slotperfect 7 #1 August 10, 2003 I had an awesome tandem student yeaterday named Scott. The whole skydive was awesome, but it was what he said after the canopy opened that made my day. After a string of joyous explatives he turned his head around and said "Thank you, thank you . . . I will remember this for the rest of my life." That is why I love tandems so much! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #2 August 10, 2003 hell yeah dude, thats awesome. Thats one of the drawing points for me getting a tandem rating eventually, introducing people to our wonderful sport. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #3 August 10, 2003 My boyfriend took a student earlier this season who turned to him after the jump and said, "That was the coolest thing I've ever done. That was better than my threesome with twins." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 August 10, 2003 QuoteThat was better than my threesome with twins." Quote...Now I love this sport as much as anyone.... BUT DAMN!!!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #5 August 11, 2003 Had a group of bungee instructors come up for tandem jumps one time and they were trying to tell everyone that would listen that bungee was loads more of a rush than skydiving because it is done much closer to the ground. I told them that bungee was the two things I hate the most about skydiving, ground rush and opening shock. Anyway, I took the most vocal of the group up and the first words out of her mouth after opening was "God, bungee jumping sucks". The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtgadget 0 #6 August 11, 2003 Bungee......I may have come into this world because of a broken rubber, but I'm not going out because of one!! I just did fifteen or so tandems this weekend, each and every one is special in it's own way. I think I could write a book on all of the quotes from my first time students. Isn't it great to experience a first time jump....every time!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Unutsch 0 #7 August 11, 2003 we have a skydiving camp here in Bovec, with lots of tandems each day... and this weekend one of the students threw up in the plane, which confused the tandem master so much that he forgot to strap on his bonehead with a pro track in it , that obviously fell of his head imediately after they jumped out just to put something negative in this thread Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #8 August 11, 2003 Quotewe have a skydiving camp here in Bovec, with lots of tandems each day... and this weekend one of the students threw up in the plane, which confused the tandem master so much that he forgot to strap on his bonehead with a pro track in it , that obviously fell of his head imediately after they jumped out just to put something negative in this thread Better the passenger throw upin the p;lane than on me, the tandem master after openingThe older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #9 August 11, 2003 QuoteBungee......I may have come into this world because of a broken rubber, but I'm not going out because of one!! Quote HEHEHEHEHE! I'm gonna use that! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #10 August 11, 2003 We had one tandem student ask the video guy this weekend: Did you get shots of the girl next to me at the table? Answer: Yes I did. Tandem student: Could you please NOT put that in the video? ROTFLMAO ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Phlip 0 #11 August 11, 2003 I shot video for a female tandem student yesterday. Looking at my camera helmet she asked me: "So what is it that you put in your mouth to take pictures? Is it big?" showing her the tongue switch... "that's it??? it is so small... I really thought it was going to be bigger". I don't see why it was funny but everybody laught around us Flip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cpoxon 0 #12 August 11, 2003 QuoteAfter a string of joyous explatives he turned his head around and said "Thank you, thank you . . . I will remember this for the rest of my life." The student's reaction was the only thing I don't feel I was really prepared for when I imagined myself doing tandems. It is just the best thing. I find myself saying, "AND I get paid to do this?!" to them! Four more this weekend, bringing me to the grand total of 24. A weekend of firsts. My first thankyou letter (from my first student), my first puker (not very much and she had the bag in her hand before her first heave) and my first tandem tracking (the guy wanted to be "superman" and when I grabbed his hangs to swing them back he forgot about it and I had to summon the strength of Superman to move them!). Beer was bought :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Malfunction 0 #13 August 11, 2003 Quote"So what is it that you put in your mouth to take pictures? Is it big?" showing her the tongue switch... "that's it??? it is so small... I really thought it was going to be bigger". ROFLMFAO!! I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chuckakers 425 #14 August 12, 2003 >>"That was the coolest thing I've ever done. That was better than my threesome with twins."