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+10! Couldn't put it better. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Any facts that might put a solid base on your posting "nagging feelings"? Or might it be that years and years of development might have led Airtec to sufficient routines? See the pic attached. It's a different topic but not too far away. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Die Söhne der großen Bärin. Signale - Ein Weltraumabenteuer. I bet 99,9% of all readers don't have a chance to find out what I'm talking about. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Does this rule apply to your own advice, too? Catch22ish sort of, huh? Just musing... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I wonder at what age a physician has to continuously stand next to the pilot? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

There's a freelancing TI here who sports vintage jumpsuits. I once met him at my DZ and he had one of them vintage (Carl Boehnisch - SKYDIVE! / Masters of the Sky) 80s jumpsuits... a brand-new one! I asked if he had happened to stumble into a forgotten storage or something but he said that my DZO's jumpsuit business (Aero Suits) made them for him. You might try to ask them for a brand new vintage jumpsuit so it will last 10+ years of constant jumping Drop them an e-mail at info[at]skydive.de (their "mother" website address) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

If it is any comfort to you, stable exits at 40+ jumps is something for them young jumpwonders. At 29, you ain't. I also had problems with dive exits until I jumped out an AN2 at 1500 m. The door is hiiigh, but no that wide so I didn't focus that much on slither "parallel" out. I just presented my chest to the wind and arched and... didn't tumble, wow. There's (IIRC!) a video from Skydive University - Basic Body Flight - where you can see the instructor sort of jumping out straight (almost 90° to the line of flight) but presenting his chest to the relative wind and his right leg higher than his left one. This way, he smoothly slides down the hill. I then fine tuned my exit and got them more and more "close to the line of flight", i. e. my angle of diving out the door and the l.o.f. becoming smaller and smaller. As a number of others said: Do some h&p jumps, you got plenty of time to get stable and only need to focus on the exit and will be surprised that you pretty soon got about 7-8s to spare for intentional somersaults, barrel rolls etc pp The free-coaching approach (having s.o. taping your exits and discussing them with an instructor) is another valuable tool. If you do a floating exit: Not only try to look at the instructor in the door but - after some confidence-building jumps - try to wave - with both arms - at them. Looks great on tape and is a good means to really keep you arched and keep your gaze fixed towards the door. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I couldn't agree more. I'd rather die on a woman or under an AAD-deployed canopy. But why a keg at the funeral? I'd order a couple of crates - if ya have a beer, then right from the bottle, no glasses, no hassle The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

