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  1. cpoxon
    Don't know what the security settings are on BillVon's Facebook album but he's posted some facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2124083456450.2117972.1076784305&type=1 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Interesting. What do the FAI/IPC have to say about that? I guess the rules are judged on grips, but someone with a container open and certainly some parachute out is no longer freefalling. That is of course it is to give more time for grips, rather than give a better opening by ensuring the parachute is inflating properly in the very dirty air. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    That's one dense formation! Very cool Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4181228#4181228 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    A lot of the guys at RAPA have them being in Germany, which follow them to Nethers so worth asking about them around there. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Definitely #1 (if the DZO and the CCI are one and the same) although I would suggest taking about the issues rather than confront as that sounds aggressive and even when in the right, reading calm and reasonable is always going to be more favourable. As mentioned earlier by tw9238, ultimately it is the instructors or CCI that signs off the Packing Certificate, not the packers ( unless they are also instructors or riggers) so I'd talk to them about it. Let is know how you get on. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Two ( hundred) wrongs don't make a right and trashing gear doesn't sound manly; it sounds quite childish, and risky to the next person who jumps it if not stopped/ dealt with by the packer. I am surprised at you suggesting such a thing Andrew. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Unlike in the US, in the UK the BPA carry out regular DZ inspections to help prevent this sort of thing. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  9. cpoxon
    Your use of the word "pish" makes me think you are Scottish, so maybe also in Scotland. Who is it who is giving you the run around, packer, chief packer, rigger, instructor, CCI? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  10. cpoxon
    I expect that it is sub judice. Edit: Or maybe not, since it's different in the US to the UK. Still, I'd rather be tried in a court of law than on here. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    OK, so is the quality noticeably better than an "SD" lens? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    I wouldn't call it marketing, if it is not in fact High Definition, I'd call it lying. The box says "High Definition". A representative of the company told me it was High Definition when I asked them directly. In the UK we have the Trades Description Act and Sale of Goods Act legislation and Trading Standards authority that protects consumers from being misled or punish those who do. Maybe it depends on the definition of High Definition. But seeing as Opteka's website says, I would have thought that they met, if not exceed, the standard definition for HD (whatever that is). Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    That's weird. I got an email from janet (at) opteka (dot) com on the 17th of January this year, stating that they were HD in response to my asking them. Although looking at the quality of the image, it is quite soft. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  14. cpoxon
    That's one way of keeping legs up for landing! Seriously though, if the TI did have a heavy landing how much upward leg flexion does the student have in that position. Are they any more likely to injure themselves? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Did you click on the link in the email to get to the website or did you type uspa.org into your browser yourself? Did the link look strange or malformed? What was the name of the person in the email? This sounds a bit like a advance-fee fraud although using USPA is pretty specific and scamming someone over $15 doesn't sound very successfull. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Student canopies are generally configured so that they can not be stalled. As a low experienced skydiver talking to a student skydiver, please don't offer advice as it could well be wrong (as in this case). Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Several posts threatening violence and off-topic posts regarding coaching have been removed. This is likely to be an emotive topic. Please keep it on topic regarding the units and their sale. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  18. cpoxon
    Open now? (August 12th) video http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/08/14/indoor-skydiving-center-opens-near-seattle/ Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=scottmiller_nav.avi&meta= Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
  20. cpoxon
    Also known as...integrity risers! They maintain their integrity as they don't have a hole punched through them. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Well, you would think that Plus, they have a ringer Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    http://www.youtube.com/user/FSVSaareV http://www.epcwc2011.com/results/ http://www.skyleague.com/pages/news/index.php Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    Aside from the slightly closer and offset video angle, how so Bill? I would say that the GoPro is not significantly heavier or bigger than altimeters that are mountd similiarly? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    SkydiverGps

    cpoxon replied to thegull's topic in Wing Suit Flying

    No cross-posting. Thanks. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
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    http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4147927 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live