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That still camera lens doesn't show up in the video??? steveOrino

I'm adding a GOPRO to my handcam video for higher quality stills. steveOrino

While I'm sure I have made my mistakes in the air, I was referring to listening to guys I was videoing gripe and blame each other. steveOrino

I often hear this one mentioned, though am curious to which bad vibes people are talking about. I see a lot of good stuff enforced in RW, which (to me) seems more about skills, safety and progression than it is about being an asshole.. The stuff I'm talking about is when RWers get down from the jump they discuss who and what went wrong ad nauseam. I'm not saying all do that of course, but it has happened enough to me that it ruins the jump for me, that is for sure. steveOrino

I totally agree Scott. The best way for me to ruin the fun of flying a WS for me is to bring the bad vibes from RW into it. steveOrino

I tried some old ski goggle today. I like the way they cut glare, plus give a large field of vision. While in the past I usually wore Gators, with my recent eye issues (and the fact that as I age (55 now) I need MORE light not less light, I think these are awesome! Clear goggles create too much glare/light but these work great. I will start using them more often. steveOrino

Anyone else use ski type goggles like JT Holmes did on the 60 minute show about wingsuit base jumping? steveOrino

Shots of me and Stooby and Terry doing some Cat As. Gotta love the one of the dude grabbing my altimeter. I peeled his hand off 3 times and placed on pud. Guess where he went at pull time ... yep. steveOrino

And I would love to rub in the Dallas Cowboys beating his foreskins steveOrino

For 20 years straight my family has watched Christmas Vacation ... LOVE that movie! steveOrino

Absolutely! I'm such a camera ham I have to put a shot like this of me on a student's handcam. steveOrino

I'm so sorry Nick. May you be filled with peace and fond memories. My dad passed away when I was 30, The pain of that loss has diminished over time, but my fondness to recall his smile, his words, his laugh, etc. have increased. Again, may you be filled with peace and fond memories. steveOrino

I can move files easily enough. Can I change the nameserver dns when I am not the technical contact? steveOrino

I was switching to "godaddy" and they said i needed to get the authorization code. Either way ... them ... me ... my old host company is not replying. steveOrino

They do have themselves listed as technical contact. And they have yet to respond to me via phone or email What are my options? steveOrino

My hosting company sucks ... terrible service. I'm trying to switch to another one, but I must have an authorization code from my old host to do so. They will not answer their phone (they refer to their website) and there you can only submit a ticket (which they never respond to) Any other way to get this code and switch host? steveOrino

Post YOUR pumpkin carvings. Okay technically one was a Zucchini and the last weren't really carvings, but they were fun to do anyway. Let me see your best stuff. steveOrino

You compared your abilities with a similar AFF student at that time? You held spotting/packing/canopy control competitions? Also, a single data point does not make a data set. So where is your data set that proves AFF trained skydivers have a worse accident record than SL/IAD? I'm still waiting on that "data" too, Prof. Don't get your hopes up. steveOrino

