SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.FIDONET.ORG (SKYDIVE) (05/29/91)
Reply-to: Dave.Appel@p30.f30.n231.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Appel) Fido-To: jeff taylor In a message to Skydive <25 May 91 12:55> uiucuxc!bronze.ucs.indian wrote: ui> From uiucuxc!convex.mitek.com!matt ui> From: uiucuxc!bronze.ucs.indiana.edu!jltaylor (Jeff Taylor) ui> To: ehsnet.fidonet.org!skydive ui> Date: 23 May 91 15:37:53 GMT ui> Hello. A friend and I want to try parachuting, and wondered if anyone ui> could inform us (me) about "first-timer" tips on parachuting, and about ui> the parachuting establishment we are going to use for lessons, plane, ui> and chutes. 1) I would recommend (and this is only my opinion) that you go to a drop zone (parachute center) that is USPA affiliated. This means that they officially subscribe to the Basic Safety Requirements. of the USPA, and use only USPA-rated instructors and jumpmasters. 2) I would recommend that you take instruction only from a USPA-rated Instructor, and that your jumpmaster is a USPA-rated Jumpmaster (or Instructor). Don't be afraid to ask the drop zone management for proof of USPA membership, and don't be afraid to ask the instructor for proof of his Instructor rating. Dave Appel, C-20451 Fidonet: Dave Appel at 1:231/30 I X.400 mail: Internet: dappel@ehsnet.fidonet.org I COUNTRY = US US Mail: POBox 24802,INDY,IN,46224 I ADMD = WESTERN UNION Relaynet: Dave Appel at ICC I ORG = DAVID APPEL GEnie: DAVE.APPEL I DDA.ELN=62877725 Western Union: ESL 6287-7725 I --- XRS!% 4.10 --- eecp 1.45 LM2 * Origin: The Drop Zone, Dave Appel, 1:231/30.30 (Quick 1:231/30.30) -- SKYDIVE - via FidoNet node 1:233/13 (ehsnet.fidonet.org)