Phillbo

Eloy is a world class DZ. I'm surprised by your description of your time there.

LOL... oh yeah, something IS going to go wrong I would recommend you stage it as a hop and pop to limit the free fall time for the rookies. Maybe even a static line since it's military.

wow... that could have been nasty if not for the quick reaction of the 3.

When I had my A I did not want to jump with other A's... I knew how flaky I still was and did not want to compound that ....

A beer and a Burger when jumping is done was my approach. Gave me an opportunity to gain additional insight while sitting around chatting with my instructor assigned to me that day. Created a learning environment that was a lot less stressful and overwhelming.

Well done on the Level 1.... Dialing in the flare was a hard part for me as well. I would flare too high as well. Does your DZ use radios? If so keep using one and ask your coach to guide you until you get a feel for when to start your flare.

I hope this was a joke.

We can only hope with no damage to the rigs.

I was tricked into jumping :)

Sorry to be vague .. Someone asked me the question around if they were allowed and I did not know.

Do any DZ's offer night time Tandems? Is it allowed or restricted?

If you recover quickly up high you will as well at the hop n pop altitude. I like the suggestion of getting someone to flash fingers as you exit. It gives you something to focus on as well as getting feed back from the person that was watching your exit. As a student I had a couple exits I thought were totally botched but my coach just hunched his shoulders and said there was nothing really wrong with them. You may be doing better than you think. Also, on your hop n pop...It's going to feel like your chute is taking forever to deploy.. everything slows down when you have not reached terminal velocity. I thought I was having a mal for a few seconds on my beer hop n pop.

When storing a rig for a long period of time, is it better to do so with both chutes packed or unpacked?

what about http://www.skydivecarolina.com/

I have a friend that lives in Gaston, SC and would like to do a Tandem. Any recommendations ?