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OK LISA, I DIG. IN FACT. I JUST GOT DONE WATCHIN CUTAWAY... Very Funny, Hokey as HELL. But THE 8 WAY STUFF WAS COOL... Whats the W stuff??? :-) It's a gas, gas, gas...

OK, I"M DONE WITH AFF, AND WORKIN ON A REQUIREMENTS.... That Said, I'm going to check, but, staying current A or no A, requires only one jump per month. Frightening, I've been jumping every weekend. But, manageable if you think about it. One major beer nite out, 50 bucks (avg) in one month. I'd think you can do this. ??? Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

I don't have any answers... Just Post Whorin... Had to let you know, since (21 jumps so far) I haven't had to pull red/silver yet... AWESOME JOB, GOOD TO HAVE YOU STILL AROUND! Blue Skies Indeed, Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

DUUUUUDE!!!! I LIKE COLE SLAW TOO!!! It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ok, I've gotta tell you. I work in IT we are the one of the reasons, no one actually fu$%ing talks anymore. Everything is a FU$%ING acronym.... With this in mind, WHAT THE FUCK IS SCR/SCS??? Sorry, I controlled the profanity for as long as I can! Sounds like fun to me (beer me), so I'd really like to know what it is. peace, Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ahhh shit Tonto, you just went up 10 points on the old respecto meeter! Damn, more fun than swingin a bag of cats. Jeez Judd, just read your reply, in honesty, cool, but it would've been more fun if you would've fought back!!! lol jjf i was born in a crossfire...... It's a gas, gas, gas...

I'm rather amazed at the whole thread!!! I posted it lookin for a little tech info on the jump, received none, but ended up in a political conversation about what a crock of shit the whole thing is!!! End Result - Went to the DZ - Found out what the jump is. Dive out the door chasin the JM, swoop down, dock successfully... No biggie!!!! God I love this site, we have more fun here than two cats in a sack. jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Nice, thanks, that helps a million. jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

HELL YES!!! I have five of those puppies under my belt. You are correct! My first was alot like yours, just held heading and tripped on it. Watchin mother earth scream towards me. Just the coolest shit in the world. Blue Skies, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Someday we'll do RW!!! Race you to the A :-) Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

SHIT!!!!! Gotta tell you, there is alot of crap on this site, much of it what comes out of my mouth!!! (newbies create crap, but hey we try!!!) However, this is good shit. Great details on the mal and what caused it. I'll keep it in mind when I'm strappin on my rig. Definitly a little commercial for "why jump suites are designed to jump". Wow, little loop, big malfunction, glad your still around. Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ooh, think i just inoculated... wet wipe anyone? It's a gas, gas, gas...

HA!!!! I PUSHED THAT BITCH OVER THE TOP!!!! YAY SKYDIVING!!!!!!! (can anyone tell I'm not gettin any sex whatsoever?) jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

So you think the movie was bright and well educated too??? couldn't resist, too easy... jack btw: all my gay friends are very bright and well educated, think its a conspiracy??? lol It's a gas, gas, gas...

Well said. Exactly what I'm shooting for. Hopefully my pack class (put off the last three weeks) will happen next weekend when I do my coach jumps. After that, I plan on packing everyone of mine. Main Reason? I WANT TO KNOW WHATS IN THE BACK PACK. Lines, Connectors, EVERYTHING. EVERYTIME. Control Freak You Say? Oh Well... 21 jumps to date and haven't Mal'd yet, but if/when I throw out a bag of shit, it'll be my bag of shit. lol. Opposite of that? I'm sure I'll drop a fiver now and then. Our packers are really good at it, and they jump as well, so I'm comfortable. Hell, I'll credit all my nonMal jumps to them so far! I want to make it part of what I do too though. jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

I spent the last month at our dz. Every weekend. A couple that were Fri, Sat and Sun since weather issues, etc.... I found at first I thought people were standoffish, though the more I went, I learned they are incredibly busy and don't have alot of time to do much more than jump. Jump land pack jump land pack jump land pack. Wash Rinse Repeat. The more I go though the more I can really tell whats up. Also, to a newbie visitin for the first time, it's all pretty emotionally charged, easy to make assumptions. I'm an very gregarious person as well, I'll talk to anyone, won't shut up, so, "quiet" people freak me out a little. :-) Went today and it was frickin nuts everyone was runnin everywhere. All JM's had students, manifest was rockin, crazy. lol, good energy though, everyone gettin into it, good stuff. Cool part? Meetin lots of students workin on A's, lots of vets that are incredibly willin to chat bout jumpin, and lots of whuffos (which is good too, same questions every weekend but funny). Also I'm getting to know our JM's little by little (wash rinse repeat) and it's cool, we've got some incredibly talented people and I enjoy learning from them. Be patient, there are many times that everyone is just too damn busy, and some that their just worn out. people are people. jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Prayers for him his son and family members. Hopes that he will be found soon. jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Good point, sounds like it is a loss. May be an issue of OVERREGULATION??? I wonder why the USPA went that route? Was it a revenue driven choice? Or was there situations where skybabies such as myself were getting bad training and causing accidents? I do know, there are many many good jumpers at our dz, and I'm workin real hard to get my A so I can get a chance to jump with em (willin they let me of course)... ??? jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

