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Everything posted by Beerlight
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more, more!!!!!!!!!!
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I agree. Also if you look at the U.S. aviation community, it doesn't take a lot for the FAA to get involved after they see a string of accidents. Once that door opens, they'll try and regulate everything. Give them a inch, they'll take a mile. Wouldn't it be in our best interest to police ourselves? Must we be subject to an outside agency (ie. FAA/federal gov't) to do it? Hmmm..... (I'm bored at work)
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Let me add just one thing, I might be an inexperienced jumper but I'm not inexperienced "about" jumping. I flew jumpers for 10 years and during that time we only had maybe 5 injuries due to hook turns/swooping, also (zero canopy collisions). Why, because back then high wing loaded canopies just weren't "in" nor really available, swooping wasn't a sport, and our DZO discouraged anything radical near the ground. Lives saved due to some of these factors?......probably. I know of the fun factor (I've done my share of buzz jobs). I'll shut up now! I appreciate everyone's response and helping me understand.
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My question has been answered..... I don't know Ron, but know he is definitely experienced. I just had to ask for my own enlightenment... Thanks.
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Ron, I've been lurking mostly until I read your post, but now I have to ask the question, why perform low altitude hook turns/swoop? This sport is risky enough, so why add to that risk with a bounce finish due to a swooping error and/or a canopy collision possible due to lots of people trying to swoop? Reading through back issues of parachutist, the majority of injuries (and deaths) lately are attributable to swooping. I just had to ask..... Thanks.
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somebody woke up on the wrong side.....hmmm?
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Can you say sick leave???!~~ **cough**cough* *sniff**sniff** Boss, I think I'm coming down with the flu!
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Avoid Houston, TX at all cost............ DZ's are awesome, but Houston sucks the big one.........
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Your one coolio skychicka!!!!.............
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65 horses! Must have very nice performance. How noisey is it?
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Yep, posting now!! Happy Turkey day
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Considering I just moved to Houston, I think your right............
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Katie, Glad you made it back safe and sound! Looks like your having fun now............Guess what? I retired from active duty yesterday, (after serving 22 years!) so now I'm growing me a goatee like Chuck.......... Now the big move to Houston and life as a civilian. Take care, Buck
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I agree, I just had an MRE the other day...YICK, yuck, pitooey!! Seriously though, f*#$k the terrorist.
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I pulled up the N# info for 929MA. Evidently, somewhere along the way it's been changed. Now it belongs to a Cessna 206. Hmmm........ Aircraft Data, N929MA Serial Number: T20608107 Owner: PRIVATE JET AIRLINES INC 18342 ENTERPRISE LN HUNTINGTON BEACH , CA 92648-1206 Aircraft Manufacturer: CESSNA Aircraft Model: T206H Number of Engines: 01 Number of Seats: 006 Average Cruise Speed: 0000 Aircraft Weight: CLASS 1 Year of Manufacture: 1999
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Mel, It was definitely NOT Gold Coast......! I didn't wish to say anything negative about any particular DZ, I was hopefully just making a general point about customer service/relations at any DZ. Saying hi goes a long way toward alleviating a newbies initial introduction/stress load upon reaching a very unfamiliar, wild ass environment such as a DZ! Blue Skies, Buck
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I understand everyone is busy packing, etc. however, what makes skydiving flourish is makng NEW jumpers into regular jumpers. These days with high costs of equipment, fuel, etc. we have to welcome new jumpers into the family. Think about it, the more jumpers there are, more loads get filled, and possibly that would transfer down the road to dare I say it, cheaper jumps?!! And this definitely isn't the first DZ I've been to that had that cold feeling. Sure, it's not the jumpers fault, but damnit, the staff from the DZO down to manifest should be friendly to the newbies........
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Greet whuffos in a friendly manner when they show up at your dropzone? I haven't jumped in a long time, but flew jumpers for 10 years and don't consider myself a whuffo. So, today I a friend (real whuffo) to the nearest DZ, 150 miles away, just to hang out. We were at that DZ for almost a 30 minutes before anyone EVEN spoke to us. Probably 20 jumpers just looking at us. I spoke first, then a "staff" member (that had looked at us for 10 minutes) finally comes over to say hello. My friend asked me, are they usually this unfriendly? Good question I said. Back when I flew jumpers, whenever someone (can you say customer) came to the DZ, everyone from staff to fun jumpers would greet the new arrivals and say hello, hi, how's it going, and did you come to JUMP!!!!!!! Those few simple words sometimes made the difference between a whuffo jumping and not jumping. Maybe they were just tettering on the edge, and a friendly person just made the diff. So, next time you see someone walk up to the hangar, what will you say? Hi, hello, did you come to JUMP??!!!! Sorry for the long post, but after telling my whuffo friend about the DZ "atmosphere" and how cool everyone is, it didn't come off that way. Now, aren't you wondering if it was YOUR DZ we visited today???!!!
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Wendy, don't try and scare me! I start work for a gov't contractor @ JSC/NBL in three weeks...... Hopefully, my new company doesn't expect me to play office politics. Buck
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Speed of gravity is very close to the speed of light.
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High: Realizing I only have 8 days before military retirement! Low: Realizing I only have 8 days left before I leave the military after 22 years...........
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I heard "tits up" at least 22 years ago when I joined the military. Flyers say "tango uniform". Your dead or something is broke if you are TU.
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The Blues do put on a nice show. Do they hike up their dresses before strapping in?
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your fired!!!!!!!!
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I know some people on here that are well versed in acceleration stats, but I'll throw my .02 in. Sonic booms can happen at sea level/ground level and go up I'm not sure how high. Most people in the U.S. do not hear sonic booms anymore due to the fact that it's prohibited below 30,000 feet. From that height, the sonic signature dissapates before reaching the surface...ie. your eardrums. I just went supersonic 2 weeks ago in an Air Force trainer, but we were at 39,000 feet and there was absolutely no sensation of exceeding Mach 1, just a little jump in airspeed indicator and the VVI had reverse sensing.... Hmmm...now I've run to long wif this! Oh, and the jet has to be pointing in your direction for you to hear it..... That's why you don't hear the Shuttle blow thru Mach in ascent, only on descent........cheers