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  1. lowhook
    Writing your transition just verified what everyone probably would have concluded. BTW, since you like stickies, here is another on for you: http://www.bigairsportz.com/pdf/bas-sizingchart.pdf I believe in there somewhere it says that you have no business on a full elliptical at this point. I'll drop it now and wait for you over on SoFPiDaRF Facebook group.
  2. lowhook
    This is not bashing you on canopy control. It is just a general observation that your attitude has you headed straight to a wheelchair controlled by a sippy straw. I think you will skip right past the femur part. I think trying to keep someone alive is a positive thing. You can't even get it to open. Just wait until your are flying it into the ground.
  3. lowhook
    Waching hubris kill someone in this sport is never funny. But you seem to have things covered pretty well.
  4. lowhook
    The Valkyrie is much more forgiving than the Katana, especially at higher wingloadings. Luckily with your progression you will be there in 10-20 jumps. So all should be AOK!
  5. lowhook
    Does anyone know if they are still made? I have one and want another. I know there are other brands out there but my LEADBELLY was perfect.
  6. lowhook
    The toggle did not come off the line. What I wrote was that the lower control line came apart from the upper control line. Some line sets like Velo have a single line from the toggle to the cascade. Others have a separate upper and lower control line. The lower in this case is roughly 24 inches long. You can tie knots around the toggle finger trapped loop all day long and it will do nothing for what I described.
  7. lowhook
    This happened to a friend of a friend at another DZ. He sent his Icarus canopy to a local rigger to have it relined. He jumped it 5 times without event. On the 6th jump he went to pop the toggles after opening and the right lower control line came right off. He had a toggle in his hand connected to a lower control line that was floating in the breeze. I am guessing it was finger trapped but never bar tacked. It could have been worse. It could have come off during a swoop.
  8. lowhook
    John, I am sure you do not have any of those problems because everyone can see you with your baggie suit and you will not steer into anyone under your paracommander and your can hear everything through your frap hat. Sure do miss those good old days.
  9. lowhook
    Todd Hawkins, National champion, world meet medalist, member of Arizona Airspeed and Perris Fury as well as Sector Captain for the upcoming Dubai 500-Way World Record will be coaching a 16-way+ camp at Chicagoland Skydiving Center on Aug 13-14. This is an invitational event. If you are interested please contact Brian Darnell (contact info in the link below). Invites will go out to all interested AND qualified jumpers. Referrals are also welcome. It is not your jump numbers but your skill and attitude that will prevail. Todd will design the dives, jump with us and perform debriefing. http://www.skydivecsc.com/zone/calendar_detail.php?event_id=1438
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    lowhook replied to billvon's topic in Relative Work

    Tom, You said: "we should have a begginers class evidently..." Well there was one in 1998. They called it Recreation Class and the dive draw was limited to randoms. USPA being the brainiacs they are did not really create a new class as they then got rid of the advanced class and just called intermediate class advanced! So medals for advanced in 1998 would have an asterisk next to them if this were baseball. When this happened competitors complained that beginners should not be at Nationals and Recreation Class went away... You can never make everyone happy. Brian
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    lowhook replied to billvon's topic in Relative Work

    G=guest (a non-US citizen on the team. They can complete but cannot take medals.
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    lowhook replied to billvon's topic in Relative Work

    Thanks Bill
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    lowhook replied to billvon's topic in Relative Work

    USPA should be ashamed of themselves. If they had something that would provide the updates that USPANationals.com did then ok, spend my dues on a cease and desist. But they offer nothing, Omniskore is a joke and the Skydive Chicago site offers nothing but a few team pictures. Way to go USPA!!! Way to generate buzz!
  14. lowhook
    I think it is a money maker for the USPA and some dropzones. Ask yourself if you would want to be coached by someone with your current experience?
  15. lowhook
    What kind of a loaner are you? Mortgage, banking, car? I know some a few skydiving CPA's so a loaner should fit right in.
  16. lowhook
    Suggestion: Do not listen to an mp3 player while operating a motor vehicle or jumping from an airplane. Some things require 100% attention. I know...this is probably a troll, but I took the bait.
  17. lowhook
    I believe the question was "Do you write books for a living?"
  18. lowhook
    Yes or No will suffice.
  19. lowhook
    Yup, it can be just that simple. A case of "get-back-itis" can become deadly. You recognized it early. Good job. You broke the chain before it hit critical mass and are here to tell us about it.
  20. lowhook
    It is pretty uncommon in skydiving. Names after Napoleon's battlefield surgeon. It was common in battle on horseback when a rider would fall with the foot still caught in the stirrups dislocating or breaking the bones between the forefoot and midfoot. Directional forces involved in skydiving lead to more broken ankles or heels (talus/calcaneous amongst the worst). Did you come in toes pointed down and catch something?
  21. lowhook
    OK, so you got a dictionary for Christmas Dictionary? Sounds more like one of those "word of the day" calendars. Or an attempt at the guiness book of world records for most uses of the word dialectic in one internet forum thread. Seriously though, Robin sounds REALLY smart. I am impressed with all the big words and egotistical attitude. Robin clearly wins whatever the argument is. Or was this dialectic? Or dialectric? Dave Record use of dialectic and non sequitur in one thread along with references to a particular translation of "The Art of War" made me think of a different word: Pedantic (why no references yet to Niccolo Machiavelli?...that would sound smart too)
  22. lowhook
    New apherisis machines use one needle, one arm. The newest generation TRIMA machines can get a platelet donation in about 45-60 minutes. If you have a high platelet count (I average 390) then you may be encouraged to donate a double or triple (takes me about 90-100 minutes for a triple donation). I donate 24 times a year and am currently approaching 50 gallons. My phlebotomist recommends 24 hours no jumping. Go help save a life! All blood product donations are important.
  23. lowhook
    IMO, not all velcro-less risers/toggles are equal. I had a demo Velo 96 from PD on Infinity risers and had 2 toggle fires in 2 weeks both resulting in cut-aways (a third I recovered before the spin went uncontrollable). I switched the canopy over to my Javelin risers and never had a problem again. Summary, 4500+ jumps on Javelins and no brake fires. 20 or so jumps on Infinity risers and 3 brake fires. Maybe it was just that riser set but I'll stick with Javelin, RWS or Mirage risers.
  24. lowhook
    Hey Andy and Erica, The interesting thing I saw right away in this picture is that the risers were uneven. So it has a built in turn that is locked into the twisted lines. I learned a long time ago from Nathan Dexter to try and get the risers even if you feel the lines twisting up before they get loaded so heavily that you can't do anything. One more thing....this guy's line twist is almost to the riser. A few more inches and he may not be able to cutaway if the yellow cable gets pinched and he does not have hard housings in the risers. Now that would suck.
  25. lowhook
    I found pictures but they were copyrighted and watermarked. I recommend either going to http://www.skydivecsc.com and checking on flight status in the upper right hand corner or follow their twitter account: twitter.com/skydivecsc You will find a link to an aviation site showing the Otter N901ST and the PAC N902ST side by side in Hollister. There should be some good photos later this week on their website or newsletter. There certainly were enough people out taking photos as it did a fly-by before load 1.