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  1. Hi All,
    CPI needs your help. A canopy went missing from our clubhouse recently, and we are hoping to get it back. Attached is the invoice which has a description and serial number. Please keep your eyes open! If it is found, please contact me through PM on this forum. Thank you all in advance,

    Chris
    The love you withhold is the pain you carry, lifetime after lifetime.

  4. BigMikeH77

    Check out Namowal's skydiving duck cartoons :-) She puts it together so well - The threatening door, the "frog brain", and the "freakout-o-meter".. hahaha :D

    http://tailotherat.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html



    This is exactly how my first jump went...except I did fail for not pulling in time...

    Now i'm on jump #9 and I still get anxious, but I know how good it feels getting out the door. Not only that, I feel that it is more fun NOT having my instructor hold on to me for two reasons;

    1) I feel I get stable quicker and float more so there isn't as much of that roller coaster drop feeling

    2) I feel like it's MY jump. everything I do in that 60 seconds and then under canopy is completely my own.

    Another thing that helped, is since my packing class, I have packed my own chute for the last 3 jumps I took. The first one I was just happy the dam thing opened. But Knowing your equipment helps immensely because knowing how it functions can help you solve problems correctly when it doesn't.
    The love you withhold is the pain you carry, lifetime after lifetime.

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    Tipping is optional, but less seen in AFF as compared to tandem. There's a good chance you'll be working with your AFF instructors over the course of many jumps while you work toward your license. The relationship is ongoing, more like a doctor or landscaper, where tipping isn't the norm, as compared to a one-time relationship, like a waiter or valet, where tipping is the norm.

    One thought is to wait until you graduate, and see if you end up working with one or two instructors more than others, and tip them for the entire process. If you find that you worked with the entire staff during the process, maybe order some pizzas for the whole staff around dinner time on a busy Sat or Sun.



    Noted...Thank you !
    The love you withhold is the pain you carry, lifetime after lifetime.

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    What is this beer rule you speak of? Curious I am...



    http://www.skydiving.org.vt.edu/goodstuff/beer.htm

    Warning: KNOW your Beer Rules else the DZ beer hounds will burn your wallet dry telling you all sorts of "you owe beer" shit.

    The most common fallacy is, "You said the word 'first'. You owe beer."

    The whole idea behind the Beer Rules is to celebrate major skydiving milestones and to promote camaraderie and learning.



    Ahha..Thank you very much!
    The love you withhold is the pain you carry, lifetime after lifetime.

  8. What's the etiquette for students after class is done in regards to the instructors? Do they get tipped? A case or two of beer or is the course fees enough and it gets left at that? Just curious as I'm learning the ins and outs of this community and would like to get it right the first time.....
    The love you withhold is the pain you carry, lifetime after lifetime.

  10. I've been lurking here since I decided to start my quest to skydive a few months back, and figured it was time to join and introduce myself...so, hi everyone! I'm excited and scared all at once but feel pretty good about it. It seems like you all have a pretty tight knit community and I like that. It reminds me of the guys at my firehouse!
    The love you withhold is the pain you carry, lifetime after lifetime.