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  1. Good Job! I'll toast with ya in Sept/Oct. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  2. No the Marines said: "It needs to be an adult Felony, then come back" Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  3. To me, it does not make sense, but I have heard it for 15 years. I also am one, who does not understand, NOT showing a person you love them. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  4. Retired Army after 21 years. Currently the Military Advisor to Film House Inc. I also Demo/Instruct for Team Fastrax. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  5. Controlable drag will help slow one down and Botties as well as Grippers are controlable drag. If you are looking to fall faster you may need to add weight. But find an RW person at the DZ who can talk to your specifics, we can offer a bunch of advice but none of it may work from the www. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  6. The booties can help you in a few areas, slow your fall rate down by the added drag aide in making faster turns aide in moving forward aide in tracking aide in falling down on landing since running in them is not always easy. Getting a little coaching (does not need to be any "Official" coach just some one with a little experience who is at the DZ) will help you master the many uses of booties. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  7. But not like they are trying to use him to score a point, but to actually have him get stuck on the opponets side of the net. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  8. I think the answer is, Yes. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  9. Will I be the only Student? Probably not, but the class is taylored to each. Are people generally friendly or Cliquey? Both some times, you can gravitate to what you like. Will I feel welcomed or be treated as an outsider? You will be welcomed. How is the learning environment? Fast paced and rigorous or laid back but thorough? The environement depends a lot on you, the Instructors can only go as fast as you can go. High possibility of having to repeat jumps? Unless your a perfect person in all things you do think to repeat about two jumps in the catergories. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  10. The promo photo, it worked. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  11. A couple of the ladies who are attending are posting in the Bonfire's "Men in Uniform" thread, use the intel and use it to your full advantage. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  12. I tend to recoginze the ENEMY on sight. How the hell is a married man, or any man, supposed to compete with "eight thousand RPMs, dual twisting motion and disco lights"? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  13. Oh stop being shy it s BOB's battery cap. Begs a better question now, if the battery cap is off how did BOB do? Did he get replaced? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  14. Oak Ridge TN? For those that asked in the photo it is the 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) Parachute Demo Team training with the USAPT "Golden Knights" in NC. Left to right; SPC Justin Denton, Me, SSG Dewey Vinaya, SSG Matt Acord on video it is WO1 Chad Conner. Moments after this pic Chad met me at 120~mph and took a chunk out of the back of my Factory Diver with the hard ware on his right leg strap, I do not remember most of the jump, but did land fine. The video is funny, now. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  15. University? Hmm, I heard it was a High School. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  16. I know all 4 of those dudes. It is over a Military Field in NC. Who did the briefing? Just curious where they got the pic, it is public domain and all, so I am just wondering how it got around the www. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  17. As for Skydiving I was packing before my FJC. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  18. Military FreeFall Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  19. I found your 30 lbs! Got an address so I can mail it back? Congrats on the weight loss, it will only allow you to do more with less effort and be healthier too. I bet your knees will thank you for the less stress every time you climb a flight of stairs as well. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  20. It has been good to me. But over all "Networking", no matter how trivial it may seem is a good thing. My "networking" is how I got my current job. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  21. http://www.wcnc.com/traveler/stories/wcnc-031309-mw-indoor_skydiving.2f68403e.html This ran today and is making the net rounds. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  22. Uh huh. But the Laser 7 is a seven cell. APS made all sorts of variations to the canopies they produced. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  23. The Laser is a 7 cell as far as I know. We had several Laser's at Benning on the Silver Wings a ways back. The red lines are for CRW and it even looks like a little red smoke stain is in the rest of the lines. The Laser as we used them was for Demo Jumps. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  24. It depends on the brand of beer and the first ladies hottness factor. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!
  25. It is a good movie. Shows that the people of this country still care. The TSA guy, well I will let that slide as a "long rough day", we have all had them. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!