Shark

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    How many hours long are your first jump courses? Now don't tell me if you didn't double it, you wouldn't have better trained students.



    Anywhere from 4 to 8 hours, depending on the size of the class. Is another 8 hours feasible? I don't think so, but the FJC is the initial course in building a foundation for your training. When a student returns we spend additional time preparing them and reviewing EPs, and in a lot of instances PLFs.

    After the FJC I expect students to practice on their own, doing the required book work and review EPs. One that does not take the time to prepare probably shouldn't be skydiving anyway.

    You should sit through an FJC. You might even have a different opinion.

    BTW, Ed was my JM on a couple of AFFs.

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    So ya'll really don't do many fun jumps uh???

    I do enough AFF jumps to make it possible to jump throughout the year with spending a dime out of my pocket.
    And as for doing 7 tandems and 6 AFF jumps in 1 day -- I find that you must be one hell of an instructor to properly train and debrief all that in 1 day (Unless you live in Alaska where the sun doesn't go down in the summer)



    Sounds like a smartass remark, but let me qualify.
    Some AFFs may have been prep'd by someone else, some I did myself. By Level 7/8 they are more self sufficient. The dive flow prep is easier while each is still put in the harness. How much time do you need to be convinced that someone is proficient in their EPs? Again, you can spend several hours if you want. As for the tandems, most were already trained and some geared up.

    Do you feel that I do not adequately train my students?

    I don't do many so-called fun jumps like yourself.
    I jump everyday and we can get quite busy. I supplement fun jumps with tunnel time. Is that acceptable to you?

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    Me? 393. The 348 tandems got in the way. :ph34r:



    In how many jumping days... I.E. how many per day?



    Between 0 - 8 per day. As long as there is daylight and I have enough time to prep the student and debrief. The most work jumps in a day was 6 AFF and 7 tandems. Some of the tandems were already geared up, having only to introduce myself at the plane. I only jumped 11 months last year, but pretty much everyday. At least 6 days a week. Hopefully I'll have a mid-week "weekend" so I can scuba dive more this summer. B|

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    super secret ultra trained special forces. Aparently part of the Army. Seems to resemble SEAL team Six. A counter terrorist unit.



    CAG - Combat Applications Group; ie. Delta Force B|:ph34r:

    Sgt. Maj. Eric Haney is a tech advisor and former Delta dude.

  21. I'm a newb, only 567 tandems. (I'm mainly an AFF guy.) Ellen B., whom is a TI did a lot of video of my early jumps. She told me to fly myself and not worry about fixing the student. It's improved my tandem flying a lot. I had a 70 year old guy whose knees were up in his chest, and "we" flew fine. He tipped really well, too! Arch!

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    You can NEVER tell how a student will do in the air. I've had students nail the dive flow on the ground, then totally blow it in the air.


    I've had that guy too! :o

    [cough] Huh Shark? [/cough] :D:P


    Be safe
    Ed



    And speaking of video.....:D You still have that Z1 fullface?:D

    BTW, you guys did your best. I just sucked! :P

    (For all that are interested: my 1st, and 2nd Level 3):ph34r:

  25. Relax, young padawan. We can teach you everything we know and you will still not be totally prepared. The only way you will learn/know is by doing it. If you feel you can train your students so they will be perfect, congratulations.

    Video is a great tool. You should do this on all of your work-up jumps. Unfortunately, Level 1s are the only AFFs that get video, unless of course, the student opts to get the others done. Those single JM AFFs are cool if you are on them.

    I still don't know everything, but am willing to learn from others who have been in the business longer than I have. I've made close to 1,000 AFFs since being rated in March of 03. That's more than most of my mentors, but I still learn from them.

    You would be wise to listen more than talk.