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Morning after 2nd shot. Still no reaction except very mild bruise at needle site. Wife is the same.

It's ok, *I* got the joke....

Or Congress... Wendy P.

I’m an optimist. Also a liberal. My belief is that they are the same thing and just like you say they both have a spectrum .

Hehe... "My house my rules" makes far more sense once you become autonomous, start owning shit, pay your own bills, et cetera!!! And all those people who say "you will understand when you have children" are probably quite right... Much of the exaggerated perception of the "extreme" nature of skydiving has been driven by sensationalism in movies or on the news... Taking rare examples and making them out to be far more common or worse than they really are. That said, the sport is not risk-free, no matter how much people try to convince themselves otherwise... So every incident "proves" that it is dangerous... And it IS dangerous... And you absolutely can get injured badly and even die. So it's quite a leap for even the most intelligent person to understand that yes it is dangerous, but it's also "not as bad as they think" Add to that the fact you have been injured... Well, your mom who cares about you is perfectly rational in feeling concern that you want to get back into the sport... The sky is not going anywhere. Nothing wrong with holding off a bit as well... I've also waited a bit on some things because my loved ones did not approve. If my family didn't deserve that kind of consideration I might have acted differently as well. Only you know that. I've plowed ahead in some cases despite EVERYONE telling me I was wrong. For some things I am glad I didn't listen... For others I wish I had!! Hahaha!

Amen to that!!! No one knows better than you the "best" way to manage your particular situation, but still some valuable insights nonetheless... It's nice that your family cares. If your mother's approval is important to you (and it sounds like it is), the best thing you can do for a start is try to understand her point of view. I'm not saying you have to agree with her but at least do your best to understand how and why she feels the way she does. Then try to help her see things from your perspective. Again, she doesn't have to *agree* with you... Understanding each other is a good start. :) Good luck!

It might have been (or still be) good to indicate how long ago training happened; when I trained, there were no follow-on programs, and there were no options beyond static line. And repeating 3 or more on a static line progression is very, very, different from repeating a jump on AFF progression. Wendy P.

Fold an IAD pilot-chute pretty much the same way as you would for freefall, just leave the bridle outside of the fabric. In other news, I always wrap two or three fingers around the pilot-chute adn the rest of my fingers around the lower lateral strap on the student's harness. This allows me to sense and control them while I am checking the spot, etc. The other major point - of IAD - is always releasing the pilot-chute well below the horizontal tail of your airplane. With Cessnas, the simplest way to develop the habit of tossing the pilot-chute below the door sill ... every time.