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At some point you have to balance the risks of the extra weight of one instructor staying behind to calm and control the students, against the increased danger of unsupervised students doing something stupid. I agree, but in this case the students were calm and collected. They were given instructions, and they followed them exactly. Not every case deserves the same response. Everyone did the right thing in this case.

BTW it was a king air not a twin otter

Thats the point, thanks for posting. We got out of the plane at about 5,000' 6 or so miles from the airport over unknown landing areas. The students were better off staying on the plane. They had (as far as I know) two tan. and one AFF jump. The pilot and all the other jumpers on board including three T.I-AFFI's agreed. The plane was not going to crash, why keep on the extra weight.

are there any swoop comps near salt lake city? I used to live on the east coast, and went to a few florida cpc meets. anything like that out here?

hows the weather? also whats the swooping situation, I thought I heard something about a limit on high performance turns.

A coach teaches a lot more than two skills, if you think that is all they do then perhaps you should read up in the SIMs manual and see what a thorough and knowledgeable coach would(or in some cases should) teach each of his or her students on each catagory. The skills ARE easy to teach, but can you teach in a manner so that your student truely understands how to perform those skills? The bottom line is student understanding. If they dont get it, then you need to look at what you did as their coach and perhaps reevaluate your techniques and explain it in a different way. Above average flying skills are a MUST if you want your coaching to be productive - most students are unpredictable fliers in the air and in order for the coach jump to be productive you(the coach) have to be able to stay relative in order to use those observational skills. Are coaches the weakest link in the chain? Not exactly. Yes, there are good and bad coaches, just as with everything else in this sport. There are good and bad AFF-I, Tan - I, course directors, etc... but the bottom line is if we don't help each other out then things wont change. Is 100 jumps enough to get a rating? With the above average flying skills, an open mind, and seeking out the help when you need it, absolutely. Instead of asking if the coaches are the weakest link, why not step up and offer some advice if you think they need it instead of letting them struggle and "screw up" new students???

I'm out of shape, smoke, and drink alot, and I can climb to 1000' in about 40-45 min. but I haven't jumped an A in a while, so maybe not any more

anyone have alot of low jumps with nonvented, like the 200' feet range? if so, any problems I should look out for?

me to, please. [email protected]

if you dont mind waiting around for a while, buy a hard hat, and a tool bag, puy your rig in the bag, and just walk in sometime late in the day. I work construction and on a job that big no one will notice you (as long as you dont look like your up to no good) then just wait up on the top till a good time too jump, the only down side is a long, long wait. might be a good idea to find out the names of the companies working on the job, so if anyone does say anything you atleast try to b.s. your way out of it.

zurich looks kinda far from lauterbrunnen, is there a train or somthing that can get us there?also I'm just looking for a "best guess cost" so I can start saving my money now. Airfare I can figure out once I know where I'm going. If you've been there, how much did you spend, not including drinking, I always bring extra for that I also appreciate the tip on the locals, anyone I can get with there will be a big help. I also plan to jump alot this summer"06" We have 900' to practice subterminal tracking from.

I'm planning a trip to Switzerland in the next year or so, and want to get some info. cost for about a week, closest place to fly in, and any other tips that may help, travel, places to stay, locals, good exit points... thanks

*** don't be such a fag the winds are only blowing 30 miles an hour. my jump partner tells me that all the time! then he calls me a pussy

Greg did that stunt years ago... I saw it on ripleys belive it or not. it must have been 5 or 6 years ago at lest

its true, they did tell everyone what they were planing. so if your like me, and you did your 9th, 10th, or whatever number, flat and stable, 4-5 second delay, then you shouldnt be surprised you didnt make the cut. oh well, maybe next time