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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/skydivers-land-submarine-base-ga-coast-17000020 I've never jumped at St Mary's but have to assume that this gets discussed. And for those that don't know; submarine bases have nuclear weapons on them. These are some of the handfull of places where Deadly Force is no shit authorized. Act of God my ass. Learn to read weather, spot the aircraft, and fly your canopy. Amazingly, if you do this your chances of landing out decrease dramatically. If you exit later in the jump run, you must reverify that the spot is still valid from where the green light first came on. Don't assume that you're good just because everyone else got out! Let's stay heads up out there guys. D The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

First off - keep the great positive attitude. It will pay huge dividends As an instructor (in the US) I'll say that anytime I'm sitting around drinking coffee cause we aint jumpin is a good time for teaching! Personally (and I'm in the minority), I teach packing for free. And I will do ground prep or review until the student is comfortable. I will discuss spotting, winds aloft, canopy flight, exit seperation, or any other abstract concept for hours - all at no charge. But please understand that any full time skydiver that earns a living from jumping (I don't) would be a fool to ignore a paying customer in favor of shooting the breeze about sky jumpin. It doesn't make them a bad instructor, just people with bills to pay. Bottom line is talk to people. If they know that you are hungry for info, they will teach you. Anytime I know that someone hanging about needs to cover a certain topic I'll seek them out if I'm covering it with someone else. And if you're not sure, offer a tip. Some will refuse and some will accept. Again, I'm in the US but I can't see it working much different in the UK. D The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

http://www.uspa.org/USPAMembers/RecordsAwards/tabid/86/Default.aspx The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Just got an updated (more coverage) policy last week. The original policy application fully disclosed my skydiving and the insurance company didn't make any mention of it. This time however, they went into detail about jump numbers and frequency. There was some back and forth between my agent and the company but in the end they raised my premium by about $10 a month and issued the policy. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Sure - lets address the OP. I'm of the opinion that wing suit fly-bys be complety unlimited regarding distances (no BSRs), just no tandems. BUT it should only be done by the most experienced among us. The control should be of WHO is allowed to do it, not so much HOW its done. My 2. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Just FYI - the WS instr you speak of is a guy named Chuck Blue and a personal friend and mentor of mine. He has been doing this shit for decades (literally). He can do shit in a wing suit that you couldnt attempt in a wild dream. And once again, if you did a little research you'd see that USPA is already looking into this. There's a Parachutist article from a few months back that discusses this very topic in depth. Not looking to offend or insult - just trying to put it in perspective. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

RFLMAO! The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Yeah, this is pretty interesting. The Otter is obviously a very durable airframe. It would also be interesting to see a side by side comparison against the rest of the aircraft industry. I would venture to speculate that the numbers would tip in the Otter's favor. But so far it appears that the vast majority of issues have all been pilot error. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Thanks for posting this. Funny how a couple of facts get in the way of all the other bullshit. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Nice piece on a good group of dudes!

To the OP, check out the Canopy Piloting Training Series. We've had 2 of these at Raeford and they have been outstanding. Not sure when or if there will be another but keep an eye out. Semper Fi http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canopy-Piloting-Training-Series/140718432682976 The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Uuuummmm, wow. What she said. The reason for the um is that your logic simply doesnt work. If you don't want a B, then dont get one. All of this is completly by choice. But if you want the privelidges associated with a B, C, or D, then you pay the financial cost of the administrative actions. The system was specifically designed so that every USPA member pays for what they want and nothing that they dont. The only exception to this being Parachutist magazine (you can't opt out). And if you go back a few months in skydiving history, you will see that the BOD has been battered into submission over providing some response to all the caponpy related incidents we've had. And for you to now accuse them of trying to make money on this is just poor taste and obviously uninformed, to put it mildly. There is no money grab here. Quite the opposite actually. D The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

I first saw this by accident (my kids) long before I started jumping. Just as impressive now as it was then. Very cool stuff The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Duh! The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Be aware that heavy breathing will cause the visor to fog up! Spinning on your back at 3K is not the time to find this out... The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Jump an open face in the rain ONE time, and I swear that you will immediately know the difference! The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Yep. That can mean the difference between you making 1 jump or several. Had you waited for both instructors to be available to begin dirt diving, you would not have made the load. As an instructor I hate having to make short calls. I would much prefer to spend some time walking and talking through each jump. But I also hate to watch students sitting on the bench waiting for instructors. So it's either start prepping with one JM or sit around waiting. And remember, the next step is a 1 JM skydive anyway. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

I’m looking for opinions on the frequency of formal canopy flight education. Who thinks that you should take a course once in your career and then never again? Or should it happen regularly at certain intervals? How often should a canopy pilot look to refresh the basics or advanced skills via a no kidding course? Or does the informal DZ education process meet the need? I understand that it’s a subjective question so let’s assume that this question is about an average jumper that is current and jumps regularly (2-3 times a month). What types of issues would be indicators for considering more training? And just for the record, I’m not proposing any kind of new regulations. I’m just looking for some discussion and instructor feedback/thoughts on the matter. D The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

There are a ton of variables surrounding this question; - how many people were on the jump? - what was the experience level of the other jumpers? - what was your slot? - what kind of exit (grip or free fly)? There are a couple of things I’d look at here. If you were a late diver then move to the front of the lineup. Formations slow down as they build and if you’re hauling ass to catch it you can easily over boggie and blow by it. A lot of jumpers tend to stop flying their bodies once they get to the formation. They all must continue to arch in order to maintain the fall rate. If you’re free flying the exit try launching chunks. It can save time by building your base quickly and will help those struggling to ‘just get in’. Once everyone is stable and relative it’s fairly easy to see who can’t maintain the fall rate once you drop grips. But at the end of the day, everyone has to adjust to everyone else. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Hi guys. I'm looking for feedback from anyone that has taken the Instructor Examiner Rating Course. I'm specifically looking at the Coach course, but any would be good. I'd like any opinions on when would be a good time to take the course. I'm of the opinion that the sooner the better. That gives you an opportunity to develop a better product based on what you get from the course. That way you have fewer bad habits to un-learn. Also, any recommendations and opinions on course directors would be great as well. Thanks. D The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Bravo brother! Great call when it was needed. The rule book is a suggestion, not the law. A heads up instructor should always fully asses the situation and do what you FEEL is right. Of course this is only ok with experience and judgement but something that comes with time in the trenches. And also another reason experience requirements should NOT be lowered. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

What I'm saying here is that if you're looking to make money, this really isn't the way to do it. There are much better ways out there to get paid. The students are what this is supposed to be about. But my biggest problem with it is that the students often end up being short changed and poorly trained by instructors hunting for the next paying customer. And then it becomes a problem for everyone on any DZ they jump on. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

If your reason for wanting to teach students is money, you are making a serious mistake. Please stop now before someone gets hurt. D The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Some DZs grow their own pool of I's from the ground up. That's what happened in my case. But there are also places that don't do AFF or any other entry level training. In other words - tandem factories. They hire in a different manner. Especially the seasonal DZs that don't stay open year round. I imagine that it's much more difficult to keep enough TMs and vidiots around. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Shouldn't iCloud make all of this unnecessary? The way I understand this is that once you have data on one device it automatically downloads to all others. Is this not happening and have you contacted Apple about it? OK - I re-read your post. Youre going from Android to iPad and that's a little different. But I would think that Apple should be able to handle the relatively simple maneuver. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.