superman0710 0 #1 March 10, 2005 and enjoy a quiet ride down? it's something i'd like to do sometime, but i think people would look at me and be like .. ."wtf"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #2 March 10, 2005 You mean...other than CRW dogs? Yep...high alti hop 'n' pops are awesome! Soon as the weather gets nicer up here in the great white north, I'm going to be doing a few more. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #3 March 10, 2005 Sure I have done that a few times. I have also done some CReW. Make sure you let everyone know what you are planning. Especially the pilot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #4 March 10, 2005 spring time when the cloud towers are building. underneath a high performance canopie. shooting through the tunnels in the cloud at 60+ miles an hour is ALOT of fun. to bad we have to stay away from clouds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBrant 0 #5 March 10, 2005 They're great! I did my first last month (Canada, -17C, hands got fricken cold). It was a nice way to end a busy day in the air. Take in the scenery, have some fun, and try out my new canopy. I'll definatly be doing more of them this summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #6 March 10, 2005 Hell yeah, cross countries are the best! Sitting in brakes at 10k on the last load of the day... looking out over the world... man, there are few things in life better than that. You need to finish your student program so you can do this stuff, dude.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superman0710 0 #7 March 10, 2005 i'm working on it!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #8 March 10, 2005 yeah, we do it all the time. last time i was out at sebastian, more than half the laod was doing hop n pops at altitude.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #9 March 10, 2005 at LEAST once a month. This last weekend I did 2 from altitude and it's still cold. I do love it, but it tires the crap outta my arms after a day of jumping. Blues, IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #10 March 10, 2005 I do a lot of high pulls not only to wring out my canopy in order to learn it but it's also fun to sneak up on tandems and other big canopies (not to mention preplanned high pulls with other fun jumpers). Plus I'm not up there that long when I'm under the Velo. So I don't worry too much about getting cold. Pulling high is a great way to become a better canopy pilot. I highly recommend doing it. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pendejo 0 #11 March 10, 2005 In South Carolina in the summer (100 in the shade with 90% humidity) its the best way to end a hard day of work!! Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #12 March 10, 2005 Quoteits the best way to end a hard day of work!! There's nothing like doing an altitude hop&pop with a couple buddies and flying around each other, doint some CReW and some formation flying then ending it all with a hot swoop on sunset load. That's what the staff at my DZ likes to do for sunset after a hard day of instructing and packing during the summer.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #13 March 10, 2005 QuoteI do love it, but it tires the crap outta my arms after a day of jumping. thats because your a weakling skinny fucker who needs to goto the gym with your wife more often.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhino 0 #14 March 10, 2005 Of my last 600 jumps at least 400 have been hop-n-pops FROM ALTITUDE. I love to fly my canopy!! Gotta learn somehow! Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 16 #15 March 10, 2005 It make a great sunset load. You can even crack a brew on the way down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DancingFlame 0 #16 March 10, 2005 Sure! Especially when it's f***ing cold (-25C I believe) out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #17 March 10, 2005 Quote to bad we have to stay away from clouds Not in Africa! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #18 March 10, 2005 QuoteQuote to bad we have to stay away from clouds Not in Africa! that's because you don't have clouds in Africa, just plain mean sunny weather we have clouds in Switz and we can fly through, above and under them.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites councilman24 37 #19 March 10, 2005 It's just as fun on night jumps. One of the prettiest jumps I've done was with a pretty full moon and a low mist hanging over the ground. Opened about 6000' just to enjoy the view. Kept expecting a dragon to swoop by. But it's not particularly quite with 20 or 30 mph wind noise. For quite jump a round!I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #20 March 10, 2005 When it gets nice I try to do one every weekend at sunset. It is just so nice to chill out at 13KI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites selbbub78 0 #21 March 10, 2005 Ya I do it all the time. Do a solo, pull at like 7 or 8K just play with my canopy, of course.... ...ya i am a crwdog as well . Nothing wrong with either though! It's all good. CReW