Whamie 0 #1 August 17, 2012 ...whuffo status? I am currently in AFF up to level 4. Just out of curiosity, when would i be considered off whuffo status? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #2 August 17, 2012 You have jumped out of an airplane several times now solely because you want to. You are no longer a whuffo__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whamie 0 #3 August 17, 2012 Quote You have jumped out of an airplane several times now solely because you want to. You are no longer a whuffo Thank you for your response! *Whew* off whuffo status! However, when am i considered a genuine skydiver? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 August 17, 2012 10 years in. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #6 August 17, 2012 Yep, 10 years and 1000 jumps. We play for keeps around here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #7 August 17, 2012 Quote 10 years in. Come on JP! He's not a wuffo anymore... He'll be a tourist for a while yet, but not a wuffo... Now, about that beer....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whamie 0 #8 August 17, 2012 10 years! Well, at least i'll be off whuffo status. I thought tourists are the tandem jumpers (not the instructors but the passengers)? In any case, for being off whuffo status i'll bring a case of brew the next time i'm at Perris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #9 August 17, 2012 Quote when am i considered a genuine skydiver? First time you totally funnel a 4 way or bigger jump and offer up a really lame excuse __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #10 August 17, 2012 Nah, "tourists" are the ones who get into the sport, get all wrapped up in it, say "OMG I'll NEVER EVER EVER stop skydiving" and sell their gear within 3-4 years because life changes or the next shiny thing comes along. Nothing wrong with that, but it's kind of funny to watch when they first start and are convinced they're the special ones who will never quit. Reality is, most do. Sincerely, Still a tourist (2 more years, 98 more jumps needed) "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 August 17, 2012 Quote...whuffo status? When you learn to write complete sentences in your thread titles so that we know what they're about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ufk22 32 #13 August 17, 2012 When you know the answer...... "whuffo you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?" If you know the answer, you stop asking the question.This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #14 August 18, 2012 but it's kind of funny to watch when they first start and are convinced they're the special ones who will never quit. Reality is, most do. Quote Is that a short-bus joke? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #15 August 19, 2012 You get off whuffo status right around 100 jumps which incidentally happens to be about the time you know everything.Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradcurn 0 #16 August 20, 2012 whoohoo! Made it! No longer a tourist Now where's my tshirt, dammit?!?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #17 August 20, 2012 All of your good shirts are t-shirts from the latest boogie. You have enough t-shirts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dthames 0 #18 August 20, 2012 After you read the SIM and know "what for".Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #19 August 21, 2012 Quote but it's kind of funny to watch when they first start and are convinced they're the special ones who will never quit. Reality is, most do. Quote Is that a short-bus joke? It is a window licker joke. Quit leaving streaks on the aircraft windows!"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
