KtHoney

Tried a pulse demo at skyfest and loved it. Felt like I could have packed my helmet in with the canopy and still had room left over. I wouldn't worry about the lines.

This is going to be a great weekend- fun, altitude, boobies, multiple planes, food and festivities. No excuses for anyone (girls and guys) not to come out and jump with us. Skydiving girls of the region (and country) make your way to Start Skydiving in OH and help us set a record that will stand the test of time!!!!

If you are a female skydiver and have any chance to make it to Start skydiving in OH, this event will be sure to please. We have been able to secure several skydiving-related sponsors who are donating really nice items for all the jumpers (I promise it won't disappoint), lunch will be provided by the local Kroger's grocery store, dinner discounts by a local restaurant and we will have media coverage to capture the momentous event. As there is no record for a women's RW formation in Ohio this one will always stand as the first, so come out and help us make a piece of history. Let me know if you need help with transportation or accommodations in order to attend this event. And to the skydiving guys, how can you pass up the opportunity to see so many sexy women in the sky together. Come on out and support your fellow skydivers. Blue Skies Katie

If you find someplace in OH jumping this weekend let me know. I live in cincy and will drive anywhere reasonable

It sounds like you got to participate a lot in the tandems that you have done. You will have to ask if they have on file your previous tandems or remember doing them with you, and you should have them logged and signed in your logbook when you get it. We live in the downtown cincy area and drive right by you on the way up to Start. If you want to come up with us when the season starts send me a pm and we can keep in contact.

You should definitely talk to them at Greensburg about actively participating in the tandem jump. There are some student progressions that involve tandems for the first jumps, so it is possible for you to work on proper arching and body positioning, heading control, turns, altitude awareness, pulling the main, steering the canopy and possibly even flaring (not sure exactly I didn't do this myself, so you will have to check on it). You should explain to them that you are planning on progressing in the AFF course and what you want, hopefully, they will be able to help you. If you are really ambitious, you could get to the DZ early in the day and talk to the instructors about landing patterns and spotting on the aircraft, how to check the winds aloft report, watch people pack and look over a canopy and get a sense for what the whole sport involves- watch groups plan jumps and do dirt dives, watch the patterns people fly under canopy, watch the tandems come in preceded by their crazy-flying cameramen. Don't be shy, the best way to get into this sport is to get involved and learn all you can. In the very least, the tandem jump will count towards the 25 jumps you need to get your A license. Blue skies By the way, where in the cincinnati area do you live? Edit update: Make sure you get a certificate for the tandem or get and start a log book, as you will need documentation for the jump to count. You should also have them mark the previous tandem you did.

I did a tandem and my 1st AFF jump at Greensburg this fall and subsequently switched to Start Skydiving to finish the AFF course and A-license requirements. There were some very nice people at Greensburg; however, I just didn't feel like it was the place I wanted to do my training. Fortunately, when I went to Start I found the people, training, professionalism, atmosphere and my overall experience to be much more positive. Even better it is closer to where I live. This is from my particular experience with the 2 DZs. The training I received in the AFF course at Start was very thorough and well-taught by top-notch instructors who really went out of their way to make sure we were well prepared, safe and having fun. I found all of the people at Start to be friendly, happy to answer all of my questions and made us feel like part of the family. Kip, the instructors, coaches and jumpers were always going out of their way to teach us important bits of information even on those days when we couldn't jump and we were just hanging out at the DZ. They would drive us out to the landing area and talk about landing patterns, canopy flight and obstacles, and go back to the hanger and hang up a canopy and give us a thorough introduction to its construction. If you want to learn, you will learn a lot here. There is a wide variety of experience levels at the DZ from students to low- and high-timers to Team Fastrax, who trains there and from whom you can get coaching. Since the DZ is just 1 year old all of the equipment is good quality and in new condition. Overall, I would highly recommend Start for your training, but check out the others and make the decision you feel comfortable with. Good Luck and hope to see you this spring. Blue Skies