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He's both. I stand by my recommendation, over and above all others in the area.
WW
TDI Training - Fort Lauderdale/Miami, FL area?
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He's both. I stand by my recommendation, over and above all others in the area.
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bridgenet
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Leave this board for a day and got busy 
. Thank you everyone for the input. I know it is a religion to many but I've decided to go TDI versus IANTD but ideally was looking for an instructor that taught both. That way he could mix it up as needed given TDI gives a bit more freedom in training, I believe. If the instructor is good won't matter agency being represented. Also Trimix is > 200 dives with IANTD and I would rather get my trimix earlier and then practice with an instructor while taking other courses.
Anyways ended up with following:
American Dive Center, Boca Rotan - talked to them a couple of times, seemed like a good way to go, but once they finally nailed the pricing down was >$2K with rental gear/boat. $1K just for the two courses where most others are $6-700. They have an online course which is nice when used in conjunction with the manuals for prep work prior to the classroom training.
Discovered a bunch of unused Frequent Flyer points and not alot of people traveling so was able to go to Grand Cayman April 2 - 9 and work with Dive-Tech on short notice. They seem very professional, reasonable rates, and are primarily IANTD. Instructor does both and is giving a full 6 days to the courses where others seemed to be taking short cuts with 4.
Should be ready to start Trimix training by mid summer, no desire for deep air. At that point will look into Southern Florida again.
Thanks all for the help, am sure there will be many more questions as I get educateduter:
Kev
. Thank you everyone for the input. I know it is a religion to many but I've decided to go TDI versus IANTD but ideally was looking for an instructor that taught both. That way he could mix it up as needed given TDI gives a bit more freedom in training, I believe. If the instructor is good won't matter agency being represented. Also Trimix is > 200 dives with IANTD and I would rather get my trimix earlier and then practice with an instructor while taking other courses. Anyways ended up with following:
American Dive Center, Boca Rotan - talked to them a couple of times, seemed like a good way to go, but once they finally nailed the pricing down was >$2K with rental gear/boat. $1K just for the two courses where most others are $6-700. They have an online course which is nice when used in conjunction with the manuals for prep work prior to the classroom training.
Discovered a bunch of unused Frequent Flyer points and not alot of people traveling so was able to go to Grand Cayman April 2 - 9 and work with Dive-Tech on short notice. They seem very professional, reasonable rates, and are primarily IANTD. Instructor does both and is giving a full 6 days to the courses where others seemed to be taking short cuts with 4.
Should be ready to start Trimix training by mid summer, no desire for deep air. At that point will look into Southern Florida again.
Thanks all for the help, am sure there will be many more questions as I get educated
uter:Kev
you will like Dive Tec I have doev with them a number of time, and they are well qualified to give you a good course.
askthem to take you to the donut, it is a beautiful spot at about 320 feet
also say hi to Chris for me, he is their resident Video guy,
tel him Doug from Whistler said i just got my rebreather and my video camera, and i'll see you on the bottom
askthem to take you to the donut, it is a beautiful spot at about 320 feet
also say hi to Chris for me, he is their resident Video guy,
tel him Doug from Whistler said i just got my rebreather and my video camera, and i'll see you on the bottom
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Mikey is the guy you want. He's a very experienced and active gas diver, and among the best of the best when it comes to deep wrecks. See his website http://www.mikey.net
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Thanks for the link. I will definitely look him up this summer when I do full Trimix. From the description of the courses on his web site it is TDI also. Ironically our backgrounds are alot alike so we should get along well... even same job... exception is I don't fly planes, only started to jump out of them, call it the ultimate in buoyancy control .
Thanks again,
Kev
.Thanks again,
Kev
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