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Will there be jumping on Sunday??? That's the real question. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

GREAT to see you're gonna make it to PR after all Lead! Christreena and I will see you at the boogie on Friday. This is gonna kick ass! "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Congrats on finding the greatest sport EVER! You will hear this a lot and it is true: It keeps getting better! Once you have your A, beware the call of the dark side! :) Blue ones. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

I ordered from them once and had no issues at all. Sometimes the mail can take a bit longer than anticipated. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

I use a combination of zip ties and hockey tape to attach a prodytter to my pro tec helmet (left side, front strap) which is the same one from the picture. I can hear my audible just fine. As long as you take the slack out of the strap it doesnt bounce against your head either. Oh yeah, best part is the helmet costs about $23 plus tax. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Thanks for the information all. Seems like a lot of different experiences. But overall it seems that if the DZ is your destination every weekend when the sky is blue, you will see your "whuffo" friends less. So hang out with them as much as you can in the winter, then they'll be sick of you and will await spring as eagerly as you do. On a side note (self hijack of thread) I think the only thing that makes the skydivers lifestyle superior to others is that it actually makes us happy. Most of us probably look forward to weekends now the way we used to look forward to goin to the amusement park when you were 7 years old. So I don't think skydiving makes a superior lifestyle, but the joy and passion we feel as a result. I get it from skydiving, some might get it climbing rocks, playing soccer, or a million other ways, but as long as it makes you happy and you're passionate about it the result seems to me the same. I guess skydiving has made me considerably more tolerant of others' "odd" habits and or hobbys. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Sorry for you bro. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

How many of you all still have nonskydiver friends? it seems to me that a lot of the people I've met at the DZ do not have their old friends that don't skydive anymore. I think that is sad. However, after my first year, I can't help but notice the derisive manner in which my non-jumper friends talk about my warm weather plans-kinda jealous, kinda bitter that you're not there on weekends... How did you other jumpers deal with your non-skydiver friends? How long did they put up with your bullshit? Do you still see them ever? Whatever your viewpoint, I'm interested in what your experiences have been, so let em fly. No pun intended. BSBD "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

All jokes aside, he's probably refering to the recent proposals in SF to ban smoking in parks, ban smoking in cars if a kid is in the car, and ban smoking in a residence if your residence adjoins another or shares a common HVAC system. He has a good point: in SF where liberals are clearly in charge, they are trying to mandate their form of morality and social responsiblity, things that laws can't force on people. In other words: libs run amok isn't much better than repubs run amok. It gives us a choice: With repubs we will slip into an Orwellian 1984 type of society. With libs we well evolve into a Huxleian Brave New World type of society. Either way the end is the same: the erosion of the very principles that have advanced humanity, and the crushing of free will and the American maverick spirit. I think it stinks either way. So fuck it, I'm gonna go watch FOX news now and find out how I should feel about some international stuff and Lindsay Lohan's dad gettin out of prison. YAY BREAD AND CIRCUS!!!! BAAAAAAAHHHH (says the sheep)! Excessive drinking tonight aside, too much of either party's shit is not good for our country and will eventually bring about our fall, from the inside out, as it did the Romans before us. And then I won't be able to skydive and will be very pissed. Also: Write your congressman and senators, say no to the new FAA funding bill!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blue ones to all ya'll "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

If anybody knows of a current political party that would not cause George Washington to vomit, please let me know. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Aren't my Redskins in the NFL? I know they've played like a shitty college team this season, but really now... "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Don't let the little coward we all have in us beat you!! The coward likes to be home on the couch, where it's safe. He used to make it hard to swallow and tell me to turn around and go home when I turned onto the DZ's road. The terror will lessen in time, but you have to keep with it. Kick the coward in the ass and learn to skydive on your own, it may just be the most rewarding thing you'll ever do. Blue ones "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Like he said: money and your endurance limit number of jumps in a day, but your body and brain determine endurance. I found that 3 AFF jumps in a day was more than enough for me and I'd usually have to stop and have lunch and some gatorade to check the adrenal shakes. Do what you and your instructor (most likely Crusty Old Pete) feel comfortable with and have fun. If you really wanna be heads up, download the SIM from the USPA website and start reading the BSRs and first jump course materials-it will probably help you be less overloaded with info during the 1st jump course (FJC). Hope to see you at the Ranch on the 31st! Blue (and preferably warm) ones, Tony "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Welcome to the greatest high on earth. no pun intended. To when your friends call you skyjunky.... "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

It was once illegal for a black man to eat in the same diner as you. It was once legal to beat your wife. Some laws were meant to be broken, others not... "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Ah yes, another future ranch hand! Welcome. The Ranch absolutely rocks. Camp on the dz, bring beer, you'll meet good people. If you really can't wait, you can call manifest and try to get your first jump course and maybe a packing lesson in before the weather turns nice. Hope to see you at the ranch this season! Blue ones... "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

My instructors always told me to: 1. Breathe deeply 2. Try to smile 3. Remember this is fun. Always helped me a bit and that's when i was scared shitless during my first couple of AFF jumps. Blue ones and good luck! "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Sometimes we are better off finding this kind of thing later. Youthful exuberance doesn't fit well with a sport that doesn't permit fucking up. Personally, I'm glad I found this as a slightly more mature adult- I'm now not likely to try a hook turn or other stupidity low to impress people. Longevity is impressive "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

It was a nice day, you're lucky you got to jump. Hell, had i known they were open I probably would have taken the day off and drove down myself. Lesson: it never hurts to call manifest and ask if anything is happening. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Where can i get one of these rifles? I need one to protect me from the Bush administration and jehovah's witnesses. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

It took 4 tandems before I felt like I could handle freefall and properly flying the canopy back to the dz. I probably would have been fine after 3, but I like to gamble with my money, not my ass. While the tandems were fun, AFF, and later flailing with friends kicks even more ass! Blue skies. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Hi Jen, You should check out Skydive Long Island, that's probably close to you. While I haven't been yet, I hear good things about it. For other DZs the nearest you'll find are Skydive Sussex and The Ranch. My girlfriend and I started at Sussex but moved to the ranch because it has more capacity and doesn't close for the season. The Ranch is a great place to jump and hang out on weekends. Free camping on the DZ, which is a private airport (jumping only), beers around the firepit, and a guitar-armed long island boy named Rob make the Ranch feel like a bohemian jumpers' village. Hope to see you there. Any yeah, it is butt cold here now, but it's payback for the good jumping weather that lasted through December. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Welcome Brian! You're lucky, your flying experience should really help you with the learning process-it did for me under canopy at least. Beware though, once you start this you may not want to land inside a plane again! Good luck with your training. Do you know where you're gonna go for AFF? "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

you can pick up curv-z sunglass/goggles for 25 to 30 bucks. They have foam all around the eye socket and come with an adjustable lanyard that works quite well in freefall-it will keep them on in a variety of body positions. liked them enough that i got a second clear set for cloudy/sunset conditions. Sorz on the other hand, I think suck. "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete

Welcome to the forums. In long island there is skydive long island in calverton. If you are closer to queens you could do the ranch in gardiner, ny. Those are probably you're best two options. Good luck getting your A license (1st skydiving license issued at 25 jumps if you pass all the tests, etc). "Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete