fallfast69 3 #26 August 17, 2009 Quote Quote >No, green means go. It does not mean anything else. Period. Quote Exactly. People who can spot themselves, and/or can exercise good judgment when it comes to exit decisions, have no place in jump ships. For these people we recommend bowling. 2nd smartest thing to come out of your mouth, of course the smartest thing to come out of your mouth would be the penis of that very intelligent man you are rumored to be dating. I know that was disrespectful Bill, but it was fucking hilairous...I can't help it...can we please, please, please keep him around to play with, just for a little while? . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistedspark 0 #27 August 17, 2009 QuoteNo, green means go. It does not mean anything else. Period. Perhaps being the braniac that you are you should recommend a red light, yellow light, green light system. That way at least you pussies who dont go on green can have your moment of pause when the yellow light is on. Red means dont go. Green means go. It really isnt that hard to understand now is it? The two Caravans at my DZ each have only 2 lights, but they have large labels next to them too. Red - Don't go. Green - Open door and spot. (some pilots suck) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj126 0 #28 August 17, 2009 Alot of people do hesitate in the door and create a problem by putting people futher out. Red should mean door and spot, with the safety factors covered, Green should mean go!! Now. Im sure everyone has different methods. I love to see someone going solo give a ready- set- go in the door, always thinking ,who the fuck was that for.I Am Sofa King We Todd Did!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wayneflorida 0 #29 August 17, 2009 Quote think it's called a 'pavlovian reaction' to seeing a green light. Yep, I yearn for a biscuit everytime the green light comes on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NealFitz 0 #30 August 18, 2009 QuoteQuoteNo, green means go. It does not mean anything else. Period. Perhaps being the braniac that you are you should recommend a red light, yellow light, green light system. That way at least you pussies who dont go on green can have your moment of pause when the yellow light is on. Red means dont go. Green means go. It really isnt that hard to understand now is it? The two Caravans at my DZ each have only 2 lights, but they have large labels next to them too. Red - Don't go. Green - Open door and spot. (some pilots suck) we have the same lights in our caravan except red means open door and spot and green means go if it is safe to do soDudeist Skydiver #170 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #31 August 18, 2009 Quote >Cessna drop zone. WTF is a "green light"? beer light Yea, Beerlight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #32 August 18, 2009 QuoteQuoteNo, green means go. It does not mean anything else. Period. Perhaps being the braniac that you are you should recommend a red light, yellow light, green light system. That way at least you pussies who dont go on green can have your moment of pause when the yellow light is on. Red means dont go. Green means go. It really isnt that hard to understand now is it? The two Caravans at my DZ each have only 2 lights, but they have large labels next to them too. Red - Don't go. Green - Open door and spot. (some pilots suck) Hi twister, Love your answer, finally some sense!! Yup, "Green" open door and spot!! The pilot is relying on an electronic navigational instrument to fly the plane. Unfortunately, he can't see straight down (our flight path) so it's up to us. Nothing like comming up from the south in Sieara Arctic 12.5K over Scare-us Valley, get the green, pop the door look down and see a KC-135 Heavy coming up on the railroad museum from the west!!!! Hmmmmm?? Just because the Green Light is on do we really "have" to go,sknuffy???? How about you go sknuffy, the 135 will probably just call in a bird strike on "Short" final into March. PS Been there, done that, fortunately I was on the ground looking up!! I don't think the 135 was even directly over head yet when Al Krueger was on the horn to the tower at March!!!! Fortunately no skydivers were in the sky but it was a very interesting few minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lost_n_confuzd 0 #33 August 18, 2009 Quote Red means dont go. Green means go. It really isnt that hard to understand now is it? Finally some sense mixed in with this freak show. I Like your style lol. j/k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #34 August 18, 2009 There was a Casa load at McMinnville, TN back in the late 90's. 30 way I think. As related by my friend who was on it. He was in the base and therefore on the ramp. Green light came on, he took a quick glimpse straight down. No airport... He told the base captain so... So they got down on the ramp and looked under the ramp in all directions... only to find the airport a mile and a half ahead. At that point some dickhead who was a late diver was screaming "GO!!!! GO!!!! GO!!!!" Dickhead, if only he knew.... They exited, after waiting the proper length of time. Then after debriefing the jump, my friend and the base captain gave the co-pilot a talking to. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #35 August 18, 2009 After growing up on C-182 DZs in Canada I moved south and was lucky enough to call Skydive Dallas my home DZ. Sven and Eddy are the best pilots a jumper can ask for. One day back when SDD still had a 182, the clouds were low and we went up for home H-n-Pops. I'll never forget the guy sitting next to the door. When we got to about 3K and Eddy opened the door, the guy never even looked out. He looked at Eddy, asked if he was good to jump, Eddy said OK and he did. Eddy is one of the all-around best jump pilots I know and I'd trust him if he told me it was safe to get out of a plane, but after spending so much on Cessna DZ's I couldn't believe seeing somebody not even bother to look before jumping I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #36 August 18, 2009 We look before jumping out of the Twin Otter, too. Trust, but Verify. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj126 0 #37 August 18, 2009 We dont use the lights either, Pilot gives a 2 min,door and exit shout. Would call door and the excited ones would always start yellling back was that exit, was that exit!! So after a while we started yelling things like tater salad, or bullshit ect, and watching them jump early and just laugh. They finally caught on and waited on the call.I Am Sofa King We Todd Did!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #38 August 18, 2009 same situation, otter load with one tandem, all the rest were two or three way freefly. we were the first stick, opened the door and didnt see anything that looked familiar - everyone was yelling go go go!! we decided to back against the opposite wall and let the lemmings go first since nothing looked right, once they were gone we got back into the door and found the dz way the fuck out in front of the airplane, sat in the door for nearly a minute before exiting right over the dz, we were the only three to land on the dropzone. stupid is as stupid does. RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #39 August 18, 2009 The Xmas boogie at Eloy last year was another good one. We were a 34ish-way, Skyvan as lead and Otter as tail. I was rear float on the Otter. Yellow light comes on and people start yelling GOGOGOGOGO...Climbout! I was behind the vidiot who was getting out to take camera step and couldn't see outside, but I could see the camera guy (super experienced Eloy local) telling them it wasn't time. After a while the vidiot got sick of hearing them yell and he got out, and we all followed. I think we were six in the door of the Otter, I was rear float and I held on for one minute and 54 seconds before I didn't have the strength anymore and started my solo from 15K.I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #40 August 18, 2009 next time someone yells "Go Go Go"...just reply..."after you kind sir." ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #41 August 18, 2009 Quote next time someone yells "Go Go Go"...just reply..."after you kind sir." Damn right. Fuck 'em. Then when they finally show up in the hangar an hour or so later ask how the jump went. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 2 #42 August 18, 2009 Quote Green does not mean GO, it means Go if its safe to do so. Dick heads shouting, who can't see out of the door will be ignored and rightly so. Who taught you to jump? Didn't they give you the "Ignore Common Sence" block of instruction? Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #43 August 18, 2009 Quote Quote next time someone yells "Go Go Go"...just reply..."after you kind sir." Damn right. Fuck 'em. Then when they finally show up in the hangar an hour or so later ask how the jump went. Hi Billy, You got that right!! 'Kinda makes ya' wonder about the mind set of "those" jumpers?? The last rack or so of posts are quite telling and I'm sure there are many more. Perhaps some should be in steve1's "Scary Stories" thread over in the hist & trivia forum. To all these "Go-Go!!! Jumpers" I send words from your ancestors, if you were observed doing these shenanigans by R.L. Tycer D-330, an old East Texas/SW Louisiana Jumper from back when, he'd probably say to you in his East Texas drawl,"Knowledge is power you dumb ass!!" And if anyone remembers the late George Fowler, former President of the Long Island Skydivers at Spadero's Airport East Moriches L.I. N.Y., when 'ya would come walking back an hour and a half later he'd yell out load to you in front of everyone on the DZ,"DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU DID THAT?" Sure you said No! And he'd say,"Because you were Stoopid!!" We laugh, because nobody got hurt,....most of the time!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #44 August 18, 2009 Quote Quote Green does not mean GO, it means Go if its safe to do so. Dick heads shouting, who can't see out of the door will be ignored and rightly so. Who taught you to jump? Didn't they give you the "Ignore Common Sence" block of instruction? Taught? I just read a comic book. That's the thing about common sense.... it's no where near as common as people think (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #45 August 18, 2009 Written in one of my log books somewhere, "Never spot for ungrateful bastards!" "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 2 #46 August 18, 2009 Taught? I just read a comic book. That's the thing about common sense.... it's no where near as common as people thinkMust have been an "Action Comics" book? Seperate thought: I want whoever is spotting to stick his head out the door if for nothing else, to see if it's rainning. I HATE THE RAIN!!! I'd rather ride the plane down than jump in the rain. Some times there's ice in the rain and that REALLY hurts.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #47 August 18, 2009 I've had freefall ice rash twice now ... not good ... not good at all. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallfast69 3 #48 August 18, 2009 Quote I've had freefall ice rash twice now ... not good ... not good at all. Forget the rest of the skydive...roll over onto your back. Still hurts but NOT NEAR as much Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #49 August 18, 2009 Quote I was rear float and I held on for one minute and 54 seconds before I didn't have the strength anymore and started my solo from 15K. Pussy. I think my wife was front float on that one and she hung on Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,111 #50 August 18, 2009 >I've had freefall ice rash twice now . . . Rash = rain Blood + bruising = ice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
