livendive 8 #26 March 15, 2005 QuoteI learned that in windy situations, I can land on my feet only 1 out of 5 times. On the same jump? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missg8tordivr 0 #27 March 15, 2005 *** F LORIDA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slurp56 0 #28 March 15, 2005 I really wish I would have gotten it in camera. I'm still rather green at this sport, though catching on fast. First time landing in decently windy conditions (I think about 20-25MPH ground winds is what the winds report said). should have been coming down nice and easy.... Lesson 1: pull toggles evenly when flairing Lesson 2: pull toggles all the way when flairing Lesson 3: the situation only worsens when trying to put your hand down for impact and the toggle is still attached. Everyone advised me to continue flying my canopy through the landing... I guess I need to figure out what they meant.________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missg8tordivr 0 #29 March 15, 2005 QuoteLesson 2: pull toggles all the way when flairing I had the pleasure of learning this two weekends ago in no wind. Edit to add...that is the same jump that I learned 'Asphalt BAD!!'*** F LORIDA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #30 March 15, 2005 Quote(I think about 20-25MPH ground winds is what the winds report said) What about lesson 4? "Sit on the ground when the winds exceed what you are comfortable and confident landing in." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #31 March 15, 2005 I learned that the DZ that I jumped at charged a slot for my dog to jump with me.Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missg8tordivr 0 #32 March 15, 2005 QuoteI learned that the DZ that I jumped at charged a slot for my dog to jump with me. Hey..you are the guy with the dog that Tammie always talks about! Hope to meet you and your dog some day. *** F LORIDA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #33 March 15, 2005 QuoteI learned that the DZ that I jumped at charged a slot for my dog to jump with me. You need to get some of those sunglasses that blind people wear. Then you can claim she's your seeing eye dog and they'd be discriminating against you by making you pay for an extra slot to jump with her. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slurp56 0 #34 March 15, 2005 QuoteQuote(I think about 20-25MPH ground winds is what the winds report said) What about lesson 4? "Sit on the ground when the winds exceed what you are comfortable and confident landing in." I am probably wrong about windspeed. I know it was about 50mph up top and it may have been 20-25 at around 3,000. the glide angle was more vertical than horizontal though and claimed a victim or two. lesson 4 was moot, there was no beer.________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #35 March 15, 2005 QuoteHey..you are the guy with the dog that Tammie always talks about! Hope to meet you and your dog some day. Yeap, Cara and I come up to Palatka a couple of times a year.Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #36 March 15, 2005 I learnt..... When you pick a pawpaw Or a prickly pear And you prick a raw paw Next time beware----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #37 March 15, 2005 QuoteCause...It was cold, I was drunk, and the jeans would NOT stay up..I think that's part of the reason I am sick now! What the hell kind of DZ do you jump at where a drunk girl with her pants falling off ISN'T kept warm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missg8tordivr 0 #38 March 15, 2005 Great! Come on up...I will be there most weekends, with my dog Emma *** F LORIDA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBob 0 #39 March 15, 2005 The sfc wind was 250@10G15 and at 14,000ft they were 230@44 when we left Sat. to do a cross country. However, when I we got back about 35 minutes later the sfc was 260@15G22. Caught a gust around 25ft and then at 10-12ft it stopped and dropped me like a bad habit. Needless to say my landing sucked. I learned to be prepared for a PLF right up to the point your feet touch the ground."I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #40 March 15, 2005 ...and after. A gust can pick you up and dump you up until your canopy is collapsed and controlled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBob 0 #41 March 15, 2005 Quoteand after. A gust can pick you up and dump you up until your canopy is collapsed and controlled. Good point. Thanks."I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amanduh 0 #42 March 15, 2005 QuoteWhat the hell kind of DZ do you jump at where a drunk girl with her pants falling off ISN'T kept warm? One where there's friendship above getting nookie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Superfletch 1 #43 March 15, 2005 I learned that an expert cypres and a student cypres fire at the same altitude. (I had always believed that a student cypres fired at a higher altitude). it's just that it fires at different descent speeds. I'm sure I could have learned this just by reading the manual, but it took a safety day presentation to bring it to my attention. I will be reading the manual this week as soon as I find it. I'll be reading all the manuals of my equipment that I haven't read, as I suggest that you all do. I thought I knew my equipment. Apparently I was wrong, but I will know it before I jump it next. :) . Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #44 March 15, 2005 QuoteOne where there's friendship above getting nookie! There's nothing wrong with a little "friendly" warming. No "nookie" required. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites divnswoop 0 #45 March 15, 2005 Quote One where there's friendship above getting nookie! Wow...haven't seen many of those DZ's around!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #46 March 15, 2005 QuoteWhat about lesson 4? "Sit on the ground when the winds exceed what you are comfortable and confident landing in." I should add that I learned to apply this rule this weekend. My first jump had crazy uppers and no ground winds (which made my crappy spot not so crappy since we could actually penetrate lower down). Second jump had crazier uppers and pretty significant ground winds (which helped me standup a landing on my Spectre for the first time, but I also saw some weird turbulence on other canopies). After that, students were on a wind hold and people much more expeirenced than me were walking away and I said, "Yep, I'm done too." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Evelyn 0 #47 March 15, 2005 I learned how to take out the cables on my rig and clean them and put them back together (thanks to Gia and Frenchy). Also learned that I should listen to my friends rather than my conscious when my friends say come party with us instead of having dinner with your parents . Think I would have have way more fun with my friends . Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #48 March 15, 2005 Quote You need to get some of those sunglasses that blind people wear. Then you can claim she's your seeing eye dog and they'd be discriminating against you by making you pay for an extra slot to jump with her. He needs one of those pointer sticks too, to feel for the peas. HOW funny would that be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crutch 0 #49 March 15, 2005 That no matter how many jumps you have or how confident you are, you can still make mistakes. I also learned that I am a very lucky man and not just in skydiving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fields 0 #50 March 15, 2005 I learned that I wasn't learning enough. So this weekend, I am going to another DZ with a loft and a friendly rigger."And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Amanduh 0 #42 March 15, 2005 QuoteWhat the hell kind of DZ do you jump at where a drunk girl with her pants falling off ISN'T kept warm? One where there's friendship above getting nookie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #43 March 15, 2005 I learned that an expert cypres and a student cypres fire at the same altitude. (I had always believed that a student cypres fired at a higher altitude). it's just that it fires at different descent speeds. I'm sure I could have learned this just by reading the manual, but it took a safety day presentation to bring it to my attention. I will be reading the manual this week as soon as I find it. I'll be reading all the manuals of my equipment that I haven't read, as I suggest that you all do. I thought I knew my equipment. Apparently I was wrong, but I will know it before I jump it next. :) . Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #44 March 15, 2005 QuoteOne where there's friendship above getting nookie! There's nothing wrong with a little "friendly" warming. No "nookie" required. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divnswoop 0 #45 March 15, 2005 Quote One where there's friendship above getting nookie! Wow...haven't seen many of those DZ's around!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #46 March 15, 2005 QuoteWhat about lesson 4? "Sit on the ground when the winds exceed what you are comfortable and confident landing in." I should add that I learned to apply this rule this weekend. My first jump had crazy uppers and no ground winds (which made my crappy spot not so crappy since we could actually penetrate lower down). Second jump had crazier uppers and pretty significant ground winds (which helped me standup a landing on my Spectre for the first time, but I also saw some weird turbulence on other canopies). After that, students were on a wind hold and people much more expeirenced than me were walking away and I said, "Yep, I'm done too." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn 0 #47 March 15, 2005 I learned how to take out the cables on my rig and clean them and put them back together (thanks to Gia and Frenchy). Also learned that I should listen to my friends rather than my conscious when my friends say come party with us instead of having dinner with your parents . Think I would have have way more fun with my friends . Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #48 March 15, 2005 Quote You need to get some of those sunglasses that blind people wear. Then you can claim she's your seeing eye dog and they'd be discriminating against you by making you pay for an extra slot to jump with her. He needs one of those pointer sticks too, to feel for the peas. HOW funny would that be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crutch 0 #49 March 15, 2005 That no matter how many jumps you have or how confident you are, you can still make mistakes. I also learned that I am a very lucky man and not just in skydiving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fields 0 #50 March 15, 2005 I learned that I wasn't learning enough. So this weekend, I am going to another DZ with a loft and a friendly rigger."And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
