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    The PAC750XL. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Happy to hear! Congrats Spaceland! Nice to see all the events in one place. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Did Spaceland not bid on the CP nationals? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    I know you do C, but I'm worried about what happens when they are out there on their own. Keep up the good work.
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    Yeah, Miles Dasher has at Lodi on a few occasions. Video is avaliable on either Radix or Keen n' Able. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Overall, I really don't think it will change much at all. The needs of business will continue to overrule requirements like this. Remember this requirement isn't new, it's just the USPA is now saying that TI's need to keep their manufacturer ratings current rather than letting them laps as was assumed to be ok after the creation of the USPA TI rating. Not sure I understand what you're asking here. The smart thing to do to protect myself from liability is to always operate within the established guidelines and regulations. If doing so compromises profit, so be it. If it were to compromise safety, I'd suggest not making the jump, until a waiver or change of the guidelines is produced. Agreed, I have long thought there should be a Tandem Videot rating. If so then we could do away with such stringent criteria as jump numbers. It's like you know me or something. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Business needs should never compromise safety. Then those qualified will continue to keep doing videos, rather than give it up when forced to compete with those who don't have the experience and skill. And true profesionals don't give up video even after they get a tandem rating. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    How many tandem students and or instructors have been killed by a freefall or deployment collision? I love the trend of those without tandem ratings or tandem instruction experience, telling how it should be. In order to limit my personal liability I should be adhering to the regulations of the manufacturer, and the fact that the USPA is saying I have to keep that rating current shows that they are deferring liability back to the instructors as well. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Bingo. It's a continuous shot. That's hard to do. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    True enough, untill you talk about the saftey of skydiving with wuffos. In that respect, you can't be safe enough. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    The tandem wingsuit stunt is more than 6 years old. Some of the first to do it include Vladi Pesa, and Chris Martin (RIP). ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Encouraging low time and unlicensed jumpers to attend a large boogie. Have we learned nothing from boogie fatalities in the last 2 years? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    So with the requirement that all TI's at USPA DZ's have both a CURRENT USPA and Manufacturer's rating come Fall 2008, I wondered how this might affect some cameraflyers in the industry. The USPA has never had a particularly stringent, not concrete requirement for who can video a tandem, however RWS/UPT always has. (Can anyone enlighten me on other manufacturer's policies?) How many of you RWS TI's are regularly being videoed by sub 500 jump camera flyers? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    I totaly disagree. THis was happening, but because of the insistance of DZO's that there was an instructor shortage, the USPA has allowed the quality of instructors to plumet, thus causing the lack of eduaction and enforcement that is currently being experienced. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Haven't seen anything yet to prove that. What's the maintinence schedule? What's the fuel burn? What climb rate with full load above 10,000 MSL? Max payload on the Kodiak is 1000lbs less than the PAC750XL. Power and wingloading on the PAC are better. Slower stall speeds on the PAC. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zc304YToTc ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    The Dirty Jerz...... Some one once told me "nothing good comes outta New Jersy" ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Or just do anal instead. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    So an undercover officer working on a busting a crime ring is doing something wrong? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Do I know you? Nah.. just one of your many stalkers. And I am one of your stalkers. I think you're my ONLY stalker. *stalk, stalk, stalk* ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    I believe the RWS requirement is 500 jumpa on ram air parachutes.... Here we are.... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    http://www.relativeworkshop.com/2005%20Tandem%20Manual/2005%20TANDEM%20MANUAL.pdf ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Questions I have posed to USPA officials without result. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    "My Wife says I don't listen, or at least I think that's what she says. " She's right. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.