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Keep in mind that there is some leeway in "passing" a level. One silly little mistake shouldn't cause a repeat. If you miss an altitude check, yet still pull on time, will that fail you? But failing to check altitude at all or forgetting to pull on time will. As was said above, you just have to show the instructor that you know what you're doing, and can be safe. Your example falls just a little short, because the jumps aren't simulations. Relax and have fun. It isn't a competition, although I realize there are financial reasons to want to be done. "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

Right. The "elastic cord" is called a "safety stow". It isn't attached to the bag. In theory, if one of the stows hangs up, the loose safety stow will just slide out. It's intended to reduce the chances of a reserve bag-lock. It's also a TSO'd part of the reserve. So what you have here is a non-approved modification to a reserve freebag that potentially increases the chances of a reserve bag-lock. What you have here is really stupid, and illegal IMHO. "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

#1 Don't take anything on here too seriously. Look around in Speakers Corner (VERY carefully) to see what happens when people take themselves too seriously. #2 Some will see the picture you used as a call for attention, some will see it as a flirt, personally I see it as a bit naive. Like I said above, look at how many women have that identifiable of a pic as their avatar. #3 Funks is/was famous for being banned. Permanently. It was before my time, so I don't know the whole story, but he still re-registers under different names, pulls crap (like posing as a cute girl looking for financial aid to skydive) and gets perma-banned again. Last, I'm not replying to you just because you have a cute avatar (although it doesn't hurt). "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

Now now, I know you guys arent that shallow are you? You really are new aren't you. Look around, and see how many of the women have avatars that aren't their picture. "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 work as a range officer at the local shooting range. After 8 years of "silly season" the only way I'm going out in the woods is in something with armor plate Most of the guys (and ladies) are fine, but there are one or two each year that make me wonder how in the world they haven't shot themselves or their hunting parter yet. Best rifle really depends on where you hunt. How long of a shot, how big the deer are, what sort of terrain you are moving through, stalking or sitting, all that. And by the way, this thread is off to SC as soon as a mod sees it. It has the "G" word in 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

They get on and stand still because they are tired from having to walk 3 miles frim the parking ramp to the terminal. In all fairness, O'Hare has parallel ones, that are clearly marked for "walkers" and "standers". Of course only about half the people notice the signs My favorite is the driving parallel to "pushing the elevator button more to make it come faster". How many idiots inch up repeatedly at a red light (not including the ones with a sensor). It ain't gonna turn green faster if you threaten to run the red "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

Early Old Testament. The first five books are called the "Pentateuch". Very nasty stuff. Deuteronomy has lots of rules. Most of them invoke stoning to death as punishment. My personal favorite is 21:18-21. (paraphrased)If a man has a stubborn and unruly son who will not listen or obey, take him to the village elders, and have all the citizens stone him to death. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst, and all shall fear. If your kid doesn't listen, you can kill him. It says so in the bible. "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

Make sure what looks like a woman is really a woman. "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

Wow. Tough neighborhood that Santa requires a police escort "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

No, but I should. I can tell the difference if I'm flying the plane and wearing a headset. "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 if there not big but really nice? Does that count? The next poster is going to say post a pic but dont fall for that. The standard is to PM them to Thanatos. He is the official boobie guy on the site... I'll have you know, the next poster just requested proof. And called for Thanatos to revive the "Rack" thread. I know the proper protocol around here, thank you very much "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 if there not big but really nice? Does that count? YES!!! But we requre some proof of that. HEY THANTOS340!!! You need to revive the "Name That Rack" thread again

What's going on in Fitzgerald GA on St. Pats day? A skydiving "get together". We call them "Boogies". Great people, great food, lots of beer, a guy in a kilt with a guitar, guy in dresses jumping with a professional domanatrix, Skymamma and her paddle (along with glow-in-the-dark things that have to be seen to be believed), that kind of stuff. You know, just a normal weekend around skydivers. Thread 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

Hey now, we want her to get hooked on the skydiving before she figures out what a bunch of wierdos, whackos, perverts, wingnuts, and all around off the wall flakes permeate this sport. Besides, NWFlyer has already warned her in the womens 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

