jont 0 #1 July 27, 2004 Last weekend I test jumped a demo canopy from my local friendly DZ shop at Hinton (thanks Maddy). Saturday morning, I hooked the shiny new green Aerodyne Pilot up to my rig, and manifested for a fun 2-way. Pulled, loved the opening, flew it around for a bit, and landed sweetly. Very nice. Jump number 2, filming a 4-way team. I repack, slip on my camera helmet, and away we go. The 4-way track off, I dump, and when I look up I am stunned - the canopy is the wrong colour! It was definitely green when I jumped it the first time, now I'm looking at some pale blue thing. What the hell is going on?? I look down to check - have I picked up someone else's rig? Nope. Anyway, think about it, I could never have got through flighline without noticing that. So how on earth did that blue object get over my head? For a microsecond my hands creep towards my handles. But I can't cut away just coz it's the wrong colour - that's plain stupid. It's flying OK, there's nothing wrong with it, but it's the WRONG COLOUR! By now my brain is in confused meltdown. For about 10 or 15 seconds I'm completely dumfounded, looking around for an answer. And then it clicks. Doh! First jump was in a fullface. Now I'm in my open face camera helmet - with amber tinted goggles on!! I'm still blushing.... Jon T Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #2 July 27, 2004 DOH! Thanks for the laughs!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 2 #3 July 27, 2004 Muahahaha! Had that happen to me once, too. Wasn't all that bad, but i thought: Hey weren't these colours a little different last time? Whassup with dat? Tinted goggles rock!The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #4 July 27, 2004 LOL, talk about "self-ownership" if you had chopped your main because you thought it was the wrong one/color... I am going to file that away in my humorous skydiving stories mental vault for future reference. NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #5 July 27, 2004 If it was a pink canopy I definately would chop it. Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #6 July 27, 2004 What if the reserve is pink too? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #7 July 27, 2004 Then it's a really bad day. I'd land it next to the nearest beer and ask myself how I packed a pink reserve in my container... Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #8 July 28, 2004 HEEEEEEEEEE That is awsome, thanks for the post, I needed something to smile about today. RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #9 July 28, 2004 hahahaha those amber colored lenses will get you. when i was like 8, my dad thought i was colorblind because i couldn't tell the difference between green and blue... he didn't realize my sunglasses had an amber tone. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fool 0 #10 July 28, 2004 ahhh, the chronicles of someone who obviously doesn't pack for themselves... hehehe, or I suppose you could have packed with the shades on. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #11 July 28, 2004 QuoteIf it was a pink canopy I definitely would chop it. Ken >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> More than one student has complained about our "gay-colored" pink tandem main canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #12 July 28, 2004 That's really funny! I bet that whole scenario took all of about 1 second!?? oh, fool?QuoteI repack ~jont Sounds to me like he packedMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #13 July 28, 2004 hey now, go easy on pink canopies... i have a two tone pink sabre 190.... had a guy who flies a pink and purple thing say it was the gayest canopy he had ever seen... not that there's anything wrong with that. it's a real manly pink though."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #14 July 28, 2004 Hey maybe you can ask to be part of the PMS, as a brother that is"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #15 July 28, 2004 QuoteHey maybe you can ask to be part of the PMS, as a brother that is If the female RB are known as bumpy brothers, would male PMS be flat sisters?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #16 July 28, 2004 Nope, i was referring to pink mafia brother Edited to add : but your idea is good too."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
