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Well, the question said: If you do 357-ways or compete in nationals on your normal everyday jumps, then answer that way. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ensure your instructors are USPA rated. Group membership includes promising to follow basic safety requirements, but that promise is redundent if the instructors have current instructional ratings (they're committed to the same rules). I've jumped at plenty of group member and non-group member dropzones and haven't noticed any particular differences in safety relevant to that particular membership. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Bump because it seems relevant to the device dependence thread. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Corporal punishment is alive and well in the Washington State school system. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I like Chuck's method. Getting out there with them lets you maintain an active role, versus staying inside the plane being more passive. If you're already doing IAD, I imagine getting out there with them is what you're used to anyhow. Read up on the differences between direct-bag and pilot-chute assist. Outside of the different possible malfunctions, S/L is essentially the same as IAD. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

He expected the RSL to pull it...When he realized it did not he went for the Reserve...The CYPRES had fired. OK, I get it. The way you wrote it suggested he was waiting for the RSL to pull the *cutaway*. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

We offer all four common methods of training (S/L, IAD, AFF, and tandem progression). As of this year, our static line program is only for the big boys (a dual goliath rig), but the student can pick from the other three. If they're just trying to save money, they usually opt for IAD. If they've done a tandem and want to do another one or two before going solo, we make them working tandems and encourage that. If they want to jump solo and freefall on their first jump, they opt for AFF. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What? Do you mean didn't pull his reserve? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What was the source of your "saves" data? It seems low by at least an order of magnitude. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The second item is a little troubling. Unrated jumpers doing AFF - bad. Those same jumpers doing single JM AFF - Worse. And doing it when it's their students first non-tandem jumps - well that just bad freakin' juju. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Listen, then consider, then respond Be open and honest with each other Respect each other Laugh together...a LOT Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

On the comedy side, Bill Maher hit the same note as tshirthell.com this weekend. During his monologue, Bill was saying something about all the media coverage on this one isolated case, and then reported that as soon as they removed the feeding tube on Friday, Kirstie Allie called saying "I'll take it!". :-) Like you said, it's not for the easily offended, but goddamn it's funny. On the living will side, I agree completely. This hasn't prompted me to put one in writing, since I already have one (among other such documents), but it has reminded me that I need to update it. Mine describes specific scenarios in which I would like to be turned off (e.g. vegetative, quadriplegic, etc), and allows discretion for those scenarios I can't predict. On the discretion front, my mom has first authority, as her and I share similar viewpoints and will treat each other with respect and compassion regardless of legality. The thing is this has reminded me that my ex-girlfriend still has secondary power of attorney and authority in my living will (if my mom's incapable of taking the reins). While she's a good woman who I trust would look out for my best interests, that's one of the things that never crossed my mind during our breakup. The good thing in the Terri Schiavo case is that she's brain-dead, not simply paralyzed. That means at least she's not suffering. Both sides of the case are pulling on the heart strings right now, with the family saying "she's capable of thought and response and moods" and the husband saying "she didn't want to live like this." Luckily (though unfortunately), right now I seriously doubt she gives a fuck. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Here's tshirthell.com's answer (attached). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

First off - Why's he in the hospital with a broken ankle? Isn't that usually a treat-and-release kind of injury? Second - I always go visit my friends in the hospital, whether they arrived via lifeflight or I drive them there myself. Being injured and in the hospital sucks. Having a friend there to hang out with, tease you for whatever you did to get there, etc...well, it takes the edge off. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

181 online Only two names jumped out at me as people I've met & jumped with. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

:4:1 3 tandems, 1 wingsuit jump, bought a case of beer for making my first jump on my own wingsuit. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ya tease, thank god I saved it I not only saved it, I posted it as an attachment in another thread. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Presumably you've reached that conclusion? Why? I'm thinking that if the launch funnels, it would suck to have the student throw at 3-5 seconds before the JM's have had a chance to straighten it out. I'll agree that it has less of a chance of going to shit with a JM or two hanging on, but the potential consequences of them pulling unstable increase dramatically with the extra bodies. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I know of at least one such program that does IAD to 10-second delays followed by single-JM AFF. If I was building my own student program, I would do 1 or 2 tandems, 4 IAD's (3 practice pulls and one good clear & pull), and then single-JM AFF. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

No...If I were going to Dublin (which I'm not), and wanted to actually bring gastrointestinal problems (which I don't), I'd have to borrow them from someone else because I have none of my own. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm not either. Bring them with when you come over for mac & cheese. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've got a 500 Mhz Pentium 3, Windows 98, and not much RAM. I'm not sure how upset I'd be if someone made those kinds of changes to my computer. Probably furious! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

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Not a cat, but we spayed our bulldog solely because the vet told us it would reduce her risk of uterine cancer by an order of magnitude. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Really? That's incredibly interesting! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)