Your family is a long way away and you aren't seeing anybody. That takes care of 90% of the ideas. Spend the day at home. Take a long bubble bath. (make sure you bolt the door) Curl up with a good book, or get some movies (there are some great suggestions in the Christmas movie thread). Or, alternatively, get together with some friends who also don't have families that they "have to" go see. And if asked, just say the truth. Who knows, you might get invited to join someone. "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 is where you are (at least a little bit) wrong. The up-jumpers (with their own gear) were still packing correctly. How many malfunctions/cutaways happened while you were there? They were still flaking and folding the canopy correctly, and stowing the lines correctly. Again, how many mals? I'm guessing the ones you approved of were tandems. They pack a bit different than sport rigs. There's a couple extra steps. The packers usually take extra time and care with the tandems because hard openings drive the TIs banannas. It's more of a comfort issue than a safety issue. The tandem canopies are also a lot bigger, and require extra care. It may look like someone packing a small canopy is just shaking it out, flopping it down and shoving it in the bag, but it really is more involved. Plus some guys can pack really fast. You'll have a better perspective after you learn how. "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

DSE for the music Perigrinerose, jerrybaumchen, and riggerrob for the wedding dress and bridesmaids outfits (maybe make them out of old canopies??) Pilotdave as photog. Gifts registered with bigway. That's all I can think of offhand, give me a bit of time for more "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

Clicky fixed. Cool rig! How long did it take to get to you? Don't forget to take the pillow out and put a canopy in before you jump 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

Longies, warm socks, lined jeans, flannel or fleece shirt/sweatshirt (avoid hooded ones), a balaclava to keep your neck warm, and gloves. As a student, you can add layers and put on a slightly larger jumpsuit. Some of us have to have a 2nd suit that's a little bigger for use with winter clothes. Make sure you have your instructors approve your gloves!! If they are too bulky, you may have problems at pull time. Some people wear thin cloth gloves with latex surgical gloves underneath. The latex blocks the wind, which is your biggest enemy. Keep in mind that you are in freefall for less than a minute. Even with temps at altitude dropping well below zero (-20 isn't uncommon this time of year) I never feel the cold until after I open. I'm too focused on the jump. I go "Oh shit, that's cold" when the door opens, but when the cut is called, nothing matters but the jump. "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

*BUMP* The zoning question is an "It depends". If the city has expanded to surround the Hindu, if other non-Hindus that kept livestock were included, if it wasn't because of the Hindu, then the change would stand. If, OTOH, the city had exempted others (say a dairy farm across the street) or had made a very unusually shaped "peninsula" on their border to include the Hindu, then he would have a pretty good chance of winning a lawsuit. It's pretty clear that this is about restricting Islam. While repugnant on it's face, I can understand why the Swiss feel this way. While kind of like blaming a rape victim for dressing provocatively, the behavior of Muslims (all over the world, but especially in Europe) has been percieved as threatening to all us "infidels". Someone asked how many minarets are in the US. There are lots. There is a really beautiful mosque just outside of Toledo OH. Here in the US, I highly doubt this ban would survive a court challenge, unless it also applied to church steeples, smokestacks, and other tall objects. "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 radio can be a distraction. Ususally at the worst possible moment. "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

A good example of why stupid people should not be allowed access to dangerous weapons. Those things aren't toys. That's based on the assumption that the story is true. "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

Sometimes; it's a big grey area in US criminal caselaw. It often (not always) hinges upon defining whether the defendant was or was not "under arrest" at the time of the interview. "Under Arrest" isn't really necessary, simply being detained may require a Miranda warning. It also hinges upon whether or not the statements were as a result of an interview/interrogation or spontaneous, unprompted admissions by the arrestee. Like you said. BIG grey area. "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

Ok, it's offical. Lucky's serious about this 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

Strong Dual Hawk. Just to emphasize - The TI wasn't sure it would work, spent extra time making sure the fit was correct and had the student bend and twist around while he was yanking various directions on the harness to make sure it would stay on. "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