is a piece of s*** person..." or "...he doesn't understand how lucky he is..." then that definately sounds like you have some serious problems with your relationship. Maybe he is using skydiving to escape your problems, and he is lying about it because if you become involved with his skydiving, then it is no longer an "escape". I don't think skydiving is the root of the problem here- you need to figure out what the real problem with your relationship is. jhus

Guy gets ready to make his first ten-second delay. His jumpmaster sees he's nervous and says, "Don't worry. Just get out there, arch, count to ten, and pull your main ripcord. If there's a problem with the main, you know you have a reserve. When you land, the truck will pick you up and take you back to the loft." So the guy exits, arches and pulls. Nothing happens. He reefs on his reserve ripcord. Dirty laundry comes out of the reserve container. He's falling faster, close to terminal, and he looks at the ground and says, "Great. I bet the f#cking truck won't be there, either." jhus

I personally look to the pilot when I am deciding if I want to get out of the aircraft. There are three phrases I listen for from the pilot that indicate I am leaving... "Get Out!" "Oh F#ck!" "Holy Sh#t!" Also, if I look at the cockpit and the pilot is no longer there... well I don't think he fell out by accident! Fun hop and pop altitude is still 3000' for me. I could go lower, but that is not so much fun. There is obviously no "basement" for an emergency. Even if my odds are only 1 in 100 that I have enough altitude for reserve inflation- that is still better than my odds of surviving a plane crash. Although in a truly hopeless situation, there is a high probability that the plane is spinning. And if the plane is spinning, it could very well be impossible for all of the jumpers to make it to the door/ open the door. Anybody know how the reserve performs compared to base equipment? I would guess that the reserve is designed to open as quickly or even quicker than base equipment- and if so you could be pretty darn low and still have a high chance of inflation. jhus

What is up with the title in parenthesis under peoples names like (Newbie),(Enthusiast),(Old Hand)... because whatever it is, I a quite disturbed that I don't get anything. Not even a (Newbie)! jhus

freaksister- you crack me up. Not only did you continue reading this thread, but you made more posts than any other person here! I think you enjoy stirring up a little trouble.

Sorry, didn't mean to be too critical. If Sangrino put this site together out of the "kindness of his heart", then that is completely amazing. I could not even imagine why someone would do something like that! Having a little hobby site is one thing... but this is no "hobby site". This is a very complete, well rounded site- and it has to be a full time job for one person to keep up with. So my compliments to Sangrino on the site as a whole whether you make money off it or not. And if you really don't make money off of it, then you are one extrordinarily generous dude! jhus

You said you only have his name and email address- but how did you send him a payment if you don't have his physical address?? jhus

yep- slow here too. Maybe if enough of us keep complaining we will convince dropzone to buy a new server! To their credit, they are doing quite a bit of processing so that each page is custom built depending on the user making the page request. But... they do need to fix it because it is running REALLY slow. jhus

Where did $2500 come from- is that what he is asking? If so that is extremely low, and I would jump on it before someone else finds the same deal. I think a reasonable range would be 2800-3200. jhus

What is the difference between a bad golfer and a bad skydiver? Bad Golfer: 'Whack'..."Oh, Shit!" Bad Skydiver "Oh, Shit"...'Whack'

So did you talk to the rigger? It seems a little unlikely that he would do something like this intentionally, and it seems like it would be an imposible mistake to make. But if this is actually true and he replaced a new cypres with an 8 year cypres, then he is definatley liable and that is completely f#cked up. Is there any chance someone else could have gotten their hands on the rig for enought time to switch out the Cypres? That would seem to make more sense to me.

OK, I'm dissapointed. I know you all can do a little better than that. You spend 3/4 of your days hanging out at the drop zone, so I know you have heard some funnies! A guy walks into a bar with a miniature piano under his arm, and a tiny little man no taller than a foot on his shoulder. The man sits down and sets the piano on top of the bar. The midget then jumps onto the bar and begins to play the piano. The man then pulls out a bottle, sets it down by the piano, and orders a double shot. The bartender pours his shot, and ask why he looks so glum. The man replies "I have been cheated by the genie". The bartender then asks if he is sure he needs another shot. The man replies back "I'm not drunk- try it for yourself. Rub the bottle and a genie will appear and grant you 1 wish". The bartender decides to humor the man, and rubs the bottle. To his amazement, a genie appears and offers to grant him one wish. The bartender immediately says "I wish for a million bucks". Then the room fills with smoke, and there is a crash of thunder. When the smoke clears the bartender is furious when he sees what must be a million ducks walking around his bar. He looks to the man for an answer, but the only response is "What! You think I asked for a 12 inch pianist?" Jhus

I am looking at purchasing a used cypres. If someone tells me that they have just had the batteries replaced, or they have had the 4 year check done, is there a way for me to verify that this is true? Is there some kind of log sheet that goes with the unit, or do I just have to trust the person I am buying from? Jhus