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  1. diablopilot
    It's a sad thing that people overlook this, but it IS a requirement, before you get an "A" license. These are specific sign offs needed, and training that should be going along with that. There are specific criteria that a student must meet in order to become a skydiver. The ability to understand how and actually be able to safely navigate and land a parachute is not an option, and an repeated inability to do so, is a non passable condition. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Who the fuck cares? You don't seem to care what any other highly experience Tandem Instructors say if their opinions don't fit your view. Last post of mine in this thread, Sangi remember up thread how you said you have trouble finding people to jump with because you're a light weight? You sure that's the reason? I hope you find some open mindedness for yourself in this sport, for all the complaining you're doing about "old timers who are too set in their ways", you've developed that attitude in spades. You seem to equate open mindedness and forward thinking with rule breaking, not understanding that it takes open mindedness, the ability to think ahead, experience, blood and failures to create those rules. Without them Tandem skydiving would have never survived the 20+ years it has. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    It's a tandem, so yes it is ALL about the student. If you can't get that straight, you have no business doing tandems with the public. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Needs more Infinity. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  5. diablopilot
    I can't place it, but it's not a Sigma harness. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Uh-hu. My out of date opinion has more than 5000 tandems jumps behind it, and more than 50 "rides" as a tandem passenger. What experience have you got? I understand the gear I jump aS well as the risks I assume for my student, the effects every action I take on a tandem can have, and the ramifications of what tandem jumps with students mean in this sport. To the poster that thinks he's "new wave", and everyone else is a fuddy duddy, your forgetting who a tandem jump is for and what your true responsibility is on that jump. And I have jumped all he canopies you mentioned. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    You do know you're leaving halfwit and heading rapidly for quarterwit, right? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Happy Birthday Beth! How's the recovery this morning? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    You're a dirty, dirty woman, you know? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Hmmm..... If I still drank I would rise to that implied challenge. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  11. diablopilot
    So I'm looking for a job on Craigslist......and I get this in reply..... Think I should take the job? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  12. diablopilot
    Root beer. You tipsy yet? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  13. diablopilot
    There are more reasons than drag reduction to jump a removable slider/RDS and sometimes people are doing other types of jumps but want the practice with the RDS. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  14. diablopilot
    Show me god, and I'll show you Disneyland. Of course "god" has a higher dollar amount in ticket sales, but at least most of us have actually seen a 7 foot mouse. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  15. diablopilot
    Since according to Visa, cash is going the way of the dodo the SA has to figure out some way of picking up "spare change". For me.....cash is king.
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    I haven't seen it, but reading on wiki about it lead me to this fucked up cunt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beth_Buchanan ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    I'm sure I'll go see it, but man, it's going to get RIPPED apart by the true Trekkies. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Of course, what was I thinking. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Shucks, think he'll go for this 88 I have for sale? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Ya need an entry gate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u57DwgirKU ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    They are less secure than a proper tuck tab type, however the have the advantage of easily re-closing themselves if dislodged. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  22. diablopilot
    And what shall that be? Is this where we find out that we've been bad children for maintaining our own main parachutes? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    The main masses 7 pounds no matter if it's packed, open, flying or on the ground. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  24. diablopilot
    And it's not just a hypothetical situation. There ARE parachute equipment manufacturers that have dropped the sport gear side of the business completely. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    I was struck by the fact the two most likely to answer Ton's question, were both named John. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.