Screw it... I QUIT!

[GeordieSkydiver 0]

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A). You've got the wrong person.

B). Didn't you say the thread should end after Karenmeal's comment? So let it end . . . or learn to reply to more than one person in the same post.

This post offends me.

Lee _______________________________

In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy?
http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk

[rhino 0]

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or learn to reply to more than one person in the same post.

[Amanduh 0]

Just on another note...everyone makes mistakes...no one is perfect.

I did something stupid this past weekend, and didn't even think twice about it until I was approached by another jumper with more experience. (I was pushing it back from a long spot...over a swamp and the woods with open fields behind it I could have chosen instead)...BUT What she did was put into consideration if wind conditions had changed, etc..I had left myself no out at all. I didn't even think about that..all I knew was that I was making it back to the DZ...never crossed my mind that if I hit a gust or stronger level of winds..I wouldn't get as much drive...and put me in a very serious situation that could have turned sour...

I took her advice and thanked her for bringing that into consideration..A packer was sitting right there and said "well think about this too.." and went on with something else that even she had not thought of in case put in that situation. We both thanked him, for we had both gained more knowledge.

When you do make a mistake....own up and most importantly learn from it.

Think twice about selling all of your gear...

best of luck.

[chaoskitty 0]

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and what about Female Instructors? I'm offended by all the accusations thrown out about instructors being biased. I only teach guys with 10 inches or more.

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Ohhhh wow!! Now *I* want to be an AFF instructor!!

[lawrocket 3]

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I only teach guys with 10 inches or more

And you invited me a while back to jump at Taft with you.

Have we met in the past? I mean, given your criteria...

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[rhino 0]

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(I was pushing it back from a long spot...over a swamp and the woods with open fields behind it I could have chosen instead)...

BOTTOM LINE. If you don't want to land there DON'T FLY OVER IT.

[Amanduh 0]

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BOTTOM LINE. If you don't want to land there DON'T FLY OVER IT.

Yup....that was a mistake I made..but yet I learned from it.

You never stop learning in this sport, and that's one thing I really love about it.

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

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if they dont say anything how can I listen to them?

It's hard to read past the yelling sometimes. But, try to take a few important things away from this on your own.

Do you remember what was going through your head when you were in the landing zone? Did the winds throw you off, or was the speed of the canopy a little more than you were used to and you ended up heading toward the tarmac due to overshooting your lz?

Did seeing that you were headed for the tarmac freak you out and you forgot to flare? Do you remember that part and why you did not flare?

Here's something you did right, though, you didn't make a hard turn trying to avoid the tarmac. Not knowing your lz or what direction you were going, I might suspect that doing a small flat turn might have helped, but no turn is better than a hard turn to smack yourself into the earth. So this could have been worse if you'd made other mistakes.

No one should tell you not to quit. But, if you are quitting because of dz.com then you might want to take a break from this website and rethink the sport on your own for a while then consult your instructors (non-husband instructors.)

If you want to stay in the sport and be safer, you will seek help, probably consider upsizing your canopies, too, because not flaring is a very big deal.

I think the shoes were the smallest part of this, so I hope that you aren't stuck on the shoe thing.

Take care, heal well, and log off of this website!
:)
Angela.

[Salsa_John 0]

Vid clips of a friend of mine...

3-4mb mpegs

higher winds...

http://www.occsafety.com/docs/crash.zip

he got up and...

http://www.occsafety.com/docs/after_crash.zip

"You did what?!?!"

MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez

[scaryshari 0]

DUH, obviously you weren't looking your very best on the canopy control lessons during student training, and how not to hose thyself....

Just kidding....

Good story...I betcha I know who chimed in - was it Jeffro??

is

[Amanduh 0]

Yeah..I haven't always been the best with my canopy..I'm coming along though..I'm even getting canopy training from the boys now!


Nope...Lea came up to me...Will chimed in after that.

[skycat 0]

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my stuff will soon be in the classified...

Yeah right... Sure it will... Sheesh!!! People don't quit skydiving... They just take vacations..

Yeah they do, look at hooknswoop and tequilagirl I don't expect to ever see either of them at a dropzone again.

Fly it like you stole it!

[scottbre 0]

Funny how you complain that everyone was holding your hand through your training, and then turn around and complain that they weren't holding your hand enough when you had an accident ("no one told me").

You're responsible for yourself in this sport.

"Your mother's full of stupidjuice!"
My Art Project

[rhino 0]

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Yeah they do, look at hooknswoop and tequilagirl I don't expect to ever see either of them at a dropzone again.

Damn... Debunked again..

[Lindsey 0]

I froze when I realized I was going land on the taxi way, having ground fixation and not flaring has been one of my bigger problems in the past, but the last 15 or so jumps, it hasnt been a problem, my landings were spot on

About 100 jumps ago I screwed up a landing and scraped my knees really badly....however, I was under a high-performance canopy, and I'm lucky that I didn't break my femurs or worse.... That was just a couple jumps ago, in the learning curve. 15 jumps is absolutely nothing.

It might be a good idea to sell your gear and buy some gear that is more appropriate to your experience level. Now is a good time to really evaluate what you are doing and to realize how unforgiving and deadly what you are doing can be. No matter what factors have contributed to your current situation, you WANT to be responsible for yourself. It'd suck to die because somebody else was in control of your fate....