Thanks, good point, well taken. I'd probably have an issue, if it were what I would feel were too many jumps or the price that much higher. It isn't though, they are only three jumps and each covers the additional yellow card material and "flyin with others" stuff too.... Also, the price of the jump is just slightly more than a jump ticket. Not bad in my book. Honestly, I'm really lookin forward to some more one on one time (last 5 jumps solo) with our coaches too. We've got a great bunch of JM's and I'm sure I'll get more as time goes on as well, however, getting that during weekends will be tough (freebies type stuff) because our dz is incredibly busy and they are truly hoppin. THANKS FOR THE INPUT! jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

"Wallet Lightning"??? You very funny guy! So your take, is that its a take? Again not tryin to trap you, just tryin to get it all on the table. Having no background, I wouldn't know one way or the other... However, from what I hear about SKYU, and the additional modules (past 1-3) and advanced training, my logical assumption would be it rocks... Don't get me wrong, I'm not loaded just lookin for some place to piss money away either. I'm agressively lookin for my first rig so I can get away from renting. Can't wait for my first "Jump Ticket" jump. However, I was really lookin forward to the training, assuming I would be getting something good for it. Would this be an idiotic assumption? WOULDN"T THIS BE VIEWED AS AN WELL RECOGNIZED TRAINING COURSE? Or does all the VETS out here view this as a bunch of crap and a way to generate more dollars for the dz??? Should I expect all of my training to be freebies? Beer anyone? Anyone? jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Coach jumps are required? I think that sucks! If by some miracle they are free, then I am out of line. You should be required to show proficiency, but lots of people without a coach rating can help you improve. Hmmm, well, point taken. I guess I could see why you would feel that way. I'm pretty new though, so I have no idea how the rest of the skydiving community works... As far as coaching and the SkyDive University is concerned, I thought that the program was pretty widely taught? As such, shouldn't SKYU coaches be paid? Do they TEACH SKYU AT YOUR DZ? Not Harpin on you, just curious if they do? Regarding it being "Required" as part of my A license, I would also think that the objectives of the SKYU 1 - 3 dives would help to teach me all of the things that I need signed off of on my yellow card? Lastly, until my A is signed off on, at my DZ I'm not cleared to dive with others. Again, my assumption was this was probably pretty standard and viewed as not only a proficiency issue but a safety one as well??? Does other DZ's allow you to jump with others when you don't have your A??? Seriously appreciate the feedback, helps to see other opinions and here whats going on out there... jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Thanks SO MUCH!!!! I definitly laid a turd here :-) I thought the SkyDive University program was widely known and I'd get MUCHO feedback??? It's either an AMAZINGLY BORING TOPIC for everyone or just not known???? Anyhow, thanks, that sheds a little light. I guess in line with your "category G&H dives" I should peruse the SIM and see what it says... Blues man, thanks again, jjf i was found, washed up and left for days It's a gas, gas, gas...

Basic Freefall formation Skydive Introduction OK, I'm definitly doin a few this weekend. However, instead of pissin away all my solos (read some of the how many to A threads) I need to start my skyu coach dives (for my dz 3 are required).... I'm impatient (just a bit), can't wait to get there to find out... Anyone give me a heads up on what I'll be doing for SKYU 1??? Thanks ahead of time, jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Aww shit!!!! I love our Otter. Had to do my level 4 a few weeks back outta the damn Cessna! I hate Cessna. I love Otter. What more can you say? You gotta move somewhere where there are Otters, get your priorities straight!!!! It's a gas, gas, gas...

Awesome!!! I did solo num 3 and 4 yesterday!!!! IT DOES KEEP GETTING BETTER!!! CONGRATS!!!! jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Exactly. And don't you know I was thinking the very same thing while I was looking at that concrete hole... Can bet, like highway driving, I'll be thinking 1,000 feet ahead from here on out. Flat turns was a great point though. If I'd of held half brakes early on in the field, I could've avoided the end run as well. All good stuff. Thanks Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...