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This event looks awesome! I will be in Israel and would like to go. Are any other Israeli skydivers going? Any suggestions on how to get there?

I did my very first AFF Jump with Dennis at Skydivde Greensburg about 7 years ago. He was a great teacher and AFF partner, patient and fun to jump with. Thanks, Dennis, I couldn't have done it without you! Blue skies, Samantha

Gary was my FAVORITE person to do AFF with. He would always give me a quick look over the student's back and his expressions were priceless. He was a great instructor, leader and friend. No matter how many jumps you had, 0-10000, there was always something you could learn from Gary and his lessons will live on in the generation of skydivers he taught. Fly Free, D-6969! SJ xx

hey everyone, my ride fell through- anyone heading from la to perris tomorrow evening? would REALLY appreciate a ride and happy to pay for it :) Thanks, Sam 215-499-8181

I lived in a trailer next to Chip my first real summer as a skydiver. He was the ultimate coach, mentor and friend- never too tired to give advice, and always looking out. I am grateful for the time he spent making everyone around him better, safer skydivers. Chip, give Paul a big hug for me. Fly Free. Love, Sam p.s. I still have your book! I'll make sure it gets in the right hands.

Is anyone flying into ONT? I arrive 9/10 at 10:30 pm and leave 9/14 at 7 pm. would love to share a rental car or get a ride! Thanks!

hey everyone, I'm in B-school at MIT and looking at the adventure travel industry for possible careers. Most of my friends are taking the traditional route to ibanking and consulting so I was hoping someone here might be in the industry? Would love to hear your experience or advice! Cheers, Samantha

Its been five years, Paul. Still miss you and think of you often. hope you are having fun up there, say hi to charlie! love, Sam

There are stars in the sky, so far away we only see their light long, long after the star itself is gone... And so it is, with people that we love their memories keep shining ever brightly though their time with us has passed And the stars that light up the darkest nights, these are the lights that guide us As we live our days, these are the ways we remember Charlie, I am counting on you to be the brightest light of all, guiding us now as you have always with love, Sam

hey anyone ever jumped there? i see there's a dropzone listed but the website isn't working. thanks in advance! -S

hey, was just in costa rica and found a little hang gliding place in Jaco. Turns out they also have a small plane that they let people jump out of over the beach. wish i had brought my rig!! check out their website: http://www.hangglidecr.com/ beautiful place, cool pilot...definitely recommend it! -S[url]

hey, i am travelling in bolivia and saw on dz.com that there is a dropzone there. has anyone been to it/know anything about it? any info out there would be awesome! thanks, Sam

does anyone know the name of the company or the website where i can find the official pictures taken...the ones for sale in the hotel lobby? thanks so much!

thanks for the responses... last week I decided to take the plate that was already on it and turn it sideways (as I had seen done) so that it would be wide enough for both cameras. I mounted them similarly to the picture posted by andy man and only five jumps later, had what i believe was an excess break line snag the helmet. Holy scary! i made 600-700 jumps on the old setup with no concern at all so to have a snag after only five makes me very nervous. I think it snagged in the gap between the side of the helmet and the plate...any suggestions on how to fill that in? I taped it for now but there must be a better way... thanks!!

hi, i've been jumping a flat top pro for a while with a canon rebel mounted to the front and a sony pc 101 mounted in a dbox on the top but i was wondering if it was possible to mount them both on the top without turning the still camera vertical. Has anyone done this? do you have pictures? the weight on the front is starting to bother my neck so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! thanks everyone!! S

I have been on two 4 way teams... the first was 2 other girlies and a very big guy called: wookie and the D-cups and the second was: 4NIK8 someday maybe i'll have a team whose name i can tell my parents!!

Hi Jen, I am so glad that you finally got some air!! I'm just sorry I couldn't be there with you! (but it looks like you were in great hands) next time you are in new england, look me up. i really couldn't be happier for you. all my best, Sam

hey darius- sounds like you handled things perfectly- i can't say i'm surprised. congratulations, I'm so proud of you!! boy you must have had a great affi ;)

I'm going to be in Prague friday-monday. does anyone know anything about the dz there? I know its about a 1/2 hour from the city...is there public transportation? any info would be awesome! thanks, Sam

I'm thinking that most 100 way L/O's are going to have a lot of input on that. of course, a 100-way would definitely be the extreme example :) i'm more curious about jumps in the middle/gray area. Where I'm from "group" freefall means a two-way with a coach/instructor and potentially three-four ways towards the end of training. but according to the rules, the only requirement for non-licensed skydivers is that a coach be present. Which means, realistically, the unlicensed skydiver could be on a six-way with a newly a-licensed skydiver as long as a coach/i is present. Just because that doesn't literally break a rule, does it go against the intent? i ask, because I really don't know... sometimes i wish there were stricter guidelines- that the sims said, "no more than a four-way" not because a five way would be unafes, but because if you don't draw the line, a 5-way becomes a 6 way, becomes a 10-way.... same thing with skill level of skydivers...if there's no rule that says "everyone except the unlicensed skydiver must have an instructional rating" or something, then whats to stop a 4-way with one coach, 2 30-jump wonders and a 12-jump student from going up...and should we stop them? i guess i see it the same way as the dec. alt. for mals. we have them, because we have to draw the line. we teach our students that even line twists become a mal at our dec. altitude, not because we probably couldn't get one line twist out- but because we have to draw a line, a concrete, unquestionable line so we can guarantee landing a good canopy. we've probably all lost friends who died trying to correct a problem... so, i hope that clarifies the intent of the post. if i had it my way, honestly, i would over-regulate everybody :) but since i can't (and shouldn't) I'm just trying to find a line i can live with (from a safety perspective) that still allows students the abiliy to learn and have fun... suggestions?

hey guys- question for you... the sims says that after students pass aff but prior to their a-license, when they are learning group freefall skills, they must be accompanied/assisted by a coach under the supervision of an instructor. technically, someone with 12 jumps could do a hundred way if there was a coach/affi on the jump without breaking any rules... so my question is where do you draw the line? what is the intent of the sims? i'd love some feedback/perspectives...this issue has come up where I work and was wondering what kind of skydives are generally accepted for unlicensed skydivers. thanks!

hey everyone- i work at jumptown, in orange, ma and we are having some trouble with faa/gov't regulators because part of our landing area is on the other side of the taxiway from our building, meaning that skydivers have to cross it on foot or by car. We are trying to put a list together of other dropzones where this also happens to show the faa that this is fairly common at skydiving operations. I know this is true at lake whales, deland, perris, for example. If you jump at or know any other places this happens, shoot me a pm or post. we could really use the help! thanks!!

my teammates and i are still looking for a fourth to do four-way with at collegiates. anyone out there want to go and still need a team?

hey all you college students- my teammates and i are planning on doing 4-way at collegiates but our other teammates aren't college students and can't go with us. Anyone out there planning on going and not have a team put together yet? Also, for anyone who has competed before, any details you have about costs, etc...please share. This is a first time for me. Thanks!!