speedy 0 #26 December 16, 2006 Other.... waiting for the doctors to explain what you have broken and how much surgery you will need to repair it. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #27 December 16, 2006 I'd have to vote for that moment in 1997 after I had chopped a high-speed malfunction and had just pulled the reserve handle. At this point there was nothing more I could do but wait for it to inflate. Meanwhile I checked out the view, noting where I'd land (in/near a neighbor's pool) if this one also failed to open. As far as the main point of your question is concerned, the takeoff & climb have a way of keeping my attention. I'm much more at ease with a pilot who does not seem concerned with showing us all the neat things he can do with an airplane, i.e. a hard, sharp bank moments after takeoff with the treetops just inches away. Cheers, Jon S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #28 December 16, 2006 There's a moment at about 700 feet from the ground that the sound of the engines on our Otter changes pitch. Someone explained the reason for this to me once but I didn't really understand and so I didn't retain the info. That's almost always the scariest part of the skydive for me. Even though I've grown to expect it, I still feel a brief shock of anxiety when it happens. It got worse after I was a lucky passenger on a single engine plane, at a DZ I was visiting, that decided to spit out some vital engine components during a climb.... luckily that was at about 4000' and it sounded a little more dramatic than a change of pitch.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #29 December 16, 2006 I am the most scared when I havent jumped in like 2 weeks and havent swooped in 2 weeks and then am driving to the dropzone... but as soon as the turn starts I feel human again Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yossarian 0 #30 December 16, 2006 the moment the engine cuts in the cessna gets me going as well, more an adrenaline boost than fear. hope it never goes away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,114 #31 December 16, 2006 It used to be the landing, but... ever since I was involved in a canopy collision at 100ft agl, it's been the canopy ride.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #32 December 17, 2006 ***the moment the engine cuts in the cessna gets me going as well, Quote No... I wasn't talking about the cut. That's one of the most fun moments to me. This is soemthing that happens soon after take-off.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,085 #33 December 17, 2006 > There's a moment at about 700 feet from the ground that the sound of >the engines on our Otter changes pitch. Someone explained the reason >for this to me once but I didn't really understand and so I didn't retain the >info. They're changing the prop RPM from takeoff to climb setting. Changes the pitch of the prop blades to optimize engine performance in the climb. (Note that "prop pitch" is not the same as the pitch that you hear!) There's good reason to worry at that point. In one NTSB analysis, they discovered that engine problems tend to manifest themselves when you mess with the engines - changing power or pitch settings. Thus most operations set takeoff power at the beginning of the takeoff roll and don't touch the engines again until some safe altitude (say, 1000 feet.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigdad510 1 #34 December 17, 2006 Other Like someone mentioned, just at pull time because people do not track they way they are suppose to, or go alot lower than they said they were going to pull. Seen to many canopies close to m when there wasn't suppose to be anyone there.Brad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites apollard24 0 #35 December 17, 2006 My scary moment is always at pull time. My thoughts are "Is my shoulder going to dislocate at pull time again" But when it works and I pull and have a great canopy makes me feel really goodBreathe out so I can breathe you in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chrismgtis 0 #36 December 17, 2006 Honestly, the only part that ever gets me nervous now is when I walk up to the door. Immediately after I'm out I'm fine. It's just that whole standing at the edge of a 14,500 feet fall that still has my brain saying "WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fergs 0 #37 December 17, 2006 .... paying the bloody jump-bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites b_dog 0 #38 December 18, 2006 The plane ride is the scariest for me. I even have trouble looking out the window while we are climbing in altitude. A fear of heights and the reality of us lifting ever further above the ground is kind of freaky, and when I look out and see roads and cars and trees so tiny, it nearly gives me vertigo. Yet, strangely, when they open the door and I walk up to it and get ready to jump, the fear usually dissipates at that point, and once I jump fear is replaced by awe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites llkenziell 0 #39 December 18, 2006 Stupid door opening.... "Living like fallen angels who lost their halos" - Unknown Prophets -Love Life- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pkasdorf 0 #40 December 18, 2006 QuoteTake off and climb to 1000 feet. It is the most dangerous part of the flight and the altitude range during which I can do little for myself if anything goes wrong. Scary is not the word I would use, but it is the time I am the most vigilant. Yep! I think this is THE moment that is common ground to all jumps regardless of their type (FF, Big ways, etc.) HISPA # 18 POPS # 8757 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chris-Ottawa 0 #41 December 18, 2006 Gets me every time.... DOOR!!! My stomach sinks. Since day one it has never gotten any better.In no way does it hinder me or prevent me from getting out, it's just a reaction. I agree with everyone else about the first 1000 feet or so as well. The only other part where I get a bit of nervousness is in the pattern. Not because I'm worried about the landing, or other canopies, but I'm scared shitless of heights. There's a certain height that just doesn't work for me. 15k feet is no problem as I cannot make out detail. 