ACMESkydiver 0 #1 November 19, 2004 Thanks for hangin' out in the water SeaKev when it was my turn to do the harness drill... I needed a rescue diver in the water in case I freaked, and Kev volunteered. So how do other DZ's do their water training? We were in the DEEP end o' the pool an' I was a-SKEERED!! Fortunately the Acme girl falls like an anvil in the sky, and floats like a cork in the water () so I only got one full gulp of highly-chlorinated water prior to getting some air... It was over pretty quickly, actually! Onward and upward, just a written test on Saturday and Acme will have the 'B' that she so vehemently protested just weeks ago... What was your water training like??~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #2 November 19, 2004 They usually bring people to someone's pool and make them jump in geared up with a canopy and get out. I got my live water training at my first Bridge Day. I did an intentional water landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Granimal 0 #3 November 19, 2004 One person in a harness at the deep end. 2 people holding the canopy, and 2 spotters in the water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #4 November 19, 2004 QuoteThey usually bring people to someone's pool and make them jump in geared up with a canopy and get out. I got my live water training at my first Bridge Day. I did an intentional water landing. Ha...y'know Weege, I tried to get our instructor to just 'pass' me...if I promised never to land in water...I said I'd either a.) cut-away and burn in or b.) hook it in if I ever got near water...rather than do this freaky water training. -No dice. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #5 November 19, 2004 YAY! Congrats Jaye!!! I got thrown into a freezing cold Delta in Byron, CA. It sucked. It was so damn cold I couldn't breathe when I hit the water which made my start laughing uncontrollably which I tend to do at the wrong times... -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainbo 0 #6 November 19, 2004 Well if I remember right my water training involved the following, T-10, belly wart, 182 with duct tape, lake, and several blow up floaty dragons and ducks, and 2500 feet of altitude over a lake in wisconsin. You see we actually had to jump into a body of water to get signed off. We also had a club picnic at the site the same day. many people who did not need to be signed off did it every year just for the fun of it. I believe that I have a total 8 water jumps. Made three in one day with my old classifier rig and cruiseaire main. Man did we have fun.Rainbo TheSpeedTriple - Speed is everything "Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #7 November 19, 2004 Firefighters, not firemen, are always there when you need them. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #8 November 19, 2004 QuoteFirefighters, not firemen, are always there when you need them. Sparky ...but the thread title wouldn't have been as provocative if it said 'Firefighter'... -If it's 'Firefighter' instead o' 'Fireman' (and woman), why isn't it 'Crimefighter' instead o' 'Police Man' (and woman)?? Or could they also be called 'Extinguisher Man/Woman'? Things that make ya go 'hmm...' -I'm just happy I didn't drown. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #9 November 19, 2004 QuoteYAY! Congrats Jaye!!! Thanky! QuoteI got thrown into a freezing cold Delta in Byron, CA. It sucked. It was so damn cold I couldn't breathe when I hit the water which made my start laughing uncontrollably which I tend to do at the wrong times... Laughing uncontrollably underwater.... Good thing YOU didn't drown!!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #10 November 20, 2004 Oh yea, Well everyone likes those darn foundation savers......... "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #11 November 20, 2004 QuoteOh yea, Well everyone likes those darn foundation savers......... As he brushes the donut crumbs off his shirt & chin.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpervint 0 #12 November 20, 2004 Real live water dive into Lake Stevens north of Seattle. Cutoffs, B4 and wart. It got all wet. Vint. . . . . "Make it hard again." Doc Ed “A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” Nikos Kazantzakis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #13 November 20, 2004 Went for water training at a lake near the DZ Jaye. Nice and cold, even in the summer. And the instructor was feeling very evil that day... "see the wind break line... swim out there and back, and then tread water for a minute" I slept well that night.Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
