airborne31582 0 #1 April 21, 2003 This past weekend was my first trip to Eloy. The only plane I had ever jumped out of before this weekend was a C-182, 8 jumps out of a Skyvan and a Twin Otter, a high altitude jump and a broken in jumpsuit! Chris I thought of the odds of me succeeding, versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid, and I went ahead anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 April 21, 2003 Eloy is an awesome experience (especially if you've come from a small DZ). I came away from the holiday boogie with so much new experience and so many new friends, it was incredible. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTOXX 0 #3 April 21, 2003 LOL my one and only trip to Eloy was last month and the wind was a bit too much so I did the smartest thing of the whole trip. I kept my butt on the ground. Low time jumper combined with 21+ winds equal new "How I broke X" story on the forum. Truth be told I was somewhat intimidated by Eloy. I do jump at a small DZ and that place was just massive. I felt lost all by my self. Cool news on the jumps though, glad to hear about it. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #4 April 21, 2003 DT ... You likely made the correct decision to stay on the group during those winds. But that's a bummer if you didn't get to jump. I do think that at some point in your career you need to get experience jumping in high winds (as long as they are steady winds and not gusty), but this is likely not the time. Yes Eloy can be intimidating, especially the main landing area where you must know how to land cross-wind. But the alternate landing area is available and landing off in the dessert isn't such a bad thing as well (especially if you're breaking in a brand new slippier-than-owls-shit canopy). But I think taking this sport at a pace which is comfortable to ourselves is hopefully the way to survive. There's a popular saying the mountaineering comminuty which can also be applied to skydiving and it goes "Summits are always optional while getting down is manditory". Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
