Sasan

I live near 3 dropzones, the closest being an hour away. But yeah, one thing I'm definitely taking away from reading the posts of experienced jumpers is that knowing when to sit out is a veerrry important skill! That and gear checks!^.^ I am in love with skydiving, and all aspects of the sport! Everything from rigging and the evolution of gear to being intrigued by malfunctions and their causes and how to prevent them. I've been reading the SIM lately, and trying to get as much knowledge on the gear I will be using as I can! I've only done a couple of tandems, but I am absolutely in love with this sport! Thank you , and blues!

Thats good to know, and I'll try my absolute hardest to get to thatpoint without injury! I definitely have the bug! My sister just started AFF, has to finish it up in Japan, and I've convinced my younger brother to try it out:) Thank you, and blues!

I guess I'm not the only one with selective hearing at timesxD I usually catch the important stuff:P

Will do, and I have nothing but respect for those who helped pioneer our sport^.^ Thank you, and I'll be sure to speak up haha I have a question actually, do earplugs do much for minimizing the noise in free fall and the ride to altitude?

Oh and are Saber 1 openings really ~that~ bad!?!?

That's Crazy!! I look forward to making a few helo and hot air balloon jumps, although I'm sure I'll have to hunt for them! But really!? $10! I was born in the wrong era Were they static line? Or freefall? I imagine the current economy has a lot to do with a lack of such clubs I have a question for both of you, what was the one thing that you guys were a little bit worried about during your time as a rosy cheeked student? For me, honestly, I think one thing that scares me is spotting, and that I'd be terrible at it and cause people to land off. And of course, being the one responsible for "saving my life." Tandems, you can count on an instructor to save you. AFF I's can dump you out, but I'll have to fly the canopy and deal with mal's. How did yall deal with your apprehensions?

Haha, yeah, coming from a Marine Corps family, everyone calls me a spoiled brat I respect all branches though

http://vimeo.com/105665701 In case you were curious about the guy who forgot his pc^^ Crazy! I wonder how he could have missed that, as he had to stow the bridle in his BOC! I dunno, anyways, Blues!

Observe, listen, beer, hell I like skydiving already!:P I'll try to help out in the future, and I'm hoping to learn to pack so I can ~try~ to make some extra money and learn at the same time. Plus packing == jump tickets, right?:P My sister just got deployed (navy), her old duty station being lemoore CA, VFA 122. We had to go to JAG on Fort Bragg (no naval station nearby) a couple of days ago for some legal stuff, and I like the area! Saw a lot of Airborne guys, kinda makes me wish I would have sworn into the Army instead

Haha that seems like the life! I hope this DZ is old school! I'll probably go check it out tomorrow, since its been rainy and gusty the past couple of days If I ever find a club similar to that, I'll appreciate it for the gem it is!

Thank you, and from what I've read and heard, gear checks do a great job at keeping people healthy (misrouted chest straps, etc) I saw a video of a well known BASE jumper and rig manufacturer who used one pilot chute for two separate rigs, and he forgot to switch the pilot chute to the rig he was about to use. During free fall, he grabbed for his pc and all he felt was bridle. He managed to deploy by pulling on his bridle, but I guess a gear check woulda helped You're in the UK, right? I've heard you guys have flight line checks, or am I wrong?:P

Thank you, I always wondered about the tolerance issue; I guess with modern technology that shouldn't be too much of a problem^_^

Thank you, man:))) Its been bothering me haha I'll go read that now:)

Thank you:) How would I search for it? I mean, what key words haha So it is an actual malfunction in the 3 rings?

Hey all, I'm new to skydiving, check out my post in the greetings forum:P Anyways, I wanted to know how normal it is to hang out at a drop zone? I want to get my AFF out of the way before I ship out to boot camp, but money is the only thing that is holding me back, go figurexD But I want to hang out at the local drop zone whenever I'm not working, perhaps learn from the old timers, get used to packing, learn more about gear, hear the "no shit there I was" stories, and the like For reference, I'm talking about Triangle Skydive Center near Raleigh, NC Anyways, thank you all, and Blues! Sasan