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I was curious who spent the highest percentage of their time in the cesspool. I could see from Amazon's list that Lucky and rushmc were at the top and very close in percentage, but I was too lazy to run the math. Thanks. "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

Go to: Hottamaly's Profile> Homepage (Bonehead)> Contact Us. Mailing address is right there. "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

All calls I make to my dispatcher are recorded. It keeps everyone honest. I haven't had a situation where I was told something that was later denied and the recorded call proved who was lying and who was telling the truth, but I know of both drivers and dispatchers who have. "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 waiver at my DZ has a line that goes something like "The equipment is not guaranteed to work properly or even at all". We also have a video of the lawyer that wrote it explaining the basics of it, including something like "the parachute isn't guaranteed to work. It is only guaranteed to have worked in the past". (this part is to the OP, not riggerrob) It's great that you are willing to let others use your gear, there have been a lot of "Big Boys" looking to jump recently. I'd find the lawyer that wrote the waivier for your (former) DZ and discuss the situation with him. The DZ waiver may cover you, it may not. "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

And this surprises you why?? I don't hate it. I simply don't know it (the Reflex container that is) I do recall some issues with older ones that resulted in a service bulletin being issued. I don't know if it would affect this rig. Having a rigger check it out to include finding out if there are any SBs that need to be addressed should be part of any pre-purchase inspection. I think that, given your history and experience, this would be a nice rig for you. Even if it's F-111, it's got few enough jumps that it will still fly nice. Mantas are what we use as student canopies at my DZ. I have a bunch of jumps on them. Nothing special or spectacular, nice and docile. You will not be able to pull the front risers down with the brakes stowed (I could do one-handed pullups at the time, and I would completely unweight the harness without moving the nose at all) But this is DZ.com, and my advice is worth what you paid for it, maybe a little less. "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

On a similar note: You can never make anything "Idiot Proof". Anytime you get close, they come out with better idiots. "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

How 'bout that new Mel Gibson movie? How's Mark Fuhrman's career going these days? Marge Schott is dead, but she was another good example. Those are the first three I could think of. "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 the first part, it shows him coming through the window and the shards of glass around him. I'd hate to have one of those beat me to the mat and then land on it. All that stuff was falling around him and I wondered if it was some kind of fake safety glass. The pieces did look big and pointy. Can you imagine when King Kong hit the ground after the fall from the Empire State Building ? You know there was two street cleaners looking at each other... "Yep, this is overtime." I'm going to guess it was "movie glass". Quick search brought up this: http://sugarglass.blogspot.com/ It would still hurt if it fell 100 meters onto your head, so the helmet is probably a good idea. "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 keep telling myself to leave this thread alone. I try and try, but always come back. Usually I find crap and wonder why I keep coming back. Once in a while I find something that makes me laugh. Once in a great while I find something that makes me really laugh. Like that youtube video. All it really needs is a parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire" and it would go big time viral. Robert Blevins (and a few others) - The Amboy canopy was probably not the one Cooper used. Cossey was a rigger. The NB6 (with a 28' canopy stuffed into it) was his personal "pilot rig". Since Cossey would have had to I&R it to keep it legal (pencil pack or for real I&R) there would have been a record of it in his loft logbook. I'm sure the FBI made a note of the serial numbers of all the gear. It wouldn't be too hard to compare the number off the Amboy canopy to the recorded number of the missing one. Even if only one or two digits were remotely legible, they would be able to rule it out. Ckret was pretty certain it wasn't and I believe him. Forensic shit like that is where the FBI truly shines, and while he may have withheld stuff, he didn't (as far as I could tell) lie about anything. While Cossey has been known for messing with Coopernicans seeking info, I can't see him trying to screw with the FBI. As a DZO, rigger and pilot, it would be too easy for the FBI to call another agency that starts with "F" and inspect the DZ. There isn't any aviation operation anywhere that can stand up to an extremely close inspection from the FAA. Don't forget about how the gear got from the DZ to the airport, and what the gear was. The FBI called Cossey needing sport gear. Cossey didn't actually go to the DZ. He had someone with a key let the FBI into the hangar and the agents grabbed what they thought they needed. That's how they ended up with one complete sport rig (the Pioneer and the usable reserve) plus the NB6 "pilot rig" (that had no D-rings to attach a reserve) and the "Training Dummy" reserve. It was a canopy that had been cut up and resewn with several panels missing. Cossey used it to teach students the "scoop and throw" reserve deployment technique used back then. He had butchered it so that he could just stuff it back into the container for each student instead of having to pack a real canopy. It was far, far softer than a real reserve. No actual skydiver would miss that there was something seriously wrong with it. A real skydiver would also have known that the Pioneer had the attachments for a reserve while the NB6 didn't. Yet Cooper took the NB6 and the Training Dummy reserve instead of the Pioneer and the real reserve. (he cut a few lines off the real reserve for purposes only guessed at). Did he know what he was doing or not? Did he use the Training dummy canopy as a wrap for the money (in the bag or out of it)? Did he secure the money well enough and out of the way enough that it didn't interfere with the ripcord? Did he manage to pull? That's a more loaded question than it might seem. If he had no experience then it's a tossup. Look in the S&T or Instructor forums. There are a lot of examples of students going through an entire AFF class being unable to pull properly (or pulling the wrong handle). Why can't I quit you? "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

