Powered Parachutes

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Wrong timing and faulty equipment can cause you falling to your death from thousands of feet in the air. Fortunately there are other options for those with faint of heart.



Fortunately powered parachutes were created. They provide a better and more controlled landing. This is a good alternative for those who are afraid of heights and don't want to jump off a plane. Compared to skydiving they are far safer and very easy to learn.



Powered Parachutes



It's a parachute equipped with motor and wheels. It can carry one or two passengers. It's also considered as the most inexpensive motorized air vehicle. A new one person powered parachute costs about ten thousand dollars. A top notch two-seater on the other hand costs about fifteen to twenty thousand. A motor scooter can also be converted which costs around six thousand.



Its airspeed is twenty five to thirty five miles per hour (that's forty to sixty kilometers per hour) and can fly of up to one thousand five hundred feet. It can also go as high as eighteen thousand feet. The world record for the lowest flight is 10 inches. It can support up to five hundred pounds. One person variants don't need a license to operate. They can be learned in five to seven days by an average student. They only need one hundred feet (thirty kilometers) of land to be able to take off and land.

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They are safer than conventional fixed wing aircrafts because they are more stable, few control inputs and less stall resistance. They can be controlled by engine or moving its steering bars. The engine controls the rate of vertical climb while the steering bars cause deflection which initiates horizontal turns.



Landings are relatively safe as long as the pilot as has a suitable landing site. They often have square wings which are more stable, resistant to stalls and chute collapse. Other designs have elliptical wings which have more air cells than the square winged variant. Most collapses are due to pilot and error.



The only setback is weather conditions. They cannot be used when wind speeds are ten to fifteen miles pre hour. Other hazards include rotors and wake turbulence crated when other aircrafts are passing by. The pilot must also avoid obstacles such as power lines, trees, and other things that can be found in low terrains.



Powered parachutes fly near the ground so it's much safer to fly upwind of obstacles. They cannot be forced to land on water because the pilot gets tangled with the parachute.



They can be used for photography and great for sightseeing. They are also used by flight organizations such as ELLASS (Emergency Low Level Aerial Search and Surveillance). It's a search and rescue organization. They only need small airports, yard strips and mown hay fields for take off and landing.



Powered parachutes are good alternatives for those who prefer to stay close to the ground. They can be easily learned and safe for anyone.


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Crappie Fishing Lures - What To Use

by Arthor Pens

If you are ready to step up your crappie fishing you will usually catch more using crappie fishing lures rather then using live bait. Of course this statement is based on knowing what artificial lures to use. When you use crappie fishing lures smaller is better. Look for lures in the 1/4oz or smaller size.



List of crappie fishing lures to use:



· Curly Tail Jigs



· Marabou Jigs



· Weedless Spinners, (they have a jig attached) smallest you can find



· Willow Leaf Blades: Silver Colorado Or Gold Blades



The above listed crappie fishing lures can be bought at any department store, bait shop, or online . Most of these lures can be purchased for very little. Make sure when comparing prices you compare prices on crappie fishing lures that are in the ¼ oz or smaller range.



Suggested ways to use crappie fishing lures:



When Fishing Curly tail Jig crappie fishing lures - This uniquely designed jig head takes your bait to the bottom where the big ones are. It allows you to thread a plastic lure onto the corkscrew and hook it through the tail. The innovative flat-bottom jig head helps the hook stand up at a 60° angle. Your hooked bait stands up straight off the bottom and is free I recommend you use a karlins lunker curley tail. This crappie fishing lure is a good choice to use when using a slip bobber rig.



When Fishing Marabou crappie fishing lures - use the 1/4oz size a good way to fish this crappie fishing lure is use a slip bobber , place a split on the line so the jig falls to a set depth.



When Fishing Weedless Spinner crappie fishing lures use the 1/16oz size . Use when fishing low water visibility muddy or murky water.



When Fishing the Willow Leaf Blade crappie fishing lure – fish the lure very slow, slow if you use the 1/16oz lure the hook will bend before you loose your jig, you can use over and over again. The larger sizes work well but they break the line when snagging. Also , put on a karlins plastic Curly tail 2" long.



