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  8. Hi folks,

    Had my first 10 minutes of time back at Christmas down in Perris, going back down in a couple weeks for some more. I'm realizing that I'll probably be racking up a fair bit of time over the next year, and was wondering how people track their tunnel time.

    Do y'all use a logbook? Mental math? Just forget about it and have fun?

    -Jon

  11. I was just down in BA last week, and a friend took me out to a small operation running out of the Chacabuco Airport, about 1.5 hours from the city. Two 182's, one carrying fun jumpers, the other running tandems. Most of the folks were freeflyers. Good people, cold beer.

    I can ping my friend and get contact info if you'd like...

    -Jon

  13. You don't need to tether the balloon, you just need a pump and a tank. Fill the balloon, ride up, hop off, the pump kicks in and empties the balloon into the tank, it drops back to the ground under its own chute.

    Lather, rinse, repeat.

    -Jon

  15. I think the biggest factor will be how well you do with each level. I did three jumps my first day (levels A-C), and decided to call it a day to process everything. The next weekend I finished up the AFF levels (in three more jumps), and then did a few more solo jumps, for a total of 7 jumps that day.

    You can make pretty good progress in a day, just know your limits and pay attention to what's going on. At a certain point when you're learning something new, you reach a saturation point, and doing any more becomes counter-productive.

    -Jon

  16. Finished my A license today!

    Sadly, had to leave the DZ early for a date, so couldn't hang out and celebrate. (I did leave a flat of beer behind for folks, though. :))

    Double sadly, I'm out of the country the next two weekends, and won't be able to jump for three weeks. :(

    Ah well, more time to troll around for gear...

    -Jon

  19. Felt the plane level off, waited for someone to shout "DOOR!"

    Commercial flight pros:
    + Don't have anyone crammed between my legs
    + Quiet
    + In-flight wifi

    Cons:
    - Have to walk off the plane
    - No freefall

    Also: Today I learned that rain hurts in freefall. A lot. Don't think I'll do that again...

    -Jon

  21. Hi folks,

    After dreaming about it for a quite some time, I took an AFF course a few weeks ago, and with the first jump was hooked. I'm at 11 jumps now (5 solo), although if the weather had cooperated I'd be at double that. Years of acrobatics and circus arts experience gave me body awareness that has really helped me pick things up quick, but I've got a lot to learn. :)

    I'm jumping down at Kapowsin, and they've been fantastic to me. I can't wait to get my A-license, though; I'm traveling a lot for work, and want to be able to jump when I'm away from home.