Peace~
linz

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A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

[wmw999 2,556]

Last year you posted about realizing how half-assed some of your instruction was. I remember the post. You got some advice in it; not easy advice or even necessarily inexpensive, I'm afraid.

It included getting a canopy course, and reading the SIM, and reading other stuff out there. People like Tom Buchanan posted to it.

It's very possible that you've skated on stuff, especially being young, female, and a "member of the family." People tend to forget that just because it's easy for someone with 300 or 3000 jumps to remember something doesn't make it easy for someone with 50 to remember it.

But you do need to follow through and do the boring stuff. It's all part of the background that makes making the right decision realtime possible.

Good luck. I hope you keep jumping, and I hope you start being a bitch about going ahead and being slower to do stuff simply because you want ot do it yourself, and right.

I still dirt-dive slow. Nothing makes me crazier than going through a new dive once, and then trying to make it go as fast as possible. It's not going to be that fast in the air (we're not talking team jumps here). I want to think about where my body's going to be, and internalize it.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[marcandalysse 0]

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no one else is going to be there when you crater

Not TRUE! We jump at the same dz. We see everyone's landings (and they see all mine for good or bad!). And sadly, sometimes we hear the thump and the people crying out 'CALL 911!'....We do not want to see that!

Believe it or not, through all the negative vibes you are getting now, it's because we don't want to see you or anyone getting hurt!

And what started the negative vibes was a post on Bonfire asking to send you positive vibes for what could have been much worse than messed up feet!

Really...stop reading DZ.com and pick up a SIM instead, and sit with Sally or Laurie and ask every question you can think up!

God bless you,
Marc

[BoostedXT 0]

I'm sorry, but I diagree with this statement. Most of what I have leaned in skydiving has come from other jumpers with more experience than me and I never had to pay them a dime. I have learned something from every jump and usually the info comes without me asking or paying for it. There are great people in the sport and not all of them are well known nor do they work in the sport. At our dz the LO's are not paid staff and they are some of the most knowledgable people at the dz. They freely give, you just have to listen.

[eeneR 3]

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no one else is going to be there when you crater

Not TRUE! We jump at the same dz. We see everyone's landings (and they see all mine for good or bad!). And sadly, sometimes we hear the thump and the people crying out 'CALL 911!'....We do not want to see that!

I want to clarify my statement. I do know what you mean however. No one wants to have anyone crater. When this shit happens it effects everyone in this sport...the DZ it happens at and your family.

This is a general statment to all those out there.

My statment was more ment along the lines of you need to do this shit on your own, no one will be there to tell you how to handle a mal when it happens. NO ONE...you and you alone need to learn and understand what to do when the shit hits the fan. Once you deploy your canopy you are alone, there is no on there that will talk to you and tell you what to do. So what happens when that mal arises and you crater...that is your choice to stop that. If you didnt take the time to ask questions on how to deal that is your problem not anyone elses. You cannot expect everyone to do everything for you. The "poor me" they didnt teach me, or they didnt do this or they didnt do that thing will get you killed...Period.

To be completely honest...that is life in general.

When people start yelling it is out of fear of what could be. NO ONE wants anyone to die or get hurt. When we see stuff that could be prevented, or see someone who has an attitude about things...this is angering. Those are the people that dont get it, and dont learn or for that matter dont even listen. Those people get hurt or killed.

If we didnt give a shit, we wouldnt say anything, just let these people crater...hell it is natrual selection right? NO

sigh...

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[jumpwally 0]

Flygirl...take abreather,,everyone means well. If you are worked up about it try this,,,Turn your computer off,,,and go stand outside ! As you can see ,it is that simple..........No one is out there right? no one is hassleing you ,right? Think about it,,just think,,its been said here before and it most likely will continue................

smile, be nice, enjoy life
FB # - 1083

[fallingchip 0]

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I PRESENT THE QUOTE OF THE YEAR

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Arguing with nameless, faceless people on the internet is like competing in the special Olympics.. Even if you win, you are still retarded.

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"A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt

[78RATS 0]

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I did something stupid this past weekend

Yes. Never lick yourself and touch a Rat.

*BING*

Rat for Life - Fly till I die
When them stupid ass bitches ask why

[kelpdiver 2]

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Trust me I listen....I listen every single time a jumper with more experience talks, even to the point of evesdropping just to get more knowledge. There are A LOT of really good people in this sport, but the DZ's I have been too they wont offer you much unless a few things happen. 1) Its a coach jump, 2) You pay for a course/seminar <---you should anyways , 3) You corner them like you do when you dog has your sock.

That's too bad. I've had better luck at DZs in both northern and southern California. Elsinore and Perris have formal programs for RW training that is free and very valuable. Up in SF I have a new buddy that helped me get current on packing and I've been giving him rides around to the DZs. It wasn't an exchange - we each offered what we could.

This weekend was Bridge the Gap. Not free - $40 boogie fee - but got a lot for it, and I was only able to attend one day.

[ccowden 0]

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I PRESENT THE QUOTE OF THE YEAR

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Arguing with nameless, faceless people on the internet is like competing in the special Olympics.. Even if you win, you are still retarded.

Absolutely classless.

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[panzwami 0]

This is great, it's like my own personal episode of Springer, right here at my computer.