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In the video you can see how dirty he's flying, throwing wing out to stay UP with his owner and the bait. Once he's got the cue to move in, he drops quickly, grabs the bait, dives a little low & out, and then corks unbelievably hard to go play with his food. It's hard to imagine hollow bone taking that stress. Those scenes on Willing to Fly were shot in the San Juan islands, up here in the Puget Sound (by Seattle). Overall, it's VERY cool. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

LOL - ya think? Anyhow, yeah, I really liked 'em too. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Damn, the connection is kind of weak, but if true explains the number of tandems I saw this weekend, and the ridiculous speech I heard at the front desk when they thought I was a tandem student. ("10,000 feet is normal with 30 seconds of freefall, but for an extra $25 you can go to 12,000 feet and get a full minute of freefall [fuzzy math, eh?] and because today they're flying the big plane, you'll get another thousand feet for free and get 70 seconds of freefall from 13,000 feet") I hope you're wrong, because, unfortunately, exploring around suggests LP has something approximating the same connection to skyride. If true, I wouldn't understand it...it's not like they've got any competition to beat. However(!)...according to the "find a place to skydive" page, "Montana Skydiving" is near Billings (nowhere near LP). That would make it irrelevant in my book , as I've never even heard of a DZ near Billings, but I still had to quote this part from the page just because it's funny: 70 seconds of freefall and 7-9 minutes of canopy ride at a DZ that's over 3500' MSL? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Seriously? HAH HAH HAH! That rocks! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Cyber? Can't say I've done that with a roommate, but best as I can tell, that's what you two are doing in that thread. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Damn, I shoulda stuck around longer for the entertainment! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Oakland airport is about an hour away. Just a thought. That's closer than Sacramento? Or you think it would be even cheaper? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Hmmm....Southwest is at $69 each way (Spokane-Sacramento), AND I already have that Friday scheduled off. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If you're willing to forego the surfing, southeast Alaska is awesome in August. Maybe a cruise, or some hiking, or have a float-plane taxi drop you off at a remote lake with camping gear. I'll also go with the Oregon coast suggestion, but it's not all that exotic, just relaxing. Still, from there you can get to a bunch of interesting places, wine tasting in Willamette Valley, Crater Lake, buggies on the dunes in Florence, etc, etc, etc. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Maybe possibly could be. It would be definitely, but rumor has it that Moab is the same weekend, so I'm not sure. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Sunny, meet Aaron. I'm sure he'll be glad to meet a woman who's aroused by, well, anything he does, even if he does have to cover his face. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Note to self: stay away from you... 13 jumps to get to your 13hundredth, at which point you'll be 13 jumps from 1313. Spooky huh? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Am I the only person in the world who hooks up the top two buckles of tandems before we even start to taxi? (except in bench-seat aircraft) My understanding is that the paperwork that lets us use our inflight door requires that all persons in the airplane have at least an emergency parachute on while the door is open. As for the original point of this thread, I don't see the problem. Whether doing S/L, IAD, or AFF, a student should demonstrate an ability to control their heading and recover from instability before being cleared to jump with coaches. The BSRs word it a little differently, but says essentially the same thing. Once those criteria are met, further student jumps are not static line, IAD, or harness-hold, thus 4(c) becomes the relevant BSR and a coach rating is an "appropriate instructional rating" Is the argument that coaches should be allowed to dispatch students as soon as they're on clear & pulls instead of waiting until they've demonstrated an ability to control themselves in freefall? I think I'd prefer that the current design of the program be followed, i.e. people get their coach ratings, do a bunch of coach jumps (which will invariably teach them some of the bad things students can do), then get an Instructor rating with that experience under their belt, then let the newer students really scare the hell out of them. I know we used to allow someone with a hundred jumps to JM first freefall students, but the bar has been raised and I don't have a problem with it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I used to be roommates with a certain dz.commer who admitted to me that he likes wearing his full-head Cartman mask while having sex. Want me to hook you two up? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Awwww. I should get romance points for that, right? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Holy shit! It's Whisker Biscuit! The wierd thing is I found this post because I got a sudden suspicion that I should search for a username including the word "flank". It's about time. Now quit spending all your time lurking the Women's Forum! Edit to add: Hey, that bloody, scab-encrusted woman you were hanging out with last week called me yesterday asking for your phone number. I gave it to her. You're welcome. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

A blue thong. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's funny...I can see the second one, but the first one was blocked. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yeah, I know she's not gonna make it at her regular pace, however peer pressure might work. She DID tell me she could probably do it if she made a bunch of hop & pops to get a jump on it. Why aren't you coming? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

For those of you not getting the "Call 9-Juan-Juan" bit on the "cell tower", Juan is our most excellent cook. Calling him is going to get you help a hell of a lot quicker than trying to use your cell. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

West Plains Skydiving has that great "small Cessna DZ" feel, but is made even better by that Cessna being a really nice Caravan. The people there make the DZ what it is, that being someplace where it's easy to get on a load doing RW, freefly, or Birdman jumps, and just as easy to BS with folks between jumps and after-hours ,even if you showed up not knowing a soul. The staff seems to really care about student safety as well as whether everyone (students and up-jumpers alike) has fun, and manifest couldn't possibly be nicer. Overall, it's just a really fun DZ, whether you're trying to take it easy or trying to pound out jumps. The only things that could be a little better would be a bit more development of the landing area, a real bathroom/sink instead of a porta-potty, and the ability to take debit/credit cards. Minor inconveniences compared to the upsides.

Hmm...I'm obviously not as savvy as I thought I was. I'm pretty sure the closest I've ever come to that is making a woman wish I would go away. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

"Subspace"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Wow, Aaron made two good points in a row. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)