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  1. 5.samadhi
    You can pack 58 tandems in one day? At 10 minutes a tandem packjob (which would be sloppy imo) that would be 9.677 hours of continous packing with no break for eating, drinking, peeing, pooping, waiting for an unpacked rig, resting. B U L L S H I T
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    what I've found...if you can walk onto a DZ with no reptuation as being a dependable reliable person/packer and get a job, then its probably not a place you WANT to pack at (DZO is a dick, the business is low, whatever). This is not always true, but mostly true I have found. The great packing jobs are usually coveted positions as the packer makes 200+ USD/day which is good wages for unskilled labor.
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    you made me lol
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    you mean leg singular right? I dont see how it would be possible to point both legs and not have your weight shifted the opposite direction.
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    sparky just curious why do you think tracking should hurt? Is your old age showing through there?
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    get out as far as possible from the dropzone (push it a little more each time if the winds are remaining constant)!!!! performance flying!!!
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    A hard time on this website. Your obvious trolling attempt is quite obvious.
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    you're funny
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    I agree with this. I'm just not sure saying they are increasing my risk of dying by their second hand smoke in an outdoor environment. Hell - I'm a skydiver - I am taking much greater risks than standing near a smoker. Second hand smoke can be a health risk. Exposing children to a heavy smoker in an automobile or small room is unacceptable. Smoking outside in an area where they shouldn't is being a douchebag. Its a quality of life issue. I like the farting in somebody's face analogy. Nobody wants to smell nasty gas from somebody's colon. Likewise we dont want to smell your nasty smoke that is coming from your lungs.
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    Not if the bridle is wrapped around your leg, but the solution is the same either way. what would you call it then? I would call it a bridle wrap resulting in a PC in tow. The second little guy is what I would call a horseshoe. semantics, namaste
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    the part that annoys me about this clown is how he was a dick to you telling you that his smoke wouldnt hurt you. what do you say to such a cunt?
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    thats called a PC in tow (your pic)
  13. 5.samadhi
    barrel roll and shout "PULL" cool I was hoping you had thought about that awesome strategy - never can be too sure on this site...also you never can be too cool come pull time in skydiving.
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    how will you 'wave off' in a track to let jumpers above you know you are deploying?
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    maybe not all people are abiding by the FAA (ie different country or just using private non-commercial aircraft)?
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    It was Niels Brusgaard, who came up with the idea, and a local Danish rigger from my DZ who created it for him. the suit looked more like a Skyflyer with bigger wings and the the integrated rig was integrated using zippers got any pics of that setup???
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    I really do not think those small holes will affect performance very much at all. I have flown canopies with holes like that and they work fine...and have had small patches done where I could not notice ANY gain in performance.
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    its not so much the forward speed or the vertical speed you have to worry about - but the combination (or vector).
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    I'd recommend something heavy duty so that way when you poo poo in your pants from a botched swoop you won't get poo poo on your canopy.
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    haha you're funny go travel across the country to do a steep track with some people.
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    If you're bored after five jumps it's you, not the suit. Look into the Shadow/Phantom or I-Bird/T-Bird. I think this is bad advice. I started on an I-Bird and then transitioned to a Vampire 2 after a few jumps. The vampire 2 flew significantly further than the I-bird and was significantly easier to pilot.
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    You talk as if a dropzone maybe would allow this guy NOT to sit in on a first jump course and get properly trained. That would be a fucking shit dropzone if they would allow him to skip a FJC.
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    If somebody blindsides you and runs into you on the road in a vehicle and dies as a result of the crash, then you were a factor in the event. You are clearly not responsible for their death and shouldn't be held responsible morally. It would be a terrible psychological tragedy if you held yourself responsible for their death. Likewise, if you sell a canopy to somebody and they use it at their dropzone under their S&TA, DZO's supervision and kill themselves, you should not be held responsible. Your argument is based on this (false) conditional as follows "if you are a factor in an event, then you are responsible for that event". By the way, selling canopies freely to whomever regardless of experience is consistent with very tight regulation at the local dropzone level. Keep it local!
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    I agree with you. For all I know they might want to kite your velo 79? Its up to them, their S&TA, rigger, and DZO to determine if its an appropriate canopy to jump at the dropzone. Until then you are selling a chunk of nylon and shouldnt short change yourself, especially when you have medical bills to pay!!!!
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    you can underload a canopy so much so that it will not get good penetration into the wind. I am 150lb and my first jump was on a manta 288...that sucka barely moved forward in a headwind for me