LawnDart21 0 #1 January 14, 2002 Okay, so maybe it's because I live in Boston and it's freezing right now and we can't jump year round, and etc, etc, etc, but I have been thinking alot recently about quitting my job and cutting away and becoming a full time skydiver. If I did. I would get my tandem rating first (planning on getting it in May), and then cutting away the job and spending all my time jumping. Any thoughts? Anyone that has done this and regrets it or encourages it? Any info would be mucho appreciated. Blue Skies, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #2 January 14, 2002 Learn to like ramen noodles.Instead of fully cutting away why don't you do what I did? Move down to FL and get a job there.Or you can go to CA or TX, AZ wouldn't be too bad either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base698 20 #3 January 14, 2002 I've been examining the feasibility of doing that. You must really really like tandems to do it--you are going to be stuck doing just that EVERY load with little time for fun jumping. Some people enjoy that though. My current plan of attack seems to be to amass enough money to do some sort of coaching/organizing. That seems to be the best and most fun thing to do. Who knows though? :shrug: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 January 14, 2002 How are you getting around the 36 months in the sport requirement for the tandem rating?I want to touch the sky, I want to fly so high ~ Sonique Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #5 January 14, 2002 If you're serious and you like to eat when the weather is bad, get an AFF rating and a rigger's ticket too. Might want to get real good at flying video also. The more you can do, the more likely you are to be able to support yourself (ie live in a house not a tent!).pull and flare,lisa-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 January 14, 2002 To Cutaway or Not to CutawayThat is the questionWhether tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of a ramen noodle existance...Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawnDart21 0 #7 January 14, 2002 I did a tandem in May of 1999, that would be the start of my three years in the sport. May 2002 is my 3 yr anniversary.Blue Skies, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #8 January 14, 2002 QuoteTo Cutaway or Not to CutawayThat is the questionWhether tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of a ramen noodle existance... BWAHAHAHA!Reminds me of a thing I wrote a while back:Hamlet's Soliloquy If Hamlet grew up in Boston:To be o' not to be....That's da fuckin' question.Whether tis noblahTo have some balls and fuckin' go for it..Or to be a fuckin' wuss...And spend da rest of yo' life livin in yo' parents basement watchin' cable & drinkin' brewskis & doin' bong-hits all datime....Speed Racer"My God! It's full of stars!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #9 January 15, 2002 ,Quote but I have been thinking alot recently about quitting my job and cutting away Somebody been watch ing a certain skydiving movie with a baldwin in it!!!????Forget the tandem rating ....go for the speed star team jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airborne31582 0 #10 January 15, 2002 Ok, maybe I am just a newbie at this sport (only 13 jumps) but do people actually cutaway? I just thought it was a term invented for that skydiving movie with the bastard child of the Baldwin brothers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #11 January 15, 2002 Quotedo people actually cutaway? Yup! And imho it's totally worth it! Might not make as much money as in the corporate world, but those who've done it sure do enjoy life!pull and flare,lisa-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #12 January 15, 2002 QuoteOk, maybe I am just a newbie at this sport (only 13 jumps) but do people actually cutaway? I just thought it was a term invented for that skydiving movie with the bastard child of the Baldwin brothersPlease tell me this is a poor attempt at trolling. At 13 jumps you should already know that people cut away and why and when. If you don't, you should probably consider your future as a skydiver. No shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #13 January 15, 2002 QuotePlease tell me this is a poor attempt at trolling. At 13 jumps you should already know that people cut away and why and when. If you don't, you should probably consider your future as a skydiver. No shit.Heh! Jimbo, he's talking about "cutting away" like in the movie. Where people leave behind their lucrative jobs and worldly posessions and move onto the DZ to live in a tent and take orders from Redline.And yeah, I think it happens to a degree. Most of the people I know hang onto their lucrative jobs, though, and skydive on the weekends.Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMarshMan1 0 #14 January 15, 2002 I think he meant cutaway from a job to be a full time skydiver, not cutaway from a canopy. Or at least I hope, yikes.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #15 January 15, 2002 QuoteHeh! Jimbo, he's talking about "cutting away" like in the movie. Where people leave behind their lucrative jobs and worldly posessions and move onto the DZ to live in a tent and take orders from Redline.Doh! That cutting away. Heh. That happens too. I watched a guy with a good job cut away over the summer. He wants to be a super swooper - he started packing and living on the DZ. Last I heard he headed overseas for the winter.I need a vacation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airborne31582 0 #16 January 15, 2002 I was talking about the movie numbnut not cutting away from a canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #17 January 15, 2002 QuoteI was talking about the movie numbnut Now now.... no name calling....pull and flare,lisa-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #18 January 15, 2002 QuoteI was talking about the movie numbnut not cutting away from a canopy. I'm still laughing after reading this exchange!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiataDRM 0 #19 January 15, 2002 I was talking about the movie numbnut not cutting away from a canopy. __________________________________________________BWAHHHAHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! He said numbnut! hehehehe :-) My gut hurts!**I'm a Pschydiver!Majdi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #20 January 15, 2002 I just recently saw "cutaway" and I'd have to say I have some respect for that baldwin brother. If you watch his comentary on the DVD he made over 50 skydives for that movie, all the face shots of him jumping are real , along with maxine ???(the girl) and tom barenger, and he holds an A lic in skydiving , plus has over 4 hrs in the wind tunnel. So although the movie may have been a little cheesy what other actors can say they put out a descent skydiving movie,,,,, Charlie SHeen(term volocity) NOT!!!, That guy from DROPZONE (snipe or stipe???) I DONT THINK SO!!! jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #21 January 15, 2002 QuoteCharlie SHeen(term volocity) NOT!!!Come on! Terminal Velocity was better than CutAway. At least the acting was better. The skydiving and video was probably better in CutAway.There was a thread a while back, probably a long while back, about various actors who had done skydives. There were a few who had managed to get their "A", more than I would have thought.-Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #22 January 15, 2002 QuoteThere were a few who had managed to get their "A", more than I would have thoughtI got my A before Tom Cruise or Patrick Swayze. Neener neener neeener!! pull and flare,lisa-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #23 January 15, 2002 QuoteCome on! Terminal Velocity was better than CutAway. At least the acting was betterARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!! Sheen cant act his way out of a paper bag in that movie! Or most of his movies for that matterjason(all in jest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #24 January 15, 2002 QuoteSheen cant act his way out of a paper bag in that movie!Charlie Sheen can outact a Baldwin brother any day of the week. Besides, one bad Sheen is still better than lots of bad other people (I can't remember who's in CutAway). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazerq3 0 #25 January 15, 2002 QuoteBesides, one bad Sheen is still better than lots of bad other people Tom berenger is a bad ass!!!! Hes got more respectable movies out than sheen.........."redlines" the manPlus count the # of fake shit in Term Vol compared to cutaway....jason(still friends? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Jimbo 0 #24 January 15, 2002 QuoteSheen cant act his way out of a paper bag in that movie!Charlie Sheen can outact a Baldwin brother any day of the week. Besides, one bad Sheen is still better than lots of bad other people (I can't remember who's in CutAway). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #25 January 15, 2002 QuoteBesides, one bad Sheen is still better than lots of bad other people Tom berenger is a bad ass!!!! Hes got more respectable movies out than sheen.........."redlines" the manPlus count the # of fake shit in Term Vol compared to cutaway....jason(still friends? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