obtuse ... I give up steveOrino

A major difference is I have provided examples and referenced trade papers on adult education. You have said what you LIKED better and then claimed that your opinion alone made it better. Your opinion, while compelling, does not turn anacdotal evidence into data. You liked AFF better. Great, while that makes the program better for you in your situation.... You have ignored any evidence given and instead replied with how much more you LIKED AFF. You claimed that you learned canopy control and spotting after AFF... But you had done SL jumps both civilian and military prior to your AFF experinece. So to claim that AFF teaches canopy control and spotting as well as SL is not a claim you can make based on your educational experience. You have only repeated the story how AFF corrected you from chipping in freefall. Granted, AFF teaches freefall skills better than SL. You have constantly ignored my point that that is only one part of a students required skill set, and how that skillset is both the least important a d the one they will work on most. It is impossible to continue the discussion as long as you ignore the points raised and instead focus on your personal favorite method based on a single incident. I was not trying to discuss your personal situation, you insisted on ONLY discussing it. Yeah, you only offer "facts" ie, a paper that can be interpreted to support my opinion as well as yours (students learn better by doing) Your opinion does turn anecdotal information into facts either ... here are some of your opinions. No offense, but I am willing to bet you have never done SL. You were wrong, I have both SL and IAD experience and the IAD progression is the same as SL More opinions ... SL has some serious advantages over AFF. It also has some serious disadvantages. You have to weigh them all. SL encourages self dependence... AFF encourages dependence. SL does a much better job of teaching canopy skills, Why? It still takes 25 jumps to be off student status. The AFF student has the same opportunity to learn canopy & spotting skills as the SL or IAD student. If he doesn't it is the Instructor's fault, not the method. More opinions ... I tend to think that a self dependent student with good canopy skills is SAFER than a dependent student with great Freefall skills. SL takes more time... Time that can be spent learning. AFF is fast. The AFF student can spend the jumps after Cat G&H learning canopy control & more spotting on their way to the 25 jump for an A license. I see MANY more SL students that can spot than AFF grads. More anecdotal evidence from you. I see lots of AFF students at our DZ that can spot simply because we are a Cessna DZ that keeps teaching students after they have passed Cat H. Again the problem is with Instructors, not the method. More opinions ... I see MANY more SL students that have no issue leaving at 3k. I have seen AFF grads freeze in the door. I've seen 200 jump guys freeze in the door ... so what? Talk about anecdotal evidence! As far as research there are tons of papers written about the kinesthetic learner who learns better with IMMEDIATE hands on feedback. I'm hardly in a minority here. I'm not here to get into a pissing contest with you. I was responded to the original thread comment that stated that "AFF experiment was a failure" as a fact. steveOrino

While you may LIKE IT MORE, that does not make it better. Children like the imediate gratification of ice cream and would eat it all day long. That does not make it better for them. So I'm the only one spouting opinion? Give me break! every thread about this subject is opinion. steveOrino

The key there being LATER. Canopy skills and spotting are life saving skills... Chipping in freefall will not kill you. Let me clarify the later. Those guys helped me on jumps IMMEDIATELY after I completed AFF ... like jump # 8 (okay I had 13 IAD jumps before, so it was jump number 20) While chipping won't kill you I was ready to quit because I was uncomfortable in the air until I had IMMEDIATE feedback on my problem. I consider AFF superior to IAD or SL because you receive immediate feedback IN THE AIR. As far as canopy control and spotting I teach that in AFF and that should continue immediately after completing Cat G&H. To fail to do so is negligence. steveOrino

No offense, but I am willing to bet you have never done SL. Simply put, most people get off student status and work on freefall skills.... Very few get off student status and work on spotting, low exits, and canopy control. The instructional programs should cover ALL these things, but only one covers most of them right now. While I'm not an SLI, I am an IADI and AFFI. With regards to your comments to which I agree to a point, but I still think AFF is superior. Maybe my opinion is biased. I started IAD and had 13 jumps. I struggled because I'd chip and my IADI (who watched me from the plane because he had to put out 2-3 more students) simply told me to relax more. Yeah, that helped. Heck, looking back on it he was more scared with his 150 jump IAD jumpmaster rating than I was. I was about to quit as I felt uncomfortable in the air and I felt I had nothing to prove. I had already made many SL jumps in SF. But a friend said come to my DZ where they teach AFF. I went up and I was chippy again. My Instructor immediately gave me the "relax" signal and I did. Now I was over the fear. INSTANT feedback! THAT is why I think AFF is a superior teaching method. Later, Bigun, Spanky, Lloyd and many others helped me with my canopy skills and spotting. How many jumpers from huge DZs can spot? Does that make small Cessna DZs superior to the big turbo DZs? Anyway, it is just my opinion, and as an IADI and AFFI I know what I am comparing. steveOrino

+1 ditto steveOrino