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  1. mnischalke

    gear poll

    mnischalke replied to jtval's topic in The Bonfire

    Stopped using slinks to prevent the slider from coming part/all the way down on opening. Switched to metal and bumpers. I also got slocks installed on the risers to keep the slider down, rather than that little velcro thing I had on the reserve pin cover. I don't have a second audible either, but I do have the rest. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  2. mnischalke
    Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. I guess I could have just answered "I'm not mailing one in" and been done with it. But, then you all wouldn't have realized how truly awesome I am. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
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    Where is the "I will be there in person, since it's gonna be 20 minutes from my house" option? mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  4. mnischalke
    Sort of off the topic, but I think you should be able to abort your child right up until they turn 18. No questions asked. If you get a feeling they've got no positive potential in society, I think you, as a parent, should be able to take them out behind the woodshed or for a long walk in the woods and return alone. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
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    Exactly. The one on that website is the most recent one. He pulled 400+ ft into the wind with that version. The one in Parachutist is similar to the Sensei Mike Swanson's been competing with. I watched Brian pick bartacks the day before the Zhills meet. He was really dialing that thing in right up until the first official load. If you notice the pic in Parachutist, he's near the end of the course, still in rears. Soooo, you might ask "where is the tail deflection?" Hmmmm... heheee. You may also notice the nose is much more pressurized than any of the other x-braced canopies. The valving system he's using to achieve nose pressurization (ie. more efficient wing) is quite trick and even more apparent in the latest version. I fully expect that canopy to become the platform some will use to easily succeed the current envelope. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  6. mnischalke
    Second hand smoke go to the realplayer clicky and watch it. Not to say that it's not uncool to be smoking around kids, but... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  7. mnischalke
    very nice I think I am gonna find 12-volt christmas lights and string myself up on the next night jump. Just flip a switch and go. I was also thinking about doing it naked, but that's another topic all together. On my last couple night jumps, I attached a SureFire flashlight to one of my risers. It shone through the grommet on the slider (prevented me from collapsing it too) and lit up the canopy. On the next one, I am attaching a strobe to my bridle attachment point so I have one strobe up top and one down on me. That way, everybody can see me. I love night jumps! I need one of those IR lights from sony too. we did a 5-way speedstar (no moon) a couple weeks ago. I got some video, but the onboard led sucked. Working on that... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  8. mnischalke
    The problem is gonna be popping them all right before you exit so yer not blinding people on the plane. You could keep them all covered (while lit) somehow (trashbag over yer body for the climb?) and on jumprun, unveil yerself. Hypoxia already kills a huge chunk of yer night vision--glowing like a big lightbulb in the back of the plane might piss some people off. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  9. mnischalke
    Two days ago, I was so dead asleep, I didn't know how to stop that infernal noise near my head. It was prolly going off for 20 minutes, but it was just loud white noise since I dialed it away from the pre-programmed station trying to get it to shut up. Finally, I fumbled around with it until it stopped...three hours later, I woke up refreshed as hell, but still three hours late for work. ooops mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  10. mnischalke
    When I joined the USMC, I kept my sleepwalking to myself--the whole thing of going to other rooms and peeing in corners and such. Now I quite enjoy waking up someplace i don't remember going. It usually happens when I have been up for at least 36-40 hours. That is such a cool feeling when you are doing stuff but nothing is registering. hehehe mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  11. mnischalke
    Then, you'd be a half hour late, because you'd still walk across the room and hit the snooze three times. You've programmed yourself. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  12. mnischalke
    the snooze is evil. I have to smack it at least 5 times a day to keep it in line. Q. Who in the hell was the genius who came up with the arbitrary nine-minute standard for snooze length? mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  13. mnischalke
    Naaah, I think he was just the National Junior Skeet Shooting champ. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  14. mnischalke
    Stack was a skeet champion at age 17 and taught many of Hollywood's most famous, including Clark Gable, how to shoot. That served as his introduction to acting. Stack was an NRA Life member as well as a poster boy for that organization's "I'm the NRA" program for many years. He was also quite involved with a Paralyzed Veterans Trap Shoot as well as the Celebrity Shoot in California. He will be missed... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  15. mnischalke
    HOLY SHIT!!!!! they sell old school decks too!!!!! I got a couple Hosoi Hammerheads that I would love to find Tracker trucks and Alva wheels for. Then, all I'd need to find is a halfpipe to prove how old I really am. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  16. mnischalke
    ach bee oh K. I am going to go enjoy words like alligator and liquor, now. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  17. mnischalke
    that, and ice berg is actually one word spelled I-C-E-B-U-R-G. I'm not sure where you were going with come, cum and comb, but stick with that; I liked it. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  18. mnischalke
    I am not a big fan of the semicolon. I don't have many good feelings about any colon, to be honest. The semicolon can't make up it's mind when used to separate a thought. Its stronger than a comma, but weaker than a period. I like the comma and the period better. Which brings me to wonder, does a woman in a coma still have her period and does her colon still work? Nevermind; I am gonna go watch my video of Rocketman flying around Spinnakers and that entire bigway of fun jumpers landing downwind (cept the birdman). Oh the carnage... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
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    here is where you are currently mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  20. mnischalke
    I didn't like CS much on my first exposure at Perris Island. The room was so full of smoke, you literally could not see your hand in front of your face. I held my breath for as long as I could, couldn't hold it, sucked in a deep lungful and nearly coughed my head off. My head immediately emptied all of its fluid contents that weren't otherwise contained. After that experience. I got to play with that stuff lots more. I learned that as soon as you come in contact without a mask, slow, shallow breaths are easy, and you can totally operate in a CS-filled environment. Contact lenses, are best left outside tho. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  21. mnischalke
    Unfreakingbelievable! I am surprised either of those two had that many jumps with that kind of judgment. You should have kept them there long enough for your fellows to land. Then, yer buddies could have held them down as you hook knifed the lines off the risers to send both canopies back to their "sponsor" with a nice little note like the one you posted. Really, unfuckingbelievable! Thanks Tom. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  22. mnischalke
    The powder is not meant to burn. It too irritates on contact. It is made of micro-fine particles that float on the air for a long enough period to be contacted and inhaled by a subject(s). Non-pyro grenades use a CO2 cartridge to expel the powder through four ports in base of the grenade. It fills the air almost as well as the smoke from the ignited CS. Ignited CS will stay in the air for a much longer period though and will penetrate clothing much more easily. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  23. mnischalke
    It is burning and it does burn up. The bonding material in the chunk of solid CS slows the burning process so there is no flash fire. Powder doesn't have the bonding material, hence the highly flammable nature of CS creates a fuel that spreads flame rapidly. I can show you sometime if you want. Neither CS nor CN are controlled substances. That or if you can get your hands on a T16 flameless expulsion grenade, a t21 37/38mm muzzleblast dispersion cartridge or any of the other "indoor" non-pyro barricade rounds etc, pop one open and pour out the powder. Then toss a match. Fun stuff. Unless you're really used to CS, I suggest wearing a mask during this experiment. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  24. mnischalke
    Funny little trick if yer still in the miltary: When you are in the field, peel the little piece of duct tape on the bottom of a smoke canister, add a few chunks of solid CS in the hollow and place the tape back over the hole. Toss yer smoke into your opposing force and hang out for a while. It's a thousand laughs a minute. heheeeeee mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.
  25. mnischalke
    the CS was pumped in in the powder form. It was most certainly flammable as those people at Mount Carmel found out first hand. Any CS powder is flammable. if it is still airborne, it will flash off when ignited. Military use of CS in tents and moble CS trailers consists of solid blocks of compressed CS, much like that which is in the CS grenades. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.