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She told me Thursday or Friday that she'd be going by Velocity Sports to place her order today. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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I'm not sure I'm buying the whole "I made a mistake addressing the email" excuse. Should I be concerned? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Not entirely accurate Scott. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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So Gia is putting the moves on a trucker who delivers tractors for her company. Since he doesn't actually work for her company, is she safe from sexual harassment claims? Or are workplace flirtations verboten regardless of who employs whom? Does the fact that he's old, impotent, and has heart disease trigger any extra concerns regarding discrimination? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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I was doing tandems with JVC a little over two weeks ago in LP. He's a fun, nice guy, and a good tandem instructor as well. He's in my thoughts. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Depending on the canopy I'm using (varies every jump between Icarus 330/365/400 & EZ-384/425), the time of day, and the size of my student, I pick them up somewhere between 800 and 2000. A separate test flare sounds like a good idea. I think I'll add that to my process at the top. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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That excuse doesn't fly Dan. Was it Kapowsin where you learned to drive? :-) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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IBTL Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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So I came up with a question this weekend. I pick up my flare toggles fairly low, and on one jump, the first time I tried to turn after I grabbed them I realized I couldn't. I looked up and there was a tension knot low on the auxilliary brake line that was preventing the line from coming through the guide ring. I was able to change the angle I was pulling it a little and then a good yank cleared it so I had a normal landing. It got me to thinking though. If I hadn't been able to clear it, I'd have had to land without the flare toggles, on a pretty warm day, without a breath of wind. I don't know how that'd turn out. Anyone here landed without flare toggles (and I don't mean configured such that there aren't flare toggles)? Is it as simple as flare higher and more aggressively and prepare for an arrival or what? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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:16:0 14 tandems, 2 AFF's. Graduated a DZO's daughter off of AFF Saturday and then watched him (a coach) take her up on a 2-way yesterday.
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Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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I'm already there. Cheers! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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My regular schedule includes every other Friday off. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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I'm pretty sure I could do that one. I imagine it's similar to eating 6 saltine crackers in a minute (with nothing to drink). It's kinda tough, but I can do it almost every time. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Ooohh, icky pictures. Send 'em! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Yes, you could. It's unlikely, but not nearly as difficult as a Cypres. The control unit is mounted on the mudflap. The on/off switch is a simple slide switch. The control unit is *supposed* to have a plastic sleeve on it that slides out of the way to access the switch, but I've seen Astra's in use without that sleeve. Also, the sleeve could easily slide out of the way in freefall. Additionally, I know about the Cypres growing pains. I know there was the RF interference that triggered the little sleeves for the control unit. The thing is, misfires were extremely rare and I never personally saw one. I've seen a few Astra misfires, despite the fact that that are dramatically less common than, uh, Cyprii? I wouldn't jump a rig with one on it unless it was turned off, and even then I'd be a little wary. I just don't trust them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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The funnier thing is I had actually added her name pages ago, when she mentioned she was coming on another thread LOL - Yeah, I got similar treatment in the LP thread, here, with her pouting about me not having included her in the list I that posted 3 weeks before she even registered on dz.com. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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I've seen Cypres fires, but never a Cypres misfire. I've seen Astra's fire for user mistakes that are impossible with a Cypres (turning it on in the plane), and I've seen them plain misfire. There was a fatality within the last year that involved a jumper impacting at terminal who reportedly turned his Astra off then back on in freefall. Granted a suicide is possible with any kind of gear, but you couldn't possibly turn off a Cypres in freefall by accident. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Jess, Did you really quote that entire list and then ask someone ELSE to add your name??! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Scott, I just replied 6 or 7 posts up what the prize is. Admit it, that's why you responded, huh? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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hah hah hah!!!! Oh my god I'm dying here! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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I don't go to church much, but I have noticed that if you take a belly flier and rotate them 90 degrees up to their knees, it looks an awful lot like a position of worship. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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LOL - I was thinking it was funny that as soon as Waterloo was mentioned you popped back into the thread. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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Think I can make it to Richland in four hours? Wait, aren't you supposed to be out at a bar or something? Yes you can make it to Richland in four hours. Probably even three. No, I'm not supposed to be out at a bar. That's where I was earlier. Now I'm drinking at home, getting ready to barbeque one of the best looking t-bones I've seen in years, and doing laundry so I can head to Davenport to jump for the weekend (they're flying in some guy from California to do 8-way coaching and the weather forecast is clear and 80ish degrees). In a few hours I'll be at the DZ here, drinking wine, watching meteorites, and calling you a pansy-ass for still being there, probably asleep. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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If thats her in the avatar she could die for a few hours! Am I the only one who didn't get this one? Nope. I was in the small crowd of dz.commers wondering "what the fuck?!" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)