skybytch 273 #1 April 7, 2005 Hey all you experienced jumpers, I'm challenging you. Twice. Challenge #1 - This weekend find someone with 100 jumps or less and make at least one fun jump with them. Pay for your slot. Do something fun - different exit, rodeo etc. - and keep it no pressure. Include them in your post-sunset activities as well. Challenge #2 - Make a committment to "bring up" one new jumper this season/year. Be this person's skydiving mentor - give them your phone number, jump with them on a regular basis, be available to answer questions, teach and coach (if you have the knowledge/ability to do so), hang out with them at the dz, etc. Who's up for it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamsr 0 #2 April 7, 2005 I think this is a great idea! just wish more skydivers did this and made an effort to include more people especially low timers. I personally love jumping with low timeskydivers, and in my limited 230ish (so far) time jumping i've done a first 2-way with 3 separate people, and all of them were awesome skydives, just having fun and playing about. I'll always remember my first 2-way and I get a kick out of introducing people to something new. I reccomend everyone do this, go make a low timers day, and have great fun doing it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #3 April 7, 2005 QuoteWho's up for it? Everyday if I can. We were all there once, and it's real nice to have someone take some interest in ya......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #4 April 7, 2005 QuoteJump a newbie this weekend Now that sounds like a fine idea! I think I will. Looking for one about 5' 6", 20 yrs old, brunette, brown eyes. I'll definitely jump her. In all seriousness, I've done video for newbies doing a 2 way or 3 way and fired it down for them. In a lot of cases its the first time they get video of themselves other than a tandem. I wish I felt I could offer more as a coach, but I enjoy the enthusiasm of newbies. Now....about that brunette....... Blues, NathanBlues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #5 April 7, 2005 I think this is a great idea.. But it's raining here for the weekend. I'll do it next weekend.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #6 April 7, 2005 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1132837 not too many people admitted to trying it last time... lets hope more people are up for it now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manifestRyan 0 #7 April 7, 2005 skybytch..... You rock! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 April 7, 2005 QuoteWho's up for it? Who's up for it? I already do it. That's how I was brought up to be in skydiving, that's what Doc Stewart (my mentor) did for me and that's what I like doing for others.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanduh 0 #9 April 7, 2005 That is so awesome of you, Lisa! Great idea! I know my drop zone could really use more people like that. You rock, sweetie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weegegirl 2 #10 April 7, 2005 right on, bytch! proving you ROCK once again! i'm in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrenchyDiver 0 #11 April 7, 2005 Quote Who's up for it? Us? Always > Hispas Brothers (clicky clicky) Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crotalus01 0 #12 April 7, 2005 great idea. i am fortunate enough to jump at a DZ where i have no trouble at all jumping with people that have 1000+ skydives. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #13 April 7, 2005 Challenge accepted. I just spent a bunch of jumps with a newbie at ELoy.. It was fun.. and hopefully she learned some new stuff to work on. The main thing is now she is safer in the air.. and has some goals to shoot for. I do not know everything about the sport.. but god knows whne I started jumping this was an accepted part of skydiving. My Instructor moved me on quickly to doing 4 way with him and some of his buds.. and I had less than 20 jumps ( ok so it was a LONG time ago) because they needed more people as a pool to draw on at our DZ. If you see me at a boogie.. or at the DZ's I jump at.. come talk to me if you are a newbie.. and we can put some newbie ways together.. plus.. I almost always wear my camera helmet.. so we can see what happened during the dive. Blue skies folks... remember.. we are having FUN here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites selbbub78 0 #14 April 7, 2005 I'm game, although I'm not jumping this weekend, and I don't really do much freefall, so I'm guessing I probably wouldn't be much good CReW SKies,"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Thanatos340 1 #15 April 7, 2005 Great Suggestion. I am fortunate enough to jump at 2 different DZ`s where a low timer like myself never has a problem finding someone qualified to jump with. There are always people with 1000+ jumps willing to jump with the newbie’s. Both DZ`s have many Coach rated Jumpers that really believe in Giving back to the Sport. My Skydiving goal for this year is to get the necessary experience and a Coach rating so that next year I will be capable of "Paying it forward". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lostinspace 0 #16 April 7, 2005 QuoteChallenge accepted. I just spent a bunch of jumps with a newbie at ELoy.. It was fun.. and hopefully she learned some new stuff to work on. The main thing is now she is safer in the air.. and has some goals to shoot for. Those 10 jumps were great! Jumping with Amazon rocks! It's also nice jumping with someone who doesn't manual check that the newbie tucked their leg straps all the way in :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites johnny1488 1 #17 April 7, 2005 Dont worry, bubbles, I'll mentor you on some freefall jump. Just remember to take the lightning out first!! Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CSpenceFLY 1 #18 April 7, 2005 I'll be at Skydive Monroe in Ga. this weekend looking for someone to jump with.As for the phone number,after the Dublin Boogie everyone has my number. Edit to add:Great idea!!!I remember just a few short years ago when you didn't have to pay a coaches slot to have someone to jump with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peregrinerose 0 #19 April 7, 2005 I'll have my A this weekend, and really hope that one of you far more experienced people are kind enough to make a jump or two with me. How can us newbies learn if no one will jump with us??? Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Antidote 0 #20 April 7, 2005 Already doing that. That's life at a small Cessna DZ for ya - pretty tight knit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Reginald 0 #21 April 7, 2005 I do that every week. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites justinb138 0 #22 April 7, 2005 QuoteI do that every week. That's what I keep hearing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumperconway 0 #23 April 7, 2005 I know my drop zone could really use more people like that. Excuse me? I take offence to that! 24 pt 4way wth Sum1mom aka Scary last weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #24 April 7, 2005 QuoteChallenge #1 -This weekend find someone with 100 jumps or less and make at least one fun jump with them. Challenge #2 - Make a committment to "bring up" one new jumper this season/year. #1 - most every training weekend we will take a newbie and let them fly fourth with three from our team - it's a lot of fun #2 - Did it 4 years ago and now have a great friend and teammate out of the deal - he's one of the best jumpers at our DZ IMHO ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites darrenspooner 0 #25 April 7, 2005 INTERNATIONAL SUPERHERO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 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
weegegirl 2 #10 April 7, 2005 right on, bytch! proving you ROCK once again! i'm in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #11 April 7, 2005 Quote Who's up for it? Us? Always > Hispas Brothers (clicky clicky) Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #12 April 7, 2005 great idea. i am fortunate enough to jump at a DZ where i have no trouble at all jumping with people that have 1000+ skydives. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #13 April 7, 2005 Challenge accepted. I just spent a bunch of jumps with a newbie at ELoy.. It was fun.. and hopefully she learned some new stuff to work on. The main thing is now she is safer in the air.. and has some goals to shoot for. I do not know everything about the sport.. but god knows whne I started jumping this was an accepted part of skydiving. My Instructor moved me on quickly to doing 4 way with him and some of his buds.. and I had less than 20 jumps ( ok so it was a LONG time ago) because they needed more people as a pool to draw on at our DZ. If you see me at a boogie.. or at the DZ's I jump at.. come talk to me if you are a newbie.. and we can put some newbie ways together.. plus.. I almost always wear my camera helmet.. so we can see what happened during the dive. Blue skies folks... remember.. we are having FUN here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #14 April 7, 2005 I'm game, although I'm not jumping this weekend, and I don't really do much freefall, so I'm guessing I probably wouldn't be much good CReW SKies,"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #15 April 7, 2005 Great Suggestion. I am fortunate enough to jump at 2 different DZ`s where a low timer like myself never has a problem finding someone qualified to jump with. There are always people with 1000+ jumps willing to jump with the newbie’s. Both DZ`s have many Coach rated Jumpers that really believe in Giving back to the Sport. My Skydiving goal for this year is to get the necessary experience and a Coach rating so that next year I will be capable of "Paying it forward". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lostinspace 0 #16 April 7, 2005 QuoteChallenge accepted. I just spent a bunch of jumps with a newbie at ELoy.. It was fun.. and hopefully she learned some new stuff to work on. The main thing is now she is safer in the air.. and has some goals to shoot for. Those 10 jumps were great! Jumping with Amazon rocks! It's also nice jumping with someone who doesn't manual check that the newbie tucked their leg straps all the way in :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #17 April 7, 2005 Dont worry, bubbles, I'll mentor you on some freefall jump. Just remember to take the lightning out first!! Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #18 April 7, 2005 I'll be at Skydive Monroe in Ga. this weekend looking for someone to jump with.As for the phone number,after the Dublin Boogie everyone has my number. Edit to add:Great idea!!!I remember just a few short years ago when you didn't have to pay a coaches slot to have someone to jump with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #19 April 7, 2005 I'll have my A this weekend, and really hope that one of you far more experienced people are kind enough to make a jump or two with me. How can us newbies learn if no one will jump with us??? Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antidote 0 #20 April 7, 2005 Already doing that. That's life at a small Cessna DZ for ya - pretty tight knit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #21 April 7, 2005 I do that every week. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #22 April 7, 2005 QuoteI do that every week. That's what I keep hearing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #23 April 7, 2005 I know my drop zone could really use more people like that. Excuse me? I take offence to that! 24 pt 4way wth Sum1mom aka Scary last weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #24 April 7, 2005 QuoteChallenge #1 -This weekend find someone with 100 jumps or less and make at least one fun jump with them. Challenge #2 - Make a committment to "bring up" one new jumper this season/year. #1 - most every training weekend we will take a newbie and let them fly fourth with three from our team - it's a lot of fun #2 - Did it 4 years ago and now have a great friend and teammate out of the deal - he's one of the best jumpers at our DZ IMHO ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenspooner 0 #25 April 7, 2005 INTERNATIONAL SUPERHERO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
