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You would think with all that experience and travel, young Tonto would tell us some juicy stories about some of his adventures.......?? Imagine all the chicks and parties... sheesh why did u come back As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Cool pics Marc !

***I'm SO glad I didn't "step back" to static line. My AFF course went soooo good. unbelievable it was! Quote Great stuff poohbeer, good on you ! Seems like Tonto's advise was right for you after all. As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Quote metalslug, how long have you been around reading these forums ? I think you should be patient and read the threads carfully. The instructors that post on this thread, ESPECIALLY Tonto, are NOT like skygod's that revel in their own self-importance. Nothing could be further from the truth. I've often seen Tonto post some rather brutal opinions on these forums. He's not afraid to speak the truth, and shares his huge experience (4000 jumps +) with everyone for free. I think we should be grateful for that ! As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Hey PDS, thanks for your perspective. I guess making wild statements about safety is not going to help anyone. I just honestly think that so much has changed, since I did my first wacked out unstable side door exist from a Cessna turbo, with a round, back in early 90's. Sure, there are still big risks for students, no one could be stupid enough to deny that. But it seems to me that the risks are equal, for students and experienced skydivers. As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

***If this concerns you, use PCA instead of direct bag. Thanks for your input billvon. I searched for info in PCA, and found very little. Would you please explain the difference between that and direct bag ? As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

Quoteno flame, but please dont feed the trolls. I dont know what you mean by trolls ??? Can you elaborate please As we in Africa know - "If you're going to be dumb - you'd better be tough." - Tonto

The MOST terrified student I've ever jumped with was only a few weeks ago... I'll spare ya'll the entire story but it's a good one. QuoteOh come on, tell us the damn story!

I will probably get flamed out here, but after reading thousands of posts on incidents etc, it seems to me that the vast majority of injuries and accidents are had by Skydivers off student status ! You very seldom read about students with bad accidents and certainly they dont 'go in'. IMHO, I think AFF instructors are of a very high standard, and the attitude towards training is way better than 15 years ago. Your comments please