nigel99 471 #26 February 2, 2014 Squeak******you don't need to convert you licence APF is affiliated with the FAI you licence is internationally recognised. I jump all over the world on my APF "E" licence Actually many countries require you to obtain some form of National License (temporary or otherwise). The fact that an FAI license is internationally recognized will simply make this process easier. Now, whether the DZ you are at holds you to that or not is another question.I have NEVER had to get ANY licence from any country I have jumped at. I have had to take out temp or full Membership to their governing bodys like USPA membership, but that is NOT a licence. Yip, but you have gone from the nanny state outwards. My experience of converting was not particularly pleasant and CI's chose to ignore any FAI license and issue what they felt like. I don't think that is acceptable to take a USPA B license (FAI recognized) and then refuse to transfer it to a local FAI B license, and chose to knock you back to an A license. Life gets much easier around the 200-500 jump mark, but for many jumpers with less than 200 jumps travelling can be hard.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #27 February 4, 2014 nigel99 Yip, but you have gone from the nanny state outwards. My experience of converting was not particularly pleasant and CI's chose to ignore any FAI license and issue what they felt like. I don't think that is acceptable to take a USPA B license (FAI recognized) and then refuse to transfer it to a local FAI B license, and chose to knock you back to an A license. Life gets much easier around the 200-500 jump mark, but for many jumpers with less than 200 jumps travelling can be hard. I had a similar experience. I was given an "A" license until the CI could jump with me to clear me for something higher, which, uh, never happened despite me asking several times over the course of several months. This lead to me basically just ignoring all of the rules regarding what I could do with my license. Changed DZs, CI inspected my logbook and gave me my D. Haven't looked back.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #28 February 5, 2014 grue*** Yip, but you have gone from the nanny state outwards. My experience of converting was not particularly pleasant and CI's chose to ignore any FAI license and issue what they felt like. I don't think that is acceptable to take a USPA B license (FAI recognized) and then refuse to transfer it to a local FAI B license, and chose to knock you back to an A license. Life gets much easier around the 200-500 jump mark, but for many jumpers with less than 200 jumps travelling can be hard. I had a similar experience. I was given an "A" license until the CI could jump with me to clear me for something higher, which, uh, never happened despite me asking several times over the course of several months. This lead to me basically just ignoring all of the rules regarding what I could do with my license. Changed DZs, CI inspected my logbook and gave me my D. Haven't looked back. Wait was your issue converting to APF or from APF? I'm wondering because I will get APF but am interested to jump elsewhere in the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #29 February 5, 2014 ianyapxw Wait was your issue converting to APF or from APF? I'm wondering because I will get APF but am interested to jump elsewhere in the future. Going from APF is apparently quite a bit easier than coming into it, due to the overregulation that is endemic in Australian society.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #30 February 5, 2014 Thanks, that's good to hear! (: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
