vonSanta 0 #1 September 24, 2003 So there I was, packing my canopy. Think it was my 7th pack job or something like that. Can hear some noise and am told it's people in free fall. I look up to see 'em deploy, then go back to continue packing. "Umm, what's that Adidas shoe doing on my canopy?" Wouldda been hit by it if I didn't take a wee break to look at the ones above, heh. Anyone else got some 'landing' stories? Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pd190 0 #2 September 24, 2003 After an uneventful two way....landed and was gathering my canopy when.....plunk.....hit in the head by a pair of goggles...... Talk about some good spotting! Also, lost a shoe on a 12-way one time....was on final approach...landed and turned to view the incoming jumpers......one of the other guys starts yelling at me, but I can't hear him..... "Hey Adam, is this your shoe...?" Turns out it landed about 20 feet from him and 10 m from the wind sock. Life would have sucked walking on one shoe for the rest of the boogie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #3 September 24, 2003 my hobo skydiver mate tim keeps crashing on my living room floor.... does that count? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #4 September 24, 2003 a freebag with extractor... Low cutaway ??? a student under her stalled parachute ... less funny... hurt her elbow, helicoter brought her to hospital, but she went home the same day. Big kiss and great vibes to her---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydive2 1 #5 September 24, 2003 One time after exiting a Cessna 182 at 11,500, my goggles blew off. No big deal. When I landed I walked by one of our pinic tables, and there were my goggles, sitting right on top. Some people saw them land there, but thought that some one tosed them there from the other side of manifest as a joke. Pretty good spot! Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydive2 1 #6 September 24, 2003 Oh yeah, one more. About 6 months or so ago, I was doing an AFF level 1. At about 7,000 I saw the girls shoe fly off. After she pulled at 5,500, I turned, tracked, and opened, only to see her shoe fly by my canopy, and fall in a small pond, landing about 3 feet from two guys fishing in a small boat. The shoe made a huge splash. I bet they had to be wondering what the heck is going on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #7 September 24, 2003 other skydivers mostly. the occasional pumpkin.......Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #8 September 24, 2003 I laughed so damned hard at Airtwardo's stories. And I think I am a ghoul for laughing at this one about a close impact. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flymysky 0 #9 September 24, 2003 This one didn't land near me but it was pretty funny. I had a cutaway on a tandem jump and the other TMs on the load watched where my main went so we had a good idea of where to look. Driving slowly along the street we spotted the main draped over a cable that went from a pole to the corner of a house. It looked like it had landed on the roof and slid down to rest on the cable. On the roof about 10 feet away was a guy doing repairs. His eyes were huge and his face was a bit pale. We told him it was our canopy and asked if we could borrow his ladder to retrieve it. He just nodded slowly and never said a word. I wonder what he thought when it landed My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light. http://www.galaxygear.com.au/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbrasher 1 #10 September 25, 2003 During the recent big ways at Perris I was center diver in an Otter in the base of a 30 way and as I left someone stepped on the edge of my right shoe and it peeled off. During the dive my 'new' googles started floating (I hadn't tightened them enough). We came close to completing and I landed on 1 foot and hobbled back in dropped my gear and was going to dig out the pair of CRW shoes I keep in the trunk when the loader of the Otter walked up with my shoe. It stayed in the door as close to 20 people stampeded over it and the pilot dove for the ground and was sitting there waiting. Everything got better fomr then on Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #11 September 25, 2003 Does a coconut falling in my buddy's plate count? I was having dinner with a buddy in Thailand when suddenly his plate was vaporised by a coconut fallen from a palm tree. I still wonder why he lost his appetite that eve Never saw him having such a nervous laugh Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #12 September 25, 2003 QuoteDoes a coconut falling in my buddy's plate count? I was having dinner with a buddy in Thailand when suddenly his plate was vaporised by a coconut fallen from a palm tree. I still wonder why he lost his appetite that eve Never saw him having such a nervous laugh Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #13 