diablopilot

4/11/35 ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Sounds like your landlords problem. California law says they must provide you with the lockable mailbox, not the post office. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The Vapor is the best fitting camera helmet I've jumped to date. And I agree with most of the others here, you'll want the extra space.... I'm really happy now that I've moved everything back to the top, much kinder on my neck. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Yes but does he call them "UnAirwothy?" ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I didn't. (Before anyone get's their panties in a knot, I didn't vote for the "other guy" either.) ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

If you were a truck driver and received a ticket and were fined by the state police, should you lose your job? Not the same situation. Now if you were part of a trucker's organization that represented trucking and helped reduce unneeded regulation, and to be a part of that organization you pledged to stick to all current regulations, then when you received that ticket, wouldn't it look like the organization was pretty ineffective at "self regulating" truckers if they didn't boot you out, or at the very least document a warning and expected time frame and proofs for corrective actions? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

User fees will be one of the nails in the coffin that skydiving rests in. User fees are the airline's cop out that GA isn't pull it's weight, when it's the airlines that have been getting bailed out left and right and don't want to pay for the infastructure they benefit from. User fees will cause EACH FLIGHT to be hit with a fee. that means a cross country flight OR a 12 minute climb to altitude. Say that fee is $40 a flight, in a full Twin Otter that's going to add almost $2 to each ticket, but it's more likely that DZ's will have to charge twice that since all flights are not full, and not all DZ's operate aircraft with that kind of capacity. Fancy $10 more a head for the ol' 182 jump? Tandem factories may be able to afford the increase, but sport skydiving will suffer AGAIN. The current method of tax revenue is largely fuel taxes which is far more fair since it's based on consumption = actual use. Again, I suggest skydivers get motivated on nipping this in the bud. 1) Write your reresentitives. 2) Join AOPA. 3) Talk to local pilots on your airports. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Not all of your statements accurate. There are several different types and weights of HMA, and a couple different methods of constructing linesets with it. Some types and methods will long out live the life of a Spectra set, i.e. a non cascaded, 700lb, UV stabilized set can easily go 800 jumps if cared for. Others will have very short lifespans, i.e. a cascaded, 300lb (or less) set. To the OP, for your everyday non high performance canopy I'd not recommend HMA unless you can get a non cascaded lineset. The cascades produced a wear point that seriously compromises the lifespan of the set. 300 jumps for seems like a bit too soon to be experiencing a major trim change, but one of the costs of this sport IS the maintinance and replacement of linesets. You might ask about Vectran which will maintain trim longer, however you'll have to be much more vigiiant about looking for wear. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Awesome. The federal government is selling money (cash) for more than face value. Why the fuck do we have a deficit? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Hey Paul, how about when a DZ/Owner/Operator has received an FAR violation and penalty from the FAA? Should they then loose their USPA group membership? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

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

Good to know, I was un aware there was still a DZ in Alaska. I'll have to visit one of these days when I follow my next dream: Gritty Alaska Bush Pilot!

I'm not that smart, that's why they only let me moderate the fluffy forums. The fluffy forums! As a side note, I really feel strongly that a main should be removed during a repack as the ENTIRE system needs to be inspected. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2009/090226userfees.html?WT.mc_id=090227epilot&WT.mc_sect=tts If I can offer a suggestion to all skydivers, please oppose this if you don't want to pay ALOT more for your jumps. None of this money will go to improving or protecting access to General Aviation (what we do) and there are taxes already in place to fund the access we have. Oh and think about joining the AOPA. Together with the USPA they do more than you can ever know to keep GA (us) in the air. www.aopa.org ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

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

You won't be skydiving in Alaska if that's a concern. It's the only DZ I've been to in Oregon, but Skydive Oregon in Molalla is a GREAT place.

Rule 9. First one to the crater gets the to keep the good stuff. Rule 9.5 Friends of the guy who just went in are required to "sanitize" the "bouncee's" apartment/locker/DZ trailer before their parents find all the porn/drugs/compromising photos. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Footnotes: *1. You're never so good that you CAN'T go in. Oh and people went in without video plenty. Of course video cameras were a lot more rare. *2a. You don't have to pretend shit. You can think it sucks that someone went in, and still not like them. *2b. Eat. *3. What is the preoccupation with video? *3.12b. Yer fookin' soft lad! *4.01 AND they get the front float slot. IF they fuck it up, they buy beer. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I can't tell from your photo, but did you have to modify it for use with your RSS L bracket? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

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

Peter, this is not a problem.

No they're not, and if you put in a little effort you can find the public record of actions taken against those pilots. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Yes, several pilots. And its not B A S E if its from aircraft as most B A S E participants will insist. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The Tribe. Really, what are they thinking? Gonna go after any airliners too? This SkyWalk thing is a horrible scam and thy are just trying to get another penny. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Nice stuff Nick! Just a thought, but where's the GF gonna ride? Oh and be careful, that last picture is starting to look too much like a pin up pose... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.