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I certainly hope the skydiving community has a place for over-analytical, over-planning, over-safe people like myself. I really think we can co-exist with the swinging single, party animals living for the moment.

Quote But,at the same time, I wonder if you've truly recognized what skydiving truly is. We create our own policies through safety, training and currency.Nothing else will keep you from getting hurt. _______________ It's hard to fully recognize skydiving having never done it. I have been interested in it for over a decade. The first bit of research I performed was reading accident reports. I distinctively remember phrases like "we pulled off his blood soaked helmet to check for a pulse" No matter how fun or life changing it is, I simply can't do it without insurance. My wife would kill me (oh wait; that's not what I meant) -DJ

Hey Casch, Did you say skydive oregon was your dropzone? I understood the 250 to be the fully loaded weight thus putting a 250 lb dude at around 280. This issue was confusing so I drove out to skydive oregon and said "Am I too big?" He had me step on the scale which read 246 (fully clothed). He then said I was OK, but not to gain any weight. This was kind of funny since in bodybuilding our goal is to gain weight. My question to SDO was in regards to tandem, not necessarily AFF training. During this whole time Archie is standing behind the counter saying "get his credit card" :) -DJ Forest Grove, OR

This question is for those who have done their first jump in the recent past. It seems as if it would be very difficult to get to sleep on the night after your first jump; Do you keep running through the experience in your head and looking forward to the next? Are any chemical helpers needed to relax, or does the jump actually relax you? Hopefully I won't have to ask silly quesitons like this much longer. -DJ (OR)

On the insurance issue, I finally gained some traction on www.quotesmith.com. Getting the quote is thing, but getting an actual policy is another. I noticed the more expensive policies allow you to be a private pilot and have certain family medical histories and scuba down to 65 ft. I am surprised they don't have a specific such as "regularily opens canopy at or above 3500" :) When I end up getting a good policy, I'll list the details under a different thread. -DJ

I wanted to thank everybody for making an effort to direct me to some answers for insurance related questions. From Sadler & Co. Sports Ins. - 1-866-711-7233, I left a message. I hope I got the right number, it was the voice mail of a guy named Brian. I will see if I get a return call. I think the disability plan is OK because the only thing I have found in my plan referes to "An intentionally self-inflicted injury." -DJ

Tom, How did you know I bought a copy of your book ? :) I accidently double ordered through Amazon and sold the extra copy of "JUMP" to a friend at work. On my insurance concerns, I should have been a bit more specific. I work at a large company with health, life, and disability. The health and disability don't care about skydiving, but the life policy does. I am married with a kid and mortgage, therefore I will not even attempt a tandem jump until some kind of life coverage is in place. I have already contacted the USPA rep under the [insurance] section and was told to first join the USPA and they would refer me to the re-insurance outfit for a life policy. My inquiry is very simple: I want a life policy the covers skydiving, but does NOT cover auto, fatal illness, drowning, meteor strikes, bullets, motorcycles, ricin and VX poisoning, and every other type of non-skydiving related "normal" death. Thanks -DJ

Hey Gang, Hows it going? I am in envy of the skydiving sport. I visited my local dropzone (skydive oregon) once as a spectator and still want to get that first jump under my belt. I have the usual insurance questions. I contacted the USPA to find out if they had the supplemental life insurance policies that ONLY covered skydiving because I don't need to pay a bunch of extra premiums for an all-encompassing policy that simply adds skydiving to the top. The USPA rep said I would simply have to join and then they would refer me. This sounds simple except I probably wouldn't pursue skydiving if my desired product doesn't exist. Any insight or advice would be appreciated Thx DJ