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QuoteI do OK
Ive seen many self proclaimed 'intructors' (as you are/claim to be) train in half assed ways. Not saying you do so. But the only thing we're trying to do with the PF coaching program, is to make sure everyone who has that label is someone who knows what he/she is teaching, and doesnt just wing it based on 8 year old manuals. There is too much valuable teaching information out there, and it all been condensed into a good and working teaching program. And unless you want to go around claiming you are a PF coach, this stuff is all stuff you can happily ignore and go about in your own 'I do ok' teaching methods.
No AFF instructor is magic, but for sure, they've proven their worth. And if they suck, their teaching allowance/rating is taken away. Sure that same guy can stil rent a plane, and teach someone the whole AFF program on his own accord. It would be frowned uppon. But he could..
You seem to enjoy getting your panties in a twist over people having to prove they can do what they claim to be capable of.
QuoteStep back, take a breath- doesn't that sound like homeless, living on the street, crack cocaine crazy?
Some of what you wrote...maybe...
But otherwise...not really.
As DSE also commented. The PFC standard is only one that applies to people wanting to be one. As a seal of approval.
The list of people involved in setting and upgrading that standard is compromised of A LOT of names and people in the sport with a lot more years in the sport, first flight and teaching experience related to wingsuit flying than you will ever be able to get street-cred for.
People who all activly help the sport grow, instead of trying to keep thing the way they are. Which an increasing amount of bad-teaching related accidents is showing, isnt the right way forward.
QuoteFact: I harshly raised my nose up at the first batch of chief instructor/ examiners in regards to whom should and should not be allowed to instruct. Nothing to lose, I'm not getting suits for free.
No PFC is getting suits for free either.
And the first batch of instructors. Thats also not what we are condoning or promoting. But I dont understand why you object to those 'first batch' people. Dont they adhere to a certain standard you'd like to see? Whats that standard? Should they all see you, and ask if they are 'OK'?
You dont agree with the skill/experience levels these standards seem to set, yet dont want to work and improve on that to make sure people who are crap dont get to teach or at use some fake made up/meaningless WSI rating to BS their way into teaching half-assed FFCs, leading to accidents. Great way to further the sport!
You bitch, yet dont actually DO anything about the thing you bitch about.
Quoteyou should pay attention when they mock the weak and silly.
You should try dialog intead of monologue. Listening and undertanding, instead of being the creaming caveman throwing rocks at the moon....
Experience wise, some of those people with fewer years in the sport than you could tell, teach and outfly you by a large margin....
And thats ignoring the many people involved with equal or more years and experience in the sport than you have.
Weak and silly...if that makes you sleep better. For sure continue those empty rants..
JC
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Actually, I'm locking this thread. The initial message is done. Now it's just going off topic with the same old axe grinding.
Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live
Clarification:
The Phoenix-Fly standard is the standard for Phoenix-Fly. Others seem to respect it. Audacious? Perhaps in your world, but it's not your neck on the line when someone dies. We're not giving manufacturer support to someone with only 20 jumps or foregoing industry-standard gear checks that finish in fatalities.
Keep that nose raised if makes it easier for you to look down on those of us that strive to do better than "OK (aka 'perhaps maybe average')" and will never meet your standard.
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