Viking 0 #1 November 5, 2005 Ok so here is the deal. I included my tandem jump in my log book, it is #1 and my AFF lvl 1 is #2. I have been very close to my 100th for some time now. I did 4 jumps with suds today at perris and i'm trying to figure out if I inadvertantly did my 100th. Do I owe beer and deserve pie.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #2 November 5, 2005 When I started jumping tandems were a ride so I didn't count mine, but I think the ones now days which are working tandems do count. (like the ones SDC and Spaceland do)Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #3 November 5, 2005 mine wasn't a working tandem. There was a year gap between my tandem and my aff1.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #4 November 5, 2005 I did 2 tandems before aff. I count them, dont really care if anyone else does dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #5 November 5, 2005 Of course they count. You jumped from a plane, and that is what you are counting. Jumps. If you are talking about freefall qualifications, which you are not in this case, then technically tandems don't count. They are considered droguefall. So, if a requirement says you have to have X number of freefalls, tandems don't count towards that number. But you are just counting your total number of jumps, so........ Tandems count. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thepollster 0 #6 November 5, 2005 QuoteWhen I started jumping tandems were a ride so I didn't count mine, but I think the ones now days which are working tandems do count. (like the ones SDC and Spaceland do) You exit a plane in flight, expose yourself to more risks than jumping solo, and you say it doesn't count? You might not learn anything new, but that isn't the def. of a skydive. Viking: I say it counts. USPA says it counts towards a license. Every TM/TI I have ever talked to say it counts. Besides, it doesn't matter in the larger scheme of things. You could wake up tomorrow and decide to claim you have 10x the jumps you have, and nothing would change. Your jump tickets wouldn't get cheaper, you wouldn't make more money, and most experienced jumpers won't be impressed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #7 November 5, 2005 shit this isn't looking good.............i better get out of the bombshelter before someone finds out and they toss my ass in the pool!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrenalinejunki 0 #8 November 5, 2005 When you do a tandem does it not involve jumping from an airplane and using a parachute? __________________________________________________What's the worst that can happen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #9 November 5, 2005 I think Sudsy needs a call to make sure he takes care of that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #10 November 5, 2005 he can't take care of shit right now. He is stuck in riverside traffic on his way to bigbear. Plus he was the first person to find out.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #11 November 5, 2005 We can agree to disagree on this one. While I did fall out of a plane I had no control over anything and it was just a ride, I don't consider it a skydive. I considered my jump numbers true skydives where I pulled for myself.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #12 November 5, 2005 Beth knows people. So do I. lmao Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #13 November 5, 2005 Quotehe can't take care of shit right now. He is stuck in riverside traffic on his way to bigbear. Plus he was the first person to find out. He called me, and I told him about this thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #14 November 5, 2005 Quotewhere I pulled for myself. shit i pulled the cord on my tandem.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #15 November 5, 2005 Every jump counts ....Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #16 November 5, 2005 QuoteQuotewhere I pulled for myself. shit i pulled the cord on my tandem. Then dear boy I hope you like pie. Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #17 November 5, 2005 QuoteDo I owe beer and deserve pie. If you EVER even REMOTELY consider the question of whether you deserve pie, my friend, then you're in desperate need of retraining. City of Industry beckons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #18 November 5, 2005 Log book #s = Your in for pie ...I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #19 November 5, 2005 Arthur, Yes, you should be soaking wet with pie all over the place. I'm at Perris Saturday night and Sunday. I will track your cheap ass down, and toss you in the pool myself with the U2 ticket I sold you at face value. Congrats, and in my book that was your 100th jump!! I count mine the same way.... BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thepollster 0 #20 November 5, 2005 Does that mean static line jumps don't count, because they don't pull for themselves? We can agree to disagree on this, I'm just arguing for arguements sake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #21 November 5, 2005 A parachute jump is a parachute jump. They all count toward your total jump number. Like the fellow in the "Tipping TI's" thread who said his first five jumps were tandems, they all count too. The fact he was royally ripped off is another question. NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #22 November 5, 2005 Look at it this way. Did you learn anything about skydiving on your tandem? If yes, then count it. If no, then don't.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #23 November 5, 2005 QuoteArthur, Yes, you should be soaking wet with pie all over the place. I'm at Perris Saturday night and Sunday. I will track your cheap ass down, and toss you in the pool myself with the U2 ticket I sold you at face value. Congrats, and in my book that was your 100th jump!! I count mine the same way.... Bob lol aww shucks i won't be able to make it on Sat. I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #24 November 5, 2005 If you left the aircraft while it was in flight and landed on the earth, it was a jump. Be safe Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 November 5, 2005 Of course they count. Well, the USPA recognizes them as jumps to be logged and for total jump numbers for licensing purposes. If they didn't count I'd have to take 800-something jumps out of my log book.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
