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Student currency requirements are in the SIM too. Sec 5-2 A. 30 days is the time frame. The rules are kind of vague, because it's pretty subjective. 45 days wouldn't need a whole lot of retraining, a whole winter is a different story. It's something we all have to deal with here in the upper Midwest. Safety day is a good place to start. But the real place to ask this question is at your DZ. They know what they want to see for currency training, regardless of what everyone on here suggests (not that the suggestions are wrong, they just aren't there). Soooo.... Having said "ignore the suggestions you get here" here are mine. General suggestion is to redo the last level you successfully completed. It's a very good idea to sit through the FJC again. A lot of places will allow you to sit through it for little or no cost if you are a regular (again, ask the DZ). A good review of EPs in the hanging harness is also a good idea (often a part of Safety Day). "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 see how that would be annoying, but where do you draw the line? What about people on Social Security? Or people geting disability? Do we want the government telling them what they can buy? I don't know where to draw the line. Or even how to draw it and enforce it. I don't see SS or Disability where the abuse lies. But I do believe that able-bodied people on government assistance (my tax dollars) should be at least somewhat limited in their aquisition of luxury items. The SNAP program (and it's predecessor, Food Stamps) do this to a certain degree by limiting what can be purchased with those dollars. But they don't limit what the person receiving aid can purchase with their other money. And I have to admit that there probably isn't any way to implement any real restrictions without a whole lot more "Big Brother" than I am willing to see applied. "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

Alright. This thread needs this. Greenskeepers You know which one "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 don't get this. Are you saying that people who receive government assistance should not be allowed to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes? If you are so poor that you need taxpayer help to cover your bills, should part of that money go to $5-$10 per pack cigarettes? I'm really not against aid to the poor, but seeing people on SNAP use the EBT card for food and then pull out a big wad of cash to pay for their cigarettes and beer is a little annoying. "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

The Amish are one. But they have a very long history of actually paying their medical bills. They don't carry health insurance, they really pay the bills. "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

Perhaps, but there is a huge difference between a basic "remove and replace" like tires or oil and figuring out where the "funny noise in the transmission" is coming from. Tire changing would be: Lift car and secure wheel; remove lugnuts; remove wheel (use same cradle/grab arms that were used to secure it); place tire on changer; deflate and remove tire from wheel; replace tire on wheel and reinflate; balance wheel; replace wheel on hub; replace lugnuts; lower car. I would guess that an industrial robot could be made to perform that task using currently available technology. It just doesn't make sense to do it because even the biggest tire shops couldn't justify the cost. But reaching the point where the robots are doing diagnostic work is a long, long way off. It's not the ability to manipulate stuff, it's the AI necessary to choose the correct answer out of a multitude of options. People can ignore the obviously incorrect but computers have to consider each possibility. The chess playing programs had this problem. They have brought that a long way, but there's a lot further to go. "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

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Yes. It's Dave DeWolf's course. But it's also considered part of the class and time is devoted to it. You can show up to Para Concept's course with most or all of your 20 done and be ok. You will still want to do some while taking the class, especially stuff you haven't done before (tandems or rounds). "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

Whatever you do, don't dunk them. Oreos are not cigars! Hmm - I wonder - Cookies and cream flavored lube? Of course. http://www.shopinprivate.com/hot-licks-cookies-cream.html "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

You know? There are very few times I'm sad that Shah was perma-banned. This isn't one of them either. "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

Takes up too much room on the mat. "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

Don't forget: Being so certain of your beliefs that anyone who questions them is an agent of Satan. Being so certain of your interpretation of your beliefs that only those who believe the exact same thing can understand them (Only Christians can understand the teachings of Christ). "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

These people are facing an unfathomable situation. They need something to lean on. That is one of the positives of religion. It gives strength in the face of adversity to people in horrific situations. I believe more and more that it is nothing more than Dumbo's "Magic Feather", but that's ok. Since the kid survived the operation, then their "prayers were answered." If he had not, then it would have been "God's Will" that he didn't. Personally, I think it's pretty arrogant to believe that God chose their prayers to answer, rather than those of all the people who died (including a lot of kids), but that's pretty typical. The idea that disease is the result of sin is abhorrent. Truly Evil (with a capital "E"). The practice of putting things we don't like, disagree with or fear in the "evil" category is one of the worst negative aspects of religion. Snakes aren't evil, they are snakes. Whales (the leviathan) aren't evil, they are actually pretty cool. And bacteria and viruses and malignant tumors aren't evil. They just do stuff to us that we don't like But some people can't accept that. So they assign "Evil" to anything that doesn't agree with their beliefs. No matter how ridiculous those beliefs are. "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

Just like they did with the "SuperCommittee"? I'm not going to hold my breath on that one. "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 are paranoid enough to bury your guns, just take a bunch of rebar and shove it into the ground as decoys. After "THEY" dig up 10 or 15 chunks of rebar, "THEY" will probably give up. (Do it in the middle of the night so your liberal neighbors don't see you doing it). "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 took it in 2009. It was a hell of a lot of work. It was also a hell of a lot of fun. I learned an incredible amount, and also learned that I had a lot more to learn. I would very strongly suggest having a good percentage of your required 20 reserve packs done before attending the class. I didn't, and spent a lot of time getting that done. I could have used that time more profitably working on other tasks. I would also suggest learning how to machine sew before attending. Knowing the basics of how the machine operates and how to run it will allow you to focus on learning more advanced stuff. I had done this and it helped considerably. "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

As Quade said, it happens every so often. Sometimes they get an instructor into the control tower, other times they get one to fly another plane up near the one in trouble. Considering that a flight instructor's job is to tell people how to land the plane, the fact that it often turns out well isn't too surprising. "Well" meaning that the plane lands in one piece. Sometimes not completely without incident, and the stricken pilot often is dead, but the passengers usually survive. "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

Brian Germain has a very good wingload limts chart for all experience levels and sizes of jumpers. It addresses smaller and larger jumpers and the effects of that on wingloading (a very small person shouldn't be under a very small canopy, even at 1:1). It's a good place to start. You can find it as a sticky in the canopy/swooping forum. "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

Good point. I don't always keep a spare pair of glasses with me when I jump, but I always wear Croakies or a similar glasses strap to keep from losing the glasses should the goggles flip up. "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 wear the huge "over-glasses" dork goggles. I have fairly big glasses, so I need the huge goggles. The only issue I've had with them is that they can flip up if you tip your head up too far (arching really hard). This can be managed by keeping the elastic fresh. I replace my elastic every season and haven't had any problems since doing that. I have lineless bifocals. They take a bit of getting used to (for everything, not just jumping) but I don't have any issues with them as far as jumping goes. I've thought about getting a pair of high-end sunglasses with the scrip inserts (Liquid or Gatorz), but haven't gotten them yet. "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 that case, see if you can handle all three. They each have a slightly different "feel." Weight, balance, stock configuration. See which one fits you best. And see what kind of deal they are willing to offer. You really won't go wrong with any of 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

Me too. "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 you wear whatever you want, Nigel! Believe me you'll prefer a 20 something babe, to my beer belly 40 year old body - if don't you're a sick fuck.. Like there aren't any of those on here. "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

+993 Nope, it's "+928" for me. "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