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Yeah, Douglas helped me figure that one out. steveOrino
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Okay, I'll bite ... what is a "phi" steveOrino
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Made some more jumps -- I plan on doing plenty in the slow winter season. Now which suit?? steveOrino
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I shot some stills of Mike & Jill in a rodeo while I was jumping a camera suit. BUT Mike kept his feet up to slow down his forward speed. steveOrino
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Having received both military & civilian training in a variety of ways (Special Forces Q course, Jump School, UWO (SCUBA), USPA Instructor school for IAD, Tandem and AFF) I think I can offer some insight. Looking back at much of my military training a lot of it was as hard as woodpecker lips to weed people out of the program. I noticed when the intent was more to teach and less to intimidate the instruction was less "in your face". If we as civilian USPA Instructors wanted to intimidate people away from the sport and weed out the "bucket list" skydivers we should be as many military instructors are. However, if our desire is to introduce them into the world of skydiving, we should be a lot friendlier, but still able to tell them that golf or bowling may be more appropriate for them. Just my 2 cents worth ... steveOrino
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I made my first wingsuit jump today at the sunset load. I used an older birdman that I was "poured into"
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Do you believe in Karma or a sort of justice in the world?
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I think we reap what we sow. steveOrino -
Bush authorized Pentagon to strike Al-Qaeda in any country
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Well, good. Maybe, just maybe we learned ONE lesson from Viet Nam. From past actions by commanders and Presidents it appeared that we learned NOTHING. steveOrino -
I'd agree with your first thought, but not your second. steveOrino
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I appreciate your perspective on prayer. What is your perspective on the following ... If I'm a good son what type of asking will I do? In other words, if I am a son of God, what will I be asking for? For mercedes and porches or will I ask for God to make me like Christ? This is how JC's brother James responded to a similar question ..." You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." James 4: 2b-3 steveOrino
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"Only someone too stupid to find his way home would wear himself out at work." Ecclesiastes 10:15. (Living Bible) steveOrino
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It may depend on what you think the purpose of prayer is. It is of my opinion that the purpose of prayer is to make us more like JC than to treat God as some sort of cosmic Santa Claus. It is also my opinion that God's forgiveness does not come apart from an acknowledgment of, and confrontation with, human sin and evil. God does not overlook or ignore our destructiveness … However; God's confrontation with sin and evil is not for the purpose of condemning us. Indeed, it is for the explicit purpose of forgiving us and healing our – and the world's – wounds. It is a judgment of grace. This grace is not earned, but it comes with a cost; not only the cost of Christ dying on the cross, but the cost of our engaging in the practice of repentance. The repentance we practice is not one merely of confession but more importantly we must confront our past. Only when we confront our past will "truth set us free". steveOrino
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I gotta have one to set under my drink while I watch my Cowboys beat Lee's Redskins. steveOrino
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Thanks everyone _ I got Mike's email now. steveOrino
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My first sale to PARACHUTIST was of Mike 1300 jumps ago. steveOrino
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How often would you be flying a wingsuit? Probably 1-2 times a week before and after Instructor jumps and maybe more during the slower Winter months steveOrino
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I'm a heavy guy (5'10" - 230#) I'm an AFFI (30 jumps). TI (500 jumps), vidiot (1000 camera jumps) I jump at a single cessna DZ. Since Birdman Mike Swearingen (sp?) left, there are no wing suiters at the DZ. However, I need a change of pace from always being an Instructor. I'd like to purchase a wingsuit for some solo jumps. Any advice? I've read the stickys. Anybody know how to get ahold of Mike S.? steveOrino
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Assasinated TODAY? George W. Bush. Who would be president after Jan 20, 2009 ... not sure. steveOrino
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#4 is more just than I thought they'd give them. Suddenly I'm an OK State and OU fan. steveOrino
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But how do you rate 1 loss OU ahead of 1 loss Texas when OU loss to Texas??? That is why the BCS is crap. steveOrino
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You sly Tiki! steveOrino
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bingo! Only would have been funnier if the guy had been drawn to look like Obama steveOrino
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same as outside. steveOrino
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Now that every Tandem Master must be a USPA TI, what purpose does the manufacturer's rating hold? I realize there are some subtle differences between the rigs, but really, is it that necessary? We don't have to have a manufacturer's rating to jump their sport rigs as an AFFI or IADI. It appears to be a way for the manufacturer's to make a few bucks more ...or is all about legal liability? Your "opinion" will be appreciated steveOrino
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or the infamous, "Hold my beer and watch this!" steveOrino