kfreeman

It looks like it's not his first hobby ... and 3 jumps says nothing about the person who made them! yea, i forgot, he's riding bikes. yea, that makes sense.. and he's shown us what kind of guy he is too, already.. i'm well impressed! skydivers aren't quite as special as you think they are. There are a lot of expensive hobbies out there, and a lot of expensive ones. A decent quality shinken (Japanese sword) can cost well over 5000.00. For a GOOD one... well into 10,000.00. A menkyo from a reputable martial arts school can cost up to $300 per rank + the cost of instruction and your personal time. A liscensed weekend seminar can cost well over $1000.00 for 2 days... A trip to Japan can be REDICULOUSLY expensive. The same goes for many, many, many other "hobbies." The big difference is if it's just a hobby you won't spend a lot of money on it because it's just something to do... It's stops being a hobby when you start sacrificing for it... Doesn't matter if it's stamp collecting or sky diving (I bet I could spend 1,000,000.00 on stamps if it was an obsession).

NREMT Registered too...

Congrats on the Job Karenmeal (I live in Bozeman)... If I can work my AFF out by/before this I'd like to show up (Montana is broken for instruction as of late).

(Threadjack... sorry) The new guy (me) wants to know what this "demo" stuff is all about (sounds like maybe a rep hooks you up with a rig for a few jumps and then you give it back?). Thank you (un-Threadjack... still sorry)

I can feel your pain with the money running out situation... I'm traying to find a way to get my AFF and my 25 jumps in before my $ runs out... It's proving very complicated. Stick with it and good luck.

I've been talking to all the jumpers out here I can find... One is without an airplaine. The other is missing and instructor. I might have to go out of state...

Not sure where you're at right now... but if you want to come out to Montana to check it out I might be able to put you up for a bit (get some hot shot work tho... SmokeJumping is competative... Not impossible just competative).

Hello, I took my first tandem about a week ago and I'm still smiling. I live in Bozeman Montana (Jumping up here with the mountains around the DZ is GREAT), and I'm looking at AFF schools in my area. I like the site and have enjoyed reading the forums for a bit...