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Dammmmmmmmmmittttttttttttttttttttttttttt! And you're local, too. Damn the luck! But I posted first!!! Oh, hell, where's the whine glass????? Since this is a popular topic, how about one in Denver? Anyone, Bueller?????
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I guess I will have to be the one to jinx you. I bet that within two weeks of swim practice, you see some young, hot, lathered up, heavy breathing swim chick and turn your speedo into a pup tent.
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This is not a practice I have ever heard of. Personally, I never put my hands below the students. Occasionally, they contort in an unusual fashion and can get my arms or hands anyway, but I would never invite that to happen. I've had openings hard enough to nearly knock me out, but I can honestly say I've never had a problem with riser strikes.
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Also not a restaurant, but I saw a septic truck with this slogan on the side: Satisfaction guaranteed, or double your load back"
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And BOOBIES!!!!!!
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Checked it out - thanks, very cool.
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Bob Marley - Legend. I only break that out when its getting really good, though.
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>Breakoffs are also a trip. I have a breakoff leader (Mary Pat) who I have to follow for 10 seconds or so, then I peel off and track away from the flock until pull altitude (2600 feet.) It's about 20 seconds of tracking, which lets me cover about half a mile. That's enough to get me clear of the B breakoff team, although I have to be careful not to track into the A team. Since they tend to be the light outer people, that's usually not a problem. >WHOA!!!! I guess bellyfliers can be pretty extreme. Having never been in a formation larger than 12, It would be really cool to read about what goes into a jump of this magnitude. (After it is all over with and you have had time to decompress, of course.)
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legal age for starting skydiving in USA
JohnnyD replied to Unutsch's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Simply said, it is generally dictated by the state in which the dz is operating. In California, no one can legally sign away the rights of a minor, so the waiver will not protect the dz no matter who signs the waiver if the student is under 18. In some states, I think a parent can sign if the child is between 16 and 18 (I may be wrong about that though). In the case of Charlie Mullins, his dad owns the plane and the dz. In the event of an accident, it would be very unlikely that he would sue himself. -
>Tempo's do have a longer control-range from what I have heard, so I would almost bet that the people who pounded in under them never bothered with a practice-flare or two before landing to find out where the range was. I actually did not have time to do a practice flare on the first ride. I did on the second and thought I was fine. End result on both was the same - BIF! I thought it would be a good idea to learn about my reserve after that and have not had any problems since.
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Refer to above post. I'm AWESOME!!!!!
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Me - I'm AWESOME!!!!
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I can just see Dr. Evil yelling that to Fat Bastard.
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1 bad one on an Icarus main (I think it was an Icarus, but I may be wrong). Packed like all the rest of them - fast (it was a busy day).
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And there you have it. A public display of my ignorance.
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I did everything right and still spent two hours picking gravel out of my leg. Reserves are a completely different animal than mains and completely different from each other as well. Once I climbed the Tempo learning curve, I have had no problems with the reserve and will certainly buy one again. I can understand the reaction of getting rid of them, but my guess (and this is from experience) is that the pilot was not completely aware of the canopy's characteristics before use. Not many people are and the end results can be less than excellent.
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IIRC (and I may be wrong because I have only been under a Tempo), the brake lines on PDRs are very different than the brake lines on Tempos. The PDR is 0-P and will fly very nicely. DO NOT wrap the brake lines of a PDR around your hands. You may end up collapsing the canopy on flare. Note: The previous post was made by some random moron who is neither a rigger or in posession of above average intelligence. Please consult a rigger, someone with experience using the same reserve you have, or (here's a zinger) the manufacturer of the reserve.
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That settles it. I hate him. (green envy monster peeking around the doorway).
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I saw that. Time will heal that, as long as you do not aggravate the injury, you will be fine. My brother sustained a similar, although more severe injury during a jackass variety stunt. He is 100% A-OK now. Added: I know the not so clear headded feeling of the first reserve ride. The tempo, with no slack wrapped out of the brake lines, reacted so slowly to massive input that I was concerned something was wrong. In hindsight, it would have been nice to have a little more instruction about my reserve before I had to use it. THAT IS TO SAY......I wish I would have been more inquisitive than: So, I pull this one, then this one. Cool. Would have really helped me out.
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You guys are killing me. My head is full of monkeys being reloaded and giant genetalia swallowing dead people. My wife is browsing the yellow pages for divorce lawyers. Please stop.
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[Beavis laugh] Yeah, reload the monkey [Beavis laugh].
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I also have a Tempo 150. What people never seem to tell you until just after you need the info is that the brake lines on Tempos are long - really long. I made a good full flare on my first ride and POW!!!. Not good at all. Too bad I was also wearing shorts. Talk about adding injury to insult. The lesson learned is to take one wrap out of the brake lines. Not two (that is too much, and an equally bad landing story) but one. I think you will find that it flares and lands quite well.
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NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! It will take years to remove the visual of that from my brain. Everytime some says monkey, I'm going to end up doing the Beavis laugh.
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Well, I'm a pretty open minded guy.