virgin-burner 1 #1 January 16, 2008 do you like your job? is it hard? you get to fly a lot yourself? how did you get there? what training did you receive and what experience did you have before? is it fun? what would you liked to have known before you started?“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
diablopilot 2 #2 January 16, 2008 Loved it. Very physical, and you'll end up with both minor injuries and illnesses pretty frequently. Got to fly a good amount, skills progressed many times faster than in the sky. I was trained through the IBA rating system, you can read more about it at www.tunnelflight.com It is a huge amount of fun. And you'll become a good teacher by watching and learning from great ones if you're receptive to it. Things I wish I'd known? How bad the pay can be. How some owners can be. How the politics can be even more insidious than those of the DZ. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, but I'm not in a hurry to go back.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #3 January 16, 2008 yea, the pay doesnt look too good. but gaining experience is kinda invaluable, isnt'it!? i mean in the way of becoming a better skydiver n'all.. teaching skills, a very different approach to a daily job that is anything but 08/15, fun and enjoyment of the customers you get to share with them.. must be insideous, here's only one tunnel and about 4 major dropzones.. plus a couple of smaller ones. since i'm fed up with corporate life.. this sounds like a huge opportunity! just trying to assess if it was for me tough.. i'm not really a patient guy. teached snowboarding to a couple of GF's, they all hated me during that time but became quite reasonable snowboarders themselves in the long run.. since i started skydiving, that could have changed. that teached me a lot of patience, to say the least! and a couple of other things too.. “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
popsjumper 2 #4 January 23, 2008 Major perk: As a tunnel Skygod, you get first shot at all the hotties coming through. 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
virgin-burner 1 #5 January 23, 2008 "some do take advantage of that" or so i heard from the guys working there.. not that i ever would of thought of that! BTW, tomorrow i go and pick up contracts and working table and stuff.. happy, happy, happy!!! “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
virgin-burner 1 #6 January 25, 2008 got back with a whole shitload of shirts, vests n'jumpers.. and a signed contract!!! cant say how happy i am! nervous too! got a nice tour around, seen the "intestines" of the tunnel, looked at the software they work with a bit.. and have a first appointment for the next team meeting where i'll be introduced to everybody. finally the "snowboard-instructor"-job i've dreamed of for long.. didnt i say already how starting to skydive has changed my life to the better? if not, well, it really has! and its getting better and better..! alright tunnel-rats, beware, there's a new rodent in town! “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
popsjumper 2 #7 January 25, 2008 Congrats, man! Now go out there and be the best you can be. ENVY 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
Jewels 0 #8 January 25, 2008 Congratulations! Here's to many good spots . . . or something like that! TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #9 January 25, 2008 thanks mate, if i'll ever need any tools for my FJC's, i know who i'll hook up with! always trying to be the best i can! pretty fucking cool! cant wait to start! to many good spots? “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
Jewels 0 #10 January 25, 2008 Hey, it's better to make 'em than miss 'em, I always say! (Then again, I'm the one being spotted. TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #11 January 25, 2008 dont you dare making your instructors work to much! altough.. that gives 'em plenty of possibilities to touch your sweet spots! this is gonna be fun! “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
Jewels 0 #12 January 26, 2008 And by "sweet spots," I assume you mean the grippers on the student suits. Have a great time. When do you start training? TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #13 January 26, 2008 student suits? grippers, yes! next week i'm also starting my other job have to work out a working pattern with those guys too. the tunnelplace only has limited hours of opening, so that still has to be defined. coming friday i'll attend the team meeting, get to know everybody, and hopefully receive further instructions on how to proceed. but as much as i've heard, i'll be mostly on in february for the training, as the times right now are quite slow.. “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
