NoName007

he has gone as passenger for other going through tandem adn refused to slide in when told to do so as a student. it's hard to run wtih 4 legs in a place where you come screaming in. i guess i shouldn't worry too much, it's not my DZ. it has a reputation for being unsafe, and i just hate to see someone get hurt when it could have been prevented.

i understand about passing the course except. The examiner he is using is also the DZO he has been known to skimp on some parts of the course so he CAN have tandem masters for his DZ. He puts them through for a cheap cheap price and has them work their cost off..making him more money.

Is it safe, or a good idea? "hypothetically" (sp?) a guy with a little over 400 jumps wants to be a tandem master. This guy tries bustings out 80 skydives in one week to get 500 jumps and start training for his goal. All 80 jumps are exits at 2K, one right after another. i'm looking in the SIM and it says that a C or D liscenced jumper must have container opening at minimum 2K. This guy is rumored to refuse to sit down landings, and at a 2,600 above Sea level, with 100 degree + weather and no winds during the summer This guy is also a terrible bellyflyer, or any freefall flyer at that (so i've heard from many jumpers)...he can stay stable on his belly and turn etc, but that's nearly it. is it safe or smart to give this guy a tandem rating? Does doing 100 hop n pops qualify him to be a tandem dude? Does trying to stand up every landing make him safe to send students with? He will get his tandem rating at this DZ he jumps. There are sport jumpers i know who would absolutely refuse to go as his passenger.