new to sport and want info.

[leonjumpsout 0]

I am going to do the student program at a local DZ. I am planing to do my first jump soon. I will only be using one instructor. Do most DZ's use two for AFF? I have a friend of a friend that told me about skydiving. I did 3 tandems and I love it.
I want a coach too after I get done with my student jumps. Can we mention names b/c my buddy said a dude named David Bowen is a local jumper in Houston area and is really good. I like RW jumping and want to do that eventually (if I am ever good enough) jump big ways. Thanks
Leon

[freebirdtif 0]

Hi
I saw you did a tandem at my Home Dz. Cool.
Welcome. I only had one instructor on all of my AFP jumps. It was AFP in 2001.
Anyway the instructors were awesome. I did not know any DZ used two instructors for one student jump.
I like RW too. I jumped with the guy you mentioned once but do not know if he is a coach.
There are alot of coaches at that DZ that work there, though that can coach you when your off student status.

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[AggieDave 6]

You're at a good DZ with really good instructors that have a good training program. They do a couple of training tandems then transition into what most people would call AFF.

When you're done with the student program, you're at a good DZ to learn how to do anything you want to do in the sport with world class skydivers in those disciplines.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[wmw999 2,589]

And yeah, David Bowen is both nice and a good relative worker.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[freebirdtif 0]

Yes
Spaceland has wonderful people that will jump with you after you get off student status.

I only have 88 jumps and the people with 100s or 1000s of jumps are nice, like David Bowen, and will jump with you. Your at wonderful DZ! I jump at both Houston area DZs . Spaceland is my home DZ .

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