There are no guarantees that you will catch crappie with the crappie fishing lures shown above, but if stick with purchasing small crappie fishing lures you up your chances of catching a good batch of crappie.

Well, good luck and good fishing!


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Mountain bike riding the secrets and not so secrets

by C S Liner

While you are slowly putting on weight or going to the gym there is a growing thought that mountain bike riding is one of the best ways to increase your cardiovascular health and become health while having fun. Instead of being stuck in a gym looking at the wall you can be out living an exciting life with some great fun.
Mountain bike riding has now come a little main stream and you can once experienced take tours over some great countries. In fact the tours now cater for starters as well as well as experienced riders. So you should be able to find some great places to go with something to suit your experience level.



As a form of transport in itself bike riding is great but because of the design of these bikes you can travel over harsher terrain which will lead to you tossing in your old bike and traveling to work on your newly discovered fun machine. Which when you come to think about it is a great way to loose those stubborn pounds.



If you are thinking of taking up this form of biking it is important to choose the right bike. We have a couple of ideas to start your search.



1. When starting out on any sport and looking for equipment it is important to get your self a budget because as with any sport you can spend any amount of money , for instance if you wanted you could probably get a gold plated bike.

2. Go to a place that knows bikes , keep your budget in the back of you mind and go to the local bike shop for a couple extra dollars you will get a much better bike , but remember YOUR BUDGET.

3. Get a bike that is the right size , yes as with shoes and shirts you need to have a bike fitted , or at least get one that’s not that big or not that small , which can be done at a bike store but not a supermarket general store.

4. Don’t get the cheapest bike possible the reason for this is there is every likely hood it will break the first sniff of rough terrain which will be disastrous and can possibly hurt you.



Starting your mountain bike ridding , is not a case of going straight to the extreme track and trying you luck start of on the road or foot paths and work your way up. Many a person has been discouraged by jumping straight to a hard to do track and hurting or exhausting themselves even before they have experienced the outdoor joy of mountain bike riding.



There you have some great ideas and “secrets” so that you can happily start this exciting form of exercise and finally get off hat boring stationary gym bike. Which up till now may have served as your fitness tool but once you hit the exciting open road and live the “wild Way” you won’t be back.

Mountain
Bike Riding is a passion of CS Liner who writes about it at his website
Health and fitness ideas a great place to find out and improve your life style
and health visit http://healthandfitnessideas.com/category/mountain-biking

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Benefits of a Custom Fit Golf Club

by Robert B. Carlton

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Just as golf balls, your golf club is essential to the game of golf. If you are under the impression that any golf clubs will suffice, then you clearly have not been on the course trying to use a club that is too short or too long. Trying to compensate for an ill-fitting golf club can not only make a shamble of your game but also leave you aching afterwards. Further, you are probably not hitting the ball at your best and, certainly, not enjoying the game as you would otherwise.



Is this to suggest that you must spend hundreds of dollars on custom fit clubs? This is not necessarily the case, though custom clubs are one solution. Most golfers can find proper clubs at a well-stocked golf shop or sporting store. Some factors should be kept in mind, though, when choosing the right club.



The length of the club is one of the most important factors, but not the most important. The size of the club’s grip is also important and should be comfortable for your hands, which is why young golfers as well as female golfers often have a smaller grip on their clubs.



If you prefer to get a custom set of clubs, the process is definitely not like being measured for a suit. The goal of the fitting is not only for the club to reach from the end of your outstretched hand to the ground, but also to allow for accommodate your strengths and weaknesses making the most of your body. Do not schedule a fitting session for your golf clubs and simply expect to be measured with a tape measure.



A quality custom fit session will probably take you outside as well as inside. Custom clubs with the best fit will be tailored to consider your swing also. Yes, it can easily turn out to be a fairly high golfing expense, but there are some options.



Some major manufacturers of golf clubs charge only for the actual fitting, while many offer the fitting for free with a commitment to purchase their clubs. Many custom clubs are more expensive than clubs purchased from your local golf store or even a well-stocked shop at many golf courses. But, their effectiveness will be obvious once you are on the golf course.



If you are still in the decision-making stage, take a minute to consider the many shots you have been compensating for during the last few years of golf. This is especially true if you are shorter or taller than the “average” golfer, or have muscle strengths or weaknesses causing golf to be somewhat more challenging. Custom clubs are designed specifically to compensate for such needs.



