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I barely do enough tandems to stay current right now, but I used to be fairly busy and have never chopped one in the three years I have had my rating. Some observations: the current equipment, especially tandem mains, is MUCH nicer than the old F-111 crap. It all lasts longer and definitly flies and lands better. As far as packing goes, I NEVER pro pack tandems and will not jump one that has been packed in other than a stack or roll pack. This is simple for me since I have only once ever jumped a tandem that I did not pack. I am fantatical about proper drogue rigging and gear inspection. The one time I jumped a pre-packed tandem, I found the drogue attachment to be inproperly assembled (it was reversed). I had a fucking shit fit and let the training vendor know in no uncertain terms what I thought about non-FAA rigger packers. The people I know with the most reserve rides are those who allow themselves to be managed in such a manner as to waive safety and common sense. I am not impressed when I visit busy DZ's and see TM's running barefoot to the loading area with an uninspected rig over his shoulder in a race to catch the next plane. Ten tandems in a day might be your style, but I don't want anything to do with any more than five or six (with me packing). Chuck My webpage HERE

This is all true. It is nothing for a bunch of us to sit around the loft drinking and sewing up weird shit. Old VS-17 panels are the best for making flames. A fantastic idea. I have some very nice orange LaSportivas wedgies that I hadn't considered using. I will definitely break them out this spring! Ought to get my ass back down to the climbing gym. My wife and I used to go twice a week but have been complete slackers this past year. Chuck My webpage HERE

Outstanding. Smoking is a fucking disgusting habit and I congratulate you on your decision to join the civilized crowd. Thank god I never EVER took that up. There are so many things you could better spend your cash on. Nothing more disgusting to me than seeing some chick walking around with a marlboro hanging out the side of her mouth while she is trying to carry on a conversation and do other tasks with her hands. UGH! Did I mention I think smoking is fucking disgusting? Kissing a chick that smokes is like licking an ashtray. I don't give a shit how hard they scrub either, their hands ALLWAYS smell of cigarettes. Chuck never have, never will. This, a product of growing up with two smoking parents who didn't give a shit if you were dieing in the back of the car from the smoke. Thankfully, my dad gave it up, cold turkey, when I was twelve years old. My webpage HERE

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The bottom line here is what you are willing to pay and what you want the device to tell you. I would like to have a newer "three-tone" audible, but my old single-beep is fine for what I need it for. I only NEED to know when breakoff time is. After that, I focus solely on tracking away and pulling, so it is fine. Also, there are plenty of people out there who upgrade to the multi-beep versions and almost give their old Dytters away. I only paid $30 for my last one from a buddy. If I could not find a used one for cheap, then I would definitely pay the extra bit of money to get the better, newer designs. Chuck My webpage HERE

Point of order: the man did indeed specify "RW" skills and not freeflying, so the expertise must be with someone with airskills at that particular speed (ie: AFFI's, late-diving swoopers, etc.). Either way, if the guy is going to do it, he need be making his attempts with very capable fellow jumpers over unpopulated areas. My webpage HERE

right on, Dave. Hook a brother up. Chuck My webpage HERE

Is it a boozehag? If so, does she have all her teeth? Seriously though, they need to work out a time and location ASAP. Wherever it is, I am sure to be there, so it's GAME ON! Chuck My webpage HERE

That sucks, brother! Good luck getting it worked out. Chuck My webpage HERE

That is correct. I hate getting repeated warnings from buddies about non-existent viruses. My webpage HERE

Doesn't both Ann and Slappie's site have such a link? My webpage HERE

Oh hell, my firewall has just prevented me from posting at work!!!! What the hell am I supposed to do there now? I can't even pull up the home page! My webpage HERE

Possibly bigger than a Telefunken U-47? My webpage HERE

As an Alabama native, I must say that was in poor taste. Shame on you my monkey brother. Chuck My webpage HERE

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I have carried my rig onboard twice since Sep 11th with no problem whatsoever. Security never even blinks once they see what it is. Still, don't be one of the people that just wears the thing over your shoulders. Put the damn thing in a gear bag along with a jumpsuit or something. Still, I have no problems checking gear either. I checked my extra rig and my spare main both times and didn't have any problems. Chuck My webpage HERE

If it's cold, then buy yourself a full-face. I generally only wear mine in the winter or when I am spinning fast sequential. You did not mention whether or not you already own another audible, so I am assuming the answer is no. If you do not have one already (of any manufacture, so long as it works), then get one at your first opportunity. It's pretty easy to find used, old, 1-warning dytters for about $50. That's all I use, but it's all a person really needs. I set mine for breakoff altitude to "wake me up". FYI: I use an old-style, non-flip Factory Diver. This is the helmet still used by the USAPT Golden Knight RW team, so I see no reason to buy another just for sport. Chuck My webpage HERE

One of my accordian drills is to launch a compress, then make all turns to your right for an entire dive (then left on another). Do the drill first on the same level, then vertically if you so choose. I like this drill as a warmup as it gets me doing inside turns (from RH to LH), then you go blindside and must really watch your separation. That is fantastic for working on proximity. chuck My webpage HERE

I generally jump a Vector 2 Tandem with an EZ 384. I do accuracy type approaches and generally land in the peas. If there is a swarm of tandems in the air, then I will just land wherever and try to stand it up. I don't generally slide it in on my ass because as a smaller guy I get stuck with some BIG passengers so as not to overload the rig. That being said, sometimes I can just not stop the forward speed and I slide. Problem is that I can't get my feet forward enough when the passenger's feet are several feet below mine, so I sometimes end up with them sliding on their butt, but with me on my knees. It sucks, but what the hell. I never hook tandems, though one guy at my DZ does it every time under the Strong SET 400 he jumps. I don't care to risk pounding somebody just for the sake of vanity. Besides, I am light enough that I stand them up 99% of the time anyway. The only swoop landing I have done under a tandem was with an Eclipse tandem I checked out on. It had an Icarus main (which I LOVED). I am going to try and convince my dad to replace his EZ mains with Icarus tandem mains when his meet their life cycle. Chuck My webpage HERE

I have only had two reserve rides in over 2800 jumps. One was a mis-rigged main (which I attached to the risers wrong) which had an uncontrollable spin. Round reserve (Phantom 22)landed me in the biggest briar patch in North Carolina. I think I had about 450 jumps then (late '80s). Other was a CRW wrap with Ray Porterfield in which we both chopped at 900 feet. Feel free to do a search and read more details about that swift maneuver. Ray still had a round reserve and nearly landed on a horse. All of our spare parts landed within 50 feet of Ray. That one was under a Rascal 202 reserve (I think that one was in 1990). No rides since then and I pack VERY quickly, though the same every time. Chuck My webpage HERE

I wore a pair of Sabra Negev coral booties (sort of a short version of Isreali desert combat boots) until they literally fell off my feet. I burned them in the fire pit at The Ranch after the Pond Swoop Nationals, then put on a brand-new matching pair that I have had in my possesion for over a year. It's a Chuck thing...Other than those, I wear grey Navy coral dive booties for pond swooping. Those are hard soled, but totally slick on bottom for fantastic surfs. I have flames sewed to the sides of them that I cut out of an old VS-17 panel which flap in the breeze when I am swooping. I also have a set of US mail-issue black high-top rebock copies which have incredibly slick soles. I wear them when it's cold outside or I am doing demos. Other than that, it's tevas with slick soles. My webpage HERE

Right on. I recommend he stick it right into the pond and christen that bitch properly. Chuck My webpage HERE

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...While inverted and hanging out in the flower formation, I notice that Chuck has his gigantic member strapped to his leg so that it doesn't leave bruises from the intense flapping that would occur if it was untethered. Jesus! That was an incredible transition he did: A cartwheel to cooch dock on the Sis! My webpage HERE

Hmm. Sorry brother, but my wife has a bit over 2,700 skydives (a little over a 100 less than me). I was never able to keep a girlfriend that didn't skydive. The relationships that I really tried to make work out just kept me from the DZ, so in the end I ended up back with the same woman. Good luck. Chuck My webpage HERE