SkymonkeyONE 4 #1 January 6, 2002 Yesterday was a very cool day at Raeford. The entire DZ was covered in snow, but the runway was cleared so that we could jump the CASA all day. It was Tony Thacker's (Raeford DZO) 40th birthday party and we had a blast. The skydiving was excellent, the air at altitude not TOO cold, and the surf was up like you wouldn't believe. I showed up on the DZ just ten minutes before load one, so I rushed to get kitted up and go dirt dive. First load for my group was a six point seven way where we all held the last point for several thousand feet and just checked out the scenery. It was beautiful! most took the standard approach (into the wind), but about five of us ripped downwinders and left tracks all the way across the DZ. The swoop du jour was a double footer all the way to a deadman. Both Greg Windmiller and I did those all day long; very stylish and they made for some spectacular video. The snow was still dry enough that I didn't even hardly get wet!Jump two was a seven point nine-way (even though two guys flopped over the top on exit). Very nice again and equally spectacular swooping. Jump three was a three point 12 way. Of particular note here is that we had a kid with 37 jumps on all of these dives and he was there every time. True, we gave him easy moves, but he did great. Neal Beverly went out to the middle of the landing area and sculpted a very realistic three-hole qualified female snowman. Luckilly, Miss Billie didn't see it before the sun went down! NICE!The party was great. The Heaters, a prominent blues band from our area, played three sets. Tony put out a keg of free Bud Light, and Thomas Wolfe (the owner of Aviators Bar and Grill) layed out a ton of chow. In all, a very nice party and I am very happy to have attended.Hope all of you had a good wherever you are.ChuckMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #2 January 6, 2002 SWEET!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #3 January 6, 2002 Very envious. We did an eight point four-way loaded with excessive post-jump recriminations. Going somewhere different next week. flyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #4 January 7, 2002 QuoteYesterday was a very cool day at Raeford. The entire DZ was covered in snowYet another reason I live in California.... It's been 70 and flat gorgeous here all weekend! Hardly even needed the thermals at altitude (but I'm glad I wore 'em anyway...)Quotea double footer all the way to a deadman.hee hee... I was just happy to land standing up on both jumps... Deadman's are incredibly cool to watch though. Someday maybe I'll be good enough to try it pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirils 1 #5 January 7, 2002 OK, how did you stay warm? Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #6 January 7, 2002 Sounds really cool.Much better than setting your "converse all stars" down into 1/2" water on top of mud in Houston while going 40 on your FX/Cobalt/ other surf toy...which is really fun but the dirt/mud get old.I've never landed in snow....must be really great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #7 January 7, 2002 Cool story, Chuck! How can anyone not like snow??? It's wonderful... my winter jumping goal? Be on the first load of the day, with fresh snow on the ground. Land in Farmer McNasty's field, leaving footprints that seem to start from nowhere! Unfortunately, it's way warmer than normal here right now, so the chance of snow, at least for a while, is remote. But it sure rained like hell today! I managed to take the wife and kids for nice walk thru a forest around a beautiful lake today, so that was second best (I'm gonna put on my helmet and goggles later on and just daydream about the sit flyin' I was hoping to do if the wx had been better today...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #8 January 7, 2002 Quotehow did you stay warm?As previously stated, I didn't show up at the DZ to jump. I was wearing khaki pants and Doc Martens. Time was tight, as we were on a ten minute call, so I just changed shoes, pulled my bootie suit on over the pants and just kept the turtleneck I had on as top protection. Planned on changing into a sweatshirt for the other jumps, but it was plenty warm. Wore my factory diver and some army dress gloves. Yall know I don't wear that helmet unless it's chilly outside. Look for pictures of those jumps on the SkyKat website soon.ChuckMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites indyz 1 #9 January 7, 2002 QuoteDeadman's are incredibly cool to watch though. Someday maybe I'll be good enough to try itn00b question: What's a deadman?--Brianperl -e '$i=14500;while($i>2500){sleep($d);$d=5;print"$i\n";$i-=1000}print"Pull!\n"' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #10 January 7, 2002 QuoteYet another reason I live in California.... It's been 70 and flat gorgeous here all weekend! Hardly even needed the thermals at altitude (but I'm glad I wore 'em anyway...)Damn you California people. Here in the northeast that's shorts and a tshirt weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #11 January 7, 2002 Quotewhat's a deadman?That is when you do a double-footed toe dragging turf surf and you continue to lean forward as you are dragging and eventually just end up sliding on your belly.ChuckMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RemiAndKaren 0 #12 January 7, 2002 some one must have a good deal on Tide extra strength!RemiMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #13 January 7, 2002 We had a good time in the snow in Delaware on Saturday. Three loads went up, and we tried 2 7-ways before attempting a 5-way that actually worked. The dz looks a lot different when everything is snowy. It was hard to spot from altitude, without being able to use the usual landmarks. There were some great sliding snow landings. Of course, none of them were mine, though I did manage not to end up on my ass. JustinMy Homepage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #14 January 7, 2002 "Neal Beverly went out to the middle of the landing area and sculpted a very realistic three-hole qualified female snowman"If I know Neal he probably "Broke it in" later while no one was looking!!! "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay 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
Iflyme 0 #7 January 7, 2002 Cool story, Chuck! How can anyone not like snow??? It's wonderful... my winter jumping goal? Be on the first load of the day, with fresh snow on the ground. Land in Farmer McNasty's field, leaving footprints that seem to start from nowhere! Unfortunately, it's way warmer than normal here right now, so the chance of snow, at least for a while, is remote. But it sure rained like hell today! I managed to take the wife and kids for nice walk thru a forest around a beautiful lake today, so that was second best (I'm gonna put on my helmet and goggles later on and just daydream about the sit flyin' I was hoping to do if the wx had been better today...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #8 January 7, 2002 Quotehow did you stay warm?As previously stated, I didn't show up at the DZ to jump. I was wearing khaki pants and Doc Martens. Time was tight, as we were on a ten minute call, so I just changed shoes, pulled my bootie suit on over the pants and just kept the turtleneck I had on as top protection. Planned on changing into a sweatshirt for the other jumps, but it was plenty warm. Wore my factory diver and some army dress gloves. Yall know I don't wear that helmet unless it's chilly outside. Look for pictures of those jumps on the SkyKat website soon.ChuckMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #9 January 7, 2002 QuoteDeadman's are incredibly cool to watch though. Someday maybe I'll be good enough to try itn00b question: What's a deadman?--Brianperl -e '$i=14500;while($i>2500){sleep($d);$d=5;print"$i\n";$i-=1000}print"Pull!\n"' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #10 January 7, 2002 QuoteYet another reason I live in California.... It's been 70 and flat gorgeous here all weekend! Hardly even needed the thermals at altitude (but I'm glad I wore 'em anyway...)Damn you California people. Here in the northeast that's shorts and a tshirt weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #11 January 7, 2002 Quotewhat's a deadman?That is when you do a double-footed toe dragging turf surf and you continue to lean forward as you are dragging and eventually just end up sliding on your belly.ChuckMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RemiAndKaren 0 #12 January 7, 2002 some one must have a good deal on Tide extra strength!RemiMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #13 January 7, 2002 We had a good time in the snow in Delaware on Saturday. Three loads went up, and we tried 2 7-ways before attempting a 5-way that actually worked. The dz looks a lot different when everything is snowy. It was hard to spot from altitude, without being able to use the usual landmarks. There were some great sliding snow landings. Of course, none of them were mine, though I did manage not to end up on my ass. JustinMy Homepage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 January 7, 2002 "Neal Beverly went out to the middle of the landing area and sculpted a very realistic three-hole qualified female snowman"If I know Neal he probably "Broke it in" later while no one was looking!!! "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
