accur8shot 0 #1 January 29, 2013 I hope this isn't a dumb question, but does wind tunnel time count toward currency guidelines? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #2 January 29, 2013 No.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 15 #3 January 29, 2013 QuoteNo. I disagree. How was your dive plan, exit and canopy separation, and landing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Polite 0 #4 January 29, 2013 Only if you pull in the tunnel! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #5 January 29, 2013 QuoteQuoteNo. I disagree. How was your dive plan, exit and canopy separation, and landing? You disagree with Pops? I am 100% behind him on this."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anonthemouse 0 #6 January 29, 2013 You've got to ask yourself the question, "What does currency mean?" When are and when aren't you currect? Falling is only one of the many parts of a skydive. Gotta go with Pops.I am bad at this sport because I play by the rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #7 January 29, 2013 Quote I hope this isn't a dumb question, but does wind tunnel time count toward currency guidelines? Maybe and thats finalAfter the additional tunnel time you would be a current tunnel flyerThen when you went to the DZ and made a currency jump you would be current jumperDon't you want to do both? It's only moneyOne Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #8 January 29, 2013 QuoteI hope this isn't a dumb question, but does wind tunnel time count toward currency guidelines? Yes, it is a dumb question. No, tunnel time does NOT count for currency. See my sig line.The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wasatchrider 0 #9 January 30, 2013 niether does base jumping but at least your current landing a canopy. Maybe if you base jump then go to the tunnel hahaBASE 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeonLights 0 #10 January 30, 2013 BASE jumping INTO a wind tunnel counts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 January 30, 2013 QuoteBASE jumping INTO a wind tunnel counts. only if it's PCA'dYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wasatchrider 0 #12 January 30, 2013 what if you go to the outdoor tunnel in NC with a rig on pull your pc and land out with you parachute that should countBASE 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #13 January 30, 2013 No, but it counts towards being a lot better flyer, and that gives you bandwidth to concentrate on the important parts of skydiving, like not getting killed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Austintxflight 0 #14 January 30, 2013 Yes the tunnel does take your currency away in a cyclone of air. It takes alot of currency. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #15 January 30, 2013 Quotedoes wind tunnel time count toward currency guidelines? Keep in mind that the wind tunnel only helps you with freefall skills. Currency has nothing (very little) to do with freefall skills. Nobody is worried about how many points you can turn, as long as you can arch and pull, the freefall portion is cool. The currency is more about your safety and the safety of others. Proper gear checks, proper behavior in/around the airplane, exit seperation, traffic management under canopy, landing patterns and a safe landing are what the real concern is, and the tunnel is not going to help you with those things. Yes, being a better freefaller might give you more of an opportunity to focus on the safety related aspects, but that's a stretch, and I wouldn't count on it. Even if you're razor-sharp in the tunnel, if you become an un-current skydiver make sure you think of yourself as an un-current skydiver until you do the work to get current. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeonLights 0 #16 January 30, 2013 disregard females, acquire currency. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 January 30, 2013 Quote disregard females, acquire currency. Dude! Do you realize what drastic limitations you are putting on most of us? Disregard women? REALLY? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 15 #18 January 30, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuoteNo. I disagree. How was your dive plan, exit and canopy separation, and landing? You disagree with Pops? I am 100% behind him on this. Sorry, I'm just learning about internet sarcasm and not that good at it yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeslieRP 0 #19 February 1, 2013 Quote I hope this isn't a dumb question, but does wind tunnel time count toward currency guidelines? You hoped wrong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
