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Best Idea Yet!

I was gonna do that but my rig takes up all of one carry one and my backpack its full of camera stuff and misc entertainment junk. The flight to new zealand from the U.S. is a long one! Gotta Stay entertained.

Thats what I ended up doing... I stuffed it full of socks and boxers haha

Theres completely different forces being put on the helmet. And without your head being in the helmet and in a suitcase there can be a number of different points where pressure is being applied that the helmet was never designed to withstand. Now being tossed around by the baggage people might possibly be the same as hitting your head when crashing but I doubt your going to have everyone in the plane standing on your head for a duration of time.

Im just wondering what your opinions are on packing helmets for check in baggage. Im not gonna have room for my rig and helmet through carry on. Im sure i'm just being a worrywart but what do you think the possibility of the helmet cracking because of all the other luggage being piled on top of it or getting damaged from the way the bag handlers toss them around. I have a optik and the sides are fairly flexible and i think with enough pressure it could crack? Any suggestions or am I worrying about nothing? Thanks

I thought id give you all an update and let you know I decided to do the course. It starts Jan 19th 2009 so wish me luck. Thanks for everyones opinions. They were all greatly appreciated. Ill keep this thread updated to let you all know about my experience with the school. Hopefully it will help the next person considering the course. Thanks again for the help

I'm still on the edge on wether I want to go or not. I agree with most of you that there are definitely more cost effect ways that get you the same qualifications but I'm more look for the "experience of being a student somewhere else." I also don't have the opportunity here Living in colorado to get 170 skydives in such a short period. I also would love to learn the ins and outs of a drop zone... manifest packing etc... Living 2 hours away from my drop zone right now (not really a good excuse) Limits me to helping out a hole lot and learning the nitty gritty. I have heard from allot of people that the school does produce really good flyers. Thats always a plus. I'm just wondering what life will be like in New Zealand. Never been there so not up to date on the culture. Thanks for all your opinions. Greatly appreciated!

haha ya I've read that from some other people but the experiance has to be worth something?

I am interested in doing this school http://www.skydivingnz.com and I was looking through the forums and couldn't find a forum about this school that isn't a year or more older so I decided to start a new one. There are a couple of questions I have with the program. First off being the most important, How is the training? I would also like to know things such as places to stay while your there, transportation, facility, typical day to day schedule, is it worth the cost? Also was wondering what the culture was like in new zealand. (Probably meant for a different forum but a quick thought wont kill anyone.) Any updated information or thoughts on this program would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

"Does ya sleep with the ho's? Or work for the Bitches?" AWESOME LOL

lots of good advice guys thanks!!!

With the recent fatality in longmont, co there has been alot of questioning on the wind conditions. I am a low time jumper, less than 80 jumps, and am concerned with the best route to take if wind conditions pick up after you have exited the plane. I jump at mile-hi in longmont where the winds can change unexpectadly and dramatically. Obviously flying your canopy very conservative is the first thing you would want to do but should you start your downwind higher and turn to your final higher? What happens if your canopy starts backing up? Etc....?

Great group of people, very helpful and experienced. Very cautious and safety minded. Not very many up jumpers. Its a hit or miss if your there are going to be enough up jumpers for a load, But the group is starting to build. No caravan..? They have a two 206's but normally just fly one or the other. The landing area is huge, however it is nothing but dirt and brush. It can dirty up a rig if your not careful. Great scenery and the resturaunt "barnstormers cafe", located on the airport, is awesome.

So im in the market for a new rig preferebly a sabre 2 150 and wanted to know some good questions to ask before i got it... one so i dont get scammed and secondly so i know that im buying a legit canopy. Also just some other pointers you guys could give would be excellent. Thanks All.