If your game is still struggling, pricey lessons at golf schools may not be the answer. It could very likely be that you need to focus on providing yourself with the proper equipment. If you are going to invest in a good set of clubs, you may as well take one extra step and invest in a set of custom clubs to ensure your game is at its best!


Rob Carlton very often writes papers on areas related to golf courses around alicante. His comments on alicante golf courses are found on his site .



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Make More Putts With These 5 Simple Steps

by beartoes

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There are some keys to success when you are on the putting green, and we are going to go over those. When out on the course playing golf and you want to make more putts, you must keep your putting system and your routine as simple as possible. If you ever watch what the pro's do on TV when they are putting, you should notice that putting is the part of the game that is totally a personal thing. This is really the way that it should be.

There are some basics in putting that will help you, for example having your eyes directly over the ball, but after that there is really not a right way that you have to setup or stand over the ball. Look at how Sam Snead used to putt, with the side saddle style. One thing that you don't want to do is to have a bunch of mechanical thoughts running through your head when you are about to putt. You really just want to think of the pace you want the ball to roll at and how far to the right or left side of the hole the ball should start.

Try and start to think about what you do when you putt this way. Try to get the ball as close to the hole as you possibly can. There is a good part to this thinking and it is really a nice part. If the ball goes in the hole, that is a bonus. But if you could get rid of those 3 putts, your score is going to go down. If you are an avid golfer as I am, and you have watched the some of the best putters on the tours, you will notice that there have been some really different and radical styles. This just shows you that they all work, if you let them.

What this lets you know is that you can be yourself when it comes to putting.

Want to be a better putter? These putting tips will help you do that.

1.) First and foremost you must learn to be relaxed and comfortable before you start to putt. Tense arms, that are stiff, grip pressure that would crush a can, are not going to produce a smooth stroke. The chances of success are very slim. Loosen up and more than anything...try and stay relaxed.

2.) If you want to make more putts, you need to strike the ball in the middle of the putter face. You can usually hear and feel a solidly struck putt. This should be your #1 goal, to hit the ball in the middle of the putter face.

You have to understand this. Most putts are missed, not because you picked the wrong line or the wrong speed. It is because you did not strike the ball in the middle of the putter face. Thus not getting the ball at the right speed or line.

3.) What you must try to do each time you putt is to hit the ball solid. Don't go switching up your putting stroke all the time. Hit the putt solid more often will help you more.

4.) A main key to making more putts is your tempo. Your back and through motion. It is a main ingredient to successful putting. Your's may be fast, or slow or maybe somewhere in between. Just try to be as consistent as possible.

5.) Try not to get to anxious and see what the ball is doing, stay down and through the putt. Don't PEEK. Chances are if you PEEKED, you probably watched another putt miss the cup. This is another reason putts miss, is because you get quick picking your head up.

Another problem that PEEKING will do is you will probably not hit the ball in the center of the putter face as mentioned earlier. You have to realize that everyone has this problem. The pro's do this on occasion also, but not as often as we do. Everyone want to see what the ball is doing. Avoid this as much as you can. Here is a tip to help you. Try and count to one after you hit the ball before you pick your head up. This is going to help you to keep your head down.

If you watch Anika and Tiger, they could have a 5-10 ft putt, and their heads are barely coming up when the ball is going into the hole. That should tell you something right there. Keep that head down and the rest of the body will follow by also staying down.

Follow the steps above and your putting is going to improve. It worked for me and others. Remember the most important step is that all you are trying to do is to see how close you can get the ball to the hole.

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Cycling in Circles - Learn Effective Pedaling

by Jeff Abbott

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Most beginners to the sport of cycling assume that you just have to push hard down on the pedals in order to be effective, but they are misinformed. What results from this is what I like to call the "waddling duck," pushing down side to side to move yourself forward. In fact, they only have about a quarter of the stroke perfected.

Without being too technical, to get maximum efficiency you should apply force perpendicular to the crank arm (the piece of metal connecting the pedal to the gears) throughout the circle made by the pedal. Trying to do this perfectly requires alot of practice and could drive your crazy, but breaking the circle up into fourths makes things more manageable. All you have to do is develop the motion and then practice it.

