Zeemax 0 #26 November 30, 2005 Quotemy AFF cost me £1450 (but that included a free symbiosis jump suit, an altimeter, a helmat, a log book and some goggles well, it wasn't exactly free... Just built into the overal cost of the course. Which explains why it seems quite expensive.Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highfly 0 #27 November 30, 2005 Nice to be back eh Ian. See you made some ripples already. www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #28 November 30, 2005 Not for you AC, but for others . . . I'll always recommend AFF over static line training (mainly because there aren't that many around who really know how to teach a full S/L program anymore). However in these days of hand holding and over pampering beginners, there is certainly something to be said for students who have the guts and the confidence to take a solo journey to terminal velocity. There are also a lot of neat things about S/L. One is the first time I looked down from 12.500-feet (on my 20th jump) it wasn't lost on me that I earned the right to be there . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #29 November 30, 2005 QuoteNice to be back eh Ian. See you made some ripples already. ________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #30 November 30, 2005 QuoteYou know those poor people who do static line jumps? Yeah.. i do know those.. I was one of them.. I laughed my ass off when those poor AFF people had to do their hop and pop from 3500ft and shit their pants, cause they were expecting to be under canopy for well over a 1000ft by then.. Grow up, what the hell is all this smack talking about on this website these days.... Signing off.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highfly 0 #31 November 30, 2005 I felt like I had "Earnt" the right to my 1st free fall. I loved the RAPS system. Just the whole proceedure of clipping in to the plane. Beats AFF anytime. 26 jumps later and my A licence was given to me. www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #32 November 30, 2005 QuoteGrow up, what the hell is all this smack talking about on this website these days.... you want me to grow up in the bonfire section have you read some of the shite that gets posted in here? Is it ok to talk shite if you're well known in the bonfire section, but if a newbie comes in who we collectively don't like, we'll chastise him and cry for him to be banned?________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #33 November 30, 2005 QuoteGrow up, what the hell is all this smack talking about on this website these days.... I was kinda wondering what the hell is all this panties-in-a-wad about on this website these days. 'Twasn't always this reactive. I seem to recall a pervasive sense of humour four or five years ago, actually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #34 December 1, 2005 I wouldn't touch this thread with a twenty foot static line... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #35 December 1, 2005 QuoteQuoteGrow up, what the hell is all this smack talking about on this website these days.... I was kinda wondering what the hell is all this panties-in-a-wad about on this website these days. Dude that was it.. I took the wad out of my panties and it all became better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #36 December 1, 2005 QuoteQuoteGrow up, what the hell is all this smack talking about on this website these days.... you want me to grow up in the bonfire section have you read some of the shite that gets posted in here? Is it ok to talk shite if you're well known in the bonfire section, but if a newbie comes in who we collectively don't like, we'll chastise him and cry for him to be banned? Nope.. even well known people get banned from here.. And growing up in the bonfire is impossible... I know.. don't worry.. nice you took it personal though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #37 December 1, 2005 I like SL jumpers better than know it all 16 jump wonders. Does the smiley make it OK mods? Shesh. The funny thing is I bet half the folks that bash the SL system have no clue about the SL system."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #38 December 1, 2005 Quote Shesh. The funny thing is I bet half the folks that bash the SL system have no clue about the SL system. Thank you. I think the static line program is a very good program, it just focusses more on exit body position and canopy flight.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #39 December 1, 2005 QuoteI like SL jumpers better than know it all 16 jump wonders. Does the smiley make it OK mods? Shesh. The funny thing is I bet half the folks that bash the SL system have no clue about the SL system. I like 16 jump wonders better than skygods I like Ian's sense of humour, makes me giggle 90% of time. He isn't a troll, he's a wind up merchant. And drunk. A lot. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #40 December 1, 2005 QuoteI think the static line program is a very good program, it just focusses more on exit body position and canopy flight.. I agree. I have absolutely no statistics, reliable information or personal knowledge to back up this claim, but that's why skydivers who learned on the dope rope make better BASE jumpers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,489 #41 December 1, 2005 Quoteyou want me to grow up in the bonfire section have you read some of the shite that gets posted in here? Is it ok to talk shite if you're well known in the bonfire section, but if a newbie comes in who we collectively don't like, we'll chastise him and cry for him to be banned? Oh come on, you know damn well that you post stuff that is gonna get a rise out of people, the difference with the 'regulars' is that they made the effort to make friends with people first. As for the whole training method thing, well I do think that AFF is better and that some parts of S/L seem incredibly demanding at the low experience levels (DP's for instance). However I know a lot of people that are going through s/l at the moment and I have a heck of a lot of respect for the one's that are sticking it out. So if you meant what you said in the first post, grow up! And if you didn't mean it then grow up anyway, its not big and its not cleverDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morningdove831 0 #42 December 1, 2005 QuoteQuoteYou know those poor people who do static line jumps? Yeah.. i do know those.. I was one of them.. I laughed my ass off when those poor AFF people had to do their hop and pop from 3500ft and shit their pants, cause they were expecting to be under canopy for well over a 1000ft by then.. Grow up, what the hell is all this smack talking about on this website these days.... Signing off.... I was one of them too ... 15 static line jumps later and I have switched to AFF. One thing is for sure ... my hop & pop won't scare me quite so much since I'm used to opening at 3,500. One who looks for a friend without faults will have none. -- Hasidic Saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #43 December 1, 2005 QuoteShesh. The funny thing is I bet half the folks that bash the SL system have no clue about the SL system. Skydive Radio #16 @ 14:36 Bill Booth bashing the static line system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonix 0 #44 December 1, 2005 QuoteYou know those poor people who do static line jumps? is it best to ignore them and pretend they don't exist? i mean come on ! who would do such a thing and show the world you can't afford AFF they make my eyes bleed when i have to look at them, they should be removed from my line of sight when i enter the DZ Who thinks us real skydivers should not associate with such riff raff? duh.. any daddys boy can go off and take an AFF course and be a skydiver in a week. SL takes dedication. I suggest the AFF students gets to work as packers for a few weeks before their course starts. Just so we know they aren't just some spoiled brats with too much money, just wanting to impress someone Oh, and making over 700 posts on here, instead of being out jumping.. what's THAT about? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman32 0 #45 December 1, 2005 QuoteIn addition, I paid a little over $700US for all 25 jumps needed to get my licence, including gear rental and USPA membership. I bet you paid that in 3 or 4 jumps :) 700 Bucks for 25 jumps!!! I'm so envious. I think I spent that much just driving to the DZ Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highfly 0 #46 December 1, 2005 Quote Oh, and making over 700 posts on here, instead of being out jumping.. what's THAT about? He cant jump at night so he pw's. A lot. Im with Ian www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #47 December 1, 2005 Quote just thought i'd come back with a bang Only bang your getting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #48 December 1, 2005 QuoteYou know those poor people who do static line jumps hey, i learned by static line, never saw another person in the air untill my 19th jump..... but that was 7 years and 700 jumps ago... wana teach me somethings.... i still don't know what those hand signs are for aff...... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #49 December 1, 2005 Come visit me. I've got a static line jump I guarantee will scare the piss out of you. -- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #50 December 1, 2005 QuoteCome visit me. I've got a static line jump I guarantee will scare the piss out of you. Thread winner, right there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
