thrillstalker

? You just said two different things. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

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Well, then if it was issued under the current requirements, they probably made a mistake. First item in the B-license requirements is "obtained a USPA A license". (Whereas, for C-license, it's "met all current requirements for *OR* hold a USPA B license".) But I won't tell on you. i sent in my stuff in feburary so i would be good for the fitz boogie. i emailed them a copy of my A card, and that was sufficient. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i have a b license, but never had an A. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

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skydive the farm. it is right outside of atlanta. you can get an a license package for 1899 including a flight 1 canopy course. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

thank you for your respectful reply. it is appreciated and the information comes across a lot easier and makes the listener more receptive. and i really was just kidding about the stress "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

+1 "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

..and, difficult though it may be to accept when being told it less than politely, your opinion is wrong. The best use of that time is to track as far and flat as you can, and no matter what you might feel during track, you can't do that while you're rolling. The numbers really are in on this one, and they're unequivocal. Big groups, little groups, it matters not. This is fine. Skydiving is a learning journey all the time, and I'm 100% convinced I'll go on to hold totally wrong opinions about it in the future. The key is being able to let go of my misconceptions when they're presented to me, no matter how gruff the tone. Don't take it personally, but take it on board. Aaanyway. ok ok ok, i am wrong. shibu, sorry for the misinformation. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

this is the scenario i have been talking about, not big ways. it is a better use of that time to do a barrel roll imo. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

you are right, you and i can glance at our alti and not change heading. for him it might be more difficult. a glance is all WE need to know what altitude we are at. go back to 25 jumps and throw in tracking on heading and trying to lock onto your altitude. good luck. and quit being condescending, it's rude. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

thanks for the example. i'll admit when i am wrong, thus the throwing of the towel "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

the stress JOKE was to another poster, and was a play on words. telling a new jumper to look at his altimeter while he is tracking, to me, is a bad idea. even in aff, as you know, they do not tell the student to track for 500 feet, they say track for 3 seconds. better to count to 5 and watch where you are going and who is around. you tend to go in the direction you look. perhaps i should have said you cant look at your alti without changing your body position. you move your head and you tend to drift that way. you do not need to stop your tack early or slow down to flip on your back for a second. this is easily done while tracking. just because you know me personally doesn't mean you are any different than anyone else on this website. if you want to flame me, have some decency and pm me. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

from someone your age, i would expect something a little more mature. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

agreed 100%. i wish some other folks would learn some manners from you. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

I think you'd be better off tracking like hell, scanning while you do so....avoiding anyone BELOW you.... A barrel roll doesn't do anything for horizontal separation.... but it will keep you from deploying and having some asshat rip through your canopy and out of your toes. just like everything else in skydiving, it has pros and cons. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

obviously i dont plan on it. belly jumpers stress out way too much and suck the fun out of a skydive care to elaborate on why you shouldn't do it? i would assume since you are breaking off and pulling low you wouldn't want to waste the time. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

how is he supposed to check his altimeter in a full track? "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

Correct me if I misunderstand, you barrel roll on a two way? you misunderstood or i wasn't very clear. on anything up to a 3 or 4 way it isn't necessary to barrel roll if everyone is on level and you know where they are going. anything bigger and you bet your ass i'm doing a barrel roll. which is a better use of that 5 seconds. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

Don't forget to wave off before you pull...... of course. i even wave off when i am doing a solo. good habit. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

contact ian drennen. he is a mod on dz.com "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i swear that it what i learned, but ill throw in the towel "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i do not agree with this. you do not need to lock onto your altimeter. you need to glance at it when you come out of a track and clear your airspace. check altitude and wave off/pull. right now you might not be jumping with many people. if i am on a three or four way and we leave on level i wont barrel roll, but if there is a single person i dont know the location of, i check. to me that is a much better use of the 5 sec you wasted looking at you altimeter. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

sound like you need to do a jump and just watch your altimeter. pick a thousand foot mark and count to five in the time it takes to hit the next thousand. do the count over and over so you know how fast/slow to count. you just need to get your internal clock calibrated. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

i have been first out and checking the spot and saw a plane flying under us in the opposite direction. you can never be too aware. "Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."