Actions in the Aircraft

[SSGJOHNSON 0]

What is acceptable in the aircraft? From my experiance jumping in the Military when the doors opened and the adriniline started to flow it could get pretty wild with screaming and hollering just pumping ones self up. Just was wondering what the skydivers do when the adriniline starts to flow and how you handle it? I dont want the nickname freekboy on my first skydive.

I know ill go to heaven because ive spent my time in Hell.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

Whuffos seem to think that all skydivers are these extreme adrenaline junkie people and while some folks do get worked up before a jump (usually the people new to the sport), many of us are actually reserved up there prior to exiting the aircraft. The secret to skydiving well in freefall is to be calm and relaxed. Well yelling and screaming isn't going to calm you down now is it. Plus as I said, it's usually the lower timers who are the ones acting aggresive in the airplane prior to exiting.

Despite the fact that I'm a swooper and a BASE jumper. I don't think of myself as this extreme sports adrenaline junkie. I just like playing in the skies, I love flying my canopies (from pocket rocket swooping machines to big monster BASE boats) and I've choosen the sky as my play ground just as others have choosen the golf course as their play ground. To each their own.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[jakee 1,593]

What Canuck said.

You'll see a lot of funky handshakes and high fives going on but it doesn't usually get any wilder than that.

Oh, and remember to break wind. Everybody loves it when people in the plane are breaking wind.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[airtwardo 7]

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...wild with screaming and hollering just pumping ones self up...

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Helps keep ones mind off getting SHOT AT!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[phoenixlpr 0]

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Despite the fact that I'm a swooper and a BASE jumper. I don't think of myself as this extreme sports adrenaline junkie.

But you are. Most of the people don't do those things.

[HydroGuy 0]

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Despite the fact that I'm a swooper and a BASE jumper. I don't think of myself as this extreme sports adrenaline junkie. I just like playing in the skies, I love flying my canopies (from pocket rocket swooping machines to big monster BASE boats) and I've choosen the sky as my play ground just as others have choosen the golf course as their play ground. To each their own.

You're funny dude...

Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

[gofast_ER 0]

everyone keeps asking me why i dont go to airborn school. Well, why would i want to take 3 weeks out of my life to airborn shuffle all day and get screamed at being told im going to kill myself on a static line jump when i can handle myself just fine on a normal jump.....whooo.....run on sentence
anyway...screw airborn school. that time can be spent on relaxing weekends at the dz doing FUN jumps. Ok i realize this response has nothing to do with the topic it just made me think of that. Oh to get back on topic... i usually shut my eyes clear my mind of everything but the jump i have planned and concentrate on breathing a few minutes prior to.

I may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it.

[LouDiamond 1]

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why would i want to take 3 weeks out of my life to airborn shuffle all day

It's called Jump pay. Not everyone gets paid by their employer to jump out of an airplane

"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required"
Some people dream about flying, I live my dream
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[Eule 0]

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Just was wondering what the skydivers do when the adriniline starts to flow and how you handle it?

Caution: low jump number here. Talk to your instructor; his word overrides anything here.

In my experience, it's a lot of smiles, thumbs up, and funny handshakes. Maybe a few "All right!" or
similar. It will be a little bit different depending on how big of an aircraft you are in; less people = less
noise. In a little airplane like a Cessna 182, the first jumper will usually be sitting up next to the pilot
looking for the spot, and will shout "DOOR" when he wants to open the door. The pilot will nod yes
if he's ready and then the door comes open. If the door is still open, the next jumper won't shout
"DOOR", but sometimes a couple of jumpers go, then the pilot shuts the door and circles around;
the first guy that wants to open it again will shout "DOOR".

In a bigger airplane like a Twin Otter, there are red and green lights over the door; a typical sequence is
that they will both be off as you climb to altitude, then the pilot will turn on the red one when you're
close, then when you're over the spot he'll turn on the green one. A lot of people will shout "DOOR"
when the green one comes on, even though they don't have to. I've seen a few jumpers fidgeting
(drumming fingers on seat, helmet, etc) in anticipation right before the red light comes on.

Also, right before you and your instructor go, he will probably ask you if you're ready. I've usually done
a steady "Yes I am" as opposed to whooping and hollering. Your instructor will tell you what he will
say to you and when. I find that somewhere along in here, taking a couple of deep breaths is helpful.

Caution: low jump number here. Talk to your instructor; his word overrides anything here.

Eule

PLF does not stand for Please Land on Face.

[Orange1 0]

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Despite the fact that I'm a swooper and a BASE jumper. I don't think of myself as this extreme sports adrenaline junkie.

Well, I get what you're saying even if the others don't

To the OP: rather than whooping etc I tend to see deep breathing on jump run as well as whatever hand touches are used at that DZ. Often some smiles and a "have fun!".
It was interesting btw watching one of the extras on the Good Stuff video - I think it was the making of "catchng the plane" where one of the jumpers was clearly doing the breathing thing in the door, and certainly in my own experience I have seen experienced jumpers doing this as well.

Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun.

[riggerrob 643]

Sport jumping differs radically from military jumping ... er wait a minute, it depends whose military you are jumping with.
Frankly, I found the two weeks of push-ups, hooting and hollering and endless gear checks to be a rather annoying, childish way to run a military jump school (Canadian Airborne Center Course 1981-02).
I much preferred the Bundeswher's calm, cool, adult approach at the Luftlande, Luft Transporte Schule (February 1986). They treated soldiers like adults and made them responsible for checking their own gear.

[riggerrob 643]

If someone gets too loud and obnoxious in the airplane, I quietly take them aside - between jumps - and try to explain how their loud, obnoxious behavior breaks my tandem, S/L, IAD or PFF students' concentration and means that I have to work twice as hard in the doorway.
Did I mention that I am a lazy jump master and the less fuss needed to get students out, the happier I am?

[gofast_ER 0]

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why would i want to take 3 weeks out of my life to airborn shuffle all day

It's called Jump pay. Not everyone gets paid by their employer to jump out of an airplane

jump pay is next to nothing in the army. I think an extra 100 a month...i think. With the unit im in i would probably lose my jump status with the army pretty fast anyway.

I may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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What is acceptable in the aircraft? From my experiance jumping in the Military when the doors opened and the adriniline started to flow it could get pretty wild with screaming and hollering just pumping ones self up.

Most military jumpers don't jump as much as sport skydivers. We're more used to it, so we don't "psyche up" very much. Like the football coach that told his players not to do a bunch of fancy celebrations in the endzone after a TD. He said "Try to act like you've been there before."

If you over arouse yourself, you won't be as aware on the skydive. Calm and alert work the best.

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[LouDiamond 1]

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jump pay is next to nothing in the army

I've been drawing it for the past 17 yrs and while it isn't the highest Special pay I get, it does look nice on my LES every month.It all adds up in the long run and allows a lot of Joes to buy shiny new toys.How many people get paid $900 for jumping a minimum of once in 6 months?

"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required"
Some people dream about flying, I live my dream
SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING

[BIGUN 1,482]

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Well, why would i want to take 3 weeks out of my life to airborn shuffle all day... screw airborn school.

So you can:

Jump out of a C-130.
From 800'.
At night.
With up to 120 lbs of shit strapped between your legs.
With a weapon strapped to your side.
Under a round canopy,
Where the most amount of knowledge you have about the DZ was covered in an overhead topo during the MACO briefing.
Where you have four seconds to determine a malfunction (now at 600') and the rest of your time controlling your round and trying to land safely.
Then, trying to release said lbs of shit before you land on top of it.
Where bad people are trying to find and kill you.
And, that's just the beginning of your night - not the end, where everyone goes for beer.

Just like skydiving isn't for everyone and we're glad when they make that choice, Airborne school isn't for everyone and...

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[matthewcline 0]

And that is just TRAINING for the REAL jump.

For the Real jump add more weight, take the altitude down to 500' and remove the reserve, as it is optional then. Oh, and lets not forget the eradic flight to avoid potential surface to air missiles.

Also you will be a 1 man War machine for a while, till you and your buddies link up and THEN the job really begins.

Oh the memories.

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!

[yamtx73 0]

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Well, why would i want to take 3 weeks out of my life to airborn shuffle all day... screw airborn school.

So you can:

Jump out of a C-130.
From 800'.
At night.
With up to 120 lbs of shit strapped between your legs.
With a weapon strapped to your side.
Under a round canopy,
Where the most amount of knowledge you have about the DZ was covered in an overhead topo during the MACO briefing.
Where you have four seconds to determine a malfunction (now at 600') and the rest of your time controlling your round and trying to land safely.
Then, trying to release said lbs of shit before you land on top of it.
Where bad people are trying to find and kill you.
And, that's just the beginning of your night - not the end, where everyone goes for beer.

Just like skydiving isn't for everyone and we're glad when they make that choice, Airborne school isn't for everyone and...

And that's only the 'ride to work'... it's after you get there that it starts to get rather interesting...

The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers...

[fugozzie 0]

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everyone keeps asking me why i dont go to airborn school. Well, why would i want to take 3 weeks out of my life to airborn shuffle all day and get screamed at being told im going to kill myself on a static line jump when i can handle myself just fine on a normal jump.....whooo.....run on sentence
anyway...screw airborn school. that time can be spent on relaxing weekends at the dz doing FUN jumps. Ok i realize this response has nothing to do with the topic it just made me think of that. Oh to get back on topic... i usually shut my eyes clear my mind of everything but the jump i have planned and concentrate on breathing a few minutes prior to.

The swing landing training is totally worth it

[matthewcline 0]

"The apparatus to your front is the slam dunk, it is a 12 foot platform.......oops, I mean the Swing Landing Trainer is a 12 foot..."

I loved the looks on the Students faces when I did that.

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!