VA DIR Fundamentals Class

[O-ring]

Who all up here is thinking about taking a DIRF next spring/summer? If we can get enough people we can start talking to GUE and see if we can have the class up here instead of people traveling to the class.

I know a couple people have mentioned it, so I thought i would throw it out there...

We have also been talking about trying to get a GUE Tech 1 class up here too...anyone interested in that?

 

[sillygrendel]

I can't really look that far ahead. If I were to guess I'd say I prolly won't be in the area then.

If I were I probably would be intersted.

 

[PA/NJdiver]

I might be interested in the Tech 1 class. What instructor are you planning to have teach the course?

Stacey

 

[O-ring]

Stacey,
We have 3-4 of us up here that would love to do a tech 1 up this way. I am going to talk to the Nova Tech folks and see who else might be interested. Anyone know the minimum number for them to come up here without the class costing $1k each?

 

[dmdalton]

I talked to Kane about Tech 1 here when he and Andrew came up to do the DIRF course for us (Nova Tech). We were thinking of Mt. Storm in Jan-Feb.

However, after thinking about it I realized that it would be a major pain in the butt trying to mix and fill all the tanks every night with a portable compressor. You are talking 6 divers (max for the class) and two instructors = 8 sets of doubles. That's a lot of mixing and filling. Better to be somewhere where someone can do it for you for the class. You will be tired enough just diving!

Dave D

 

[DaveO]

I'm interested in the Fundies class- assuming I can get a lot of practice in beforehand!

 

[dmdalton]

Pactice before hand is nice but not necessary. You are going there to learn. I've been diving 40 years (since '62) and I and my classmates who had been divng from 3-25years, all trimix cert, some cave cert, one taught by JJ, all felt like newbies. Go take it, adopt it and practice what you learn.

Dave D

 

[ElectricZombie]

If we can get JJ to come, I would be interested.