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I can also answer any specific questions you ahve, though. I'm normally going to be the last to toot my own horn, but my bad experience with my Jetta over the last 5 years notwithstanding, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who knows more about the MKIV than I do. cavete terrae.

Quick breakdown of my experience with MKIV Volkswagens: Not very quick Poor handling (understeers into the next state) GREAT interior, except when it starts falling apart after a few years. Questionable reliability, at best. Classy looks Fun to drive Decent gas mileage Worst customer service out of any company I've dealt with, in any industry. Ever. cavete terrae.

It's VERY dependant on the year. A 2003 or late might be acceptable. Stay away from anything earlier than that. cavete terrae.

I've heard of stranger things in freefall... In either case, the answer's the same: I'd prefer multiple times a day, but I'll take it when I can get it. Or, dirty nightclub answer: "That depends on how often YOU need it" cavete terrae.

Freefall, or touch? cavete terrae.

When this swooper hits 88mph, you're going to see some serious shit. cavete terrae.

Mine still uses both of these. I was taught to count off: Arch thousand, look thousand, reach thousand, pull thousand, arch thousand. I did look the first couple of times, but as a student of psychology and a college athlete as well, I know how important muscle memory is. The first time I made a PRCP, I made a note of where the practice ripcord was, and I'd practice my pulls even when not at the DZ sometimes. When I did my first honest-to-god freefall, I got up to terminal and knew exactly where my ripcord was. I have yet to miss a pull. As for the chest mount altimeter, I agree wholly. I really do not like several aspects of it, primarily the fact that when I'm in my stable arch, I can glance at a wrist-mount alti with little or no movement, and thus I do not compromise my stability, which is damned important for a student, in my humble opinion. With a chest mount altimeter, I have to look down at my chest, thereby changing the airflow over my head. Is it a huge deal? Probably not, but I'd prefer a hand-mount alti. After talking to my instructors, they said if I want to bring one, that's fine. Hence, I am ordering an Altimaster Galaxy in the next couple of weeks. Under canopy, I have a mixed feeling on the chest mount. On the one hand, the harness is higher-up when you're suspended, so the alti is right in your face and easy to read. On the other hand.... it's right in your face. I think once I get my Galaxy, I'll wear both that and the chest mount while I acclimate myself to the idea of looking at my hand, but once I've got it after a few jumps, to hell with the chest mount. cavete terrae.

Hey, an almost-local! I'm going to uni in Sioux City, I jump at Skydive Adventures in Luverne MN.... I'm going to hit LSPC and Crete once I get my A next month tho! cavete terrae.

0:0:0 Screwed by the wind, 2 weeks in a row cavete terrae.

I was taught that I'm to decide by 2,500', act by 2,000'. Three seconds, at stable terminal, to act. cavete terrae.

If I didn't keep constantly getting screwed by weather, I'd have gone double digits today. Or last week. Or maybe next week. !(@*#!@(* 2 more weekends before I lose currency cavete terrae.

Ah, I see. Cooter crescent! cavete terrae.

I wear a black, purple, and green-beaded necklace. I don't have my A, but I bought it after my first freefall. I knew I was hooked (pinned?) for life cavete terrae.

What is a hood ring? cavete terrae.

I guess that's true enough. I'll just be on student status still that weekend, and I don't wanna go through the trouble of finding a coach to jump with. C'est la vie, I'll still visit you lot sometime this summer, you're only a couple hours from me. Hell, I found out about your DZ when I had a soccer game against Doane last fall and I noticed canopies overhead during warmups. Almost took a shot to the face because I was concentrating on whoever was in the air, instead of making the save cavete terrae.

Gahh... why couldn't it have been later in the summer?? cavete terrae.

I can't tell you about any rules, since I don't know, but I can tell you that I certainly take my ADHD medication on the way to the DZ every day that I jump. I have no doubt I could do everything without them, but how bad of a day would it be if I'm in freefall and think "Gosh, that looks like a nice place to eat", and start thinking about food, and lose altitude awareness? cavete terrae.

My 6 favourites I've taken in the last 6 months or so: http://www.spiceweasel.net/albums/d70favourites/thegruecometh.sized.jpg http://www.spiceweasel.net/albums/d70favourites/tach.sized.jpg http://www.spiceweasel.net/albums/d70favourites/shoessteps.sized.jpg http://www.spiceweasel.net/albums/d70favourites/splat.sized.jpg http://www.spiceweasel.net/albums/zap/lightning3.sized.jpg http://www.spiceweasel.net/albums/baseball080405/0001_G.sized.jpg cavete terrae.

Like he said. Cloudy, too. NExt weekend, perhaps cavete terrae.

Green grapes during the summer, when I'm at work. I'll sit on the pool deck (Pool manager/head lifeguard) and eat pounds of grapes! cavete terrae.

how about the "F-16s"? Those looked for all the world like F/A-18s to me I try not to listen to anything technical on TV anymore, it's all crap. I just try and be entertained. cavete terrae.

There's actually an all-weekend party going right now with a couple hundred people from my uni, but since I don't drink, and have no connection with most of 'em... meh. It'll get busted up anyway. No jumping, gonna be too windy. cavete terrae.

YOu just wanna hear the accent! sure...and you wanna hear mine YOu can't possibly be that bored... can you? cavete terrae.

YOu just wanna hear the accent! cavete terrae.

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