PhillyKev 0 #1 July 11, 2002 Think they started yesterday. Anyone know if they've made any legitimate attempts yet and how they went? I have to work most of this weekend, hopefully I'll get out there. Supposed to be gorgeous weather and watching those super huge big ways is fun. It's like a kaleidoscope instantly appearing in the sky when they break off and start deploying. Hope I don't completely miss it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #2 July 11, 2002 I think they started today. billvon is there, hopefully he'll pop in sometime over the next few days and give us an update. If I hear from the boss or Mary at Sq3 today or tomorrow, I'll post what they say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tee 0 #3 July 11, 2002 They registered this morning and did at least one (unsuccessful) jump so far. My sweetie is there and called me during a break, but there wasn't much time to grill him so that is all I know so far. Have fun there this weekend! Wish I was there. tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kelly 0 #4 July 12, 2002 they made 4 attempts today.. none were successful. but they all went good. One premature deployment that resulted in NO injuries, just a close call. thank god for that. musta had some luck on his side. they're looking better and better from the ground. oh yeah. i ran into billvon. like litterally ran into him.. on the ramp near the cafe. that was me billvon! ill keep you guys updated. tee, tell your man to say hello. im back on the packing matt. kel * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #5 July 12, 2002 FYI...they did a piece about this on the fox news in Philly. There was a pretty long interview with Mary of Square 3. I have it on video if anyone wants me to bring it to the dz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tee 0 #6 July 12, 2002 Yeah! I just got a call from my man and they pulled off the 120 way!!!! Way to go guys (and gals)! Oh, Kelly, be prepared for some little hottie to come give you a hug for me! Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weid14 0 #7 July 12, 2002 QuoteOh, Kelly, be prepared for some little hottie to come give you a hug for me she'll need more of a hint than that, cause it happens all the time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #8 July 12, 2002 the best is when someone comes up from behind her and grabs her, her eyes get really big. =c) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weid14 0 #9 July 12, 2002 Quotethe best is when someone comes up from behind her and grabs her, her eyes get really big Wow, that's all I can muster at this point. Stacy , I never knew..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kelly 0 #10 July 13, 2002 you guys are hilarious. nobody grabbed me today tee! :( Whats your mans name? ill hunt him down... oh dave! youre such a sweetie! {where the hell is the damn 'blowing kisses' icon?} Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #11 July 13, 2002 QuoteWhats your mans name? ill hunt him down... You'll know him when you see him.. just look for an incredibly adorable young stud muffin in a nice and tight RW suit. Oh wait... there's probably a bunch of those running around there right now, huh? tell him I said hi too; I met him at the big way camp in Eloy. All I can say is.... Tee is a lucky girl! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #12 July 13, 2002 QuoteQuotethe best is when someone comes up from behind her and grabs her, her eyes get really big Wow, that's all I can muster at this point. Stacy , I never knew..... How could you know? You can't see how big her eyes get when you're the one grabbing her from behind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tee 0 #13 July 15, 2002 Quote Tee is a lucky girl! Aw shucks.....thanks. He is a sweetie. And Kelly, he finally found out who you were on Saturday but you were busy all day (too sweet to interrupt) and then on Sunday he couldn't find you. Next time! And next time, I'll get to come too! Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #14 July 15, 2002 Quotetell him I said hi too; I met him at the big way camp in Eloy. You talking about that guy that was always half naked that you and Val were acting like 14year old girls at a N' Sync concert over? Geez, all that attention to that guy and I was there the entire time... And Tee is dating him? Damn, you know this skydiving community gets smaller every time I go to the DZ, or so it seems.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #15 July 15, 2002 QuoteAnd Tee is dating him? Runour is, they actually are passed 1st base too.... Hows the belly doing Tee?