Static line training is for the independent person or someone wanting to progress in the sport beyond one jump. The training lasts 3 to 4 hours because you are taking on the responsibility of learning the equipment and how to use it during your first jump. In the course we will cover: 1) Basic Safety 2) How to approach and enter the plane 3) How to exit the plane 4) What body position to take during your exit 5) What a good parachute looks like 6) What to do if the 1st parachute is not right (this is called a malfunction) 7) How to steer your reserve (2nd) canopy if needed 8) How to steer your main canopy 9) How to land your canopy 10) How to pick up your gear, continue smiling and return to the hanger to have the gear repacked. 11) Training includes watching a video and practical training, practical training consists of; practicing parachute landing falls (PLF's), emergency procedures (in a hanging harness), and exits from the plane (while it is still on the ground.) 12) You will jump that same day at the end of the class. Three students go up in each load and it takes about 30 minutes to complete each load. For further information, please contact Jerry's Skydiving Circus at: rlmoney@skycircus.com. YOUR INSTRUCTOR "Hi my name is Ed Lancaster. Let me start off by telling you a little about myself. I have over thirty two years service in the military at the rank of Sergeant Major. I have a lot of teaching experience; I’m a Master Scuba Diver Instructor which I have been teaching it for 10 years. I have been skydiving for over three years and have received a few ratings, Static Line Instructor, IAD (Instructor Assisted Deployment), and Coach. I also do video and still photography on your skydiving experience. As most instructor and coaches I started in the sport the same way you will. I struggled with this sport from the first jump but I’m always learning new things. I like giving back to the sport that so many other skydivers have taught me about the sport of skydiving." This is my first jump story. My skydive story started on July 22, 2001. This is when I took my static line course at Jerry’s Skydiving Circus. My Instructor was Valerie Beach, and jump master Dave Durant. There were 15 others students in my class but to this day I’m the only one that pursued the sport any further. My first jump was a little scary. I sat through a three to four hour class and then did some ground training before I made my jump. So after about four hours of thinking of all the things you are supposed to remember to do on your first jump, the butterflies started to set in. Then the time comes when it’s my turn to make my first skydive. I remember when the jump master Dave Durant said “door” and then he opened it. The wind was very loud and it was very windy. Then he said “put your feet out and stop”, that’s when you realize how windy it is up there. His next command was “go all the way out and hang”. When I started to climb out, that is when I really felt how much wind there was up there since the plane is traveling about 80 miles per hour. It was just about like riding a motorcycle, except your 3000 feet above the earth. Once I have moved out of the plane the next step was to hang on the strut and look back at my jumpmaster. Then Dave said “spot”. Now I really started thinking about what the world I was doing up there. Once I let go of the plane it became a little unnatural. I kicked like a chicken and then remembered to arch. From that first day I knew what I was really wanting from the sport. That is why I became an instructor and coach. Now it is my turn to teach you how to skydive and enjoy the sport. Since I have been skydiving I have met a lot of new friends and have been to a lot of different places to jump. I have jumped from many different aircraft, of which the most exciting was when I got to jump from a C130. It would be a pleasure to share our sport with you. BLUE SKIES!!!!!