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I'm still waiting for mine! Oh wait a minute, I just subscribed....... sorry! Looking forward to it's arrival ........ Dano

Not drinking is OK, just remember that when you wake up in the morning, that's as good as you are going to feel all day! Dano

Spot, You will get better! 9 1/2 years ago I too was stupid and crashed, had five operations, 1 1/2 years of rehab and physical therapy out the wazoo.... Relax and take the pain meds as often as necessary. Don't wait for the hurt, take every 4-5 hours to keep it from hurting and then do the PT EVERY DAY, even when not with your therapist. You will get better and heal, it will just take time. Don't believe all the bad things the doctors say either! They don't know you! They said I'd loose my leg and I didn't. They said I'd need a knee replacement in five years, and I don't..... Try to relax, take the pain meds and then do the rehab hard. You will get better and jump again. Dano

It's really simple. Get the one that fits. Cost is about the same when you amortize it over it's life. I personally prefer the way the Z-1 fits and just recently replaced the visor. TRY them on....... Dano

Bottom line, don't put anything on Facebook or any public Internet media that you don't want on the front page of any newspaper in the world, for the rest of your life. It will never disappear and will follow you to job interviews and family affairs...... I am amazed at what people want to follow them for the rest of their life. It is not private! Dano

I have not read this entire thread, but I feel that it is still the RESPONSIBILITY of the person jumping out of the airplane to know what is necessary to do it safely. YOU made the decision to do what is not normal ( it is not normal to jump out of an airplane!) and therefore took that upon yourself. If we would stop blaming others for our own actions and consequences, life on this planet would be be far easier and cheaper. Dano

Thanks Laura and Oren for a fun day of 4-way..... Even thought my team did not exactly win, it was fun and for me a learning experience. Thanks also to TK and the rest of the DZ for the pig roast and super support. Dano

Measure it - 45" is the "general rule." X x X x X should be 45" or less. Height X Width X Length. You can also look up the airline too. Dano

"The BigWays were instructed: "If you are landing in the state of California, you will land in the same direction as the first man down (usually Dan BC) if you do not, you may be sat down AND banned from ALL future events". " I was out there for the 100-way invitational and the above quote is accurate. It was stated numerous times to adnausium! I personally had a problem landing downwind, but in the words of several organizers, "Suck it up cupcake!" The two above quotes kept people alive. Unfortunately, I don't know what was told to the fun jumpers. Holding in breaks until you like what is below, might kill someone! The winds were changing constantly and it was impossible to set the landing direction for the first jumper and allow the last to land the way they may have preferred. If you jump at Perris, be prepared for changing winds and downwind landings. It would be had to land far enough away to always land any other way. If you are unpredictable, you might kill someone. Again, I did not like landing downwind, but the only safe way to land is by following the first one down. Dano

PM sent..... thanks, Dan Dano

I'm looking to either get a ride to the DZ or share a rental from the Ontario CA Airport. I'm attending the P3 100-Way Camp May 7-10, 2009. I arrive on Wednesday around noon. Dano

The group running Skydive Deland, along with the plane captains are to be commended for keeping the cost of the record skydives as economical as possible. NO registration fee, 5 airplane formation jumps to 18,000 feet and oxygen, all for 29.00 a jump! Simply amazing! Skydive Deland ROCKS..... THANKS......... Dano

Don't forget the proper gear.... Best bike for the first several 1,000 miles is similar to the one's she will be riding in th class. Buy it used and cheep then sell it after several 1,000 miles. Best way to learn. Tell he she is invisible and TOTALLY responsible for everything that happens around her, regardless who is to blame. If she needs to use her horn, she is not being proactive. Dano

The quick answer is no, you did not do the correct thing because others were in the air ( you may have thought you cleared the air) and you were not predictable and did not follow the excepted pattern. If you were in the air by yourself, you can do what you did and get away with it. Best, if you don't like the pattern because "your" wind has changed, is to land out and away from the pattern. Pretend that you were following you. Would you know what to expect? Dano

Call the DZ manafest and get with Phantom. He can pick you up. Dano

There are always expenses for raising money and if the cause is good, as in this one, ( we probably all know those who have been touched by this horrible disease ) then ALL incremental amounts going to prevent it are positive. You can always find flaws in fund raising, and can pick and poke to bring out the negative, but what ever the amount raised, it is good and MUCH better than before the event. ALL incremental amounts go to help fund the research and prevention. Dano

I've used Everbank.com for at least the last 5 years with no problems. Lots of benefits and easy to use. Pay good interest rate on balance too. Dano

For a long time I was against universal "free" health care in the US for everyone, but I was wrong and do not see an alternative. From a strictly financial point of view, when you factor in the cost to manage the health care as we know it today in the US; I.E. Insurance Companies, your private company's care (they get to deduct the cost from their tax bill) Federal Govts oversee, Third party not caring what it cost, plus the fact that health care providers over charge to get minimum amount of reimbursement, it will actually cost less. My guess is that less then 1/2 of what is paid actually covers the cost of treatment. The other 1/2 is for it's management. There are too many hands in the pot. Everyone should have some sort of care in a civilized nation and it should not bankrupt them. Life style is the cause of many ills and preventive health care can play a major role in lowering the cost of health care for everyone. Dano

Muff jumps always scare me....... Too many things to be thinking about! Dano

sounds good but I would like to be in on this. I don't want to commit a whole bunch of jumps for a record attempt we got people needing Muff numbers and that's way more important Rick, Say What? Dano

Interesting post, but for most skydivers, the bottom line is very relevant, but only at the manifest of their local DZ and where they plan to jump. Until something simple and universally understood is agreed upon, better check to see how YOUR manifest interprets the rule and error on the side of 179 days. Since the new rule went into effect, I use 179 days as my cutoff. Happy for the change. Dano

Having recently finished grad school, I just wanted to try it and see what it was like to be under a parachute. Not knowing anything about it, I signed up for the static line class, expecting to make just one jump. I didn't even know there was such a thing as freefall. After the first jump, I was hooked and immediately went up for my second static line jump. Then I found out that you could actually jump without the parachute coming out and do it yourself! Been addicted ever since...... Dano

That's what I'm doing with them..... If more are wanted - I'll gladly order them. Dano

There is a corporate jet that flys out of Z-Hills on a regular basis. Can't tell if it's more than one. There is also a non US military trainer that flys in regularly for touch and goes and does cross country flights. Dano

One of the KEYS is to keep the lens clean. Be careful using toothpaste on your skydiving lens because many are abrasive. The cleaner the better. Dano