LordRatner

The dealer agreement limits what you can sell it for? I'm not familiar with how skydive gear distributors work, so I dont doubt it. I'm just more familiar with agreements that only limit the price you're allowed to advertise

Either you're really being picked on like you make it sounds, and you jump at the worst dropzone in the world, or you have horrible insecurity issues which are causing to you take mild-natured and harmless teasing as an attack. Its probably not the former. I've been teased for having a high wing loading, and a low wing loading (it's like 1.1). For being young, for having an orange helmet, for being a coach, for buying a brand new container, for buying an optimum, and even for wearing Vans shoes. I really wanted to lay them out, then I realized they were friends, and I wasn't in middle school anymore, and stopped pretending like I was 6 years old. Learn to laugh a little, you'll live longer.

I had that problem when I would put speed stars together at our dz. freeflyers, while talented in sits and HD, are often lacking in the swoop and dock and fast-fall belly position. Always got pissed when I wouldn't put them last.

I agree, skydiver discounts are pretty nice, however, I'll probably be there soon harrassing the management for an Adult League like SVCO does. Hopefully they listen to me...

No kidding. I didnt even start getting off the net till about 30 mins... thats an expensive lesson. You'll get it.

I gotta disagree with ya on this one. The kid has shown himself to be arrogent and invincible. He needs a good kick in the ass, or something he wants to be taken from him (e.g. his video privileges) Its no different than our very own Dustin, who has been talked to and nurtured ad nauseum, to no effect. Unfortunetely every time I or someone else goes to give him a harsher correction, even if in the form of some raised-voice counselling, someone jumps in to protect his feelings and tells him it's ok, he's learning, right? Ya, then on the next load hes planning a 3way crew jump with all sub-40 jump friends, or cutting off tandems in the pattern doing S turns because he doesnt want to land in the shrubs. This jarred kid is no different.

That doesn't make sense... or I'm reading you wrong. If the pound is worth 2 US dollars, then that means the brits are really paying $600 US dollars for a membership, making it twice as bad, not half as bad...

Yup, listen to everyone in here. I just hit 200 jumps (in exactly 365 days), while in college (and at a military academy to boot). I would love to get my instructor rating, and shoot camera, but i cant see it as anything more than a simple weekend fun job. Get into the sport as a hobby and observe those who do it as a career. Then decide if it's for you.

If you're a remotely decent belly flyer, the air aspect of the course will be easy for you. The hard part, and the biggest focus, is on teaching, remembering what the student does on the jump, and debrief skills.

I played Rock Paper Scissors in freefall with tdog once. I kinda wanna do it again

I had the pleasure of jumping with Pat a week ago in Perris. We got him to hang off the bar under the SkyVan. It was funny, because he was explaining skydancing without specifically using the term, and all I could think was "Gee, that sure sounds alot like what Skratch was talking about" and sure enough, on the ride up, Pat asks, "Do you know Skratch Garrison" Pat's carefree nature was a welcome change. I knew it would be a fun jump when he said "to hell with the exit: Thanks Pat.

which garmin do you have?

Hey, I don't know if I've seen ya around the DZ, but congrats on being close to your A, and once ya have it, find me and we'll do a jump or 5. I'm the guy with black and orange everything. About the girl... Get her jumping, or cutaway. It's a new relationship, and you're already having this problem. No good. Not to mention that even if she didn't care about you jumping, the fact that you're all lovey dovey but not spending your weekends together as a couple is gunna drive her, and who knows, maybe even you, nuts. Or, based on her qualities you claim, I'm sure you can find someone in the main hangar to take good care of her while you're on the otter... remember, I'm the one in black and orange.

I did that in Moab my first time opening the door... Green light to red light, not one person made it out.

Ya, I'm normally good getting past Albuquerque and over the border, but the winds over those mountains before Trinidad cost me so much altitude I'm usually tucking my legs in by Denver to avoid kicking the A/C units on the apartments just North of downtown.