larrypen 0 #1 November 29, 2011 Anyone knowing how to get hold of Billy Vance please ask him to PM me I have a deaf person who has done several tandems and very much wants to start AFF and I just want to talk to someone that may have some insight. He holds a private pilotl license with200 hours and a masters degree. I have only trained one other deaf person in 25 years and just want them to have the best I can offer. Thank you for your time Larry Pennington Skydive Suffolk Inc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #2 November 29, 2011 Text sent. I left him a voice mail but never heard back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 November 29, 2011 Quote Text sent. I left him a voice mail but never heard back. Voice mail? You jackass. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #4 November 29, 2011 PM sent. Thanks."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #5 November 29, 2011 Well, he didn't have a video phone! Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #6 November 29, 2011 QuoteText sent. I left him a voice mail but never heard back. Oh shit that there....oh that was funny!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
normiss 866 #7 November 29, 2011 Nice Spence. Every time we pick on Billy like that reminds me of a company xmas party years ago ... CEO says "I'd like everyone to stand up please" Para in a chair in the back of the room yells "Yea that's REAL fucking funny" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 November 29, 2011 Quote Well, he didn't have a video phone! Matt Thats true. I have one, but there's also webcam with skype, etc... any idiot can use one. I think. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 November 29, 2011 Quote CEO says "I'd like everyone to stand up please" Para in a chair in the back of the room yells "Yea that's REAL fucking funny" That's priceless! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #10 November 29, 2011 Quote Text sent. I left him a voice mail but never heard back. Thanks for the morning laugh! For the original poster: Another skydiver who would be helpful for advice is a guy named Mark Rejhon. I know Mark from the bigway community, and he is also quite active on here. His DZ.com name is mdrejhon. Good luck to the new AFF candidate! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #11 November 29, 2011 My favorite Billy story is when he landed off in Fitzgerald, someone thought he was still missing and told the airport manager where they thought he was. So this guy is walking around in the wood yelling for Billy. Couldn't figure out why everyone thought that was so funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpdude 0 #12 November 29, 2011 QuoteMy favorite Billy story is when he landed off in Fitzgerald, someone thought he was still missing and told the airport manager where they thought he was. So this guy is walking around in the wood yelling for Billy. Couldn't figure out why everyone thought that was so funny. Damn!!! Billy landed off???Refuse to Lose!!! Failure is NOT an option! 1800skyrideripoff.com Nashvilleskydiving.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 November 30, 2011 Quote Quote My favorite Billy story is when he landed off in Fitzgerald, someone thought he was still missing and told the airport manager where they thought he was. So this guy is walking around in the wood yelling for Billy. Couldn't figure out why everyone thought that was so funny. Damn!!! Billy landed off??? The spot was just a tad off. I worked the risers for the best glide and just barely cleared the lake on the DZ side next to the woods and walked back. What I forgot to do was check in at manifest. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #14 November 30, 2011 Quote Quote Quote My favorite Billy story is when he landed off in Fitzgerald, someone thought he was still missing and told the airport manager where they thought he was. So this guy is walking around in the wood yelling for Billy. Couldn't figure out why everyone thought that was so funny. Damn!!! Billy landed off??? The spot was just a tad off. I worked the risers for the best glide and just barely cleared the lake on the DZ side next to the woods and walked back. What I forgot to do was check in at manifest. It was a fun skydive though You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 November 30, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote My favorite Billy story is when he landed off in Fitzgerald, someone thought he was still missing and told the airport manager where they thought he was. So this guy is walking around in the wood yelling for Billy. Couldn't figure out why everyone thought that was so funny. Damn!!! Billy landed off??? The spot was just a tad off. I worked the risers for the best glide and just barely cleared the lake on the DZ side next to the woods and walked back. What I forgot to do was check in at manifest. It was a fun skydive though Was that the Mr Potato Head jump? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #16 November 30, 2011 The best Billy story would probably have to be the jump where I had a two-out at West Tennessee when I had 50 jumps. I weighed 150 without gear and ended up with a 235 main and 218 reserve over my head in a side-by-side due to a FXC-12000 AAD fire. Fast Eddie was at the DZ and I don't think he'd met me before that day because while I was hanging up there trying to figure out where I wanted to land and how I was gonna get there without going into a downplane... He got on the P.A. system and started yelling "cut it away! Cut it away!" One of my friends, Steve Crawford ran up to him and said "he can't hear you, he's deaf!" Eddie was like "oh shit" and started aggressively miming the cutaway motions hoping I would see it.... Oh yeah, I floated across the grass runway and forced Mike Mullins to abort his landing, and he went around. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #17 November 30, 2011 My favorite Billy story would have to be the fact that I was lucky enough to witness the moment you and skymama finally met. I still laugh my ass off to this day thinking about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 November 30, 2011 Yeah it was a classic, huh? It's gonna be in my sig line for a long time. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
