MattyBoy

38:0 I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Just the one...changed my life though...! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Should you not be charging for this 'guru' service? I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Very good idea...partial knowledge can be a dangerous thing in the wrong minds! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

POST IT!!...and I'd also love to hear what hand signals you were improvising...I'd love to know what the TM was thinking ?! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Congratulations...what a great feeling !! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

A pretty nasty (but really common) one that was asked a lot at a big tandem operation I worked at was (to the TMs): "are you obliged to roll over and take the impact if nothing opens!" ...I'm not sure thats going to help things too much but whatever makes them feel better I suppose... I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

I wouldn't stress if I were you, it sounds like your JM isn't! I think that AFF is almost designed to highlight some potential problems in order to prepare you to deal with them when they happen when your solo, (eg. the JMs sending you unstable to ensure that you can recover). You should try to see it as a positive that you had a slightly shaky exit with instructor(s) there...if you never had a bad one until you were on your own you wouldn't know what to expect! Anyway, 5-7 secs hardly sounds like a long time to me, I took longer than that from 3k on my first Hop&Pop! Enjoy the rest of the stages! Matt. by trhe way, what aircraft are you jumping from then? I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Thats what I guessed, thanks. I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

I started on the SOS system, but half way through AFF, the head instructor converted all the student rigs to a 2-handle system, which I much preferred. What worries me now is that I've only ever jumped student equipment (I've only got 37 jumps) and (when visiting new DZs) have been asked if I'm OK using the SOS system again. I'm not too happy about changing back and forth between the two systems as I feel it confuses any natural instincts I might be developing for when I actaully have to cutaway. Should I just get confident enough to go down to a 160 (the smallest I've jumped is a 260) or is it safe enough to carry on mixing up te two systems for a while? I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Coffee, tangerines and cigarettes I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

What license/qualification do you need to try BM? I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

I knew a guy in Taupo, New Zealand who qualifies as a TM at 20. Anyone know of any younger or is he the proud holder of the record? I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

AFF stage 1 at $400nz, that bdid include a couple of other guys though I suppose! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

I would say get out now while you still have a bank account, but its obviously too late for you my friend...BLUE SKIES ALWAYS !!!

Lucky lucky bastard, I narrowly missed out on the chance to jump 10k from a (mig8?) last year for $35NZ...regretted it ever since! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

You really like fireworks don't you!...seriously though, cool photos! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Read the warning carefully now! http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

I've only got about as many jumps as you, so this may be a stupid suggestion (check with someone experienced first!) but I found myself too tense in freefall and remedied the situation ny closing my eyes for few seconds and just feeling the freefall! It really helped me lose all the tension in my legs and fall stable rather than the 'rocking' I was experiencing before. I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

You Americans ! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

FLUFFY ALLIANCE !!...oh yeah baby! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

The doctor who series...not the show itself but the disturbing theme tune. I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

I've gotta see that one ! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

Thanks for the advice...I'll take it all on board! To be honest I'm not really looking forward to the whole ordeal but I suppose its just the means to an awesome end! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish

What about 'Blade'...the underground rave in an abbatoir with heavy beats and hardcore vampire action! I may be gullible but at least I have a magic fish