Wuffo friend had a good question

[decompresion 2]

Knowing full well that he is a wuffo, my friend asked how to tell if someone is a skydiver and not just full of crap?

I think there are four questions he can ask with answers
1) Where's your home DZ? and how long does it take you to get there? (They should know the answer down to a tenth of a mile and minute)
2) How many jumps you got?
3) What size canopy do you fly? (37-280 sqft-might be Canni and might be a well rounded individual)
4) Do you owe beer? (correct answer: yes)

There are no dangerous dives
Only dangerous divers

[btvr 0]

Ask what license they have?
What plane do they normally jump?
There are a boat load of other questions that can help someone call Bullshit.

[jrjny 0]

throw out or pullout

[waveoff5500 0]

isnt it whuffo?

and what about asking them what "EP's" are?

"its just a normal day at the dropzone until its not"

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[popsjumper 2]

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isnt it whuffo?

and what about asking them what "EP's" are?

That's a good one!
"How were YOU trained to do EPs?"

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Arvoitus 1]

If your friend isn't a skydiver how is (s)he going know the correct answer to any of the questions if they're overtly technical?

Your rights end where my feelings begin.

[mwabd1 0]

I usually limit my questions to one statement,

"HEY ASSHOLE"

His or Her response tells me everything I need, after that we can transition to the harder questions.

.......I hereby reject your reality and instead choose to insert my own!

[mdetrano 0]

On a related note, a friend of mine once said he met a guy who claimed to have been a tandem master. He asked him what was he rated on. His evasive response was all he needed to hear to know they guy was full of it.

[peregrinerose 0]

Why does it really matter if said person is full of crap or not?

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[Tink1717 2]

1. Pro pack or flat pack? This will tell haw long he/she's been in.
2. What rig do you jump?
3. Have you been pied?

Those should weed out the bullshitters in the bar. Have fun.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

[obelixtim 150]

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1. Pro pack or flat pack? This will tell haw long he/she's been in.
2. What rig do you jump?
3. Have you been pied?

Those should weed out the bullshitters in the bar. Have fun.

"Have you jumped one of those cool new B4 harnesses and containers?"......

My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....

[Tink1717 2]

I had the new B12's installed on mine.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

[DaVinciflies 0]

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throw out or pullout

If you phrase it like that they can just pick one.

However, if after they answer you ask them why they prefer that system that should sort the sheep from the goats.

[jrjny 0]

true - you'd see them look to the left which indicates they're about to lie. If they say throw out say "nice, you have the mirage eh?". I'm sure they'd oblige.

Sort of like Howard Stern in Harlem last election season.

[artbel 0]

I prefer to be pulled out rather then being thrown out

You can always ask what a Whuffo does or is. No NON-skydiving friend of mine no that answer. I'm sure of that

You don't need a parachute to jump but YOU DO if want to do it again.

[Airman1270 0]

A co-worker once told me he'd jumped a few times near Dalton, GA. I asked what DZ? He said he had a friend with a small plane who took him up a few times. Getting curiouser, I asked what kind of gear he used. He said "A parachute." I asked whether the reserve was in front or on his back. He said "On the front. They always go on the front."

Cheers,
Jon S.

[kuai43 7]

Ask them what their technique for breathing in freefall is.

Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal

Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

[potatoman 0]

Ask him what is the name of that watch he has got on his hand when jumping. Alti, correct. Altimeter.......who the hell says all that with todays abbreviations..

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