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How so? Is the function of velco on the riser covers not meant to keep the the covers closed, and the function of the velcro on the handles not meant to keep handles in place? Velcro will work in either application, if it's properly maintained. People don't want to mess with sending their rig in to have the velcro replaced every couple of hundred jumps, so the industry went to tuck tabs (which still require maintenance, just less frequently). But it doesn't mean that properly maintained velcro won't work. That said, rather than have the velcro replaced on my Dolphin when it needs it, I'll have the tuck tab mod done instead, and won't have to worry about keeping the velcro maintained in the future... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Main (Spectre 230) - 1.1 to 1.15 Reserve (Smart 220) - 1.15 to 1.2 600 + jumps Had a ride on a PD193R, at 1.3+ and although it was fine (easy standup, but ideal conditions), I recently upsized both my main and reserve... "would you like to supersize that?" "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

If this statement is true, why the hell do they velcro your cutaway (and possibly reserve) handle in place??? Have they ever come undone in freefall??? "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

That is so true. But... I'll reiterate my point that in the sport of skydiving, the parachute is supposed to save you! Look, I started jumping back in 1978-1983... took off a few years (well, 17 years) to raise a family and the like, and started jumping again in 2000. Honestly, I was shocked to find out that people forgot this basic fact (that the parachute is supposed to save you), and were in fact killing themselves in record numbers under parachutes that could have saved them. It's not just a wingloading thing. It's an attitude thing. Twenty years ago, nobody (that I can remember) did high performance landings under canopy. Yet people still occasionally were injured or killed under good canopies (most lightly loaded), almost always the result of unintentional low turns (that still happen today!). Jumping a higher wingloading does not cause someone to be injured or killer under canopy, although I don't think that anyone here will argue the fact the the higher the wingloading, the smaller the margin of error, and the greater the chance of injury or death when an error is made. It's what they do under that canopy that causes them to be injured or killed. High performance landings are not going away. High wingloadings are not going away, and it's a raging debate over whether we need to impose mandatory restrictions to control them... which might help reduce the numbers of injuries and deaths, simply by giving people a greater margin of error... Me, I think our best chance is in education, and attitude shaping. Everyone has to be involved, and if it takes making canopy flight education mandatory through BSR changes, I'm all for it. Raging debate aside, I'd also support mandatory WL restrictions... What I don't think we can do... is nothing. There's a problem, and statistical analysis aside, too many people are being hurt and killed under parachutes that could have saved them. "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

I've been through diamonds I've been through minks I've been through it all Love stinks - J. Geils Band "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Those are not boobies. Those are pecs. Now find us some boobies! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

You can DO it! But you might want to consider a decent pair of shoes for pavement running, as it's a lot harder on your joints than the relatively soft impact of your treadmill... Some organized races have water available on the course, you might check with them, and have one less thing to worry about. Try it though, it should be fun, and the worst thing that could happen is that you'll end up walking part of the course... oh yeah, make phree run with you! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Well, the login process executes a cgi script on the server side, so if it was a server side problem it would affect everyone logging in, so that's prolly not it... the script writes and checks cookies, maybe your cookies crumbled... seriously though, you might try deleting cookies, then logging in, and see if it fixes it... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

no problems for me... it's may be AO(hel)L if you're having trouble in both OS's and browsers... they do some pretty nonstandard stuff in terms of proxies... what does it do when it doesn't log in? Any error messages? "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

That alone would make it worth my while to start jumping again! Well, it's not like I wasn't going to anyway... I'm done 'supersizing' my canopies, now I just need to get my Cypres back from it's four year... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

BSBD "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

You can't take wingloading completely out of the argument, because it's a part of the puzzle that leads to injury/death in botched canopy landings. It is important to remember that it's only part of the puzzle though. A highly loaded canopy can be flown safely time and time again, as demonstrated by the many individuals who do so every weekend... But, I can botch a landing pretty badly on my lightly loaded canopy and walk away unscathed. At a heavier wingloading, the same landing might break my leg. Similarly, a very bad landing under my lightly loaded canopy that would break my leg, would stand a greater chance of killing me at a higher wing loading. I made a choice to jump a lightly loaded canopy (jeez, I just upsized) to allow myself a greater margin of error. But I'm also certain that skillfully flying my canopy in to a safe landing is my only real chance to end each skydive the way I want them to end... standing... and smiling. kudos to all who are playing an active roll in trying to end this madness! Remember, the parachute is supposed to save you, not kill you! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Yeah dude, and that is work! I don't even like to pack for myself! I can relate tho, when I first started jumping in 1978 ('back in the day', to you young kids), I threw many a student out of the back of a 182 to finance my jumping... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

