JohnMitchell 16 #26 August 11, 2009 Quote Eat the carrot. I've heard that one. I've also heard some people eat their carrots from the fat end.Years ago, I knew jumper with over 50 jumps, still landing downwind, crosswind, you name it. Finally her boyfriend hollered "You landed downwind again. Why?" She said "No I didn't. I had my butt pointed at the windsock the whole time!" In her FJC, the instructor used the image of, if you were landing right in front of the windsock, you could stick your butt into the mouth of the windsock. Somehow this woman heard it slightly differently. No, she wasn't blonde.I've spent years trying to get people to face into the wind. It's definitely a challenge to teach them all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #27 August 11, 2009 Quote Quote Quote now i look at the wind sock and go through my head a dozen times which way to land Always point your mouth the same way the windsock is pointing its mouth. Always point your tail the same way the windsock is pointing its tail. Pretty easy, huh? Eat the carrot. But what if . . . and it was a light day, but they decide to "fishline" the windsock so it reads different? I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcramil 0 #28 August 11, 2009 Quote Quote now i look at the wind sock and go through my head a dozen times which way to land Always point your mouth the same way the windsock is pointing its mouth. Always point your tail the same way the windsock is pointing its tail. Pretty easy, huh? i should've known a lot better. at that time, i was a pilot for two and a half years already so i really have no excuse. idk what was in my head when i was setting up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alge 0 #29 August 11, 2009 Biggest blooper? I just posted it in the general skydiving board. Friggin lucky I am. (= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #30 August 11, 2009 Quote ZHills has a massive arrow pointing in the direction you should be landing, and somehow when there is a boogie the massive landing area often becomes a complete zoo i wonder if people think that the arrow shows the wind direction ... -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
