Push 0 #26 January 28, 2003 People are already making fun of me because of all the pink But I've got a plan. I'll make them jump my rig while I'm downsizing. -- 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
weid14 0 #27 January 28, 2003 QuoteThe serious swoopers at my home DZ do downwinders on their (full) loads all the time. Though with one Cessna in the air it's probably less of a problem. a cessna DZ you can tell people what you are going to do, if you are at a larger DZ, you could either get a) hurt b) yelled at C) grounded d) all of the above. you need to be aware of your surroundings, you need to be aware of others around you. You need to understand local customs for landing and what that entails. doing a downwinder in front of me if I'm coming in for a landing following established landing pattern in the main landing area will not make me a happy person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #28 January 28, 2003 Quote Ah. I'll definitely keep that in mind for the WFFC, where it's probably even more important. a) Stay away from the swoopers b) Follow the leader Basically, monkey see monkey do. If monkey not sure, monkey go away where he can't bump into people It was actually very easy to find, and see the multiple windsocks that were set up in Rantoul. Most people followed them, and the ones that didn't were, for the most part, at the swoop pond, right next to the loading tents, or in front of the landing cam by registration. That may seem like alot of places, but once you are in the air there, you realize that even if the C130 was to drop an entire load at once (110 skydivers), you would have no problem finding clean airspace. If that fails, that place has to be the King of outs in the Midwest. There were trees, but I think you would have had to TRY and hit them! I was flying my 135 loaded at about 1.5 at the time, with badly shrunken outer A lines (I swear the thing was in a permanent dive) and never had a problem making it back from a long spot (of which I had way more than my fair share). The place is just freaking HUGE!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
