jumpwally

What is it that you do ? smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Hop on the internet, find the band " Rare Earth ", the song is called "Big Brother", get the lyrics and substitute in " Freak Brother" while you sing it,,,, smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

....and thats a shame, cuz from the b-band that would have been the easiest to find,grab,hook knife or whatever`..it was still in your view,,nowadays it totally out of sight and behind you... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Very nice.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

I think they should sell tickets by the pound, and that would end the debate on the buying of additional seats. Everyone knows the heavier something is, the more fuel it takes to move said object.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Ok,,i know thats Bolas in there,,,who is everyone else,,left to right ? smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Check for the part where a guys helmet decides to leave while in formation,,, good stuff smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Ignore him,,,you related your experience, thats what these forums are for,,,to learn,,,telling someone to zip it does nothing... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

How old are the kids ? smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Distraction and awareness almost did me in,,,,,,in the 70's had about 50 jumps, just got my first rig, a piggyback with a red-white-blue PC. I thought i knew it all. Was jumping a 180 from 7,500 with 2 other guys, similar jump numbers. I had the bright idea to duct tape a super 8 movie camera to my student helmet, i think we used the whole role cuz we didn't want to lose the camera, you can imagine what that looked like. LOL....It was a wed afternoon on a nice fall day, the smell, the colors, puffies all around,,it was glorious. We had no oversight.The DZO was running into town for supplies and told the pilot to take us up and give us us seperate passes. While he was fueling i came up with the camera idea , the other guys were pumped up now and it didn't take much to get the pilot to go along with the idea. He was new, first month on the job. he knew everything too,,,, The ride to atitude was normal, we were high fiving it all the way up. We were going to get the shot, develop the film and project it at our college bar. We would be stars,,hero's and oh, the girls...why hadn't anyone thought of this before ? From 7 five you have 30 seconds or so to work with...we jumped ...as you can imagine three guys with 50 jumps trying to find each other was nothing short of pure comedy. That large mound of duct tape around the camera acted like a rudder and spun me around and up and down like it was controling me,,well it was, i had no idea how to control those kind of inputs,,,i remember seeing some one wiz past me,,i was sure i got the shot ,,,the camera was being pulled to one side which twisted the cheap hockey helmet so it covered half my eye...no matter and could see with the other. At some point i remember feeling weird,,,like i wasn't supposed to be where i was at. So i thought it best to pull...the sight picture scared me shitless...instead of having a little blue sky and a lot of ground in my view, i had all ground and the runway/peas seemed to be in front of me instead of below me...i pulled and closed my eyes....that PC slammed open perfect ! I was shakin', stuffed my ripcord in my suit, looked up again, grabbed risers, put my feet and knee's together and PLF'd...... DZO told me it was about a 10-12 second ride, then i got a talking to and a grounding. Two weeks later one of our regulars was out west on a jumping trip. He was on a three way sunset dive, 2 out of the three went in watching the sunset,,,he was one of them. I think medical and suicide events are rare. Distractions and altitude awareness happen every weekend. Its easy....look how easy it was to pull you into this post.... It happened 31 years ago and i remember it like yesterday. Be safe smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

+ 1,,,i agree.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Get a Racer and a Mac... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

What kind of rig is it ? That can be a dangerous scenario,,,a reserve handle that stays attached,,,serious entanglement risk,,be carefull out there smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

"USPA mandates wingloading" ...even if they did, there is no way you can prevent someone from hookin' in with correct loading..it might help but people will still turn too low or get in a corner...early education and prevention is the only long term solution.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

oh..please..pull your skirt down,,your pussy is showin' ' smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

I heard on the radio this morning, some dummy in New York jumps out of the 47th floor or so....lands in the back of a vehicle and lives,,,broken legs and some internal damage is what was being reported at the time....... and here, our friends go in from a 100 feet with fabric over their heads ,,,,incredible... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

You better hurry,,winter is around the corner,,,,got to get that 100 !!!! smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

ok,,found one and bought one,,,whats the best recommendation to make them into dvd's,,,the least hassle, do not need to edit them, just want to copy them as they are. Thanks to all smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Nice... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Maybe he is "don't ask,don't tell ".... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

is idiotic.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

ya gonna hit the magic 100 and get pied before winter ? smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

In addition ,,,dicking around with your booties while the canopy is open and flying is not a smart thing to do,,,whatch out for others!!!!! smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Did he survive ? smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083

Well,,That makes sense,,, smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083