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Well, you were coaching Equinox, right?
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yeah, pretty weird! wasn't even a Gravity training day!
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Hooyah! Welcome back home! Hopefully those casualties weren't by the devil dogs. Get back in the air, now!!!!
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I was an AFFI long before I earned my TI, so I really prefer doing AFF. Yeah, you won't get as many jumps, but to me it's more about instructing and educating. The most jumps I've done in a day are 13: 6 AFF and 7 tandems.
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Skylord and the Hop 'n Pop Deal with Each Other
Shark replied to skylord's topic in Safety and Training
Dude, That was a good hop n pop. You should have seen some of your predecessors. The old timers even congratulated me on your smooth exit and eventual pull. Oh, yeah.... I forgot to mention the sub-terminal openings. Shark out. -
....and we got a new pool, too!
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Yeah, as you can tell many participants are noobs and working on style and body position. This particular noob is working on his frog flying. Last Monday during the day I used the outdoor tunnel prior to the indoor one at Perris later that evening.
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Care to explain that to an uninformed alien for the other side of the pond? Thx a lot
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I concur. In SoCal we have the tube thingy and people with low jump numbers can frequent that thing more than the real thing. We did a 6 way comp and had 2 girls with low jump numbers; one had less than 150 and the other less than 250. We placed 3rd out of 7 teams. I'm the low-timer on staff since we have 4 guys with over 10,000 each, a few over 6,000, while the average is close to 2,500.
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If a student wants to get a full face I recommend purchase after they obtain their A license. Again, it may restrict your vision. Hopefully by the time you have attained ~25 jumps your situational awareness increases, both in freefall and under canopy. I believe in the UK you need to have 50 jumps before you are "allowed" to fly with full face. BTW, you'll love the Mamba.
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Yeah, but at least it wasn't raining.
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I jump with No-Timers, too.
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The Ramp Check
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Your generalizing. We have 3 different landing areas: students and A license holders, the main landing area which requires a B license or higher, and a high performance landing area including swoop pond. Each time I administer a B license test I discuss what a newbie might expect in the main landing area including pattern etiquette and dividing the area. We do not charge extra for this.
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Skylord, I thought you'd mention the "ramp check" that made the FNG pilot a little nervous. He'll probably renew his ALPA membership now. See you in the sky this weekend. Don't be afraid of DippyMoo, neither. Shark out.
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It's nice when students worship their Instructors.
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Brad, You guys (and girls
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Judging by your picture you would be better served with a new BOC spandex. Like I mentioned, talk to Kelly to see what he could do. Technically yours was made by a different manufacturer as stated above, but he may be able to help. If not, see your local rigger.
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I doubt it would make any difference, but send Kelly an email if you really want it done. I have the little bridle slot on my new rig, but not on the "older" one from last year. I really don't tuck the bridle into it. Stays in fine, and less than an inch is exposed.
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Bring floatation.
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My first time I thought the idea was to see how long you could go without passing out! Meanwhile, my buddies were coping with the after-effects of their Mexican lunch at the O club.
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Hence, HALOs are NOT just another skydive. I think all skydivers should do a session in the chamber.
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Mamba!!!! Of course, check with your instructors first. Your peripheral vision may be restricted.
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You've been doing tandems too long....
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More important than your choice of canopy, you should attend a canopy course first. You may reconsider your choice after working with a knowledgable coach.