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The video states that people with parachutes should remover their seat belts. As per the USPA IRM, Spaceland uses the policy of "tandems students shall be restrained through the use of seat belts or attachment to the instructors harness at all times." ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Nope, I prefer teaching "seasoned" people over 20 year olds. A 30 or 40 year old has a sense of "risk". ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

You sure you didn't just get a bunk set of batteries? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Why? Weather? Your availability? Instructor availability? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Remember your perspective is one sided. You may think it's a lot, but you have next to no experience in the sport and have had nearly no time to see what can go wrong. Go learn to jump, get good at it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Is no bueno. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Increase firing altitude = instruct unit to fire at a lower barometric pressure. Offset for higher MSL landing area than starting point = instruct unit to fire at lower barometric pressure. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

As a fellow S&TA I'll continue the appropriate conversation for you.... S&TA: You're grounded, pack your shit and get off the DZ. BTW your name has been forwarded to the local DZ's and the USPA via the Regional director. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

When the resident declines a search you either present probable cause, or you set up surveillance until you have probable cause. Simple. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I think some did, and dome did not. Hold those who did not accountable, and praise those that did. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

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Thanks John..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Works in the same way. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Every model of Cypres, and Vigil have allowed people to do this already. Please read the manuals and understand how your equipment works before jumping or simply guessing at this stuff. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Actually John speaks a lot of sense. He's a bit intense some of the time, but who isn't? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

It's southern California! They're fake anyway. Wendy P. If I can hold them in my hands there's nothing fake about it. :-) I'll accept "augmented". ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Well played sir. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Seriously, sell your gear, and stop skydiving. You're a danger to yourself, and the rest of us. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The plane crashed in Canada, not at Lodi. And, how many planes have crashed at Lodi? At a minimum, 3. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I'd give well thought out replies to this one guys, Bear is a skydiver, and she gets us, I imagine she wants to hear it in your words. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

EXACTLY. Thank You. (I asked for a loved ones reaction to this. He is in the Military & also a skydiver serving overseas right now. Been serving 20yrs. ) "The Military doesn't train it's soldiers to act like whiney bitches. A real soldier would have said,"Yes, Ma'am" instead of trashing a DZ. I also know alot of people who came overseas, never saw action, and choose to use their Military status to bitch about everything for the rest of their lives and think they are entitled to free shit everywhere they go..they are an embarrassment to the Military, because the few bitching give us all a bad name. No wonder we are treated like crap when we get home. If this is the kind of shit that infuriates this guy I wonder how he got through any type of deployment at all. I give people more shit during our morning shit than this DZ did. I value being a skydiver. We get to put all our differences aside and all be bonded by the beauty of it. I don't want to go to any DZ where some pansy ass U.S.ex-soldier gets all butt hurt because he can't set his differences aside. He wanted a reaction, that's what he got. Be a f*cking man about it, not a F*ckin pussy! Or just leave the DZ if you don't like they way they run it. The more places to jump, the better. The more pansy-ass butt hurt people that aren't at a DZ, the better. I have some very good friends from Qatar. I understand and respect their culture because I'm smart and a decent guy. My Military status doesn't give me the right to be a f*ckin prick every where I go. This country would do better to realize we all get freedom of speech no matter where you are from. It's what we fight for and what makes this country great. Don't like people excercising their right to speak up? Only you get freedom, not anyone else? Man up & STFU asshole." (end of letter,name left out intentionally) I agree with him. ^This. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Would you have a different reaction if his tattoo had been a swastika? How about the N-word? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Why should I? I know plenty of wealthy DZO's and I applaud them for that. They are the ones who can offer the best of everything at their DZ's. The best aircraft, the best training programs, and the best gear. They run well organized businesses. The skinflints seem to offer the opposite. Hmmmm..... I have no illusions of 6 figure incomes, or 401k's, I shouldn't since like everyone else I'm an independent contractor. My own business. What should be happening is a evaluative process that weeds out the non professionals, thus increasing the value of the instructors that put in the work to be the best. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Your model of supply and demand is flawed. It assumes that "instructors" are all the same product. The fact is an instructor who's received 2 or 3 ratings in their first 2-3 years in the sport is not the same as an instructor who's been doing it for 10, 15 or even 20 years. And the more instructors that bail out before they get to that experience level, the lower quality the younger instructors exhibit. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Actually Andy, you won't see it but your argument is full of shit. This has become a business and therefore profesional instructors should be treated as such. It's great you think it's a hobby, but don't slam those of us that continually seek to become better instructors and professionals, and desire to make a living doing it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.