1000 feet is fine, 100 feet is fine, but somewhere around 150-300 feet just freaks me out. I live on the 9th floor of an apartment building and will willingly hang over the balcony. I have a friend 8 stories above me and I can't bend over the balcony. I just get freaked out. Mind you, if I had my rig on it may be different. I got the same feeling when I was doing my first tandem last october, I got freaked out at about 6-800 feet. Not sure what it is. The only other skydiving moment that scared the hell out of me was my first reserve ride. I am happy to say that I was calm and executed my EP's correctly and landed without incident. My instructor broke his femur on landing too which made that my most memorable jump to date. I'm happy to say that he's walking without crutches and the DR cleared him to jump in December. Now, if we weren't in Canada and the DZ wasn't closed.... I told him that I'd like to do a jump with him again once we can get some winter jumps done. Chris"When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Suavel 0 #42 December 18, 2006 I don't get too nervous until about 8,000 feet while in the plane. That last 2,000 feet (cessna dz) is when I get ancy and start thinking "come on now, guys, lets get this door open. I don't really know what it is, but that's where I get noticeably more ancy. It used to be when the door opened, but towards the middle of the summer(in Alabama) I was looking forward to it. COOL AIR! Now the only thing I dread about the door is that same cool air in December. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Scoop 0 #43 December 18, 2006 On the aircraft around 6000 feet when people start farting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LisaM 0 #44 December 18, 2006 That door opens and the butterflies start. Takeoff is scary for me too. I don't much like to fly. ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kris2extreme 0 #45 December 18, 2006 Currently, waiting for my canopy to inflate is what bothers me the most. I recently changed canopies from one that routinely opened in 300-400 feet, to one that likes to snivel for 700-800 feet. So it is taking me some time to get used to that extra long opening. I'm always expecting to look up and see another bag-lock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #46 December 18, 2006 This is an interesting poll. Thanks for posting it. Another thought I've had is that the source of our "fear" (concern) changes as we gain experience. New jumpers might be most afraid of the door and exit, as the unique view of the earth below brings on the rush of frightening possibilities about what they are doing. While more experienced jumpers have learned to take that in stride, but worry about other aspects, like canopy deployment and parachute collisions with others. Experienced jumpers might also have come to accept the possibility of low altitude aircraft emergencies, and have resigned themselves to go on despite that ugly fact, thereby putting it behind them. For me, canopy deployment is the absolute moment of truth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chrismgtis 0 #47 December 18, 2006 QuoteOn the aircraft around 6000 feet when people start farting LOL Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyhawke 0 #48 December 18, 2006 During AFF I would get so SICK TO MY STOMACH I could barely drive myself to the dropzone! Then once I got to the dropzone and it's time to gear up, I'd start feeling like I was going to THROW UP! Then the walk to the plane my knees would SHAKE and I'd think I'm gonna PASS OUT. Then during the ride to altitude I couldn't even talk because I'm so sick to my stomach, my legs are shaking, I'm breaking out in a sweet and my HEART IS RACING! Then right before I get to the door, I think, there is NO WAY I'm jumping out of this plane. Then I get in the door and it all goes away! Then I'm freefalling, well, that's a whole other feeling! Then I pull and I look up at my beautiful canopy and all the scaries are gone!"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
billvon 3,085 #33 December 17, 2006 > There's a moment at about 700 feet from the ground that the sound of >the engines on our Otter changes pitch. Someone explained the reason >for this to me once but I didn't really understand and so I didn't retain the >info. They're changing the prop RPM from takeoff to climb setting. Changes the pitch of the prop blades to optimize engine performance in the climb. (Note that "prop pitch" is not the same as the pitch that you hear!) There's good reason to worry at that point. In one NTSB analysis, they discovered that engine problems tend to manifest themselves when you mess with the engines - changing power or pitch settings. Thus most operations set takeoff power at the beginning of the takeoff roll and don't touch the engines again until some safe altitude (say, 1000 feet.