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Sorry Tom I didn't know you were there to witness the jump. Jeez Tom, "Man up" and you'll take me more seriously... do you think I care if you take me more seriously?? That wasn't the purpose of my posting. It's really not that important to me. So I'm sorry again Tom, I didn't know I needed to qualify myself to ask about what instructors are teaching their students.... I know what manufacturers are teaching, I was just curious as to what people in the field are doing . Especially on sites that are not legal bridges since there are a lot more issues to deal with. Is that too far out of line?? By the way Tom you probably don't know me because I try to keep my jumping less high profile than you. I never said I didn't think he was a qualified instructor, I was merely asking why Leroy thought of his instructor as a great one. Thanks Tom for not jumping down my throat... for asking a simple question. [/sarcasm]

Hi Leroy So what your saying is that anyone who would share the BASE jump experience with you would be an awesome instructor?? And that he prepared you for this jump by gaining your trust? Is that right? Thanks for clarifying. I'm just trying to get a feel for what it is that makes a great 1st jump instructor. You never really answered the other question about the day jumps, you just said you don't need to run.. what do you mean? Did you get the go ahead from someone, is the tower in such a remote place that no-one could see you or did your instructor just teach you to not worry about the bust factor? Day jumps are great!

First off Leroy congrats on surviving your first jump. It's quite a thrill isn't it!! Second, I was just wondering, what is it that you consider makes your instructor an awesome instructor? Was it because you survived uninjured or was it something else. I would be interested in knowing how your instructor prepared you for the jump like canopy control drills, mental preperredness, BASE site overview, ethics, site selection, etc. Thanks Oh yeah you said that your jump was at 5:30 on the east coast right? Isn't that a little early to jump on the east coast? Wasn't it still light out? Do you guys have a day tower jump? How did you manage that one? Sounds cool, did you get the neighbors or owners approval so the cops wouldn't come or did you just say f.uck it and doa hit and run??

If a jumper gets hurt or killed doing a canopy swoop, where should the blame be placed for that jumpers injuries? What if it happens at a swoop meet? If it's a student should the instructors be at fault for not teaching the info. corretly? Should jumpers friends be at blame for not "keeping" friends from jumping wrong canopies? Should it be others in the traffic pattern that were not seen until too late? Maybe the wind should be blamed? How about the swoopers parents, for not teaching them to stay away from such dangerous toys? Or maybe the Lawyers are to blame, since they are always the ones who are pointing the finger, trying to place the blame. Choose multiple answers......