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Your instructors will go aver a "Canopy Flight Planner" with you on the day of the jump (they usually do it on that particular day because they've seen some spots, landings, and know the wind direction). You will be able to associate physical ground references with where you should be in altitude. Your instructors will make sure you know where to be.

I got a call from a DZO (where I used to work). He asked me if I was available to put out a student today. I responded, "Sure." Then he tells me, "He's ninety years old," and then he paused. As I was going through the algorithm of "what ifs" in my brain, the DZO says, "He was a wing-walker in the '30's. "Alright, lets, do it. But, if he has any difficulty in training, I'm calling it." I introduce myself and review the waiver and in the medical statement, he's put "None." Hmmm, so I starts the probing questions, knees problems, orthopedics, any heart medicine.... nope, nope, nope. He says, "Son, all I take is vitamins." As we continue, he's jumped three or four times in the past, "Although I don't remember what years they were, do I need to know that?" No sir. We go through training and he's smoking it. Nomenclature of the equipment, approaching the aircraft, the exit, canopy control, landing, obstacles, everything. We went over the Canopy Flight Planner and he's telling me after the first review, word for word, where he's getting out; where he's going to be at 1000", 600'. 300'. During training he had a little bit of a problem with the "Climb all the way out and hang," so I modified his exit to a poised exit. We go up in the plane and he's just as calm as can be. "Dillard, are you ready to skydive?" "Yup." Open the door and he covers his handles and I'm spotting. Tell him to put his feet out and stop. He does it. "Climb all the way out." He needed a litle help pulling the student rig up so I gave him a hand. GO! He looks at the ground, literally smiles and jumps. Couple of line twists (little canted exit). He twists out of it. He's flying the canopy like a maniac. Left turns, right turns, he's really pulling those toggles down and playing. He flares perfectly and lands. I land about 20 yards from him and holler out "You OK?!?!?" He gives me a thumbs up. It was a good day. Here's the good part... During the training the news was out to interview him. The reporter asks him, "Why would anyone your age want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?" Dillard replies, "Ya know, I think folks worry too much. When you jump out of the plane the parachute is going to work or it isn't. If it doesn't, you're not going to have to worry for long and if it does; its the greatest ride of your life." We go into the hangar and I fill out his log book and ask him to sign mine. He signs it. He takes his logbook and pats his 55 year old wife on the ass and says, "You ready to go home, baby?"

Damnit. And I had a dream last night that I was with Britanny and Madonna. So, now you're saying it was just a dream and ain't gonna happen? My day is shot to shit now.

You're kidding, right? After 15 minutes of the same runway passes, I was gone.

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It can also be up to the Tandem Manufacturer. For example, I jump an Eclipse Tandem rig. They require a Tandem Chase and/or cameraman to have either 200 or 500 skydives (escpaes me and its too late to look it up). But, sometimes, there's camera guys out there that have 200 that I'd rather have with methan some folks with 1000. In most cases, its the TM who has the final say.

I am out of my element in assisting with these specifics. I would encourage you to contact Raeford DZ in NC and ask to speak with Chuck Blue (skymonkeyone) or LouDiamond (Both former HALO JMs/Instructors).

You are bumping up against FAR 105.43, para D, Section 2. WHich states in its entirety: D. For the purpose of this section, an "approved" parachute is: 1. A parachute manufactured under a type certificate or a technical standard order (C-23 series); or 2. A personnel-carrying military parachute (other than a high altitude, high-speed, or ejection kind) identified by an NAF, AAF, or AN drawing number, an AAF order number, or any other military designation or specification number. We have several guys at our DZ jumping an MT, MC series HALO rig with no problems. In your case, somewhere on that rig is a military specification. Your rig complies with the FAR. You shouldn't be having this much trouble. If it were me, I would ask the DZ to formalize any and all objections to your jumping this rig in one document instead of a weekly reason. Get those reasons in writing, then contact HALO committee and address each one with one of the NCO's... then send him beer. Perhaps skymonkeyone can help. Let the Anvil Jump!! Let the Anvil Jump!!

Cold Coffee Enema

O jeez, if it'll keep you from whining, I'll fuck ya.

Bad things.

Wow. Impressive sand impressions. Thanks for sharing. I love that kind of talent.

You cracked me up. Reminded me of the old WKRP episode of when they pitched turkeys out of the helicopter. Oh, the horror! thx.

Man, I must not have had my second cup of coffee, yet. Even halojumper.com requires a D. My bad. Thanks for correcting me.

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It would appear that I was going thru those exercises in Neubrucke while you were doing the same in Bad Tolz. We're showing our age, Tracy.

Misty Goggles.... I thought this thread was about a country song.

History repeats itself. Didn't we have this same exercise during the Cold War?

Soon as you get your "A" License, you're free to do what you want. I recommend at least one HALO for eveyone.

32 jumps appears to be a little over the jump numbers to get your "A." One thing you've said in here regarding "still needing to pack" would lend me to asking if you are doing everything you need to get your "A." You've had several months to learn and pass the packing portion. Are you in the AFF program... cause if you passed all seven levels, then you have a few G & H category dives to do. While you're on those you can be fulfilling the canopy skills portion of your "A" card. Are you looking at your "A" License proficiency card and working with your Instructors and Coaches to jointly build a plan to completing not only the dive, but the canopy skills and landing requirements? You don't need to jump to do the 2 EP reviews or the packing. On the other side of the coin, you're only seven jumps over the "A" license requirement... that's really not bad if you've missed some landings or didn't pass some dive flow requirements. You don't share the specifcs of what's left on your "A" license, but you should be damn close. As for the cold... How bad do you want it?

Hey John, When I first read this, I did some homework on it out of intrigue, but did not respond because my answer would have been based on an assumption. In reading thru the GK history of origin, I came to the "conclusion" that it was about the time of the beginning of SF and during a time when the ratio of officers to NCO's was about 25:1. My hypothesis is that GK is still one of the units that has maintained the tradition of NCOs "run" it, Officers are Ops & Admin Support. Again... an assumption.

Well, you and I don't differ on many things...However, in this case; negative behavior warrants negative results. I would have gotten really really ugly with them. Hopefully, taunting them to bow up and cause me to...Bust 'em in the mouth!! Thieves on the DZ. Not an option.

hehe... Socrates: What Plato is about to say is false. Plato: Socrates has just spoken truly.

That clicky takes you to the knowledge base, the clicky I put in is the article itself about the problem. Just in case someone esle has the same... Thanks for helpin !!

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