Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade: "Skydriving Instructor

Students using a Static Line or Instructor Assisted Deployment method (i.e., a solo jump where the parachute opens automatically and the instructor stays in aircraft) will sometimes refuse to jump

You would never force or throw them out of the airplane, of course. But they don't know that. If you give them a small shake -- just to demonstrate that you could toss them out if you wanted to -- they will almost always jump themselves ... and thank you afterwards."

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