selbbub78 0 #26 February 7, 2005 2 JUMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO PAIN!!!!! FIRST JUMPS IN A LONG TIME that my knee didn't bother me. The ranch was a great day saturday!!!!! Wish this weather would keep up!!! CReW Skies,"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdbrown 0 #27 February 7, 2005 /7/0 z-hills rocks... nothing smaller than 6 way, nothing bigger than 20 way....And the weekend continues -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meloo09 0 #28 February 7, 2005 This weekend rocked! Finished up and got my A-license. Did a 7 and 11-way and got muffed by johnny gates, life does not get any better than this. Weather at zhills was beautiful might be able to squeeze in a few today too.What you do speaks so loud, I cannot hear what you say. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #29 February 7, 2005 Quote/7/0 z-hills rocks... Yes it does... I only got in 4 jumps this weekend.. so my numbers were.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #30 February 7, 2005 It was awesome. 2 jumps. First time landing in snow.It was beautifulI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #31 February 7, 2005 good to be back home I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #32 February 7, 2005 Quote:)/3/:) good to be back home And good jumping with you again Lumster!! my numbers :6:0 Went snowboarding on Saturday, and bounced around the Byron skies on Sunday.. what an awesome weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #33 February 7, 2005 0:0:0 2hour drive down to the DZ to pick up my backup rig.. not done yet... and it was sleeting/hailing/snowing when I got there. Everyone was down at Thun Field I guess it was nicer a little earlier. Then off to edit video I took at LP last summer.. tilll 12:30... WOO HOO I get video credits in something finally.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #34 February 7, 2005 same here!! Thanks for letting me tag along ;)I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #35 February 7, 2005 81 (avg mph on the second half of a track dive ):5:0 2 track dives, one on my back, one on my belly 3 freefly dives where I got some decent video of an up-and-coming freeflyer learning what it feels like to sitfly. Not a bad weekend at all for February in Indiana. "Your mother's full of stupidjuice!" My Art Project Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #36 February 7, 2005 :12:1 It was an awesome weekend in Byron! Got a whole lotta ff jumps in and one object jump. What a kick ass weekend. Even did a killer head down no hands kiss pass that went splendidly! I think I'm catching on to this whole skydiving thing. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #37 February 7, 2005 0:1:0 Very cold jump at Chatteris, from altitude. My sit exit (which normally suck) went so well, I didn't know what to do. The advice I've recieved on this forum has paid off.Just the one for me, I only wanted to clear the sand out of my rig from Gran Canaria's xmas boogie.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #38 February 7, 2005 :3:0 3 very challenging Jack Berke organised 6 ways. Seemed like all bonus considering the weather we were supposed to have had. Nice to get back up after weather the previous weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #39 February 7, 2005 Hmm... Saturday - party with dj. Proceeds from drink sales going to tsunami relief fund. Sunday - hit/chug contest that was really funny. One guy dropped his beer and then knocked over a chair while sitting down and fell on the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #40 February 8, 2005 QuoteAt 33 jumps you jumped a new canopy type - not even gonna mention the elliptical thing - at a new to you dz? pull and flare, lisa I was wondering about this as well. Going to a new DZ and jumping a different canopy is probably pretty common for people who don't own their own gear yet. They basically just snatch up whatever the instructors (or gear store owners, etc) say is closest to what they've been jumping. (hopefully not a smaller or more high-performance canopy though) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #41 February 8, 2005 QuoteGoing to a new DZ and jumping a different canopy is probably pretty common for people who don't own their own gear yet why thank you, finally, some one who understands. All of my rig should be put together next month, yeehaw! also, I don't understand a few mentioning the elliptical question, but not offering any explanation to me in PM's; what good does it do to point out the elliptical thing, but not teach me? anyways Heather, I appreciate the fact that you realized I probably didn't have my own gear and that's why I was jumping a different canopy Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #42 February 8, 2005 0:0:0 ... weather sucked (I think) but I wasn't here anyway ... off snowboarding in Whistler. Can't complain but I feel the need to get back in the air (especially after unintentionally practicing my PLFs with a snowboard attached to my feet...) "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #43 February 8, 2005 Well, I had to do the same thing when I first started. I had 15 jumps, I moved and didn't have my own gear yet... I upsized though, and certainly didn't go elliptical. (I still haven't!) I had learned on a 170, and then my first few jumps after I started back again, in FL, were on a 190. (both Sabres) What did you jump at the new DZ then? And what were your prior jumps on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #44 February 8, 2005 In general, ellipticals are higher-performance canopies. They respond faster to control inputs and offer less margin for error. You've not offered any explanation as to what elliptical you were jumping, and people are rightly concerned that you may be unknowingly biting off more than you can chew. edited for spelling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plowdirt 0 #45 February 8, 2005 DID 8 HoP-n-PoPs at LakeWales on my new canopy sorry for the scare on that first one. Sheeewooo, what a ride. It was all buisness out there this weekend, WCCP preview. And some nice stacks from the CREW DOGS. IT WAS A FUN WEEKEND INDEED. Thanks Chris, Jay, Si, everybody for your patients. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #46 February 8, 2005 well,I understand "concern" if that's what you call it; or were they just trying to sound incredulous, like, "you jumped an elliptical?" Not trying to start a debate or anything, mind you. please help me to understand people,I am a safe jumper and love this sport too much too injure myself; so next time, maybe you can point me to an expert or if you are familiar, help me so I can understand things better, like elliptical canopies THANK YOU Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #47 February 8, 2005 No they weren't trying to sound incredulous. They were concerned for your safety. What make, model, and size of canopy did you jump over the weekend? If you answer that, you'll put people's minds at rest. Glad to hear you had a fun weekend . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #48 February 8, 2005 Who the hell knows.......several free fly jumps....a hit and chug........pond swooping. All good shit. Florida sucks!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #49 February 8, 2005 Hi Bob-- my weekend was great; made some really cool friends. Well, it was a stiletto 170 I believe. Before that I jumped a Mirage container w/ a sabre 2 220 ? Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #50 February 8, 2005 QuoteWho the hell knows.......several free fly jumps....a hit and chug........pond swooping. All good shit. Florida sucks!!!!!!! And a great voicemail for me that started out with "hey hooker." ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
