SkymonkeyONE

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  1. I get the error message about half the time I reply to PM's, but yes, they still get through. What you have to do after you hit "continue" and get an error message is just hit the word "dropzone" in the bottom left of the screen. That will take you back to the site without having to re-boot or anything. Hitting the "back" button is counterproductive. Chuck My webpage HERE
  2. That, my friends, is a complete crock of shit. We ourselves have twice the oil as that whole region on our own property. The problem is, the ecology lobby will not allow us to "spoil" the land it sits under. My webpage HERE
  3. I generally stay away from liquor nowadays, but when I stray all I will drink is Crown Royal or Captain Morgan. Speaking of the Captain: I went sailing like a motherfucker last night at a buddy's going away party and am COMPLETELY hungover. UGH! I won't touch tEquila with a ten foot pole at this stage in my life; been there and done all of that. I once did 16 slammers then went to a dance club. It got ugly in a hurry. Sometimes I will get stupid when it's cold outside and I am running around on my skoot and do Southern Comfort shots to warm up. Other times I will do shit just to screw with folks, like drink SC and Yoo Hoo. Someone mentioned Old Bushmills Irish Whiskey. Anyone else ever injected that into an IV line? No lie, that was nuts. Did I already mention I have a terrible hangover? The Captain kicked my ass last night. My webpage HERE
  4. Chris, definitely list it in the classifieds here if you haven't already done so. I am sure someone will scarf it up most rickity-tick. chuck My webpage HERE
  5. Chris is right on target here. We discussed this in one of Craig's threads and I said then that to me it was all about the flock! I care less how slow I can get, just so long as I can stay on the same level with my buddies (which I always can). Still, some people DO have great luck in slowing their vertical speed to incredible averages without seeming to really try. Yes, I believe body type has a lot to do with it. Chuck My webpage HERE
  6. Grooming standards are MANDATORY in my world. My webpage HERE
  7. Cat Burger? That's a riot. Did you mean to write burglar? Walterboro, huh? Tell that damn Tony Canant he needs to come on up to Raeford and visit me. Chuck My webpage HERE
  8. That was the first meet in which we used the short five-foot gates, and yes, he flew 40 feet out the back of the 300 foot measured course. They had to get a tape measure to record the rest of the swoop! Nobody believed that anyone would fly out the back with five foot blades, so that is as long as the course was set up. All the blades after the four five-foot entry blades were either 14 or 12 footers and you were penalized if you touched them. The previous record, 328 I think, was set the previous year by J.C. Colclasure through 14 foot entry gates. Current PPPB distance courses go out WELL beyond 300 feet now (just in case) and the five-foot entrance standard has been in place since June last year at the first Perris meet. My webpage HERE
  9. a site that uses great emoticons is the BASE board (www.baselogic.com). My webpage HERE
  10. I would have hoped that level would have been "shit-bird" My webpage HERE
  11. Me too, Lisa. I am dumber every day! My webpage HERE
  12. Mighty Mouse? What the hell? My webpage HERE
  13. Somebody better do some 'splainin! My webpage HERE
  14. I read on another board that Loic was looking for someone else to sew the suit. Chuck My webpage HERE
  15. While the "pulling" and "twisting" methods are both fine, you cannot arbitrarily dismiss the "pushing" method. Hell, some people end up doing something that resembles both; Jay Moledski for example. Bottom line is that it all comes down to what works for the individual. On the PPPB tour, it's split pretty evenly among the two types. Personally, I loop my thumbs over the riser and push. This allows me to just "pop" off at the transition velocity and keep on trucking; it's very smooth. Yes, symmetry is important, but that goes for whatever method you use. In a straight course, whether Speed or Distance, hooking thumbs and rolling forward in your harness will keep you straight. In a curved Speed course, rolling your wrists and pulling might work best for most. Watch video of Heath Richardson, Jim Slaton, and J.C. for good examples of carving on rear risers. Some people have problems dropping their toggles on transition when using the pull method; I have seen MANY a competitor eat it badly due to pulling one inch too far on one side. Going along with that: if you are going to start rear-risering and you currently have trips, then you probably want to ditch them for standard risers. Standard risers maintain RR deflection even upon transition to toggles, assuming you flare to the outside like I do. Through five foot gates? That is the official PPPB measurement standard. World record through a real course is 340 feet by Clint Clawson at the first PPPB Perris meet last year. If you are throwing 370 feet you need to be over here competing. The more the merrier in my opinion!
  16. Clay, you could take a month-long nap and still be well in the lead; don't sweat it. My webpage HERE
  17. I did not see a single sheep in any one of those photos. My webpage HERE
  18. There is a comparison over on the wingsuit forum of the base logic website by a guy that owns both. I have never even seen a crossbow, much less flown one, so I would not be a good judge. My webpage HERE
  19. Well, for what purpose? Just to get matching colors? Personally, if you don't have problems with that Stiletto you just bought, then keep it and jump the hell out of it. It all comes down to what you want a canopy to do. You were obviously keen on that Sabre 2 demo, but you also just stated that you liked the Stiletto. It's an individual event, so you decide which YOU like better. Chuck My webpage HERE
  20. That is all covered on the BirdMan website, but the simple answer is yes, the wings have greater area as you go up from Classic to GTi to SkyFlyer. Chuck My webpage HERE
  21. Chromie butchered it a bit, so here it goes again, from the song "wild, wild west": Ridin on the range, I got my hat...ON, I got my boots....Dusty. I got my saddle....I got my horse. It goes "chichichichichikow!", of course. My webpage HERE
  22. This has already been addressed, so do a search and you will find the original, quite lengthy thread on the subject. My webpage HERE