Really? Sounded about right to me? New in 99 it was what $5k? 20 jumps? That's about what all my friends paid for their equipment not including the AAD. What it cost new doesn't matter. Look thru the classifieds at other Reflexes. Plus a Raven III isn't worth a whole lot. (again, look through the classifieds). What your friends payed doesn't really matter that much, unless they bought similar gear. Keep in mind that this is old stuff, not much use, but old nonetheless. "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

Deep into the corners??? This stuff barely scratches the surface. "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

Clickie fixed. New in 99 means the Cypres is probably junk next year. Not just new batteries. Reflex containers are a bit unusual. Make sure your rigger knows how to pack it. I think there's a couple service bulletins out on them. I don't see a price, but I don't think it would be worth a whole lot (which could be a good thing, depending on your point of view). "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

Mantas are 9-cell. But I didn't know there was a hybrid. Their website shows Zero-P and F1-11, but not any hybrids that I see. I could be wrong however. "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

Most of them being that "You will die." Or "You're an idiot" for loosening 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 was wondering whether something like that could be done. Presumably it'd also be possible to rig some kind of photo-sensitive shutter release so that the lightning flash would start the exposure. A system like that would presumably be fast enough - certainly much quicker than human reaction time. The benefit of having the flash trigger the shutter would be that you could still explicitly set the exposure time. I guess that you could. I never had aything more than a camera, tripod and cable release. I got a few nice "multi" shots by leaving the shutter open (bulb) and triggering the flash multiple times on a moving subject. Nothing worth publishing, but kinda cool. "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 don't. Then what does he did? He got the kiss from the hot blonde Damn, the crap we guys will do to attract the hotties "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

Another method for when it's fairly dark is to use the auto mode (apeture priority). It lets the camera choose the shutter speed. The shutter will stay open until the camera has "seen" enough light to make the exposure. A good lightning strike will give enough light to "finish" the shot and close the shutter. At worst you end up with a long exposure shot of an impressive storm cloud. I have some pretty cool shots on 35mm film from when I was taking pics more seriously than I do today. "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

Holy Shit!!! That dude has serious balls (and skills too) Isn't it amazing how an airbag that big can look that small. Not quite dead center (no pun intended), but well within the target zone. How high was that? I don't read German. Thanks for posting that. Way cool. "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

Nice, but I seem to remember the character who uttered that quote being disarmed and frozen in carbonite by a practicioner of the "Hokey religion" "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

Awesome - Good to have you here! Don't forget to fill out your profile as much as you feel comfortable doing. In discusssions, it is helpful to be able to see what qualifies the statements you make. You should check the forum rules, they are very clear, and can prevent misunderstandings in the future. It is always a good idea to pay your beer dues too. Most of all, have fun. This is a great site for finding knowledge as well as, just like when the beer light goes on at the endo f the day, raising a liitle hell. Just make sure you do all that in the correct forums. Feel free to Private Message any of the names colored green that are listed at the top of the pages (Moderators) with any questions you might have. Alright, this has gone on long enough. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH TURTLE?!?!?! And if you did something really good to him, please post the video in BillyV's S&T thread. Oh yeah, welcome to the new member. This place gets a little weird sometimes, but there's a lot of good info if you are willing to sort the signal from the noise. And lots of laughs 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

Because if she got the "other woman" out of the picture, she and the dude would then go on to live "happily ever after". The fact that the dude probably didn't want anything to do with her after the their fling doesn't matter. The strong possibility of getting caught doesn't seem to have occurred to her either. Reality doesn't seem to matter in the whole situation. "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

What is spanner? Is that a cross between getting a spanking and being banned? billy "Spanner is Brit for "Wrench" (the thing you use to turn bolts, not "wench") Billy's out doing yard work, remember? Turtle "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! In fact why use a trendy computer thingy at all?? Just send Bill a SASE and some coins for the xerox machine! Great. Now you're going to have all the kids wondering what a SASE is. And a Xerox machine. "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 out of curiosity, does the notice have your name or apartment number on it? Maybe it was intended for someone else. If yours aren't damaged, I can't see how they can make you pay to replace them. You may be able to force them to show you a picture of how they were before you moved in and a picture of what the damage is now. "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 find Scott Lutz. I'm sure he's willing to go on another show. "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