We'll start at the 3 o'clock position. This is where you want to push straight down, which is a simple motion that most people have lots of practice with.

Next comes the 6 o'clock position, where your leg is extended the farthest. While approaching this position you should use the image of "scraping mud off the bottom of your shoe." This will get you to pull the pedal towards your back wheel.

Now we're at the 9 o'clock where you should "pull" the pedal up. I use quotes for this because pulling isn't exactly necessary to accomplish a good circular stroke. Simply lifting the weight of your leg on the upstroke will allow your other leg which is pushing down to be more effective. Not taking the weight off your pedal makes your downward leg have to push your other leg up.

Finishing your circular movement off is 12 o'clock, where you want to push your knee towards the handle bars.

So while your cycling, you want to think briefly, "push down," "scrape mud off of shoe," "pull leg up," "push knee towards handle bar."

To practice good form, you want to lower your cadence (the speed of your pedaling) to about 60 rpm, so that your movements are slower and easier to manage. You first want to concentrate on one leg at a time, and then eventually both legs together.

Doing this for the first five minutes of your ride will improve your technique and efficiency.

Jeffrey Abbott is a proud editor of the Science of Cycling website. They have many articles relating to the science behind the sport of cycling.



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NFL Situation Spotlight - #76: Teams with a Big Pass Yardage % For (BPY%F) > 50%

by Dennis Arthur

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When an NFL team takes the field on offense, their goal is simple: gain enough yards on each play as to set up an eventual 1st down, thereby moving the chains and starting the whole process over again, until either a field-goal, or preferably a touch-down, is put up on the scoreboard.


First-downs can be achieved in many different ways, of course; either through the air, or on the ground; via the big-play, or by using a more conservative approach that involves more 3rd-down short yardage conversions.


Regardless of whether a team is built around speedy Pro-Bowl receivers that shred an opponents defense for long gains or they take a more traditional route, involving up-the-middle 'smash-mouth' runs with a mix of short-yardage pass attempts thrown in for good measure—all coaching staffs will use the players they have on the field and their accompanying skill sets in the best possible manner to get that next first down, or score.


The important question for those of us looking to beat the Vegas Point spread is: are there certain styles of offense that in the right situations, cover the spread at a higher rate than others?


The answer is yes and this article will briefly explore one style of offense that has produced some very good results against the spread over the past 7 years when a certain statistical bench-mark is achieved.


The particular style of offense I am talking about involves teams that produce a high percentage of big pass play yardage as part of their overall yardage gained by throwing the football.


My official label for this stat is BPY%F (Big Pass Yardage Percentage For) and it is a measurement of the percentage of total team passing yards that were gained from passing plays of 20 or more yards.


Dallas led the league in this category in 2007. 42.5% of the Cowboys passing yardage for the season came on plays of >= 20 yards. Green Bay and San Diego rounded out the top 3. The league average for BPY%F has typically been around 40% in most years over the past decade, but this fell to 37.5% in 2007.


It was actually a good year versus the spread for teams that rely on the deep ball: The top 8 teams in the league for BPY%F were a combined 75-45 ATS and none of the 8 had an ATS record under .500. Conversely, the bottom 8, led by Baltimore's brutal pass attack (they had a BPY%F of only 25.5%) were a dismal 50-74 ATS.


These interesting results have not played out in a consistent manner over the past 7 years; however, and in some years, teams with a high BPY%F have only been mediocre against the number overall while those at the bottom end of the scale have been closer to .500 ATS.


When we look at teams entering a game with an extremely high BPY%F (greater than 50%); though, a consistent pattern does begin to emerge.


Since 2001—which is when I began to track BPY—teams have been an excellent 145-119 (54.9%) ATS when entering a game with a BPY%F of greater than 50% on the season.


Teams that have this large a percentage of big pass play yards are normally only seen in the first 6-7 weeks of the season, before a mounting number of pass attempts begin to reduce BPY%F to a more normal level, league wide. That's not to say that some teams have not carried a 50% level all the way to season's end (Philadelphia from 2006 is a good example, they had a BPY%F well over 50 at the end of that season) only that, this situation does predominantly play on teams that are extremely efficient with the deep-pass right out of the gate.


