peregrinerose 0 #26 October 8, 2007 Quote Thank you my friend. Any word of advice? Yep, never stop learning... watch more experienced instructors, ask their input, watch what teaching styles and mannerisms work best with what kind of students, and HAVE FUN! If you are having a ball (and not letting your own nervousness of working with real students show), your students will relax more, have more fun, perform better, and learn more quickly. I'm sure that some of the more experienced instructors than I am can give you even more words of advice (and probably better ones) though Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airathanas 0 #27 October 8, 2007 I did only three jumps this weekend. One of which was my 400th!!!!http://3ringnecklace.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GordonH 0 #28 October 8, 2007 Only went for half a day and did 1 - a great AFF level 2 - I was main-side and it was SWEET. I'd hoped for more, but the DZ was busy with tandems Blue skies! Gordon Beware of advice from those with more posts than jumps ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #29 October 8, 2007 Nine, all WS at F&D3.5. The weather didn't cooperate or else I would have had a bunch more.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
kkeenan 14 #30 October 8, 2007 Only 6 this weekend, but they were some of the best jumps with some of the finest skydivers around - The Carolina Flock with Roger Ponce organizing. It doesn't get much better than that. Kevin K. _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonka 2 #31 October 8, 2007 14 Jumps! Our otter was pretty busy on Saturday with 12 fairly full or full loads going up. Sunday we only sent 6 but it was still fun. Most were tandem videos, 2 tracks, and a 14 way attempt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LloydDobbler 2 #32 October 8, 2007 Only 4. Two 4-ways (RW), one 2-way tracking dive, and one 2-way sitfly for a friend's 2400th jump (congrats, Jim!) Planned to only go to the DZ 1 day to drop off my jumpsuit for some mods, but had to go back up the next day b/c it was ready (!). So siz hours of my weekend was spent in the car... Regardless, only 4 this week is fine by me. Ask me next week, after Chicks Rock. Signatures are the new black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docjohn 0 #33 October 10, 2007 17 total. 9 from Vinton Iowa's Caravan saturday and then 8 from the Otter in Dubuque. (Thanks to Tanya and Tasha for bringing Skydive Chicago's otter). But the best was the naked tandem hottie I got to video! What a weekend! Doc http://www.manifestmaster.com/video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeyo 1 #34 October 10, 2007 9 jumps also at F&D 3.5 8 wingsuits and 1 trackingHISPA #93 DS #419.5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #35 October 10, 2007 Quote17 total. 9 from Vinton Iowa's Caravan saturday and then 8 from the Otter in Dubuque. (Thanks to Tanya and Tasha for bringing Skydive Chicago's otter). But the best was the naked tandem hottie I got to video! What a weekend! if there's no video, it didnt happen..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #36 October 10, 2007 12 4 AFF's 1 Hop n Pop (first time going through a swoop course ) 1 4-way Freefly (my 800th) 2 4-way RW 1 5-way RW 2 3-way RW 1 9-way RW Not a bad weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #37 October 10, 2007 15. All of them in the range of 113- to 120-ways. ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzthieve 0 #38 October 10, 2007 Did 5 jumps on saturday but had other obligations on sunday, on a normal "decent weather" weekend I usually get about 10 to 13 jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xtine 0 #39 October 10, 2007 9 jumps this weekend :) I just graduated AFF last week so I came out this past weekend to work on my A license. Jumped my own pack job, did my 1st hop n pop, a 6 way, a 9 way, and a tracking dive among other things. I have been having the time of my life... and I think I owe a lot of beer at the DZ! There are three types of people in this world. Those who can count and those who can't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonomatommy 0 #40 October 10, 2007 id say at least 3 to 4 cases Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andm31 0 #41 October 14, 2007 Another weekend gone by over here. Me and a jumping buddy went down to skydiveskane.se and jumped the entire weekend, Saturday was rellay cold (around freezing) but no clouds. They didn't really get the whole thing running very fast so I only gotto make three jumps. Today was better with the temp up to around 10 degrees Celsius and they got that de Havilland Beaver (turbine) running all day so I got to do seven jumps (a new record for me... man my fingers are sore from packing those parachutes!!! remember I'm just a newbie :) ) So ten jumps in total was pretty cool, some nice jumps with other a couple of really good landings, a lot of freefall time (over ten minutes) and a lot of laughs! :)Blue skies! Anders Samuelsson www.anderssamuelsson.se Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newbloomer 0 #42 October 15, 2007 3 total- all three s/l and 1 of them practice pull cord. I dropped the frikin handle! "not all grief is bad grief, just ask Charlie Brown" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hackish 8 #43 October 15, 2007 Boo! A big fat 0. Weather wouldn't cooperate. We had fun rigging up a round. DZ is now officially closed and the airplane is going away tomorrow. On a brighter note I found out that MileHigh is still open so next weekend I'll have to get them a case of beer and jump there for my first time... -Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #44 October 15, 2007 five. and one bad, painful landing.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andm31 0 #45 October 15, 2007 Quote 3 total- all three s/l and 1 of them practice pull cord. I dropped the frikin handle! Yeah, I think most of us have done that a couple of times A friend of mine got down from a jump and he was sure he had failed it since he didn't have the dummy handle (it was a static line jump) with him, but he passed as he had pulled it and had pulled it with such a force that he hurled the thing some 30 ft off into the air Blue skies! Anders Samuelsson www.anderssamuelsson.se Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #46 October 15, 2007 2 on Friday, 7 on Saturday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #47 October 15, 2007 9 on saturday, 8 tandem cams and one post birthday tracking jump, so awesome! Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeepDiver 0 #48 October 15, 2007 8 finally after a couple months off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnboy 0 #49 October 16, 2007 No worries. We'll find it. I'm sure its well insulated in that field of horse crap it fell into. LOL! Honestly, how many people here haven't owed beer for that one? 6 jumps for me, btw. 4 vids and 2 for the heck of it. Geez I love this stuff... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB38 0 #50 October 16, 2007 None... because I'm in a freaking neck brace from a car accident!I really don't know what I'm talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites