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how many young sky divers are there on this board?
Vlad replied to TribalTalon's topic in The Bonfire
I'm 21. Made my first 5 jumps at 16 yo, then had to wait couple years before taking the S/L classes. -
For holiday ale I would prefer to have a gravity higher than 1070. I'm not sure how many pounds of extract that translates to, 'cause I do all-grain. As for the yeast, you would be better off with some Belgian. They have the ability to ferment high gravity beers.
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I have a kegerator. Sort of. It inlcudes one 3gal Cornelius keg, one 5 gal Senco keg, CO2 tank, and some space in my fridge. I use it for homebrew only.
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Completely disagree with that. Skydiving is a dangerous sport (do not try to convince me otherwise - I'm not a whuffo). And it is right for a loving person to worry about their SO. I also disagree with all the "cutaway" bullshit. It is good for stupid movies, but in real life you need to find compromises...
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Best wishes, Michele !
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Apologies accepted. I just visited several Russian forums, where statements like that are made quite often, but not in a joking way.
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Skydivejersey, that was out of line. I think that was a completely antisemitic sentence. Never thought I would find a racist at dz.com
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Guys, I posted this to inform the manufacturers of the potential sewing mistake. My nearest rigger is in 350 miles, and I did not have the opportunity to show the canopy to him. We, the jumpers, can not catch all of the production glitches. Hell, PA has not found this failure until their test jumper flew my canopy ! Let alone an average jumper..
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you are right
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hm.. Unlike Hitler, Stalin did not have a specific purpose to destroy one given nationality..
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I installed the canopy myself. And this is not something that is obvious from a first sight.
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I had a trouble with my new canopy : bad openings, awful landings. When I sent it to the manufacturer, they discovered that by accident, c and d lines were interchanged (that is sawn in place of each other). Company's president told me that this was the first such case in his experience (several decades). My canopy was corrected, and sent to me w/o any charge. I decided to post this, so that others can benefit from one company's mistake. edit to add : P.S. THe canopy was Nitron by P.A. I received an outstanding service from George Galloway, and I would buy another canopy from him without any hesitation.
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I'm half Jewish, half Russian (Slavic)
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I don't know.. Crossbow works pretty nice for me. I use it once or twice a week. That is not too often, but better than never. I got it new for $450, and am very happy with it.
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No, the main is D1-5U. You are right about the reserve. On that jump I also had the PPKU (aad).
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This is a photo from my second jump (in Russia)
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I'll disagreee with you. I bought my ultralight trike for $8500 (not that different from what a good rig costs), and it costs me about $3/hour for fuel. For the price of one jump ticket I can fly for 5 freeking hours !! And yes, it is as exciting, as skydiving. I honestly can not tell which one I like more.
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Ever jumped in a foreign country ??
Vlad replied to lazyfrog's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
my first 5 jumps were made in Russia. Pros - cheap prices, cool people Cons- dzo was a very military-type person with all the shouting bullshit. Jumps were made on round canopies. -
There is nothing "good" or "bad" in applying for USPA membership. The card won't make you a better skydiver, or safer skydiver. The only problem with not getting the membership is that lots of dropzones in the US won't allow you to jump. Most, but not all of them, keep in mind. I myself won't be a member of USPA if not for the reason mentioned above. P.S. folks, lets not start another USPA debate
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(Homer Simpson) "that little boy is a hero !" (Lisa) "Why is that ?" (H.S.)" well, he fell down the hole." (L) "how does that make him a hero ???" (HS)" well, it is MORE THAN YOU DID !!!"
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Billvon, premature reserve openings have also destroyed Cessnas in the past. They are a danger in any small aircraft. I agree, that ultralights have a higher risk. But premature opening should not happen if the jumper gives the proper care to his gear, and sits tight in the aircraft.
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No, Tonto. I'm telling, that given the same respect as for any other type of jump, skydiving from ultralight is just as safe. It is very important that pilot turns the engine off.
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I've got a lot of jumps of trikes. In fact, I own one myself and fly it pretty often. First of all, you will be sitting in the back, sideways. You can go pretty high in a trike - 6-7000 feet is not a problem. Ask the pilot to turn the engine off on the jumprun. I have jumped with the prop spinning no problem, but I'd preferred not to. To exit, put your foot on the wheel, and simply dive down. Do not forget to make a forward flip, and wave the pilot goodbuy. That is the most fun part :-) Jumping from trikes is very safe and easy. Do not believe anyone who tells you otherwise. P.S. Alexei, mozhesh mne napisat' na kozlodoev2001@yahoo.com
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You are just kidding, right ? We, USA, are considered to be an agressor. Not only by Arabs - by most of the world.. Just ask any European...
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It's just like any other American megabrewery beer - bud, miller... Swill, pisswater, whatever you want to call it. If this is the only thing available, I would drive to the store and buy something else.