Dynamic or Static? What is tunnel flying for you?

[BigBUG 0]

Hi everyone,

I decided to create this little poll, trying to figure out what suits today's students best and what is their goals when they are looking for a tunnel coach and tunnel time.

I have to say that I try to incorporate everything in a coaching. I do believe that you should start moving around as soon as you have some basic knowledge in this particular position - your skills will become better way faster. On the other hand, if you are skydiver and know perfectly well what you want from the tunnel (like, I want to work on my HU docks or my HD transitions) I probably shouldn't be concentrated on completely different stuff like carving?

So I decided to ask tunnel flyers here - do you have a specific plan when you are looking for a tunnel and a coach?

Please share your opinions. It will help us to be better coaches and in the end helps you to be better flyers. Thanks.

[KRBKV 0]

Full tHrust in a coach sounds powerful! :) How a student could recognize whether his/her couch is full thrust coach or not? :)

[NWPoul 1]

While I know the reason why "I decided to create this little poll"
it's still strange why there is only 2.5 options
I bet you met students which want it all

Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?

[BigBUG 0]

NWPoul

I bet you met students which want it all

In two hours :)

[BigBUG 0]

KRBKV

Full tHrust

\facepalm
Got me :)
Sometimes my self-taught English is not enough

[PhreeZone 20]

My issue is I would love to learn Dynamic but with the nearest tunnel at nearly 400 miles its just not feasible due to the need for currency and sheer amounts of time needed to fly anything other than static. Since I only get to do 2-3 hours a year in 4-5 trips its really hard to learn too much. I just hope a tunnel eventually goes in closer to me

Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery

Parachutemanuals.com

[NWPoul 1]

PhreeZone

... I just hope a tunnel eventually goes in closer to me

Unfortunately you have IFLy and weird patent barriers for rising of amounts of good tunnels and reducing prices...
Sad but true so please wait for a few years and may be we'll come;)

Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?

[KRBKV 0]

It happens. Not a big deal. :)

But i see big potential. An embroidery on the suit or decal on the helmet or even more a warning message on the screen in the tunnel: full thrust instructor here! :)

[BigBUG 0]

ok, ok, now everybody will roast me instead of taking poll :)

[wan2doit 6]

What is does "full thrust" instructor mean? - I'm wondering if thrust should be trust (trust meaning to have a lot of faith in something).

[KRBKV 0]

Yes, it should mean trust. Small mistake. I'm just messing a little bit with the words. ;)

[BigBUG 0]

That's correct.
For some reason system does not allow me to edit poll posts, so I couldn't fix the mistake.

[danielcroft 2]

If the option was full "trust" I'd have picked something else...