<< liar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peek 21 #15 August 15, 2003 A few weeks ago I took a guy that was part of a group on the same airplane, and he had never flown in an airplane before. They were excited and were bullshitting quite a bit, and the liftoff was very smooth, so he did not notice it right away. When he finally looked out the windshield he had this look of amazement on his face as he said, "Dudes, we're off the ground!" It completely cracked me up. You had to be there. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 221 #16 August 15, 2003 I'm sure I'll get corrected as to the "Exact" quote, but I was walking up to the DZ and ran into one of the TMs...he said he had one of the coolest reactions...After they got down, the student was asked what he thought of the skydive... His answer : " I can't see how ANYONE can live without this!!"I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #17 August 15, 2003 Couple of weekends ago I had a female student fully grilling me on many little details. She was a bit nervous... As we're about to take off for the plane she looks at me and says.. "do you have a certificate that says you can do this?" I've only been asked that once before... Most of the time folks just trust you I laughed and we went skydiving... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #18 August 15, 2003 So dija whip out your nifty difty "SKYDIVER" card? (often used in nightclubs, and bars)---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #19 August 15, 2003 I smiled at her and said "I've never been asked that" Kinda like when you go to a doctor and expect to see that Stanford, Yale or Harvard certificate on their wall... She did not follow up. Immediatley after the canopy opened up one time, an extremely excited student said to me "Do you mind if I swear quickly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites vonSanta 0 #20 August 15, 2003 MY instructor upon asked if he had a certificate for something: "Oh, I have LOTS of certificates" Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites betzilla 56 #21 August 15, 2003 I just remembered another one from my sweetie. ON the ride to altitude: student: "does anyone ever pass out on tandem jumps?" JM: "no, not really." student: "does anyone ever, um, throw up on tandem jumps?" JM: "no, not really. you'll be fine." student: "does anyone ever pee their pants on a tandem?" JM: "you did wear your Depends, didn't you?" student: "double ply." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crapflinger2000 1 #22 August 15, 2003 My quote of the day involving tandems.... Actually it involves relatives of person doing a tandem.... After landing after videoing their relative on a tandem, person asks me, "How did you get up there?" while pointing to the sky. Yes, he really did not understand how we got up there... Seemed intelligent and OK in the head..... aside from that. I looked at him incredulously and said, "airplane!!!???!" "ohhh" Now granted, our DZ is 12 miles from the airport, but jeeez. How dumb you gotta be? Ad in the fact that earlier they were AT the airport watching him get suited up and stuff... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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. 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usedtajump 1 #5 August 11, 2003 Had a group of bungee instructors come up for tandem jumps one time and they were trying to tell everyone that would listen that bungee was loads more of a rush than skydiving because it is done much closer to the ground. I told them that bungee was the two things I hate the most about skydiving, ground rush and opening shock. Anyway, I took the most vocal of the group up and the first words out of her mouth after opening was "God, bungee jumping sucks". The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtgadget 0 #6 August 11, 2003 Bungee......I may have come into this world because of a broken rubber, but I'm not going out because of one!! I just did fifteen or so tandems this weekend, each and every one is special in it's own way. I think I could write a book on all of the quotes from my first time students. Isn't it great to experience a first time jump....every time!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #7 August 11, 2003 we have a skydiving camp here in Bovec, with lots of tandems each day... and this weekend one of the students threw up in the plane, which confused the tandem master so much that he forgot to strap on his bonehead with a pro track in it , that obviously fell of his head imediately after they jumped out just to put something negative in this thread Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #8 August 11, 2003 Quotewe have a skydiving camp here in Bovec, with lots of tandems each day... and this weekend one of the students threw up in the plane, which confused the tandem master so much that he forgot to strap on his bonehead with a pro track in it , that obviously fell of his head imediately after they jumped out just to put something negative in this thread Better the passenger throw upin the p;lane than on me, the tandem master after openingThe older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 August 11, 2003 QuoteBungee......I may have come into this world because of a broken rubber, but I'm not going out because of one!! Quote HEHEHEHEHE! I'm gonna use that! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #10 August 11, 2003 We had one tandem student ask the video guy this weekend: Did you get shots of the girl next to me at the table? Answer: Yes I did. Tandem student: Could you please NOT put that in the video? ROTFLMAO ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Phlip 0 #11 August 11, 2003 I shot video for a female tandem student yesterday. Looking at my camera helmet she asked me: "So what is it that you put in your mouth to take pictures? Is it big?" showing her the tongue switch... "that's it??? it is so small... I really thought it was going to be bigger". I don't see why it was funny but everybody laught around us Flip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cpoxon 0 #12 August 11, 2003 QuoteAfter a string of joyous explatives he turned his head around and said "Thank you, thank you . . . I will remember this for the rest of my life." The student's reaction was the only thing I don't feel I was really prepared for when I imagined myself doing tandems. It is just the best thing. I find myself saying, "AND I get paid to do this?!" to them! Four more this weekend, bringing me to the grand total of 24. A weekend of firsts. My first thankyou letter (from my first student), my first puker (not very much and she had the bag in her hand before her first heave) and my first tandem tracking (the guy wanted to be "superman" and when I grabbed his hangs to swing them back he forgot about it and I had to summon the strength of Superman to move them!). Beer was bought :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Malfunction 0 #13 August 11, 2003 Quote"So what is it that you put in your mouth to take pictures? Is it big?" showing her the tongue switch... "that's it??? it is so small... I really thought it was going to be bigger". ROFLMFAO!! I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chuckakers 425 #14 August 12, 2003 >>"That was the coolest thing I've ever done. That was better than my threesome with twins."<< liar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peek 21 #15 August 15, 2003 A few weeks ago I took a guy that was part of a group on the same airplane, and he had never flown in an airplane before. They were excited and were bullshitting quite a bit, and the liftoff was very smooth, so he did not notice it right away. When he finally looked out the windshield he had this look of amazement on his face as he said, "Dudes, we're off the ground!" It completely cracked me up. You had to be there. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 221 #16 August 15, 2003 I'm sure I'll get corrected as to the "Exact" quote, but I was walking up to the DZ and ran into one of the TMs...he said he had one of the coolest reactions...After they got down, the student was asked what he thought of the skydive... His answer : " I can't see how ANYONE can live without this!!"I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #17 August 15, 2003 Couple of weekends ago I had a female student fully grilling me on many little details. She was a bit nervous... As we're about to take off for the plane she looks at me and says.. "do you have a certificate that says you can do this?" I've only been asked that once before... Most of the time folks just trust you I laughed and we went skydiving... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #18 August 15, 2003 So dija whip out your nifty difty "SKYDIVER" card? (often used in nightclubs, and bars)---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #19 August 15, 2003 I smiled at her and said "I've never been asked that" Kinda like when you go to a doctor and expect to see that Stanford, Yale or Harvard certificate on their wall... She did not follow up. Immediatley after the canopy opened up one time, an extremely excited student said to me "Do you mind if I swear quickly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites vonSanta 0 #20 August 15, 2003 MY instructor upon asked if he had a certificate for something: "Oh, I have LOTS of certificates" Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites betzilla 56 #21 August 15, 2003 I just remembered another one from my sweetie. ON the ride to altitude: student: "does anyone ever pass out on tandem jumps?" JM: "no, not really." student: "does anyone ever, um, throw up on tandem jumps?" JM: "no, not really. you'll be fine." student: "does anyone ever pee their pants on a tandem?" JM: "you did wear your Depends, didn't you?" student: "double ply." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crapflinger2000 1 #22 August 15, 2003 My quote of the day involving tandems.... Actually it involves relatives of person doing a tandem.... After landing after videoing their relative on a tandem, person asks me, "How did you get up there?" while pointing to the sky. Yes, he really did not understand how we got up there... Seemed intelligent and OK in the head..... aside from that. I looked at him incredulously and said, "airplane!!!???!" "ohhh" Now granted, our DZ is 12 miles from the airport, but jeeez. How dumb you gotta be? Ad in the fact that earlier they were AT the airport watching him get suited up and stuff... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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. 