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I have the Realflight5 and it's pretty good. I run it on my laptop and it works fine (with most of the extras turned down or off). The physics are pretty accurate, and the controller is really nice. Running it on a 17" screen means flying the smaller models is difficult because they appear really small. But if I fly the larger stuff, there's no problems (except for the fact that I don't fly very well). The PhoenixFly is supposed to be decent too, but I've never flown it. The shops around here have the sims set up in the store and allow you to try them out. I tried the RealFlight for a bit before I bought it to see how good it was. I fly a Blade CP, and have smashed up a lot of main rotor blades, but haven't had any significant crashes (yet). I'm thinking of upgrading to a T-Rex 450 this winter. "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

That's her . . . but she's a real ball buster. Just lookin for a man that bust back... No... She makes the man crawl on the floor, grovel and beg. While she beats him mercilessly. And makes him pay for the privilige. Edit to add: Look at the homepage listed in her profile. A rather interesting young lady. "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

402s are turbocharged. The problem is that turbo engines don't like to go down fast. They are great for high altitude cruise, but you can't just yank the throttle back and go down. You can't even do that on a non-turbo piston engine. If you do you can do a lot of very expensive damage very quickly. Because the engine is air-cooled, the parts exposed to the airflow cool quickly, and the internal parts don't. "Shock Cooling" a piston powered plane is when the cylinder cools much more rapidly than the piston that's inside of it. The cylinder actually contracts enough that the piston starts shaving metal off the cylinder walls. It's not real good for the piston, cylinder or any of the internal parts that the shavings end up going through. Because turbocharged engines generate a lot more heat, they have to be managed even more carefully to prevent overcooling damage. "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

Yeah...prayer is called for. It will be a miracle when I can finally extricate myself from this Cooper thing. As far as the book being a wash, sales continue to be steady, although not huge by any means. Besides, we discontinued any marketing efforts two months ago until the new version comes out. Still, the Kindle Version keeps popping in and out of the top 100 crime books at Amazon. What the heck...chasing the Cooper case has been a big headache from the word go, although sometimes it HAS been interesting. The only really bad part was having to suspend everything else at AB and spend all my free time traveling and interviewing people. It's football season, you know. (*laughs*) I've come to the conclusion that after the History Channel show airs, there will be a spike in sales for a while for the new version of the book. Then people will either be convinced we're onto something or they won't. Not much I can do about that. And then I'm moving on. Never again will AB spend so many resources on a single book. Never. Welcome to the "Cooper Zone" Mr Blevins. Your book will continue to sell. Forever. Not spectacularly, but steadily. It will be dissected, critiqued, vilified and deified. And you will be forever remembered for it, no matter what else you do. Win the Nobel for literature? You will be reported as the author of the Nobel winning book, and the editor of the book on DB Cooper. In the not too distant future, any errors in it will morph into truth, and any truths will be dismissed as errors. Books on Cooper don't have to be accurate, they just have to sound good. The rare few (Sluggo, georger, and a select few others outside the strange and wonderful community of weirdos who throw themselves from planes on purpose) who know the facts from the legends (1:100 or better) won't really argue with you because it's pointless. The truth may come out, or not. If and when it actually does, many will refuse to believe it. And I'm going to disagree with 377 just a bit on the 'most fun" thing. There is one thing better than skydiving (and it's jumping too, in it's own way). But skydiving is a very close second. Have you jumped yet, Mr Blevins? You need to try it, even just a tandem to start to understand us and why we do what we do. "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'd like to think we're a bit above that although I will acknowldge it would be a perfectly acceptable answer for some. There's no way it will happen for real. And I don't advocate in any way refusing treatment to those who are poor. The ones I'm talking about are the ones screaming about how unfair and socialist it is to require people to buy health insurance. It's kind of analogus to "No-Fault" insurance. If you don't have any and get into an accident, no matter whose fault the accident is, you pay for the damage to your car. These people don't want to be forced to buy insurance, fine. Let them not. But don't force the hospitals to treat them. Although the people screaming about not forcing "them" to buy it usually have it, they just don't want to have to subsidise it for the poor (which they are already doing because the hospitals treat them, the poor don't pay, and the costs are passed on to the rest of 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

