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Yup. It most certainly is. USPA SIM 5-1 F. Landing emergencies Water Hazards 1. Procedures for an unintentional water landing: a. Continue to steer to avoid the water hazard. b. Activate the flotation device, if available. c. Disconnect the chest strap to facilitate getting out of the harness after landing in the water. d. Disconnect the reserve static line to reduce complications in case the main needs to be cut away after splashing down. e. Steer into the wind. f. Loosen the leg straps slightly to facilitate getting out of the harness after splashing down. (1) If you loosen the leg straps too much, you may not be able to reach the toggles. (2) Do not unfasten the leg straps. g. Prepare for a PLF, in case the water is shallow (it will be nearly impossible to determine the depth from above). h. Flare to half brakes at ten feet above the water (may be difficult to judge, due to poor depth perception over the water). i. Enter the water with lungs filled. j. After entering the water, throw your arms back and slide forward out of the harness. (1) Remain in the harness and attached to the canopy until actually in the water. (2) If cutting away (known deep water only), do so only after both feet contact the water. (3) If flotation gear is not used, separation from the equipment is essential. k. Dive deep and swim out from under the collapsed canopy. l. If covered by the canopy, follow one seam to the edge of the canopy until clear. m. In swift or shallow water, pull one toggle in or cut away. n. Refill your lungs at every opportunity. o. Swim carefully away upwind or upstream to avoid entangling in the suspension lines. p. Remove any full coverage helmets in the event of breathing difficulties. 2. If using the Air Force type (LPU) underarm flotation equipment- a. Although worn underneath, the bladders inflate outside the harness, so removal of the harness is not practical without first deflating the bladders. b. If you must remove the harness after landing, the bladders should be deflated, extricated from the harness, and reinflated (orally) one at a time. 3. The risks of a water landing are greatly increased when a jumper wears additional weights to increase fall rate. 4. Camera flyers, skysurfers, and other skydivers carrying additional equipment on a jump need to plan their water landing procedures accordingly. 5. Other references a. SIM Section 2-1, USPA Basic Safety Requirements on water jumping equipment b. SIM Section 6-5, Water Landing Recommendations (unintentional and intentional) Muff #5048

Forgive my ignorance but until I googled it just now I had no idea who Jennifer Hudson was (or I guess in this case her family). So if I saw what you describe as a halloween set up chances are I wouldnt give it a second thought. But as another post pointed out I guess it all depends on how you identify with it too. Muff #5048

So it would be ok to do that to anyone as long as its halloween? Somehow I doubt you would get away with that in Compton with an Obama statue. Muff #5048

No he should have unfastened his chest strap, loosened his leg straps to maximum leanght, disconnect his rsl, THEN cut away 20' above the water. That way his rig SHOULD just fall right off before his feet ever touch the water. Problem solved. >>BTW, in case you couldnt figure it out for yourself, this is sarcasm.

WAT? I'd say it's both at fault here. The cop was going 30 over the speed limit WITHOUT lights and sirens. State law states cops must use them when exceeding the speed limit. I'd imagine so people can be aware of a speeding vehicle coming in their direction. The boy snuck out and was on a dark busy street at night. Big no-no. I don't know that either one is 100% at fault. Both were at fault. The cop was speeding, plain and simple, and the child did not follow the laws regarding reflectors/lights for bicycle night riding. Muff #5048

I believe speed played a large factor as well. It is very difficult to judge how fast a car is going at night when its coming straight at you. Even if the kid saw the car coming approximately 308ft away he would only have had 3 seconds to do anything about it. Yes its tragic. The child (or anyone with a little sense) should have had a white light on the front and a red reflector or light on the back which MAY have changed the outcome here. Fact is the cop is the adult (breaking the law I might add) who is ultimately responsible here. Not the kid. Muff #5048

So you dont think flashing lights and sirens would have made a lick of difference here? I generally look around when I hear sirens close by. Muff #5048

Or keep it and then you will have it when you decide to downsize. Muff #5048

Thanks for making my point. Wolf in some guns is ok to run. In others you may be buying a new gun after a couple hundred rounds. In my Mosin Nagant's I also use Wolf ammo because thats damn near the only company I can find that makes the 7.62x54r cartidge for a reasonable price. Believe it or not, but I actually shot a defective round through one once that caused the shell casing to rupture in the breach. After very close examination by a certified gunsmith there wasnt anything wrong with the rifle. You have to hand it to those pesky Russians they know reliability. Muff #5048

Here's one I took at Eloy a while ago. Muff #5048

Agreed. I wouldnt buy or sell skyjumping gear any other way.

Not always. I dont have a PC at home and cant get to pay-pal from work. When I sold my canopy I sent it to Paragon Rigging (near where the buyer lived), they "oked" it, and he sent me a personal check. Once that cleared the canopy was his. Muff #5048

Im going to go ahead and call BS on this one Im afraid. I have run nothing but Wolf in my AK-47 for thousands of rounds without incident or accuracy issues. I wouldnt run it in a 308 Winchester, but again that boils down to accuracy. I can hand load much more accurate ammo to match the rifle that way the thing is you cant reload steel "brass" as it were. Muff #5048

I would like to beat the fuck out of over half the people I work with. Unfortunately if I were to do that they would send me to a place where you get to make small rock out of large ones. Muff #5048

Heres a better question. Why are all of the music cd's at Walmart edited yet you can buy "R" rated movies there all day long? Muff #5048

Not sure. My appartment? Muff #5048

I would say buy a Sabre2, but thats only because I just did (band fucking new BTW). Muff #5048

Just a quick disclaimer; just because they do here DOES NOT mean they do everywhere. Here in UT the gun laws are fairly laxed to, say, California. So I can only say with any accuracy that yes they do HERE, but thats not to say that isnt regulated elsewhere. Muff #5048

Yes. The Super Walmart here in Layton sell alcohol, tobacco and firearms all in the same store (that is to say under the same roof). Why do you ask? Muff #5048

Because Im not going to pay $20 (or whatever the hell it is) for a card with a number on it untill I get D certified. Believe it or not my DZO actually recommended that. Why pay $20 4 times when you could wait and just pay $20 once? Oh and those pieces of paper with stamps and or signatures on them count as licenses everywhere Ive gone. Muff #5048

You may also want to check your local dz and see who is selling what. Chances are if its a bigger dz then the dzo will have a few "sport" rigs he will let go for a very resonable price. Keep cruising the classifieds I bought a similar setup to that (94 Jav j-4, 249 raven reserve, 210 spectre main and a cypress with 6 or so years) for $1500. I've since sold my Spectre and cypress and put a brand new Sabre2 190 in it for $650 out of pocket. Keep looking you will find something. Muff #5048

What are these "packers" people keep talking about? If I cant pack it for myself I generally dont jump it (there have been exceptions), but then again I'm also not making 15+ loads a day either. Muff #5048

Cool as hell. Ive always wanted to build one of those but never had the time or money. How much counter weight were they running on average? What were the sling leangths? Muff #5048

I remember reading somewhere that more people voted for American Idol than voted for POTUS. Muff #5048

Why thank you very much. I was kicking around the idea of making a trip to SDC sometime this winter. And yes dumping nearly all of my paycheck on a parachute has made me just a bit tight on cash lately. Muff #5048