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>>TOTAL HEAD COVERAGE on the front

>>actually been working today.

>>The H&K is a nice weapon, but by no means would I consider it a "trade up." Just because it costs more, doesn't mean its a better weapon.

In the fourth picture, it looks like they got Aggie Dave to haul their WMDs for them. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Immortalized as an idiot. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

>>Under those conditions (the ISA standard conditions) at 1000 feet above sea level you would expect to have a temperature of 55 degrees F -- so on and so on.

The chart shows altitudes and temperatures that are equivalent to 59 degrees F and 29.92 inches of mercury at sea level. So let's say you are on the beach (at sea level), and you see that it is 59F and your barometer reads 29.92 inches of mercury. You take careful notice of how your canopy flies when it lands on the beach, ignoring the scanitly clad women there (you're more of a scientist than a skydiver, in this example). Now we build a 1,000 foot tall tower on the beach, and you want to land on the roof. In order for you to notice that your canopy flew exactly the same as you landed on the tower as it did when you landed on the beach, the temp on the tower would need to be 55F (4 degrees colder than it was on the beach). Lower, colder air is more dense. BMcD... EDITED to add: You're actually correct in your understanding of how air density works, you're just reading the chart wrong. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Sweet! I'm the 69th post in the magic sex number thread! ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

>>If you try to compete with your friends then you're a dick and need to be punched.

That, I must admit, was some witty sh!t. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

I thought this was funny. http://titaniumcounter.com/temp/emergency/ ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

MIne just don't go up that fast, and I feel like I am posting all the time. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

I'll tell one on somebody else - Trent Steele was doing a naked hit and chug against a guy with about 50 jumps. They were actually going all the way to altitude, so we have two people with stopwatches in the peas to time them. The plane turns jump run, and right after the turn, everyone thinks something fell off the plane. About a minute later, the plane flies over the dropzone, and people start getting out. We start counting canopies, and there is one short. So everybody starts looking around, and way over on the downwind side of the dropzone is Trent under canopy. He spotted himself about a mile and a half off - naked. Had to land at a cotton gin nearby, where there were some seriously curious farmers. The best part is that he gets a ride back to the dz, and when he arrives he jumps out of the back of the pickup truck (naked), and runs all the way across the landing area (naked) to chug his beer. Total time 21 minutes. The guy who beat him was already packed. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Dude. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

You know, if you're going to use the name MuffDiver, you should not expect a whole lot of sympathy when you get a hair in your mouth.

It is my understanding that the insignia of the First Marine Division was created to honor the very large number of members of that division who died at Guadalcanal. I may have the story wrong (and if I do no doubt some jarhead will kick my ass), but I think that the Japanese successfully bombed a munitions storage facility there, resulting in some astounding number of US Marine casualties. If this info is wrong, I apologize in advance. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

You guys need jobs. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Hate to do a me-too post, but when I was going through a tough time, it meant a lot to me that people from earlier stages in my life let me know that I was still socially "rooted" and that there were people who continued to care about me, even though we were not in regular contact. As said above, step up and contact her. If she pushes you away at first, don't take it too hard. It will be a good memory for her that you took the time to show you cared. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Oh, no! Brazil boycotting US goods? What will American A/R clerks write off? ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

5/25/98 was before my time. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

>>This narrowing of the American mind is exacerbated by the withdrawal of the left from active politics. Virtually ignored by the media,

I meant the two-point ten-way at WTS that Welker put together. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Jedei 136? I hope the guy who stole it tries to make his first jump with it. You'll get it back bloody. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Was that the one Halloween 2001? If so, I was on your dive. I had very few jumps at that time, and it is still the largest formation I have ever been in. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

We used to have what we called "Dead Cat Parties". You get a big box like paper comes in and put a plastic bag inside. Put a couple inches of water in the bottom and freeze. Repeat this until the box is about 1/3 full of ice. The drop in a stuffed animal and freeze. Keep adding water and freezing until after a few days, you have a big block of ice with a stuffed cat in the middle. Now, invite people over, make a tub of grain punch, and drop the ice cube in. Tell everyone that there is a roadkill cat in the ice cube, and they have to drink the punch before the ice melts, since no one wants to drink punch with a dead cat floating in it. Our apartment used to look like a MASH unit for two days after doing this. After looking at another thread, Perris might be a great place to have one of these parties, since the cat would be credible. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com