Off the Dope Rope!!

[NewGuy2005 53]

Finally!!!
Did my first freefall today. It went great. The weather was perfect, except for absolutely no wind.

Need to get a few more jumps in so I can jump my new rig. That will be the next big hurdle.

Ken

[sundevil777 102]

It really feels different when there is no S/L pulling stuff off your back, doesn't it?

Congratulations!

Also, you might fix your profile. You definitely are not an instructor, and probably not a rigger.

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[Orange1 0]

Congrats! First freefall is a great experience. Have fun going higher and higher now!

Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun.

[NewGuy2005 53]

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Also, you might fix your profile. You definitely are not an instructor, and probably not a rigger.

[skydivermom 0]

Well, great job! I'm doing the "dope rope" as well and will be doing freefall soon. How was it?

Just wondering, when you did your "dummy ripcord pulls", did they have you turn your head when you reached? They had me do that once and it screwed up my arch, putting my canopy into line twists. The 2nd time I tried it I just looked up at the plane and everything was fine.

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

[NewGuy2005 53]

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Well, great job! I'm doing the "dope rope" as well and will be doing freefall soon. How was it?

Just wondering, when you did your "dummy ripcord pulls", did they have you turn your head when you reached? They had me do that once and it screwed up my arch, putting my canopy into line twists. The 2nd time I tried it I just looked up at the plane and everything was fine.

Yes, they had me look at the ripcord handle before I reached for it. I did 4 practice pulls before I did the real thing Saturday. Looking never did break my arch, but I was always afraid it would. The one thing I have been doing wrong has been doing the paractice pulls way, way too fast. On two out of the four I beat the canopy. They made me do those over again. My instructors always tell me that I have plenty of time to take my time and do it right, but not enough time to do it fast and do it wrong. I've also been told that "Slow is fast and fast is actually slow."

He told me that he wants me to do my next one in five distinct and seperate steps: Arch, look, reach, pull, arch, that total five seconds. If I do that next time, I can move on to ten second delays.

Another thing that was a little bit worrisome was that all of the rigs I did my practice pulls on had orange ripcord handles. The rig I jumped in my first freefall had a white handle. Luckily, I saw it no problem.

It feels great to have it behind me. I've been worried about it all summer.

[chuteless 1]

All the best to you. I remember doing my first clear and pull....no more SL like it was yesterday........, and that was 43 yrs ago.

Best of luck to you on all future jumps.

Bill Cole D-41

[outlawphx 1]

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Well, great job! I'm doing the "dope rope" as well and will be doing freefall soon. How was it?

Just wondering, when you did your "dummy ripcord pulls", did they have you turn your head when you reached? They had me do that once and it screwed up my arch, putting my canopy into line twists. The 2nd time I tried it I just looked up at the plane and everything was fine.

I used to jumpmaster S/L students, and a common thing I saw on PRCP's was students dipping their left shoulder when turning their heads to look at the ripcord. The more you turn your head to the side, the more likely that your body will follow. Think about using your periphial vision instead of trying to stare directly at the ripcord. As always, talk to your instructors about it.

[dragon2 2]

Cool huh? Took me quite a while to get rid of my SL, but after the first freefall jump I was up at 12k in one weekend! After being stuck at 3.5k for so long

ciel bleu,
Saskia