Dirtsucks

Hey rodeochic! Never done one of those redeo dives before. Ya up for another? (I'm only AFF level 3, and that was years ago, does that matter?) Just kidding. Maybe someday, huh? Giddyup! Josh

Well, this is kind of irrelevant, but one time I went to a concert and got waaaaayy to drunk beforehand and ended up passed out on the shitter. Missed the whole goddamn thing, but I did leave the place and ended up stumbling around downtown Minneapolis at 11 at night by myself, lost, piss drunk, and staring straight up, totally amused at how tall the buildings were. Kind of wish I was wearing a camera then.

Thanks for that, Froggie. I originally wrote a very long reply to this, but I think it would be best to put it somewhere else. I just need to tell you thanks for restoring hope in somebody who very recently lost it. Your friend, Josh

Ya know, like I said, I’m kind of shy. But I have kind of another, totally crazy side to myself that I have yet to express, and it’s really builiding up. So I have a warning for you - careful what ya wish for!! The dangerously quiet - Josh

Yeah, I saw that. How do you suppose he logged that jump? Josh

Haaah!! I get to look at "little Josh" every day too! And I tell you what - you'll never know what you're missin'!! Right back at ya!!

Just wanted to add something. I got the Quincy 98 video awhile back, and there is just a tad of nudity on it. I got to thinking, man, what would it be like? I mean, you decide to do a naked jump, ya know, just for the thrill of doing it. You’re in the hangar, or whatever (never been to Quincy, I don’t know), and you strip down. You laugh off your embarrassment, and put on your rig. Then you make a mad dash to the plane. Okay, then you’re sitting there. Some people (if God doesn’t totally hate you) are also naked, but you still feel kind of weird. Then it’s time for the jump run. In my head I think that this my be somewhat comforting, I mean, everybody’s jumping and stuff, they’re all psyched, nobody really cares what you’re wearing at this point (or not wearing). So, out you go. Then you’re out there!! You’re skydiving!! And your willy, or …umn…melons…(sorry, it’s all I could think of for all the crazy girls out there ) are just floppin’ around in the wind. So you go through the skydive, it’s all good, and then it’s time to pull. Good, now you’ve got a parachute over your head so you look down. You find the DZ. Good. Wait a minute, you realize that there are tens of thousands of people down there, and you’re gonna land right in the middle of them, with everybody watching! Okay, another question – what goes through a skydivers mind at this point? For some strange, sick, maybe even perverted reason, I kind of, sort of, want to try it someday. But since I can’t quite yet, well, I’ll say it again, I want stories, damn it!!! Every single detail, please!!!!. Okay, in the yellow pages, do I want psychiatrist, or psychologist? What’s the difference?? Brain (as you read this) turning to sponge - Josh

Mee too! Mee too! Seriously, I can't wait to get mine, Congratulations you got yours! You're gonna jump till your ass falls off now, right?!? Yeah, that's a stupid question. May your skies be blue forever! (That's me toasting to you) Josh

Not tacky at all. I think it emphasizes my feelings on my post on “Pilots and Airplane Maintenance” on this forum. And I, too, am very happy that things turned out the way they did (nobody dying). Josh

I was gonna leave that one alone. But since you brought it up…aw crap…I’ll just leave it alone.

Yep, I’ll vouch for that one.

Just my personal feelings here. When I was doing my AFF, I was really nervous about jumping, but I was never actually scared of dying, that thought, strangely enough, never really entered my mind. I took my training seriously and really tried to do everything I could to be prepared to handle every emergency that could happen. I could go on and on here, but I’ll get to the point. What really scared the hell out of me was the ride up. Especially after reading about jumpers dying in plane crashes. I know it sounds weird, I’m a pilot and am used to being in an airplane, but it was the fear that if something happened, I wasn’t in control. All I could do, (assuming I couldn’t exit) is just sit there and hold on for the ride. To tell you the truth, when I jumped, I just assumed that the aircraft were safe. I never did anything to make sure the aircraft and pilot were competent to keep my ass alive. When I start skydiving again, I just hope I remember this, it’s easy to forget when you’re shitting bricks about the fact that you’re going to jump out of an airplane 2 miles up in the sky. But I feel really sad when I hear about jumpers dying in a jump plane – we all train very hard to keep ourselves safe while jumping, but when something goes wrong in the jump plane, it’s like they didn’t even have a chance to put those hard earned skills to use. I’m very new to this sport, but I just wanted to add my feelings here. Josh

