Viking 0 #1 May 21, 2001 good lord that stuff is complicated as hell!!!!!! but its my first i guess it will get better with time.oh it was a huge tandem canapy too so i feel proud that i could fit somthing that huge into a bag the size of a water melon. Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmettoTiger 1 #2 May 21, 2001 Quoteso is that a beer event?Need you even ask?Blues, squares,PTiger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grogs 0 #3 May 21, 2001 Congrats. Learning to pack is fun, eh? That's pretty tough learning to pack on a tandem. Those things still kick my ass sometimes (especially the Icarus tandem, Ick!). You'll find it much easier to learn on a mid-sized F-111 like a PD-170 or so. It's smaller, much easier to get in the bag, and has a lot fewer steps than packing a tandem. Anyway, congrats again and I'm sure your DZ will thank you for the beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zennie 0 #4 May 21, 2001 Quoteso is that a beer event? Technically, I don't think it's a beer event unless you actually jump it.------------Blue Skies!Zennie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #5 May 21, 2001 At the place that I primarily teach at (the Green Beret Sport Parachute Activity), we teach our students to pack as part of the FJC. We "certify" them to pack their own mains before we even let them jump. This, we feel, instills confidence in their equipment. What this does is make the gear-rental part of the experience less expensive to our primarily-military student base. These kids just don't have the money to be paying packers anyway, so it's best to get that part of the training over as soon as possible. Just so you know, we rent complete sets of gear to our students (and up-jumpers without their own gear) for $30 U.S. all weekend. That's not per jump, it's all you can jump during that time. Compare that to what you are paying at your DZ. Not a bad deal at all. We also, therefore, don't gouge these guys by charging them extra to teach them to pack. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #6 May 21, 2001 "my first pack job"sounds kinda dirty, for some reason.....Speed RacerBrew Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wingnut 0 #7 May 22, 2001 *********sounds kinda dirty, for some reason.....***********************only if ya say it like that!"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
Zennie 0 #4 May 21, 2001 Quoteso is that a beer event? Technically, I don't think it's a beer event unless you actually jump it.------------Blue Skies!Zennie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #5 May 21, 2001 At the place that I primarily teach at (the Green Beret Sport Parachute Activity), we teach our students to pack as part of the FJC. We "certify" them to pack their own mains before we even let them jump. This, we feel, instills confidence in their equipment. What this does is make the gear-rental part of the experience less expensive to our primarily-military student base. These kids just don't have the money to be paying packers anyway, so it's best to get that part of the training over as soon as possible. Just so you know, we rent complete sets of gear to our students (and up-jumpers without their own gear) for $30 U.S. all weekend. That's not per jump, it's all you can jump during that time. Compare that to what you are paying at your DZ. Not a bad deal at all. We also, therefore, don't gouge these guys by charging them extra to teach them to pack. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #6 May 21, 2001 "my first pack job"sounds kinda dirty, for some reason.....Speed RacerBrew Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #7 May 22, 2001 *********sounds kinda dirty, for some reason.....***********************only if ya say it like that!"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
