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+1 Coaching is coaching regardless of license or discipline. The USPA coach course evaluates individuals in belly RW skills. This is for the purpose of coaching in the belly RW discipline. But an experienced (insert discipline) jumper that holds a coach rating should absolutely get credit for teaching in any discipline they are qualified to teach. Yes, USPA is vague but the point is that coaches become better instructors through teaching. Students learn more from better instructors and we are all safer and more proficient in the end. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

From the USPA website: U.S. Skydiving Fatalities by Year 2010 – 21 2009 – 16 2008 – 30 2007 – 18 2006 – 21 2005 – 27 2004 – 21 2003 – 25 2002 – 33 2001 – 35 2000 – 32 1999 – 27 1998 – 44 The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Lesnar proves himself to be the biggest punk sumbitch to ever step into the cage. What a bitch move. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

My thought is "what are swoopers doing to preserve their sport?" I know that a bunch of guys already take the lead and teach/mentor but it is not working. What now? The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

I completly agree. If a victim is unresponsive yes, they must me assesed through physical contact. My comments here are based on seeing shit go sideways when someone was just trying to help but didnt know what they were doing. There is liability involved that must be considered when establishing any kind of aid response program. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Yep. And I'm not saying that it isnt legal. But you tell me what happens when a whuffo wakes up in a hospital bed, with a six figure medical bill, and the only thing wrong with them are the broken ribs and punctured lung caused by that good samaritan? There is nothing that will stop any lawsuit that seeks to prove gross negligence or whatever other legal umbrella they wish to file under. Then you have to spend the dough to defend yourself. Regardless of the outcome there is still a cost there. All I'm saying is that IF there is time, you should consider waiting for EMS. Diving in to help is not simply a forgone conclusion as there can be consequences. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

It truly pains me to say this but - not so fast my friends. The liability associated with having a half assed trained person trying to perform first aid is well beyond any benefit that could come from it. If you have not been trained by a professional and are not current in that discipline do NOT get involved in any emergency medical procedures. You could cause more harm than good and get your ass sued off in the process. I'm interested to hear if any DZ out there actually has medical procedures or personnel in place. First aid for an up jumper is a very different proposition from treating an injused tandem passenger. Please discuss. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

After getting divorced I made a list of all the shit she wouldnt let me do. I took a trip to the islands, went skydiving, and I dont remember what else was on there The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

While drinking beer and bitching about the winds, clouds, etc - "Better to be on the ground wishing that you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground." So true. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Shouldn't there be a rating of some kind for just about every discipline? Swooping, wingsuit, freeflying, etc all have the same basic concerns as learning to fly a camera. No? The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Be careful with the cheap mats! After spending a weekend visiting a DZ (to remain un-named since the DZO is a buddy) I found out the hard way that some colors rub off. I had red crap all over my suit, container, and canopy. I spent the rest of the day packing in the grass It came off in freefall I guess but I was not a happy camper at all! The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

When this filght went down among the initial assumptions was one of a 5 minute nose dive from over 30k ft. That one stood out for me. At least now we know that it didnt happen that way. Hell, its even presumable that some of these poor souls were catching some shut-eye at 0200 and just never woke up. At least I hope so. BSBD to all on board The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

They make great suits but their customer service is horrible. This has happened over and over again with this company. I ordered a suit from them in July and didn’t see it until November. And of course I kept getting the ‘it will be done this week’ story when they would finally answer a phone or reply to an email – which wasn’t often. And the order was incomplete (which the fixed pretty quickly) when I did finally see it. So now I tell anyone that asks that yes they make good suits just be prepared to wait. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

This isn't a skydiving incident but it has happened on a DZ before. Very sad but it's a good reminder about why we still have to teach this stuff to our students, and remind the experienced guys and gals that it can and does happen. http://gma.yahoo.com/lauren-scruggs-tragedy-parents-speak-models-propeller-accident-101317983.html The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Thanks to the guys that cleared up my facts about where the D requirement for TI comes from. Or at least it’s clear that it wasn’t USPA. But can anyone explain why this requirement is in place? What is it about a D that qualifies someone more to be a TI than having a C? Why is TI the only instructor rating that requires a D? Is this a holdover from the D = 200 jumps days? The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Thanks for starting a new thread. I’m all for making the D more difficult to get, but as mentioned previously, there should not be a D requirement to be a TI. If an individual meets the manufacturer’s requirements why does USPA place an additional burden on them of getting a D? The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Welcome back! You will have to do recurrency training and at least 1 jump with an instructor. Depending on how that goes and the policies of your DZ, they will decide from there if you need to train more or can get back into it. But the USPA only requires the 1 eval jump. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

This aint about me bro! I've done my night jumps to check the box and generally dont bother anymore. Not saying I wont - not saying I will. I'm just asking why is it a requirement? Specifically, to get ratings that have nothing to do with night jumping. I still haven't seen a good answer yet. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Yes, my friend – if that is the requirement then we do what is asked of us. But please don’t ever forget that WE are the USPA. The rules are put in place by the USPA to serve OUR needs and interests as a group. We elect the BOD to set the standards and enforce the rules. So WE decide what the requirements for licenses are and the decision to require night jumps was made a very long time ago. Over time, I’ve come to question quite a bit of the rationale that is currently in place. Some of it is obviously there because of outdated thinking that has just never been reconsidered. I’m simply asking is this one of those issues whose time has come to go away. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

If you were building an intermediate video & photo system from scratch what would you get? By intermediate I mean something good enough for tandem and RW outside video, but not necessarily to shoot Hollywood movies. I’d like to know about what type of video & still cameras you would choose. Also, what would be an ideal editing platform; computer and software (Mac or PC)? Opinions? The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

DSE – Really?!?! You agree with it for a D but not the stuff you like to do? C’mon man! What about jumping at night makes you a better TM? For a PRO rating I absolutely agree you have to do it at night. But tandems are strictly prohibited at night. Makes no sense to me. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Pops – you may be the one old fart that gets it! Just because something has been done before is not a reason for continuing to do it. Sure, night jumps are fun but should they be required? I’ve seen way more effort put into getting this archaic requirement completed than typically goes into learning canopy control, aircraft emergencies, exit order separation, downwind landings, spotting, or any of a dozen other actual useful skills. Are you guys that are defending this practice really advocating that just because someone has exited an aircraft at night that makes them more of an expert? I can’t think of anything in this sport that you do twice and somehow, magically become proficient at it. Some jumpers have no desire or need to jump at night. Fun jumps and demo jumps are the only time this is ever done outside of meeting the license requirement. It’s simply not a necessary skill for any of our disciplines. The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

The SIM asks but does not answer this question. For the life of me I can’t understand why this is a license requirement. Other than demonstration jumps, the only night jumps I’ve ever witnessed have been to meet the D license requirement. Since a PRO rating is required for a demo, what is the purpose of requiring a night jump for a D license? The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

Exactly! My girl The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.

LSU Tigers/NO Saints. So you should understand my vendetta against Tebow! He came back from a concussion and beat my Tigers with that bullshit jump ball pass, over the middle, on the goal line - WTF - who does that!?!? Ok - we've talked about this - breathe - cool - I'm back. And BTW - I was at the Bucs/Saints game in Tampa... not a good day but it was football! Got to love this game The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all.