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As a kid I worked in a Mom and Pop store, and rang up sales on a mechnical adding machine, and counted back the change. Maybe I am an old fart. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

If you remember when it was a pipe dream that someone would/could land on the moon, you are an old fart. If you can remember filling up a 5 gallon can full of gas for $1, you are an old fart. If you can remember the starter button on the floor, you an old fart. If you can remember buying dynamite at the hardware store, you are an old fart. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

You can visit the web sites of some of the larger DZs and get exact numbers and offerings. The package you mentioned sounds about normal in price to some that I recall. Maybe a little on the lower cost side, but they say, "You get what you pay for". I would not let 10% cost difference take me to a different DZ if I was happy with one already. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I think the biggest congratulations are for the weight loss. If you keep the weight down, your entire life will surely be better all around. You can’t get or be too critical about the first jump if things went reasonably well, and they did. Congratulations on both accounts. Dan Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

The shuttle AND the boosters were highly advertised as reusable when the program was being developed. I still have VHS recordings from the telecasts of the first few drop tests/landings and first flights. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I may not know enough to ask the right question but I do know that I never plan to be loaded more than 1.1 and never plan to do HP landing. I see the "OR" in the statement. Can you describe the "front riser turn to landing"? I know what a front riser turn is but I have no desire to aggressively dive toward the ground just to prove I have the skills. Would tying canopy progression to licenses largely redefine what the higher licenses have been, historically? Novice and Beginner have the same defination. Level 1, 2, 3, 4 maybe. Dan Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I wonder if a larger percent of lefties respond to make their minority voice heard? Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

You might want to study on how the canopy work/flies. There are some good books that cover that. Knowing how things work always helps me. Knowing how it works and then learning (in your training) what to do, will get you ready to fly it. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

The Youtube post says 1970 on this song, which I am not doubting. The video looks very clear, colorful, and sharp if it is indeed 40 years old. Someone just have taken great care of the motion picture film and did a great conversion. It just looks too good. Most video from that era is much worse. Any thoughts? Three Dog Night, Mama Told Me Not To Come http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4 Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

Hollies, Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP94PlEtsEQ Three Dog Night, Mama Told Me Not To Come http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4 Creedence Clearwater, Revival Bad Moon Rising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I have been looking for a way to state my feelings on this as well, but have not been able to determine the best way to approach the subject. Until recently I was very much involved with a hobby that could kill you literally in the blink of an eye, with zero recourse if you made the wrong mistake. Proper safety was not limited to learning the things to do and not to do, but to develop something of a thought process to see around you and see all the possible things that might unfold. Once you get into the right way of thinking, you can look around and spot potential problems that may never have come up. It works because you really understand how all the pieces could come together, right or wrong. I feel the need to develop such an understanding in skydiving. To do so, you must probe many questions that may not be within what a person needs to learn as a beginner. Only by going down these many paths can you start to learn a proper way of thinking and evaluating of various situations. I don’t have a bonfire to sit around and visit for hours on end. This forum is about the best thing I have available. But I have largely just decided it is pointless in many cases to bring up topic of interest. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I agree that Youtube is not a good for learning what to do, but it has been helpful to me to learn what not to do. At least in some cases. Things to avoid: There are no tree limbs in free-fall. So don't grab for one if you go unstable. Focus on good position/form and don't claw at the sky. Bending forward at the waist does no good unless you are making a comedy video. Forgetting to flare! etc. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

This is sort of geek stuff but I happened across an article today about Required Navigation Performance, in the National Geographic. Here is a URL to the general idea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Required_navigation_performance Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

If I understand the OP’s question, the thinking is along this line of thought. Suppose in the near future in order to operate a drone aircraft, the aircraft navigation system must read and comply with an AFF database of where it can or cannot fly. This is not farfetched since I think all will have some type of built in computer control/pilot system. Certainly we want the drowns to avoid restricted space around government buildings and such. So, why not lobby to have dropzones included as a “no fly area”? It is not a question of, “Is this risk a worry to be contended with while jumping”. It is a question of small risk or near zero risk. Doesn’t it make sense to remove a risk if we have the ability to? Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

one post "No, the Stiletto is perfect. It has a really short recovery arc, so he will be safer. It will pull itself out of the dive faster, so he is less likely to hit hard. " another post "One thing to consider on relining the Stiletto is that if you use elasticized lines, when you come out of your downward spiral you'll get a little extra lunge from the elastic, which means that you get better speed from the pendulum effect. Try it " Which is really better? Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I am still not at solo status, so consider the source…..On a couple of jumps I had about 1-1/2 twists which unwound before I could even think about attending to them. Then on my C1 jump (see note below about jump count ) I felt a twist before I even looked up. I was thinking it was the same thing unwinding again. No. It was in the process of winding up. The canopy was stable but I was like a screw underneath. I did not count the turns, so I won’t say it was, n, but I was surprised how much it wound up. We had practiced the bicycle kick on the ground, hanging. But I did not fully understand exactly how to do it. I did understand that the idea was to add energy into the system much like a spinning skater does when they pull their arms or legs in. Not like Wile E Coyote blowing on the sail, mounted on his own skateboard. So just some sort of thrashing about with my legs, I knew was not the answer. I tried it one way, and then another. To put it in words, it might best be described as sitting in rotating type office chair, turning your knees in the direction you want to go, and then peddling like you are on a bicycle. Once I got the angle right, it was almost like had something to paddle against in the air. My rotation increased in a way related to the amount of effort I as putting into the “peddles” . It was actually fun to be able to do that. After I was on the ground I mentioned it to the instructor as to what might have caused it because I was in pretty good form when I pulled. He said the bag hung around over my back for a bit longer than normal. I guess this started a series of events that caused the twist. Note: I passed 3 different “B” or evaluation jumps at three different DZs and had done 5 static line jumps before my first real C1 jump. Dan Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

In the situation where I see it wise to descend faster and gain some vertical separation, I have a question about methods. If you keep a cautious and gentle spiral and you are rolling, say about 30 degrees, would you lose altitude faster with a toggle turn or a rear riser turn. I have not had the chance to do such an experiment yet. I did do a gentle toggle spiral and the separation I gained was less than I wanted. I repeated it several times, doing a couple of 360 each time. FYI, it was another student, not a tandem. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

The SIM, http://www.uspa.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=MjZZfstaczQ%3d section 4 describes Catagory A-H as the student program to get a license. In this case B is normally jump number 2 in AFF. Dan Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

Congratulations! I have been watching for your AFF jump report. Dan Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

Thanks guys for the input. A couple of jumps after I did some rear riser drills, I did a quick look and a modest 90 turn with the rear riser right after full inflation. Mostly I just wanted to get the feel for how quickly (without some crazy move) you could get turned after opening. It did appear there was at least some time to make a turn, in the video. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

I have a question about collision avoidance, related to the video. You see the oncoming jumper appear to start a right turn, as it appears he swung out to his left. When he gets close enough to really see, he appears not really to be trying hard to turn, based on the toggle position. Also notice the oncoming jumper moves more toward the center of the field of view. This might be because the guy with the first person view looks (turns head) more toward him or because he is making no effort to turn to the right, but for some reason turns slightly to the left. I can’t see any evidence that progress toward avoidance was made. If both jumpers were doing just a little better at turning away, I mean just somewhat better (not using master skills) does it look like contact could have been avoided? Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

Watch this, I am going to do a half roll next.... Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

That is great. I was headed for "Surfing the supersonic" but I like yours better. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

Yes, I know there is a great deal that I am not aware of. By study and asking questions, some of that is uncovered. If I don’t understand, or if I don’t agree, I would invite a logical and sensible explanation. If I still don’t get it, I invite a convincing argument that would allow me to see it from a perspective that would put knowledge in the bank. At my stage in the sport I have to blindly trust those that do know better. I do that. I am just more accustom to a different sort of conversation that want tends to happen here. Sorry. Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

No, maybe someday I will. I also have a small MP3 player that has a voice record mode on it. I think it would work in an upper shirt pocket and be somewhat effective. I would not have to use the C word then. Dan Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”