freeflir29 0 #51 March 26, 2002 Quotedoes Joey need to know about you watching Jamie's ass so close?Or....does Joey need to know you are staring at HIS ass? "I have 145 jumps so I don't even know how to pull yet."-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #52 March 26, 2002 I thought I saw this someplace, but isn't the avg # of jumps for fatalities around 1000 or so?Grew up way to fast, now there's nothing to believe, and reruns all become a history.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #53 March 26, 2002 ahhh, people keep thinking that it is jump numbers that matter....only half i think is true.... take somebody in the sport for 10 years with 1000 jumps...then take somebody in the sport for 3 years with 1000 jumps...who has been around the dz more? some things ya learn on jumps, some ya learn by being there and learning from others........as for me, some people get more jumps than i have got in 4 years, in 4 months..... i don't know everything, but i have seen enough stuff to let other people know about it....maybe they can learn from it........on a side note....was reading last summer about how sombody hooked thier main up backwards by mistake...low and behold i did it not more than a few weeks later myself..... but while i was flying in backward i remebered that thread....and i landed okay and was here to tell about my f@ck up......."i may not go to heven, i hope you go to hell"-C.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #54 March 27, 2002 QuoteSo if you have an opinion, plese post it. Be ready to eat crow if you re wrong,I know I have.........its really an aquired taste thoughjason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #55 March 27, 2002 nah, never stare at Joey's ass.... he's not my type, specifically cause he's a he.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #56 March 27, 2002 QuoteI thought I saw this someplace, but isn't the avg # of jumps for fatalities around 1000 or so?I have some USPA stats -- 1996 to 2000 (got these from our Safety Officer on Awareness day):Fatalities by experience:1 - 200 jumps ... 40.6%201 - 700 jumps 26%701 - 2000 jumps 16%2001 + jumps 16.9%Generally, the statistics seem to indicate that most fatalities are from low turns and malfunctions (low or no cutaway / reserve fired in to the main)...Of course this is just a small glimpse of a more detailed picture, and the statistics don't reflect what percentage of all jumpers fall into each catagory..."There's nothing new under the sun" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rhonda66 0 #57 March 27, 2002 I think it depends on what you mean by "experienced" - I think if you have been granted an A-license and a ticket to jump on your own, then you can consider yourself experienced in this sport. Expert and experience are two totally different terms.....With 200 jumps I consider myself experienced. I can get out of the plane, do my manuevers, pull, flare and land my canopy without instruction or assistance, but I'm certainly no expert. What bothers me even more are people who think they know everything about skydiving because they have a high jump number and they lecture you about everything. Like this guy who recently lands after my husband and asks him, "do you know you landed downwind?" and starts to give him a hard time - If there was any wind at all, it must have been about a half a mile an hour wind and my husband landed perfectly, but there's always someone who thinks they know it all and it's their way or no way. Good advice when necessary is almost always a good thing, but giving someone else a hard time because you think you're a SkyGod is not......Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 3 of 3 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
Iflyme 0 #56 March 27, 2002 QuoteI thought I saw this someplace, but isn't the avg # of jumps for fatalities around 1000 or so?I have some USPA stats -- 1996 to 2000 (got these from our Safety Officer on Awareness day):Fatalities by experience:1 - 200 jumps ... 40.6%201 - 700 jumps 26%701 - 2000 jumps 16%2001 + jumps 16.9%Generally, the statistics seem to indicate that most fatalities are from low turns and malfunctions (low or no cutaway / reserve fired in to the main)...Of course this is just a small glimpse of a more detailed picture, and the statistics don't reflect what percentage of all jumpers fall into each catagory..."There's nothing new under the sun" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhonda66 0 #57 March 27, 2002 I think it depends on what you mean by "experienced" - I think if you have been granted an A-license and a ticket to jump on your own, then you can consider yourself experienced in this sport. Expert and experience are two totally different terms.....With 200 jumps I consider myself experienced. I can get out of the plane, do my manuevers, pull, flare and land my canopy without instruction or assistance, but I'm certainly no expert. What bothers me even more are people who think they know everything about skydiving because they have a high jump number and they lecture you about everything. Like this guy who recently lands after my husband and asks him, "do you know you landed downwind?" and starts to give him a hard time - If there was any wind at all, it must have been about a half a mile an hour wind and my husband landed perfectly, but there's always someone who thinks they know it all and it's their way or no way. Good advice when necessary is almost always a good thing, but giving someone else a hard time because you think you're a SkyGod is not......Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
