weegegirl 2 #1 October 17, 2005 "I just want you to know... whatever happens to you two, I'm going to be okay." No, that's not my favorite. Just one that I hear a lot. It's the end of the season for many and I'm really getting tired of the same ol' lines for my interviews. Hook me up with some new material! What is everyone's favorite line? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #2 October 17, 2005 Quote"I just want you to know... whatever happens to you two, I'm going to be okay." No, that's not my favorite. Just one that I hear a lot. It's the end of the season for many and I'm really getting tired of the same ol' lines for my interviews. Hook me up with some new material! What is everyone's favorite line? After the interview in the plane: "Aright.. are you ready? The next step is the big one.. I'll see YOU..... on the outside.. " ha ha.. Actually that is probably the cheesiest one I've heard.. I just throw different things in there, depending on the customer.. how active they are.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePhelps 0 #3 October 17, 2005 A couple of corny stuff me and our TMs do, but a few have written in my log book it helped them relax. VIDIOT: Did you know Mel (TM) is the on narcoleptic tandem master in the world. (he's snoring) VIDIOT: If you see my eyes get real big, pinch him and wake him up, it is pull time! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TM: Steve, did you take all your pills this morning? VIDIOT: Nah, I forgot TM: That's okay, I took enough for both of us! VIDIOT: I'll take twice as many tomorrow to cover you! TM: (to student) What are friends for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePhelps 0 #4 October 17, 2005 One I like .. VIDIOT or TM: We are coming to th e point of no return, oops there it went! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawnDart21 0 #5 October 17, 2005 As the TM on the other side of the video, when a couple of videographers ask me on camera how I am feeling. I tell them "I got a bad feeling about this jump". When they laugh, I say "don't laugh, the bad feeling I have is about your jump, not mine." That usually gets my students to smile. -- My other ride is a RESERVE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #6 October 17, 2005 That's funny. I used to ask the student if they had any last words before we jump, but then I was told I couldn't scare the students above 9000 ft. Oh, well. There went 1/2 our lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #7 October 17, 2005 vidiot: Are you nervous? vidiot: You should be, your about to trust your life to 20 pounds of nylon! The best responses are the ones who actually think about that afterward. Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #8 October 17, 2005 Vid- Are you nervous? Student-Yes/No Vid- Oh, I was talking to your Instructor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #9 October 17, 2005 vidiot to the tm: "did you send that harness in for repairs yet?" tm: "no, i think it's good for a couple more.""Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvdcoon 0 #10 October 17, 2005 Funny stuff. I wonder if any of that has effect on people's thoughts to come back and continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #11 October 17, 2005 I never really scare any one. And it always depends on the person. It's not like I'm going to scare the crap out of grandma or something. And if the person I'm interviewing has no personality at all, I usually just stumble through asking them how they feel, how high we are, and are they ready to make a skydive. Then I turn and puke. But most of our tandem students are fun and I think they enjoy the joking around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chronistin 0 #12 October 17, 2005 QuoteFunny stuff. I wonder if any of that has effect on people's thoughts to come back and continue. I have often wondered about that! Remembering my own first Tandem, I don't think anything would have kept me from coming back, but then again, I was so embarassed by my boyfriends continuous foto-klicking, I hardly remember what my TM said... Chronistin (Home @ http://www.fallschirmspringer.net/) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #13 October 17, 2005 "Hey ________, what does your altimeter say?" "Uh, 7k." "Are you OK? Altimeters don't talk." "I think you're in for a good ride, you're going with one of the best TM's in the world." (Pan camera to TM inspecting other student, then pan back to student's TM) "Uh, well you have a pretty good TM." (For 18-30 yr-old group who you figure have seen Team America. Otherwise who cares if they don't get it.) "Ok, now tell me, what's the signal for if you're in trouble." (Wave hands in air with mouth open.)"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #14 October 17, 2005 Vidiot to tm: "So, they let you back in the air after the accident then?" TM: "Yeah, my lawyer got me off." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #15 October 17, 2005 Quote(For 18-30 yr-old group who you figure have seen Team America. Otherwise who cares if they don't get it.) "Ok, now tell me, what's the signal for if you're in trouble." (Wave hands in air with mouth open.) Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha! I'll have to remember that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #16 October 17, 2005 teeheeheee. i had a tandem master give me that safety signal while in freefall and i laughed the whole way down. durka durka mohammed jihad! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #17 October 17, 2005 All these are for the video: With a female customer, when BF/Husband is within earshot: "So, who's the most important man in your life?" With a nervous customer: "Whatever happens to you happens to me 1/100th of a second later, and I take real good care of me?" "If I do real good one this one, they'll let me go by myself tomorrow." "Don't leave the plane without me"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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #18 October 17, 2005 We call him Allstate....you're in good hands. (Doesn't matter who the TM is.) He didn't learn from the best...he teaches the best. He takes the worry out of being close.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divnswoop 0 #19 October 18, 2005 Now if we get separated or can't find one-another, lets meet back where we got harnessed up, OK? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azureriders 0 #20 October 18, 2005 On my first tandem, with a bunch of friends also doing their first, at about 9k one TM asks another TM "hey bill, you get that problem fixed at the doctors office the other day?" "yeah, it turned out that I had mixed up my medication" "really, how so" "well, I was taking 2 every 8hrs, now I am taking 8 every 2hrs and everything is great, mannnnn" Then back again on my third tandem, I bring my wife and her sister along for their first. I let the sister-in-law's TM get her up on her knees and snap 2 or 3 of the four snaps and yell back at him, as I am closer to the door, "Hey Martin, you should know that she has a weak bladder" You should have saw his face, and everyone on the load could not believe that a student had got back at a TM...........priceless Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #21 October 18, 2005 As a TI I hook up the lower connectors first, then uppers. Sometimes the student will point at the uppers and ask, what about those? I'll just tell them I only thought they paid for 2 connection points. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sled14 0 #22 October 18, 2005 When I was doing my second or third aff, on the ride up my instructor was going over hand signals. A videographer for some tandem goes "What does this mean:" then flips me off and then makes a W with his hands. I'm like, uhh no clue "Fuck you, you signed the wavier" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtiflyer 0 #23 October 18, 2005 QuoteQuote"I just want you to know... whatever happens to you two, I'm going to be okay." No, that's not my favorite. Just one that I hear a lot. It's the end of the season for many and I'm really getting tired of the same ol' lines for my interviews. Hook me up with some new material! What is everyone's favorite line? After the interview in the plane: "Aright.. are you ready? The next step is the big one.. I'll see YOU..... on the outside.. " ha ha.. Actually that is probably the cheesiest one I've heard.. I just throw different things in there, depending on the customer.. how active they are.. geez iwan way to make jim's head bigger than it already is. QuoteQuote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #24 October 18, 2005 "Look, don't worry, no matter what happens today, no matter what sort of fears you seak and confront...I'll be ok." --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites packing_jarrett 0 #25 October 18, 2005 Tandem master says to student: you know if I do good on this jump next time they'll let me go by myself.Na' Cho' Cheese Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
AggieDave 6 #24 October 18, 2005 "Look, don't worry, no matter what happens today, no matter what sort of fears you seak and confront...I'll be ok." --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packing_jarrett 0 #25 October 18, 2005 Tandem master says to student: you know if I do good on this jump next time they'll let me go by myself.Na' Cho' Cheese Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
