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Where 'from ATC' does one get a wind report for winds aloft every 1000'? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

If you want me to believe it's a real prophecy, predict it beforehand. Don't fit the happenings to a couple of passages in a book after the fact and try to sell it. Not "one helluva coincidence", just random chance. Unfortunately, South Park has gone to Hulu, so it's behind a paywall. When Cartman "explained" all of the prophecies that predicted the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, he did the exact same thing. The scene is pretty funny. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

He's not a journalist, he's an entertainer. He doesn't report news, he tells his audience what they want to hear. Liberals are stupid and want to destroy the country. Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by stupid liberals to destroy the country. The coming hurricane is being greatly exaggerated by stupid liberals to hype climate change to destroy the country. Facts, intelligence or reason have no place in that argument. So he's abandoned them. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, Atty General Sessions said it too. But, considering the strong possibility that he committed perjury during his confirmation hearings, I don't consider his assertions to be much more credible than, say, Breitbart or InfoWars or any of that sort of garbage. And as a sidenote: Isn't there some sort of quote somewhere about "The children shall lead us"? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

In what way? He simply directed the Justice Dept to not go after those kids. He told them to use their limited resources to go after the "bad" guys. If it was that wrong, why didn't someone sue to have it overturned? Oh. Yeah. They did. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Because the Atlantic, Caribbean, Greater & Lesser Antilles and the American southeast is the entire world. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, the cops are no longer allowed free access to the hospital. If they want to get to patient care areas, they have to go through the front desk. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548601099/calling-nurse-a-hero-utah-hospital-bars-police-from-patient-care-areas?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170905 "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

*** So theoretical question: If two jumpers are equal skill level but different weights, the heavy jumper could fly and track faster but would have a more difficult time varying fall rate? Sort of. The heavy jumper would fall faster. But likely not track as well. Part of tracking horizontal motion, but part of it is falling slower. I'm a "feather butt" and can out track a lot of people. I can get good horizontal speed, but I can mainly get fairly slow fall rate, which gives me a good "angle". And there's no reason that a heavier jumper can't or won't have a wide range of fall rates. It's just that the "high" end will be higher and the "low" end won't be as low as a lighter jumper. As noted, your suit can make a big difference. I know guys that I can't keep down with unless they are wearing a fairly 'draggy' suit. Or I'm wearing weights. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, the 1st says "no establishment of religion". General reference to "God" or "the Divine" or that sort of thing isn't addressing (or "establishing") a particular religion, so it's within the constraints of the 1stA. Don't forget that some of the most vicious and brutal wars are fought between sects of the same religion. Shia vs Sunni is a good example, Catholic vs Protestant is another. Same "God", same sacred texts, same lots of stuff. But enough of a difference to spark some really nasty stuff. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, I figured that somehow, somewhere, someone did one (or a couple). Thanks for the info.

Well, someone proved that looking at the eclipse without proper eye protection isn't a good idea. I don't care how "badass" he is. He's stupid. And speaking of stupid, sunblock is not a suitable substitute for proper eye protection, even if you put it on your eyes. (yes, really) "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Once you are in the process of opening (either opening via static line as you fall from the plane or during typical deployment during AFF) you are on your own. NOBODY can be near you. If they are close enough to do anything, it's either CRW or a canopy collision. The only way to have an instructor with you during opening is to do a tandem. And while the idea of a "Tandem S/L" is theoretically possible (it would be IAD, not S/L), it's not done that I've ever heard of. It's kind of silly, really. If you're doing a tandem, go to full altitude and get the full experience. Exit altitude has no impact on AAD function. Do you even understand what they do? They cut the reserve closing loop at a specific altitude and descent rate. While there are variations, basically you have to be in freefall below 1000' to fire them. On any jump, for any skydiver, if the AAD fires, you have seriously messed up. What is it that you are afraid of? Exactly. Quit dancing around and say what it is. You likely aren't afraid of something new or different. And there isn't anything wrong with it. It sounds like you are afraid of a total. Where nothing opens. Those are pretty rare. And really easy to recognize and deal with. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I've said it a couple times. KJU's end game is to stay in power. While the idea of taking over the ROK and "reunifying" the Korean Peninsula may be something he'd like to do, he knows that's not going to happen. There really aren't any other regional conquests he can aspire to. So he wants to keep control. As was noted in the Vox article posted a while back, he saw perfectly well what happened in Iraq & Libya. Both SH & MK had nuke programs that didn't produce in the end. Both of them fell under western attack. KJU knows that. He knows if he has MAD available to him, he won't be subject to that. He knows (and he knows that we know) that if anyone really attacks him, he can retaliate. He also knows that the west (including ROK) lack the will to actually stand up to him (or his dad & gramps). Having a thermo-nuclear device and a delivery system will just give him that much more security. And don't forget that the delivery system is still not there. He's got the launch sort of working, but (as I've noted before) guidance and re-entry aren't there. And they are hard. So don't expect to see reliable delivery soon. Maybe not for a long time. Maybe never. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

