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  1. randompoints
    And Ed's letter just proves the point. Just plain stupid and have no understanding of their role. Even tho i don't agree with the new opening altitudes. The S&ta waiver is one of the dumbest things I've seen. So P3 at the end of the year gets an s&ta to waiver. And then we have an incident. Perris and the s&ta are up in front of the judge explaining why they waiver something called a "basic saftey rule" try explaining that to a jury. Jump prices go up or worse we lose a great dz. Protect the sport!!!! First rule of being on the board. Now back to the debate of what the heights should be
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    Sorry not in favor of either change. The one I never see any one discuss is that fact that potential change of the AAD firing altitudes isn't the full story. AAD set for 750 in belly to earth orientation = almost 1100 feet in none belly to earth(its out of your burble) Moving the AAD to 1000feet, means possible fire at 1300-1400. Sorry I want the AAD to be LAST resort, the only reason AAD's became acceptable in the first place was they finally started showing they probably wouldn't kill you with a misfire, The main firing parameters are speed and altitude. They don't know what else is going on, i.e. canopy wrap, idiot tracking under you. If i'm forced to dump lower than I want because of something, i'd rather not be killed by the AAD. I think the push to change is so we don't look to hard on why reserves aren't working with TSO limits, that needs to be addressed I have no issue with H&P at 2K, prefer to pull at 2500-2700 at FF speeds. Don't agree with pushing liability to the STA's
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    fair enough, I still think its a bad act tho and i do care about domestic Violence, seen way to much of it. This just doesn't address the issues properly IMO
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    i guess i'm just curious as to the point of your original post. You like this Act, i think it has the real potential to go to far. I understand most of your points and I understand what you hope to avoid. At the same time you acknowledge some of my points, and maybe some of the other counter points. So why post a list of senators who voted no, do you really have an issue with them? I mean the process worked in your favor almost 70% agreed this was a good Act. and it passed. Why make a list of evil senators who opposed. Isn't it likely they saw it as some others that maybe this wasn't the way to address your concerns. For this particular act i wouldn't say anyone was right or wrong for either vote, its just such a gray area and i just hope i'm wrong with how i think it will be implemented
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    And I agree and understand the thought process Just there has to be room for common sense. The act passed so hopefully it will be implemented fairly. Those Who opposed it I'm not sure are bad guys. They may read it the way I do and see to much room for poor execution of the act. I don't think they just opposed because they hate women or want to keep them down. I haven't read any of their counter arguments and I would prefer to judge each senator based on why they voted no vs hating them for the no
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    I disagree with the push to mandatory arrest on a call. Every situation is different and their has to be discretion of the police to determine what is right. We have seen time and again where certain mandatory actions backfire. The 5 year old arrested for playing cops and robbers with his finger as an example. I have a personally been on scene where the call is made, it was very clear that it was a divorce action. Meaning the women made the call to accuse and arrest to better her court position,. Lucky the guy had her family including mom and grandmother on site to dispute. Mandatory someone goes to jail. We discussed and thought that best course was for her to leave, but arrest wasnt needed, as no one was in danger. Police have to the ability to use common sense, and apply the spirt of the law. Just my opinion
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    don't know anything about sideways shooting, my thoughts it would be ok for super short distance, but you would be shooting low from the start. you also need to adjust your thoughts on bullet ballistics to figure it out, the bullet never rises out of the barrel gravity starts working instantly and starts sinking immediately. Now your aim adjust as you said, dead on at 25, then your high, then zeroed again, then low. That because your sights sit high on the riffle and are slightly tilted down to the zero mark. http://www.chuckhawks.com/bullet_trajectory.htm So working out sideways shooting with that in mind I would say if your riffle was 90degrees on its right, your bullet strike would be low and ?left? of target til 25 and low and ?right? after 25. haha intresting thought
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    Kinda what I was trying to say
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    Lol that was the first thing I thought. It was one thing to lose count. But he had fired 6 counting out loud and still didn't know what was left. Over the top, but its what he felt he needed to do. I dont comment much on parenting unless it's obvious abusive. No one situation is the same it's almost like the weather so many variables in raising kids it's hard to say one action is wrong or right without living it.
