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Thanks for demonstrating once again that Republicans are allergic to taking responsibility for anything they do. There’s always someone else to blame.

Since Brent is on my ignore list I have no idea of the details of his gloating. Notwithstanding. . . . The need by the right is about ensuring that Americans they don’t know and don’t like will suffer. They consider it a win when black and brown people suffer. A win for men when women suffer. A win for old, rich people when younger, poorer people suffer. Zero sum game, you lose therefore we win. And our current Supreme Court has become the favored weapon.

As a pundit I follow said recently: Whatever state you live in, look at the legislation being proposed by the GOP in your state, then ask yourself: How much of it is designed benefit you, and how much of it is designed to hurt someone else?

Just like how the conservative side of the USSC looks upon the majority of Americans and its obligation to intregrety. You're very insightful!

Hi Don, The sign in my front yard: Am I a racist? Jerry Baumchen

The link below is to a video for pilots flying into airports with skydiving activity. It is interesting, informative and humorous. It is aimed at pilots but I think skydivers will enjoy it. https://www.avweb.com/uncategorized/how-to-avoid-having-a-skydiver-for-a-hood-ornament/

I am a wingsuit coach and agree with the above comments. My first WS flight was my 201st jump and I went fine. However, I was current and had been preparing for well before hand, both in the skydiving I was doing, and research and visualisation at home. Since then my DZ has bumped up their minimum numbers to 350 for a first WS jump. While I don't have a problem with people starting on 201, it is true that some are under-prepared. The 350 jump minimum has meant more first WS flight students are now better prepared, but of course you still get the odd one who isn't. I hear from some of these people that they really want to wingsuit and they're super keen to do it, but have evidently done no research whatsoever, not on first flights, suit types, or just basic preparation. To OP: whatever the jump numbers, it sounds like you're almost there. Keep jumping and it won't be long. It's worth the wait.

I am a wingsuit coach and did first flight courses for around 40 students until today. Some have exactly 201 and perform very well, while others with the same jump number struggle. Same goes for more experienced people, there is no guarantee that it will work out better just because somebody has more jumps. Being current plays more into account, having 30 jumps in the last 2 months is better than having 1000 jumps over 20 years and only 10 jumps in the last months. I would not worry too much about that, if you don't rock the first jump, just retry and do another one with your coach.