jeffrey27rj

Hahahaha. I'm pretty sure I watched this jump. I subscribe to Greg's YouTube channel since I did a lot of jumps with him and like watching the videos and saw that sunset jump. I had a good chuckle when it broke up but only because I've had my fair share of those. It looked like a blast though and skydiving becomes so much more fun once you can jump with others and don't have to worry about performing. congrats!! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Are you talking about injured knees due to a skydiving accident?? I've dislocated each of my kneecaps twice (so 4 total) before I ever started skydiving. I wear braces on both knees for any sports I play and while I skydive. They don't effect things that much. Just sometimes sucks in a really crowded plane if I'm sitting on the floor with a bunch of people *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

If you are going to go to a bigger DZ, I might suggest Eloy in AZ instead of CA or FL. I flew down to FL from NC to do my training at Zhills.....lots of sporadic clouds or rain that would show up. Desert climate, you don't have to worry about this quite as much. But I will say that the training at Zhills was top notch and a great place to learn I think what you do depends on your personality. I have NO patience and so getting my A license quickly was important to me. It killed me to not have it and it's all I thought about while waiting for weekends to go jump and check items off my progression card. I don't think there is anything wrong with a combination. Maybe go through AFF (cat A through E2 at a minimum) at a DZ where you can knock it out quickly. Maybe even get a few coach jumps in. If you can get say 12 jumps in over a week span, you could go back to your home DZ with a tad bit of knowledge then finish out the rest of your coach jumps closer to home. I do certainly think there is merit to doing some of your training at your home DZ if it's a small one to give you a chance to build relationships with instructor at a minimum that can then help you get plugged in with some other fun jumpers once you're licensed. *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

It's an interesting debate because you can't possibly say that someone that consumes a beer at lunch then gets on a sunset load is in a worse state than someone that drinks 15 beers at night during a boogie then shows up to skydive at 8am the next day. *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

That chart is awesome. Why don't we have this for US jumps? Or, better yet....for all jumps worldwide? I guess because some might not track as diligently is the answer. Love the breakdowns. Thanks! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

You'll for sure need to do a ground school refresher. Even if you didn't NEED to, I don't see why you wouldn't WANT to after being out 2 years. Then you'll have to do a recurrency jump with an instructor. Have fun and nice work getting back to it! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Hey guys...does anyone know if there are any stats on number of tandem jumps and number of deaths involved with those jumps? I know there are stats for all jumps in general like the 3.2 million jumps and 30 or 35 deaths or so but I can't find anything on just tandems. Just wondering because I love convincing friends to do their first jump but sometimes get asked about safety so I was hoping there was a way you could separate tandems since I know it's a lot safer than the stuff a lot of us fun jumpers do. Thanks in advance! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

I'm a financial advisor and sell a ton of life insurance for a living. Most all companies will exclude skydiving. So they will keep your premiums normal, but if you die from skydiving the policy won't pay out. Congrats on working towards your license though and have fun! Australia is #1 on my list of counties to go visit so hope to make it out that way sometime! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

The only reason age might be an issue to you right now is cause you aren't licensed and you feel you have nothing in common with younger people or maybe don't feel you have enough sky experience to talk to those your age. In the sky, it doesn't matter how old you are, just how experienced you are. I'm 33 but I've jumped with younger 20 somethings and then older guys in their 50's/60's. With lower jump numbers, we are all just looking for others to do jumps with and age doesn't seem to play much of a factor in my opinion. This is coming from someone with only 80 jumps but experience at 5 different dropzones already which means I've had to get out and meet people and find people to jump with (load organizers are fantastic). You build relationships by jumping and I'm sure once you're licensed, those that are around your age will be there to jump with you and help you along *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Hey all, I'm flying out to AZ early on Thursday Dec 3rd and leaving late on that Sunday. So I'll have 4 full days out there. I'm a new jumper (only 65 under my belt) so I'm taking a canopy course Saturday down in Eloy. I know that DZ is obviously huge (and funny enough I did my first tandem there like 8 years ago) but I saw there are a few other ones around the PHX area as well. My question is, should I just spend all 4 of my days at Skydive AZ or can anyone from the area think of any reasons I might want to consider getting out to one of the other ones for a day of jumping? Thanks! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