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    not my experience at all. of course I did it a bit different, took the army to college route so no student loans (thank u GI bill, army college fund). Great Pay, Great Benefits working for private sector. One of the large evil corporations everyone whines about. they sure do well by me.. maybe it’s not the engineering but the location? I wouldn't work North East everything has been so union it makes really hard for people right out school hope you find something you like better
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    I was thinking more on the lines of an entanglement, sorry I want my aad to be the last option when all hope is gone, the hail Mary as Ron said. Before that I want to be in charge. Believe me I hope never to deploy and have the main wrapped stuck on my camera helmet. That's 3 seconds to cut away the helmet and get the reserve out vs aad fire into mess. It's also why I deploy high enough to fix before 1600, I'm just talking worse case
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    to add, one thing no one is talking about (cypress as its the one I know the best) the 750ft activation is for belly to earth with the unit in your burble, if you back to earth that activation can easily be 1000 to 1100. If you raise the min's of the activation by 500ft, and your unstable you could have an activation by 1600ft. That's pretty damn high for automatic control when you could be still dealing with something. I agree leave the min's alone, jump the right gear for what you are doing. sorry Ron didn't really mean it as a reply to you ur just last on the list
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    Correct that's why I said I didn't think comparing the 2 was something you could do. 2 different issues, want to debate the big5 hunts, fine. Want to debate the fenced hunting of elk or deer in a small fenced in area, fine. I just think they 2 separate issues
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    I don't know if comparing the "Big5 hunts in Africa" is the same thing. The fees paid by the hunters to hunt pay for the park rangers the fences and the conservation areas that allow the endangered species to survive. Try poaching in some of those area's, the park rangers will judge and jury you right there, your messing with their pay check. Also they select which animals can be hunted, i.e. past breeding age and such. I'm not saying its sporting or anything, or is it the best way. Just the way it is at the moment.
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    All of the advice so far on how to change is good. Want to improve, practice. my advice either get a copy of pack like a pro, or one of the many youtube vids on how to pack, take your rig home buy your favorite drink pack about 50 times right there can be stretched over a week, no one watching no stress no hurry. you'll be a 10 minute packer in no time
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    +1 on changing length of yellow's. One of our consumer groups have been timing them and the RLC are always way off. There is a formula that is ran to determine how long a yellow should be. shorter for slower speed limits and longer for faster. 45 mph = about 5 seconds this gives u time to make the judgement call and stop safetly if ur not under the yellow. In dallas all of the 45 mph RLC camera's on the last sweep had yellow's of 2.5-3.5 seconds. and you wonder why fender benders increase, everyone slamming on their breaks trying to avoid the ticket. its about $$ that is all
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    I actually think they had more of a right to do this than the Men. The men are professionals and return home to their mcmansions and fat contracts, These girls did it for the game. Let them PARTY!!!
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    Really going to argue with Ian if its bucking your deflecting your tail, thats it Love mine, i have great openings always on heading, i guess I do have some end cell closure's, but I really really don't understand why people get their undies in a twist on end cell's. Really doesn't matter, you can inflate them very quickly or just ignore them by the time I stow my slider and get ready to pop my brakes they work themselves out. I don't even consider them a nuisance
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    Kids take by pound this year 10 year old 9.6 pounds 9 year old 15.4 pounds uh hell yes i steal it. I then donate it to my coworkers
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    14, Dropzone BRATZ rule!!!
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    I don't think I said he was going to win it. I just said how amazing what he is doing is. Coming in second to Contador his teammate is freaking great and nothing to hold your head down about. And again they are both pushing each other into a 1-2 finish, If Levi hadn't gone down Astana could have easily finished 1,2,3 has any team EVER done that before.
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    Let's see 37, out for almost 4 years, broken shoulder a few months ago, and still holding 2nd with his specialty a time trial up to come. Yea not bad is an understatement Contador and Lance are both benefiting from being on the same team. Contador is a stud for sure whines a bit much to the media for me to really root for him. Watching the race in HD has been great the scenery is amazing
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    no one mentioned my pet peeve. leaving to much or more often not enough slack between last stow and risers. line twists may not be a problem on a student canopy "other than students being below them" but we all know how a high performance canopy can react.
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    quick question. 10hpa is equal to how many feet? if thats more than say 100 feet. you might reconsider that idea. moving an AAD fire down from 750 to 650 or less really reduces chance of full inflation. the one AAD fire i've seen is stupid low maybe 10seconds of canopy flight
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    everything you said is dead on, but it shows you thought about it way to much, you need a girl!!! or more jumps