DJL

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  1. AND you got his PD tent directly in the background. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  2. Ha! "Hey, honey there's the kitchen over there. I'll be shooting some pool." "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  3. I think it's just impolite to Nazis to associate them with fanatical canopy restrictions and overbearing AAD regulation. Seriously, haven't they already gotten enough of a bad rap? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  4. It'll do until you realize that you're not cool unless your helmet matches your jumpsuit. Put gaffer's tape over snag points. The last thing you want is a line or riser snagging on the goggle clip. The two likely outcomes of a cutaway from that are the chin strap choking you out or the main canopy entangling with the reserve and probably still choking you out sometime before impact. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  5. No, there will be a little cap that you slide onto some pins to set it as slave. Go to the hard drive website and dig from there. Directions for doing this are always provided with new drives so the documents should be available. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  6. Yeah, that's bad for him to break from the dive-flow but why don't you guys just have him pull in place all the time. That way you're not wondering if you're tracking away from a canopy in the center or away from two others tracking in various directions. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  7. That's kind of like with the old main landing area at my DZ. 50% of landings were crosswind AND we managed to land in opposite directions all the time. Made for some great training. There were a bunch of times where I was setting up my approach legs and just go, "oh fuck THAT" and landed elsewhere. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  8. My Bow (and arrows). Yes, they were my toys. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Uhaul/Penske

    I'm sure a few people have already said it but DON'T USE UHAUL. They have a REALLY shitty maintenance program. Google it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  10. Pardon my asking but how can you tell. I used to hunt squirrels and doves with a pellet gun and a shot, even at a distance, would go right through them. Also, air rifles configured to take pellets are typically higher power. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  11. That depends a lot on the position. I'm a mechanical engineer. You don't learn thermodynamics and advanced calculus by working out in the field. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  12. I don't know if the language of it is "losing the TSO" but I just retired a reserve that was showing signs of its age. The fabric was losing it elasticity so we put her down, ripped the orange label off of it and wrote "unairworthy" across a portion of it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  13. I thought we just hated brown people. I was trying to figure our why we're not attacking the Australian outback with those boomarang weilding maniacs with their digeridoos. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  14. Yes, I soak it in a bag of bourboun to get the suckers nice and drunk. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  15. Sorry, I'm too overwhelmed with the lonelygirl15 controversy to watch anything on youtube. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  16. A quick question. What did you think Botulism was? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  17. That's cute. "Yes Carolyn, we have 5 detectives on this for you. They're working in shifts!" Doesn't really matter in the long run. If you're going to get into it then your instructors will just know that you've gotten in a couple of tandems. The jump isn't any different for a member or non-member. Although I'm sure someone could split hairs and say a tandem counts for this or that...in the long run...nope. Either way, don't believe what you hear from internet people. But, if you have the time, call a Skyride number, say you're from Richmond, VA and see where they try to send you. Again this has nothing to do with ASC and everything to do with Skyride. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  18. while i think the uproar in this thread is completely silly, your post is a good example of cultural bias.. they CAN absolutely tell who is who... its not hard to identify someone even in full garb IF you are used to doing so... Americans simply are not... hell half of them identify people by their CAR more than any real physical attributes... "Bob? Drives an Subaru?" etc... Mildred wears a curtain? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  19. You need to post a thread in the women's forum asking if all these ladies get jealous of the dropzone.com flavor of the week. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  20. Kbone, is that you? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  21. dude I started at 21 jumps D Haa!! My log book entry for jump #12: "Tried sitting thing." "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
  22. Ok, seriously. If YOU had to pick a way to go down would you pick freezing to death or drowning? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Friday

    There's GOT to be some paint fumes around or something!!!! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Friday

    Yeah, the one weekend until November where I don't have to get up at 7AM...and I have to work late as shit! Then probably get up at 7:30AM. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Friday

    Quick question. What are you nerds doing online on a Friday night. I have an excuse. What's your's? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher