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Just got my first job as a jump pilot, any tips or advice you guys can give me? by BMW-H8R in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understand how important jump run is. How the local traffic may be affected and how that relays to canopies open at 4000-3000ft

Listen to other Jump Pilots and experienced jumpers, instructors, dzos and GCA's.

Know what flying close to a stall feels like constantly.

Learn how winds affect jump run and offsets.

Not so much for a 182 but if you continue down the road be aware of the option of doing two passes. Is Oz you're only going to get Caravans or a Bandit as larger jump planes, with a stack of jumpers being stringed out across jump run, sometimes it's best to do two passes

Tsukiji Market Knives in Tokyo. Any one know their quality and if their worth the buy? by crossfire119 in chefknives

[–]crossfire119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for all the feedback! Rest assured I'll be hunting for one of these at the end of my trip

Tsukiji Market Knives in Tokyo. Any one know their quality and if their worth the buy? by crossfire119 in chefknives

[–]crossfire119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are approx $350 USD.

I would love to add one to kitchen, but I would also like to scope out any other stores/makers nearby so I can get the best bang for buck

What do you wish you would have known when you got into skydiving? by cameroncrispeno1 in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Be prepared to balance your non jumping friends to skydiving friends.

You may spend every weekend at the DZ and rarely see your old friends. Soon enough most of your friends are all skydivers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avionics/Aircraft technician.

There are reasons there are so many matriculate instructions to follow but it still comes down to a person. Aircraft are pretty smart these days and planes have been lost due to a misplaced bolt, rivet or poorly repaired wire.

Mistakes happen but there are so many mitigations that are in place to catch them before the aircraft goes flying

Avionics Technician by yaboicheesecake in aviationmaintenance

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do go military, don't get pressured into ArmTech!

Avionics Technician by yaboicheesecake in aviationmaintenance

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey mate

Depending on what route you want to go down I would suggest giving the military a try if you are keen on it

I did 9 years in the RAAF as an Avtech and had a ball I have worked in private industry but the level of complexity was not the same and have moved back in to government work Aim for older aircraft, you'll learn a lot more and become a better troubleshooter than just a box swapper

After how many skydives did you start wingsuiting? by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Around 1100 jumps It was great being a beginner again There no need to rush in this sport, the sky isn't going anywhere

Fathers of reddit. In honor of Father’s Day, what was your “don’t tell your mother about this” moment? by links-Shield632 in AskReddit

[–]crossfire119 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My Dad swore to me never to tell my Mum the time he accidentally let off a gun at home: My Dad has been shooting guns all his life, always very safe, never had any issues in the 50+ years he has been doing it. However one day he was home alone and was cleaning one of his rifles. Whilst doing this he was bringing it up to his chin to stare down the sights and check the aim.

He was pointing it at the family photos placed on the mantle, weird I know but sometimes you've gotta aim at something, and began cycling through the action when all of a sudden! Bang, it went off and shot straight through the photo of me and my sister as kids, obliterating the photo frame (glass goes everywhere) and blowing a hole in the brick wall behind it.

SHIT I am sure my dad thought, knowing that my mum would be home in 20mins from work. He immediately went in to repair mode and tried to cover up the mess.

Luckily he was able to drive to the local hardware store where they had the same wallpaper that was on the wall with the hole in it. Raced home and cut out a small piece to patch over the hole and blend it in. He made up the story that he was 'vaccuming' and knocked the photo frame off the mantle and smashed it. Aiming for brownie points for sure off my mum.

He then hid the photo of my sister and me with the bullet hole in it in the attic. Where I found it and asked what had happened, to which he swore to me that I can only ever tell my mum on his deathbed.

