CornishChris

Wow. This went down quite well.

In the UK and in Australia, where I now live, it is law to wear a helmet. I assume you would also have been in the group arguing against the mandate of seat belts in cars, or against reserves in parachutes. I believe that (1) you do what the law requires and (2) you do what common sense requires and wear a helmet. I choose a full face. After having taken a dune bug to the knee doing 100 miles an hour I decline the option of taking one to the face too - don't think i would stay on. But hey, if you want to kill yourself or suffer head injury - it is your choice. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

http://www.kontraband.com/show.asp?ID=1549 Not got anywhere as it is too hard. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I have a hernia - not bad but may get worse with time. doesn't stop me jumping. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Is this based in truth? If not, it couldn't be funny. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

One of the funniest things about this thread is Jeffreys responses. You don't see me getting wound up when the yanks take the piss out of english teeth along the lines of: "Well actuall 74% of English people have some form of dental work to improve their teeth so that isn't funny therefore not true." Joke; n: Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. A mischievous trick; a prank. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

So no skydiving done at all then... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

You make a compelling point Sangiro. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

There should be some decent 2nd hand gear in the UK too. Coming towards the end of your seasoncheck with some of the stockists (see BPA Mag) and see if they have any demo gear for sale, often only done 50-100 odd jumps but they sell for a good rate. Also check at the DZ and in the Mags, less risk than overseas if there is a problem. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

No names but I know someone who took 42 jumps to complete 8 levels of AFF. Stick with it if it is what you want to do. Remember you are only getting a 50 sec odd shot at it each time. The first time you learn any other sport lesson 1 is likely to be 30 mins to an hour. Enjoy. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Suggestion: Add the word "skydiver" to the spell checker CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

I can't understand why anyone would suggest no to a relationship with a non-skydiver (not Linny in particular, just replied to you), a skydiver or any other type of person for that matter. I wonder if on some cycling board somewhere people are asking whether t is OK to have a relationship with non-cyclists?! Every relationship takes effort from both parties. I jump every weekend on one of the two days. On the other day I usually do something with my non-skydiver wife. Occasionally I go down for both days or stay over. We have a fantastic relationship and she fully supports me in my jumping and i am positive she would say the same. Whoever the person is the fact that you jump should be irrelevant: if they jump too, well hey you share a passion, if not, who cares. If they do then it is not the right relationship for you, in the same way that if they didn't want you to cycle each weekend it would not be right. Whoever said jump into the relationship with both feet is right IMHO, don't write off 98% of the population because they don't have the same hobby as you, especially if you are new to it! CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Hell, I find that almost scarier than the recent mass of incidents. I have not been to a WFFC, (Live in Australia), but I find it hard to imagine going off to one knowing that every year to date (with the exception of this one) someone has died. Does that scare anyone else or is it just me? On the incidents side, it is scary. What we do is scary and sometimes I think we forget this and can take it for granted that we will be OK. The 'it won't happen to me' clause. I don't want to see friends die and I sure as hell don't want to die myself (hell, my wife would be pissed!) but yet I risk myself every weekend. For me it is almost as if I try not to think about it too much in case I come up with a reason to stop, because of what I am risking. When we have a spate of incidents and fatalities, as we have had recently, it kind of forces you to think about it which is what you don't want to have to do. No solution, just opinion and comment. Blue skies to those who we have lost and bluer skies to those who are still around. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

From now on I want you to call me KoreanChris CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Juanesky Maybe I was not very clear in my post. What I was referring to was the bashing that Botellines received from Kennedy for clarifying a statement from an earlier post. I was not stating an opinion one way or the other on the subject, (and before I get flamed for that i do not think it is a fair comparison in any way), just trying to clarify the situation. At no point did I say it was fiar to belive KJI. Kennedy flamed Botellines for allegedly supporting the statement about Bush & Hitler when actually what he did was try to clarify something from a previous post, again expressing no opinion (in what was quoted), one way or the other. You then in turn flame me for allegedly trying to support KJI in his statement. Read the posts carefully - no one is supporting KJI in this statement and I agree with you that no one should. Now I think we should all just hug, then go Skydiving - anyone? CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Kennedy In your haste to defend Bush and the US I think you may have misread the statement by Botellines. The post was clarifying that the original statement from KJI was saying Bush was worse than Hitler not that he was similar. He was not expressing this as his opinion. I think an apology may be in order... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Free jump ticket if you bring a tandem along. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

If you are a potter geek then you should go to jkrowlings website. www.jkrowling.com Pretty cool site. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Wendy - does his education VISA allow him to work in Oz? He should do the rounds of some of the city pubs as they are always looking for staff. also sign up with a few recruitment agencies as they should be able to help. there are also local magazines for travellers that may help. Also looking in the backpackers hostels he should be able to get hold of any info on jobs around. unfortunately I don't need any staff at the moment... Hope this was of help. the job market is pretty buoyant in Sydney and as so many bar/pub/p'time jobs are filled by people travelling there is a pretty good turnaround of staff. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Such a yank comment CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

My thoughts would be that it wouldn't take too long to find out who the instructor is - just book yourself in... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

If you have completed A then you will still be required to join the APF and show logbook etc. but it should not be an issue. I came to Oz with about 30 odd jumps and did just that. Make sure you follow the guidelines of jumoping at any new DZ though: Good DZ brief Outs Local rules, patterns, landing areas Maybe pull a bit high on jump one to have a look around - let people know you are doing it. Solo first probably best If you don't have A then you should be able to continue where you left off in Australia. One thing to bear in mind is that the studednt progression system here is different with most students going straight onto "B-rels", after AFF. A type of relative work progression. Worth discussing with the DZO or whoever gives you your brief. If Sydney is your hometown then drop me a PM when you get home and I will introduce you to some crazy folks at the DZ... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Just so someone says it: If you are working on Tracking then make sure you track away (90 degrees ideally) from the line of flight and also consider how far away you can get from the landing area if you are tracking efficiently for the duration of the jump... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

lets hope so... CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

Thwe worst thing about those links was the link to the Thank Tony [Blair] website. Truly enough to make the blood curdle. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people