Reginald

You were told wrong. Again, I really suggest you go ahead now and sign up for the extra 15 mintues. You're gonna want it trust me, because flying in the tunnel is sooo cool and you are gong to feel so good about yourself. It is hard to get time if you wait until the last minute! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Great, so the damn bird is the star! Humans jumping out of baloons is not neough, Nooooo, the damn bird gets top billing! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Maybe there is a disconnect here I think AFFI is talking about jumping with students through their AFF and coached jumps and helping them get a license. It sounds like you are talking about "coached" jumps after a person gets a license. Personally, I'm amazed at how people complain about instructors getting paid to risk their lives and their futures teaching students. Not that many instructors have any money but what little they have is at risk of the next student that forgets to flare and sues. I’m a believer that it is perfectly reasonable for students to pay for quality professional education and guidance to get an A license. Once they get a license I’m happy to go teach them anything I can for free, just like people have done for me. Blues, Ron PS: Why do I have to pay slot PLUS extra cash to video guys for all that 4 way video I have? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Wow, there is a SPW sticker on the pictures of the test jumpers. That's my rigger John Storrie! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Yes the OPTIMA lcd pannels. I like those, but I was thinking a step beyond something that just flashes or changes color, to something that actually provides the given altitude in real time. Nope not the Optmia, the titan as seen above. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Done and I beleive used on the last world record. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

1. tell them what your problem is and they will show you how to fix it. 2. Yes. Very useful 3. At your level no. 4. Yes. Read about Level 4 and down. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=855344;search_string=reginald%20aff%20stories;#855344 Go ahead and reserve the extra 15 minutes of tunnel time now. It’s not that you have to it’s that you will want to! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

The russians never went to the moon. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Oh, now I gotta know! I'm betting 18! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

If you already did a tandem a couple of weeks ago than just focus on AFF now. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Home is where I pay my beer dues! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I was a particuarlly bad AFF student. i repeated level 4 four times and level 5 four times. I long ago posted my stores here http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=855344;search_string=reginald%20aff%20stories;#855344 And a few years later I'm a pretty decent 4 way guy and good AFFI, I've done 80 way skydives and had a great time all along. I think its the people that struggel a little in AFF that appreciate the sport more than those that breeze through it. My advice, if you want to skydive do it! Don't let a few little setbacks keep you down. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I’m amazed that otherwise intelligent people can’t remember their left hand from their right! Why, oh, why do they, in a COA, look to the left and say “check right” and then look to the right and say “check left”???? I think it all comes down to some mental process whereby some people, when doing new things, overly focus on one small part of the task at hand and their brain shuts down to everything else. Repetition helps mitigate the issue but never eliminates it. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

LOL! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

If you read about the development of the Skyhook it is a very complicated device, albeit a very simple one too. "just making one" might not get you there. I would suggest calling UPT (RWS) and talking to them about it. I bet they would be happy to talk to you. What does it hurt? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Damn J, you're getting old! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

There fixed it for you. MP3's suck...(hey it is bonfire!) "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I'm glad you had fun. I wondered who the transient student was with Mandy. you ought to come back more often. We have several peopel that travel from Ark to jump with us. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

You do know they have an eye drop to Un dilate your eyes. Just ask for it at the end of the exam. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I'd check you facts on that. It requires an extensive reengineering for each rig to assure it works properly. The one manufacturer that was the farthest along had some setbacks due to a plane crash. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I did what you are talking about. I put 200 jumps on my first canopy and another 600 on the second all in the same rig. I still have the rig and use it. I love my V3. I'm very happy with my choices. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

You answered your own question. Yes the larger the canopy the higher the riser pressure, all other things being equal. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Well you did get a BIG round of applause when you finally hit the ground! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

It depends on what the instructor thinks you need to be safe. How many jumps do you have over what period of time? It may be a brief refresher or they may ask you to take a full first jump course again. Probaly one jump afterward with a single instructor. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

As in USPA insurance? No. AS in private insurance? It depends on if you bought private insurance specifically covering loss of sporting equipment. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP