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Awesome. HEHE I like your outlook Finally an advantage of being almost 40!!! Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Tiger I am new also. I am doing a modified program called TAFF. It's alittle different, but the program is working for me. I have had my 2 harness hold AFF jumps. My issue wasn't so much an arch as being a giant potatoe chip and some spin issues. Do your instructors video you jumps? mine does and it is an invaluable tool!! Nothing quite explains in words what a video tape can. As my friend JC explained arch to me as "Point you privates at the danger and relax" Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Not to be an ass here but why are you paying someone to tell you the obvious? So you ant a house...Simple stop spending oney on non-essential items (staying current is essential though). Pay off your credit cards and stop using them. Eat alot of top ramen or other food that is 10 for a buck. Tjhis is how I bought my 1st house and now my wife has a nice new 3200 sq.ft 2 story Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Well I have 3 hawk 30's (two in scale ships), a raptor 30, a raptor 50 dedicated to my lost 343 brothers in the NYFD and a fury tempest 91. As you fly or flew heli's you know the value. However the heli's is how I spend the what limited time my father has left on this planet with him. I balance my time between the two. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Okay none of you are bein 100% honest We like a Woman's body naked and engaged in some freaky act with us. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Ed Pawlowski (A.K.A. Body Pilot1) and I feel damn lucky to have him as an instructor. He takes the extra time to make sure I understand the positives and negatives of the training jump. If you live in northern Calif. and are considering AFF I highly reccomend Ed. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Well I am on my way did 2 AFF umps today with my instructor. At this point I am considering changing my log on here to Pototoe Chip Boy!! Wow If someone would have taped a martini tumbler to me they would have been perfectly shaken!! Anyway had alot of fun and learned alot. Doing my AFF progresion one on one with the instructor and video review after really helps. On the second jump I only chipped a little bit but I am still looking for the sweet spot. Canopy work was a blast (no I didn't stand up either, tried the second and went semi ass over band box) but laughed after. Anyway tomorrow is another day and were supposed to have blue Skys, I can't wait. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Well one out of two wasn't bad (the beer was good and cold) your right sleep was intermittent (spelling)this evening. This is what my dream consited of: 1) Gear check 2) JC check my gear 3) MX Check my gear 4) Ed check my gear 5) check handles inside the barn outside the barn, check them prior to boarding the plane, gaurd them getting in the plane, check them in the plane, check them several times in flight to alltitude, and check them ust before exit. 6) Get in the door 7) check in!! (get ready response from instructor) 8) Prop! Lean out lean in and exit (WOOOOOHOOOOO!) 9) ARCH! 10) (Thumbs up from instructor) three pratice touches 11)alltitude check 12) Look at instructor, If stable, released to do 90 to the right 13) check alltitude 14) 90 to the left if still above 7000 15) check altitude repeat if possible as longas above 7000 16) 7000 relax and prepare to deploy 17) 6000 use your brain and remeber this damn thing is gonna malfunction until it proves you wrong (REMEBER YOUR EP'S) 18) 5500 wave pull (good hard toss of the PS) 19) look up and count, If Mr. Murphy shows up KICK HIM IN THE NUTS and perform EP let him know you are prepared and he picked the wrong student to fuck with! 20) Chute deploys insure it's square and deployed properly (no end cell issues and the slider is down. Again if Mr. Murphy arrives repeat step 19. 21) check jump trafic if clear look right turn 180 degrees tothe right, look left turn 180 degrees to the left, full flare and release (controllability check complete, good canopy, locate and fly towards DZ) 22) Locate other traffic n the air 23) Observe landing patern of other skydivers 24) Fly canopy upwind of the pattern, Smile and have fun 25) Check point 1 at 1000 26) Check point 2 at 600 27) Check point 3 at 300 on final no more turns unless you are going to hit something then use small imputs (Don't land on the damn free way or hit the barn, both of those would really suck!) 28) 100 feet legs together, relax watch your spot 29) 12-20 feet smooth flare and land (most likely ass over band box) Hopefully I didn't break anything. 30) gather chute and return to barn 31)review the dive with the boss and hopefully not get an ass chewing for screwing up. 32)watch video of dive and learn. 33) Repeat steps 1-32 as much as possible!!!! And you wonder why I didnt get much sleep Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Me and another fellar were bringing back to ambulances from Kansas. He is in front of me so I am moving to try and catch him. As I cme around this long sweeping corner the radar detecter goes nuts and on the other side of the freeway I see his lights come on as he slowed to cross the median. I am thinking Dammit there goes the profit margine for delievering this medic unit. Well as luck would have it the sweeping turn was rather long and there was an off ramp. I rolled the dice and pitched offthe freeway and parked beneth the overpass for about 20 minutes. I figured well the trooper has got to be gone by now, right? I hop back on the freeway to continue on my journey when I see the troop up the road and he has the other medic pulled over!! (Whoa think fast!! I bailed off the freeway and took city streets for about 2 miles, then re-entered the freeway) Once we meet up at a gas station about forty miles down the road he said the trooper never did figure out where I went. He told my friend he looked right at the driver (which he did I still remember he had blue reflective sunglasses) and new he had the wrong person. He did give me a message though "tell him he's lucky, in Utah the speed he was traveloing is considered reckless driving and is a jailable offense!" Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Not my nick name but I heard it and just feel compelled to share it: Stanley - I named it after the Power Tool Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