*** I guess I need to spent A LOT more time at the DZ *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

I flew down to FL to do my AFF at Z-hills. I gave myself 10 days and wanted to get my A license during that time. Weather (mostly winds) didn't permit and i got a total of 12 jumps in. If you live close to the dropzone I would say just do it little by little as you have the free time. There is a lot to process and read in the manual and the few days off between jumps will give you something to look forward to during the week. Definitely recommend doing the tunnel as someone suggested. I did a couple AFF jumps then the tunnel and it helped a ton. Good luck! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

I've been saying that for years *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

There is a tab called "dropzone" above and you can search by state *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

HnP's had me nervous as well when I did them. Just remember it takes about 10 seconds to fall the first thousand feet. 10 seconds is an eternity when you think about getting stable out of the plane and from 5500 that still puts you at 4500 feet. It's not so bad and messing around with your canopy while not worrying about anyone else in the air is a blast. Have fun *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

So let me get this straight. You created a profile, waited the 3 days, then posted a novel to a community of skydivers telling them that their sport sucks and you are quitting. I'm starting to see how maybe you were part of the problem at the DZ's. As I write to my clients when they piss me off and I no longer wish to work with them...... "best of luck" *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Regretting something after a jump is good. I means you're still alive to have something to regret *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

First, it's "advice" ;) Now, onto your question- I just got my A license. I'm 30 jumps in. I failed my Cat A and I had previously done 2 tandems a few years earlier so I somewhat knew what to expect. People react different to being in freefall. Give it a few jumps to get used to it. Freefall becomes no big deal after you do it a handful of times and each dive will feel longer. As for the instructors, you have horrible instructors if they make you feel that way. I would suggest finding a new place if it's an option for you. They should be understanding and willing to spend some time with you to correct any problems. *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Do it. I had no idea where you lived when I typed that. If you can drive it, go do AFF there. As a student, you can't jump in over 14 mph winds so I would think with Sebastian being on the coast, you might run into more wind issues? *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Absolutely switch if you have the option to do so. I've asked a million questions and have never felt that way. Things can go wrong and there is a lot to learn when you're new (I'm only on jump 19). You need to be somewhere where you feel in a safe environment to ask questions. If you hold back questions because this guy makes you feel stupid, you aren't going to ever feel comfortable and you might never ask a question that you really need to hear the answer to. I flew to FL for 10 days to do AFF...... Highly recommend skydive city if you can take some time away to learn! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

thank you all for the advice. I guess I just have to get through this student gear and in the meantime try to remedy as much as possible with extra padding however i can find it. My upper legs are pretty big so that's probably what's causing a lot of this and when I can get something that fits me better, hopefully that will take care of it all. Gives me motivation to get that A license and get cheaper jumps plus better fitting gear! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*

Hey guys....I'm new here and do a search on this topic and found a few threads but they were all from like 2008. Just wanted to see if there were any new thoughts out there. I'm 6'0 220 lbs and using the student gear (on jump 15). I'm getting a ton of pain from being under canopy high on my groin (no, not because the boys are getting smashed). Under canopy, my legs are spread really wide apart and it's hard to bring them together and the leg straps are causing a lot of pain on the inner groin/high thigh area. I included a zoomed in picture my girlfriend took of my position under canopy. Any suggestions on what is causing so much pain? Do I need to be putting the straps in a different position, are they too tight, too loose? Is it just that I can't expect this stuff to fit me too well? Any remedies outside of biker shorts or seat belt cushions? Thanks for the feedback! *If you fail to plan, you plan to fail* *It's not flair, it's flare* *Please use "your" and "you're" responsibly*