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No visit to Amsterdam is complete without a session in the Grasshopper.

amsterDAMN, she's tall..... I'm pretty sure I've seen her, yup in fact I'm certain she was kicking about just after I left the Grasshopper (legendary coffee shop) one night... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Okay Chris, I'm shutting up, not out of respect for your demands, but because its time for me to go home, and drink beer, I will raise a glass to my fine colonial cousins..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Do the English consider the Scots as British? Only when they want us to share the blame. I'm Scottish, but also British (it says so on my passport). -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Michele, save yourself, call in sick! Tell the boss its food poisoning and hi-tail it to the DZ for some airoma therapy.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Unless I'm reading this wrong I would NOT recommend doing this" Chris, I think the original poster may have said this a little tongue in cheek..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Aha I see, thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow Chris...... >>>sound of burning history books in the background

Save that for Scotty..he'd appreciate it more.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I'm relying on you to pass on a huge hug for Tammi. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Nope I was giving thanks for being present at a Carbonezone party. I thought it was all about the pilgrim fathers giving thanks for surviving the move to the new world, and getting by their first season there. You guys booted out the redcoats quite a while after that..... But I wouldn't like to contradict a colonial on their history..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Why is it that you need a license for a dog,hell in the UK you need a licence for a TV, but any fool is allowed to be a parent (good or bad)? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Sunny, I was a guest of the Carbones last year. I can honestly endorse the feast as simply the best thanksgiving dinner I have have ever experienced. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"The last turkey I bought already had stuffing." Or at least, it wasn't empty ...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

jaaska, pint taken on the action on foreign soil, but I don't hear the Yemenis squeeling too loudly over this. So, I'm assuming some form of agreement or prior knowledge was available. If I'm wrong on the lack of noise from the Yemenis, it was their dignity and independence that was violated here, can someone point me in the right direction please. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"There is nothing comparable to sticking your hand into a 16 lb turkey at 4:30 in the morning" Yes there is, but I'm not going to degrade your post Michele. BTW what did the peeps have against haggis. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hehehe, The HH will tolerate an inevitable amount of post whoring, but I don't think he'll take too kindly to people openly post whoring just for the sake of it. Not to mention advertising the fact in the main title of the posts... When that goes on too long, he takes his 'hot fork' and gives you the prong..... I would save you that pain my chums, thats all.... If he does give you the prong, you must then immediately pay pal him a case of beer, its now traditional.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

See also Brent finleys page which describes a 'modified wolmari' type packing technique.... http://www.brentfinley.com/packing2.htm And check out some cool snaps while your there... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Yeah I know, another hot tip, a lot of filters designed for Photoshop work with Premiere... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

You guys are gonna need a fork to help you sort all this out, be careful..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I was still a student when I visted my first non home DZ, if that answers your question. Its okay, they won't bite you......They may seem a little inquisitive, but they are only trying to keep you safe. You may even have to repeat training levels, or do an evaluation jump, but they really don't want to see you hurt yourself. Thassall... Personally I really enjoy visiting different DZs, it opens up your outlook on things, and keeps you out of DZ politics... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"You're talking about people who've been known hijack planes and bomb civilians to gain the release of imprisoned comrades." No, these are an entirely different breed of terrorists, who will happily destroy two large buildings and the lives of countless people without recourse to the usual bargaining, or any other form of civilised rationale. Traditional terrorists such as we have experience of in Europe can be bargained/reasoned with. There was no 3 minute warning for the WTC, and there was no list of demands. These people are fuelled by hatred, and are hiding behind religious zeal to fuel their 'cause' whatever that might be. Traditional methods of dealing with terrorists will not work in this situation, therefore the world will have to get used to accepting actions such as the Yemeni incident, or find a better way of dealing with it. Don't get me wrong, I cannot approve of the CIA's action, but its not down to me to approve such a thing, and I can't see a better way in this scenario. Look at how long it took to bring the Lockerbie bombers to trial...I often got the impression that these guys were taking the piss. The organisation behind this act were laughing at the civilised west. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Lets take this offline....to the other place..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Is wing loading the KEY factor in a canopies flight and or fligh characteristics,speed(forward) rate of descent.ect ??" No the major factor is the design of the wing, eg I could load up a manta, and a cross brace at the same wing loadings and get different performance. Also consider parasitic drag, angle of attack, dihedral angles, and materials of construction (zp vs f111 etc). Hell even the altitude of your DZ has a surprising affect on landing performance. "Does the make or design of a canopy have anything to do with the Wing loading (excluding cross braced)ie elliptical and semi-elliptical ??" Canopies have different recommended wing loadings, dependent on canopy design, and experience levels. Increased wing loadings generally make for faster landings, but there is a practical limit, dynamic vs static stalls etc. You list blade running in your profile, so I would have thought that you would have had a more in depth understanding of things like this?? But hey....maybe you just fly them, not build them... If you have an in depth look at the swooping forum, lots of things like lift, drag, angle of attack etc are discussed by far more knowledgeable people than me. You might have better luck in your quest for understanding there. Good luck, and awsome swoops..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"but I do believe that the only way possible to come close to the beautiful women found in Texas is to go to heaven" I don't think you'll see many Texas chicks in heaven Dave... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I also have a drink problem, two hands, only one mouth. Welcome. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson