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    As I recently put on FB:

    Do you know what the difference between a full time skydiver and a Large Dominos Pizza is?
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    A Large Dominos Pizza can feed a family of four!



    Hehe yeah I guess that's right... Luckily I only have myself to feed :)

  4. Thanks for the advice :) My initial idea was to live at or close to some DZ and work with whatever really, so I could get my jump count and experience level up.
    I might not have been clear about my situation. I live in Denmark where jumping is pretty limited. The DZs are really small, they ony operate on weekends and in descend weather (which is rare). So the whole idea was to do it at some DZ elsewhere in the world.
    I've been thinking about Empuriabrava in Spain since I've been there 3 times, but I am definitely open to suggestions.

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    When you get to the DZ find the old guy with a limp that lives at the DZ. You know the guy that no one jumps with anymore...the one who jumps the rig that looks like a kelvinator on his back...the one who has few if any freinds because they all either bounced or quit jumping...the guy who's family gave up on him years ago because he couldn't be pulled away from the boogie to celebrate Aunt Ginny's 80th birthday. He'll give you lots of advice.



    So you're saying that everyone who dedicates a large amount of their time to skydiving will end up a washed up bum at the DZ? That sounds a bit pessimistic to say the least.

  10. Hi guys.

    So I am basically looking for advice on how to get a lot of jumps on a budget in like 6 months to a year. My idea is to go to some DZ, don't really know which one yet, to live and jump a hell of a lot to get my experience and jump number up.
    I guess the obvious solution would be to get a job around the DZ, I would just like to hear some takes on what other people with the same idea in mind have done, and where they have done it...

    Blue ones :)

  13. If you dedicate all of your time to AFF during that week (and the weather allows for it), it should be no problem to get through it... I did my AFF at Empuriabrava in Spain, and it took me about 3 full days to get my AFF done.
    Have fun!

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    And all of the whuffos will soon be asking me if I can do that with my phone while skydiving



    Speak of the devil...

    This year we had a student go through the FJC who thought he was going to take his phone with him on his first jump, presumably to take pictures or something (I'm guessing under canopy).

    The AFF I caught wind of this, and of course put a stop to it. What does this genius do? He routes a lenght of clear fishing line through the lanyard attachment on the phone, and loops the end of it around his thumb. Then he slips the phone up the sleeve of his jumpsuit, past the elastic cuff, in an effort to smuggle it on the jump anyway.

    Of course his instructor also caught on to that plan, and again put a stop to it, but it's proof positive that students can and will do anything under the sun, no matter how stupid it may be.



    OMG... Didn't he notice the camera mounted on his instructor? :p

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    I'd actually like to hear peoples thoughts on cutting away at 1200 ft. as well. Personally it would have to be one bad ass unrecoverable malfunction before I'd do that!



    Of all the ways I can think of that you'd be at 1200ft with a mal that required cutting away, nearly all of them involve a fuck up of some sort to get you there in the first place.

    If you pulled at 1200ft and had a mal, you're an idiot for pulling that low.
    If you rode a mal down to 1200ft, you're an idiot for not chopping higher
    If you did something to give yourself a mal at 1200ft, you're an idiot for flying like a cock.
    If someone flew into you at 1200ft, you're both idiots for not looking where you're going

    Having said that, my personal plan is to do whatever I think will give me the best chance of walking away. 1200ft is low, but I might consider it if the alternative was worse.



    Well put. I had sort of the same idea, that I would basically only cut away that low if I thought I was gonna die otherwise...

  21. I agree with what people say about he had every right to say no and that he is not obligated to say yes and he might not have been arrogant and what not, but I wasn't there so it's hard to judge. On the other hand I totally understand what you mean about experienced guys who think they rule the world because of their jump record... Fortunately I personally don't run into them very often, but every once in a while you come across that guy with a lot of jumps under his belt, which for some reason gives him the idea that he doesn't have to at least talk politely to people, including less experienced guys. I don't mind at all getting tips and pointers from experienced jumpers if I've made a mistake, in fact I appreciate it, just as long as they tell me without coming off as arrogant. Everybody started off at jump nr. 1.

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    As they say...there are no stupid questions. I would put whatever is on your mind out there to be dealt with. The instructor will give you feed back if he/she feels something is inappropriate.

    It sounds like frequency of jumps / currency might become an issue with the distance between the two of you. The sooner you can get through the student program (within reason) the better the learning curve will be.

    Good luck and have fun!



    I agree. As far as the questions go, ask about anything you think is relevant. There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers :)

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    more than likely the old-timer with 4000 jumps would be better prepared.
    He may not be as current, but the guy with 100 jumps only has 3% of the of the experience the old timer has.

    The issue of jump numbers has been argued to death. Most of those that argue against them are the ones that don't yet meet them. Once they've gained the experience, many of them look back and find themselves saying "200 probably wasn't enough."
    When things turn bad (and they will at some point or another) most
    folks are grateful for the pocketful of experience they are required to have.

    But that doesn't fit well with the "me me me/energy-drinkl badass too cool for school" attitude that often rules the DZ.



    I agree, that makes a lot of sense. And I mean setting a certain minimum of jumps in order to do certain things makes it a lot easier to get at least a small idea of when you might be ready for it. Fortunately I haven't personally met a lot of "me me me/badass" people around DZs, and people like that really ought to reconsider their involvement in the sport.

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    I agree with you bro completely...but I'm in the same boat as you...not getting impatient...enjoying the ride...but waiting on baited breath until I finally get to jump a wingsuit...but it'll still be there when I'm ready and I'd rather be ready and enjoy it more than to be not ready and to be fighting for my life. I'll get there ...soon i hope.



    Straight up dude :) it would be a shame to let your focus on getting to a certain jump number blind you from the fun of jumping.

    Blue skies and soft landings!