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #16 July 15, 2002 Nope Dave. Wrong guy. I met Tee's sweetie the weekend before at the big way camp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,076 #17 July 15, 2002 Update - Got the 120 way twice on Friday. On Sat we got the second point, but it was keyed about a second before the first point was completed, so no official record. We were within a few seconds on two of the jumps to the 2 point. On Sunday we got weathered out and everyone took off for the airport etc. So we got the state record but no world record. Side notes - I registered late, and put a note on the reg form "Put me wherever you need me, Roger." Well, apparently he needed people for the base, so I spent the weekend wearing 4-17 pounds of weight. (I was the lightest person in the base.) We pulled off 14 perfect launches. People kept going low so we kept adding weight until we were hitting 135mph shortly after exit. (Partly due to the 17,500 exit altitude.) We finally stopped when our superfloater mentioned he could barely stay down with us. An automatic oxygen system was installed that metered the oxygen based on altitude so you didn't run through it so quickly. Well, that was the idea anyway. Lou and I, for some reason, were getting so much O2 that I had to hold the hose two feet from my face and just let it blow at me. I made two jumps on my Safire 119 before it got sort of spooky landing in a pack of 120 people with an extra 16 pounds of weight. I borrowed a Spectre 150 from Kate (thanks Kate, I owe you a case of Lang) and jumped that for the rest of the week. It is a truly awesome big way canopy - on heading openings, soft but consistent, and it glides well, sinks well and can be flat/flare turned with no problem. I may have to get one for the 300 way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weid14 0 #18 July 15, 2002 bummer on the 2nd point, but a 120 wawy is still a nice accomplishment. out of curiosity -- were there many high performance canopies/loadings on the attmepts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tee 0 #19 July 16, 2002 Quote Runour is, they actually are passed 1st base too.... Hows the belly doing Tee? Ba ha ha. Yeah, just a little past 1st. The belly (and body) is ever expanding. Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,076 #20 July 16, 2002 >out of curiosity -- were there many high performance > canopies/loadings on the attmepts? Yep. As usual there was a wide range, but they ranged from sub-100 ft highly elliptical canopies to 200+ sq ft F111 canopies. Average canopy size seemed to be around 130 sq ft from what I saw. During one of the dirt dives we were doing a runout. Roger gave the count and everyone started moving towards the center just as a freeflyer came swooping through the crowd - one guy had to hit the deck to avoid hitting him. The freeflyer was annoyed at us - "it's a landing area!" - but hurried away when he realized there were 120 people mad at him. (While it was near the landing area, we had used yellow tape on the ground to mark a huge "asterisk" to show where the formation would be aligned during the dirt dive.) 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. 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Tee 0 #3 July 11, 2002 They registered this morning and did at least one (unsuccessful) jump so far. My sweetie is there and called me during a break, but there wasn't much time to grill him so that is all I know so far. Have fun there this weekend! Wish I was there. tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 0 #4 July 12, 2002 they made 4 attempts today.. none were successful. but they all went good. One premature deployment that resulted in NO injuries, just a close call. thank god for that. musta had some luck on his side. they're looking better and better from the ground. oh yeah. i ran into billvon. like litterally ran into him.. on the ramp near the cafe. that was me billvon! ill keep you guys updated. tee, tell your man to say hello. im back on the packing matt. kel * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #5 July 12, 2002 FYI...they did a piece about this on the fox news in Philly. There was a pretty long interview with Mary of Square 3. I have it on video if anyone wants me to bring it to the dz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tee 0 #6 July 12, 2002 Yeah! I just got a call from my man and they pulled off the 120 way!!!! Way to go guys (and gals)! Oh, Kelly, be prepared for some little hottie to come give you a hug for me! Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #7 July 12, 2002 QuoteOh, Kelly, be prepared for some little hottie to come give you a hug for me she'll need more of a hint than that, cause it happens all the time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #8 July 12, 2002 the best is when someone comes up from behind her and grabs her, her eyes get really big. =c) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #9 July 12, 2002 Quotethe best is when someone comes up from behind her and grabs her, her eyes get really big Wow, that's all I can muster at this point. Stacy , I never knew..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 0 #10 July 13, 2002 you guys are hilarious. nobody grabbed me today tee! :( Whats your mans name? ill hunt him down... oh dave! youre such a sweetie! {where the hell is the damn 'blowing kisses' icon?} Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #11 July 13, 2002 QuoteWhats your mans name? ill hunt him down... You'll know him when you see him.. just look for an incredibly adorable young stud muffin in a nice and tight RW suit. Oh wait... there's probably a bunch of those running around there right now, huh? tell him I said hi too; I met him at the big way camp in Eloy. All I can say is.... Tee is a lucky girl! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #12 July 13, 2002 QuoteQuotethe best is when someone comes up from behind her and grabs her, her eyes get really big Wow, that's all I can muster at this point. Stacy , I never knew..... How could you know? You can't see how big her eyes get when you're the one grabbing her from behind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tee 0 #13 July 15, 2002 Quote Tee is a lucky girl! Aw shucks.....thanks. He is a sweetie. And Kelly, he finally found out who you were on Saturday but you were busy all day (too sweet to interrupt) and then on Sunday he couldn't find you. Next time! And next time, I'll get to come too! Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 July 15, 2002 Quotetell him I said hi too; I met him at the big way camp in Eloy. You talking about that guy that was always half naked that you and Val were acting like 14year old girls at a N' Sync concert over? Geez, all that attention to that guy and I was there the entire time... And Tee is dating him? Damn, you know this skydiving community gets smaller every time I go to the DZ, or so it seems.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #15 July 15, 2002 QuoteAnd Tee is dating him? Runour is, they actually are passed 1st base too.... Hows the belly doing Tee?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #16 July 15, 2002 Nope Dave. Wrong guy. I met Tee's sweetie the weekend before at the big way camp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,076 #17 July 15, 2002 Update - Got the 120 way twice on Friday. On Sat we got the second point, but it was keyed about a second before the first point was completed, so no official record. We were within a few seconds on two of the jumps to the 2 point. On Sunday we got weathered out and everyone took off for the airport etc. So we got the state record but no world record. Side notes - I registered late, and put a note on the reg form "Put me wherever you need me, Roger." Well, apparently he needed people for the base, so I spent the weekend wearing 4-17 pounds of weight. (I was the lightest person in the base.) We pulled off 14 perfect launches. People kept going low so we kept adding weight until we were hitting 135mph shortly after exit. (Partly due to the 17,500 exit altitude.) We finally stopped when our superfloater mentioned he could barely stay down with us. An automatic oxygen system was installed that metered the oxygen based on altitude so you didn't run through it so quickly. Well, that was the idea anyway. Lou and I, for some reason, were getting so much O2 that I had to hold the hose two feet from my face and just let it blow at me. I made two jumps on my Safire 119 before it got sort of spooky landing in a pack of 120 people with an extra 16 pounds of weight. I borrowed a Spectre 150 from Kate (thanks Kate, I owe you a case of Lang) and jumped that for the rest of the week. It is a truly awesome big way canopy - on heading openings, soft but consistent, and it glides well, sinks well and can be flat/flare turned with no problem. I may have to get one for the 300 way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #18 July 15, 2002 bummer on the 2nd point, but a 120 wawy is still a nice accomplishment. out of curiosity -- were there many high performance canopies/loadings on the attmepts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tee 0 #19 July 16, 2002 Quote Runour is, they actually are passed 1st base too.... Hows the belly doing Tee? Ba ha ha. Yeah, just a little past 1st. The belly (and body) is ever expanding. Tee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,076 #20 July 16, 2002 >out of curiosity -- were there many high performance > canopies/loadings on the attmepts? Yep. As usual there was a wide range, but they ranged from sub-100 ft highly elliptical canopies to 200+ sq ft F111 canopies. Average canopy size seemed to be around 130 sq ft from what I saw. During one of the dirt dives we were doing a runout. Roger gave the count and everyone started moving towards the center just as a freeflyer came swooping through the crowd - one guy had to hit the deck to avoid hitting him. The freeflyer was annoyed at us - "it's a landing area!" - but hurried away when he realized there were 120 people mad at him. (While it was near the landing area, we had used yellow tape on the ground to mark a huge "asterisk" to show where the formation would be aligned during the dirt dive.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
