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    The canopy flys exactly the same on windy days as it does on no wind days. The difference is your ground speed. Derek
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    The manual says 'should', not 'must'. Derek
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    http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=86247;search_string=line%20twists%20curing;#86247 Derek
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    As long as you are getting the full flare out of the canopy, they aren't too long. If you have too, pulling down the tail a little in the front risers is better than not being to flare all the way. On smaller canopies, the control range is smaller so you can have long lowers without running out of flare. Derek
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    Ya, I'm sure he is going to drop everything else and address skydiving. Again, you are over estimating skydiving's value to anyone other than skydivers. If the FAA thinks there is a safety issue between skydiving and the airlines and GA, they aren't going to make changes that restrict/inconvenience the airlines or GA, they'll just restrict skydiving, making it more expensive and difficult. They would probably just require jumpships to have TCAS where you can see other aircraft on the screen. I got to fly a Premier the other day that had it, very cool. Derek
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    The first one, a Skycrane, can have a cargo pod fitted, but not likely. I don't know if there are any flying around in the cargo configuration. Could be an S-76 http://www.sikorsky.com/details/0,3036,CLI1_DIV69_ETI266,00.html Could be an S-58 Choctaw/Seahorse/Seabat (H-34) http://www.helis.com/inc/dibu.php?m=1&s=../h/h34_3.jpg Derek
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    Any. Derek
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    Um, OK, let me be more specific. What solution are you refering to? What freedom are you refering to? What attitude problems are you refering to? Derek
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    I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. Derek
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    Right, I can safely say that for too many rigs, extending the re-pack cycle would be a bad idea. I don't need to hear what happens in other countries, I see the condition of rigs after 120 days and 180-days would just be worse. Derek
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    Skydiving is no more than a nusance to the FAA. They are not going to restrict airspace around DZ's, giving skydiving priority over other GA operations. Derek
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    Thanks to everyone that replied. This has been a very thought provoking thread for me. I always thought I knew what my responsibilities were as an Instructor. I always thought that they weren't personal, but genereric to the rating. I realize now, they aren't. Maybe USPA should put in writing exactly what an Instructor's responsibilities are. Derek
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    If you convince the FAA that in order to maintain an acceptable level of safety, the airspace around a DZ needs to be treated as a rEstricted Area during Parachute Operations, they will shut down skydiving. Given the choice between open airspace or skydiving, skydiving will lose. Derek
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    It has been proven again and again that you will go for your main in that situation. Derek
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    If you think I, or almost any other rigger, rigs for the money, you have no idea what we do and how much we get paid. I would like to hear from riggers in Countries with 180+ day re-pack cycles how often rigs get brought to them for repairs or to get something looked at before the reserve is due. That is rare in my experience in the U.S. You think what I am seeing is specualtaion, but what a rigger in another country is seeing are facts? I'm not sure why you seem to be taking offense to this. Derek
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    "This one measured 9 feet, 1 inch - 97 lbs." Sounds like it is to me. Derek
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    What do you think the differences (if any) in responsibility they are between an AFFI and a Coach? Derek
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    Ya, the DCS-P100, http://www.megapixel.net/reviews/sony-p100/p100-gen.php Derek
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    Limit it to the training, jump and post-jump areas. It would be my pleasure. C'mon up and we'll hit the slopes too. Derek
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    http://av-info.faa.gov/DesigneeSearch.asp Derek
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    The course I saw, at least one candidate passed that was unable to catch the evaluator on their back. I have seen video of AFFI's not catching students which fortunately pulled. It happens. Derek
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    http://www.iit.edu/~kallend/skydive/ Kallend has a great program for calculating exit speration needed. Derek
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    I'm surprised no one else wants to touch this one...... Derek
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    "that jet reaaaaaallly shouldn't have been flying that low through our airspace" Sounds like you think you are the master of the sky, or at least own it. Take responsibility for your actions. When you are wrong admit it, learn from it, and move on. Derek
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    I'm going with floats Derek