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  1. diablopilot
    Nice stereotype. So are you still in this country, enjoying the money you're making in this bass-ackwards culture? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  2. diablopilot
    No, but I imagine it would be a shocking experience. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  3. diablopilot
    I've had two tandem drogue malfunctions that prompted a deployment at greater than 12,000 AGL. (One was over 15,000), and on both jumps the passenger and I felt the harnesses were uncomfortable to the point of our legs being asleep upon landing. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  4. diablopilot
    http://uspa.org/USPAMembers/Downloads/tabid/84/Default.aspx Download the SIM. Start studying.
  5. diablopilot
    I like the way you think. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Too true! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  7. diablopilot
    Yo momma.. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  8. diablopilot
    With the profit margins involved with skydiving gear after the discounts common in this industry, such a deposit would likely be within 85 to 90% of the purchase price. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  9. diablopilot
    Now THAT'S pretty good! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  10. diablopilot
    If it works. I have had a breakaway on a SkyHook equipped rig and had the SkyHook disengage and fail to do it's designed job. Instead I had a normal RSL opening. You may get the canopy to line stretch sooner with one, but you'll have a longer snivel. The SkyHook is neat, but too many people see it as "magic beans". In reality from a breakaway you're not saving more than about 100 ft on average. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  11. diablopilot
    So you think..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  12. diablopilot
    Obviously you don't understand it much at all either, but we do have some "magic beans" to sell you..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  13. diablopilot
    Weak retort. Personally imposed moral obligation and government mandated fiscal obligation are not one in the same. So should I be financially obligated to take care of a person who knowingly participated in a high risk activity AND knowingly accepted the responsibility of those actions (remember the waiver?) simply because they didn't take on the personal responsibility of planning for the possibility of an accident? You want me to pay for health insurance for someone else. Great. Can I get them a latte' as well? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  14. diablopilot
    So can you assure me that this "new" system, will not cost me any more than I am paying being taxed right now? I skydive and consider it my responsibility to keep paying for my own heath care coverage because of the risk, should I be forced to cover additional costs for those who do not have that level of responsibility? Of those millions talked about who "can't afford coverage" how many have a Nintendo sitting under the HD TV? How many have a $40,000 car on the drive way? How many eat out 5 times a week? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    Because unless there is an "opt-out" clause for the "National" system, where by I get to keep whatever I might have "contributed" (read: been taxed), then I probably won't be able to afford it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  16. diablopilot
    I am sure that all of the major manufacturers of tandem equipment say 500 jumps, and by using their equipment a TI agrees to abide by all of their rules. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  17. diablopilot
    Good thing they were a commercial rated pilot, or things might have gone really wrong. How hard is it to keep up the airspeed? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  18. diablopilot
    This assumes you're a USPA member and talking about the USA. http://www.uspa.org/USPAMembers/Downloads/tabid/84/Default.aspx Go to the above link and download the SIM. Study section 7 that begins on page 155. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  19. diablopilot
    Looks like a second build will be in order soon..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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    I want to work for him. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  21. diablopilot
    Why, so you can make another buck? Amazing how long you've been around and how little you've learned. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  22. diablopilot
    Almost all the student gear I've ever seen has a maximum use weight of 254 lbs. That's your weight and all the equipment weight combined (25+lbs). Do not let anyone tell you that it will be OK for you to jump a rig just because it "fits". Ensure you have safe equipment that is going to serve you well when everything else is going wrong. Your options include a modified tandem rig, surplus military gear, and perhaps one or two options you could purchase from a major manufacturer. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  23. diablopilot
    Girl fight, girl fight...... I'll bring the oil! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
  24. diablopilot
    Why aren't you on the list? Ah-Hem, Why aren't you Beth? Exactly.
  25. diablopilot
    Ah-hem... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.