SRBA Object Avoidance course

[Bumpasaurus 0]

Want your thoughts on it. 'Preciated.

[TomAiello 26]

I can give you all of my thoughts on it, but they're pretty much already on our website:

https://www.snakeriverbase.com/courses

https://www.snakeriverbase.com/object-avoidance

https://www.snakeriverbase.com/object-avoidance-course-outline

 

Do you have any specific questions about the course that I can answer for you?

[Bumpasaurus 0]

Hi Tom. I was looking for customer feedback. Your Fundamentals course was top notch. Are you an admin/mod here? If so, sorry if that makes the post awkward.

[kleggo 145]

I think Tom's courses are well considered and are valuable.

I personally think becoming highly proficient in CReW is also critically important.

Understanding what your inputs do to a canopy are very valuable.

Having canopies next to you (relative flight) is a great learning tool.

for example

I had about 100 total skydives, 45 of which were CReW. Also about 20 BASE jumps.

I stepped off a bank building in LA, opened 180 about 20 feet from the building.

I immediately pulled on both rear risers, started flying backwards, pendulumed out to hit the face with feet only, let up on one riser and flew to a safe landing in the street.

IMO No CReW = more pain.

Canopy was an unvented 220 ft 7 cell. from 1982. Very similar to a Fox.

 

[TomAiello 26]

If you are looking for feedback from students who have taken the course, you might consider posting in the alumni Facebook group.

[RolandForbes 44]

Will objects be limited to avoiding earth/span, or will it also include flaming tennis balls?

Edited March 28, 2023 by RolandForbes

[sfzombie13 324]

"if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball" 

that is the first thing that came to mind when i read that part about the tennis balls.  thanx for the laugh.

[dudeman17 335]

4 hours ago, sfzombie13 said:

thanx for the laugh

I hadn't taken you for a ghoul.

[sfzombie13 324]

the movie.  dodgeball.  funny as hell, even if it was dodging a wrench.

[johnmatrix 21]

Done it, can't recommend it highly enough. Within months I avoided a cliff strike, on my first and only slider-down 180 (160 more like it), I believe mainly thanks to this course. I still commonly see jumpers doing things I was taught to navigate and avoid in this course. 500+ jumps and nearly 10 years in the sport now, no object strikes or major injuries, still going off many things I was taught at SRBA, worth every cent. Thanks again Tom and crew. :)

[Bluhdow 31]

Done it. Recommend it. SRBA does solid work all the way around.