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Gia's awesome. It's not that she hasn't had the luck of keeping a man, it's that a man hasn't had the luck of keeping her. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I cannot truthfully and publicly answer this question without losing my guy card. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I have not actually seen a Racer with one of those double-sided RSLs, but if they are as described to me I'd vehemently argue against their use on student gear. If I was convinced to train students using that gear, my RSL disconnection advice for a 2-out situation would go from "a good thing to do, if time permits" to "mandatory". Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Much better!!! Feel free to address me as this ALL the time! Cocheese - I'll PM you her phone number so can can address her that way at 4 AM. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Agreed. The last time I considered a wedding, the woman I was with still had her (very nice) wedding ring from her first marriage. I also have a family heirloom ring that has a few small diamonds worth nothing but sentimental value. Our plan (if we decided to marry...we didn't) was to tear down both rings, trade the stone from her first wedding ring in on a bigger, better rock, buy a couple smaller stones to match the heirloom's, and use the combination of diamonds to build a unique ring that was substantially nicer than her first and that had my family's history incorporated. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

:3:0 One freefly jump, one RW jump, and I finally paid a debt to the owner/pilot who let me jump his glider last year by taking him on a tandem. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That thread reminds me of why I don't usually venture into that forum. I'm not posting to it again just because it's only Monday and I've already had my fill of vilification for the week. Anyhow, inducing instability (occasionally without warning, but usually with a joking warning) is pretty much a part of my graduation jump dive flow. It's usually just a little shove during the exit, but I have once or twice done a quick "underpass" while we were still high, just to get them rocking and rolling a little. We're talking about a fast move, porpoising while simultaneously spinning to keep facing them, while at altitude...not letting them fall on me or anything like that, and not anywhere near pull time. I'd say it's less like stealing their air than borrowing their air for maybe a quarter or half second. The reason why? I'm about to let them jump either a) by themself, when they'll do god knows what, or b) with a coach who I may or may not know, and who may very easily push/burble them unintentionally. I want to know that they can handle such common occurences before they leave my care. If someone here wants to explain to me that I'm doing a bad thing and why, feel free. My ears and mind are open. I'm not as experienced as many here, and I've been doing AFF for less than 2 years, but I have trained a few students now by each of the different methods, and I feel I do pretty well by them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Congrats Chet & Chrissy! Hey Chrissy, do Roy and I have to pay for our own dresses or is that something you're supposed to take care of? And is it ok if half the strippers at the bachelorette party are female?! Or can you at least invite a bunch of women friends to molest us?! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I dont want to turn all gay and stuff... That reminds me of a news article Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Hear, hear! That's what I'd like to see. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I remember a case in Seattle about 15 years ago in which a man was about to go to trial for molesting a boy repeatedly from the time he was 10 or so till he was 14. The guy was fighting the charges until another guy stepped forward and claimed he too had been molested repeatedly by the same man, from the age of 9 till he was 12. Unfortunately, charges were not an option for the second case, as the statute of limitations had expired, but he was going to be a witness for the prosecution anyhow. At that point the man pleaded out...and received a 6 month sentence. Numerous incidents, two known victims (others likely), 6 month sentence. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Dude! This is your first Valentine's Day together. You do know every subsequent year you're supposed to do at least as well, if not better, right? Starting off like this is just setting yourself up for failure next year or the year after! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

How old is "older"? Is there anything going on with him physically? Is he in good health? Does everything still work properly? ED can reduce desire due to fear of failure. Also, low testosterone levels cause a low libido. Does he maybe have an STD he's afraid of passing to you? There could be a lot of different reasons, but if everything else in the relationship really is good (and he thinks so too), I'd look at the potential physical causes. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's incredibly bitter-sweet, on both sides of the hyphen, and for that matter the friendship, Karen.

I was watching the movie "Twisted" last week, and one of the divers swimming around a floating body was wearing a Gath freefly helmet...with the liner pulled down over his forehead and everything. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well said. Agree about training the burble. My students will all get unstable at least twice in their progression. The first will be (99% of the time) on backloops and that's what I refer to as "planned instability". The second is "unexpected instability" and it is what it sounds like. Whether it's via a slight shove during exit on a freeflown launch or a burble later in the dive if they nailed the exit. Either way, the purpose of the second is the same...to take them suddenly out of their comfort zone when they don't expect it and let them develop confidence in their ability to recover. I've still got to laugh at the "gust of wind" thing in the original post on this thread though. Doesn't sound like the instructor was intentionally burbling the student. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What the hell Remi? You're talking about something serious?! As for the original question, what Remi said was right on. Definitely talk to your instructors...it's best not to surprise them with a track when they're expecting you to just do forward motion. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Are you kidding me?! As if I'd forget something like that. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It means "Please stop talking, give me the remote, and while you're up, grab me a beer and make me a sammich" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think there's a difference between being "friends" with an ex and being "on good terms" with an ex. For me, the former isn't all that common but the latter is. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Maybe those "friends" just need him for something...you know, like green cards or whatever. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Now that's not very nice Remi, do I need to bust out the paddle for a good long hard spanking!!! g OMG....you said "long" and "hard" to Remi. He's a perv you know. And "paddle" and "spanking" between those four words, I'm sure there's a reason we haven't heard from him since. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Is that in something other than the FARs? Because I was unable to find regulations confirming your opinion. The closest I see is 65.129(e), which states: Since the rigger in this situation would not be maintaining or altering the equipment (assuming I also installed closing loops of proper length), just packing it, the question that arises is whether packing the reserve (or main) with soft links or without an RSL installed deviates from procedures approved by the manufacturer of the parachute. Or at least that's how I read it. Please let me know if there's a regulation that I'm just not seeing. As for the AAD, I didn't bother buying or installing one for this hypothetical scenario. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

A downplane requires a prompt cutaway. If time permits (e.g. above 2500'), disconnecting the RSL first is preferable, but that part is not required. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Agreed, which is why I said in the original post "I thought there were a couple funny points, most notably the photographic admission of the email's nature." Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)