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dragon2 2 #10 August 11, 2003 We had one tandem student ask the video guy this weekend: Did you get shots of the girl next to me at the table? Answer: Yes I did. Tandem student: Could you please NOT put that in the video? ROTFLMAO ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phlip 0 #11 August 11, 2003 I shot video for a female tandem student yesterday. Looking at my camera helmet she asked me: "So what is it that you put in your mouth to take pictures? Is it big?" showing her the tongue switch... "that's it??? it is so small... I really thought it was going to be bigger". I don't see why it was funny but everybody laught around us Flip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #12 August 11, 2003 QuoteAfter a string of joyous explatives he turned his head around and said "Thank you, thank you . . . I will remember this for the rest of my life." The student's reaction was the only thing I don't feel I was really prepared for when I imagined myself doing tandems. It is just the best thing. I find myself saying, "AND I get paid to do this?!" to them! Four more this weekend, bringing me to the grand total of 24. A weekend of firsts. My first thankyou letter (from my first student), my first puker (not very much and she had the bag in her hand before her first heave) and my first tandem tracking (the guy wanted to be "superman" and when I grabbed his hangs to swing them back he forgot about it and I had to summon the strength of Superman to move them!). Beer was bought :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malfunction 0 #13 August 11, 2003 Quote"So what is it that you put in your mouth to take pictures? Is it big?" showing her the tongue switch... "that's it??? it is so small... I really thought it was going to be bigger". ROFLMFAO!! I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. - Voltaire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #14 August 12, 2003 >>"That was the coolest thing I've ever done. That was better than my threesome with twins."<< liar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 21 #15 August 15, 2003 A few weeks ago I took a guy that was part of a group on the same airplane, and he had never flown in an airplane before. They were excited and were bullshitting quite a bit, and the liftoff was very smooth, so he did not notice it right away. When he finally looked out the windshield he had this look of amazement on his face as he said, "Dudes, we're off the ground!" It completely cracked me up. You had to be there. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #16 August 15, 2003 I'm sure I'll get corrected as to the "Exact" quote, but I was walking up to the DZ and ran into one of the TMs...he said he had one of the coolest reactions...After they got down, the student was asked what he thought of the skydive... His answer : " I can't see how ANYONE can live without this!!"I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #17 August 15, 2003 Couple of weekends ago I had a female student fully grilling me on many little details. She was a bit nervous... As we're about to take off for the plane she looks at me and says.. "do you have a certificate that says you can do this?" I've only been asked that once before... Most of the time folks just trust you I laughed and we went skydiving... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #18 August 15, 2003 So dija whip out your nifty difty "SKYDIVER" card? (often used in nightclubs, and bars)---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #19 August 15, 2003 I smiled at her and said "I've never been asked that" Kinda like when you go to a doctor and expect to see that Stanford, Yale or Harvard certificate on their wall... She did not follow up. Immediatley after the canopy opened up one time, an extremely excited student said to me "Do you mind if I swear quickly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #20 August 15, 2003 MY instructor upon asked if he had a certificate for something: "Oh, I have LOTS of certificates" Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #21 August 15, 2003 I just remembered another one from my sweetie. ON the ride to altitude: student: "does anyone ever pass out on tandem jumps?" JM: "no, not really." student: "does anyone ever, um, throw up on tandem jumps?" JM: "no, not really. you'll be fine." student: "does anyone ever pee their pants on a tandem?" JM: "you did wear your Depends, didn't you?" student: "double ply." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crapflinger2000 1 #22 August 15, 2003 My quote of the day involving tandems.... Actually it involves relatives of person doing a tandem.... After landing after videoing their relative on a tandem, person asks me, "How did you get up there?" while pointing to the sky. Yes, he really did not understand how we got up there... Seemed intelligent and OK in the head..... aside from that. I looked at him incredulously and said, "airplane!!!???!" "ohhh" Now granted, our DZ is 12 miles from the airport, but jeeez. How dumb you gotta be? Ad in the fact that earlier they were AT the airport watching him get suited up and stuff... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
