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  1. millertimeunc
    (for our foreign readers, the above is a joke and will probably get you shot...well, shot *at*, we are talking about police after all...) True story, I was shooting to qualify on the M9 before my last deployment, and the guy next to me was having trouble even hitting the target at 7 (yes, SEVEN) yards. He asked me how I was keeping my groups tight and what my job was, and I explained that my dad taught me how to shoot at an early age, and I was a pilot, I asked him what his job was, and he casually replied "security forces." Oh crap..... The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Definitely agree. I've seen my girl in sweats and a white tank top, and it was so hot it just about made my teeth sweat! The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Uh, I don't want my ass rocked. Ever. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    I had a simulator ride at 3am when I was getting qualified in this aircraft. We were coming in on an ILS and I remember thinking "wow, I'm glad my partner's flying this approach, I'm waaaay too tired..........oh FUCK I AM flying right now!" The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Just wondering if anyone out there had any funny sleep deprivation stories. I just got back from an exercise, and at one point, I went to sleep sitting in a chair while my aircraft commander was talking to me. When I snapped out of it a couple of seconds later, it took me a minute to remember where I was and what I was doing. Being sleep deprived SUCKS. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    This was my first reserve ride from spinning line twists. After cutting away, I was low enough to not waste any time trying to get stable belly to earth, and pulled my reserve while head low and slightly on my back. I expected a rough deployment, but it opened quickly and with no drama, other than 2 line twists (no doubt related to the position I was in when I deployed it). It is a PD 143 which I am loading between 1.5-1.6, and it flew BIG. It reminded me a lot of a Spectre. I flared a little early on landing and was expecting to have to run it out, but the flare just kept going until I was completely stopped. I think that this is an outstanding reserve, and I'm glad I went with it!
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    How did somebody throw the storm? That's pretty impressive. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    I fly a similar airframe, and depending on altitude and configuration, it's possible to descend that far in about 45 seconds to a minute. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    "How much longer until we land?" "I can't tell." "You can tell me, I'm a doctor." He'll be missed. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    "If you think the USA is a democracy, maybe I can interest you in some beach front property in Bangladesh." Uh, Bangladesh has a pretty sizable coastline, or were you more referring to the fact that it's just a shit-hole country? The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Saw a few of those as well, often with more money than sense. Glad I'm not one of those guys. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Not true. I've seen quite a few lackadaisical skydivers and skydivers who lack self-confidence. The best things in life are dangerous.
  13. millertimeunc
    I frustrated people who were waiting to pie me for my 500th by dropping my gear off with the packers and taking my jumpsuit off but standing there holding onto the jumpsuit for a long time while engaged in a long conversation (with the person who was the "distract Krisanne" decoy). Finally someone just grabbed the jumpsuit out of my hand and the deed was done. That's pretty good! I had some people who knew me too well get me for my 100th. First, they took advantage of one of my favorite things (drinking beer) to get me distracted, then used my competetive attitude against me by suggesting a drunken 3 legged race across the DZ. It was only as they were finishing up the knots that I realized that they had tied me to the only other guy who had done his 100th the weekend before......... The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Actually, I don't think he's too bothered about comments like that. It takes a lot to bum Millertime out, and armchair-quarterbacking on dizzy.com doesn't do it. I'm familiar with the area he jumps at because I've jumped there as well, and the SHORTEST distance he could have flown (getting out over Hill AFB and pulling at 3k over Ogden tower) was 2 miles, and was more likely a bit longer than that. Sooooo...he's proving the physics that forward speed causes the suit to generate more lift, having fun, and getting better at flying his new suit in the process. Where's the down side?
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    Indeed. This is why I've stopped looking for Keira Knightley. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Lowlife?? I think she is evil Hence the words "evil bitch." The best things in life are dangerous.
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    That evil bitch isn't sorry at all. She's just sorry the story spread as far as it did and that now so many people know that she's a lowlife. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Mmm peanut butter crackers.... Just put on there 'Snacks' or 'Crackers' or 'Chips' They're more worried about the things that aren't already packaged. They rarely ever even look in the box, I know there are plenty of things prohibited, but I've seen about half of them make it here without being checked. The big ones are no alcohol or porn mags... however, DVDs or Movies... well They're not too bad about it for the most part, they got alot of mail to process. Now, Qatar... those guys will straight up arrest you for porn when you go through customs... Not that I was witness They'll deport you and blacklist you if they "think you're having an attitude with them." It's happened twice since I've been here. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    I started out on a Spectre, I've jumped a lightly loaded Nitron, Sabres 1&2, Safires, a Katana once, and Pilots. My last canopy was a borrowed Pilot 150, and I'm on a Pilot 132 right now. I love 'em because they don't do anything spectacularly, but they do everything well. Plus, they're great for wingsuiting! The best things in life are dangerous.
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    My job involves flying a large airplane for long periods of time, so nodding off is a really bad idea! When I start to get a little bit snoozy, I hand the aircraft over to the other pilot, get out of my seat, chug a diet pepsi, and go do push ups in the back of the plane until I can't do any more. It always works.
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    Lindsay

    millertimeunc replied to ntrprnr's topic in The Bonfire

    None of these celebrities are ever sorry for what they've done, they're just sorry they got caught. I bet she'll probably "find Jesus" while she's in jail, too. They all do. The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Not that I don't trust the people in our sport, but there are a LOT of random tandem students coming and going at my DZ. I wear double-button cargo shorts and carry my valuables with me on every skydive, just to be safe. Ya can't be too careful! The best things in life are dangerous.
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    A good friend of mine's mom was just diagnosed with skin cancer. It is a rare type of skin cancer where the spots don't have the usual pigment of melanoma, and are difficult to detect (looks like there's nothing there, but cancerous spots do exist). Bottom line, make sure you're looking after your health, get checkups, and use sunscreen! The best things in life are dangerous.
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    I heard that the Y2K models that weren't upgraded to the 4 digit manufacturing date all stopped working at midnight January 1st, 2000. Sure sucked for some people doing New Year's night jumps! The best things in life are dangerous.
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    Fruit beers? Careful you don't have a few small explosions in your house! I hear the fruit sugars cause a pretty aggressive fermentation! The best things in life are dangerous.