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Perhaps not, but actively promoting inequality for same sex couples is. I dont agree How, exactly, is "Actively promoting inequality for same sex couples" not bigoted? Performance Designs Factory Team

No different thank any skydiver who wins money in Dubai at the World Cup. It's income generated from sport winnings, pay taxes. Performance Designs Factory Team

Proof!! http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/Flatearthsociety.htm Performance Designs Factory Team

Flat? Performance Designs Factory Team

IMO - yes. It's sort of like the South Park idea: As soon as you shy away from one topic, you make everything controversial. It's not always easy to digest, but everything is fair game IMO. Performance Designs Factory Team

Corporations are people now too - remember Performance Designs Factory Team

1) It's never too soon. 2) Opening night of Batman, on our way to the movie, this winning statement was issued: Person1: "David Letterman ruined the end of the Batman movie" Person2: "No, some guy in Colorado did" Performance Designs Factory Team

No, you're supposed to take some initiative. Generally there are 2 approaches to setting landing direction 1) First man down (which I hate for a variety of reasons). 2) Set the direction prior to take off (more and more DZ's are following this now). In the case of #1 I would ask the likely FMD people which direction they are planning on landing. If you don't like the answer then take it up with them, or get off the load, or land in the same direction as them. Realize though, that by your getting on the plane (if you're not the FMD) - you are ACCEPTING to follow the rules and land in the same direction as set. In the case of #2, you will know if you even want to get on the plane or not. However, like the first option, by getting on the plane you are once again ACCEPTING to follow the rules and land in the same direction as set. Landing opposing traffic is simply not an acceptable option. Unless you're the only one in the sky, or have a very, very small set of canopies to count and already have, you can NEVER be sure you are the last one down. People pull high, have premature deployments, or some other situation which places them higher than you'd expect them to be. Like a HP Pilot 'swooping in the pattern', you can never be sure you've accounted for everyone (which is why swooping in the pattern is rightly frowned on). Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I didn't realize they forced you to get on the plane and make the jump. I'd be pissed too if someone did that to me. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

You are part of the problem too, apparently. Choosing to land against traffic is irresponsible. Now, I'd argue that it's equally as irresponsible for the other jumpers to have set the landing direction to downwind, especially in winds like that, but the fact remains that unless you landed in a designated area going in the direction you wanted (and by your count it sounds like this is not the case), then you endangered everyone else with your EQUALLY selfish actions. Next time, don't jump until they fix the landing direction, jump on a pass that's landing into the wind, OR you can land in the same direction as everyone else on your pass. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

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http://vimeo.com/45841917 Memorial video Performance Designs Factory Team

No, he pissed off the city by trying to circumvent their zoning and construction laws. However regardless of what you, or I, think - there isn't enough factual information in the report to make any sort of actual determination on the validity of the arrest and sentence. The article is intentionally inflammatory and emotional while providing limited information about the case. As always, I'd bet there's a lot more to this than you're being led to believe. edit: Thanks to Shotgun for proving my point and posting an article with more information about what actually happened. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I know there's the memorial forum for this, but I figured more canopy pilots would read about it here. Performance Designs Factory Team

Even ignoring the heath debate, I agree with this statement. Performance Designs Factory Team

PDFT/Flight-1 charges $350 per day for a coach for 1 on 1. Besides competition pilots, most people opt for the far more cost effective route splitting the day with 4 or other students. Performance Designs Factory Team

And neither do you. You seem bitter and insecure (and maybe even scared) to me, clinging on to some mantras and some claims about yourself. Claims that don't show in your posts. Well, to be fair, Muslims don't count - so there's no need for kindness, goodness, gentleness, or self-control in that scenario. Ron has made that abundantly clear. Performance Designs Factory Team

Stop trolling. Feel free to discuss the issue, and any gripes you have about the quality of instruction but DO NOT try and bait other posters. That said - there are good canopy coaches out there, with well structured programs (and they even pay taxes!! ) that you can get good quality coaching from if you seek them out. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

One of the best. Never, ever backed down an inch. BSBD. Respect. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

And a lot of us died. And many more never got any better. Some people never learn, that hasn't changed over the years. Nonsense. Performance Designs Factory Team

Nonsense, if only on linguistic objections at a minimum. As someone who speaks multiple languages I can say for a fact that some words/phrases just don't translate and meaning is totally lost in translation. *IF* your bible were true, why would it be any different. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Finish the turn strong. Performance Designs Factory Team

Ugg, I hoped to never post in this thread. High: Reuniting with a good friend after a major falling out years ago. Low: Soon thereafter learning that a good kid from our dz hooked himself in and died. Performance Designs Factory Team

No, you don't have to take a canopy course. You can get signed off on the proficiencies from your S&TA I believe. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I know Flight-1 courses cover the requirements. Not sure on other peoples curriculum Blues Ian Performance Designs Factory Team