Celtics85 0 #1 January 17, 2011 How many jumps was it before any of you jumped with your own pack job, and were you nervous?Hallucinations are bad enough. But after a while you learn to cope with things like seeing your dead grandmother crawling up your leg with a knife in her teeth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 January 17, 2011 1st jump..and yes, VERY nervous! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petejones45 0 #3 January 17, 2011 i think it was five or seven for me. i'll have to check my logbookLook out for the freefly team, Smelly Peppers. Once we get a couple years more experience we will be a force to be reckoned with in the near future! BLUES! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #4 January 17, 2011 I didn't jump my own pack job until I had to for the A license ... Very nervous at the time, but now I do a 6 minute trash pack that results in the same openings that used to take me 20 minutes.Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #5 January 17, 2011 My A license check jump. Yeah. Pretty nervous...it was one ugly rushed pack job. But it did teach me that they open...you can pack a big ball and it more than likely will open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halfpastniner 0 #6 January 17, 2011 1st jump and nope. I was a packer for a year prior to jumping though. Get with someone and learn your gear. If you know your gear well, there is no reason to be afraid.BASE 1384 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #7 January 17, 2011 QuoteMy A license check jump. Yeah. Pretty nervous...it was one ugly rushed pack job. But it did teach me that they open...you can pack a big ball and it more than likely will open. When I realized that little piece on info, I had a much easier time packing my canopy.Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #8 January 17, 2011 (Looking back in logbook) Here we go, jump 20. It was also my first H&P. Yes I about shit my pants on that one, but all went well and cured me of a bit of gear-fear.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvance 0 #9 January 17, 2011 Jump 17. And no, not particularly. I spent a full day learning to pack and doing it over and over. I felt pretty comfortable by then.I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #10 January 17, 2011 Jump number 8, first solo on my own gear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #11 January 17, 2011 Quote Jump number 8, first solo on my own gear. 287 Years Ago Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #12 January 18, 2011 #20. T-10. Also my first 20-second delay & first head-first "bombout" exit, First load of the day, I was the only student. Windy, long-spot. Spent almost the entire ride going backward, crabbing a bit to get on the wind line. Pretty much nailed the target field, landing a few hundred feet from the "X." They put a hold on students for the rest of the day. Cheers, Jon S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #13 January 18, 2011 Jump #6, which was my first freefall on S/L progression. The deal was: the DZ packs your S/L jumps; and while you're on S/L, you learn how to pack. Then you pack the rig you're jumping on your first freefall. I think students should learn how to pack and jump their own pack jobs ASAP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TampaPete 52 #14 January 18, 2011 Fun video to watch with various odd packs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i16HryVyRaI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #15 January 18, 2011 jump 25. decided to do a solo and pull high."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maggy187 0 #16 January 18, 2011 Jump #7, I started really learning to pack after jump 3 or 4. Jump 7 was my first hop and pop, first time spotting with out any help, and first time jumping my own pack job. I remember a prayer going through my head as I reached back and grabbed my handle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 January 18, 2011 Rounds: Jump 3 (first delay) Squares: Jump 12-15 (I forget) Very high pucker factor both times.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #18 January 18, 2011 I think somewhere in jump 8-10. Don't have a log book in front of me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #19 January 18, 2011 I jumped my 1st packjob at my 8th jump, before that I had 5 jumps in the US (tandem progression), 6th jump (1st in Switz) the rig was already packed, 7th my instructor packed it for me as a demonstration. I actually didn't think about it too much, the instructor said he'd jump it....scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocPop 1 #20 January 18, 2011 #2 - and yes."The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVincisEnvy 0 #21 January 18, 2011 Around jump number 15, and yes. I was the last one out of the Cessna and pulled at about 7k' on that one, just for a little breathing room Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 343 #22 January 18, 2011 Kind of a funny related story from a few years ago... The DZO at a dropzone I was jumping at had a new whuffo girlfriend and I guess he wanted her to pack for him. She had one of his rigs on the floor and was packing it, pulling it out and repacking it over and over. I was just gearing up for an AFF jump, and I noticed her stuffing the pilot chute in the pouch, so I walked over, picked up the rig and said, 'let's see if you've got this down yet'. She about panicked and tried desperately to stop me, but I just laughed at her and walked off with it. Opened fine. When I got down, she was in the landing area shaking and white as a sheet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #23 January 18, 2011 Quote How many jumps was it before any of you jumped with your own pack job, and were you nervous? 3rd, and yes I was nervous but more because it was my 3rd jump. I learned to pack before my first jump but after my first jump I had so much adrenaline going I was shaking a bit so I paid for the packjob. Packed my canopy after my 2nd jump and went up again. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #24 January 18, 2011 Jump #10, Dec 16, '89DS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mircan 0 #25 January 18, 2011 Quote 1st jump..and yes, VERY nervous! +1. But I was nervous because of the jump, not because of the packing. I had no doubt that it will open, as I had couple of dozen packjobs before and knew the gear. And it was a round.dudeist skydiver #42 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