When they start to argue that is a good time to take yourself to Starbuck's for a cup of brew. Unless they like coffee also you won't be in the middle. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

I got a cold beer and gonna beg the wife for a Hummer. If I get both an evenings slumber should follow Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Why grow up? I don't like grownups Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

My understanding in AFF the beer arrives on the graduation to student status dive? Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Hey All, Well tomorrow is the big day, my first AFF jump. I went through FJC today and I think I asked over a million questions. I am really looking forward to exiting with my instructor and doing that 1st 90 degree turn on my own. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, but I suppose that is normal. The only thing that puts my mind at ease is that I know I have agreat instructor and he is my frien until 2000 feet.

Okay well since noone else asked I'll bite, what is her scholoarship for and what time of year (Fall, Winter, or spring) is her active season? I have FJCin 2 hours 5 min and 33 seconds with jumps on thursday and friday (please lord grant me the knowledge and wisdom not to do something stupid and die) HEHE Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Have you ever had a candied apple martini? 2 part vanilla stoli 1 part apple Jack 1/3 part butterscotch liquir (my spelling sux) These are the bomb if you like sweets Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

I can see your point there, hate to lose the scholarship in the persuit of fun. What about AFF right as the summer break starts? If she gets a twisted ankle or some other minor ding she would have time to heal. I don't know how to make this next statement so I will just have to be blunt. IMHO you need to let her live her life like there may not be a tomorrow. I know it sounds cynical, but how would you or her feel if something happened to one of you and you two never got to do that two-way I know you are longing for. Here is a cliché for you: Do not eat junk food only healty, work hard at your job and climb the corparate ladder, spend hours in the gym to stay physically fit. While standing on the corner at the edge of the crosswalk waiting for a green light you get hit by an over wieght drunk driving a stolen car eating a jelley donut. Blue Skys, Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Not that I am God's gift to parenting (my kids are 7 and 10) but I am curious why you don't want her to share the skys with you. She obviously athetic and has good grades (i.e. the scholarship) why not reward her for her hard work. I'm sure you can keep her priorities straight and allow skydiving to have a place on her life (as well as yours). Just my .02, Blue Skys Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

I am a skydiving hugslut virgin. Looking for one of these nice females to break me in gently Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Howdy all, My cheeks hurt from all my grins today!!! Started my program with Ed (bodypilot1) today and had a total blast!! I made a few errors but thats part of the learning curve. Ed is an awesome instructor and was very specific in all of his instruction. I thought I would be anxious exiting the plane, but I wasn't due to the confidence I had in Ed. I can't wait until next week for more learning and sky dives!! Woot Woot Blue skys all, Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Well here is the deal, I am going to TAFF school and going to persue my class A with Ed (bodypilot1). His credientials are impeckable (did I spell that right?) and he has a no bull shit approach. To define what I mean by that I was advised to speak to him and I have done so. He explained to me the program, his methods and the risks. I feel comfortable putting my training in his hands. I will see you all in the skys and I hope some day to jump with you all. I really appreciate all the feedbaack and suggestions. Most of all I would like to thanks Bonnie for spending a ton of time with me in PM and on the phone, the information she provided was invaluable. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

First ump was excellany, I am one of the few that remeber it. I jumped with JP from Perris and now I have the bug only lacking the cash. Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Well My son wants to go, my daughter thinks I am nuts and my wife said "Your a fireman!!! you already go into burning buildings when everyone else is running out!! Why must you continue to tempt fate?" Well my friend "WeakMindedFool (here on the forums) came to dinner and his wife talked with mine and she said hell, at least we know where they are!!!? Phil Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

Hello All, Well I made my 1st tandem with JP from Perris while he was visiting another No. Cal. DZ (thought I had the perfect excuse not to go, but glad I did). Been hanging around the DZ making new friends, taking a few pictures and listening alot. Since I can't let RO have all the glory a little about me: 5'10" call me stocky or fat take your choice but I am 235 (man did I open the door what's coming) Been a firefighter for 19 years, married since 1993, we have a precious 10 year old daughter and there is my never tiring 6 year old son (if I ever figure a way to bottle that energy I'll buy a plane and we'll all jump for free every day all day