Jump through clouds??

[jasonRose 0]

Hmmmm. Of course no one has ever jumped through a cloud, that would be against the law. Although those white puffy things look sooooo soft.

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[kenneth21441 0]

What scares the Sh** out of me is if the cloud breaks at pull altitude and there is other jumps coming down with me. What could happen..

Seen it and its not a pretty sight.

So with that I do not even attempt it unless I was alone in the sky and that is a BIG Alone.

Kenneth Potter
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[MarkM 0]

Gosh, no sir, I would never jump through a cloud.

That white fluffy stuff up there? That's burn off the sugar cane sir, no clouds in sight.

[Froggy 0]

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Of course no one has ever jumped through a cloud, that would be against the law.

Well... It all depends where you have a chance to jump -- the world is larger than North America with it's regulations...

Oh, did anyone go through the hail cloud without a full-face on? OUCH!

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[Faber 0]

they aint soft theyre wet..
yeah i would jump both fog and clouds,its the same anyway

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[bigway 4]

Illegal?? Are you kidding me?

Dude, it may be illegal in some places but there are many dropzones where you can.

Most dropzones i have been to that do not have controlled airspace will jump through clouds.

I just dont like clouds full of ice or at break off time. I love openning on top of clouds and swooping the clouds. I hate opening in clouds, that can be a bit scary.

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Hmmmm. Of course no one has ever jumped through a cloud, that would be against the law. Although those white puffy things look sooooo soft.

Not against the law here if you have an aproved Cloud Manual

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[livetofall 0]

oh how i miss the DZ i used to do such.. unmentioned for FAA of course. REaaly fun trying to time your pull to where you fully open right above without a splat worry. or carving the cloud or going through, the smell and mist..shit now im bummin
FYI, I have a friend that jumped in Aussieland and they jump through solid "we got GPS mate". One more reason for me to take a vacation there

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[jakee 1,593]

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REaaly fun trying to time your pull to where you fully open right above without a splat worry. or carving the cloud or going through, the smell and mist..shit now im bummin

Really fun in a wingsuit too! Although when there's a cloud in one direction and the DZ's in the other it can make for some tough decisions on where to fly

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[Zep 0]

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they aint soft theyre wet..
yeah i would jump both fog and clouds,its the same anyway

Wait till you do a jump an sea fog rolls in AFTER you've exited, You have no idea where you are,
Tall buildings one end of the DZ, 66000volt lines the other end, an at 100ft you still can't see the ground.
Your asshole would be puckering like mine was. Fog aint nice

No DZ would purposely let you open in clouds

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[Faber 0]

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Wait till you do a jump an sea fog rolls in AFTER you've exited

how high were the jump,did you fly WS? how high did you pull your canopy?did you fly a students canopy?

I cant belive that the area as been totaly fogged AFTER exit,you must had some clue that the weather were about to change... so why did you leave the plane in the first place?

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most of my fog jumps has been at BASE off an 3guy wire A,whith less than 100ft sight,trees,bushes wires,transformators ete etc. i would do it again.

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No DZ would purposely let you open in clouds

a good rule is to notice at which level clouds apper in,both above and below.desiding whether to pull inside the cloud or just below it. and make it clear to others what you intend

Also have aa agreement on what to do if you find yourself under canopy inside a cloud,to minimice the chance of flying into others.

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[Royd 0]

A few weeks ago, I was in a five way. We came apart, and the others disappeared thirty feet from me. I just fell straight down for at least 7,000'. As I came out at 4,000' I saw them tracking away from each other 50 yd. to my right.

[Zep 0]

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Wait till you do a jump an sea fog rolls in AFTER you've exited

how high were the jump,did you fly WS? how high did you pull your canopy?did you fly a students canopy?

I cant belive that the area as been totaly fogged AFTER exit,you must had some clue that the weather were about to change... so why did you leave the plane in the first place?

Note:
most of my fog jumps has been at BASE off an 3guy wire A,whith less than 100ft sight,trees,bushes wires,transformators ete etc. i would do it again.

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No DZ would purposely let you open in clouds

a good rule is to notice at which level clouds apper in,both above and below.desiding whether to pull inside the cloud or just below it. and make it clear to others what you intend

Also have aa agreement on what to do if you find yourself under canopy inside a cloud,to minimice the chance of flying into others.

