hi everyone..iwas on the first Christchurch Parachute Shcool course also.for me it was a great way to get into skydiving.the owners steve and kirsty were honest and up front from the start never promising jobs but a great introduction to the industry.as for ripping people off thats the load of crap.people not wanting to pay for equipment or gear rental was the problem.2 people left due to being underfunded(not enough cash).also failing the course was pretty hard to do as there were always staff willing to go out of there way to help you pass levels if required.people getting kicked off is rubbish. few others failed for not handing in assignments.(fair enough i say).they still keep there skydive licence though.as for 11 mals more like 5.alot you say.one person did ride a rotating mal into the ground 50 jumps.they know they should have chopped it.another decided to pull low AAD fired as they deployed side by side(100jumps should have known better).as for getting hooked up on the door its bound to happen if you jump around in the aircraft like a bull in a china shop(still have it on dv take interesting watching not my footage though).
yes we were incoaraged to do 5 or 6 sometimes 7 jumps a day not much to ask really 2ways and later on 3 and 4 ways 170 jumps in three months and 30 0n work placement.they had to try threats like losing jumps when people would rather sleep in till lunchtime then come in do 1 or 2 jumps and go home.be fair it is a full time coarse.
as for no one getting work i got a job as ground support staff packing fueling mowing lawns,and am now flying camera full time i have 2000 jumps.5 people off my coarse have jobs flying camera that i know of and 12 people off other coarses working on dzs around nz and oz.
this can be quite an intense way of learning to skydive so if you would rather take it slowly this isnt for you or if you dont have too much ready cash do it one leavel at a time absolutely nothing wrong with that.
new zealand skydiving is a relatively small bunch of mostly great people.bigway maybe you should look at yourself and stop blameing everyone else for not being able to jump over here.grow up and move on.......
anyone has questions on the course feel free....cheers mike....
