NewGuy2005

Everything.

Don't be intimidated by the "high end" cars. They stick out like a sore thumb and are obviously made by the dads.

And the name is???? Come on! I set you up for a plug and you missed it!!

That settles it. I'll send it off when I take it down for the next repack.

I'm in the dark here. Please explain the book.

My 76 year old dad is on it. It drives my mother nuts.

Try this soundtrack from the movie: Thunderbirds http://www.amazon.com/Thunderbirds-Hans-Zimmer/dp/B0002JU1G2/sr=1-2/qid=1166469752/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-4663442-8643207?ie=UTF8&s=music This was a movie that was a remake of a very old TV series in which the characters were string puppets. Anyone old enough to remember the TV show?

Star Wars

Just in time. First of all, I will not try this. As a newbie, I don't need the distraction. That being said.... I was listening to the radio this morning and I heard a sound effect that sounded like the screaming sound World War 2 German Stuka dive bombers used to make when they diving on a bombing run. These planes had a siren or a big hollow whistle mounted on them that was driven by the relative wind. I saw one the other day on E-Bay. The intent of this device was simply to terrify the the victims on the ground before they were blown to bits. That got me thinking: Why not have a similar device for skydivers? My kids have these double chamber whistles that you take when you are hiking, to signal with if you get lost. They are so incredibly loud and shrill that you can hardly stand to be around when they are blown. All you'd have to do is mount about 6 of them on your helmet (with velcro, for safety) with the inlets pointed into the relative wind. It would be deafening. Cool for demos, and imagine the doppler effect when a flock of whistle-headed wingsuits swoop past a big CRW stack. Yeeehaaaw!!! The biggest danger would be to your hearing, not to mention the torpedo your reputation would take when you donned your Screamer(tm) Helmet, bristling with whistles, before getting on a load. Who'll go first?

4000 feet.

I've got XM and love it. You can also stream it off your computer. A couple of things: XM has a 24/7 reggae station, which they claim is the only one in N. America. Also, if you like bluegrass music, they have an excellent station for that.

I love mine. It's 10 years old and still looks brand new. I'm just interested in getting some bridle & riser protection. You are right about the service Mike offers. He made some add-on leg pads for mine for almost nothing.

Excellent. Thanks. What do you not like about the container?

Has anyone had it done to their pre-2000 Dolphin? How do you like it? Please post pics if you've got 'em. Thanks

Good question. Can't say for sure because I bought it used. To give them the benefit of the doubt, it's possible that it was the receommended size back in '97, but they have since revised the recommendation to a larger size. Don't know for sure.

Hi Folks, I've got a PD-230 9 cell made in '97 that I've had trouble on with hard openings. Tried all the tricks in the book, but still opens pretty fast. Last time I packed I measured the slider and e-mailed the dimensions to Performance Designs. In a matter of hours, Donna e-mailed me back and told me the slider I have is about 33% too small and she would have the correct slider out to me in the mail the next day at no charge. THAT is what I call service. Thanks Donna and Performance Designs!!!

If both of my calves instantly cramp up, I call it an authoritative opening. (Does that happen to anyone else?)

Be sure to call ahead before you do and discuss your intentions and your experience in detail with the head instructor. I've traveled and made some student jumps in different places and I can tell you that all DZs have their own policies.

My rig cost $1800 with Cypres. It only had 70 jumps on the whole kit. It's not FF friendly, but I can get the container modified for $200.

You're dead on about training at multiple DZs. I travel some with my job and attempted to make training jumps at some different DZs. That did not work because most of them wanted me to do a lot of remedial training. Not a problem here at home, however. My home DZ did not offer AFF, but the awesome folks at the DZ in the next state did offer it and took the time to review my previous progress and determined where to start with the new program. Since the DZs are close and everyone knows each other, that made it work.

It's fake. Ain't gonna happen.

Here's what I did, and I think it's a great way to go: Take S/L up through your first 2 hop & pops. Then you can switch over to AFF. The initial S/L jumps get you past the sensory overload/freakout stages. Since you've technically proven you can pull for yourself, you will be able to jump with one instructor once you switch to AFF, which saves $$ Since you will be past the sensory overload stage, your AFF jumps will be more productive, fun, and less likely to have to repeat a level. More fun, less $$

Sweet pictures. Thanks!!

If you get a magnifying glass, it looks like he's holding a small giftwrapped box up between the risers. Hmmmm

That makes sense, but he's got short sleeves and short legs on his pants. Would that rule out a wingsuit? Don't know much about it.