Airman1270 0 #1 August 5, 2006 Got a laugh at the photos in SKYDIVING magazine of Max Cohn celebrating the tenth anniversary of his first jump at the Ranch, with his original instructors. According to the caption, he's wearing a student jumpsuit & helmet, but "chickened out" of using a student rig. While I've not spend the bulk of my jump career at the Ranch, I do know they have a talented staff and good quality student gear. I'd jump any of their rigs without hesitation. Don't know why Max would be reluctant to trust this stuff. The good news is that most of the people who will use this gear are probably not reading SKYDIVING yet, so this will not influence their confidence. (Personal "hello" to Max: We met during my visit in 2002. You noticed my "Simpson's" cup and we discussed our enjoyment of the program.) What really sucks is that, two months before he made his first jump, I had nearly 500. There was a brief moment in history where he would have looked up to me with awe. Anyway, Congrats. Cheers, Jon S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiggerDan 0 #2 August 5, 2006 I highly doubt it had ANYTHING to do with "trusting" the student gear. I would imagine that, along with wearing all the other student gear, people dared him to jump a student rig too. Not because it would be dangerous, but because it would be funny to see him jump a big ol' rig and land a big student canopy. I am guessing that him "chickening out" is simply because he didn't want to fly a big student rig as opposed to his nice rig and canopy. I think you are completely misreading the whole thing of "chickened out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #3 August 6, 2006 The line I found humorous was "...The cool part was that the weather broke just long enough for that one load..." It hardly looks like the weather broke. It may be that someplace out of frame there is a hole, but honestly, is there any chance that they could see enough of the surrounding airspace to make sure they were not creating a hazard to air traffic? So anyway, congrats to Max, Carol, and Gino. It's great that they are all still in the sport! See Skydiving Issue 301, September 2006, page 26. .Tom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #4 August 6, 2006 Quote. I am guessing that him "chickening out" is simply because he didn't want to fly a big student rig as opposed to his nice rig and canopy. Or didn't want the bruises from the ill fitting harness on opening shock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #5 August 6, 2006 QuoteSee Skydiving Issue 301, September 2006, page 26. Uhmmm... It's only August 6th here and you already have Septembers magazine?! What fast track are -you- on that I missed? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #6 August 6, 2006 QuoteThe line I found humorous was "...The cool part was that the weather broke just long enough for that one load..." Tom, you know as well as anyone that all it took was a litttle divine intervention and voila! a Joe Hole. I believe compeltely that the weather broke long enough for one load. At the Ranch? All the time. ps. how's the race? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites genfreefly 0 #7 August 6, 2006 thanks all, very kind of you to notice 1) yes, there was visual contact with the ground and surrounding airspace to check for traffic 2) i chose not to wear the student rig because the dive plan involved a hybrid (with me hanging/standing underneath) and i did not feel it was as safe to use a student rig to go upwards of 160-170mph as it would be to use my rig. The Ranch certainly has top and new (or newer) quality student gear. i would have no problem flying the big canopy, no problem with getting a bruise or two, etc... 3) thanks again. i think it was quite cool to be jump like that w/ carol and gino again (gino cruised up from work all excited to jump, and he does not jump that often anymore, so i felt really special) carol, on the otherhand, is a jump junkie!!! simply amazing. its like yeterday she did my level 1 ground course. also, thanks to sonic for the great pics. maybe i can get carol and gino to do it again for my 15th anniversary :-) max Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Airman1270 0 #8 August 7, 2006 ...carol, on the otherhand, is a jump junkie!!! simply amazing... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yes! A big high-five to Carol. Had the pleasure of carpooling to Duanesburg several times from Long Island together, back when I had about 90 jumps and she had, oh, 150 one week, 230 a month later, etc. Nice people at ASC, including my first instructor Bob R. Damn shame I couldn't spend more time there. Cheers, Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
genfreefly 0 #7 August 6, 2006 thanks all, very kind of you to notice 1) yes, there was visual contact with the ground and surrounding airspace to check for traffic 2) i chose not to wear the student rig because the dive plan involved a hybrid (with me hanging/standing underneath) and i did not feel it was as safe to use a student rig to go upwards of 160-170mph as it would be to use my rig. The Ranch certainly has top and new (or newer) quality student gear. i would have no problem flying the big canopy, no problem with getting a bruise or two, etc... 3) thanks again. i think it was quite cool to be jump like that w/ carol and gino again (gino cruised up from work all excited to jump, and he does not jump that often anymore, so i felt really special) carol, on the otherhand, is a jump junkie!!! simply amazing. its like yeterday she did my level 1 ground course. also, thanks to sonic for the great pics. maybe i can get carol and gino to do it again for my 15th anniversary :-) max Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #8 August 7, 2006 ...carol, on the otherhand, is a jump junkie!!! simply amazing... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yes! A big high-five to Carol. Had the pleasure of carpooling to Duanesburg several times from Long Island together, back when I had about 90 jumps and she had, oh, 150 one week, 230 a month later, etc. Nice people at ASC, including my first instructor Bob R. Damn shame I couldn't spend more time there. Cheers, Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
