Scrumpot 1 #26 May 11, 2005 Quote SO wanted to land on the golf course we were over, talk about nice "runways"... The more experienced guys could have swooped the water traps on the course... Okay now, here we go getting off on one of those tangents that Gentle Tiger feared. But I just could not resist! Please be very Careful/Cautious/Wary of this! ...unless you happen to know the golf course, and/or particular hole/layout/topography very well. What could LOOK like very nice "runways" and swoop-ponds at "alt" ...Only once you have committed and then left yourself no options (ie you are actually upon them) could in fact turn out to be ANYTHING BUT! Please, whenever landing "out" ...Unless pre-planned and pre-"scoped" ...land SAFE first and leave these thoughts/non-sense out of the equation. -Grantcoitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #27 May 11, 2005 Quote Please, whenever landing "out" ...Unless pre-planned and pre-"scoped" ...land SAFE first and leave these thoughts/non-sense out of the equation. You are 100% right... That is why we did land as planned and did not land on hole 13... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #28 May 11, 2005 Quotelol um - look at my jump numbers, i'm not gonna be swooping anything anytime soon, much less a cow during an off-landing Yeah but it makes for a fun story that could have easily gone the other way. The cow swoop I'm talking about was on the DZ in Hollister. The cows were there all morning so of course I decided to swoop right behind it. The canopy had JUST planed out, the cow freaked, turned and ran the other way which happened to be directly into my path. As you may gather from the story, I crammed on the brakes and luckily had enough power to fly over it and crash land on the other side. Sean Op, one of my first jump AFF instructors was standing not far from where I tumbled. Luckily there were no cow patties on the crash pad.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #29 May 11, 2005 QuoteLuckily there were no cow patties on the crash pad. Yeah, but at least it woulda been nice and soft."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brits17 0 #30 May 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteLuckily there were no cow patties on the crash pad. Yeah, but at least it woulda been nice and soft. Aaaaah, *splat* *squish* *sink*.... so pleasant _______________________ aerialkinetics.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
