Vallerina 2 #1 September 22, 2003 I did my first jump with a Birdman suit this past weekend (I still owe half a case! ) I absolutely loved it. It felt more like flying than any other skydiving I've done. I loved how quiet it got. I loved hanging out by the plane. I loved the longer freefall. I loved everything! I feel like I just made my first jump! So, my question is am I too obsessed with it? All I want to do is another jump with a wingsuit. I'm thinking of what of mine I can sell to afford one. I keep giggling about how much fun it was! Is there a cure for such insanity?There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #2 September 22, 2003 hehe If you figure it out, let me know - I'm still high from my first tandem on the 13th! Enjoy! JenniferArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #3 September 22, 2003 No, it is not bad. Bad would be trying to find a used suit in my size. Impossible, apparently. The cure is to buy a suit....in mycase...to come up with the $$ for a new one... Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #4 September 22, 2003 Am I the only one not to get a taste of the nylon crack? Oh well, one of these days I'll have the jumps and experience to take the leap! Until then I guess the rodeo will do! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,107 #5 September 22, 2003 >I did my first jump with a Birdman suit this past weekend . . . Oh geez, we got another one! Within a few years there's going to have to be a separate birdman jump run at Rantoul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #6 September 22, 2003 hey kaite, I have a classic I, PM me if you are interested ....Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 September 22, 2003 Few years? I'm thinking next year at the rate that people are hitting the nylon Crack. Welcome to the flock... Freefall is never the same again after doing 40mph Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
321seeya 0 #8 September 22, 2003 I too made my first BirdMan jump... AWESOME! I am going to buy a GTI FOR SURE! Nice meeting you Val!! Hope to cross paths sooon! DJ BASE 3:16 - Even if you are about to land on a cop - DONT FORGET TO FLARE! Free the soul -- DJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #9 September 22, 2003 mwahaha .. that's all i do now, and you met me back when I was first starting over a year ago :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #10 September 22, 2003 Tell me where I can find a 6'2" 220 lbs demo.....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #11 September 22, 2003 They had one at Rantoul that I jumped... might fit you. Yes, one is on my shopping list. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #12 September 22, 2003 QuoteThe cure is to buy a suit Great idea! The best of luck to you in trying to find one. QuoteWithin a few years there's going to have to be a separate birdman jump run at Rantoul. Woo hoo! I can even spot that load! QuoteFreefall is never the same again after doing 40mph It really won't be... Quotethat's all i do now I finally understand! QuoteTell me where I can find a 6'2" 220 lbs demo..... I've been demoing something like that, but a little smaller for the past year now!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #13 September 22, 2003 QuoteOh geez, we got another one! Within a few years there's going to have to be a separate birdman jump run at Rantoul. Is it just me thinking 'Giant Peach' rides ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #14 September 22, 2003 Quote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell me where I can find a 6'2" 220 lbs demo..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've been demoing something like that, but a little smaller for the past year now! Perv....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #15 September 22, 2003 Now you know why we call it nylon crack! Glad to hear you joined the flock. It's not bad. It's normal to be this obsessed. At least that's what I keep telling myself... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #16 September 22, 2003 Remi... I'll ship you my Classic if you can find a BMI to train you. It fits me at 6'2 180 and has been loaned to a TM at my DZ thats 6' 230 lbs and it was tight on him but it worked. That is AFTER I get my NEW Skyflyer3 (I'm only counting the hours till delivery now, not minutes yet ) 93 hours to go.... OK... Val on her third jump smoked me BAD. I was doing 58MPH and she was at least 500 feet above me and climbing fast. I think Ray said it best in that she'll give Jari a run for the slowest if some one would let her into a S3. Although video of her tumbling out of a Casa is availble for a small fee for anyone needing entertainment Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #17 September 22, 2003 Quoteif you can find a BMI to train you I think I can manage that..... there are some up in Quebec City....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #18 September 22, 2003 QuoteAlthough video of her tumbling out of a Casa is availble for a small fee for anyone needing entertainment Hey! It's not my fault no one told me how to exit a plane with a door at the back of the plane! I wanted to feel like Superman!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #19 September 22, 2003 Ahhh yes... took you on your first jump too. Nasty opening But SMOOOOOOOOOTH first flight. It don't get better then that!Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #20 September 22, 2003 QuoteNice meeting you Val!! Hope to cross paths sooon! Right back at ya! Tell my Skydive Indiana friends that I said, "Hello!" QuoteI am going to buy a GTI FOR SURE! Me, too! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #21 September 22, 2003 QuotePerv.... Perv? I was going to call her a thief!it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #22 September 22, 2003 just remember, it's only 'obsessed' when it's somebody else. when you are referring to yourself, you're 'focused'. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #23 September 22, 2003 Val, I hear you're a natural!! Congrats, and I must say, the suit you were jumping was SWEET. Man, I'm the only guy at the dz not to give in to the peer pressure of the nylon crack yet!! I can just hear the voices in my head repeating themselves on the plane... "Must.................join.........................floooooooooooock................................................" 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
PurpleBadger 0 #24 September 22, 2003 If it was peer pressure that lead me into doing my first BM jumps this w/end, then i'm proud to be Weak I also get the impression the becoming 'focused' is not just bad... it's just standard. I've been searching down the back of the couch for any coins that I might have missed last time i looked, darn, nothing was there. Need new way to get money for a suit . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #25 September 22, 2003 QuoteAm I the only one not to get a taste of the nylon crack? Oh well, one of these days I'll have the jumps and experience to take the leap! Until then I guess the rodeo will do! I'm right there with ya Katie! I'm so jealous Val!! That's great! I appreciate the itch you've started now, though, that I can't quite reach yet! Pammi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
