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Or: He claims to have declined her offer... because he is married. BTW: saucy lingerie - I like the way the Brits put facts into words The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Just seen that the link results in an "illegal download attempt", heh heh. This one should work and provides information about the detail in chapter 1.4 (Page 7). The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Haven't had any issues with a freefly handle, at least not the one provided by Thomas Sports (for the Teardrop Viper) Just read the manual, pack your PC thoroughly and train how to pull on the ground a few times. AFAIK hardpulls are due to packing errors. BTW: The list you provided lacks BOOBIES and in this case that's an entertaining idea for something to "hold on", huh? Shame on you! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I think that is the reason, indeed. I'm not that good at electro-chemistry but was told that over a longer period of time certain compounds form within the battery that are sort of degraded once an electric current is flowing again. The sort of effect that goes unnoticed until you build something itsybitsytiny that also measures voltage I found the explanation in the Cypres 1 manual: "If the unit has not been used for a long time, the battery voltage shown on the display during the initial self-test can appear to be rather low. However, the voltage displayed does not indicate a discharged battery but it is merely due to certain properties of the battery. The absence of an electric current over a prolonged period will result in the build-up of an internal protective layer which will minimize self-discharge. This layer can be removed by simply switching the unit on and off a couple of times. You will then see that the battery voltage shown during self-test will rise again. Battery failure or low battery voltage will be detected by CYPRES. At the end of the selftest cycle, CYPRES will stop with an error display of 8999 or 8998 and will not assume operating mode. This indicates that the energy supply of the battery is no longer within operational limits." The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Nice video, thanks for posting. This man is great and so is his TI. BTW: They seem to have sort of toggles on the pax's jumpsuit so the pax can lift their legs more easily by pulling them high? Nice idea, especially if someone is a little older or weaker. They have something similar at Skycentre Spa, IIRC. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

If the device was switched off for some time you will indeed have a slightly lowered voltage displayed. The reason is some chemical processes at contacts I was told. If you switch it on the next day the reading should be higher. It can go down to 6.1 V after the winter break. Nothing to really worry about - it would show an error message if the voltage was too low. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Thanks for sharing. Again, I recognised my beginner's ventures. Also had a problem with fall rate. Fiddled and fiddled, tried and tried. Then I was told to buckle up that bl**dy 5 kg lead belt and, hey, there I was! I felt comfortable and didn't have to concentrate on aaaaarching like hell and so I was more relaxed etc pp. Got me my own one, used it quite a while, then less and less and now I usually lend it to young ducklings of the sky! Tracking away was OK, don't worry, you'll manage, heh heh. P.S.: The 3rd guy - if he did float the way you painted it - he didn't do it well: If you wanna float, you shouldn't tilt yer head back, works contra-productively. Turn 90° to the formation, flooooaaat and look to the formation. This way you can keep your head low which also supports your floating position. Just to let you know, your instructors will tell you more precisely. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Wait till he tells us about his nice talks with Leo Tolstoi The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

That one? There are actors you simply like. One of them is James Garner. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

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The should give them the whistles attached to life jackets in planes. I have always wondered what good a whistle will do you in the middle of the ocean. Attract attention of a luxury steamer passing by? Or of a plane at 30,000 ft? Or of other folks who float around you? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Co-pilot to pilot: "Fancy a beer?" Pilot to co-pilot: "Yer nuts? Gotta drive home!" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

+1! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Huhu... get standard = European-style (i.e. Greenwich-centred) world map or even an Australian-style one and have 100+ American highschool students find the US. I bet a number of them is gonna look for their country "overseas" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Most folks who can take part in a venture like this are 40+. Statistics of the German 231 formation in March prove this. If most of 'em are old farts, it's highly likely a good number of them is NOT on Facebook for several reasons(*). Hence chances to collect 1000+ potential participants this way are close to zero, I'm afraid. (*) Don't like their habit of collecting as much information about you as possible. Feel sick about Facebookers hitting "Like" buttons for pics of gory accidents. Had it about security issues. etc pp The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Sorry mate, but even reading your first article I had a voice yelling "Collecting stuff for my ambulance chaser, please help me" in my mind. As Twardo put it, according to all the factors you're complaining about from too little altitude to loose goggles it's a great miracle you survived at all. I dunno what you were expecting, but if you're out of shape and not really fit, you shouldn't make a tandem jump. If ya do, get yer bloody legs up when landing. Your TI did instruct you. Even if he didn't mention a sliding landing before boarding - which I highly doubt! - he told you in the air under canopy and practised with you several times. So how come you're ranting about not being briefed? Just a last thought: A 360 tandem canopy is sufficient in size. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

There are vodkas that are fairly tasteful: Polish Bison Grass Vodka for example. I was in Poland quite often and when I was around Bialystok I bought Bison Grass Blades. Contrary to what is said in the article above, the blades do have an effect on the spirit. I once even bought the worst spirit available in the GDR - "Kristall Wodka" (also called "Blue Strangler" due to its blue logo) - and "spiced it" with 3 blades for several weeks: The result was a slightly emberish spirit that wasn't too offensive to your palate. (Not really that I made gold from sh*t but... ) My son bought me a bottle of original Zubrovka for my birthday, even my wife likes it. Too bad you 'mericans can't taste it The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Try this graph. The guy who recorded it flew a PD 210 and my guess is he weighed about 210 pounds (gear included) at that time. So regarding your weight you should be sinking a little faster but since the Sabre is a ZP canopy (with a different shape) and the PD 210 is F111 fabric, the Sabre should sink more slowly, so the effects should balance each other out, roughly estimated. But if ya apply yer brakes yer sinking waaayyyy more slowly, just to tell ya about other factors The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Your video was blocked, but I suspect it was about the REAL drop bear. Have a look! Never tasted Marmite, but Vegemite. I wouldn't eat it on my breakfast toast as my host did when I was on a course at ECU at Perth, but it's a nice spread for dinner, especially with German bread. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

In Germany, you as the addressee are not entitled to have anything that was delivered to a wrong address to be sent to you. The only one who can do this is the (original) sender. Though this is a nuisance for the person who want to get hold of their (paid) goods it is sort of sensible to prevent Mr attorney on behalf of the late Mr NigeriaScam from fiddling with deliveries. So, long way put short: Only NZA can get it fixed and I also can't really understand why this isn't possible in the modern days of smartphones and WiFi-able laptops... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

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Most tandem students feel this "zero-g sensation" in their bellies, and so did I 11 years ago. And yes, most of them only feel it on the first ride. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Hehe, cool one. I first was reminded of that masterpiece. But, hey, great how the crowd helped him out. Wouldn't be possible in Germany. I think less than 10% of all Germans are able to sing their national anthem. (Not that I have a problem with that, Germany should have got a completely new anthem with re-unification.) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Just a little thought aside: BASIK Air Concept provide a special harness for disabled passengers, have a look. Wouldn't work with Nick Vujicic but should be quite good for paraplegics, I suppose. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

In Germany, pilots who flew us call themselves "Deppenwerfer": - "Deppen" (plural of "Depp") are morons, dorks, douchbags... - "werfen" (here short for "abwerfen) - to throw out of the plane, to drop. So they are douchebag droppers, huh? BTW: We often call the glider pilots "Sperrholzsportler" - plywood jocks. I could accept being called "fabric jock" or "nylon sportsman" in return. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks