Well I bought a rig, got a PD210 main and a Swift 175 reserve, my USPA membership also arrived today and I've been watching skydiving video's (over and over)for the last week. I feel like a small child waiting for Christmas morning. Hoping for some early spring like weather here in NE Ohio and if it dosent come soon I may have to go south. One of the vedeo's I've been watching was from the WFFC at Rantoul Il. have you been there??? I look forward to seeing you all there!
Blue Skies
John
Blue Skies
John
D-2626, SCR1999, SCS641, NSCR2350, GW6909
Blue Skies!!!!!!
Blue Skies!!!!!!
steve1 5
Scroadload,
You'll take to jumping again like a duck to water. 1900 jumps was a ton of jumps for back then.
I too started jumping back in the early 70's and made about 300 jumps then. I quit for about ten years then made a few jumps, then quit again for another 15. So, I was more or less out of the sport for 25 years. Yes, life was boring during those years.
A friend of mine owned a DZ where we had a reunion boogie. I had no intention of ever jumping again, but came to see some old friends. Many of my pals were still in the sport. I figured I had to try it again. I ended up with about 20 minutes of training and then went up and fell base for a five way. Everything went fine. You never forget how to fall stable and Relative Work skills will come right back to you. You'll love the feeling of being in the air again. All the new gear is great! It beats the hell out of jumping with a B-12 container and a paracommander.
Welcome back, brother!....Steve1
You'll take to jumping again like a duck to water. 1900 jumps was a ton of jumps for back then.
I too started jumping back in the early 70's and made about 300 jumps then. I quit for about ten years then made a few jumps, then quit again for another 15. So, I was more or less out of the sport for 25 years. Yes, life was boring during those years.
A friend of mine owned a DZ where we had a reunion boogie. I had no intention of ever jumping again, but came to see some old friends. Many of my pals were still in the sport. I figured I had to try it again. I ended up with about 20 minutes of training and then went up and fell base for a five way. Everything went fine. You never forget how to fall stable and Relative Work skills will come right back to you. You'll love the feeling of being in the air again. All the new gear is great! It beats the hell out of jumping with a B-12 container and a paracommander.
Welcome back, brother!....Steve1
Here I am 70 jumps after my return to skydiving. I'm having a ball!! I've jumped from a hot air balloon, super otter, caravan, c-182 and c-185. I've done some freeflying, lots of RW, show jumps and more. I cannot express how much fun I've been having. Jumper's young and old have graciously accepted me as one of there own. Everyone has helped me along, offering advice and assistance. The flying skills I had have come back albeit rusty.
So if your thinking about returning to skydiving don't hesitate, start this weekend, go out to your local drop zone introduce your self and make a jump.
Thanks To All
Blue Skies
John
D-2626, SCR1999, SCS641, NSCR2350, GW6909
Blue Skies!!!!!!
Blue Skies!!!!!!
No, it's the going back up in de plane and realizing you're going to jump again. Your mileage may vary, but even though I really wanted to jump I felt like a first jump student all over again. As for the canopies, you have a lot more prior experience with the old ones than I did and some of those older ones were awfully touchy and could stall without any warning, etc. But sadly, it is easier to get hurt, or killed under today's canopies than the older generation types. I did a couple really dumb things in the seventies with 5 cells and 7 cells that I actually got up and walked away from that I think just might kill me if I made the same mistake nowadays with my Pilot.
I stand by what I said, anybody who's been out for a long time, long enough to predate Zero P canopies, should take a canopy course, it can save them a lot of pain and suffering.
And by the way, welcome back !
Thanks for the followup reply. Yes, I have (had) a lot of experience on some pretty strange squares from those days. Before I was christened "Ramjet," a lot of the locals at Z-Hills called me Roger Ramair since I jumped every square I could get my hands on once I had 100 jumps (the minimum requirement at Z-Hills to jump a square). Some of those babies could indeed stall or even turn without much help from the rider, and talk about hard openings (if you could get them to open that is)...
As for the canopy course, I agree completely. Too bad we had no such thing back then. Even without swooping, many people had no idea how to handle their squares or recognize and deal with a mal. Jim Hooper was ASO during my time at the Hills and had me give a safety talk to the square pilots before one of the Turkey meets because people were not handling mals or even flying the canopies with much common sense. I think I had 50 or 60 square jumps at the time and was considered the seasoned square pilot... Oh well, a total novice by today's standards
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Roger "Ramjet" Clark
FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519