Are you sure? http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr18.htm Because according to this is sure sound like you don't know what you're talking about. No, no one is required to buy auto insurance. You aren't required to buy a car. Many (most) states require you to have insurance if you wish to drive your car on public roads, but if you have a "Back 40 Beater" that you only drive on private property (and don't register) you aren't required to have insurance on it either. The part I find funny about the argument against health insurance (requiring people to purchase a product against their will) is that these same people have no issues with requiring a private business to provide a service (and a very expensive one at that) to anyone who walks in the door, regardless of whether or not they can pay. I'd love to see an "opt out" clause in the health insurance bill that allows those who are so opposed to the insurance requirements. (With affordable care for those who want it) BUT the health care industry would be allowed to refuse treatment to those who cannot pay. Don't want to buy health insurance? Fine. Can't pay for your emergency room visit? Too bad, you get to sit outside and die. "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

We went to Glacier National Park last June, which also involved a 3hr drive from the airport. Driving through that part of the state I was amazed by how horribly bad everyone drove. That and the very large number of little white crosses on the side of the road. I have never seen that many in that short of a stretch. That and I noticed that a very high percentage of people did not wear seat belts (its hard to turn off that "look for it" switch). Well, horrible drivers, poor seat belt usage, then toss in EMS coverage areas so large that most of the "Golden Hour" has passed before EMS even arrives on scene. Makes all the little white crosses a little less surprising, doesn't it? I've ridden motorcycles for over 20 years. Near misses are part of the game. Add in the fact that I drive for a living, and I have gotten pretty good at "reading" traffic. Not perfect by any means, but I can make a pretty good guess as to who is going to pull out on me and who (probably) won't. And I've also learned to look (at least) twice before I pull out. I miss seeing motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, ect. on a regular basis with the first look. Small stuff hides in the blind spots. Both the physical ones in the vehicles and the physiolgical ones in our eyes from the optic nerve. "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

Cat Crap rocks. So does Clear Optical Cream (aka Green Slime). Most of the commercial anti-fog stuff is pretty similar. Yes, you have to reapply on occasion, not every jump. And while I don't wear a full face, my eyeglasses fog up under my goggles worse than my goggles do. I just lift the goggles up a bit and they clear. Once I'm out the door the fog goes away completely (again, that's goggles, not a fullface). "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

Oh dear, I can't resist. It is in some beliefs and it was in the past. Sinister was equated with left hand. Yes, and a lot of kids were taught that being left-handed was wrong, and were forced to convert to right-handed. Which often made their lives very difficult. And fortunately, we have grown past that (at least in societies that use toilet paper). We don't treat lefties as "wrong", although life is still difficult for us (I'm a lefty myself) in many ways. Maybe, just maybe, we are growing as a society and in the near future, sexuality will be treated similar to handedness. That those who are different aren't ostracized, told to change, and told that their behavior is a choice. I didn't choose to like girls. I just do. No matter who the guy might be, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, or whoever is the big "hunk" these days. I won't be sexually attracted to him. But it doesn't have to be Angelina Jolie for me to be very attracted to her boobies

Got any confirmation?? I couldn't find any other articles on it. Or is it like all your other threads in 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

Student canopies are often set up with the steering lines a bit on the long side. That makes the inputs less effective, and (more importantly) makes them too long to reach the stall point unless the student has ape arms or takes a wrap of the steering lines around their hand. (DON"T do that). That way, if the student flares way too high, they don't stall, they just sink down to the ground. Properly set steering lines will give you a bit more response than a student set 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

Wrecked Exotics is a site full of those kind of pics. "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

Based on what you have posted previously, I think you will be happy with the Tri. I fly a 190 loaded a little under 1:1. Toggle pressure is pretty minimal, rear risers are not heavy, and the fronts start out a bit heavy, increasing pull pressure as the canopy builds speed. I personally can hold a front riser turn through about 270 degrees before the pressure is too much to hold (and yes, I do that up high, I don't swoop). It flies as aggressively or gently as I want it to. If I crank in a lot of front riser, then toggle whip the opposite way, I'm going to be swinging around pretty wildly (and to be perfectly clear, I don't do this stuff unless I am sure that there is not going to be a traffic conflict, I certainly don't do it at a DZ where there is a large number of canopies in the sky with me). But if I don't feel like going fast, and just want to hang out in the sky (or I'm in a situation where I am worried about other canopies in the air), I can hang in partial brakes and stay up for a long, long time. Flat turns, slow flight, all the "slow and gentle" stuff is very comfortable and easy. I can (and have) land it pretty much anywhere I want. My off landings were all "non-events" because of that. The flare isn't all that spectacular, but if I fly it all the way to the end (not just until I reach the ground) it does fine. Modern 7-cells and 9-cells are pretty similar. You have some of the aerodynamic issues that come with the different aspect ratios, but I really don't think you have the skill or experience to be able to tell the difference if you were given a blind test. I know I don't. I've flown a 9-cell a few times, and although there were differences, they were not that big. "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

