skycatcher68 7 #1 April 18, 2013 What are you doing?What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 April 18, 2013 Want my three minutes back... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #3 April 18, 2013 QuoteWant my three minutes back... Thanks for saving me from watching it."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tan 0 #4 April 18, 2013 Absolutely hilarious! I wonder if the skydiving version will follow next... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #5 April 18, 2013 QuoteWant my three minutes back... HA... since I'm on the payroll I made a few bucks while watching Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devildog 0 #6 April 19, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zO69d-FY4c There's a tandem versionYou stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #7 April 20, 2013 I skipped thru it. I get the joke. Super experienced pilot pretends to be a student, then causes the instructor several minutes of extreme anxiety by making him think the student is going to get hurt or killed. Sorry, but as the poor chump running the radio, I've had actual students ignore all commands and try to kill themselves. I just don't think torturing an conscientious instructor is a good basis for humor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycatcher68 7 #8 April 20, 2013 Quote Sorry, but as the poor chump running the radio, I've had actual students ignore all commands and try to kill themselves. I just don't think torturing an conscientious instructor is a good basis for humor. I think you've just been nominated as first victim, you need it.What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ufk22 33 #9 April 20, 2013 This shows the difference between over 30 years in the sport and multiple instructional ratings and a newb with none. Been there too, John. Don't see the humor. Quote Quote Sorry, but as the poor chump running the radio, I've had actual students ignore all commands and try to kill themselves. I just don't think torturing an conscientious instructor is a good basis for humor. I think you've just been nominated as first victim, you need it. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #10 April 20, 2013 Quote I skipped thru it. I get the joke. Super experienced pilot pretends to be a student, then causes the instructor several minutes of extreme anxiety by making him think the student is going to get hurt or killed. Sorry, but as the poor chump running the radio, I've had actual students ignore all commands and try to kill themselves. I just don't think torturing an conscientious instructor is a good basis for humor. Yeah, me too. Several times. It's mean as hell, but I still thought it was funny.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisD 0 #11 April 22, 2013 Quote I skipped thru it. I get the joke. Super experienced pilot pretends to be a student, then causes the instructor several minutes of extreme anxiety by making him think the student is going to get hurt or killed. Sorry, but as the poor chump running the radio, I've had actual students ignore all commands and try to kill themselves. I just don't think torturing an conscientious instructor is a good basis for humor. It's the kind of joke that would give me nightmares for a week and or perhaps longer. It's bad enough just watching students,...till they go away,... All I can say Is forgive them,...for they no not what they do,... CBut what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,998 #12 April 22, 2013 >Sorry, but as the poor chump running the radio, I've had actual students ignore >all commands and try to kill themselves. I just don't think torturing an conscientious >instructor is a good basis for humor. My wife and I did this years back in Utah. We did it for fun, but it was surprisingly instructive for me; I hadn't been an AFF student for years (was teaching it at the time) and I learned a lot actually sitting through a course, making all the mistakes my students make and watching how they corrected me. (This particular DZ did not have radios, so there wasn't _that_ potential for stress at least.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #13 April 23, 2013 Quote My wife and I did this years back in Utah. We did it for fun, but it was surprisingly instructive for me; I hadn't been an AFF student for years (was teaching it at the time) and I learned a lot actually sitting through a course, making all the mistakes my students make and watching how they corrected me. Not too long ago I had an AFF Level 1 student that seemed pretty interested in the Tandem gear. Said he had done some tandems. Did fine on the dive. Then find out he's a former tandem master with about 900 jumps getting back in after a 15 year lay off. Which DZ in Utah? I think I've jumped at most of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
