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Saturday, November 9. DSC, Buckeye. we will share some pictures and thoughts of Ela, the jump will be the sunset load and after that the bonfire starts. You know where it is, I will see you there. Sky Sanders namaste, motherfucker.

We will also hold a memorial in Chicago one day next week. Those details are not clear at this time, but i will let you know and you can disseminate information as is appropriate. The sentiment shared in this forum is helping those who really need it and i send it right back at ya. peace and blue skies namaste, motherfucker.

Thanks everyone. namaste, motherfucker.

Thank you everyone. namaste, motherfucker.

Does anyone have any information or links describing past skydive scatters. If one were to have intentions of doing such, are there legal issues, traditional dives, what kind of container etc. This is a time sensitive question. If one were to have intentions of such, one would need to be organized by saturday. namaste, motherfucker.

Does anyone have any information or links describing past skydive scatters. If one were to have intentions of doing such, are there legal issues, traditional dives, what kind of container etc. This is a time sensitive question. If one were to have intentions of such, one would need to be organized by saturday. namaste, motherfucker.

Ela's memorial service will be held Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 2pm. Paradise Chapel 3934 East Indian School Road. Phx, 85018 All are welcome. Anyone with a suitable location for a party afterwards, pm me. Also, Ela will make one last skydive with us on the last load saturday, somewhere. namaste, motherfucker.

Elizabeth Patricia Kuczynski June 20, 1975 - November 2, 2002 You continue to be a radiant point of love and light in the hearts and minds of all you touched. Thank you for loving me. You didn't have to go so soon. Forever yours, Sky namaste, motherfucker.

i had the same problem with a shitty paraordnance 45. sounds like he is limp-wristing, as mentioned above. namaste, motherfucker.

buckeye, az - seems like a lot of bud light and amber boch. i am going to try to bring a little culture to the dz this weekend when i pay my beer bill. guinness, fat tire, sam adams cherry wheat and whatever else i can lay my hands on. namaste, motherfucker.

she is the one that kicked me in the ass to finally start jumping. so now she is in a perpetual state of pissed ;-).... not because i am jumping, but because she is not jumping with me(has to work weekdays). ;-( so weekends are now even more enjoyable. namaste, motherfucker.

in the name of all that is righteous and holy, i beg you, let my first dropzone thread die! lmmfao. namaste, motherfucker.

double cutaway from my experience is single ring, a release cord for each riser, the reserve release cable is a good 5 inches longer, terminated with a ball ensuring riser release before reserve deployment. to be certain, e/p follows :arch,look,reach,pull, strip (sweep all cables clear and free with right hand), arch, pray. namaste, motherfucker.

just plain wrong..... got any more? namaste, motherfucker.

you are quite right, i was wearing double cutaway. my interest in the transfer was for the next time (that is never going to happen, right? ;-.). Fudd, in retrospect, i would have to say that my controllability check was good. the two previous jumps that day were with this canopy. and as it was a student rig, my goodies are always getting jammed, so after controllability, i have to graba a riser and shift each side. this also takes a few seconds. i was headed for dz throughout this process. no problem. it was after the turn that i felt something awry, immediately. as i was picking up the reserve, i saw the dbag fall. this leads me to believe that when i broke out of the spiral, the bags centrifugal momentum tore the rib out as the canopy moved away from it. if it came loose at pull, what are the odds that i would have beat it to the ground? just wondering. namaste, motherfucker.

first a couple points of clarification in order of importance.. 1) yes, i was beered. this entire weekend was one beerable offense after another. you can read the full account in talkback. 13 jumps, 5 cases of beer. if not for the 1caseperjump max, i might be in for more. lol. 2) I was thoroughly debriefed and then some. reason i ask here is obvious, can get second, third, fourth.....one hundreth opinions from those who know more than i. help me analyze my decision and reasoning and let me become even more comfortable than i already am with the idea of jumping out of a not exactly perfectly good airplane. ;-) 3) i have only 22 jumps but when the door opens, i WANT to jump. everytime. as a pilot i am able to draw parallels to flying the canopy wing and i feel like i am home while under canopy. Q: what took me so f*#&$ing long to come home? grumpy and macaulay, thanks for concurrance. tom, i will look up transfer. that may have been another alternative. Q: what are the deployment characteristics of a reserve while under partial canopy? and in a situation where a full cutaway is possibly fatal, (300 feet or so?) would you actually release your main or just use the reserve for added lift? Thanks guys. namaste, motherfucker.

thanks for stickin up for me r.e. beer bill, but i did 13 jumps this weekend and got beered on 5 of them. ouch. the first was when i came of student status. it was open season after that. they even stopped sending the truck out after me. i guess that means im in the gang. ;-> bed, shower, beer store, dz. wash, rinse, repeat. namaste, motherfucker.

yup, optical is the only way. you can mouse anywhere with them. unless, of course, you like playing with meece balls. i used to go through an ms mouse once a month, now have had the same optical for 3 years. jmho, namaste, motherfucker.

jump went fine exit to pull. opened fine. controllable. coming in, burned off some alti by full left toggle, having a little fun. think it was around 6 or so revolutions. half brake out and steering feels funny, look up and 4,5 and 6 are all collapsed in on one another. takes a second to get it spread out again and i can see a huge rip down the center of the canopy and it is no longer as controllable as i would like and it felt like i was losing a lot of lift. so, one stage cutaway at 1300. great landing, lots of adrenaline. as i was scooping up, dbag, pc and the entire (center rib?) fall right next to me. i flew this canopy 2 jumps previous and all was well, packer is diligent and respected. the entire panel that dbag is attached to peeled off, inside the seam. did i put undo stress on the canopy? is there a practical limit on the centrifugal force that can be exerted safely? does this kind of thing happen often? the canopy was still in flight, but my perception was that it was not safe to land. Would anyone of experience tried to land this canopy (with given information)? was it a) prudent or b)simply unavoidable or c)foolish to cut away at 1300? I would truly appreciate feedback on this somewhat unsettling but utlimately enlightening event. oh, canopy was 250 in student rig. Thank you. namaste, motherfucker.

1.5:13:5 real tired but smilin ear to ear. namaste, motherfucker.

in the ipod is, in no particular order hendrix, s.r.v, portishead, massive attack, tricky, zappa, miles, mingus, lamb, vast, zero7, ani difranco namaste, motherfucker.

Hey guys, howdy, nice to meet y'all and finally have a post. I need guidance. ;-) saturday aff 5,6,7. graduated. cool. oops, caseobeer. sunday, fall off bunk 7am, first load. 1st solo. caseobeer. next ride, 1st non dz plane, cool rollup door. fuck, caseobeer. next ride, under a 250. pop 3.5 all good, left spiral burns up 1800 feet, woohooo. halfbrake out of turn and feels kinda funny. inspection shows cells 4,5,6 collapsed in on one another. a few seconds of persuasion spreads canopy to reveal a missing p/c, d-bag, bridal and oh yeah, entire center rib. 1300 feet and wobbling down quick. stripping and arching by 1299.5. b.t.w. has anyone noticed how quick a main will dissapear and how it seems to take an hour for mr. reserve to show up? just wondering. perfect landing under reserve. right on. what a rush. a little early if you ask me, but cool. umm, caseobeer. last ride, 1st hop-n-pop. went well. hung out and noone said caseobeer. my question... are they starting to feel guilty or is this not a beerable offense? (crosses fingers). thanks, namaste, motherfucker.

f1, if you take rides from strangers, i will have room from phx to eloy. namaste, motherfucker.

Hey Chris, are you the guy that used to flame bonk for overposting in absm? namaste, motherfucker.