Broke 0 #1 July 14, 2008 Would you teach your kid to pack for you?Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hackish 8 #2 July 14, 2008 First let me say I have no kids... However I see that many kids are anxious to help their parents but the age you choose must also mean they've got enough maturity to understand the importance of what they're doing. I'm sure a 5 year-old would feel very good about packing his/her mommy/daddy's parachute. I have a few parents who want me to build fast cars for their kids to which I tell some of them I'm not comfortable building a 300hp WRX for their 16 year-old. Often the response is "Billy is a very mature kid" etc etc etc. So I think it's important to understand you will probably be biased in evaluating the "right" age. Maybe the right answer is to put Jr. through the packing course and let your local rigger approve their packing skills because they are more likely to give an unbiased opinion. Technically I suppose they would need to be supervised by a rigger in the USA anyway. -Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #3 July 14, 2008 I guess I should wait until he's tall enough... lolDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #4 July 14, 2008 There is an instructor on our DZ who I'm pretty sure had his daughter start packing for him at around 7ish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 130 #5 July 14, 2008 what happens if you get hurt and your kid did the pack job? personally I don't want my relatives packing for me, but that is just me Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #6 July 14, 2008 A friend of mine was packing on his dad's DZ at age 10 if that helps. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonomatommy 0 #7 July 14, 2008 my 4 yo sets my brakes, uncollapses my slider and then will be a great packing weight...but only if she has time in her busy schedule of playing with the other kids, and yes I check her work every time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saffron 0 #8 July 14, 2008 QuoteWould you teach your kid to pack for you? No. I would teach a child to pack for fun- but not for an actual skydive. What if something goes wrong? How would a child (no matter what age) cope with that?"He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch."~Jean Luc Godard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #9 July 14, 2008 I wonder how old the Mullens boys were when they learned to pack?Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuntbabex 0 #10 July 15, 2008 Is there a minimum age to which someone can become a rigger? That would be weird to see a 7 year old packing reserves and sewing patches on canopies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squarecanopy 0 #11 July 16, 2008 QuoteWould you teach your kid to pack for you? Yes, but I will have to wait until the Marine Corps get done with both of them..... Just burning a hole in the sky..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 7 #12 July 16, 2008 My son started to learn when he was 8 and packing unsupervised when he was 9. If you run into him say hi from his old man. He's a tour rep for PD.Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
