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Best fad ever. I don't think they'll ever go out of style.

I don't think that would be too hard with a little bit of effort. Get video or pics NOW of him smoking in the landing area and tossing his lit butts on the ground. Take him to small claims court for damages to any gear. With evidence of his behavior, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. And if he knows there's 27 8 x 10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one ready to be used as evidence against him in a court of law, he may change his behavior. Might work unless the judge walks into the court room with his seeing eye dog.

Owned one of those. My first PC and 26 ft navy. Guy went in. I had about 50 jumps and the big discussion at the DZ was how long to wait to ask the widow if I could buy his gear. Three days after the funeral for $75 I had a B12 with a RWB PC. Two colors of red and a smashed altimeter. One day i opened very low by the time I walked back to the DZ my roomate s had my gear, car etc already spilt up. A widow gave me a couple of her husbands of jumpsuits for free after her husband died of cancer. One was for falling slow the other fit like a glove for falliing fast. People would ask where I got the jumpsuit. "Off a dead guy" Some thought I got it after he went in. Lots of people were lurking inexpensive used gear. It was almost a std joke if you die can I have your gear. Just the way it was. Steve: What was the lowest temp you guy's were jumping in the big sky country in the winter.? In Ks the weather usually wasn't that cold and we could dress for sucess .

The Volplane just needs it release screw adjusted and it will operate fine in the winter. I know some people say that the oil had to be changed to a different weight but it really isn't necessary as you could get it to release sooner. I have jumped mine plenty of times in the winter and it always works great with the right adjustment. Hi Beatnick You probably have more jumps on the voplane than a lot of folks jumping almost back in the day. There was so much new stuff coming out around then lots of folks only had one rig and people didn't have the time to screw with it, We were jumping at Ft Rily Ks in the winter snow on the ground the chopper pilot was handing out orange panels in case someone had a mal so he could find us. For some reason a lot of reserves where white. Watched a guy land his volplane. He was in a rush to get back to the packing area (outside) to try and get packed for the next load.Sliped on the ice rushing back to the packing area. Broken leg. R.

But she could kick his ass and make him cry like a girl, for running his mouth. #2 has passed the point of no return and couldn't stop himself if he wanted to. Today's Sept 21 we'll see how long it takes #2 to start posts his BS again. One Jump Wonder

Hi steve You left out the part about the main ripcord retainer, so you wouldn't lose it during a cutaway. The pull out PC on the belly band was another idea that didn't work to good for some people. Then ther were the guy's with some of their suspension lines hangng out the bottom. The series arout living wild in alaska is a hoot lots of beaver hunting, and little critter snare traping. Saw some kids looking for a bear in sleeping in it's den. One kid crawled half way in with his rifle and his bud holding onto his legs. R.

Nighbor stories are legendary ask snow white about her's. I wouldn't live in a HOA neighborhood if I got the house for free. I would sell it

Hi Everyone has neighbors, some worse or better than others. If you have a good neighbor enjoy, because one day they may move.Then it's a crap shoot. Read a news report online a couple of weeks ago where a disgruntled homeowner killed the president of his HOA. It's happened before and will happen again. R.

Hi God Bought one new When it started to snivel we stopped rolling the nose. It helped for a while then we hot knifed a coffee can size hole in the slider. That helped for a while then we had to resort to pumping the shit out of the brakes to get it to open. We were pulling at 2.5. only cut it away once or twice We finally threw the POS away (it only had 500 jumps on it) Bought a Sabre first jump left the nose fully exposed like the cruise lite Let someone pack the Sabre once.. lesson learned roll your own or know the packer.

Hi A jumper that found a good DZ and listened. R.

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Half of the population couldn't even volunteer to be exposed to deadly fire even if they wanted to!!! Hi AJ I resemble that remark Relying on what any military recruiter to be able to deliver what he promised does work sometimes. Depening on the needs of the service when you graduate from basic training. IMO.. Never saw the upside to volunteer t be exposed to direct dadly fire during a war. Thats why we had a ocio economic draft before the lottery. Send me your poor and save the folks in college. Some people were able to dodge the draft by enlisting in the Air force. 4yr's in the air force vs 2-3 in the army? Even in the air force some peope didn't get the job they were promised by their recruiter. Soome got a better job, some got a worse job. It was a crap shoot for some people.. R. Did I

Never truer words were spoken/posted.... F.U. G. B. F.U.G.B. ?????? Sparky Hi Sparky GB

After reading some of your posts I think it will be interesting to see how long you last. Sparky Hi sparky Probably not as long as his skydiving tats R.

There is no way a chest strap (of any size) is taking enough of a load to bend hardware They are only rated to 500 lb. Sparky Hi sparky But they look And the answer to the pink fad was SAPS Be well R. One Jump Wonder

WTF ?!?! That was cute. In Shah's defense. I have met a couple of engineers in the past year or so. Both were utter social misfits, just like Shah describes. #2 Defense OMFG Google bell curve and come back and talk about . something you know. The profession that employee's men and women that doesn't fit the bell curve are exotic dances that make big $$$ for their looks. When the gett old enough their body will change and they will have to find another job. Tiger woods paid a lot of $$$ for his #2 type perfect women.Making fun of someone appearence is what it is.And says a lot of the type of a person you are. I'm guesing you were part of the in crowd in HS and you and your buds would make fun of the girls that didn't put out or fit the cheer leader image and talk loud enough so they could hear you] The first girl I asked out in college wanted to know what kind of a car I drove.I walked out without answering she wasn't the type of person i was lookig for.