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigdad510 1 #34 December 17, 2006 Other Like someone mentioned, just at pull time because people do not track they way they are suppose to, or go alot lower than they said they were going to pull. Seen to many canopies close to m when there wasn't suppose to be anyone there.Brad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apollard24 0 #35 December 17, 2006 My scary moment is always at pull time. My thoughts are "Is my shoulder going to dislocate at pull time again" But when it works and I pull and have a great canopy makes me feel really goodBreathe out so I can breathe you in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #36 December 17, 2006 Honestly, the only part that ever gets me nervous now is when I walk up to the door. Immediately after I'm out I'm fine. It's just that whole standing at the edge of a 14,500 feet fall that still has my brain saying "WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fergs 0 #37 December 17, 2006 .... paying the bloody jump-bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b_dog 0 #38 December 18, 2006 The plane ride is the scariest for me. I even have trouble looking out the window while we are climbing in altitude. A fear of heights and the reality of us lifting ever further above the ground is kind of freaky, and when I look out and see roads and cars and trees so tiny, it nearly gives me vertigo. Yet, strangely, when they open the door and I walk up to it and get ready to jump, the fear usually dissipates at that point, and once I jump fear is replaced by awe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llkenziell 0 #39 December 18, 2006 Stupid door opening.... "Living like fallen angels who lost their halos" - Unknown Prophets -Love Life- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkasdorf 0 #40 December 18, 2006 QuoteTake off and climb to 1000 feet. It is the most dangerous part of the flight and the altitude range during which I can do little for myself if anything goes wrong. Scary is not the word I would use, but it is the time I am the most vigilant. Yep! I think this is THE moment that is common ground to all jumps regardless of their type (FF, Big ways, etc.) HISPA # 18 POPS # 8757 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris-Ottawa 0 #41 December 18, 2006 Gets me every time.... DOOR!!! My stomach sinks. Since day one it has never gotten any better.In no way does it hinder me or prevent me from getting out, it's just a reaction. I agree with everyone else about the first 1000 feet or so as well. The only other part where I get a bit of nervousness is in the pattern. Not because I'm worried about the landing, or other canopies, but I'm scared shitless of heights. There's a certain height that just doesn't work for me. 15k feet is no problem as I cannot make out detail. 1000 feet is fine, 100 feet is fine, but somewhere around 150-300 feet just freaks me out. I live on the 9th floor of an apartment building and will willingly hang over the balcony. I have a friend 8 stories above me and I can't bend over the balcony. I just get freaked out. Mind you, if I had my rig on it may be different. I got the same feeling when I was doing my first tandem last october, I got freaked out at about 6-800 feet. Not sure what it is. The only other skydiving moment that scared the hell out of me was my first reserve ride. I am happy to say that I was calm and executed my EP's correctly and landed without incident. My instructor broke his femur on landing too which made that my most memorable jump to date. I'm happy to say that he's walking without crutches and the DR cleared him to jump in December. Now, if we weren't in Canada and the DZ wasn't closed.... I told him that I'd like to do a jump with him again once we can get some winter jumps done. Chris"When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suavel 0 #42 December 18, 2006 I don't get too nervous until about 8,000 feet while in the plane. That last 2,000 feet (cessna dz) is when I get ancy and start thinking "come on now, guys, lets get this door open. I don't really know what it is, but that's where I get noticeably more ancy. It used to be when the door opened, but towards the middle of the summer(in Alabama) I was looking forward to it. COOL AIR! Now the only thing I dread about the door is that same cool air in December. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #43 December 18, 2006 On the aircraft around 6000 feet when people start farting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #44 December 18, 2006 That door opens and the butterflies start. Takeoff is scary for me too. I don't much like to fly. ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kris2extreme 0 #45 December 18, 2006 Currently, waiting for my canopy to inflate is what bothers me the most. I recently changed canopies from one that routinely opened in 300-400 feet, to one that likes to snivel for 700-800 feet. So it is taking me some time to get used to that extra long opening. I'm always expecting to look up and see another bag-lock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #46 December 18, 2006 This is an interesting poll. Thanks for posting it. Another thought I've had is that the source of our "fear" (concern) changes as we gain experience. New jumpers might be most afraid of the door and exit, as the unique view of the earth below brings on the rush of frightening possibilities about what they are doing. While more experienced jumpers have learned to take that in stride, but worry about other aspects, like canopy deployment and parachute collisions with others. Experienced jumpers might also have come to accept the possibility of low altitude aircraft emergencies, and have resigned themselves to go on despite that ugly fact, thereby putting it behind them. For me, canopy deployment is the absolute moment of truth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #47 December 18, 2006 QuoteOn the aircraft around 6000 feet when people start farting LOL Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyhawke 0 #48 December 18, 2006 During AFF I would get so SICK TO MY STOMACH I could barely drive myself to the dropzone! Then once I got to the dropzone and it's time to gear up, I'd start feeling like I was going to THROW UP! Then the walk to the plane my knees would SHAKE and I'd think I'm gonna PASS OUT. Then during the ride to altitude I couldn't even talk because I'm so sick to my stomach, my legs are shaking, I'm breaking out in a sweet and my HEART IS RACING! Then right before I get to the door, I think, there is NO WAY I'm jumping out of this plane. Then I get in the door and it all goes away! Then I'm freefalling, well, that's a whole other feeling! Then I pull and I look up at my beautiful canopy and all the scaries are gone!"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
