Mike111 0 #1 February 11, 2006 Finally got the A!! Banged out the last 4 consols and finished with an unstable exit roll from 7k and pull at 3k.Looks like another 20 quid for a case of beer! mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #2 February 11, 2006 Congratulations! Now the fun begins! Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #3 February 11, 2006 Hi Mikey, that's great news! Congrazzzz and .... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #4 February 11, 2006 I'd like to know where you rank against others in the quantity of posts by the time of A license.! Congratulations.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #5 February 11, 2006 lol its all about the posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uponone 0 #6 February 11, 2006 Congrats and update your jump #'s, you postwhore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uponone 0 #7 February 11, 2006 Damn, you beat me to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #8 February 11, 2006 lol i aint a postwhore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #9 February 12, 2006 fantastic man Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #10 February 12, 2006 Quotelol i aint a postwhore I beg to differ Dont rag on me to hard im working to your level of "glory" ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #11 February 15, 2006 QuoteFinally got the A!! Congratulations! [deep_announcer_voice]Mike111, this is your life![/deep_announcer_voice] On 20 July 2005, you wrote... Quotehey everyone, Jus a lil bout me (dont wanna bore you to death!) - im called mike, live in london, an am 16 and will be doing a full AFF course + consolidation jumps in norfolk this coming weekend and weekBut my worry is that i have no real experience of meeting skydivers , except for doing a tandem, and the dropzone (which is excellent!), is expanding and thus has loads of regulars. Therefore, i feel very intimidated and scared , and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on how to get to know everybody, without looking like a jerk or being slightly intrusive? Also, does the fact that someone is 16 change regulars attitudes towards them, so that they are outcasted for being slightly younger than say, some other students or regulars? Many Thanks in advance for any advice, it will be much appreciated and will make the coming week a lot less daunting!!Kind regards, Mike Seeing this gives me hope that even I will eventually get my A license. :) (I started before you did and still haven't got it, and I don't have the excuse of the weather in the UK, either.) From a quick Web search, it appears that it's mathematically possible, in the UK, to get your parachute license before you are even eligible for a driver's license - were you able to do that? EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #12 February 15, 2006 it will come mate, don;t worry.... just keep at it.. In the UK we cna skydive at 16 with parent permission. you have to be 17 before yo can start driving. . I don;t see why its not the other way round but hey no complaints!!! What stage you at in your licence thing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franman 0 #13 February 15, 2006 Congrats - that's a good effort getting qualified so quick. I got my A License a few weeks back - after 55 jumps!! (it was those 37 static line progression jumps here and there with the UK weather that held me up) you're certainly beating me on the post numbers too! Francis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #14 February 15, 2006 lol im a post whore Where did you train in the UK? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franman 0 #15 February 16, 2006 I've jumped all over the place - my static line course and my first jump was at Netheravon as that is the dropzone that my uni club goes to. That was december 2004, I didn't jump after that till Easter, in Seville on the BCPA (British Collegiate Parachute Association) trip - 24 jumps there. Then I've jumped at South Cerney which is my local DZ - 2 miles from my house! Also jumped at Weston and Cark at other BCPA events but I finally went out to Empuriabrava and switched to AFF and did it all (8 levels, 10 consols and 10 solos) out there. I've jumped once at South Cerney since I came back but my next jump could well be at Hinton at the next BCPA meet. I really have managed to go to quite a few DZs for such a small number of jumps!! Francis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #16 February 16, 2006 Sometime if you can.... check out Old Buckenham airfield in Norfolk... UK parachuting.- they are certainly the best in the UK (ive never been to any others but hey i think its true). 15 seater Nomad in March. Worth a shot if you can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franman 0 #17 February 16, 2006 I will try to get over sometime. In the summer I have two months off between the end of my placement and going back to uni and I plan on doing as many jumps as I can afford. UK jumping is soooo much better in the summer! Francis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #18 February 16, 2006 Well done mate! Dont forget to bring some of the beer on your travels! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franman 0 #19 February 16, 2006 Indeed, lots of beer will also need to be consumed over the summer! Nothing better than a cold lager while watching the sun set after a good day of jumping So I guess I'll have to check out Headcorn too! Francis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #20 February 16, 2006 Definately, we get the Let beginning of April. Summer is gonna rock! Cant wait for some decent weather and long days Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franman 0 #21 February 16, 2006 Oh the Let is awesome - we have one at South Cerney. Ours has a bubble on the nose which looks cool - I don't think they let people go in it though which is a shame. Last week there was something wrong with the door so we had to have it open - the static line students sitting by the door got pretty chilly. Luckily for me I was sitting up front where it stayed quite warm Francis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #22 February 16, 2006 might have to join you on that!!! Let looks fucking wicked!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #23 February 16, 2006 Hoo-Ahh!!! Congrats!!! Richards My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #25 February 17, 2006 Quoteit will come mate, don;t worry.... just keep at it.. Haven't stopped working at it yet. :) I did get some tunnel time, which has helped me progress faster. QuoteWhat stage you at in your licence thing? If I'd had a better exit last time, I'd have passed AFF level 7. But I get to do it again and do better on the exit. Then I have to do a hop-n-pop, and some other stuff. Since I'm well past the minimum number of jumps needed (25), I just have to work through the list of required skills/tasks for the (USPA) A license. Off the top of my head, I've probably got a minimum of about 10 more jumps to go. Again, congratulations! EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