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QuoteI started out at a small club where most of the jumps were Style & Accuracy...out of my first 100 jumps maybe 5 were 2 & 3 way RW. Same here small DZ in KS a club that was still doing style and acc. In 1970 a few of us vets showed up and wanted to try RW. But no one had a clue how to do it. no books no video not web. All four of us would leave the cessna from 7.5 ready set go and chase the big guy. It took a while but we stayed with it. eventually we were able to get a 4 way consistently free fly the exit. we thought we achieved something. The we wanted to practive swooping the formation. still out of the cessna from 7.5. everyonr wanted to leave the plane late and practice swooping the formation. We would all sit on our ass in the plane the guy spotting would do the 5 rt 5 lt thing and leave..We would get off our butts and try and catch the big guy way down there. It took us a while but we got better and faster, just with practice and jumping yr round in KS and determination. We had a blast. We were doing RW where we landed was MEH. Head for the nearest road and someone would drive by pick us up eventually. If someone went low on the formation no biggie we would go for the new low guy and get more practice flying.on the same jump. There was only one pt get every one in the 4 way. Funnel the little O Oops don't wanna do that again we talked it over and eventualy figured it out. Combat RW did some of that to, it was all fun no pressure just some peeps working together trying ti figure it out. Liscense Show us your log book

you're funny Dude Stop lurking me Keep it up and I'll post the dumb ass PM you sent me and my response.I sent to your sorry ass.. This is you one and only warning. wanna call my bluff, make my day. R. R.

Some women jumpers won't date skydivers. Hello nice lady I can understand that. I didn't marry a jumper at the DZ there weren't any, in the sticks.& 40 yr's later our relationship is still getting better. Call me lucky DZ's are like a soap opera I left one dz for 7 yrs and the first question a nice lady ask me if the boss and I are still hooked Yup How about you? nope But she already married another dude at the same DZ. Some of those guys are very insecure and if they see someone talking to their boss they start lurking around tying to listen in.or show their presence.Like their boss is going to run off with the next pair of pants that show up. I'm not that hot Like #2 the women at the DZ see me and walk the other way, and I do the same. Stop bysame DZ X yrs later same lady asks same question give her the same answer. I should have known better but asked her the same question got the same answer. Nope, She was cool about it the first guy was real nice but a party animal so she cut him lose the second guy fom the same DZ just told her one day he didn't love her any more and wanted out. She said she was done with men (her very very first husband wasn''t a jumper so after 3 strikes I guess she had enough. and said was switching to women. She was about the women thing, before I could ask she told me no I wasn't going get to see the pictures or video. Haven't been back in a while no telling,whats going on now with her. I hope she''s happy. R.

The DZO is a business man he's probably getting a cut of the photo fee's. He obviously happy with the cash flow and isn't going to listen to a bunch of whineing jumpers. that want to cut into his bottom line. For those of you that think if Your gear gets damaged that your going to be able to get the A hole to buy you new gear good luck with that. ungle rules : got to ne proactive rather than reactive Put a bunch of dog shit in the back of camera dudes car on a hot day or throw it in his camera bag unwrapped. Damn teenages If he can't take a suble hint than the next time you find a burnig butt in the landing area pick it up and stunble and accidently burn his hand or cloth's with it.. Get a bunch of jumpers together and Have a serious talk with the DZO about everyones gear including his own and the dangers of nylon and cigs. Then start looking for another DZ. Because the DZ is what he is and isn't going to change. Make room for the tandems. First time shame on him second time shame on you, you and you. Do not do anything illegal!!!!!!! Shit happens R. One Jump Wonder

Thank you Bill One Jump Wonder

Hi Nice lady The boss and I never had kids, didn't do the trail holdiay thing or B-days. Eveery day is a holiday in my world. If the boss wants it why wait 6 month's to surprise her. When the stockmkt hit the bump in the road and the adive was if you can stay in the MKt long enough it will recover so I did the math. I thought I was 51 and found out I was actualy 61 So we reblanced our portfolio (piggy bank) Now I'm on medicare no choice $100/month. or else, whatever that means. Niki don't sweat the small stuff as long as your healthy you've got plenty of time ahead of you to do whatever you want to do. Mid life crisis, I missed it

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Talk with some old fart fun jumpers at the DZ and try what they tell you for free. IMO Gotta get a tight jump suit and if the LO is putting you at the end of the exit order . Ask him/her to but you closer to the middle of the exit so you won't have to make up so much distance. At your experience level. Look around the DZ some folks have a few jumpsuits depending on the base and their exit order. Listen to Dave P he'll be by in a while and knows most of his stuff. A tracking suit at your experience level R.