diablopilot

Hey, at least it's not Soylent Green. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Nothing under the sun is new.

why do you torment me!!! She's a sweat freak. You should see her try to jump me after a spin class. jk.. but she's right. A guy who is sweaty but not funky... mmm... remember the "diet coke guy"? Ok, gotta ask. What's a "spin class"? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

We used to have terms for it in the College nightclub I DJ'ed for. B.U.G. = "Bi until graduation." B.F.D. = "Bi for drinks." (or Big fucking deal, another one.) I have no problem with a bi lifestyle, but I don't think being "bi" for the "attention factor" to be terribly healthy from a mental health stand point. I think it also does the true "Bi" comunity a bit of a dis-service, as people tend to dismiss their lifestyle. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The Sony HD cameras will run in a "normal" DV mode. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Center, front, back, left, and right. Or that's what I teach anyway. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

If you ask me, straight up is the only way to really enjoy top shelf Tequilas.

I used to like Tequila. A lot. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

There was a guy calling that "Slider Rebound" a couple years back. Hard openings IMO come n two flavors. What you get before you stand up, and what you get after. The before is commonly a function of body position. A head low condition will worsen the "sling" to upright. The after upright conditions can be a function of canopy and slider choices, and I think the effect you're talking about can be mitigated most of the time through good control of the slider during packing and ensuring it remains against the stops till the canopy is completely out of the bag and beginning to inflate. If you want to test your theory, try some direct control slider techniques as seen in slider up BASE packing. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

IMO the Jack the Rippers are junk. The Square 1 hook knives, both metal and poly, are the way to go. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

You never did get back to me with those odds. I want to know what kinda money I could be making. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Stop it. I think I'm getting turned on. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Want to know one thing that could happen? They'll forget about basics like where not to be on a skydive, altitude awareness, tracking and clearing airspace. I'm not making this shit up, I'm telling you why fatialities and injuries occur. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Wow. How do you strip 1700lbs?! And I understand about the H model, but even then the older modes give at best 100lbs more before modification. I figure worst case scenario 2 tandems at 900 to 1000 lbs, 2 camera men at 400 to 450lbs and a pilot at 200lbs. If you can strip that much weight I can see that it's possible.

[getting out the notebook] Continue. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Hmmm....maybe there is other information I'm missing...... Cessna reports the 206 Model H to have a useful load of 1360lbs. That's before gas. Maybe the interior that get stripped and the cargo door being removed is enough to make up the difference, but you'll be REAL light on gas to make 6 legal if they are big boys or tandems. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

How are you figuring that a 206 is good to haul a pilot and 6 jumpers? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Tell that to Jan Davis. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

That reminded me of THIS thread and my "Super Powers of Microsoft Paint!" ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I didn't see anyone being mean. I think a couple people decided they would comment on what appeared to be a whiney attitude, but not mean. Maybe they don't know how important the delivery was. Was it a life and death thing? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

that's funny! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

So many that I simply apologize when they ask "Are you diablopilot?" ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Unfortunately they probably thought it was worth keeping the 30 buck, rather than protect their image. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

200.00 NZD = 154.50 USD We had much of this discussion in the photo forum a while back. Because of the time investment and gear investment, I suggested that there is nothing wrong with the vidiot making more on a jump than the TI, if he's spending the time to make great video. To use Walt Appel's words, that went over "like a turd in punchbowl".... I'd like to see tandem vids that tsalnukt, JP, CSpenseFly, DaveLepka, and others feel are good/benchmark benchmark videos and worth the approx 100.00 or so that folks are paying for video jumps. Some of my work I've found online: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RGhfkK4sgY0 Not my best, but I think it's acceptable, customer did a re-edit for YouTube, so that might explain the image quality and choppy-ness of the edit. I don't do the edits at SDSB. http://youtube.com/watch?v=f1oLWeJLklo http://youtube.com/watch?v=KzY1XFWRbqA http://youtube.com/watch?v=MVBEbvY2NfA On a last minute video request. Again, not the cream of the crop of my work, but just a sample of daily videos. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

My personal favorite landing areas in some sort of order..... The Ranch (Grass near the old school fence 1st, pond area 2nd). SkyDance taxiway. Z-Hills grass near the pond and deck. Beach at the Kenya Boogie. Driveway at the SkyDance student area. Grand Ave Beachfront at Elsinore. Plainfield Station near Skydance. Community Park in Davis, CA Lake Berryessa, CA. Pond area at Perris. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.