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Is it still off limits to discuss NPR?

I always call and make sure I am good to jump. Especially since they are a small DZ and they schedule their instructors day by day. They are not staffed 24/7. If they dont have any pre-bookings for a particular day, they simply dont open. That is why i wanted to make a thread and get the opinions of experience jumpers, to see if this is a normal thing that i just have to suck up and deal with, or if this is out of character. I didnt want to have a conversation with the DZO and seem like a prima-donna, thus hurting my relationship with them if waiting 4 hours is normal. It just frustrated me that they were calling out in the packing area, asking for any fun jumpers to fill seats, while i sat there patiently waiting. Thank you for your opinions, I will take it to heart and have a frank but respectful conversation with the DZ.

There are not a lot of DZs here, only two that are possible for me really. I did my tandem at the 'other' one (two or three twin otters) and knew immediately i did NOT want to do my student jumps there, it was a total tandem factory and the office management was absolutely horrendous. I own a small business and i would NEVER talk like they did in front of or treat my customers the way the 'other' place treated me. So i chose this current DZ to do my student jumps after visiting and asking all the questions. I even spent 3-4 hours there with my family to see how they were organizing jumps and how smooth the operation was. It was all great until today ... today seemed out of character for them, and i wanted opinions (read: validation for my feelings) before i spoke with them about it.

You misspelled practically

Ok, but your post pretty much IS the "what about" rabbit hole.

I've jumped several skyvans so I can't really tell how loud they are, but I'd guess it's like listening to race cars without mufflers times 10 LOL.

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Well since you are fucking deaf you would not realize how loud the Skyvan is, it is "deafening", therefore the "Dive 'til you're deaf".

Well, it is kind of a dark time in the nation. Makes sense that news organizations would echo that.

I am waiting for a ruling from the moderators before engaging.

So, now you are going to attack the best news source in the USA? I'm listening to All Things Considered on Minnesota Public Radio right now as I type.

I have jumped a Batwing 153 over 4500 jumps, mostly video, AFF and Records. Love it! See no reason to change to "keep up with the Jones's"