Personally, I'd much rather see you at Suumerfest next year, with no bullet holes or missing appendages. You have plenty of fine stories. "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

For Shah... THIS (SFW) "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 love things that have more than one use. I wonder how much it costs, you never know when you will need to chew through titanium. A girl's gotta be prepared for everything. Never know when the clasp on your Titanium necklace will get stuck! I know a guy who (used to) have a titanium wedding ring. Not for the oogie-boogie stuff, but for the symbolism of the durablitiy and strength of it. It turned out to be a less than brilliant idea when he smashed his hand in an accident. The hand and fingers swelled. They couldn't slide the ring off in the E-Room. The ring was cutting off the circulation. They had a very, very hard time cutting through the titanium ring. Before they finally got it cut, there was some serious discusson about the possibility of losing the finger. The new one isn't titanium. "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 am the person who spoke with the president of the company that made the bank bag. I think my comments are in the old thread but I'm not sure. Search on my screen name, I stand corrected. Thank you. I knew it was one of the folks who posted a lot more frequently in the past, and was one of the (few) reasonable and sane posters "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

That the riser covers, main pin cover, reserve pin cover and bridle routing are all secure against the force of the relative wind, no matter the orientation of the jumper and at the higher speeds seen in sit-flying and head down. Edit to add: Secure Pilot Chute stowage and a "butt-strap" to keep your leg straps in place 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

Look at her avatar...I seriously doubt it s a cage dive! THIS is the thread from last year. 15-17 ft Tigers without a cage. "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 look like a seal. Have fun. If you get killed, I won't get my Infinity from you. Thanks for the free shit. "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 can say that again!! ...I'm always on the look out for something cool. JohnRich, were you serious about there being a little skydiver stamp thingy? Yes, he's serious. Sqaure One is supposed to have them, but their site won't let me search. This was posted last month. "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

Re the money and the Treasury dept: That was discussed a long time ago. The conclusion was that the serial numbers are not recorded. They just keep track of the amount destroyed. It was generally agreed that unless a large number of $20s showed up at a bank, the numbers never would have been checked. Re the money bag: SafecrackingPLF (I think) did a lot of research on this. He even found the company that made the bag that was used and got an exact description, including pictures. I searched around a bit for the posts these things were in, but I couldn't find 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

They have UAVs - There is a National Guard - There are options that are not being taken. I guess we could stop using money to sue individual states and put that money toward enforcing the crimes. If the military was given a green light to, they could target the drug runners via UAVs. Blow a bunch of these assholes up, and I bet that would cut down on the illegal traffic a good bunch because of the fear of getting blown up. But it aint gonna happen. No, it's not. Things like target identification, and possible misidentification kinda put a crimp in that idea. Posse Commitatus (sp?) clearly prevents the military from taking action inside the US. Again, the AZ desert isn't the same as the Pak/Afghan border. It isn't a war zone and the ROE are totally different. Look at the case of the CBP officer who shot the rock thrower. Rocks can be considered "deadly force" and he still got crucified in the press. Blow up a group of drug runners (accurately identifying them) and the ACLU, among others, will be all over the "judge, jury and executioner" aspect of it. Using deadly force against someone walking across the desert isn't going to go over really well. Blow up a bunch of women and kids and it would be a total fuckfest. "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

Could a similar opinion also apply to, say, UAV drone attacks or incursions inside Pakistan? There's a bit of a difference between drug smugglers coming into the US to break our laws and attacks against groups using Pakistan as a safe haven. I wouldn't have a real big problem with the Mexican police or army chasing Mexican smugglers across the border in hot pursuit. Unfortunately, the Mexican police or army that are crossing into the US are usually working for the drug smugglers, not trying to catch them. Turtle - What should CBP/Homeland Security actually do?? Not generic "seal the border" or "stop those guys". It's a huge desert and there are limited assets. Anyone who suggests increasing the budget either gets clobbered for more deficit spending or increasing taxes. "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

Care to elaborate?? "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