raff

These words are called "terms of venery" and my vote is for Crater. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

We've ALL been there. What you should have said is "...those who are willing to admit to having been there." If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Well, if he does a jump and gets hurt, will you say "But all of the DZ.com folks said it would be OK."? Exercise some common sense. OTOH, I took my 78th paraplegic for a jump last weekend without incident. I doubt your buddy is as challenged as this gentleman was. His decision, but make sure he discloses everything to the DZ and his JM if he decides to do it. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Skydivers, in general, remind me of a bunch of folks in the Garden of Eden arguing over the fruit. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Cecil B. deMille says is was slave labor. That's good enough for me, as it is with most of the well-read public who get their information from movies, Hollywood Squares, and The Real Housewives of Sandusky, Ohio. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

It was also bittersweet to see John at the end of the table... BSBD buddy.+++ If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Duh! 'm I bad! The ironic thing is that a couple nights later there WAS a skydiving bit on Top Chef Masters performed by some of the best in the world, the Canadian team. Of course I meant Project Runway. (I'm hooked on both shows. Shows how munch of a life I have.) If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

I happened to catch a recorded version of the show last night. It began with 16 jumpers landing in order to "provide" nylon to the contestants for a designing challenge. When will the skydiving community finally (if ever) realize that the whuffo public is much more impressed with someone landing a 300 sqft canopy accurately and on his/her feet than swooping and coming in on their respective asses or tumbling across the ground? These jumpers looked like a bunch of rookies caught up in the moment. They certainly didn't put a good light on the sport. Embarrassing. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

There are two kinds of drivers I hate: Tailgaters, and people who won't move over when you get right on their ass. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

If you read the fine print, you will notice that each package comes with an Angioplasty kit! If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

I have used it and it doesn't appear "new" at all. It's just been streamlined. Every question is exactly as it always was. It just allows the form to be filled out prior to the exam. Seems like a good thing to me. srr If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

>Total waste of time. I was pissed and more bummed out. I'm glad you had a good experience. I would, however, be careful about maligning an organization because they expressed more concern for you than you might have liked. raff If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

.... No harm no fowl. [sigh] Foul! If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Never good to lose one of America's finest, now matter how it happens. Thanks to him and his family for the many years of service. srr

We can only tell you of our collective experiences. You should NOT go to a skydiving group to find medical answers. Anything you get here will be anecdotal, at best. Ask your doctors about this. regards, raff If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

All of the posts are positive. I suspect that is because they were added by the kind of person who would be welcome at any DZ. When I hear someone maligning his/her current or former DZ/DZO, I'm usually not surprised considering the source. I know instructors who have been fired and/or incarcerated at every DZ at which they've ever worked. It seems that they have always been "surrounded by assholes." What a surprise! If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

I'm surprised that so many do not recognize a thinly veiled troll when it evidences itself. And if the OP actually DID make 750 tandem jumps [very unlikely], that would make him the rankest of beginners anyway. Don't fall for this kind of drivel. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

....If I get injured or physically can't skydive any more, I'll go get a real job with a 401k and health insurance. But I am not in any rush to do so. Quality of life ... While it may not be true in your case, there is a sad underbelly to skydiving. That is, that a young person falls in love with the sport, blows off school/job/etc. and decides to become a "professional" skydiver. 2/3 years into said life he/she will have lost forever, the ability to get up in the morning, roll over, turn off the alarm, and go to work for 8-9 hours. 6-8 years later, while living out of a 1956 Pontiac station wagon, the "where's the brass ring" question is likely to occupy a lot of this person's thinking. I have seen a lot of burnout in these folks, but rarely with the part-timers. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Very worked up 14 year old asks me, as I am gearing up her mom: "What are the chances my Mom will die?" "100%", I told her. I let the horror sink in, and then said, "It just won't be today." If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Good idea! Second guess the MD and ask a bunch of skydivers. Genius! If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

... A while ago I wrote about all the policy issues where I disagreed with Romney's policies, and not one rebuttal was offered..... Perhaps this is because you never say in a sentence what you can say in a paragraph. You never say in a page what you can say in a volume. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

Exactly. It is called AIDS. Aeronautically Induced Divorce Syndrome. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

I don't know what UPT's posture is on their use, but they are, in fact, super. I wish we had all of our rigs so equipped. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

.... That's what makes being a tandem instructor so awesome! The main thing "awesome" about being a TI is the responsibility. Once one loses sight of that, things can go to hell in a hurry. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.

NOT everybody who "thinks" they wanna skydive... SHOULD skydive..imho jt You are, of course, referring to the TI. If you leave the plane without a parachute, you will be fine for the rest of your life.