TitaniumLegs

Why don't sharks eat lawyers? Professional courtesy. ------------------------------ What do you call removing a sliver from a lawyer's ass? Brain surgery. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Just make sure it doesn't drink out of the toilet... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Well, there's always Andrew Dice Clay.... (Granted, the Mary(s) to whom he refers are unlikely to be virgins.) (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

... and the ones on the freeway overpasses. Sure, there's lots more. It's all available on various web sites too. Another peeve is using a national anthem as a ring tone on cell phones, unless the user intends to stand at attention and let it play before answering the phone. Come to think of it, the Morse SOS is misused as a ringtone. It has specific meaning, people! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

We used a similar system, but with an audible capability. Take a 15ft section of rope and tie a small dog to it. After the canopy is open, lower the dog. When you hear the "Yelp!", FLARE! We called it a "flare puppy". Peter (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Well, I'm not taking my hat off or putting my hand over my heart, because that's not how it's done where I come from. I will, however, stand at attention and not move, flinch, scratch, whatever until the anthem is over or the flag has passed. That goes for any nation's anthem or flag. I always thought that was pretty stupid, too. I find it interesting how ignorant people are of flag etiquette, even when they mean the best, and how you left that out. - The flag is not to be worn as a T-shirt or boxer shorts. - It is not to be printed on a door mat. - You don't drape yourself in the flag, no matter how famous a rock star you are. - If you want to wear it, wear a pin or patch properly attached to an article of clothing in a position of honour. - If you want to wear or display two or more national flags, they should be displayed in equal positions of honour, although generally the host nation flag should be flown on the left as seen by the most viewers (this is called "right of line"). I could go on, but these are just a couple peeves of mine. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

So glad to hear you say that. Seems many of them do. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I'm using IE, and one of your embedded URLs comes out as "http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/www.fark.com" which naturally results in a 404 neenergram. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Well, not quite. You need the http:// part as well, as in this. Hot tip: Use the [Preview Post] button to make sure it will work the way you expect before you actually post. Edit: Ahh, you caught it yourself. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Yes, but not in 1989. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Clickety-click (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

It is not a dot, It is a spot as in where to exit the plane. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I remember Berlin, too... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Lunchtime, doubly so. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I'm not asking for confessions. So feel free to answer the poll and not post. If you want to confess, go read FAR105.43 10 times out loud and never sin again and you'll still not be forgiven. Peter (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I thank him for not wasting my money when the batteries currently in the unit still read 6300+mV. Of course, this is now a violation of the FARs since the manufacturer requires the battery change. Funny, though, I remember in the early days of CYPRES that many (riggers even) didn't know about the 2-year battery rule, and didn't change them. Never heard of a problem. I'd like to see evidence that a battery over 2 years but still showing over 6000 mV or even 6200-6300 mV caused the unit to fail. I give thanks that it didn't break at 15 feet again, and switch to rear risers. As for the rest, seems like you have an axe to grind. If this is really all at one DZ, then there is quite possibly a problem. Your problem is what to do about it. The "right thing" is to take it to the DZO and if it isn't fixed, take it to the FAA FSDO. Your other options, as other have pointed out, are to walk away or inform the world. People have tried the last approach and after a while it sounds like a broken record. No matter what you do, you're not going to make any friends with the DZO, pilot or staff there. It would probably not be safe for you to jump there ever again, or at any DZ run by these guys. I brought up an issue with a DZ (not a safety/FAR/BSR issue, but a business issue) and they retaliated by putting me out on a skyboard in a dangerous location. Yes, I checked the spot and delayed a little when I saw how bad it was, but I could tell the guy doing the spot was about to do something really stupid like push me or grab a handle, and on the board I was in no position to fight the guy off. I won't jump at the DZs owned by these two guys because they clearly can't be trusted. No, I'm not going to say who or where. Peter (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

