goodvibesjumper

I have it man, I sent you a Private message with my contact information, I'll send it to you as soon as possible. Sorry about that

Actually, I was jumping a 38 vented pilot chute. I did have my pilot chute out of the pouch quite a bit. My standard jump is usually one back layout, track, and pull. I decided all of a sudden to try to bust out with something I knew I could pull off without even thinking twice about my pilot chute pack job. When my rig deployed, I had been falling for about 900 feet. Lesson Learned! I should have talked to someone experienced with arials before trying to pull that off. I'm just lucky to walk away with only a sore body. Don't Get Complacent, it kills!

If you want to truly be good at body flight, the wind tunnel is essential for training. Trust me dude, there are many skydivers that have the desire to be good at what they are doing. I'm not talking about 1000 jump wonder good. I mean truly good enough to get a firm understanding of body flight. The tunnel is a great tool for understanding body flight, better than the 1 minute at a time training you get in the sky. Don't believe me? Ask the best flyers out there. The demand is greater than ever before for good training, and the tunnel is the key. This is my opinion, I could be wrong. But I truly believe: This isn't a fad.

NICE FLYING OMAR!

I'd have to agree buddy. Mike is definetly a "Natural Flyer". And people learn at completely different rates. Tunnel time doesn't equal great flying (as some might think) Crash

I was a Skydiver for about 4 years before I started working with Skyventure Orlando. I heard from a couple of people that they were looking for instructors. Several people told me it was IMPOSSIBLE to get the job. So I applied. At the time I was working as a computer programmer, and a packer at Skydive DeLand. I went to Skyventure, filled out an application. Two weeks later, I got a phone call from the General Manager telling me they were interested in getting me to attend the "try-outs". So I went to be tested on my ability to perform several basic tasks in the tunnel (That allowed them to evaluate my abilities). A couple of days later I got a phone call telling me I was hired if I could take a semester off school. After considering, I said "Hell Yeah! I'll do it! None of the current instructors were ever "tunnel bums". Most instructors wern't Skydivers before working at the tunnel. I had about 1450 jumps and about 3 hours of tunnel time before I started working in the tunnel. Working at the tunnel has been the most educational experience I have had regarding Body Flight.

Hey Paige, I put up some smaller versions Chris

www.tunnelinstructors.com Check out the demo video by clicking on the "videos" link on the main page.

1) It is definitely normal to feel different in the tunnel. Normal freefly speeds are around 150mph, in the tunnel around 130mph (at least at skyventure). 2) Yes absolutely it is worth spending the $ in the tunnel. It will improve your sitfly in the sky, but more importantly (if you spend the money for a good coach) you will understand body flight dynamics that apply in the tunnel as well as the sky. The knowledge of body flight that exists between experienced tunnel flyers is unbelievable. I learned more about body flight 4 weeks into my career at skyventure then I did my 5 years of skydiving. 3) An experienced tunnel coach could give you great pointers. If I were to watch you fly in the tunnel I could probably answer this question.

Kaz?

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