and a buttload of cash! Congrats to you Dave, for all your efforts and hard work (and buttloads of cash!) You'll help make skydiving a better sport, because it has always been largely about the people, and not just the jumping! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Thought I'd share a recent experience I had (am having?) with a gear transaction I made thru dz.com... I listed a main canopy in the classifieds here, and found a buyer quickly. We discussed shipping options, and we agreed that I would ship him the canopy COD, and request a cashiers check or money order. I had done this in the past, and it works pretty well, but better for the seller as he's assured of getting funds, and the buyer's only assured of getting something... but since I was the seller I wasn't concerned about the canopy, in fact I told the guy I sold it to that if he was unhappy with the canopy after inspection, he could return it to me, and I'd refund his money... there wasn't a problem with respect to that tho... What the was a problem with, was my choice of shipping companies! I shipped the canopy via UPS ground, and paid them $7 dollars in addition to the regular shipping fee, for the COD handling. I assumed that my check would take the same amount of time to get returned to me as it had for the canopy to get to him, and with that in mind, I had the seller of a canopy that I'm purchasing (yes, I'm upsizing) send me his canopy the same way... COD. It took 4 days to deliver the canopy that I sold. A 9.2 pound package that cost $5.80 to ship, plus $7.00 for the COD charge. 5 days later, the canopy I'm buying shows up, and I still haven't received the check for the canopy that I sold (which is of course funding the purchase of the new canopy). So I call UPS. DO you know what you get for your $7.00 dollar COD charge with UPS??? They take three 'business days' to 'process' your check that they received in your behalf... and then they put it in an envelope, put a .34 cent stamp on it, and put it in the mail. yes. US Postal Service. That mail. I'm not mad or anything. But I can save you. Use FedX. It costs .50 cents more, but they ship your check back to you FedX Next Day... I only wish I'd known (then), because now, almost a full two weeks later, I still don't have my check from UPS, and the bastards can't even track it now! No. I'm not mad. "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Compact flash and other card readers are supported natively under Win2K and XP, no installation disk is needed... make sure USB ports are enabled in the bios (PM me if you don't know how to do this), then follow Bill Von's advice... it should work... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

cute, but have you ever heard of a KVM switch? "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

I just ordered a 220... I'll report back after I have a chance to look at it, and my rigger has had a chance to pack it... and of course I'll report back if I jump it, but I'm hoping to skip that report... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

ohhhhh nooooo, not that! thanks dove, I needed a good laugh! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

That, my friends, is large part of our nation wide obesity epidemic here in the good old US of A... we simply eat too much, even when we're eating healthy! My g/f and I went to a 'Fresh Choice' restaurant last night, and for those unfamiliar with it, it's a salad, soup, breads, pasta kinda place, serve yourself, all you can eat. Even though most of the choices there are quite healthy, the amount of food consumed by most of the guests (including me!) was way above and beyond what we should really be eating at a single sitting! urp! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

ummm... exercise doesn't really 'balance out' the cholesterol and fat intake, just the excess calories associated with them (and fats are 3 times as calorie dense as carbohydrates)... a diet high in cholesterol and fat can still clog your arteries over time, even if you're not obese as result of that diet... "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

Damn sis, that sucks! I'm glad you're okay though! (well, and the cameras, I know how important they are to you!) {{{{{{{{{{sis}}}}}}}}}} "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

If you're going to keep thinking about it, think about the positive aspects of it! Think about the fact that you did exactly what you were trained to do! You gotta love a sport that demands skillfull decision making under pressure! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

PISA megred with Aerodyne, and the 'new' Aerodyne company will support the products formerly produced by PISA... online here There are generally two conditions that require canopies to be relined... one is wear on the lines, the other is shrinkage that places the lines out of trim beyond certain specs... The Hornet has Spectra lines, and spectra does shrink, Aerodyne should be able to provide you info regarding how much out of trim is too much... and a qualified rigger of your choice should be able help you determine when the lines have worn enough to require replacing... could be anywhere between 200 and 600 jumps... YMMV Yes, there's a tag that has the DOM, type of canopy, size of canopy, company that mfg'd the canopy...etc. Usually located on the top skin of the center cell at the tail of the canopy. "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

2:1:0 2 assists in Saturday's hockey game 1 new (to me!) Spectre on the way 0 beer owed... yet soon, gear will be back together, and I'll start jumping again... until then I should get to claim half of Steve's jumps, because nobody should get to make 22 jumps in a single weekend! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."