September 25, 2003 And I might add that one of those "famous" Thai massages took care of relaxing us afterwards Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cesslon 0 #14 September 25, 2003 a mate of mine was a green keeper at a golf course that was right next to a DZ and 1 day i was around his house and in the shed was a helmet on the wall and i said "wahst that " and he said "thats a skydiving helmet that landed in front of me 1 day at work on the 18th hole " lol lucky it didnt hit him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #15 September 25, 2003 Quotea mate of mine was a green keeper at a golf course that was right next to a DZ and 1 day i was around his house and in the shed was a helmet on the wall and i said "wahst that " and he said "thats a skydiving helmet that landed in front of me 1 day at work on the 18th hole " lol lucky it didnt hit him It would have been nice, if he'd returned the helmet to the DZ, since he knew that this was a skydiving helmet. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #16 September 25, 2003 I'm not sure who this was, but somebody once dropped a spaceball (won't say where) and it landed just a few feet from some old lady in her garden. (weird cuz this was in the middle of nowhere) Needless to say, NO MORE SPACEBALLS AT THAT DZ!!! For anal people, no she was not injured, other than being freaked out by a 155 mph tennis ball nearly hitting her.......... Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #17 September 25, 2003 Geesh wrongway! I play tennis. My bro does too and we play double together He serves as a mule kicks and if he thinks I've f@cked up a point, he has no qualms about hitting me on the neck. It HURTS. Now a leaded down spaceball at 155, straight to the skull... I've wondered what kind of safety rules there are about the spaceball game. Fill me in? Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #18 September 25, 2003 Well, it's simple if you use common sense and be safe about it. Newbies should NOT BE ON THE DIVE, no exceptions. Spot it over a nice big open field, go out, have fun, grab the spaceball at a nice high place, like 6 grand. Most important thing, DONT DROP IT. In this case, I have no idea who it was that did this, I've just heard a lot of stories, and I hear her husband was pissed, and rightfully so. Spaceballs are dangerous as hell, especially when they strike that close to home. If I can get my vladiball weighted properly (and get the damn thing to fly stable), I'm gonna stick with it, just in case, so I don't make other people's mistakes. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #19 September 25, 2003 Due to the position of our DZ (right next to a village, industrial estate and main road) we are allowed no objects in freefall. edit: for bad smelling UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #20 September 25, 2003 Uh, yeah, that'd be a good idea. Sorry bout your luck dude....... Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #21 September 25, 2003 Was packing outside on a packing mat and heard the jump plane (182) in it's typical screaming dive back to earth to get the next load decent. Really didn't pay that much attention to it until an object suddenly stuck in the grass about 30 feet from where I was. Turned out to be the oil dipstick access door that ripped off the jump plane while decending and hurtled to the ground like a ninja's throwing starThe older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mazevedo 0 #22 September 25, 2003 One shoe (from one of the skydivers that was on the load and cutway - like 30 feet) One plastic circle (girls use to play turning it with their waist - I don´t know the name in english). We were using it to pass inside the circle while in freefall - it was a contest - the two-way who pass more times throw the circle won the contest. And one of the guys didn´t grab it when he pulled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,112 #23 September 25, 2003 Not skydiving related - but I was at a high power rocket launch about 5 years ago when one of the rockets blew a nozzle at an altitude of around 500'. flipped over, and came down *really fast*. It impaled itself about 18" into the ground about 2 feet from where I was standing, burning all the while. It weighed around 4 pounds... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #24 September 25, 2003 Quote Not skydiving related - but I was at a high power rocket launch about 5 years ago when one of the rockets blew a nozzle at an altitude of around 500'. flipped over, and came down *really fast*. It impaled itself about 18" into the ground about 2 feet from where I was standing, burning all the while. It weighed around 4 pounds You've been lucky, to say the least! Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #25 September 25, 2003 Wow - no thanks. -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
