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Zennie a) At least with my helmet, initiating a quick release leaves my chin-cup flipping in the breeze. Major snag factor. Add to that, the helmet may not stay where I think it's going to. b) I don't want to waste the 1/2 second it takes to do 'just in case' - especially if it takes more than 1/2 second for some reason, and I get preoccupied with it c) I don't want $2,000 worth of equipment loose on my head. Yes, I am willing to lose it if it means saving my life, but until that point, I'd like to hang onto it. Phree - ya, maybe one of these day's I'll post some pictures. I haven't decided if I should replace the bottle opener or not. It worked good in a pinch, and if I ever have to use it, at least I can down a beer to mourn the loss of my camera. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

never fear, I'm there for ya http://www.funinbc.com/skydive/milehigh.htm haha... "Photos by JAKAL" ... that might help some of you figure out who's in the picture I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Flying camera = higher deployment & higher decision altitude. With that said Why does your camera helmet take two hands to get rid of? Can you simplify it at all? I do agree with this idea of not ripping the pad until you're ready for it, your handles are already going to not be where you expect them to be (ever touch your handles under canopy? A lot higher on your body than when you're on the ground) Keep snag points on your helmet/camera to a minimum. Tapes up gaps and whatnot. If you have a partial mal, yes, it's going to take you a second to have any wind to fly on. Don't let that stop you from getting your reserve out there. Deploying your reserve on your back is better than not deploying at all. But hey, take your time, you have the rest of your life to work it out. In a total mal, you'll still have that wind, but you're likely to get unstable after the cutaway, and you're still moving at a good clip towards the planet. Personally, I'll get a hand on both handles, cut away, try to stay aware of where my helmet is and the risers/lines are going. I have debated on if falling backwards away from my main would help keep the camera away from "stuff" ... jury's still out on that one. If something does get snagged, I can get rid of my helmet with one hand. Put "losing $2,000" into your drills on the ground: "Punch right, mutter obscenities, toss helmet, punch left" I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

I'll be in warm, sunny Florida! You're welcome to come party with us! I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Eh? Who? If it's hardware based RAID you should have better performance. If you're really worried about performance, you can always make it a RAID 0 set (striping with out parity) and mirror that. Or better yet, make a RAID 5 set of RAID 0 sets (RAID 50?) Or a RAID 5 of RAID 5s (RAID 100? - I forget the names when you start getting that carried away) I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

does he actually strike the left in-board engine?? I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Holy bean filled dog turd batman! 19 jumps, and a 176 reserve (1.375 loading) ... did no one where you jump say anything about that? Maybe question you on it? I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Brandon - There's an Imax here in Dayton at the AF Museum. Not sure if they're playing wild california ... I keep meaning to check and go see it! I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

From what I understand, this only applies to females. Males are still not allowed to do anything. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Yup I got the plug for my cam eye to fit inside the box with the camera. I had to shave some plastic off the plug for it to fit, but it works. If you have any quesation about it or how I did it, let me know. And if you have someone near you who has mounted one before, recruit their help. Ask Phree, it makes things so much easier I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Typical story, always wanted to try it, got hooked. http://www.wildbluesky.com/first_jump_stories.htm for a bunch of "First jump stories" - Rita's and Ty's are great, follow the link to Ty's site to read about the rest of her's. Very well written stuff. http://www.wildbluesky.com/jump1.htm for my stuff, not as well written. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

man I wish I had boobs.... let's review what all boobs get you: Out of tickets Free pack jobs Extra altitude Free dinner Free drinks at a bar (and you don't have to know the guy) A living as a playboy bunny if they're nice enough Doors held open and people to carry your stuff for you and that's just a start... not a bad deal for just having to put up with being looked at and drooled over I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

