Deuce

Lisa, everybody has a "shame hook". You hook them on whatever they find shameful in their worldview. It can be very wierd. For some, rape is OK so long as it isn't a child of a certain age. For some, throwing your partner down the stairs is OK for some things but not for others. The key, when dealing with people from other planets is to not deal with them like they were from your circle. I never had problems dealing with the wierd stuff people would do in my old job because I had no expectations of them. It's especially hard when someone surprises you with their inhumanity, but they all have some strange limit on what is OK and what is not. For some, it is ok to sell a child for money, but a death sentence to take stash without permission. Wierd, but true. The key is to find the currency of guilt in whatever circle you travel in.

Ask BillVon what the magic word is....

Completely unfair, Obi-Mac. Give it up, over.

You speak Portuguese? Didn't think so, maggot. Eloy. Derrrrrrrrrrr

So if they are listening.... I am waiting. I'll upgrade when my lenses are 1:1. (As if skydiving photography was their bread and butter )

The development of the new lenses is making me fear they aren't working too hard on getting to a 35mm sized chip.

I typed the whole thing out and delete it just now. What a hater.

Katie, I hate it when you are all vague and beat around the bush. Could you please tell us all what you really mean? Bwahahahaha! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Ah, the Biotch getting laid. A beautiful thing. Can't get out of state before Holiday Boogie, Mar. So be there.

Did you not see my "Deuce's European Vacation" thread? You come suit with us and either before or after you spent a week or two in Paris or London, or Milan while you are over there. Heck, renting a Saab convertible and just driving around Scandinavia is a great vacation! The week of the boogie, just spare her the smelly, foul company of camera fliers! Dude! I pulled it off and it was stellar!

Hey, Bo, you and your beautiful girlfriend were absolutely great. Great pictures, too!

Thanks Ed. Freaking absolutely classic!

Hey, Timmae! I'd be the sluggo if you want to land a Mr. Bill. I'll even rent the tandem rig for it. I'm not willing to do it with any other canopy. I think if you wear the tandem harness, it might even be legal, even if you don't hook it up. Loopholes. I'm all about loopholes. We do have to practice it a few times as a traditional Mr. Bill before we land it.

Don't make fun of me. You know how sensitive I am. Biotch, yes, thanks for the call. It was fun talking to you, Shannon, and Wyatt. As to you, Mar, you shall attend Holiday Boogie and will drink fine tequila with me whilst we call the less fortunate! Hahar!

OK, got the low down from the DZM. We have a 6 seat helo for Saturday at least, an Augusta?, and will have it Sunday if there is enough interest. The PAC 750, a Caravan, and our KingAir. Heck the 206 is here if you want it. We can also get an Otter or Kingair on short notice if demand is there. We will be jumping like monkeys on crack. Henri from Wings will be here as will the astounding Jari from Birdman. I have the lead on a big supply of Salmiakki (Salmari) so Getting Drunk With Finns is on the agenda. After hucking tandems I will be available for photography. Heck, I may even talk the owner into having me produce the video. It will be a great time, please come and say Hi!

I didn't show up. And you were all crying in your great, huge pillahs aboot it too!

Arizona has open carry. When I was down training at Gunsite, in Prescott, I bought two cases of beer from the Safeway with a loaded G21 on my belt and three mags. Very weird, for a California boy, but that's the way they do things there. Also cool to walk into a bar and have the barmaid say, literally "What'll it be, boys?"

I'm in Byron with Tallguy, MadJohn, Paul, Q. DeBar, Fireflyr, uh..... My S3 is on Videoscooter's rig right now as he figures out how to fit his own S3 onto his credit card... We do the KingAir flock thing. Come on down!

Bravo, Bill. Well said.

I asked about that in the other thread. It is a grand stunt. Granted. But with about 400 pounds suspended on a PD210, I'd think that CrazyJohnThePacker could have missed one line group and hooked the whole contraption in. I have no problem with that. It should simply be done where I am not trying to land, the FAA does not know, and the general public cannot see. Edit for spelling and to add ..and where there is a video camera on a tripod.

I'm sure lots of you are tired of hearing me yammer on about how cool exiting the Herc is in a wingsuit. Too bad. People, the next Herc Boogie is in two years, and I will be at least 30 pounds lighter and hundreds of wingsuit flights more experienced so I can attempt some of the stuff I've seen. I was looking though some of my pictures to put in another wingsuit thread and I just remembered what it was like to exit that beast and to watch people exit it and disappear out of site up and over the TAIL! It really should be a destination for any hardcore wingsuit flyer. In this picture, Jari and company are preparing to dismount the ramp and drop into the dead air that extends about 12 feet down before the superterminal blast hits you. Check out the flier who is about a hundred yards back of the ramp, but climbing vertically up the slipstream. Maybe some of the Dutch Guys can tell me who the flier is, the suit looks black and white, but exiting a plane and then climbing the hill so that you can see the freaking cockpit windows is a goal for any suit flier. It is badass. Next time registration opens, register and come over. It was not only fun, it was groundbreaking. Scaryfreakycool.

Thanks, LD. What I meant was, that the rabbit position in a formation does feel a lot like a solo, but with the pressure to keep flying smooth. When you land, and everybody else is all fired-up, you do tend to feel like you got left out. The huge plus is all that video you get of your flying from the flockers above you. You got a ton more experience at this than me, but I think that's the hardest thing about getting wingsuiters with mad skills to flock. It's hard to get the fliers to turn down their skill level so that everybody can stay in. Somebody who routinely can get almost three minutes has a hard time reducing their flight time by half just to stay relative with a potbellied newbie. And Ed? That is the new nickname for my camera helmet: Porkchop. "Hey! Hotshit wingsuiters! Can I flock with you?" "No" "I'll bring my Porkchop along..." "Well, OK then..."

Agreed. Usually the freefliers are smoking grass.

I don't name my canopies or rigs. I did consider one of them haunted, though, as I had three reserve rides on it and none on the other one. I've since sold it to a lowtimer who will be jumping a velocity 89 in it loaded at 3:1. I guess I'll see if it's really haunted now, huh? (that was humor. Humour for the Brits)

If I knew, I fergot. I'll be driving in the Day After Christmas, as usual.