I started skydiving Skydive Sandwich with Roger Nelson and Jim Bohr at my instructors. In my progress through AFF courses there was the usual fun and crazy stuff, but there actually was a focus on safety although we pushed the limits sometimes, Roger never pushed for anything I wasn't ready for, and if I thought I was ready he let me go for it. He made me better and there were few Sky Calls later where I didn't think of him. Jim Bohr was my mentor. Summers at Freeport, 100 way attempts, boogies at Spaceland and Zephyr Hills - from dirt dive to the occasional hop-and-pop, I owe my love of the sport to these two guys, and in a couple of situations where their training paid off, I owe them my life.