K, here's the rest of my story: The officer was using laser. I'm assuming the LTI 20.20 Marksman. As far as I know, laser guns are not on judicial notice in this area. The radar case in Kentucky that was refered to earlier just said that the cop doesn't need to know the inner workings of the unit, just needs to know enough to use it. I forget the hours of training agreed on, but it's something like 16 hours class room and 8 hours practical. And lasers are not deadly accurate. The experts that testified in the New Jersey case (that eventually convinced the judge that laser weren't reliable) clocked a wall moving at 4 MPH. The laser only takes .3 seconds to determine the speed, which is great, until the office holding the gun flinches. And the LTI 20.20 actually has 3 beams that emit from it (with a stronger concentration on the right side), and can never be targeted with pinpoint accuracy. If I'm in the right lane, and the office targets my driver's side headlight, he could very well be getting a reading from the car behind me and in the left lane (because he's sitting at the side of the road, targeting my car at an angle) the laser beam is about 1.5 feet in diameter at the distance he targeted me, more than enough to go past my car if he targeted a headlight. But that's not even my argument, that's just the backup in case he's solid against my first. My primary argument is that he may have in fact measured a car going 67, and though he pulled that car over, but he pulled the wrong car over. Traffic was fairly heavy, about 15 or 20 in the pack I was in. I was towards the front, the cop was sitting at a traffic light, in the right turn lane (with a car next to him) so I was approaching from his left. Before he could turn, he had to wait for the whole pack of cars to pass (turned right on red basically) and then make his way past all these cars until he finally came up behind me (about a mile or more down the road) I caught his lights come on at least once way behind me, to get a car to get out of his way. Keep in mind, this all happened at night (it was dark anyway) and I drive a rather non-descript 4-door dark color car. And (not that I'm planning on bringing this up in court, but) I have a laser detector that never went off. I know, laser detectors don't really help, in that when they do go off, you're already screwed, but mine never even sounded. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Anyone ever fight a speeding ticket? Besides the usual "fight it and hope the officer doesn't show" - any other ideas? So far it's just a complete pita. I tried to call the procescutor and just get the offense changed to something that wouldn't affect my insurance rates... after 3 days of trying to get a hold of him, he turned out to be rather rude and unhelpful. Now I need to try to get the court date changed, it's on the same day as a 4 hour exam I have to take... you'd think no one had ever asked for a continuence before they way these people act... no one seems to know how to do it... Oh, and before I get the "just don't speed" smart-ass comments - I wasn't speeding, that's why I'm fighting it. Every other ticket I've gotten, I deserved, and I just paid my fine and moved on. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Actually, the cypres does record a good deal of information when it fires. They'll probably give it to you, I don't see why they wouldn't. What exactly are you looking for? Do you think it fired too high? I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Marathon beer drinking. Now THERE'S an extreme sport waiting to happen. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

No kidding! Those paved runways are dangerous! And you know how hard they are on tires?! Statistics prove that 99.9% of all accidents in the last 10 years occuring during take-off or landing occured on paved runways. Ok.. seriously.. I jump where I do for a couple reasons: The people there are way cool (of course) Nice, fast planes, huge landing area (could use more packing space I guess) Very little political crap goes on I don't have to worry if the guy in front of me or behind me in the plane is stoned out of his mind I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

haha! "not as severe" ... the spinning, diving, funneling tracking dive of doom! I think you both had a lazy leg thing going on, or at least an uneven leg thing. When you first start belly flying, some people get a weird turn going on that they can't figure out - it's usually because of a dominate side. Now you're on your back, you have to learn the same thing over again, because you're using a different set of muscles to push against the wind. Just when you think your legs are even, they're not. Go back to the "toe taps" thing again if you have to. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

There's a couple thousand constructive topics floating around here.... knock yourself out. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Damn skippy. You should add to: ----------- The next time you see someone (an adult) talking during the playing of the National anthem.....kick their ass. ----------- If they fail to take their hat off, kick their ass. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the forum for bringing the wrath of TT. I forgot he can't get all his responses in one post, he has to reply to every sentence you may compose. Just stop talking about Roger and he might go away. Again, Terry, people might actually listen if you didn't come across as a psychopath. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

umm.. ok WARNING The attached text file is crude, vulgar, disgusting, offensive, and filled with explicit sexual references. It should not be viewed by anyone. Any damage, outrage, loss of job or loss of breakfast suffered by you as a result of reading the attached file is not my problem. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Donkey Punch - Iniate this by f****** a girl doggy style. Then a split second before you cum, stick your cock in her a**hole and deliver a punch to the back of her head. The punch, if executed right, should knock her out and cause you to feel a tremendous sensation. Note that the sensation is caused by the KO punch. (If the girl is knocked out, her a**hole will tighten up) The Dirty Sanchez - A classic.While you are f***** her doggy style, insert your finger into the woman's a**hole, pull it out, and wipe it across her upper lip leaving a thin, shit moustache. This makes her look like someone whose name would be Dirty Sanchez. ----------- I got a whole list of these that will either make you want to strangle me through your monitor, lose your breakfast, or laugh yourself silly. (No, I didn't write any of them) I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Ya, but if they get out of hand here, HH (or CN1) puts the smack down on 'em! Besides, I'll bet that was someone trying to be funny or Terry has grown up a little. I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag

Hey skreamer - How about the "Dirty Sanchez" or "Donkey Punch"? I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag