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Offline mechanic

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Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« on: August 03, 2015, 03:18:11 PM »
A little collection off my gopro.


Thinking of learning to skydive?

Worrying about expensive training and confusing ratings?

Then look no further. In the educational video we will teach you everything you need to know to get started as a skydiver.


Screw AFF courses and long tedious staticline training. Forget about ground schools and constant weather holds.

If you want to be a skygod without wasting all that time, this is for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJlkntNoFeE&feature=youtu.be
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Offline deSelys

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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 03:56:24 PM »
Nice vid!  :lol  :aok
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 05:32:29 PM »
Oh gezz, BAT! Quit bailing out of perfectly good aircraft!  :D
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 03:24:00 AM »
There are no such things as "perfectly good aircrafts"  ;)


(and this is especially relevant to DZ planes  :rolleyes:)
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 03:25:19 AM »
U dont need any practice at all to do your first skydive..
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2015, 10:51:15 AM »
Very good! Now where to do I print off my licence?

Clearly not America, jumping through cloud, tsk tsk! New Zealand obviously but all those hedged fields looks so familiar to someone from side of the world. What's the dropzone?

How not to do a six way exit was my favourite. One other rule when doing a six way is 'Tell the damm pilot'. That way he won't be surprised to find the nose pointing at the the sky and his airspeed ebbing away when you all rush for the exit!


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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2015, 10:54:22 AM »
Push anyone out of a plane with a chute on and I guarantee they will learn what they need to learn in less than 9 seconds.  ;)

Great vid!
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2015, 11:00:55 AM »
Push anyone out of a plane with a chute on and I guarantee they will learn what they need to learn in less than 9 seconds.  ;)

Great vid!
Not necessarily, I watched as a girl who had a full days training spiral down in to a VERY low altitude under a partially opened canopy before the automatic device fired the reserve. The worst of it was she didn't even realised how close she came to becoming a lawn dart!

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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2015, 01:56:51 AM »
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Clearly not America, jumping through cloud, tsk tsk!
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Those arent' clouds, it's 'industrial haze' ;)
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2015, 08:42:29 AM »
If we didn't cloud bust in England then no one would ever jump.....ever...

Does make for some stunning backdrops though

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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2015, 08:51:52 AM »
Holy Jesus how high up are you guys when you jump?  You've got to have serious issues if your doing that for fun..
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Re: Learn to skydive in under 9 minutes
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2015, 10:10:50 AM »
Those arent' clouds, it's 'industrial haze' ;)
Yes we get quite a lot of 'industrial haze' here too. Oh the stories I could tell! But I need to keep my licence.