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The "penguin track" is cool; much more surface area than pointing the toes! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Tim was also the back-up to Helen Sharman, the first Britain to go into space, training along side of her in case she wasn't able to go: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/18/newsid_2380000/2380649.stm Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Not quite true; between the barnstorming days of Clem Sohn, Harry Ward and Leo Valentin, their was a Gypsy Moths style resurgence in the 60s by the likes of Bill Cole, Tommy Boyd, Don Molitor, Lyle Cameron Sr and C.H. Laurin Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

1993 according to the Skydiving magazine I scanned these pictures from Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

From http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=116&art_id=iol1086596785309B630&set_id=1 Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Instructor. Both the USPA SIM and the BPA Operations Manual refer to them as such. Otherwise, the people on the front would be passengers, and not students, and then we'd be airlines. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

KUA executive seriously injured in BASE jump Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

And how many of those were you deploying at 300 feet :-P I agree with you about muscle memory, and I understand it's not just AFF students that can suffer from it (e.g. experienced people deploying their main after losing altitude awareness when they have a Cypres), but someone who has got to the stage of doing a wingsuit BASE jump and dumping low should be able to overcome this. If not, they are in the wrong game. To me, the risk of muscle memory is lower than that of a BOC fumble. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Makes me laugh, but then again, I can have a sick sense of humour plus I've never seen a dead student (except on video - it's a requirement for Tandem certification in the UK to watch a video where a tandem pair goes in). Not specifically picking on skybeergodd here, as there have been a couple of lines in this thread which could be considered near the knuckle or even stepping over the line. Are there things you hear instructors saying to students that you think out shouldn't be said? Yes, this is a dangerous sport and you could get killed; how many of you tell your tandem students that in a non-jokey way? Are sick jokes the way to go about it? In this day and age, some dropzones are very commercial and staff are expected to act very professionally and I can see how attitudes could clash. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

That's what I meant about the market being smaller, but then, wouldn't the same apply to Student units? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

What is the justification for a Tandem Cypres being more expensive than an Expert or Student one? Technically I can only think that it is because it's operation is different or that the market is smaller for this different operation, yet the same applies to a Student Cypres and that is the same price as an Expert one. Square1 doesn't list Tandem Cypres and ParaGear says call for the price (implying that it's different from the Student/Expert), but UK dealer, DZ Sports, lists the Tandem unit as 20% more expensive than the Student/Expert one. Looking at the AirTec website there is actually physically more to the Student unit. Apart from that, it's just the operating parameters. See attached spreadsheet. So, the only reason I can see is because that Tandem generates more revenue, therefore a more expenisve unit is affordable i.e. profit for AirTec. Can this be true? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Not long ago I would have put I don't do flips at all but since then I done a couple intentionally, so I guess it's occasionally, for the right person. At my dropzone, there is usually a mass briefing for all of the tandem students who all arrive first thing. The instructor who sometimes does it is quite adventurous and will quite often suggest that flips are available if you so wish and to talk the instructor if that's what you desire. Most don't mention it because they are scared enough as it is and don't fancy the prospect of a bigger scare! Being a low time instructor I've always declined truthfully saying that I'm not as experienced as the other instructors and don't do flips but that they'll get to see the aircraft as they leave (with a pivotting, square to slipstream exit) and they are still going to have a lot of fun. A couple of weeks ago, I had a young lady, who had previously done a tandem (although not with me), and gone through AFF ground school but decided it wasn't for her before the jump. However, she did want to do another tandem. In the aircraft she said can we do some back flips on exit? At this point, I'd done just over a hundred tandems. I'd said to myself that I wouldn't do anything tricky until I had at least 100 tandems. So she'd done a tandem before, we were going to be out last with no video so I thought it was an ideal situation especially without a video to spoil with flailing ungracefullness :-) As we were getting ready she casually mentioned that she'd got her arms and legs "all wrong" last time. My fault for not inquiring to deeply about her previous tandem before agreeing to a funky exit! Became more aware that she was only about 120 pounds. Also said I'd reserve funky exits for the bigger guys who's limbs couldn't override their mass so easily! Oh well. Exit was from a Caravan so I rotated on the floor inside the door and rolled us out backwards. The roll out went well and controlled but her arms and legs came out uncommanded and akwardly. I levelled it out. I wouldn't say it was a side spin but it felt like it could go that way quickly so I got the drogue out but probably not at my most stable. Drogue deployment was fine and everything settled down. On the ground I resolved that the next one would be with someone bigger...and maybe in another 100 jumps :-) Then a couple of weekends later, I had the opportunity to take another lady on a tandem who I'd previously taken before. She was considering doing AFF and wanted to do another tandem just to make sure. When we did the first tandem, she was very aware and controlled, making her an ideal candidate, in my opinion. She also asked for some back loops on exit. With the previous attempt fresh in my mind and my resolve to only do it with bigger people, I was inclined to refuse, but I had a good rapport with the student and was willing to have another go. Exit was to be from an Islander this time and I was considering a layout type exit due to the proximity of the wheel strut but was concerned that it was something new and might not be able to get a good rotation, so I reprised the roll-out backwards through the door. The exit went really well with two nice loops. I'd briefed the student that since the exit was from a seated position with our legs raised, it was important for her to get them back between mine after exit. I had my legs tucked for the loop but I felt her legs being strongly pushed back between mine. Very switched on. There was a little rocking coming out of the loop on drogue deployment but it was stable. Might put the video up on skydivingmovies.com if anyone was interested? So, yeah, I'll do them sometimes, depending on the student, but they are not the norm for me. Here are a couple of stills from the second jump I was talking about... Image026_24A Image025_23A Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

