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    Nylon webbing and material is pretty stable unless exposed to very high heat and ultraviolet radiation. Putting it in a dark closet somewhere in an airconditioned house in a bag that keeps out vermin is a good measure. No need to keep it in an airtight environment, it will only promote the growth of mold. Also, dont store it near harsh chemicals like bleach or other cleaning agents, these might corrode the hardware. There is also no need to pop the reserve, which some people do because they think the spring will weaken over time. My 10 cents, some gear manufacturer can probably give you better info. And this has been discussed in detail before in this forum, just search... >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    I had the same problems with my HC-40 and the cameye plug. I ended up cutting a narrow slot in the d-box and the helmet, and used a little bit of gaffers tape on the cameye plug to make it easy to pull out (see pictures). It's not visible in the pic, but I used a narrow strip in a U shape around the bottom of the plug to reinforce the loose flap on the top of the plug. >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    If you remove the strap by cutting the stitching and pulling it out make sure you put some gaffers tape over the resulting hole in the casing. This will stop dirt from getting into the tape mechanism, and will also prevent tape "flutter" caused by airflow into the casing. Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    I recently jumped one, and it seemed to be very comparable to a stiletto of the same size. The recovery arc felt a little longer though. The only way to really know if you like it is to jump it of course. Give Aubrey or one of the other friendly people at Aerodyne a call, I'm sure they will help you out with a demo I've also heard a rumour that they are planning to release a new high performance non-crossbraced canopy real soon. Not sure about the truth behind that >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Did you have trouble deploying your main? Or did you go directly to your reserve? >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    I have a set of peerser goggles and it works fine with my pro-tec (what those "skate" helmets are called). I wear them under the helmet. Make sure the elastic on the goggles are hooked over your ears, otherwise it will tend to slip down to your neck when you put on a tight fitting helmet. I not too impressed my Peersers though, the neoprene rubber parts are coming off after only 50 jumps. I never had a pair of Blaze goggles so I cannot help you there. >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    hey hook, I'm curious, why the heck would you ask for the WORST slider keeper design? are you making a cutaway video? >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    I hope you're talking about the pro-dytter and not the dial type Push mode briefly and wait for the top left led to come on. When it does push and hold mode. Asfter a brief period you'll see the altitude led's light up sequentially in a ascending order, release mode when it reaches the maximum, (6000 if I remember correctly). It should beep and display the previously programmed altitudes (or factory defaults). Press mode and set to adjust them to your liking (I think mode adjusts the altitude up one increment, and set skips to the next warning). Dont take too long between adjustments. Once you're done just wait a few seconds and it will beep again signalling it's ready. >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    who is this?

    skyblade replied to SkyDekker's topic in The Bonfire

    and it says "hope the rope doesn't break", nothing about HH Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    I tried folding it halfway this weekend like you suggested, and it worked really well. Thanks a lot ! Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Ive been having some trouble getting my hands into the toggle loops lately, especially when wearing gloves on the colder days. When the risers were still new they used to pop open due to being stitched to have a fold at a point that isnt halfway in the toggle loop. Now however, with the handles being flattened most of the time when packed, the toggle has acquired an extra fold and stays flat after deployment . Does anybody know of any nifty tricks to have them pop open after leaving the container ? I guess ironing the extra fold at a low heat setting is out of the question? >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    mine is 29x18. So did you jump it yet? or are you just fondling it and examining every little detail until you get to the dropzone? J >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    I have a tri 160 with the 3 mod, it never slammed me (yet), even when I stuff the nose without rolling it. I always pull the slider out towards the nose though. On mine I can get looong snivelly openings by rolling the nose tightly, but it tends to open off heading the more you roll it. I stick to 2 or 3 times... it takes about 500ft. Rolled it to the B-lines once to see what it does, and it wasnt pretty (took forever to open, I'd guess about 800) Just my 2c's worth, I've only had it for about 60 jumps up to now. >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Thanks Katie .. Are you accusing us of having culture ? >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Hiya Jumpnfly, I'm from Gauteng ( or Transvaal if you have an old map). Its more or less in the central northeastern part of the country, and it's a region noted for its superior rugby and cricket players. (starts dodging a storm of rotten fruit ) give a shout when you go to zhills, it's always nice to meet a fellow dz.com'er. Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Hello Winston, Yea, the good thing is that the degree allowed me to come to Florida, but like you I'm also piss poor student . I'm really getting sick of Ramen noodles, but I want to save up for that rig and jump in the meantime so.... Die meisies hierso kom nie eers naby die suid afrikaanse weergawe nie . Waardeer hulle maar daarso, jy het nie 'n idee hoe goed die kartonsak/kwyl verhouding in vergelyking met hierso is nie. En die ander ding is ek voel al ek sal kan moord pleeg vir 'n kas castle/amstel . Die bier hier is afgewaterde kameelpis . Cheers, Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Ugh, did you see the guy bounce of the mercedes in the wedding clip?. And the tree landing wasnt much better Well, back to the homework... >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Does anybody know of a case where this happened (at terminal) and it worked out ok?. If this happens and the person manages to hold on would it be a good idea to deploy your reserve to improve your chances on landing? Especially if you have one of those postage stamp sized canopies. I guess maybe not, fighting a possible downplane with a guy hanging onto you (with dislocated shoulders and covering up your cutaway handle) would "complicate" the situation. Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    This post has been bugging me, and although I'm a low jump wonder I'll hazard a few guesses since nobody else is biting. Line burn edges are usually clean, with no fabric threads showing. If it was physically ripped you should be able to see loose fibers. Is this the case ? Do you have brass grommets on the slider? Have a look and see if there are any nicks on them with sharp edges... Besides those I'm stumped . Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Me to me too !! So what an I, PCSS 25 ?? >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
  21. skyblade

    Linux Beer

    skyblade replied to skip's topic in The Bonfire

    I agree, The only reason why I bother with vmware is because KOffice support for reading and editing microsoft documents is not perfect yet. But I expect that to change real soon at the rate they are working at it. KDE should give m$ a real run for its money once they attain equal functionality. Ripping off ideas and even blatantly stealing code from the opensource community is nothing new. Some companies (and I dont even need to name them) have a large legal staff and budget set aside exactly for this activity. But things are changing, and the next few years are going to be very interesting to watch. Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Linux Beer

    skyblade replied to skip's topic in The Bonfire

    Yea, actually there are a coupleof them out there, I'm using vmware, but I also know about wine. Vmware has seen a lot of development lately, runs very stable, and it is relatively easy to set up. You can download the whole thing (uncrippled) for free and get a 30 day evaluation license for it if you want to give it a shot. The only drawback is that it needs a reasonably fast machine with lots of memory, since windoze eats up a lot of resources, even when idle. Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Dankie Sangiro, Jaaa ek weet nie waar jy geswot het nie, maar ek is seker ons het julle gatte geskop met rugby . Baie dankie vir die welkom, en vir 'n briljante website! Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Hi Skymama, I'll definitely take you up on that, I just looked at the Deland website, and it seems like a very nice place. Looking forward to meeting you all... Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet
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    Thanks Michele yup, it's afrikaans, and it was just a hello and a remark about how many south africans are infesting dz.com sorry, didnt mean to be rude Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet