Laurel 0 #1 June 12, 2003 This past Saturday, I did my 1st CRW jump. 5-stack, 2-points. Case of beer was proudly bought and drank. See pictures below. Pic 1: completed 5-stack (I'm on the bottom - the only one with a pilot chute trailing behind me) Pic 2: my canopy collapsing - OY! (again I am on the bottom) Comments about me being on the bottom will be sent in vain since I am calling it out on the onset...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRus 0 #2 June 12, 2003 Was this over at Gold Coast? Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #3 June 12, 2003 Awesome pics!! Congrats.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #4 June 12, 2003 yep - the Toadsuckers CRW team was in town and graciously let me jump with them. What an honor...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #5 June 12, 2003 Quoteyep - the Toadsuckers CRW team was in town and graciously let me jump with them. What an honor. Careful.. i think it's "Them Toadsuckers" congrats!! i'm doing a CRW camp this weekend.. should be a blast!! -jerm ps. you can apparently fly well in the air.. what gives with the landings? Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #6 June 12, 2003 Cool, check you out Dog... I had done one 2-stack and a down plane before showing up at Emerald Coast a few years ago. I ran into a guy there who wanted to do CRW at the end of our RW jumps and we had to pull high over the beach anyway. So, we were landing 2-stacks into the Florabama Bar and Grill all day. It was a blast! Now I just need to find someone to do CRW with my Xaos. Hell, it has continuous centerlines. Must be a CRW canopy right? -Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRus 0 #7 June 12, 2003 Hell yeah! I was wondering what it looked like jumping there. Dammit... July is too far away! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #8 June 12, 2003 Congrats ~ I saw Keith MacBeth do some CREW stuff earlier this year and fell even more in love with my canopy. I'll get on some of that down the road - canopy control class with Scott Miller at PD is the first step....hee hee Have fun...be safe! Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricaH 0 #9 June 12, 2003 Great for you Laurel!! That's awesome!!! CReW is the only thing that honestly scares me - way to go!! stupid newbie question... where are the other pilot chutes? There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #10 June 12, 2003 Lightnings normally have retractible PC's so they can't get in any one elses canopy. I love CRW. Now if most the wussies I jump with (Vallerina, Wildblue, Cajun) were'nt terrified of a simple stack I'd do CRW every jump Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #11 June 12, 2003 "stupid newbie question... where are the other pilot chutes?" Not a stupid question - CRW canopies (i.e. Lightning)have retractable pilot chutes...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #12 June 12, 2003 "ps. you can apparently fly well in the air.. what gives with the landings?" I am overly conservative with turns too close to the ground and I have a tendency to flair too high. I'll get it one day...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #13 June 12, 2003 Very impressive, Laurel. I can say CRW is one thing I'll probably never try my hand at. I admire people who do.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ERICCONNELLY 0 #14 June 12, 2003 Not too bad for an ignorant southern gal... (Now git back to yer trailer fer some daddy lovin') Seriously, my first CRW jump scared the SH*T out of me and I loved it. It was just like the first time all over again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genn 0 #15 June 12, 2003 You go girl!!! Good job on docking last!!!I love CRW. There's nothing like your first taste....oops...I meant feel of nylon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #16 June 12, 2003 Daddy says I'm the best. ..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #17 June 12, 2003 Congrats! On my first CREW jump i was scared shitless, and that was a two stack!! Very gutsy going for a 5 stack on your first one!! "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #18 June 12, 2003 Laurel, Congratulations! Heck, docking 5th is no easy task either. Your CCR/CCS is next. I have a novice camp scheduled on the 21st, but it looks like interest is waning. BTW, what kind of canopy were you using? It looks like my Spectre.sHarK CCS-1242 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #19 June 12, 2003 QuoteBTW, what kind of canopy were you using? It looks like my Spectre.sHarK CCS-1242 I was using my Sabre. Next time, I am going to try a Lightning so I don't rock the whole formation again. My canopy did not like being on bottom. Plus, when my slider went all the way to the top and collapsed my canopy, it was a bit freaky. But I felt safe (as safe as you can feel doing CRW) because Toadsuckers are some of the best CRW dogs in the world. I can't wait to do it again...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #20 June 12, 2003 Shark if you want to do some Crw come on over to PV this weekend. They are trying for a state record last I heard.Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #21 June 12, 2003 Mark, I think that I MAY want to try this someday, but waaaay later. You let me know when you think that I'm ready. BTW, Laurel, you ROCK, girl! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #22 June 12, 2003 Quote were'nt terrified of a simple stack I'd do CRW every jump You said it exactly. The last 2 jumpers I trained are now moved. We used to do a downplane almost every load when I started jumping. With the newer canopies, impromptu CrW hardly ever happens anymore. I have to use my 'CrW rig' for CrW now, since my regular canopy is way too hot for it. In my DZ, there is no 'slapping it together' after a jump. It's always planned out as a CrW dive from the outset. Too much caution. WAY TO GO LAUREL! Every single skydiving discipline is a blast. You now have another. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites katiebear21 0 #23 June 12, 2003 Sweet! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Laurel 0 #24 June 12, 2003 QuoteMark, I think that I MAY want to try this someday, but waaaay later. You let me know when you think that I'm ready. I think the only time I giggled more was after my first tandem - it's that exhilerating! When you do your 1st - remember to post pics. ..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VanillaSkyGirl 6 #25 June 12, 2003 I will do that...it'll be much later on, but I will do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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 Go To Topic Listing
rehmwa 2 #22 June 12, 2003 Quote were'nt terrified of a simple stack I'd do CRW every jump You said it exactly. The last 2 jumpers I trained are now moved. We used to do a downplane almost every load when I started jumping. With the newer canopies, impromptu CrW hardly ever happens anymore. I have to use my 'CrW rig' for CrW now, since my regular canopy is way too hot for it. In my DZ, there is no 'slapping it together' after a jump. It's always planned out as a CrW dive from the outset. Too much caution. WAY TO GO LAUREL! Every single skydiving discipline is a blast. You now have another. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #23 June 12, 2003 Sweet! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #24 June 12, 2003 QuoteMark, I think that I MAY want to try this someday, but waaaay later. You let me know when you think that I'm ready. I think the only time I giggled more was after my first tandem - it's that exhilerating! When you do your 1st - remember to post pics. ..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #25 June 12, 2003 I will do that...it'll be much later on, but I will do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
