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Have you really been swooping since jump #25 ?

How about this (nf=no frog!).... G1 G2 G3 nf R1 R2 R3 G1 G2 nf G3 R1 R2 R3 G1 G2 R1 G3 nf R2 R3 G1 G2 R1 G3 R2 nf R3 G1 G2 R1 nf R2 G3 R3 G1 nf R1 G2 R2 G3 R3 nf G1 R1 G2 R2 G3 R3 R1 G1 nf G2 R2 G3 R3 R1 G1 R2 G2 nf G3 R3 R1 G1 R2 G2 R3 G3 nf R1 G1 R2 G2 R3 nf G3 R1 G1 R2 nf R3 G2 G3 R1 nf R2 G1 R3 G2 G3 R1 R2 nf G1 R3 G2 G3 R1 R2 R3 G1 nf G2 G3 R1 R2 R3 nf G1 G2 G3 (Damn! Work really is boring today).

I agree with TrickDicky. I do FS coaching in the UK. I will always organise the 3 and 4-way levels with people I know will be up to the task, generally not coaches/instructors themselves, but sometimes others that are keen to become a coach (gives them some "coaching" too). At my DZ, it's accepted that you offer the coach the price of a pack-job for your time, but I don't take that unless the student insists. Other than that, it should never cost the student more than the coach's ticket for any of the levels required. If I mess up in the air, e.g. after badly misjudging (on the ground) the student's very fast fall rate, then we go do it again and I pay my own ticket. I would hope other countries have their own ways to prove you're safe to jump with other skydivers, but I see FS1 as a just that; a good gauge of someone's ability to fly close to and safely with other skydivers until the appropriate altitude, and of their ability to get safely away from them for deployment. It's not going to get you a gold medal at the Nationals. Anyone just off an AFF or static-line course is unlikely to have any of these skills. I believe they are easier to learn at the "sedate" pace of belly flying. FS1 gives you a good (maybe not the best/only) structure within which you can show you have learnt them. Like others have said here, these are all skills you should be using as a freeflyer too. If you haven't learnt them yet, then your freeflying-progression might well be loaded with more risk than you should be comfortable with. It's about building on the skills you have to get the skills you want.

I have a PC1000. Bought the Black-Eye (as suggested on the Way-Cool site). It's sweeeet.

Good points MarcusS. I was 39 when I started and had a 2-year old toddler with another one on the way! They're 8 and 6 now and still find the videos I bring home interesting to watch . I would say getting the family on-board is important; they may not be able to join in, but their understanding of the time commitment is paramount, especially early on and especially if you do a static-line course which will most likely take you longer to train than AFF. Once trained you may find () you want to spend more and more time at the airfield. I find planning well ahead (most of the summer) goes down best. Pencil in all the days you want to jump - progression days, competition days, fun days, boogies etc. and then stick to the days you all agree. If the weather's good on a family day, don't rush off to jump because it rained all day on your last jumping day (I only did that once). Risk-assessment is something you will need to work out for yourself. It is a dangerous sport. Getting the best training you can will help to you to minimise the risk but doesn't make it go away. Be as informed as you possibly can to help you make decisions. For some piece of mind (), make sure all your life insurance providers are informed in writing that you are taking up the sport. None of mine charged any premiums as I didn't jump when the policies were taken out. Of course, a good solution is to get your other-half into skydiving, but that might end up leaving you at home holding the baby!

I've heard it's £2.50 per checked bag if paid up front (when you buy your ticket?) or £5 per checked bag if you pay at the airport.

Oh dear! Took me about ten links before the light suddenly turned on. Is there any relationship between grey and blonde hair?!!!

Races past the previous record..... 1,752,451 (only took as many goes!)

This is not the answer you're looking for.......You can go about your business. Do it do it do it!

Quote Now, can you explain "half-4" to us? As in "it's half 4". That's an abbrieviation of "half of an hour past four o'clock" We are lazy creatures. It's seems a lot of language "evolution" occurs when we abbrieviate longer expressions.

***Now for the quiz : How high can one count on their hands, assuming both hands are used, and they each have five fingers? Quote I believe this question has been answered It would depend on how many "states" you can put each finger into. e.g. Two states for each finger (on or off the table), you should be able to count to 2^10 (or 1024). However, if you can put your fingers into more than 2 recognisable states, this number can be increased dramatically. e.g. 3 states for each finger 3^10 (or 59049) Why the hell anyone would want to do this - I don't know!!!!

If you can count in binary, it might make it easier to understand why your solution is 2^5 (2*2*2*2*2) Think of 0=option not required and 1=Option required. Then assign each of the options into a column. Therefore... 00000 (no options) 00001 (only option assigned to column 5 is required) 00010 00011 00100 00101 00110 00111 (options 3, 4 and 5 required etc., etc.) 01000 01001 01010 01011 01100 01101 01110 01111 10000 10001 10010 10011 10100 10101 10110 10111 11000 11001 11010 11011 11100 11101 11110 11111 Hence 32 combinations. Blimey - I think I'm a geek!

I think you'll find there's also an equipment charge for each of the consolidations to be added into your budget.