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....o...k... It's all yours since you were first in line! Andy do you remember meeting Stacey at Palatka? Cute little blonde kid? Stacey might have an "order gentleman" fetish......I'll ask. UPDATE Dom from Aerodyne will be there with all sorts of demo equipment, pull-up cords, and t-shirts!! Ask him about the special Instructor Sponsored program they have and check out the new Student Icon's. I got to assemble one a couple weeks ago and they are VERY nice rigs! I only have a few scuba slots left for Feb 1st. We are going to charter an ENTIRE boat to ourselves! If you want to go I need to know NO LATER THAN Wed pm.. It looks like we will have some room for "bubble watchers" on the boat. Updated list: Carbonezone Crutch Divnswoop FLskydiver Jumpingbean001 Heynoseriously missg8tordivr Jumpchikk Safetynate (of Thread the Needle fame) hottietottie Pryo (groom) RJP Icarusfx99 Freeflywink Nathaniel Skinnyshrek Johnny1488 KillerKimmy Nullified Popsjumper Hondo Jumpoutnow Non-dz.com people: April Carter (bride) Elisa Jamie Amy Stewarts Ma & Pa Zimmerman Dean V Poulton Carrotstick Ashley Smiley Kevin and Sandy Muir Doc Bill Packin Cathy crew Craig Coben Woody McKay Yoho's Mike Furno Paul Mazzillo & Linda Jeff Opar Carbone's on Food Packing Cathy on the Mat Aerodyne's Dom on the Equipment EVERYBODY in the air!!! SEE YOU IN 4 DAYS!!! ...incase you haven't saw..... Sat Jan 28 Partly Cloudy 76°/67° Sun Jan 29 Sunny 77°/67° Mon Jan 30 Partly Cloudy 77°/67° Tue Jan 31 Sunny 77°/67°

uhh......cause BASE jumping is the shit.... Better run Chase the base jumper are going to come kick your ass. Especially since you don't know ANY Base jumpers!!(hell you hang out with people who have more base jumps than he has skydives) oh, wait...I see your pic and name ..... now I understand...

Yes.......well.......I planned on you two starting your birthday's with someone sitting in your lap........Now if that's a bad ideal, just let me know!

So a couple of people have birthday's on Sat..... We tried last year to get to this and failed....I think we need to go this year!! So, around 9, after dinner on Sat I think we should hit this place up. http://keysdining.com/woodys/index.htm I need to get them a VIP list by mid week.....Who's in? Swoop Nate Smiley Steph Poletron Carrotstick Jermey--

Not to say anything is right or wrong, but just an observation during my past 10 years being a TI. I have seen more students injured because the TI didn't flare the parachute all the way, than I have seen a TI hook a student it. Granted I don't see many TI's doing turns thus reducing the chances of it happening. Don't get me wrong, I'm not encouraging TI's to start building up speed for landings. I'm just tired to seeing students holding their ass cause the TI flared to halfway and then a chunk of sod goes flying across the landing area.

!st place was $1,750 2nd place was 1,100

Anybody still playing this late? I'd like to get in a game. I'm still in a $10 tourney......45 out of 829 with only 90 left!

couple of us playing now.........

Well, I appreciate taking Ganja's 20 and your $2 for my slot next week!!! should we hae a tourney down south?

Goes to show you don't have to be good, awake, or even alive to beat river card shrek!!!! That sucks about getting booted of the hi-wi connection!

He did a turn and double front risers into the ground..... similar to an accident last weekend.

East coast.... it wasn't a bad piece about jumping. Just the fact the guy was there pushing him to swoop the pond because a camera was there and he was " a race car driver". I think Gunner had 300 jumps..... It was last year....

Betty..... Is anybody allowed to attend these meetings? Do you have to have a certain amount of jumps? Can any member participate and ask questions of the BOD?

Nice to have some idiot pushing someone with 300 jumps to "swoop the pond" on tv.....right before somebody bounces... Granted he didn't know about what was about to happen.....But you can see a mentality, pushing someone with little experience...THERE is the problem with todays fatalities under good parachutes.

So from your post this is what you dislike about the ISP... So this and the the fact we don't have better stats on whether we produce safer students are your dislikes? IMO we turn out 10X a better skydiver now than we did 10 years ago.(just my view of the 2 DZ's I've worked at during that time) Within the ISP is more training, more background, AND more canopy control is covered. Of course this is only true if the DZ is following the levels AND providing the proper instruction. It sounds like you might have a wind/ lack of Instructor problem at the dz you jump at.(In reference to how long it takes to complete) I've seen people get through all 25 levels in 2 weeks, but that dz had a ton of instructors. I've seen a lot of our students with less than 100 jumps be better jumpers in terms of flying, knowledge, and altitude awareness than some people I've met with hundreds of jumps. I do feel that is because they have a better base of instruction than just 7 jumps......

They never ask you how many jumps you have or EXP in the meetings......

So unless USPA is covering your trip to discuss the issues your not interested? Your not willing to pay out of your own pocket to change the things you dislike.... I understand that. I feel that there are many people on the BOD that could be making more money elsewhere with there time rather than travelling for the USPA....but they aren't. ***Im not complaining- "I personally don't like the ISP. The ISP is something that looks great on paper but its implimentation hurts our sport more than helps." "I think the 'group membership' has an adverse affect on worrying about our members " "why in the 1.5 years that I have been in the sport jumping have I not seen an extensive canopy education manual from USPA" These all seem like comment that you dislike/are complaining about USPA. I'll ask you once again, What is wrong with the ISP? No It's not wrong, in fact it's great you care......but it has been answered in previous posts. Well, there haven't been anything like that since maybe the "skydive ***" tapes. I think ANY education is better. But in the end it comes to hands on experience of the canopy.

Wow! is that their new buyer protection program against theft and loss of money?!! ....had fun meeting you and hanging last weekend

How? I thought flying lessons were too expensive too. I worked some things out and got it done. How is the ISP holding them back? Some people thought (myself included) that 7 levels was no-where near enough to prepare students for the skydiving world. The USPA came up with the ISP to help address this issue. Now the big thing is canopy control. If there is mandatory canopy training for licenses there WILL be additional costs.....in turn turning more people away due to financial reasons ... I hope this to be true....However, there have been many people who I have had "chats" with about their canopy control who have gone on to hurt/kill themselves. "What is the point of the USPA?" Lately it has been something for people to complain about. There are 10-15 people here that constantly complain about the USPA and the regulations they come up with. But, I don't recall seeing ANY of them at the last USPA meetings. It is easy to sit behind a computer and bitch and moan about things, a bit different to do something about it. If you don't like the USPA, don't jump at a USPA DZ. Come up with a better plan and present it to the FAA........

Thursday scuba Pyro + guests Dean Adam Zimmerman The trip on Feb 1st is: Swoop *R SafetyNate *R HottieTottie *R Kevin Smith *R Crutch Jumpinbean001 Missg8tordiver Craig C RJP Zimmerman Doc Bill Tomorrow is the LAST day to pre-register and get the 5% cash discount with a credit card. I just found out that Jet-A will be $.30 more/gal than I was budgeting for. I'm giving away a free jump for every tandem you bring out. PLEASE talk it up when your out at night down there. I will have a couple flotations to buy/rent if you need one. I'm in Lake Wales today and will be on my way down there in the next couple days. If I don't get right back to emails, that is why. Looking forward to seeing everyone in 7 days!

[...takes a deep breath...] Uhhh....I think that is YOU Bolas!!!!

I know Jeff......I'll tell him you need to talk to him

Slots 1 & 2 filled.....anybody else that doesn't have a bed?.....and want to stay with a nice young man and an English gentleman???

I still have some hotel space open..... I need to know THIS WEEK if somebody wants space.... Lee? Andy? Alan? ETC!!!!! Cost will be about 28-30 a night if we fill the room....

So WTF is up with me other than age? I didn't meet you or Vinny or Dixie while I was there (not that I remember anyway) --------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, Andy.......we met this weekend too..........for the 5th time!! ...Just wanted to remind you for the next time!!!