"the popo and my union" You don't know how funny this reads to anyone speaking German. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tieA5wfcgH4 Muahahaha. But then I learned an American company really invented these thingies. How American! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Nice one. Some parts really show they do it for fun, just fun and nothing but fun Reminded me I also sported a fuzzy face... but could do so in the 80s as I was much younger then. And hey, don't complain about 80s fashion, the real crime happened in the 90s The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I bet it's not a fake. There was a similar photo with one guy standing on top of a tandem rig, holding the drogue bridle to be seen on the late skyger.de website (may it rest in peace). The folks were from Poland and the "student" was an experienced skydiver. They were doing a "fun jump". I strongly disapprove of this (due to the risks) but it seems some folks do all kinds of "fun stuff" just to... have fun. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I have both exercise-induced and allergen-induced asthma but in my case I have never had to use my puffer at the DZ. But cases are different and I take one dose of my turbohaler (powder) every morning. (Lowest dosage possible, works great with me.) BTW: Have you been shown how to use it correctly? (I bet you have... just in case. It's shown in a totally wrong way in many (American) movies.) I started with a thorough medical inspection by an aviation physician because of my asthma. She did some checks, asked whether my medication was regulated correctly and then told me: Son, yer test results are bl00dy good, better than any average smoker, and probably better than any untrained "normal" folks. Being a TI I have to undergo a medical check every three years, so I think I'm being monitored quite well. Additionally I do sports several times a week (nah, additionally to skydiving ) so I guess that sort of explains RR 125/80 at 60 bpm plus a smile of my young doctress^T doctor every time she stethoscopes me. Hah, I coined a verb? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Just found some photos about an 80-year-old lady named Geni from Munich who did her 100th tandem jump. This shows that 99,x% of all TIs are responsible folks who take good care of their students. Look at pic 21, you can see her harness is adjusted properly and she's wearing a proper jumpsuit. An even better example is the video of Granny Ida's 100th tandem jump at age 82. Proper harness adjustment and proper briefing and even exiting a 182 is doable without problems. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Yepp, small planes might pose a problem if someone sits next to the door and changes their mind. We had a 206 here last year, but there weren't any issues - should be interesting if 3 tandem pairs are packed in it. OTOH I had to lift the two of us over another "spacious" (to put it politely) TI's leg, so I think it's manageable at least in a 206, but in a 172 or 182... Folks at Arnstadt were planning on chartering a Beech and TIs talked about how to get out the door and folks who have already jumped from one said that a sitting exit is the most sensible one. I always feel uncomfortable if I see TIs doing dive exits where they can do a posed one - which bears less risks. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I occasionally jump at another DZ here in Thuringia. They do have a wind sock but the rule is "Everyone lands according to the landing T." Works really well especially on low wind days with occasional direction changes. And even if jumpers have to land 30° crosswind (may happen) that's small change. They also emphasize on "left hand pattern" and "don't spiral down" and - most important - "Everyone fly with a sound mind and open eyes". If someone behaves... well, "strange" or so, s/he gets talked to calmly, but not in the open. I like this policy and attitude and it works, haven't heard of any landing incidents there and they very often have big way days/weeks. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I second your thoughts. Skydiving isn't for everyone and if someone doesn't want to or changes their mind just keep sitting. It's a sign a politeness to respect such a wish (and to "guard" such a passenger in the hangar.) I dunno why a TI forcibly drags a student out the door. The vid is a little grainy at that period of time but it seems the TI even sort of looks "amused" about his wildly thrashing and resisting old lady passenger. Maybe - especially in our way-too-often testosteron-driven sport - he was afraid his fellow TIs would make phun of him not to be able to "get that old lady out the door"? I dunno and hope this wasn't his motive. Old passengers are a challenge, yes. I'm pretty glad I didn't have very fragile old people yet. My eldest passenger so far has been a nice lady aged 75. She was remarkably fit for her age but I told her that we need to take extra care with her and I triple-checked her harness. If she had shown that she had changed her mind I would have remained in the plane with her and I talked about this opportunity with her - as I do with all students(*). We did some more ground training, especially landing and I assisted her a little (lifted her legs with mine a little) but she did fairly well, better than some younger buffalo hips... See pics attached, she enjoyed the ride. (*) "Whenever you clearly tell me you don't wanna jump and confirm my question if ya really don't wanna do, I will respect your wish - which might take more bravery than actually jump - and stay with you and ride down in the plane with you. The money will be blown, though. That OK with you?" The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

I have been a devoted Opera user for many years and thus had to do some search. (Yes, I wanted to do so before but now I felt motivated enough.) I came across YouTubeUnblocker and it also works with Opera (see pic attached), heh heh! (Also works with Firefox, Chrome and Safari.) If anyone needs help with installing it on Opera, just drop me a PM. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Thank you very much for helping. Watched it and ... what else to say: Had it been my mum (one year younger only) I would have kicked the shite out of this fartknocker TI. Where to start... first of all she made it more than clear that she didn't want to jump and he forcibly shoved her out. OMG I hope his license gets punched! The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Yes... "Video not available in your country" I wonder why? Any music along? If yes, the royalty fee grabbing authority is behind this. Anyone knows an alternative source? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

My tip is also: Keep asking, or start asking around your DZ. Being a girl, your chances are far better than mine were 10 years ago I never forgot that there were folks who jumped with me, just for free. Only a few, but these jumps helped a lot. I also took to paid coach jumps, though It's a pity that quite a lot of folks with several hundred jumps forget that they once also started out. It should be part of the game to give back to the community. Apart from that, jumping with noobs is satisfying (coz you're the 'hero' ) and I found out I often learn something from jumping with a noob. Did 4 unpaid coach jumps with noobs on Saturday and they enjoyed it and we all learned something new. So heck, just tell you look for someone to jump with you, and I am sure you will find some partners. But - being a girl - watch out who's offering their help - not all of them will offer it coz they're so good at jumping, you know (Just kidding) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

If the cat had touched the live wires they could have called the nearest Chinese restaurant? Harhar... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

We (my wife and me) always were fans of Simmi Ammann. I knew he is a skydiver but haven't seen the video yet, quite nice. 2 minutes of freefall, woohoo. No wonder he took oxygen with him. Would like to have his signature but as I don't jump in Switzerland I won't have a chance (and so with a signature of Michael Schumacher, hehe) The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks

Awesome. It's really great because they convey how much they liked it and how they felt. Good one

I do have a yoghurt every morning. This explains certain findings... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks