birdlike 0 #1 August 30, 2008 I have seen a full year whiz by since my last jump (which was 8/25/07). Apart from a couple of gear issues (need a reserve repack, obviously, and need CYPRES2 4-year service), I feel like I could get right back into my rig, get right back into the plane, get right back into the sky, and be able to do everything I did a year ago (when I was working on my sit, and was OK on my belly, and was not yet involved with any serious coaching mostly because of money and time). But I know it would be foolish and brash to just hop up into the plane and jump without having an instructor give me at least the "once-over" and brush up on safety, technique, etc. My USPA is current, and assuming I get my rig all set soon, I want to know: - what should I go to the DZ and ask for? I do not want to be the kind of idiot who spends a year off playing disc golf instead of skydiving, and then fancies that he doesn't need refresher training. I just don't know what it consists of or costs, or from whom I should get it. If anything, I lean more toward safety nut than reckless nut, and am never opposed to erring on the side of caution. I just don't know what I should show up and ask for. I'll be jumping at Sebastian. I don't even know who's on staff there anymore, it's been so long. Recommendations, please? This is my first time being out of the sky for so long and I don't know what the proper course is for getting back into it.Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #2 August 30, 2008 Tell them it's been a year, and ask for a refresher. Depending on the person that may entail a couple hours of EP review, patten planing, and dive flow, or it may turn into a full blown FJC. I'd advise reviewing the SIM (avaliable for free on the USPA website) to brush up on things, and show up prepared. If you do it's very likely your refresher will go smoothly. I don;t know what your DZ will charge, but anywhere from $30 for a basic refresher, to $100 for a full blown FJC seems to be the norm. Remeber they will probably consider you a student for the jump, so expect to pay for a student jump (AFF) and you may or may not be permitted to use your own gear for the jump as well, even if it meets student requirements. Its their DZ and their liability. Have fun! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #3 August 30, 2008 It's not uncommon to get a bit nervous the first time back in the air. Just think peaceful thoughts and you should be fine.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #4 August 31, 2008 I'm not the slightest bit worried that I'm going to be nervous. I was not nervous on my first jump ever (a static line, 3,000 ft., from a 182 back in '91) and was only marginally "nervous" when I began AFP in 2003. No, I want to make sure that I'm not just charging back up into the air without having thought of everything, without having screwed up packing my main (since it's been so long), without knowing what I ought to know (when it's impossible to know that there's something you don't know that you ought to). I may drive up on Labor Day to drop off my rig... but then maybe not if the weather's going to be shitty. If I go, I want to at least be able to watch other people skydive even if I can't jump, myself.Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #5 August 31, 2008 simple as pie: post less jump more The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #6 August 31, 2008 Just remember, you can do everything right and still die. that's what they told me anyway.-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 September 1, 2008 QuoteBut I know it would be foolish and brash to just hop up into the plane and jump without having an instructor give me at least the "once-over" and brush up on safety, technique, etc. I do not want to be the kind of idiot who spends a year off playing disc golf instead of skydiving, and then fancies that he doesn't need refresher training. If anything, I lean more toward safety nut than reckless nut, and am never opposed to erring on the side of caution. I just don't know what I should show up and ask for. Damn! Can you bottle that great attitude and sell it? I'll by it by the tanker load for all the youngsters out there! With that attitude, I'd say ask about anything and everything until YOU are comfortable...with emphasis on EPs. Pre-review of the SIM is a great idea if you haven't already done it. With your attitude and only being a year out jumping gear you are already familiar with, here at The Farm I would take you through: - gear review - emergency procedures - aircraft procedures - freefall situational awareness - deployment procedures - canopy flight and evasive manuevers - landing patterns/situational awareness. - DZ policy And it sounds like it would only need to be mostly a quiz session and not very much of a teaching session. No charge. DO try to rub off some of that great attitude onto others. We could ALL learn from you on that.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