Spring 1990 (checked log book) Jumping next to the coast northern Spain, Exit alt 13000, nearly total cloud cover at 3000ft
A very short spot(at that point in time the pilot would often give the call using instrument readings) an a sea fog
that rolled in very quickly.


I know you have jumped at that DZ an you know at certain times of the year the weather can change in minutes



I always notice cloud base on the ride up an if it is lower than break off hight we'll break off a bit higher,
If I open in cloud for whatever reason I'll shout or sing loudly till I'm out of the cloud.

Gone fishing

[Skyrad 0]

Came through the base of a cloud once to find myself on a collision coursse with a light aircraft. Dumped and all was well but, I was a little suprised to see it. Told a mate who told me how much he loves chasing them Wish I'd thought of it at the time

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[Faber 0]

i only skydived in Denmark and UK so no i didnt jump at that spot but i do belive i know were it is..

however as the clouds were total in 3000ft and people knows the conditions in the area why wasnt there contact whith the pilot from the ground?

anyway if its the place i think off i also wouldnt be happy under a canopy in thouse conditions there...

its the city whith a BASEfreindly hotel right?

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[matt1215 0]

I've dumped right above the cloud, seen my shadow in its spectrum . Last week, I tried the same but timed the pull a little late.

Sniveling thru a cloud is scary, esp when you come out the bottom with nasty line-twists . The scary part is feeling something's not quite right and not being able to see what's above you.

[drdive 0]

Jason,

You know there are never any clouds over sunny west plains!!!

Have fun in Cali.

Ed

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[jakee 1,593]

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No DZ would purposely let you open in clouds[Tongue]

U-huh, yeah, definitely no-one would ever let you do that

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[happythoughts 0]

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So with that I do not even attempt it unless I was alone in the sky and that is a BIG Alone.

Just because you didn't exit it with anyone, it doesn't mean you are alone.

Jumpers following you may move along line of flight.

Unseen other aircraft. Even on a clear day, most people look out the exit door for aircraft traffic.
However, on a clear day, you may see them eventually.

[rapter 0]

We once did a demo over military air space at an air show, and was wrote up by the FAA for a violation of the FAR's not maintaining proper clearance from clouds. It said we should not do it again for two years or "actions" will be taken, what kind I have no idea. The FAA Official, Mike Day, was kinda a jerk over it, said he had pictures, I said I wanted to see them, He said no, I could at the "hearing", I was all for it, but never got a reply, and nothing was ever said again. The Letter of warning is proudly mounted on my wall next to my other skydiving awards.

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[Zep 0]

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i only skydived in Denmark and UK so no i didnt jump at that spot but i do belive i know were it is..

however as the clouds were total in 3000ft and people knows the conditions in the area why wasnt there contact whith the pilot from the ground?

anyway if its the place i think off i also wouldnt be happy under a canopy in thouse conditions there...

its the city whith a BASEfreindly hotel right?

No it's not the city with its BASE friendly hotel (which was first jumped October 1991)

Any way the sea fog thing happened 16 years ago an the DZ now has less tolerant owners

Gone fishing

[Zep 0]

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No DZ would purposely let you open in clouds[Tongue]

U-huh, yeah, definitely no-one would ever let you do that

Gone fishing

[grue 1]

I know that my new home DZ (in a month) has cloud jumping clearance

cavete terrae.

[Johnsisland 0]

I don't recall seeing clouds around the DZ, however I have seen some industrial haze.

J

Anybody remember the Pics of Pres. Bush (the first one) in clouds.

[jasonRose 0]

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We once did a demo over military air space at an air show, and was wrote up by the FAA for a violation of the FAR's not maintaining proper clearance from clouds. It said we should not do it again for two years or "actions" will be taken, what kind I have no idea. The FAA Official, Mike Day, was kinda a jerk over it, said he had pictures, I said I wanted to see them, He said no, I could at the "hearing", I was all for it, but never got a reply, and nothing was ever said again. The Letter of warning is proudly mounted on my wall next to my other skydiving awards.

Clouds look soooooo nice, they keep calling me to them like a bug to a light. I will never jump through a cloud since it would put other people in danger and at risk. Those sneaky moving clouds that seem to fly right under me after I have exited the aircraft that had clear air space moments before, well. Those sneaky clouds are really just trying to enjoy the day with me and always try to maintane proper distance to keep everything legal.

Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!!