freefalljunky 0 #1 April 6, 2001 Hi Folks,I saw the Tracy needs a name thread. No need!!! Let me run this by you.Freefalljunky, Kinda has a ring to it don't you think? And in case any of you are wondering, I'M A GUY!!!! By reading the other thread I saw that most of you were midlead by my name. Yes, most of the time Tracy is a girls name. But not in this case.Blue Skies,Tracy (Freefalljunky) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yooper 0 #2 April 6, 2001 Hey Tracy, I'm new to this whole thing myself, but it's good to have ya back onboard. btw good choice for a name, it has a certain.....I don't know what, but it's good. PeaceMizhakwit,Chad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grogs 0 #3 April 6, 2001 Hey! You took my name! j/kWelcome aboard Tracy. I was afraid we'd run you off. I hope to run into you at a DZ somewhere in the not too distant future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #4 April 6, 2001 Whaaaahooo! Sweet - hey, welcome back. I'm sure this crowd will make you feel the dz.com looooove soon!QuoteI'M A GUY!!!!Bwwaaahahahahaa! This must explain why you didn't reply to TripleF's advances...I still owe you a jump ticket.Safe swoopsSangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #6 April 7, 2001 Well, Tracy, at least now you know what type of crowd your getting mixed up with here! So how do you manage to skysurf with under 200 jumps? No offence, but I kinda thought that was something reserved for the high timers... Tell me more!Frank Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtsucks 0 #7 April 7, 2001 Hey Junky! Glad ya didn’t get scared off with all the shit ya took. If I was in your place, I probably would have ran away with my tail between my legs. There’s a lot of cool people here though. And, if you want, you can steal my nick anytime !! I really had a very meaningful story behind my name, but I was drunk, and now I don’t remember what it was. Now it’s just stupid. When will I learn?See ya!Josh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #8 April 7, 2001 Wow, Tracy, you got a reply from the main man! You're in for sure now. Sorry for suggesting LadyF. How sexist of me, especially since my nickname is Andi! But, you do still have quite good manners to not sent back ugly replies to some of the ones you got.Blue Skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggie 0 #9 April 7, 2001 tracy,welcome back man! you had us all worried for a few days there.... Glad to see that you hung around! froggie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albatross 0 #10 April 7, 2001 Glad to see you don't hate us all. Sorry that you got the short end of that spat. You were the new kid after all.Blue Skys and Safe LandingsAlbatross Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #11 April 7, 2001 iflyme,skysurfing with 200 jumps? it's sure possible. take me for excample. i jumped and did a 4 way with a tandem on jump #46. if who ever is giving the training thinks you can do it safely then why wait to hit a "magic" number. in my case the tandem master had jumped with me many time before (non-tandem) and knew i could do it safely. only hard part is trying to adjust fall rate before and after the drouge is deployed. (plus not to fly into it)freefalljunky,welcome back! just gota laugh at all the crazyness that has been going on. it normally takes a little while after starting to post for people to remember ya, you are now well known and didn't have to wait long at all.......can't wait to see more post by ya.<> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #12 April 7, 2001 Wingy - I've heard/read that a minimum of 400 jumps is recommended before one trys moving on up to skysurfing. Now of course I'm gonna get flamed for saying this, but IMHO you are still a novice or just beyond at 200 jumps. As you know, the emergency procedures are a little more complicated, and there was a fatality recently where a 23 year old guy with 400 jumps, and no formal instruction (according to the fatalities page) had a bad deployment on his first skysurf, and never recovered. So obviously you want GOOD training before you try to skysurf. I wonder how many other skydivers with 200 jumps feel competent enough to skysurf...??? BTW, to the best of my knowledge, at my DZ the tandem masters don't invite other jumpers to fly with them, other than the video dude. I guess it is a "per dropzone" type of issue.Frank Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #13 April 7, 2001 iflyme,your right about needing proper training. i was just trying to say that jump numbers in themselves are not a messure of ones knowlage and experiance. i'm one for the train of though that a magic number should not be the basis on which what you can do should be judged. i have a few people at my dz that have double my jumps but could not fly as well as i can (i'm not saying that i'm good in any way). why should they be able to start training just because they have the jump numbers. it hould be on a purely skill related chart. granted though when one reaches certain numbers they "should" have the skill to do certain things.on the skysurfer with out proper training, well i'd be the same as me making my first jump by showing up at the dz, straping on a rig and getting on the plane....proper training is a must!....on the jumping with tandems, it is most likely a per dz basis. only one of the tandem masters (with passenger) at my dz will jump with me. i don't jump that offen with him. a few jumps into a airport-fetival (sorta a demo jump but it was just at a diffrent airport with a crowd, and a HUGE landing area) and a few jumps here and there. normally we have a lurker on 1 out of three tandems at my dz. i know it's diffrent in the states (or in your case canada)feel free to flame away.........freeflyjunky,sorry to get way off topic on this one.<> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #14 April 8, 2001 Quote Well, Tracy, at least now you know what type of crowd your getting mixed up with here! So how do you manage to skysurf with under 200 jumps? No offence, but I kinda thought that was something reserved for the high timers... Tell me more! At my new home DZ, Skydive Space Center in Titusville, FL, there is a skysurf school.. Recommended minimum experience is 200 jumps, but I have seen guys with as little as 80 jumps skysurfing.. Here it seems to depend on whether or not the instructors know your flying abilities.. If they know your flying, and they are satisfied with it, they don't care how many jumps you have.. They know it's not the best indication of skills.. I plan on trying the skysurf thing eventually, but I'm not in any big hurry.. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merrick 0 #15 April 9, 2001 Quote"I'M A GUY!!!!"ROFL - Ooops, Sorry man!"Peace & Blue Skies!"Merrick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Divadiver 0 #16 April 9, 2001 Freefalljunky:Glad to have you around!! Let me introduce myself, I'm Divadiver, and I'm a gay man trapped in a woman's body! Thanks for setting us straight, sooner or later someone would have requested a nudie pic of you and I can tell you they guys would have been mighty disappointed if you posted!!Now, tell us more about your skydiving!Divadiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #17 April 9, 2001 Hi Junky,Nice to see you around againMuch love and blue skies,Carrie http://www.geocities.com/skydivegrl20/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg 0 #18 April 9, 2001 Hey Tracy, I did not want to get involved in the other post as it seemed a little touchy for some. My name is Greg, I jump at Eloy, I have just gotten my A license 2 weeks ago, and I have 31 jumps and counting. I Like your new name better, "junky" kind of gives it that "dangerous" sound like you might just "shank" someone for a jump ticket or something. Anyway, welcome!Blue ones!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
