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    The local balloon operators Know what we want and need. But the owners like to overload if one of their loads is a partial rather than break the load into two better managed drops. I've watched the owner "stiff" the pilot because he did just that. To them skydivers are a hassle and they'd much rather have wuffos who will marvel at 500' alti. If they don't want skydiver business they shouldn't go after it. These are the local operators. Other dropzones that have very experienced skydiver balloon drop operations give a much more rewarding experience. Burner at Eloy has a class-A-ride operation as an example.
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    Red Wings

    VectorBoy replied to funks's topic in The Bonfire

    Only if you can tie a knot in the string using only your tongue. Otherwise it must come out.
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    Its just a little some odd question test . It means nothing! Being a parent takes years and unfathomable reasources, time, money and major freakin parts of your sanity!!!!! Its not a ten item questionaire out of cosmo. Its probably more important than "who" you pick to be and "how" you treat your S.O. IE if my wife flips out and kills a few people they will just blame her hormones. If my kids grow up to be clock tower snipers or murdering flesh eaters my parenting skills will be first on the list of reasons why. BTW I rated a 24 but that all means nothing until my daughters are never near the pole and old enough to know better and have earned ther PHD's so they can take of "dear old dad" and his Skydiving habit. Admittedly slighty paranoid Glen
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    Rocky, almost anything goes. Keep the riders knees out and off the trailing edge of the upper wings and there won't be any rider induced turns. Rider grabs the wingers rig in the "tuck tab" region, pulls themselves up tight and depending on skill can get a nice ride or stand up nice surf. I've been surfed by Rad dudes as well as hot chicks in my wings. Riders of diminutive size means more fun. Video can be provided by trackers as the glide ratio is reduced when "toting" a passenger.
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    Sorry Mic...e Your are one letter wrong the ultimate would be theC-17. No rattley radials and a huge ass rear door. Can land on impropt barely improved strips and you and your friends can do real big ways from.
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    First off, it seemed he put too many people in the balloon; he had jumpers plus 3 non-jumpers. Secondly, he claimed he couldn't go any higher until one of us got out! Been there heard the same words, was the first to get out 3200. Next time I'm going to grab the gas trigger and hold it tight and find out for myself if it will go any higher. Sick and tired of balloon operators treating skydivers as "champagne breakfast 500 foot AGL discovery flights" for tourists knowing they overbook after they promise full altitude.
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    All of the freeflyers have moved on to the atmonauti.
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    I use to work at those "fascinatin" North Dakota missile sites. I felt Like I was trapped in the movie Fargo. Nothing could make you want to hang yourself quicker than that kind fascination! If you want to actually take part in something cutting edge and secret go to scaled composites in mojave and apply as one of the young "motivated" soon-to-be-skilled hands on the projects of the next stage of human space flight guys they are asking for. You won't see any UFOs but I'm sure you will be saturated in epoxy and carbon dust along with some ET types.
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    they failed to bring their knees up towards their chest and actualy "ball up" or cannon ball. When one finds themselves in a flat spin the first reaction should be to "ball up" as tightly as possible. Failure to do so will result in your continuing to spin and an increase in G forces until you pass out or stop the spin. Also add that if a spin gets to the "high G- force" stage it will be near impossible to get balled up later and any attempts will just increase your rate of spin. Try to tame the spins before they get violent and limit your rocovery options. Glen
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    Be very affraid!
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    Easy now keep this up and Arthur will post that same god awfull pick of the keckie granny! I just couldn't deal with that.
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    Very nice work!
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    Other than stealing my song, great video. At least you did justice to a good song with equally good editing. Our winged brethren weren't the first to use that song, its in the flyboyz film festival DVD during some base footage. Nice flying Teugies! Looks like a nice weekend.
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    People with a lot of FS skills will take to wingsuit formation jumping a lot easer when it comes flying relative to people. Good trackers wil rock when it comes to freefall times. Good freeflyers wil have no problems playing in any orientation, and learn backflying etc. much faster...and CREW people wil also have a lot of stuff on 'normal' freefallers when it comes to approaching a flying formation and how to ease into their slot without flying someone else out of the sky.. Jarno just about sums it up right here!
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    I love the movies made in the San Fernando! Are you going to be making more movies in your new job there?
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    Well now Chuck, the engine and design are american. The frame and swingarm, brakes are italian ( the new 06 swing arm is Japanese ) there are some little parts from all over. The frame paint is deff not american! I was wiping it with isopropal before adding my frame pucks last week and the clear got a smear. Weak! Next I hope to be adding a muffler made in the heart of hillbilly land, is that american?
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    Since I was outed by the main monkey as Buell guy I felt I had to post some pics too. I put over 1000 miles on her last month and its not even "riding weather" here. So here are some Not sooo-angry bike and water heater pics. I really want to pick up a lightning now, almost lustfully so. But doing so would mean death by the wifey.
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    what should indicate to me most strongly that i need to have it relined without delay?
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    Nice shots bro now post some pics of your new S3S!
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    Jason, I'm having new brake lines put on mine as we speak and possiblely the outer lines as well. I'll let you know how it goes after. Though you should be able to find a rigger locally who can do it for you.
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    In order for this to work, you have to be a clever and brilliant bastard to everyone else in public, but show your soft side only to the babe of the moment. Women are biologically programmed for attraction to alpha males, but they also want to be treated lovingly. Quote Yes it does work , mind you not by me per say, but it does. There are some brilliant bastards at my work that come off just plain creamy. They say the perfect things were I could never, ever do that. I'm just not wired that way. I have "hired" these same guys to do all of my Online azz-kizzin. These guys are sooooooo good sometimes they get me wet!
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    i wont knock it till i try it. hell, might even like it. And guess what if you don't it there are tons of gear out there to try until you find something you like if not love. I gotta say most modern gear is pretty darn good. Find what works for you and you will be one happy diver.
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    Wow thats high! Will the high priestess of the pixie world join us in getting High..... altitude with our wingsuits?
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    I love it!
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    How high an altitude are we talking here?