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Skydiving camaraderie at the DZ?

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npgraphicdesign    3

npgraphicdesign
So what's proper protocol in terms of making your first jump, getting your license, etc? Do you bring a case of beer, or food, or..? I plan on bringing some drinks regardless next time i dive, seeing how everyone shares food/drinks/etc..but was wondering if there's any S.O.P. in terms of camaraderie amongst skydivers (for new skydivers that are starting the sport)

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AggieDave    6

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Bring a case of beer, good beer, not some Olympia Gold or crap like that. Each DZ tends to have a brand of beer that is preferred.

Do the search as suggested and read up on the beer rules, it is important. Even more important is a 5th for your rigger when you have a ride.
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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dugout    0

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BEER RULES

1. An unwritten law, one as immutable and irrefutable as gravity and backed by history, states that skydivers enjoy the drinking of beer almost as much as flight itself.

2. A manifestation of this fact is the tradition of the buying by an individual skydiver a case of beer (that being twenty-four cans or bottles holding twelve or more ounces of beer, ale, or some similar such substance) for his or her fellow jumpers to celebrate the accomplishment of a particular feat or milestone in one's jump career.

3. It is generally recognized that the buying and drinking of such beer enhances that common bond shared by skydivers and contributes greatly to the body of knowledge concerning parachuting and its related activities.

4. It is a sad fact that some skydivers are ignorant of what constitutes a significant achievement (usually and henceforth referred to as a "first"). Equally sad is the fact that some unscrupulously thirsty jumpers will shamelessly try to "weasel" a case of beer out of a jumper for an inauspicious event.

5. Recognizing this, the following happenings are to be regarded as suitable occasions for buying beer. This list is not to be construed as exhaustive.

6. First jump (It is not required of students. They are simply encouraged to participate).

7. If more than one first is accomplished on a single jump, only one case of beer is required.

8. Participation is voluntary. If a skydiver chooses not to participate by buying, neither shall the skydiver enjoy the fruits of the accomplishments of others.

9. Non-drinkers may buy sodas and buyers may make up any part or whole of their purchase in soda for the enjoyment of those non-drinkers.

9. It is generally recognized that using a reserve parachute for the purpose of saving one's worthless, non-packing self from a gory death requires him to buy the saving rigger dinner or the bottle of liquor of his choice.

10. These articles are ironclad and binding. For the price of an additional six-pack, a sniveling skydiver may enlist the services of an S & TA to represent him or her in a hearing where the committee will rule against that skydiver a second time.

11. Completing the student course of instruction
*First four way
*First eight way
*First CRW
*First time in the peas
*First night jump
*First kiss pass
*First competition
*First water jump
*First naked jump
*First jump on your own pack job
*First dead center (measured by a judge or electronic scoring pad on a three or five cm disc)
*First jump on a new main or new rig (purchased, not borrowed)
*Any license, award, rating, or badge
*Getting your name or photo in "Parachutist" Magazine
*Gross safety violations not resulting in serious injury or death
*Any jump ending in "00"
*First cutaway/reserve ride
*First jump from an aircraft not normally used at home drop zone
*First jump at a new drop zone
*First demo jump
*First save (you riggers thought you were getting off easy)
*Vomiting in the airplane or on another skydiver
*First round canopy jump (Geez, used to be the other way around)
*First broken bone
*First camera jump

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AggieDave    6

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I bought it for my SCR ceremony 7 years ago. It was cheaper then the "beer" brand beer. You know, the white cans that simply say "beer" on them.

It was $3.50 a 12-pack!

The taste, though (I had my mouth open during the ceremony) made me think that I spent WAY too much money on that beer.
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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Chubba    0

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I'll be back there this week for the POPs world meet.



Damn you!!! I was going to do AFF7 (yay backloops/tracking) this weekend but my CI/DZO is an old bugger and is going to piss off to Toogoolawah to jump :)

I'll be out there in roughly 4 weeks (I'm optimistic) when I get my A license so I can jump out of a Caravan :) My brother lives out Kilcoy, I just don't know why the hell someone would build a dropzone out in the middle of whoop whoop.

j/k, but not really :) I want to check out there jumpsuit factory, maybe they can fashion me something super elite :ph34r:

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brettski74    0

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I just don't know why the hell someone would build a dropzone out in the middle of whoop whoop.



A lot of good dropzones are in the middle of woop woop. Big cities tend to have big airports, which cause air traffic problems. Hell - 2galahs is over 40km in a straight line from BNE and they still need to get flight level clearance from BNE air traffic control. I'd also point out that from downtown Brisbane, it's not that much longer to drive to 2galahs as it is to drive to Caboolture where you're jumping and there's a lot less traffic. The beer rules are very generously followed out there, too. What can I say, I really had a lot of fun at Toogs. :)

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