nickranson

Thanks for the replies. It sounds like there won't be a problem. I will let you know how it goes! Cheers Nick

Hi, I have a couple of friends at work who are keen to try out a tandem. Obviously, I'm keen to encourage them :) (I have tried to suggest AFF but they want to try out a tandem first!) The only issue is that one is rather short. I don't know exactly how short since the question could cause embarrassment - but I'm guessing not much over 4'. I don't want to put this person off jumping with an unnecessary question. I searched the forums and found a similar question that implied 4'9" is not a problem, but did not see any indication of an absolute minimum. So, assuming there is a minimum height for a tandem passenger, does anyone know roughly what it is? I'm sure you could make a custom harness for most people, but obviously I'm interested in what would be available at the average drop zone. I will of course ask when I call the drop zone, but figured this may be a useful question to ask given I couldn't find an answer elsewhere! Thanks Nick

Not sure if this will help with your reporter, but it is certainly a related topic! I'm an actuary (a rather risk adverse profession as a whole) and work actively in risk management. I often get asked about my "risky" hobbies of snowboarding and skydiving given my profession. With skydiving, I always respond that it is a great example of risk management and run through all the safety aspects: training, licenses, personal gear checks, rigger gear inspections, flight line checks, two parachutes (one packed very carefully and only by a qualified person), RSLs, AADs, repetition of EPs etc etc. I accept that skydiving is risky, but so are many activities and choices in daily life. You take the risk in order to get satisfaction and enjoyment. I can't think of any other aspect of my life (outside work) where I am so concious of managing risk as I am with skydiving. Not sure I can say the same about snowboarding

I did a few jumps at a place called Lobos, about 100kms north of Buenos Aires. It was a great place and I'm sure they do student training. They also had a few people that spoke good English. See: http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/Detailed/29.shtml