WrongWay 0 #26 January 12, 2004 Hey chica, we all have our brainfarts!!! How do ya think funneling came about? Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #27 January 12, 2004 QuoteI didn't realize there was anything funny in that? Okay, look deep inside my brain. . .you will see someone who had "stop all manuevers by 6k feet. Hop & Pops are at five k at Elsinore, which is why I started laughing when I read your post. . .too funny. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #28 January 12, 2004 Oh, right, you're an Otter child. turns green -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #29 January 12, 2004 QuoteHey chica, we all have our brainfarts!!! How do ya think funneling came about? Too funny Jason. . . I remember on AFF 7 thinking there was NO WAY I wanted to be unstable. . .after all, I had been quite stable on every single skydive before that. . .after passing that level, I found out I REALLY ENJOY changing up my body position and seeing what it feels like. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #30 January 12, 2004 QuoteOh, right, you're an Otter child. turns green Yeah, so get out here and jump with me when I get my A and then you can be one too. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #31 January 12, 2004 Quotejump with me You mean from planes, or what? Sure, just give me about a week of driving QuoteI found out I REALLY ENJOY changing up my body position and seeing what it feels like. . . Freeflyer! Hehe, rock on. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #32 January 12, 2004 QuoteQuoteOh, right, you're an Otter child. turns green Yeah, so get out here and jump with me when I get my A and then you can be one too. . . Hey I am an otter child too! That exit I told you is great from the otter, you can use the bar to get into position. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StearmanR985 0 #33 January 12, 2004 QuoteHow do ya think funneling came about? Moron here. What is funneling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #34 January 12, 2004 Make sure that your rig is nice and tight with little or no exposed bridle if you are going to be flying on your back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #35 January 12, 2004 I saw this exit on video where the guy stands like a floater, pushes off the bar with one hand and goes into really fast barrel rolls. I've done something similar from a C182, but this looks more fun. First thing to try in Florida in a month -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hmatousek 0 #36 January 12, 2004 On my first jump after getting my A license I forgot that the person i was jumping with would not be right by myside like the jumpmaster was. I get to the door and check the spot. The DZO was in the plane and tells me to get out. EricaH is moving to the door and I jump out. My brain just didn't realize that the other person should be near me in order for the two way to work. It was a learning experience like all of these situations, learning experiences. HeatherLife doesn't have to be perfect in order to be beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #37 January 13, 2004 QuoteIt was a learning experience like all of these situations, learning experiences. I love the learning part of this sport. . .so much to learn and so little time to learn it in. . .every dive is a CRASH course. . .lol________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #38 January 13, 2004 QuoteMoron here. What is funneling? Well, since no one else answered you, I'll do my best. Funneling is basically when an exit (or a mid-skydive maneuver, I suppose) goes to hell and gets all flippy and twirly. I'll use it in a sentence: "My solo, poised exits always funnel because I suck, and Craig at Z-Hills nicknamed me tumbleweed." Get it? Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themitchyone 0 #39 January 13, 2004 Congratulations on your first solos . Mine will most likely be this weekend. I couldn't imagine not doing the ready, set, go mainly because if I didn't I might be tempted to hesitate on the exit ."If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #40 January 13, 2004 QuoteI remember on AFF 7 thinking there was NO WAY I wanted to be unstable. . .after all, I had been quite stable on every single skydive before that. . .after passing that level, I found out I REALLY ENJOY changing up my body position and seeing what it feels like. . . Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's all good; except when you do that to scare your instructor. Congratulations! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #41 January 13, 2004 It just gets better and better. Check the attachment! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #42 January 13, 2004 QuoteYeah, yeah, yeah... It's all good; except when you do that to scare your instructor. Mark, you know you loved it. . .me flipping over at the last minute just before pull time. . .great fun. . .lol. At least I flipped back over and got stable and pulled at the "correct altitude." I gotta remember. . .very small adjustments to body position when tracking. . .lol________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #43 January 13, 2004 QuoteIt just gets better and better. Check the attachment! Yea, that Duece is quite the cameraman, huh? Amazing ability to be able to catch that one, single fleeting milisecond on that jump where you actually looked good. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StearmanR985 0 #44 January 13, 2004 QuoteWell, since no one else answered you, I'll do my best. Funneling is basically when an exit (or a mid-skydive maneuver, I suppose) goes to hell and gets all flippy and twirly. I'll use it in a sentence: "My solo, poised exits always funnel because I suck, and Craig at Z-Hills nicknamed me tumbleweed." Get it? Kelly Thanks. I can now say that I have funneled 90% of my solo exits!!!! Speaking of sucking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #45 January 13, 2004 QuoteNote to . . .you were so right about not arching. . .it feels WAY better on the back. See - Noone has to "go over" to the Dark Side - The Dark Side will come to you! Resistance is futile!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #46 January 13, 2004 QuoteYea, that Duece is quite the cameraman, huh? Amazing ability to be able to catch that one, single fleeting milisecond on that jump where you actually looked good. Yep....I was actually spinning on multiple axis' and he just happened to snap it at the precise moment. It sorta looks like I am smiling. It's actually screams for help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #47 January 13, 2004 QuoteNoone has to "go over" to the Dark Side - The Dark Side will come to you! Resistance is futile ROFLMAO. . .pretty damn amazing that just the day before I preferred nice, stable bellyflying. . .lol! You are SOOOOOO right. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #48 January 14, 2004 Damn good point, brainfarted my third solo. Was nailing the arch before it. Suddenly, the whole jump, no matter what I tried. I potato chipped the whole thing. Sucked. jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #49 January 14, 2004 Skyhi, granted I'm sitting here getting drunk (not to the boobies and baby oil phase yet), but I loved the post! It reminds me of everything I love about skydiving. No offense, but all of the talk about how our parachutes work and how well I'm progressing in my skills bores this the shit outta me. My parachute works, I know, naive of me, but someone else is getting paid to figure out why and how, I will just learn to fly it. As far as my skills, I would rather not kill myself or anyone else, but other then that, I started this to have fun and that's all that really matters. Some of my best jumps were the most fubar'ed crap that ever came along, SO much fun. Glad to hear you're having a good time and not taking it too seriously :) Pammi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #50 January 14, 2004 QuoteInstead...I "ready, set, go"'d myself...arched...and in freefall thought, "ok..now what? Back loop? *does a backloop* ok...nobody could see that...so now what...HUH? I'm still at 9K??? What am I supposed to do??" and kinda watched the needle drop slowly.... ...that was me, too...kinda like, "Ok...nobody's watchin'...so NOW what???" ~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
