CrazyDave

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I felt like a big chicken after jumping out of planes!

i find it strange also.... i can jump out of a plane quite easily, however im still 2 s**t scared of rollarcoasters!

i think hibbys a gud place to jump. when i did my tandem there everyone was reall friendly, and the gear is pretty gud.!. i sorta like the taking off on grass thing also! - not quite sure about prices... tandems about :- £220, and then if u want a video its another £70 on top of that (ouch, that burnt a hole in my wallet)

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I have a lot of favorites, for various reasons.

Here's a pic of one that rocks my world everytime I think about it...it was one hell of a jump!

so thats the imfamous pumpkin jump heheh!

u got any pix of that student with the hat on wrong... that would be fun to watch.

I'm looking for a tutorial (a *.pdf perhaps) concerning how to fold a main 260-270 ft. canopy.

I'm near the graduation of an AFF course and I really want to learn how to do it profoundly.

by fold u mean packing... in which case i reckon you should ask some guys down at your dz for help. there is allways someone packing up so just ask wether you can watch, and then try and get an instructor with free time to run u through the basics.

i think however that the .pdf is usefull as reference.

jump as a nudist!

that would get a huge response, but i expect that out of place 'bits' could cause a serious safety issue

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I wear it on take off until I take my seatbelt off, usually at 1000 feet.

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You get seatbelts?!?!?!?

at hibby we hardly get seats, let alone seat belts!
all i can remember is that hard wood bench bolted to the floor!

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Tandem pax. Always blame the tandem pax (unless they are sign up for AFF).

i did a tandem.... and i have to admit some of those guys smelt! hehe... im not joking either, there was a distinct smell of anal gas in the air!

lol... ye!

well i had sorta figured that it might be good to know a little about jumping before getting packing training

2 rite!!!!!

in england we call summer 18c
and when i did my first jump it was 5c
so u can guess it was pretty cold up there at 15,000 feet. i of course forgot about the temperature difference and only wore a t-shirt n loose trousers! my bollox were freezing! - ill never forget to wear those thermal underwear again hehe

thanx

i know i should really learn it before next summer, but im not coz i cant get down to the dz. so ill probably do it over the course of the week that i do my AFF (the dropzone near me does it as a 1week course), ill be staying there i expect coz i cant get my dad to bring me down each day. it doesnt take a huge amount of time learning to pack does it?

Hi,

Im doing my AFF next summer, and i have heard that it is a good idea to get packing out of the way before that. - not sure what u think about that?

ive searched around on the net and found a few tutorials on the subject, but they are all very obscure. basically i want to know what a packing course entails and what sort of proof i get at the end.


Cheers,

CrazyDave

do u know any gud ones????

actually i sorta know what u mean with the ear thing... i got it on my first jump, REALLY BAD EAR ACHE. but i was high on adrenaline so i didnt care!

i might do the book option.... and i also thought about getting my packing training, but unfortunatly im bout 2 hours away from the dropzone, and they dont do slots on the planes, they r usually very full with both students and solo's

i live in the uk, and im not old enought to drive a car (16), ...

aint that wierd, im allowed to risk my life jumping out of a plane, but im not allowed (legally) on the uk streets in a car!

maybe not... i believe that i am the rite 'material', and just because i want summit to fall back on it doesnt mean i aint! (and hey i wont get anywhere without money, so if i work ill get money, gud money, and then ill afford it easily)..

so that proved ur theory wrong about all skydivers being poor and screwed!

in the uk u can do a complete course for about 1200 pounds.

thats without the continuation jumps though

i cant... if i do that and skydiving doesnt work out then i'd be screwed...

how much do ya get for winning competitions?

The solution is clear.
Just Do another jump or two to make sure that you really enjoy the sport
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but i know i wanna do it!

i need help to ease my suffering.... im suffering coz i cant do it till nxt year! its inferfering with my studies... i cant think of oult else! lol

help.....

i did a tandem this year. and am saving up for AFF. BUT, ive got skydiving on the brain, and since doin it ive sorta taken a new lease on life.. my ways have completely changed. i just wanna be up there again!. argghhhhhhhhh..

that link looks good. but you wouldnt know where i can get an english translation woud you? because my dutch is none existant!

u said about aff... well i have since decided to do that because i realised that i only need 8-10 jumps on that and then 10 consolidation jumps to be qualified... also my parents are going half way on the cost with me so that sorta swayed it abit

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I am writing a (web-based) software package for dropzones, and I would like some input, before i get too far.
I have 7 screens:
-Finances
-Manifest
-Schedule
-Packing Log
-Events
-People
-Inventory

why dont you just use a database program like access to do it??? it would most likley be a lot more useful, and less hassle