ABSOLUTELY NOT!! I can't believe we are still preaching this doctrine. Jess isn't really preaching this. What he's been doing a lot lately is putting the freeflyers out first so they get a decent spot and stop landing out and getting him in trouble with the City of Marina. Apparently it's been more of a problem with freeflyers than with RW jumpers. Now one thing that hasn't been discussed is skysurfers - where do you put them? The most common answer is "first". The best answer is "It depends (tm)". Usually, they're out first to give them room and so they don't have to do the plastic army man dance to the door. From a fall rate/drift point of view, it depends on the size of board and what position they will spend the freefall in. - A first timer on a 34" board will spend almost all his time on his belly in the recovery position doing PRCPs. - As a beginner gains skill, they will spend most of the freefall feet- or head-down, possibly at speeds faster than many freeflyers. - On an expert board with a wingsuit (usually a sit suit), standing fall rate can be around RW speed, but can pick up during maneuvers. - An intermediate board, obviously, will be somewhere in between. The other big consideration is deployment altitude. I'm an expert skysurfer, and I usually like to pitch around 4000'. Beginners should dump higher than that, and some experts may take it lower. With all that in consideration, the best place for a surfer may be just before the students. Whether that's possible depends on the aircraft, and possibly on the type of bindings on the board. The Otters at Chicago and Monterey have the floor padding. I find the board slides nicely on it so it's easy to go last. With clicker bindings, you can walk to the door, step on the board (make sure it's locked) and go. Not sure this is great practice, but I've done it. Gotta go... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Every one must send hookitt 1 dollar for each of the next 10 posts they make.* * That equals 10 dollars in total. Payable with paypal or money order. There are no time restrictions between your next, and your 10th next posting. Hookit must pay Titaniumlegs 14% tax on all post payments. Cash, money order or jump tickets. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

What about (in the voice of Dennis Hopper) "CANOPY ON FIRE - WHAT DO YOU DO?" (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

4 years ago or so, I was flying from either Orange County or San Diego (don't remember which - I was flipping back and forth couple times a week at the time) and as we deplaned the Reno Air pilot saw my skydive jacket and said, "Oh, you shold have told me sooner. I would have taken it a little left over Monterey for you!" Reno flew MD80/90s which are one of the few aircraft with tail stairs like the 727. Too bad I didn't have my rig with me! Peter (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Funny (or not) you should mention this. A couple friends of mine, let's change their names to Noreen and Matt, (not that they're particularly innocent), went to the South of the Border Boogie a couple weeks ago. After checking their rigs and passing through security, they were paged back to the checkin counter. "Some half-literate TSA monkey" didn't know how to put their rigs back together. The whole thing - main, reserve, freebag, CYPRES - was strewn across the floor. At this point, I'm of the opinion that you are way better off carrying the rig than checking it. At least that way you have the opportunity to tell them what it is, present credentials, etc. Peter (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

The hook knife might actually be acceptable under the latest Permitted & Prohibited Items list, given that safety razors ARE permitted. The blade in a hook knife is smaller, and is protected by the hook. You may have better luck with a plastic hook knife than a metal one. http://www.tsa.gov/public/interweb/assetlibrary/tsa_ppitems.pdf As a general suggestion, any traveler should print and carry a recent copy of this list. Skydivers should carry: - CYPRES card - SIM or FAR, at least FAR105.43 and maybe the section on Riggers. - Logbook - Membership/license Technically, your reserve must be in date to carry it on since it would reasonably be available as an emergency parachute, not that you would be able to make use of it. But then, I've NEVER been asked for the packing card prior to boarding! By the way: Just because something is listed as permitted does NOT mean you should push the limits or test the system. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

All the sponsor/promotional stuff all the "known" people get is a big reason the stuff is so expensive for those of us who have to pay for it. We're paying for yours, too. At least this time, it's somebody I actually know getting free shit! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Dood, u r a looser. Kidding, to make your point. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I *have* boobies. Prove it... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.