diablopilot

I don't agree with you on this Martin. The USPA has exposed it's self to liability by taking on the USPA Tandem Instructor rating as evidenced by legal actions and settlements resulting from tandem incidents/accidents by USPA TI's. Since we have that window of liability, we (USPA) cannot afford to open that window further by allowing what society perceives as a child to become injured. The fallout from an injury, or death would clean out the USPA. Perception is reality, and a tandem student under the age of 18 that were disabled or killed would be seen far worse than an adult by a jury of 12. Additionally, I think there is at least one manufacturer of Tandem equipment that would be very against this idea, it's part of their user agreement that the owners of their equipment do not do tandems under the age of 18. If policy (BSR) were to change I wonder how that would affect their decision to continue to support the sport/tandem market? Finally, as an industry, we've got a pretty shit track record for tandem safety in the last few years, we really don't need to expand our opportunities to fuck up. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

If done well that Pink Floyd logo might be cool..... I'd have the panels replaced. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Well the original designer of the rig (Mick Cottle - riggermick )has offered to give you the design, and you've been given the contact information of the current TSO holder (Ray Ferrell of Action Air Parachutes). That sounds like a good start. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I'm so glad that spamming the hell out of my inbox has generated him such success..... Congrats Peter. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I wonder how many "instructors" believe this hyperbole. He's right. Remember what the waiver says: There is not now, nor will there ever be a perfect parachute system, perfect airplane, perfect instructor or for that matter a perfect student. (From memory....) ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Lori Petty: Tank Girl. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I heard they were using a giant slingshot instead. Something about going "green". ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Pretty sure there is one sitting down at Perris, N708PV to the best of my recollection had a SPF system installed, and I seem to remember a conversation about it having had it for it's use in Hawaii as a commuter. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Not in disagreement with what you've stated, but there are some Otters out there equipped with Single Point. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Love it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Depend who the 8 people are.... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Some do, if they've got the long range kit. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Joe Richards would do it every weekend at the Ranch a couple years ago.... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Who's not calm? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

That may be, but so far I see someone who has decided to belittle others with signifigant experience simply because it doesn't fit into his notion of what he thinks is cool. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

You may think I hate america, I don't. You may think I hate americans, I don't. I hate american cunts, just ans much as i hate new zealander cunts, australian cunts, english cunts, arabic cunts, asian cunts or any cunt that has no respect for others. A cunt is a cunt regardless of where they come from, racisim and bias has nothing to do with it! Pot, meet kettle. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

moderators can you please sort the PA's out, it is quite pathetic. You openly attack a group of people and want to hide behind an internet persona. Crybaby. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Who is GW? Anyway, if you have a problem with the way the US is coming to the rescue of another country in need, feel free to load up a plane and parachute in with supplies. Dittio. Rhys, STFU. You are seriously out there bitching about donation and generosity not being good enough. You're a true piece of work. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Welcome to El-nino. It's like this every 5 to 6 years. I did 8 in Dec, I'm about 20 for Jan but I've been fighting for them..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

And with that conversion, the door ends up being just about the size of a King Air door. For the price, there are better options. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I'd say they are an operational part since I've had a SkyHook fail to function when it had been packed without. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

*News flash* Most women do not want to be treated just like a man. Instead they want to be treated more fairly. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Where the hell do you people jump? Do you seriously not have anyone at your DZ that can belly fly well wearing a freefly suit? It's like an episode of the Twilight Zone. They are not talking about you, they are talking about someone with less than 30 jumps just building the foundation of good skydiving schools. Stick around a little while longer, get and instructional rating and try creating some skydivers of your own, and you might have an idea of what some of these people might be on about. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Yep. On a Tandem no less. Was one of my more "interesting" jumps. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

AKA Panic reaction. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.