What we have here is good so far, but, there is one more primary condition that needs to be added to this situation before things really begin to take shape and it involves how 'game-ready' the opponent of our focus team happens to be, at this early stage of the season.


Here is the meat of this situation: I have found that teams with a Big Pass Yardage Percentage > 50%, playing a team with a Play Book Execution Penalty per-game average against (PBEPA) of 1.3 or greater are a very strong 56-20 (73.7%) ATS since 2001, for a profit of $3,400.00 when wagering $110 to win back $100.


What are Play Book Execution penalties you might be ready to ask? For those who have not read my NFL Game Sheets Guide, I categorize penalties under a total of 6 different headings and this particular category involves calls such as: Illegal Procedures, Formations, Shifts, Motion, Participation, Snaps and Substitutions; Intentional Grounding; Delay of Game; 12 Men on the Field; Ineligible Receivers, and so on—essentially those flags generated by the break-down of play-calls, mostly on offense. The league average for PBEP's is normally around 0.7 calls per game (on each team).


It's a category of penalties that act as a good yardstick for measuring the quality of a team's coaching staff and also provides an indication if players are being used in schemes where they are comfortable and have the necessary skills to succeed.


Combining a team that is having great success with the deep ball early in the season, with a team that is perhaps at the other end of the spectrum in regards to 'preparedness' and offensive efficiency and creativity, creates line value that the astute bettor can exploit.


In addition to the main conditions described above, there are a few secondary conditions that serve to tighten the record of this trend.


Firstly, any games with an Over/Under of greater than 48 are excluded and our focus team must also be coming off a game in which their Time of Possession was 23 minutes or greater (TOPF is an excellent barometer of the overall health of a team, both on offense and defense).


In addition, teams that are coming off back-to-back SU wins of >= 14 points are also excluded as they are more likely to be either overvalued, or at risk for a let-down in the current game.


Lastly, teams that met their current opponent either earlier in the season, or anytime within the previous 2 seasons, and had a turn-over differential (TOD) of <= -3 in this game, are excluded. Teams in this situation have been only 90-111 ATS overall since 1994 and 4-6 ATS with regards to this trend in particular.


Here are all the details.


(Notes: ASMR stands for Average Spread Margin Rating. A positive rating indicates a trend that is stronger than average versus the line, negative—weaker than average. TDIS% is the percentage of teams in the league that have been involved in this situation at one time or another. WT% is the percentage of teams that are .500 or better and SPR is the average spread for teams in this situation. For more details, please consult Page 13 of my 2007 NFL Game Sheets Guide.)


Situational Trend #76 Summary


Primary Conditions (Building Blocks)


1) Big Pass Yardage % For (BPY%F) > 50%.


2) Opponent's Play Book Execution Penalty Average Against (PBEPA) > 1.3.


Secondary Conditions (Tighteners)


1) Exclude Over/Under (OU) >= 48.


2) Exclude Time of Possession For (TOPF) in Last Game of <= 23.


3) Exclude Back-to-Back SU Wins by >= 14 points in Last 2 Games.


4) Exclude Turn-over Differential (TOD) <= -3 in Last Meeting (LM2).


Situation Stats


ASMR: +0.8


Home%: 55.4


Dog%: 42.9


TDIS%: 65.6


WT%: 75.0


SPR: -0.40


Top Teams: PIT(7); ATL(6); CAR(4); CLE(5)


Situation Records


Overall (Since '01): 48-6 ATS


2007 Season: 6-1 ATS


2006 Season: 9-0 ATS


2005 Season: 15-1 ATS


2004 Season: 11-1 ATS


Last 3 Results. Pick in Brackets.


2007 WK6—CLE 41 MIA 31 (CLE -4.5) W


2007 WK5—WAS 34 DET 3 (WAS -3.5) W


2007 WK4—IND 38 DEN 20 (IND -9.5) W



Dennis Arthur, a self-professed statistics junkie and American Football fanatic, has been providing innovative NFL analysis based against the Vegas point spread since 1999. For more wagering orientated articles like this one along with specialized team ratings and winning selections versus the spread, visit his site at http://www.armchairanalysis.com



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