billvon 3,179 #26 June 4, 2012 >Ah on the ground before they go up [the instructors] chat them up and look and sound >all bad ass and stuff! Use big words . . . "Use big words?" Uh, Shah, how many skydiving instructors do you actually know? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crunchycracker 0 #27 June 5, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteIf they don't do business with Skyride and run their business ethically I say more power to them.Yes! The business has a right to make money as they see fit. If they don't allow fun jumpers and are up front about it fine. Have problem with the ones that string students along letting them think they will progress to AFF when they have no intention of doing so. So they get as many tandems as possible out of them when they were ready for AFF 4 jumps ago. Seen it happen in big touristy area. The student doesn't really know any better until they visit an all inclusive dropzone.I see your thinly veiled mention of perhaps maybe a certain place. Whats worse is when you are going on vacation or business somewhere and you look at the site and even call the place up and they say sure come on out and you sit around all day and not get to jump because tandems are going up all day. You noticed early on that there are only one or two fun jumpers around but you think, "Ive come all this way, Im getting one in". And sure enough you dont.I have no problem with tandem mills as long as they admit to it. UK drop zones are bad about this.Was just being polite by not naming the place, but most people get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #28 June 5, 2012 Want the cute spinner chicks? Get a tandem rating, call dibs on them the microsecond they walk in the door, and give it your best. Helps if you don't break them or yourself, and everyone walks inside under their own power. Oh and ya actually can't flirt with them all, especially when they're there with their boyfriends or husbands. (though one of the girls I took today took her ring off and left it with her husband on the ground, said what happens in the air stays in the air, she didn't want to be married for this part and off we went!)"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 65 #29 June 5, 2012 Quote Want the cute spinner chicks? Get a tandem rating, call dibs on them the microsecond they walk in the door, and give it your best. Helps if you don't break them or yourself, and everyone walks inside under their own power. Oh and ya actually can't flirt with them all, especially when they're there with their boyfriends or husbands. (though one of the girls I took today took her ring off and left it with her husband on the ground, said what happens in the air stays in the air, she didn't want to be married for this part and off we went!) Maybe, she just wanted to make sure her finger stayed on her hand. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #30 June 5, 2012 Nah, that's not it. She was a screamer too. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 65 #31 June 5, 2012 Quote Nah, that's not it. She was a screamer too. Hopefully, in a good way! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #32 June 5, 2012 Quote Quote Nah, that's not it. She was a screamer too. Hopefully, in a good way! Was quite funny, after we opened, I pointed out the other tandem that exited after us (her mom) They were toggle whipping around and she said I bet she's screaming her ass off! Shortly after, so was she. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #33 June 5, 2012 Quote Ah on the ground before they go up chat them up and look and sound all bad ass and stuff! Use big words and point at things and high five people! How'z that workin' for ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loch1957 0 #34 June 5, 2012 Naw being a tandem mill isn't a not a bad thing I guess. But would have been nice to have a place to jump that was 4 miles away. But I think they forgot Skydive Dallas is still there. Its a very odd setup. Majors field is where they take off from but they land at their place, or so thats what i understand. So they have to drive 6 or 7 miles to get to the airport to jump. That may be a lot more common than I think but I'm still new.Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #35 June 5, 2012 Quote they have to drive 6 or 7 miles to get to the airport to jump. That may be a lot more common than I think but I'm still new. It's done that way at several DZs that I know of, and probably many more. It can be tough to find a public airport that will have you and has enough open space for an LZ, and likewise it can be tough to find a private airstrip with enough space to have an LZ. If you shuttle to a nearby airport, all you need is a big open field for an LZ, and you're all set. I jump at a DZ on private land where we have a grass strip and an LZ in the same place, but early in the spring when the runway is still soft from the spring thaw, we shuttle over to a public airport with a paved runway that's about 10 min away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #36 June 5, 2012 Quote Quote Ah on the ground before they go up chat them up and look and sound all bad ass and stuff! Use big words and point at things and high five people! How'z that workin' for ya? Better than hitting on engineering chicks! Let me tell you!Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