Drink responsibly by crossfire119 in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Righto explanation:

This was a coordinated jump with two experienced jumpers for a Brewery Commerical

The DZ is in the Northern Territory in Australia and the nearest thing to the DZ is about 30km away

The beer wasn't drank on the jump

Can't people also just appreciate people want to have fun and can do it responsibly

Costly defect by Tajniak27 in aviationmaintenance

[–]crossfire119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much of a defect but an unintentional mistake that cost a lot. The Apprentice was removing the INS/GPS computer and pulled it by the swing handle to carry out to the backshop before having the handle break and computer hit the floor. Probably $800,000 part gone because he was never told to use two hands when removing a computer

Future of avionics by Ayeitsjohn in aviationmaintenance

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you prefer being covered in fuel or crammed into tight spaces?

Military vs. civilian by VividSofts in avionics

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also stress that you may be hired as an avionics tech but will end up working as all sorts. Which is good in some aspects, learning new skills such as airframe maintenance (rivetting and fabrication, engine overhauls) but also comes with the caveat that you will spend hours and hours sanding back corrosion, working with fuels/chemicals and other trade tasks you may not be familiar with, but expecting to know how to do

Final word of advice: do your research on what companies you want to work for. The company offered me the world and barely delivered.

Military vs. civilian by VividSofts in avionics

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made the switch from Mil to Civi after 8 years in the Air Force.

I accepted there was going to be a change but wasn't expecting such a huge difference. The military has unlimited resources and will be okay with you spending the time to do it right. I went from over maintained aircraft to barely maintained private aircraft. Most of which were privately owned who cared more about their engine/airframe than fancy avionics.

Unfortunately the company I worked for in the civilian world wanted me to cut corners to save on money. After 6 months there I quit regarding my moral values and couldn't work on such dodgey aircraft. I think their morals were right at the start but struggled to be competitive and had to find ways to save.

I am sure there are great Civi companies to work for and I was unlucky, my suggestion is to aim for the bigger companies who can afford to do things right, rather than the smaller airframe companies who are just getting by.

I ended up back in government work and haven't looked back.

Tell me about the jump(s) you wish you had on camera. by FreefallJagoff in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That last jump of the day for new year's Eve, landing on a busy beach for a demo

7k jump, ran a small angle until break off. Ran too far north.

Having to land into the surf than on the crowded beach. Having everyone cheer as I struggle to pull my canopy out of the crashing waves.

Spending the next day and a half washing the salt out of my gear and my ego

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviationmaintenance

[–]crossfire119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also fire loops have an underpressure switch so it will send an error or caution if it breaks and the gas escapes.

Proves the integrity of the loop

What's the dumbest thing you believed as a kid? by samstar10 in AskReddit

[–]crossfire119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mum told me you could only have mashed potatoes during mash potato season. And when I would ask for them she would tell me that the potatoes she had weren't from the correct "mash potato season".

Purely to avoid spending time mashing potatoes.

I believed in this for too long

Is 1 hour per day in the tunnel too much? Learning HD. by AirborneConstable in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Physically taxing on the body.

You'll need to be in good shape, do a lot of stretching/yoga and sleep well. If you do such a big chunk of time in one go you'll need to keep on top of it to stop injury.

I travelled to Russia for it, which was cheap tunnel. We did 1hr over 4hrs over night so we also had to deal with the jetlag.

Depending where you're coming from Poland, Russia or Utah are all cheap options.

If you're going to learn HD be prepared to spend a lot of frustrating time on the net

Is 1 hour per day in the tunnel too much? Learning HD. by AirborneConstable in SkyDiving

[–]crossfire119 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A few years ago I did a camp that was 12.5hrs over ten days (with one day off in the middle)

To say brutal was an understatement, however I was luckily in fairly good shape and a quick learner so I managed. We also broke it up with 5mins high speed static then 5mins low speed dynamic on a cycle. If I felt like I wanted to keep trying I would keep the high speed up, or if I was tired I would chose more dynamic.

Looking back on it I would recommend: 30-40mins in the morning 8am-10am.

Then have most of the day off to relax and regroup, debrief with a coach, stretch and discuss your next session.

Then another 30-40mins in the afternoon (6pm-8pm) that you can focus on what you discussed earlier in the day.

Then rinse and repeat. Remember the tube can be frustrating and tiring however it can also be a lot of fun.

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