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For any students that are thinking about coming out this weekend we will be doing a full spectrum of training jumps from Coach jumps, to Tandems, and AFF's too. And a ton of fun jumps!!!!!! Tom me wondering if this would be considered advertising or not... So come jump out of a big airplane!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Renegade!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your help this last weekend Mike... Even though he doesn't use the I-net he deserves a shout out for his hard work... Love ya man, yo tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Thanks to you Kirsten!!!! You and the group of V's did a great job. Hope to get to see ya again sooonnnn. And all your faces are pretty ones. Is that too public a flirting????? tom tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Quote2-point 140-way For Kirill Good luck TSR!"""""""""""""" Congrats and Thanks. Now we have something new to shoot against... lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Are they going for bigger today? Or are our Texas jumps going to be for a record also??? Glad they made it!! tom tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

I just heard a vicious rumor that Don has cancelled the convention this year? An update on the website would help dispell this!!! lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

You're right. I am sorry to have started something so negative...I didn't mean to get down on anyone, really. I learned a good lesson if that means anything. Thanks Rainbow What that team has done is great and should be applauded to the highest degree. This isn't at all what I had planned. Sorry to Natasha and everyone else who has to put up with me. This is me keeping my fingers quiet... tom tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Right. I didn't want it for myself... And I guess it ain't her or her money but the selection comittee and the criteria they used. She got in the way...I said I was sorry sheesh. I agree with number 4 too... Maybe my total disregard for 4-way colored my view also...now 10 way owwwwww is another story. lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

I'd like to give it a try once... It ain't about the money. lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

." In case you haven’t noticed, not everyone wants to be an AFF instructor or a tandem bitch. Now AFF instructors and tandem bitches are important to the sport, but" end quote Guess you were lucky enough to have met at least one of us bitches huh? Thanks for them. I guess huh. but... tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

You're right to a degree. I hate garpes... I congratulate them on their medals and wins. A great achievement. Gotta go teach an AFF course or do some tandems. lt oh yea, no money=no points, so it helps... tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

didn't help me I guess... tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Thanks, Tom. You may be right. --Mike Truffer Skydiving Magazine 1725 Lexington Avenue DeLand, FL USA 32724 This is the response I got from the magazine... nuff said tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

"but you can try sometimes" tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

[ Again, if you have problems with the process, that's one thing to address with Skydiving Magazine. But, to sound accusatory of her having bought it is unfair. I never sounded accusatory of her, her ability or anything about her. I must have problems with the process SM used to pick the SotY. I said I never met her and she may be great. That is not against her. And the fact she has money doesn't bother me a bit. Never said that either. So lets not focus on me or her but the selection. I voiced my opinion and you guys voiced yours. That is all there is to my post. No attacks at a person or thier ability or thier money. Thanks for your support tom The last thing I meant to do was look like I was bashing Natasha, if that was the impression people got I am sorry to her and to yous. But in the article they spent a whole paragraph about her money and how much she spent and I think alot of us could do that if we had the money. It may not be easy but we could do it...In fact my 10way team proved it. tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

It was not in Parachutist but in the magazine-Skydiving. Her name was Natasha Montgomery. Or is I should say... In thier own write-up they commend her for spending a small fortune. While jumpmasters starve this is who they give S of the Y tooooooo... Without some poor destitute shmuck to teach her where would she be?????????? lt And they called her "irreplaceable"?????BECAUSE SHE HAD ALL THE MONEY... come on this is not what our sport is all about tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

I may have but don't remember it now. Not sure it would make a difference though. lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

I don't know the girl and she may be great, but to give Skydiver of the Year to a rich person who paid for all her teams jumps and won a medal is not the best choice for this great award. Is she gonna be around in a few years to teach new skydivers? Does she advance the safety and knowledge in our sport? So just how much does it cost to become Skydiving Magazines Skydiver of the year... Not years in the sport or lasting contributions. Not training new skydivers or helping newer ones learn to be safer and better skydivers. All it takes is money. Evidently. thanks for letting me rant. I may be mad cause I nominated someone who has done all the other things one would think of as Skydiver of the Year, but I would think it was a bad choice anyway. What she won for is not what our sport is all about. I will not renew my subsription to the mag after this. It is sending a wrong message about what our sport should be about... tom tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Thanks John. There does seem to be an awful lot of discussion about this again... I thought you had everyone straightened out by now. I am running our Safety Day for the first time and find this very useful. Thanks and see ya in Texas. lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

I wonder how many hits the website had yesterday? I checked it at least a dozen times myself. Maybe today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

You should quit. tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

I am sorry I hurt your feelings Jason with the A/C stuff. Please forgive me and be my friend again. I miss all the witty banter. Oh maybe that was jew jew... lt tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Are you already CUT??????????? I'll tell you what!!!!!!!!!!! It will be so good to see you guys again... yo tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

My deepest sympathies to the family. I have a son in the army and cannot imagine the pain. Thanks Jeff for your gallant sacrifice. Let us all try to be worthy... Blue Skies and No Wind Days Yo tom tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)

Blue Skies Ted. Thanks for all your help!!!!!!! tom tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-)