I feel like a REAL skydiver now :)

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I had so many firsts yesterday it was kinda scary:

First pack job
First intentional loss of stability
First track
First jump with new altimeter
First jump with hand altimeter
First time using the front risers (at 3,000 )
EDIT: First crosswind landing, too! Wind shifted when I was on final, I had no intention of doing a low turn

Hoping the weather's clear tomorrow, so I can start on my rolls and loops and... first full altitude jump!

11 more jumps!

cavete terrae.

[Paige 0]

U better stock up the dz with Beer for the rest of the season at that rate

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[masterrig 1]

Damn, Dood! Good going! Fun, ain't it?


Chuck

[JohnMitchell 16]

Coool.

What kind of alti did you buy?

How do you like it

[Kris 0]

Congrats, Grue!

Sigh, glad someone is getting some jumping in. I think I'll go throw a new wheel on my mountainbike and take advantage of all the clouds.

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
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Coool.

What kind of alti did you buy?

How do you like it

Altimaster Galaxy glow-face, in blue :) Love it. Much better than the damned chest-mounts!

cavete terrae.

[justaflygirl 0]

WOO HOO! Way to go Grue!...

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U better stock up the dz with Beer for the rest of the season at that rate

So very true, haha. I'm a non-drinker, so I'll mostly bring up soda I'm sure

First post edited to reflect my crosswind landing

cavete terrae.

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So very true, haha. I'm a non-drinker, so I'll mostly bring up soda I'm sure

FYI I don't drink beer either but I still buy it!

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So very true, haha. I'm a non-drinker, so I'll mostly bring up soda I'm sure

FYI I don't drink beer either but I still buy it!

Yeah, but since I'm the only non-drinker, there's never anything for -me- to drink up there :) I'm thinking I'll bring up 4 cases of soda and a couple cases of beer.

cavete terrae.

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So very true, haha. I'm a non-drinker, so I'll mostly bring up soda I'm sure

For me as a drinker on a DZ, I think its great with non-drinkers try to uphold the beer tradition in their own way. I've seen cookies, cokes, brownies (normal brownies) and such, every time it was appreciated by all. Another neat tip, for non-beer drinkers, people tend to be ok with a 5th of some sort of favorite liquor. For instance, if you show up at my DZ with Jack Daniels, you will be well loved.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Paige 0]

I'm just teasin, no worries

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So very true, haha. I'm a non-drinker, so I'll mostly bring up soda I'm sure

For me as a drinker on a DZ, I think its great with non-drinkers try to uphold the beer tradition in their own way. I've seen cookies, cokes, brownies (normal brownies) and such, every time it was appreciated by all. Another neat tip, for non-beer drinkers, people tend to be ok with a 5th of some sort of favorite liquor. For instance, if you show up at my DZ with Jack Daniels, you will be well loved.

Anyone who is at my DZ when I get my A is going to have a good day, I'm going to bring up 20lbs of hot wings!

cavete terrae.

[freeflyimpaired 0]

Thats not to far of a drive. When you gonna get your A?

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."

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Thats not to far of a drive. When you gonna get your A?

Well, I think we're gonna be jumpin' tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get 3-4 dives in, if not more. If I do that, I just need one or two more jump days. Should be next weekend, or the weekend after, if fate plays nice :)

cavete terrae.

[freeflyimpaired 0]

Awesome! Your right on track for the King Air then. I just jumped that plane a couple of weekends ago down in Oklahoma. No matter how many times I jump it I still about crap myself over how fast that thing climbs. Your gonna love it.

If you still like jumping after that come down and party with me a couple weeks later.

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."

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Awesome! Your right on track for the King Air then. I just jumped that plane a couple of weekends ago down in Oklahoma. No matter how many times I jump it I still about crap myself over how fast that thing climbs. Your gonna love it.

If you still like jumping after that come down and party with me a couple weeks later.

I will DEFINITELY be jumping the king air!

Once I have my A, I'm definitely gonna visit LSPC and Crete, I figured I might as well do all my student shit at one DZ, and then I could travel! I've got some fiends in Lincoln and stuff to, so I definitely have excuses to come down there :)

edit: Any idea how much gear rental would cost me for the boogie?

cavete terrae.