rychian

hello peaceful jeffery, as i said earlier, it was my first jump at a new jumpsite(for me) and my 22 jump, so it was agreed that i would pay for a jumpmaster to attend and he saved my butt from having to open my reserve. we jumped together and i followed his hand comands for an otherwise placid jump. at 5000 i waived off and pulled, 5 seconds later, with the jump master still holding on to my side, i started wondering why i hadnt opened yet, looked over my shoulder i saw the pilot chute suspended about 6 feet over my back. I made the decision to cut away and as my hand went for the handle, the main opened, i stopped, the jump master kept going. i watched him until he opened, looked up at my chute, said some thanks to all involved, and the rest went fine. when i landed, he was waiting for me and explained that the bridle was routed wrong and sinched the flaps closed, he manually opened my main by pulling the pin himself. unfortunatly, my story has no value in teaching someone how to solve this situation yourself, other than to have more than one person do a pin check, or only get pin checks from qualified instructors, or follow through with your emergency procedures. 1 more second and i would have reached the cut away handle. peace friends

hello Skymama, thanks for replying. umm, the island. its featured in crosswind by patrick passe. i dont speak french and cant understand on my copy where this island is. luic jean albert jumps a mountain range with a wingsuit. i cant stop thinking about this footage and only wish the producers would have put the entire run unedited in the video. as for my jump record, well the dz is an hour away, i dont have a drivers liscence or vehicle, or more importantly money for jumping, rentals, my own chute and related equiptment, therefore cant even feel good about hanging out at the dz with nothing to contribute. plus i have found the dz to be a little clickish. have yet to find a good friend at the dz, or an instructor with the time to guide me into a liscence. cant afford the pack like a pro video tape so i havent a clue how to pack a chute, as i dont want to rely on my own memory until ive studied a decent book or tape on the subject, given the danger of doing it wrong. my first jump at my 2nd dz(#22) was a high speed pilot chute in tow malfunction due to an incorrect routing of the bridle(as best as they will explain it) and it kindof shook into me the importance of packing correctly everytime, so ive only made 56 in 3 years mainly because i cant afford to jump and dont have a liscence cause i cant pack. i think ive made most of the requirements otherwise, but last year was very bad for me financially and ill probably have to go through a static line course again. jeez i hope i didnt sound like a whiner. would like nothing more than to jump all day everyday. peace

hey jaded lady, brian germain, and peaceful jeffrey, greetings to all, just wanted to say im pretty new at skydiving with a total of 56 in 3 years. its painful not to have the funding to jump but to think about it all the time. i understand the landing issue. with so much to learn in this sport, its hard to keep all the numbers in check. Im sure everyone has a few dozen landing stories with the scars to prove it. mine involved getting blown off course by 500 ft and almost taking out a power line i didnt even see until it went under my feet, landed in a gravel parking lot and was dragged on my hands and knees infront of an oriental family who was just standing there. luckly they helped me get the dz 290(?) off the wall and roof of a building. my only warning of unsafe jump comditions was when we lined up and the first 2 guys refused to jump due to a wall of storm cloud right next to the dz. i was first out the door, dying to get out of that claustrofobic kingair. the scenery was fantastic, 5-6000feet of vertical cloud, white on top, black down below. it was finally under canopy when it dawned on me that the winds were more than i bargened for. trying to descend in a 290 is hard enough. i understand the desire to jump should never overcome the desire to be safe. last year i had the pleasure of meeting Brian Germain in greensburg in, and bought his video and book. besides the acting, i liked it:) he's pretty cool too and i earnestly thank him for throwing me a little extra footage on my jumptape to inspire my friends at home. hope to jump with all of you, got any jade, Jaded lady? might bring you luck and wisdom;) rychian

hey humans, rychian here, came back to this planet for the jumping, havent succeeded yet. plan on making a carreer out of it, havent graduated from 1st grade yet, 56 under my belt still no liscence, not one jump last year, not one extra penny. probably will have to start all over. if i think about it too much, ill shed a tear. have crosswind, will dream daily. watched the tape so many times, im surprised it still plays. have memorized every word, every movement, every scene. only have one question. la bennion. la bennion, la bennion. have always wanted to live on an island in the pacific or indian oceans, up pops la bennion, and i cant find a single link on the net for it. anyone out there know anything about this place, what country owns it, where it is. i cant even find it on a map. any help would be great. hope to hear from you guys. peace