"Welcome to . We have some of the best, most experienced instructors in the country. Unfortunately, they are on holiday so you've got me!" Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Not mine, so I can't give you permission to use them but anyway. At UK dropzones, it is common to issue jumpsuits to students. One of the instructors at my dropzone always says, "they come in two sizes, too big and too small. And yes ladies, they do make your bum look big". Goes down quite well. At another dropzone I've worked at, the instructor starts the briefing in front of the tandem rig and says, "I'd just like to start by saying that PLEASE, before you get on board the plane, make sure your instructor is wearing one of these!" :-) Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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http://www.crmojo.com/adobepdf/stowed.pdf It may also be that the deceased was not comfortable enough, due to the nature of the exit point, to go hand-held. BSBD Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

I've mirrored the file on SkydivingMovies.com Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Another one for your synopsis John? It's a bit of off-shot from the Landing Approach poll but worthy of a second one I feel. Tandem instructors only please. It seems very popular in the States to have students assist with the landing flare, whereas conversely in the UK you hardly ever see it happen. Let's assume this is for "regular" tandems and not progression ones. I get the feeling that those who do allow it, like the help, whereas those who don't are afraid the student will hinder too much (despite techniques such as those mentioned by Chuck to prevent this). I have just over a 100 tandems and it has been me alone who has flared all of those landings. My students are gripping the suit besides their knees lifting their feet above mine. Although I would consider letting someone I'd taken before who was considering progression to assist. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Vector II and Paratec Next with Paratec Twin 402 (and sometimes an EZ 384) Hoping to demo a Hop 330 in a few weeks. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

What exactly is it you want to do? Shift some of the jump numbers up to increment for the hop and pops? The UPDATE MOVE JUMPNUMBERS statement that comes with JumpTrack is UPDATE LOGBOOK SET Jumpnumber = Jumpnumber + 1 WHERE Jumpnumber >= 100 This adds 1 to all jumps greater than or equal to 100. If you only wanted to increment that and the next jump it would be UPDATE LOGBOOK SET Jumpnumber = Jumpnumber + 1 WHERE Jumpnumber >= 100 AND Jumpnumber

I put Robi's edit from 2003 up on skydivingmovies. It's got all sorts in; BASE jumping, 4 way, 300-way, tandem, oh yeah, and some wingsuit, so I thought it would be best here :-) Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Only 69 slots left. If you are thinking of coming and haven't registered yet, get your skates (wings?) on! Hey Schwede, how do the remaining slots compare to previous years? Is it looking popular this year? I'm really looking forward to some Herc exits. A couple of weeks ago, I had some fun from a Skyvan running in at 135 kts Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Yes, but £18 each if you buy a block of ten. 13,500 feet Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Couldn't comment about Hinton but it's only 10 miles more to Langar from Coventry than it is to Hinton and Langar has 2 turbines, FS load organising, freefly school, wingsuit school :-), friendly atmosphere and SEVERAL reserve packers on site! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

La science du vol Edit: The articles are to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first true "Bird man" flight to cover any distance (5 km?!) by Léo Valentin on the 13th of May 1954 Les Hommes-Oiseaux: Cinquantenaire de 1er vol Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live