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This is my burr. She is wrong. She has validated this by the links provided. Which definition do you speak of? Who defined it? What makes them a god to dictate what is what? A PCIT is exactly what it implies IMHO. It seems in others opinions also. umm this is dissing (disagreeing). I agree that Jan has a valid point in her other arguments, but she can´t just up and jump to a biased definition because she jumps a pull out. Bottom line IMHO is that she may be misleading up & comings by the false statement she made. That´s my beef. take care, space

I believe this is in reference to visual clues. Even so a pullout can have a PCIT according to these gods, unlike you say. There ya go! Thanks Roger! Who has invented this definition? it looks strangely like your writing style. hmmmmmmmmm...Do you jump a pull out? Should not definitions be unbiased? Check out what I found from your links.. It reeks of bias. Jan, I think I see the point that you were trying to get across with your links. That you disagreed with USPA BSR´s response to this type of mal and which I applaud you because I think your response is on the logic train and I would do the same. But how can you diss them and then cite them for authoritative info? I am angry with you for throwing your bias on such a life or death situation, being the cornerstone of knowledge resource that you are, you have certain criteria to maintain to remain a cornerstone. It seems from the posts that a PCIT is exactly the that. A "Pilot Chute In Tow". The bad side of this now is that my Velcro BASE rig can have a PCIT with me attached. Take care, space

I am away from home at the moment and don´t have time to read all of this and make an informed response other than to question who was the author of the article in From Parachutist June 1997 page 41: Thanks in advance, space

Says who? I totally disagree. The name says it all. A "pilot chute in tow" is where, the pilot chute is in tow (hence the name). From what source do you derive your info? I mean I can give you credit if the term "pilot chute in tow" was coined by you. or those that did coin it gave that definition. Thanks in advance, Take care, space

On one of the fwds I sent to spoofEbay or paypal the replied that in the link was a download to a keystroke logger type of virus. Like I care. Happy bon bons, space

Basically what you need is an idea, engineer, talented rigger, and very experienced BASEr. Things get really complicated at low airspeeds/altitudes. The main thing you can't get away from IMHO is the amount drag needed in a passive system. Or lift in an active system. The volume of air needed is roughly the same to achieve an acceptable sink rate. It is a lot. I think for what you want you would need a jet pack (nonflammable is best) or personal airbag system. At the moment, I only have resources for the personal airbag system. But I might could line the other up if thats the way you wanted to go. PM me is you are serious. take care, space

I believe I know who you work for! My wife works for the same. We're considering Stav as the best option. Stay in touch. take care, space

I know Lukas. Lukas rocks. Met him in Deland, Helped him drive cross country from Cal City to Deland in 52hrs I actually carry a monogrammed patch he gave me on my jumps. Moet & Chandon, My wife and I salute Lukas and his family. take care, space

Intelligent Design Vs Darwinism. Something could be amiss. take care of his students please. space

I call " Nugget"! take care, space

It is only your life man. Figure skating, ice skating, cheap skating, it's all the same thing. how to get to the goal with less effort. and after all what does PD know? have fun, take care, space

results from 2 jumps in a row, same scenario with a Mojo. Jump 1: steer with one riser with both brakes stowed. Turn was not as fast as I wanted but ok. Jump 2: unstowed one brake and pulled it way down and things happened very slowly. Too slowly almost. One thing to add to the equation is that one can only do a quickdraw simultaneous brake release if the risers are not twisted or distorted from the opening direction. If this distortion happens, then one must choose which hand to go to which riser/toggle independently and then apply the opposite action to the other. I will never go for releasing one toggle over riser control again. hope this helps. take care, space

She´s not naked. She´s wearing a rig. take care, space

Thanks DZcommers, I will let ya know in the morning. I don´t think I have the word yet though. take care, space

English. Dang I´m working late..

What word would come as the middle increment between "important" and "unimportant"? Thanks in advance. take care, space

The "Terminal Wall" isn´t that one. take care, space

How long will the "Crew" be there? Over the weekend? It would be cool to meet up. take care, space

The single jump type would be best at BD IMHO. Impact doesn´t differentiate on the number of skydives the jumper has. I saw 2 jumpers impact in Norway within a coupla meters of the same spot. One had 2800 skydives and the other had 200. Which was the better jumper? They both made the same errors and had the same outcome. Most notably was that they took too long trying to regain stability. The notion that big walls are safer only apply to big wall jumpers who are trackmasters. No one else. take care, space

Anyone know the details or new links ? take care, space

Not at you nicknitro, but in general. 70% of the jumpers I saw In Norway had video. add this attachment you all to this question., take care, space

I am old school, but some of the newer jumpers prefer to not use the LRM because of the utilization of the tailgate combined with the fear of misrouting their brake What is your take on this? take care, space

stay in the downtown Marriot. take care, space

In transmitted force over time? you need to be a bit more specific. Suffice to say that one would easily be in pain without damaging the canopy and most likely by the time one did damage the canopy because of too many G´s one would be injured or worse. On BASE canopies I haven´t seen any fabric failure points but I have seen wear points. On Dacron lines the failure point would be just below the cascade where the inserted line terminates although there are a few wear points that should be examined every pack job. Hope this helps. take care, space