Jabeln79 0 #1 December 2, 2001 First load of the day 9:00Am. Not to bad out sunny but probably in the upper 30's to low 40's Exit altitude of 14500ft with a temp of 10. O.k. Lets do a 6 way.. bummer im low dearchhhhhh o.k. cought back up fly to dock damn.. low again.. ohwell..dump... Nice canopy ride in set up for finall.. man that looks very wet..o.k land in the peas no problem stay dry.. i think im going to do it.. oh no flare...flare flare... land with one foot out of the peas, right in a puddle woops there goes my foot... and the rest of me.. face plant.. o.k get up before anyone saw me.too late.. . damn im coverd in mud my white jumps suit soaked via the mud puddle.. well that sux.. at least everyone got a good laugh out of it... what a terrible skydive.. well that was how the first one went after that i decided to attempt freeflying for the first time since i have my new rig.. next couple jumps were my first sit flys.. wouldnt have been to bad but my pants were way to baggy so my feet were above my head... that was weird i should of just went to head down.. although i have no idea how.. i did get a free flier to go out with me on one jump to watch did a crab exit for the 1rst time ever that was pretty cool.. well lots to learn... 0:4:1 for the weekend.0: whats new.. 4: had to leave for work cant jump tomorrow better than none.1: first free fly... blue skys alll... Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #2 December 2, 2001 When I read the headline, my first thought was, "Shit! Joe ended up in the lake!". Glad to hear you're ok, hope the dirt comes out of your gear.--Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingILweenie 0 #3 December 2, 2001 goin to archway sunday....sposed to be in upper 50's....yay for skydiving in december Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #4 December 3, 2001 What's wrong with swimming in Dec? I spent almost 3 hours in the water today, as deep at 120ft.. 72 degrees was perfect..........you trying to tell me that the water up your way isn't that warm? Damn....what makes you want to live there? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #5 December 3, 2001 sounds awesome.....today i had my first success at the sit-fly. i held it for a few thousand feet and didn't spin "too" much. -------------http://www.JumpinDuo.com"oh no. Not another one"-Alienangel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingMarc 0 #6 December 3, 2001 Quotetoday i had my first success at the sit-fly. i held it for a few thousand feet and didn't spin "too" muchIsn't that a great feeling! I'm finally figuring out how to hold a sit for longer than a second or two without spinning like a top... today I even followed someone into a stand for a couple of seconds, then back into a sit without corking... woohoo! Hehehe... skydiving is fun... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jabeln79 0 #7 December 3, 2001 "What's wrong with swimming in Dec? I spent almost 3 hours in the water today, as deep at 120ft.. 72 degrees was perfect.........."Mike O.K. scuba in 70 weather is one thing. swimming in a giant mud puddle in your nice clean white jump suit is another.. not to mention the temp of somewhere between 38-42 little cold.. I wished i lived in Fla where there arent to many of these days. cant wait to jump in florida in Jan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #8 December 3, 2001 I know the feeling with the water. I kept trying to swoop the big rain puddles all day. It got to 50 for the first time in over a week and with that much water laying around I was not going to miss a change to practice my swooping. Granted I kept flaring early, but I too wanted to keep the white jump suit white too. I'm not sure what to put here right now..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #9 December 3, 2001 Quote today i had my first success at the sit-fly. i held it for a few thousand feet and didn't spin "too" much. Cool.. It's amazing how you can try and try to get something, not even come close, and then all of a sudden it clicks and all goes well.. If you're not doing it already, try wearing a baggy sweatshirt and jeans or shorts(since you guys can't jump in shorts year round like we can ) to help you hold a sit.. Of course, if you have a freefly suit, it's best to learn wearing that so that there's no "transition" when you start wearing the suit..Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
