Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!ryoder From: ryoder@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert W Yoder) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: AFF training Message-ID: <1991Apr22.175445.22641@en.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 22 Apr 91 17:54:45 GMT References: <32987@mimsy.umd.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 29 In article <32987@mimsy.umd.edu>, jerrys@mobby.umiacs.umd.edu (Jerry Sobieski) writes: [text deleted] > 1. AFF is much more expensive per jump than S/L thereby attracting > first jumpers with much more discretionary money. Because > of this, the sport has moved from bikers and ex-special forces > types (basic nere-do wells) into the raquetball set with > Jeeps and Air-Jordans. I've had enough of this bad-mouthing of Jeep owners; For you information, I have driven Jeeps for 12 years, (I'm on my second one which is now ten years old), and I wouldn't be caught dead wearing Air-Jordans. :-) Let's not waste time being picky about who we jump with. Experienced jumpers are too scarce to be getting fussy about the socio-economic category to which they belong. If someone is a safe, enthusiastic jumper, why should we be looking for reasons to thumb our noses at him? The more people of all kinds we bring into the sport, the more money there will be available for more planes and more DZ's. Robert Yoder "It's 10 o'clock. Do you know where your child processes are?" 306 Hawkins Graduate House Internet: ryoder@ecn.purdue.edu West Lafayette, IN 47906 Bitnet: ryoder%ecn.purdue.edu@purccvm (317)495-6845 N9CON UUCP: {purdue, pur-ee}!ecn.purdue.edu!ryoder