"THE MAD BOMBER"

[MFFI]

Yes indeed, Yuma is still here... every so often the 'powers that be' still talk about moving us back to Bragg. The smart move would be to leave us out here, and "sure-up" the aircraft support. (A bad spot out here just means you walk a few hundred meters, a bad spot at Bragg means tree landings, damaged 'chutes and hurt jumpers)
Funny you should mention the HAHO thing... tomorrow morning we are going WAAAY out in the desert to check out a new DZ... hopefully if things go well we will start doing REAL HAHO's here in the schoolhouse.
Gary O'Niell... he is an interesting guy! He did a tandem jump with my ole' lady back when he worked at the GB club... havent seen him since just before he retired, but every now and again I hear his name pop up....

and unfortunately... the doll is gone, must have got lost in the move. Alot of plaques and such met thier fate in the move... We just brought the "Madison Stohlien" sign here 2 classes ago... after they tore all the Smoke Bomb hill buildings down it turned up in a closet in the wind tunnel......

well... that about sums it up! Have a good day!

[Zulu6]

hey mffi,

tried with no luck to contact your sgm. can you help me out. thanks man. email if you can...........................SPLASH.............. ....ill be waiting in the water.

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[Tracy]

MFFI:

Did the wind tunnel make it out there to Yuma? I remember when they first tried it out and "browned out" Fort Bragg from the electrical pull...

Any chance you can post what the POI is now? Length, classes, etc. Just a curious old chief...

p.s. You guys have any poop on this new USPA Coach Program? We're thinking of enrolling a few of us for the Lodi Parachute Center.

[MFFI]

The wind tunnel is still at Bragg, we send a few instructors to pick up each 'new' class. The power problem was solved quite a few years back, they can pretty much crank it any time of day without bothering anyone. As far as the POI..... its pretty much the same as it ever was, left turn / right turn forward glide. They start jumping with rucks by jump 7-9 then around jump 15 they start jumping with an 8 man group, then they finish off with night week. The classroom stuff is pretty much power point slides that quote '31-19'
The only real different from the way it was at Bragg is we do more 1 on 1 jumps with them, and they get a LOT more jumps by the end. The average is about 25 jumps a class (low end) I did a five week course at Bragg and got 24 jumps, we do a 4 week course and the students get AT LEAST that... Plus out here we dont have to worry about the equation:

student canopy control + bad spot = lost in the woods around luzon dz

As far as the Coach program... I dont know a lot about it, but from talking to an AFF course director it is centered at working with jumpers that are off student staus, but havent got an "A" license yet... wish I could tell you more about it. If it was my money I would skip the coach program and do the AFFJM course instead. Well I hope the info helped... Blue Skies chief.....

[TANGOisinKOREA]

MFFI

Is there any student down time during the course? I have family in Lake Havasu. Would I get a chance to drop in and say hello?

Chas

[MFFI]

"TANGO"
the only down time is on the weekends, and we still get "training holidays" when they come around... so it would depend on when you came through... thats a question better answered by whoever is in charge when you inprocess........


"TRACY"...
another thing on the "coaches" program.... the student training program from USPA is going through quite a few changes so I dont know how the 'coaches' will be integrated into student training. I do know that you have to hold the appropriate jumpmaster rating under the current system to jump with a student... The coaches program DOES sound like it is a good way to imrove flying skills before going to an AFF cert course.

"LARFIVE"
Are you OCONUS or here in the states? What unit are you trying to get here from? I will email you a couple phone numbers this weekend, but thats about the best I can do...



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[Zulu6]

MFFI,

Thanks for writing back i really appreciate it. DA is sending me to bragg. since the powers that be informed me that my position is over strength they suggested a TDA. currently im on leave in europe. Anything that you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Ill get with you on specifics later for obvious reasons. thanks again and i really appreciate your help.

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[MFFI]

Tracy...
this is what I have on the coaches program:

The USPA Coach will be able to teach certain parts of the first jump course and jump with students who have reached Category G and H of the Integrated Student Program. These jumps will involve training the student in forward movement, changing fall rate, and tracking. The requirements are a C license and a completed BIC.
There will be a schedule announced soon regarding Coach Courses, after the February Board of Director's Meeting.
Blue Skies,

Jim Crouch
Director of Safety and Training
United States Parachute Association
Alexandria, VA
703-836-3495 ext. 314
703-836-2843 Fax
Safety&Training@uspa.org


Good Luck and Blue Skies

[Roothead]

MFFI,

If Jeff Ingraham is still there, could you please pass my email address to him.

Thanks,

Barry

sherwood@kda.attmil.ne.jp

[MFFI]

Originally posted by Roothead:
MFFI,

If Jeff Ingraham is still there, could you please pass my email address to him.

Thanks,

Barry

sherwood@kda.attmil.ne.jp

Jeff retired about a year ago... he came out on the MSG promotion list while he was on terminal leave. Go figure... Havent seen nor heard him since...
Sorry that I couldnt help.

[javahedz]

MFFI,

We are thinking about heading out to Yuma. Do you have any info on the military and local medical resources? I'm trying to get all the casevac planning done before hitting the ground.

Thanks

Dan



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[MFFI]

Originally posted by javahedz:
MFFI,

We are thinking about heading out to Yuma. Do you have any info on the military and local medical resources? I'm trying to get all the casevac planning done before hitting the ground.

Thanks

Dan

[This message has been edited by javahedz (edited 01-08-2001).]

MCAS Yuma is about 25 miles away, so is Yuma Regional. We only have a little clinic/TMS on post. The air medevac is done by MCAS. Hope that helps... really not much else out here.

[javahedz]

Thanks,

We are coordinating air-evac through the jarheads http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/biggrin.gif and
made arrangements with the civvies. They'll (the civilians) let us rent a fully stocked ambulance for $33 a day.....that will be fun to hit the bars with at night!

Thanks again,

Dan

[MFFI]

Originally posted by javahedz:
.....that will be fun to hit the bars with at night!


Dan

Dude... this is Yuma Arizona... WHAT BARS?
but hey........ I like the way you think.

Who are you coming down with... I'll keep a look out for you............

[javahedz]

Sorry to hear the night-life prediction. Just our team is coming. We probably won't be going near any military, but if you see a bunch of really pale guys, that's us.

[realpolypro]

Hey MFFI, if you have a former C 3/75 Panama Ranger 90 Gunner, that used to have a Water Buffalo back in Thailand, with you, tell him Polypro said "Get Down!" http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/smile.gif

Poly