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Seven years today.
Rest easy Chief.

NOT forgotten.
I think of her often.

Yes.

Contact Mike "Mad-Dog" Maguire @ UPT for details like your experience.

I have over 6000 and I KNOW I have not seen anything nor everything yet.

Bob

My girlfriend is going to Queenstown NZ in March 2012 to teach a large yoga workshop. She wants to promote skydiving to all her 25+ students.

Info I'm looking for
Respectable Dz in Queenstown?
Tandem cost in us dollars?
Visiting TI with Sigma allowed to purchase slots?
Are Uspa ratings recognized?

Anyone reading this who works in NZ please pm me

Highjacking this post for some info too.

My girlfriend is going to Queens town NZ in March 2012 to teach a large yogi workshop. She wants to promote skydiving to all her students.

Info I'm looking for
Dz in Queens town?
Tandem cost in us dollars?
Could I do visiting Tandems?

Anyone reading this who works in NZ please pm me

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The landings I witnessed were soft & nearly always right on target.

Nuff said right there.

Correct me if I'm wrong OP but,
I'm pretty sure you speak of my crew.

90 degree to final is acceptable. A turn is only "low" if it does not allow enough altitude for the canopy to recover on it's own arc without input from toggles or rears.
I set the bar high for all tandem staff and the rules are VERY clear. Deviation from our standards gets you time off or worse, you go away.

As stated by others, you could have spoken to any of us in person about your concerns. We are normal people and skydivers just like you.

What ever happened to having beers and talking while looking one in the eye?

Blues,
Bob

Fail!

Obama for S&TA

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Anyone know this guy?

He is everyone and everywhere.
Plan on it.

Friends don't let friends jump a Strong.

I know asking questions in person at your home DZ can be embarrassing and/or humiliating sometimes but,,,,, are there things you learned here you could not have learned at your DZ?

I'm just curious

Tandem ratings can be found in the bottom of cereal boxes and cracker jacks, all you need is the the money and jump numbers.

pm sent

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so, to all you illiterates out there:

How hard can it be?

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

Chances are you also understand it.

Been five years today. Not one day has gone by that he wasn't on
my mind.
We were all very blessed to have him in our lives.

EXCELSIOR

Three years now, still think of Bob every day.

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Tandem= Playing with a loaded gun
AFF= Helping a child play with a loaded gun

I wonder how many "instructors" know this.

I wonder how many "instructors" believe this hyperbole.

Tim,
Why is my analogy bullshit ?

Tandem is dangerous and when not treated that way instructors
drop passengers, hook in it, pull handles out of order, gear failure etc etc

Aff is dangerous and when mistakes are made students and/or instructors die etc etc

Lots of instructors out there do not have a healthy respect for this.
Did I hurt your feelings?
If I was capable of feelings you would have hurt mine :)
I meant no ill will

Regards,
Bob Crossman

Tandem= Playing with a loaded gun
AFF= Helping a child play with a loaded gun

I wonder how many "instructors" know this.

Both are incredible and VERY rewarding.

Enjoy your journey emmiwy. All journeys end.

I wouldn't let that TI jump my goggles...... never mind a passenger.
Drogue entanglement/side spin are inevitable.
Just a matter of time. Not if, but when.

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I think it's time for Bill Booth to invent a device that cuts away automatically under severe centrifugal force.

I wish I could pour gasoline on this website and burn it to the ground.

Check your messages brother, I sent you one.

new hardware or old???
I find the new ones (french?) slip alot..... the laterals mostly.
Did you unhook the lower attachment to your passenger and if yes, was the canopy flight affected?

Thanks for posting.
it's good to walk away.

If I hit the ball really good in the batting cage can i go play in the big league too?

talked in Deland maybe 7-8 days ago.
He was planning to head North.

He was in good shape all things considered :)

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Is it bad that I am reconsidering becoming a tandem master.

No it is good, at least you are thinking.


Personally I think there are many "tandem masters" who should reconsider what they are doing and/or hang it up.
There are very few reasons why a man or woman can't be a tandem instructor.......There are a ton of reasons why they shouldn't.

In skydiving we are ALL capable of anything....that is why we must ALL choose wisely.

I'm an asshole though so don't just listen to me.