Skies,"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DShiznit 0 #22 March 10, 2005 I've only done it twice when not making a CRW jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Praetorian 1 #23 March 10, 2005 I threw a Phat 360 R front Riser HOOK and swooped that FOREVER ... Cuz the ground was still 6000 ft below and for a LONG LONG while thats as close as its gonna be when I play with my front riser turns. I'v done 3 or 4 HAHO (well the civilian no oxygen carried versions anyway) GREAT view, You can really really really push your main as hard as you've ever pushed it. You LEARN a ton, just don't make the mistake of thinking because you tried it up high you've got any chance of surviving it down low. ASK YOUR INSTRUCTORS. I did my first High opening to find the limits of my main, A Deep Hard Stall, knowing this could end in a cutaway. First time I tried flat turns, riser turns, rear riser flair (up to the stall point) the difference in feeling between slowly bringing the toggles all the way down and STABBING them down hard. I spooked myself with one or two of these but I was last out, open High, had the air to myself (lookout for Traffic anyway) and had tons of alt to fix any problems I might have caused.... I hate snow, I hate cold, I miss the sky Good Judgment comes from experience...a lot of experience comes from bad judgment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #24 March 10, 2005 Can't really do it at Homestead because they have to bus you back to the DZ and they can't always wait 15 mins for you to get down. But at Sebastian you'll usually see one HAHO a day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #25 March 10, 2005 All the time.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 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
rhino 0 #14 March 10, 2005 Of my last 600 jumps at least 400 have been hop-n-pops FROM ALTITUDE. I love to fly my canopy!! Gotta learn somehow! Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #15 March 10, 2005 It make a great sunset load. You can even crack a brew on the way down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DancingFlame 0 #16 March 10, 2005 Sure! Especially when it's f***ing cold (-25C I believe) out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #17 March 10, 2005 Quote to bad we have to stay away from clouds Not in Africa! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #18 March 10, 2005 QuoteQuote to bad we have to stay away from clouds Not in Africa! that's because you don't have clouds in Africa, just plain mean sunny weather we have clouds in Switz and we can fly through, above and under them.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #19 March 10, 2005 It's just as fun on night jumps. One of the prettiest jumps I've done was with a pretty full moon and a low mist hanging over the ground. Opened about 6000' just to enjoy the view. Kept expecting a dragon to swoop by. But it's not particularly quite with 20 or 30 mph wind noise. For quite jump a round!I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #20 March 10, 2005 When it gets nice I try to do one every weekend at sunset. It is just so nice to chill out at 13KI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #21 March 10, 2005 Ya I do it all the time. Do a solo, pull at like 7 or 8K just play with my canopy, of course.... ...ya i am a crwdog as well . Nothing wrong with either though! It's all good. CReW Skies,"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #22 March 10, 2005 I've only done it twice when not making a CRW jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Praetorian 1 #23 March 10, 2005 I threw a Phat 360 R front Riser HOOK and swooped that FOREVER ... Cuz the ground was still 6000 ft below and for a LONG LONG while thats as close as its gonna be when I play with my front riser turns. I'v done 3 or 4 HAHO (well the civilian no oxygen carried versions anyway) GREAT view, You can really really really push your main as hard as you've ever pushed it. You LEARN a ton, just don't make the mistake of thinking because you tried it up high you've got any chance of surviving it down low. ASK YOUR INSTRUCTORS. I did my first High opening to find the limits of my main, A Deep Hard Stall, knowing this could end in a cutaway. First time I tried flat turns, riser turns, rear riser flair (up to the stall point) the difference in feeling between slowly bringing the toggles all the way down and STABBING them down hard. I spooked myself with one or two of these but I was last out, open High, had the air to myself (lookout for Traffic anyway) and had tons of alt to fix any problems I might have caused.... I hate snow, I hate cold, I miss the sky Good Judgment comes from experience...a lot of experience comes from bad judgment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #24 March 10, 2005 Can't really do it at Homestead because they have to bus you back to the DZ and they can't always wait 15 mins for you to get down. But at Sebastian you'll usually see one HAHO a day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #25 March 10, 2005 All the time.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
