mccordia 73 #51 October 10, 2011 Why do you include canopy procedures (tucking hands in front of the chest?) into the freefall training? That position, combined with the de-arch of the student makes for an incredibly unstable practice pull?JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonedfx 0 #52 October 10, 2011 QuoteWhy not? I explained why not :) Quoteand 1 of them I declined to teach as he didn't comply with his home rules Well, that's great, however where do you draw the line ? I would also hesitate in your case just because the difference in # of jumps requirement is so massive, and the intent seems clearly to bend the rules. On the other hand, many people I see have just as many jumps at home or abroad, and are licensees holding qualifications and insurance in both countries, which set does take precedence? especially when in my case, it isn't quite clear (at least to me, feel free to disagree) which of the standards is the safest. There are plenty of cases where such discrimination does not make sense, IMO. Do we make exceptions for foreigners who jump mostly abroad and barely ever at home? What is the cutoff ratio? It quickly becomes silly. If they have the french qualifications and if the non-ws jump I do with them is clean, I'll teach them under the french guidelines, making sure they're aware of the restrictions that come with the course. If they lie when they tell me they'll adhere to my rules, what can I do and how is it different from a french guy lying to me when he says he won't be visiting tandems under canopy anytime soon? My point is that the issue of cross-broder abuse of regulation is made entirely of people who know full well both sets of regulations, and that the decision to take advantage of them, or to simply lie, is always going to be quite independent from the regulating body at home, the coach abroad, the type of jump, and the teaching used. I don't think it's very relevant to the topic of wave-offs in FFCs. Quoteand would feel very bad and partly responsible if something were to happen with said jumper in a wingsuit So would I, but I would also feel very bad and partly responsible if I refused training and the guy went on to get hurt at home in a big suit that he was allowed to fly there. If I thought that our rules were less safe than other countries, I might agree with you, but I don't... so I do what we probably all do, the best I can with the situations I'm given. blue sky, interesting clouds! Francis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #53 October 10, 2011 These don't have waveoffs. I believe there are quite a few "instructors" that don't teach waveoff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
