NSEMN8R 0 #1 December 23, 2006 Just curious how everyone else learned.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 December 23, 2006 took a course from Fred Fugen/Babylonscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #3 December 23, 2006 Learned from someone without a rating, because there were no rating systems at that point. That person later (as soon as they existed) got the ratings.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratman05 0 #4 December 23, 2006 had to hunt one down...was a process. I hit 200 outside the 18 month window, but had done a bunch dedicated tracking jumps on a home made tracking suit, and talked to people online (thanks again Ed!). My instructor told me he'd see how well I did on tracking jumps and go from there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #5 December 23, 2006 Jari, Kim came down for a big promotion. The lovely kim conducted the ground course for a bunch of us en-mass. We were weathered out that weekend so there were no first flights. Just about all my friends that had been sitting on their new suits for two weeks did not wait and did solos as soon as the weather cleared.I wanted to do things right and contacted a BMI and paid him two slots for the "in air evaluation" portion of my training. As we stepped off the Skyvan he went into a tight tumble and augered down at least a thousand feet. I flew the standard pattern in elation of my first flight, not even wondering if he would get back up to me. I still take a ribbing from friends about the money well spent on that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #6 December 23, 2006 Even though I had more than 500 jumps, during the 2004 Kamloops May Meet, I sat in as "simulated student" while a BMI candidate practiced his teaching technique. Note: Chuck Blue was there to train a new batch of BMIs. Then I repeated the process in the autumn of 2004, when I borrowed a Classic from a BMI. I also read Scott Campo's book and everything I could find on the internet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #7 December 23, 2006 Took it from Jari at WFFC 1999 ... met Robi there too. I'm not sure if either was an official BMI at the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Buried 0 #8 December 24, 2006 someone w/o rating Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mccordia 74 #9 December 24, 2006 Someone with a BMI rating read the manual to me...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FeetFlyer 0 #10 December 24, 2006 The guy I borrowed the suit from told me to think "I'm not afraid I can fly" before I jumped.. that was about it <> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #11 December 25, 2006 I took a FFC from a tattoo'd crazy mofo BMI at ZHills. Since then my FF suit left me due to neglect and I routinely get into arguments with crew dogs over who gets to jump out last. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VectorBoy 0 #12 December 25, 2006 Quote I routinely get into arguments with crew dogs over who gets to jump out last. What, they don't trust you not to bird dog them? Where is the love at Zhills? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #13 December 25, 2006 QuoteI routinely get into arguments with crew dogs over who gets to jump out last. Our CRW dogs get out at 8K....... Be safe Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VectorBoy 0 #14 December 25, 2006 Ours get out at the top on a down wind run off set to the west by a mile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #15 December 26, 2006 I was taught by Kim Griffin, BMCI-2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites outrager 6 #16 December 26, 2006 QuoteJust curious how everyone else learned.. Jumped out of a plane with a wingsuit. Wingsuits are by far the easiest thing one can do in the air. It takes no time or particular talent to learn to fly, or to become a BMI for that matter bsbd! Yuri. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites moonglo 0 #17 December 27, 2006 I got a used Classic, got online to figure out how to hook it up and jumped! I wouldn't recommend this method, but I lived 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. 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
Buried 0 #8 December 24, 2006 someone w/o rating Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #9 December 24, 2006 Someone with a BMI rating read the manual to me...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeetFlyer 0 #10 December 24, 2006 The guy I borrowed the suit from told me to think "I'm not afraid I can fly" before I jumped.. that was about it <> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #11 December 25, 2006 I took a FFC from a tattoo'd crazy mofo BMI at ZHills. Since then my FF suit left me due to neglect and I routinely get into arguments with crew dogs over who gets to jump out last. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #12 December 25, 2006 Quote I routinely get into arguments with crew dogs over who gets to jump out last. What, they don't trust you not to bird dog them? Where is the love at Zhills? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #13 December 25, 2006 QuoteI routinely get into arguments with crew dogs over who gets to jump out last. Our CRW dogs get out at 8K....... Be safe Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #14 December 25, 2006 Ours get out at the top on a down wind run off set to the west by a mile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #15 December 26, 2006 I was taught by Kim Griffin, BMCI-2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outrager 6 #16 December 26, 2006 QuoteJust curious how everyone else learned.. Jumped out of a plane with a wingsuit. Wingsuits are by far the easiest thing one can do in the air. It takes no time or particular talent to learn to fly, or to become a BMI for that matter bsbd! Yuri. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moonglo 0 #17 December 27, 2006 I got a used Classic, got online to figure out how to hook it up and jumped! I wouldn't recommend this method, but I lived Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
