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  1. 5 hours ago, normiss said:

    Blue skies. For a guy that murdered his family?????

     

    Things were obviously not right in his head.  It's fucking tragic and sad for everyone involved,  including Billy

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  2. On 12/8/2021 at 3:23 AM, bdb2004 said:

    There's a possibility I'll be heading to visit family in the Phoenix area in the next few months, and I was thinking about bringing my gear with me and getting in a few jumps.  Besides Skydive Arizona, are there any DZs in the area that are open to licensed jumpers?  As someone who comes from a small 182 DZ and only has time to jump a couple of times a month, I'm honestly a bit intimidated by how big and busy it is at Skydive Arizona. But for some reason, I thought I once heard that most of the dropzones in Arizona mostly catered to the tandem crowd. Thoughts?  

    i understand why you would feel intimidated. But rest assured that SDAZ Eloy is a very welcoming DZ. they have FF and FS load organisers everyday. and they cater to all skill levels. 

    If you choose to visit Eloy I'm sure you will enjoy it 


  3. On 11/27/2021 at 7:38 AM, dzdiva said:

    I was just thinking the same thing! Seeing all these peeps from back in the day brought a smile to my face! Used to be some wild threads in the Bonfire! :halo:]:)

    Hi MsL :) 


  4. 21 hours ago, TriGirl said:

    I decide on a hiatus from actual jumping back in 2014 -- anxiety over whether I would get over anxiety to jump on the one day I was available before travel again... just wasn't worth it.  My rigger has my rig until I get back home and am ready to visit the sky again (I hear it will still be there when I'm ready to return). Unfortunately I've also had to suspend judging while I'm in this particular job (note my current location), due to many factors:  location, job stress, and finally COVID (too much effort to prepare for travel, then lack of flights means travel takes WAY too long).  

    Bright side -- I'm almost finished with this tour and get to move back to Florida ("bright side" is I live near ZHills, not that I'm excited about Florida lately!).

    You've been in PNG for a long time  Longer than a normal rotation?


  5. As Wendy stated this is an expensive way to freak your self out. 

    Question for you 

    Why do you want to be brave enough?

     

    You are literally risking your life for fun.  Skydiving is not for everyone, no life threatening sport is.  I have 20 years jumping and that;'s not where my fear lies.  There are many sports out there that scare me too much to undertake.

    I'm brave enough to skydive by not near brave enough to do other things.

    Brave enough is not the way I would gauge what I risk my life on..

    If skydiving is that scary to you, you don't have to do it.  You certainly dont have anything to prove to anyone.

    You jumped already that's more than most people on the planet will ever do.


  6. 9 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said:

    Hi Sky,

    And a friend just sent me this tidbit:  I was poking around on UPTs website. They are 32 weeks out for sport containers and longer for tandems.  

    Jerry Baumchen

    Yup and I have a PD canopy and UPT rig on order :( 


  7. 11 hours ago, GeorgiaDon said:

    Next summer I will be teaching a field biology course in the Ecuadorian cloud forest and the Galapagos.  Currently Ecuador requires proof of vaccination against Covid-19, otherwise you have to test negative and quarantine before moving around within the country, which greatly complicates trying to get any of the coursework done.  On the other hand here in Georgia the governor signed an executive order banning anyone (including universities) from requiring vaccination or even asking about vaccination status.  I've no idea how this is supposed to work out.  Fortunately I've got a while to figure it out.

    From you post there's nothing to work out. The University doesn't require it. Equador does.  

    I've had a Vaccine passport for over 25 years, they're not new or novel.

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  8. I'm probably going to be the voice of decent.

    But skydiving is not for everyone, when you leave the plane you put your life at risk. You can do everything right and still die doing this.

    Many many people struggle through their AFF courses. most have a strong desire to keep pushing and get it right and done, because their passions for the sport drives them.

    If you don't have that passion, that desire. Then your spending a shit ton of money and risking your life for what?

     

    Figure out how bad you want it.  Go forward from there.

    Skydiving is NOT for everyone, and that's ok. There's a shitload of other high risk sports and activities that are not for me :) 


  9. 2 hours ago, base615 said:

    Cheers mate. Around 1300 jumps total. 130 so far this year and about 60 so far on the Katana. Planning on putting a good 300 more on the Katana before doing this but was thinking of buying a new one and obviously there’s quite a waiting list so if I go that way I’d probably look to buy one towards the end of the year with a view to getting it around the middle of the year.

    Where you jumping at mate?   There's a few PD flying HP pilots here in OZ, put the word out and see if you can get to demo some.