He spent the weekend dead for tax reasons. Right. But where's he been for the last (approx) 2000 years? So far, every sighting has been at least a bit dubious. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Yes. You will fall faster. At 240, you will likely fall faster than just about everyone else. It will be difficult to do RW with "normal" jumpers (I use that term loosely) because of fall rate issues. There are a few guys that big that jump. They call themselves the "Anvil Brothers." If you can get down to 195, you will be fine. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, it was at first. Then it got pushed back. And then it got pushed back again. AFAIK, there's really only one apocalypse. I think it's part of the definition. It's just that charlatans keep predicting it and the gullible keep believing them. Over and over and over and over again. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I think that what bothers me almost as much as the folks who listen to, and somewhat believe, this rubbish is the fact that someone gives these idiots airtime. Inquirying minds want to know. Jerry Baumchen They give them airtime because they can get listeners. IF they can show, through the rating services, that they have people (even idiots) listening, then the station can sell ads. And, because the listeners are likely idiots, the advertisers are likely going to see a return on their ad dollars. If the idiots will believe the crap the show host is spouting, they'll believe anything an ad might promise. Betcha they get a lot of "credit repair", "weight loss" and "testosterone booster" ads. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Pretty much. Modern student canopies are pretty slow and docile. If you land in half brakes, no flare at all, all you need to do is fall over and you should be fine. That doesn't mean that you can't get hurt. Some students land bad for a variety of reasons. A decent PLF may or may not save you. If you are that concerned, there are ways of learning to do it better. The "parkour" guys are really good at it. Most martial arts also teach how to fall well. Or just find higher and higher stuff to jump off of. Chair, then a table, then a ladder, on up. If you can take an 8 or 10 foot drop and PLF out of it well, you should be fine. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

There is a huge difference between military S/L jumps and civilian (sport) S/L training jumps. Altitude being the one that matters in this case. The military routinely go out the door near or below 1000'. Civilian S/L training jumps are much higher. My old DZ used to go 4500'. Plenty of altitude and time to execute EPs if needed. Standard sport AADs function just fine for those. My old DZ used to use FXC12000s (the 'old guys' will laugh at this). Set to 1500, actual firing altitude somewhere between 700 and 2300. We used direct bag S/L rigs, and AFAIK, never had an AAD fire on a S/L jump. A few reserve rides, lineovers mostly. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I think the risk is about the same. Keep in mind that on an AFF jump, once the pilot chute has been tossed, you're on your own. The instructors are there for the exit and freefall, but once you deploy, they are no longer able to be there. Static line is similar in that respect: No freefall, and once you let go of the plane, the canopy will open by itself (at least it should) and you are on your own. For both types, if there is a malfunction on opening (or any other problem under canopy), you need to recognize it, decide on the proper course of action and take that action. You also need to fly back to the landing area, set up your landing pattern and land. There is usually radio assistance for this part, both for S/L & AFF. The only sort of jump that has an instructor with you the entire time is a tandem. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

If people didn't fall for them, they wouldn't still do it. I've found that Billvon will respond pretty quickly for issues regarding PMs (note the capitalization, not apostrophe). Just send him a PM, and include that one, and the sender will get the "Ban Hammer". Or click on the sender's name, and see if he (or she) has already been banned. I got a "Real Fake ID & Passports" PM from some idiot, and he had already been banned, so I didn't bother. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I can get a much better car cover than that for $100. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, there's your problem. You are crediting Trump with actually thinking about it. He has demonstrated time and time again that he doesn't do that. He simply says (types) what's at the front of his consciousness. Thinking about it, considering ramifications and consequences, even asking himself if it's a good idea? Pffft. Not gonna happen. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Yes: Put a stake in the ground. Take a 16 foot rope (radius, not diameter). Lay your hose out at the end of the rope and walk it around in a circle. Pull out the stake and coil up the rope. Alternatively, spray paint, flour, pool noodles, the little flags used by utility markers (plastic poles, not metal). Or use a string trimmer (weed whacker) - just cut a path through the grass that is shorter than the surrounding grass. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Read my post again, and click on the part that is underlined. Chutingstar is a large gear retailer that will do the inspections, and act as the escrow agent. You pay for the inspections and two stage shipping (to Chutingstar and to you). Work out with the seller who pays for what if the deal goes well, and who pays for what if it doesn't. Typically, the buyer pays for shipping to and the inspection. If it goes through, the buyer pays for shipping from ChutStar to them. If it falls apart, the seller pays for the shipping from Chutstar back. But, again, work all this out with the seller before hand. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo