Shark

That's AFFIRM! Jay checked out the rig. It came from the 20th.

What, you mean like 5 jumps in a day?! Dude, you need to make your way up to the lake before you lose currency. (That could mean $, too.)

At least a 6 second interval or add 6 seconds for every 10 mph of upper wind. eg. 20 mph uppers, use approximately a 12 second interval.

Why? What's wrong with the red, de-arched dude that's there now?!

Reginald, Speak to YOUR instructors about this. They can give you more than the advice and opinions here. Regards, Shark AFF-I

Or call it bipartisan lameness.

By Al Neuharth, USA Today Founder The exclusive club called the U.S. Senate has 100 members. This week 94 of them ducked and ran before a pre-arranged voice vote gave President Bush the $87.5 billion war check he wanted. The six senators who had the guts to stay around to voice a vote: *Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. *Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I. *Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. *Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii *Harry Reid, D-Nev. *Ted Stevens, R-Alaska Among the six, Byrd shouted a loud "No!" The other five voted "Yes." Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is an admired acquaintance of mine. Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., is a longtime respected friend. But both were wrong in agreeing to the cowardly voice vote so senators didn't have to go on record on the controversial bill. Republicans who favored it were afraid constituents might think the price is too high. Democrats against it feared being called unpatriotic. By contrast, the House earlier put its members on record when it approved the bill 298 to 121. In the "debate" before the Senate voice vote in an almost empty chamber, Stevens, the longest-serving Republican, carried the ball for Bush. "We will not walk away from Iraq," Stevens pledged. Byrd, the longest-serving Democrat, argued: "This $87 billion ... provides the wherewithal for the United States to stay the course in Iraq when what we badly need is a course correction. The president owes the American people an exit strategy for Iraq, and it is time for him to deliver." Polls show we're split about 50-50 on Bush's handling of Iraq. But 100% of us should shame those 94 senators who were afraid to be counted on one of the most important and controversial bills to come before this Congress. Feedback Other views on the Senate's voice vote on Iraq: "Every senator had a chance to use the hot line or come to the floor to voice his or her opinion. Anyone who wished to disagree could have. Absent any evidence to the contrary, one might assume that the rest of the Senate supported the bill." -- Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I. "It's a sham; the Democrats got a free pass. They carped for the past two months, but in the end didn't have the moral backbone to vote on it." -- Tripp Baird, director of Senate relations, The Heritage Foundation

Now , wait a minute. I'm not advocating that anyone actually try CRW. It's very dangerous, and can leave you either dead or horribly disfigured and in terrible suffering for the rest of your life. Like this guy here... Other than that, it's OK. So, try it if you want, but if you get killed, don't come crying to me. kevin Sorry. What I meant was to make the links clickys. Shark CCS-1242

Okay, I guess I'll do it... http://www.crwphoto.com/bry.html http://www.dqnt.com/acc.htm http://crw.boxofclue.com/skydive/crw.html

Great paint job and nice color!

Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky. If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe. Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: Flaring is like squatting to pee. When one engine fails on a twin-engine aeroplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash. Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club. What is the similarity between air traffic controllers (ATC) and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies. If ATC screws up, the pilot dies. Never trade luck for skill. The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are: "Why is it doing that?" "Where are we?" and "Oh, s--t!" Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers. Airspeed, altitude, or brains: two are always needed to complete the flight successfully. A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row is prevarication. Mankind has a perfect record in aviation: we never left one up there! Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the purpose of storing dead batteries. Flying the aeroplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding it or doing anything about it. When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, you forgot something. Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held on a sunny day. Advice given to Royal Air Force pilots during World War II: When a prang (crash) seems inevitable, endeavour to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity as slowly and gently as possible. The Piper Cub is the safest aeroplane in the world: it can just barely kill you. (Attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot) A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its maximum. (Jon McBride, astronaut) If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatics and test pilot) If an aeroplane is still in one piece, don't cheat on it. Ride the bastard down. (Ernest K. Gann, author & aviator) Though I fly through the Valley of Death, I shall fear no evil, for I am at 80,000 feet and climbing. (sign over the entrance to the SR-71 operating location in Kadena, Japan). You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul F. Crickmore - test pilot) Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you. There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. (Sign over squadron operations desk at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 1970). The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and a good bowel movement. The night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities in life where you get to experience all three at the same time. (Author unknown, but someone who's been there) "Now I know what a dog feels like watching TV." (A DC-9 captain trainee attempting to check out on the "glass cockpit" of an A-320). If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to. Basic Flying Rules: Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees, and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there. You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.

No you're not! You are closer to 95 lbs. Seriously, though, talk to Betsy. She's kinda your size and has an assortment of vests and belts. She flies OC with an IC that is 225+.

Ironically, the ProTec is the only helmet used in skydiving that offers any real protection. Exactly. Spend the $25; your life may depend on it.

I teach what USPA recommends. With the latest S&TA newsletter, they added to the First Jump Course, the cutaway alternative to a side-by-side configuration. Previously, it was recommended to land this, gently steering with the outside risers, or if one set of toggles were released, gently steer with those toggles, maintaining both canopies together.

Falling, huh?! Good thing we don't mesure it in freefall time.

Hopefully it's not too cloudy/overcast.

A lot of good suggestions here. I'd like to add or reiterate: a good pair of clear goggles, logbook, a ProTec (unless you like using the DZ's gear), and possibly an altimeter, used if you can find a good one.

Do you think he'll bake us some cookies?? I think he's fortunate to have a cool aunt like you!

How can you have confidence in someone who has no ability nor skill?

You've never heard of sport fucking? As opposed to military or commercial fucking?

In defense of rjf98, he is an excellent instructor. How do I know? We work at the same DZ and share many of the same students. I get good feedback from them.

I tell them it's not; it's a way of life!

Said idiot must also get hired by a dropzone...

Well, my MBA prepared me for a good job at the dropzone as an AFF-I.