{"id":17906,"date":"2018-01-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17906"},"modified":"2018-01-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T00:00:00","slug":"2018-01-17-catching-up-with-bram-clement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-01-17-catching-up-with-bram-clement\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with\u2026 Bram Clement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bram Clement\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/dee1393f-e7ed-4c9d-83b1-1ccd3b3f2b8b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>How many jumps, what type, how long in the sport?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>15,000 jumps, skydiving since 1986<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What equipment do you jump, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Aerodyne Icon Aerodyne Pilot 132 Aerodyne Smart Reserve 120 I like how comfortable the Icon fits me. I am quite tall and the XL NextGen is as comfortable as it gets. The Pilot is for my job the most reliable and fun, all-round canopy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality, and where you live?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I am a USA Citizen. Born in the Netherlands. I live in Zephyrhills, Florida<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skydiving achievements, claims to fame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Staying alive.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Contributing to improving the Instructional rating system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bram running an AFF instructor course\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/88741de8-6d91-4857-b7df-d79d107df5c8.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do for a living?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I own and operate SkydiveRatings, a full-time Instructional rating school. I teach our rating courses at our locations in Zephyrhills and Sebastian and I travel to other countries to conduct Instructional rating courses<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How long has Skydive Ratings been going and how many people have you trained`?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Tandem Examiner since 1993 AFF Evaluator since 1997<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Started <a href=\"http:\/\/skydiveratings.com\/\">SkydiveRatings<\/a> \u2013 full-time ratings school in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We did not keep accurate records in the beginning of our existence but according to the records we have certified skydivers with over 3,000 ratings<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What approach do you take at Skydive Ratings when evaluating instructors?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I like to compare it to 4-way coaching. Our goal is to be supportive, encourage team-building and facilitate to whatever our course candidates need to be successful. 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In reality AFF candidates make more practice jumps to learn the AFF air skills. Progression is at an individual pace. People have different backgrounds and skill levels. Our job is to bring our AFF candidates up to the standards that USPA has set before we start the evaluation process.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Being a good belly flyer is a must.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The number of practice jumps depends on skill and currency. Being a good belly flyer is a must.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>My friend, who is an excellent skydiver, said your course was \u201cbrilliant but the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done\u201d. What makes it so difficult? Do you give your potential instructors anything harder to deal with on the course than they will see in real life?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We train the AFF candidates for entry level AFF. The real learning starts after they leave the course. Real life can and will be harder at some point. Sooner or later every AFF Instructor will need the skills they learned during the rating course.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The real learning starts after they leave the course<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Candidates may experience it as difficult because these 6 days are very intense. 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If it is not today, it will be tomorrow, next week or next year. Motivation is key!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you see people grow through the course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>People gain more confidence as they go through our practice modules. My program is built on positive progression in smaller steps. Candidates gain what I call \u201cInstructor awareness\u201d They grow with their team and become more aware skydivers\/Instructors<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you do what you do, what do you get out of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I love it \u2013 I live it.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I like to see progression. This sport is awesome!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Selfie during a tandem course\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/78c9a0c5-5bdf-491c-a3c0-6ec233e6763a.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice do you have for people who want to become an instructor? And if they want to do your course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Contact us ahead of time and find out what you have to do to prepare for the rating course.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Also find a mentor-Instructor at your DZ. Shadow that person, get familiar with the USPA books, IRM and SIM and work on good belly fly skills<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whom do you admire?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Martins: skydiver, yachtsman and philosopher<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the biggest problem we have in the sport right now? And what can we do about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Do we have a problem?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>DZO\u2019s and managers pushing numbers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a quirky fact about yourself, that people don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t like to eat with my hands. 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