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  4. You guys are low rent. They wanted $5K from me in bitcoin. Obvious fake since it said it got me on my webcam (Don't have one.) Also, figured if it was real, they would have given some hard evidence like a screen shot. Deleted. Next!

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    I guess the fine print would come down to what the CI at the various dropzones will allow.

    Formation Skydiving - Low experience people jumping together
    Minimum 5 coached jumps in logbook to make 2 ways with someone of the same experience or more. 
    Logbook must show proof of competency of FS skills to match the level of jump
    CCI discretion regarding 3 ways and bigger - FS1 course recommended. 

    As posted. Skydive Spain seems kind of cavalier with their periods, That's one of the reasons I bet I would like jumping there, their devil-may-care attitude. ;P

    Aloha

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    Big city. Take you an hour to drive from end to end. Beaches suck because the St John River dumps out right there. Very silty. Have to go to Daytona Beach for the first good, not great, beach.

    There is jumping in Herlong. Also down the road in Palatka. Palatka is very friendly with a great group of people. They have a couple of good boogies a year. Haven't jumped Herlong in a while. No input for you there. Deland is 75  to 90 minutes south. 

    They are tearing down the Jax Landing in downtown Jax. Not sure what is going in there. The landing was a Rouse Corp similar to NYC's South Street Seaport or the one in New Orleans. Riverwalk? Maybe.

    Some great areas to live. Some not so great. Ponte Vedra Beach is nice, but you probably can't afford it. If you could, your butler would be posting on here asking about Jax.

    Local pro sports is the Jax Jaguars. They'll break your heart. Don't get involved. A lot of UF fans in the area, but some FSU and Georgia as well. UF vs Georgia football is held there every year. Always a big draw. Formerly advertised as the world's biggest cocktail party.  

    The St John River runs north through the middle of the town. Some restaurants and hotels built on the banks. Some docks downtown named Ego Alley for the boats that show up on weekends. A lot of cigarette boats. Not sure how the loss of the Landing will affect that.

    Large Navy presence. NAS Jax and Naval Station Mayport. Pretty good air show once a year. They use to alternate it one year at NAS Jax and the next year on the beach. Not sure if they still do that.

    No state income tax. Property tax is not too bad in Jax. Some snowbirds, but most of them go further south. Some people say Jax is northern Florida. Others say southern Georgia. Make up your own mind. 

    And I-95 is always under construction. Always.  

  11. A good arch cures a lot of problems. 

    The tunnel is always good. On the floor is also good.

    As well, stand a distance away from a wall and arch forward with your hips until your belly button only touches the wall. Too easy? Move back. 

    In yoga, there is an exercise called the superman (attached). Using that and adapting it slightly (arms in, legs slight bent, yadda yadda yadda) can also work. Yoga pants not required. 

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    There may be some exceptions for example the honorary D-20000 of late President George HW Bush (who DID make a few civilian skydives but not enough to qualify for a non-honorary license of any flavor, let alone a "D").

    Yeah, and he really use to abuse the shit out of it, too. Would come on dropzones and try to organize big ways, would never buy beer, and insisted on using the 45° rule. What a dick. 

    BTW, Alice Cooper has an honorary doctorate. He doesn't have a Bachelors degree. Too much? 

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    I'm just wondering how long the passion can last. 

    At one point, I jumped with an individual named Scott-2. Scott-2 was very motivated to skydive, in the beginning. He eventually decided he had done everything he wanted to do in skydiving, conquered every challenge he wanted to attempt, learned everything skydiving-related he thought he could, felt there was no place left for him to go in the sport, and he quit skydiving. He had 79 jumps. 

    He did come back for a brief spell. Ended up landing in some electrical wires and again, quit the sport. 

    Everyone is different, and things change. 

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    He said Boeing’s team have taken “a number of fairly easy steps” to make sure the parachute linkages are secure in the future. For example, engineers will conduct “pull tests” — which sounds as if they’ll be yanking on the lines to make sure they’re properly attached.

    Yanking!  xD

  19. On 10/23/2019 at 8:49 PM, wolfriverjoe said:

    Lots of people use what's called a "packboy" or "power tool", which is a metal rod thin enough to go through the grommets with a length of CYPRES loop cord (or similar) that acts as the pull up cord. 

    Are you saying to use a packboy (Sexist! ;)) to close the D-Bag? :o

  22. On 10/6/2019 at 12:44 PM, celticrider67 said:

    What's the difference between and RW jumpsuit and a Competiton jumpsuit?

    IMHO, a competition suit will be tighter, with less drag. You'll have spandex or the equivalent for the lower sleeves. The grips will be bigger and you have both inside and outside leg grippers. 

    An RW suit may be dependent on who you jump with. More baggy in the arms and between the arms and the body. I have not seen a lot of people get real upset if you do not have inside leg grippers. I have never seen anyone get upset with smaller grippers. Both save money. I would not consider not getting booties, but some people leave those off, too. I wouldn't, but that also saves money. 

    Look around at the people with whom you jump. Do they fall faster or slower. If you are in with a slower falling group, a competition suit may knock you out of that group. 

    A gross generalization would be that with competition suits, lighter guys wear weights; with RW suits bigger guys wear swoop cords. In competition suits, arching is expected. In RW suits, de arching is de rigueur. 

     

  23. If you want to try Florida, recommend either Skydive Deland  or Skydive City in Zephyrhills. Both have very robust AFF programs with a number of options. Both have fun jumper groups on Facebook that often post rooms, apartments, houses for rent for reasonable prices. They both fly seven days a week in the winter, so you could jump as much as you want. 

    Both dropzones host many international jumpers over the winter, so you would be able to meet with a very diverse group while there. You would probably even be able to find others there who speak Canadian. 

    And yes, Zephyrhills is the home of water, so you would also have that going for you. 

    Good luck wherever you opt to learn. Have fun, and remember, a good arch cures a lot of problems. ;)

     

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    From their website:  

    Permanetly Closed 

    After 21 great years of skydiving we are shutting down our opperation at the Laurel Airport. We can't thank all of you enough for the support, jumps and fun over the years. 

    If you have an outstanding Gift Certificate, Voucher or Deposit from the last calendar year please fill out the Refund Request form below.

    Blue Skies

    Always sad when a DZ closes. It hurts the sport. Always thought I would try it if I got up that way.