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It was damaged by wind blown debris during an intense wind storm last month. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Would argue that you cannot buy a COOL logbook. A cool logbook has "No shit! There I was..." stories, ugly handwriting from writing while your hands are shaking from adrenalin, notations of special aircraft, names & signatures of buddies no longer with us, notations of interesting places you have jumped (including DZs now closed), perhaps signatures of famous jumpers you have jumped with, and sweat stains from logging in July. THAT is a cool logbook! The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

If you jump that.... take lunch along. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Try this as a place to start. http://www.dropzone.com/safety/Gear_and_Equipment/A_Guide_to_Buying_Your_First_Skydiving_Gear_873.html The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Welcome back! Your re-currency training should be a breeze.... nothing has changed since then! Be safe, have fun. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

I would guess that the 5% difference in this example is within the margin of error for this measurement. See discussion of this on pages 4-10 & 4-11 of this document: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083-17.pdf The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

I had to open my mouth. It was freezing cold and then wind and clouds came out of nowhere. By 10:30 I started feeling ill and decided to head home. Got home and the wife was also feeling sick so spent most of the weekend in bed. Eh, what can you do? We'll see what happens next weekend. If you are referring to 23 Feb 2013 at Skydive Dallas... you missed out! I was there. Yes, the weather was awful at ~1030... cold & low clouds. I retreated to my trailer for lunch and a hot cup of tea. Shortly after noon, the sky cleared, the sun warmed us up, and the wind was almost absent. We jumped like crazy until dark! You can't jump if you aren't at the DZ! Of course, jumping the wife is a perfectly reasonable alternative. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Several years ago a jumper with ~200 jumps made a low panic turn and broke his femur. After healing, he said to me: "That accident was good for me. It taught me that I could die in this sport." He stopped jumping shortly after that. If someone with 200 jumps needs a serious injury to learn that this is a dangerous sport.... there are probably LOTS of tandem students who are in deep denial too. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

An altimeter on the right MAY increase the risk of bridle entanglement, resulting in a horseshoe malfunction. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

I have 1200 jumps on a Spectre with no slammers. However... I have a friend who broke her back from a slammer under a Spectre! Line sets matter. Last time I changed the line set on my Spectre, it's snivel got 200 feet shorter! The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Put your siblings in a vertical wind tunnel. For the cost of a tandem, they can learn to FLY! The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

The rig doesn't care if it is fat or muscle, mass is mass. These weight restrictions are not a social limit... they are a physics limit. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

I am sure that you have noted a theme above regarding poverty and living in a tent. For many of us, the path that works best is having a REAL job with benefits which we supplement with working in skydiving on weekends. I have stability, benefits, AND I get paid to jump. Since I don't rely on jumping to pay the rent... bad weather is simply an inconvenience... not a economic burden. Further, I get to approach my jumping job with a less "desperate" attitude. If there are extra jumps to be done and I am tired/hungry/ready for ... I am happy to let someone who "needs" the working jump have it. YMMV As mentioned above, getting to the point where you can get paid to jump can require a fair amount of $$$ and time investment. Welcome to the sky! The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

How soon we forget. Remember when Grandma " almost " fell from her tandem harness? Fair enough. However, that doesn't answer my question. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

I don't think I can remember ever hearing of an FAA report of a NON-fatal skydiving incident which didn't involve an aircraft (collision, etc). Anybody know WHY there is an FAA report? The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

http://www.skydiveperris.com/directions.aspx The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

REALLY???? Direct quote from last week's Cypres2 SB: "In addition, a recent activation, after the rig had been placed on the packing mat, has been linked to this phenomenon. " The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Oh goody... wait until a few old CReW dawgs reply to this! I suspect that we will see some pretty harrowing stories which will close with: "Just because we got away with it doesn't mean that it is a good idea....Don't try this at home"!" Regarding landing a downplane.... I suggest that you convince an old CReW dawg to take you on a downplane. I think the answer to your question will become VERY obvious. Of course, then you will owe The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

1. Smile, Breathe, Relax. 2. Chin UP! 3. Smile, Breathe, Relax. 4. "Pee in the snow without getting your shoes wet" 5. Smile, Breathe, Relax. 6. "Dick to the dirt" 7. Smile, Breathe, Relax. Been there, done that. I remember vividly the jump when the "relax" concept clicked. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

That option doesn't make sense for those of us who have a LONG drive to the DZ. If we wait until the DZ is open to decide to jump.... we won't even get to the DZ until much of the day is gone. My commute to the DZ is short, only 2 hours each way. I have MANY jumping buddies who drive 3-5 hours each way to the DZ. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

I just re-read my reply above and noted that it was dry, boring, and VERY left brained. So.... Let me tell you about my most recent jump on a cloudy day. The ceiling was cloudy, but well above 13,500ft AGL. The ground winds were not strong enough to be a worry. However, the upper winds were strong... ~50 mph as I recollect. A buddy and I arranged with the pilot for a cross-country jump. I dressed for a chilly hop & pop, put my cellphone in my pocket, and we got on the plane. The pilot dropped the free fallers, then we closed the door and flew ~8 miles west from the DZ. We exited and pulled at 13,500. The DZ was a bit hard to see and it was CHILLY up high. We enjoyed a high speed transit across the countryside. The pilot circled us until we were below 10,000 (for air traffic reasons). For much of the jump, my buddy and I thought that we were going to land out to the North of the DZ due to a crosswind component that we had not anticipated. However... things worked out well and each of us landed in the peas! It was a GREAT time....on a cloudy day. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

In the US, regulations prohibit jumping through clouds. If the bottom of the clouds are high enough, jumping from under the clouds is an option. What is "high enough"? Certainly the bare minimum ceiling is 500 or 1000 ft above your lowest acceptable exit/opening altitude for a hop & pop (margin depends on MSL altitude). Of course, this option only works if there are enough other jumpers who want to jump in those conditions to make the plane go. "What is high enough to make the jump worth the expense?".... only YOU can answer that! The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Best Place? Only you can answer that question. Consider all the following: Proximity, Price, Social milieu, instructional mode (AFF, SL, IAD). Total Charges? Varies based on instructional mode as well as variance between DZs using the same instructional mode. How long to earn A-license? This varies on your availability, the suitability of the weather, your ability to pay for jumps, and the volume capacity of the DZ. There are some DZs which offer programs for you to attempt to earn your A-license in a week. This is dependent on both weather and YOUR ability to learn the skills quickly. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

Yes, it is a dumb question. No, tunnel time does NOT count for currency. See my sig line. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

That is great... until your pull altitude moves down. You won't be pulling at 5.5 for long. If you are... you will likely have few folks to jump with. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!