All right, I’ve got to ask this. The subject has once again come up in a recent thread about skydiving, minus clothing. Now, I haven’t even gone through AFF yet, so it’s not something I’m even considering yet. But I’ve seen pictures and watched videos and stuff, and even though I’m totally shy and would rather die than been seen naked in public, the idea of skydiving totally naked, for some reason, seems like it would be so awesome! So I really want to know, who has actually done it? And, if so, what was it like? I mean, skydiving in and of itself is extreme to the fullest, and letting it ALL hang out while doing it, well, I can’t even comprehend how exhilarating that must be! Shit, just the thought of doing it makes me nervous, in a guilty pleasure sort of way. I’m really curious, anybody want to share? (And I want every single detail!!) What the hell is wrong with me? – Josh

I just tried www.skydivekansas.com, and it worked fine. I assume it's the same one you were talking about. Also, try a search on www.mamma.com. I found several links about Skydive Kansas, Skydive Kansas City, etc. Hope this helps. Josh

Guess sick minds think alike. Josh

LOL!!! That's so much better than that Creed song! Josh

Geez, I thought I was going crazy there for a minute. Thanks for clearing that up.

“And I may not be model beautiful but not once did any guy complain about my tits pressing into his back for the entire skydive...” I’m thinking it’s time for a tandem. Skybytch? Edited by Dirtsucks on 3/30/01 09:51 PM.

“The inebriation leads to the constellation of participation in cranial vibration. Thus the degredation from this cubical nation causing migration to the gas station. Where innoculation of that diesel sensation cases jet-A memories and disorientation. Therefore less copulation and a little starvation can help you return from the land of frustration.” Cyberskydive, either I’m retarded, or you are :) Aw, shit. I know it’s me. Damn it.

Yes, I remember this "sun" you speak of. You say you actually saw it? That is amazing. I have heard the legends, but never actually believed it was true. I shall dance the dance of the Sun God and pray that he answers my humble calling. (ColdDuck, do I really have to do it naked, it’s like 10 degrees out! Aw man!)

Okay, fill in the new guy here. Tried reading the thread a hundred times, but I’m still kind of clueless. As this is normal for me, can someone tell me what this “dz.com bar/ swoop pond” thing is all about? Blues Skies (whatever that looks like) - Josh

WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF “DIRTSUCKS - DRUNKEN, WANNABE SKYDIVER.” THIS WEEKS TOPIC, TRADITIONAL SPORTS, AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU. I have a totally boring ass job which gives me a lot of time to think about things like skydiving, life, and idiots, not necessarily in that order. Now, at my boring ass job today, somehow the subject of sports came up in the conversation between the increasingly numerous voices in my head. Okay, in the world we live in, the most recognized, top paid individuals in this world have reached this god-like status by using their most valuable talent/asset – they can bounce, throw, or hit a ball really, really good. Anything wrong with that? That’s all. I must get back to drinking now. Um, I guess you can either reply to this post or let it return to infernal abyss from which it came. In another hour I’ll be unconscious and wont care either way. Your most obviously demented friend, Josh Edited by Dirtsucks on 3/30/01 09:04 PM.

Wow!! That was so cool! Geez, here I am trying desperately to save up to jump AFF, just hanging out on the forum in the mean time. Then I read posts like that and it drives me crazy!! I want to jump soooo bad!!! Keep 'em coming Skymama, and everybody else too! I have no will power whatsoever and it's really hard for me to just put money away, but posts like that are really inspiring me. I haven’t stolen from my skydiving stash yet, and I ain’t gonna, either! One word of advice, don’t stop jumping, EVER! I know all about what you said about your whole perspective on life changing. When I jumped the first time I felt like I was the greatest person on the face of the earth. It wasn’t like an ego thing or nothing like that, more like I sincerely felt sorry for the billions of people in the world who had no clue what it felt like. The sad truth is, if you don’t keep up with your dreams (jumping!), that perspective fades. I want it back, damn it! Blue Skies forever! - Josh

Everybody’s posts here have been really good, I agree with all of them. Just to add a little about, “how hard is it?” Physically flying the plane isn’t all that difficult, really, it only takes practice. Landings may, or may not be an exception to that, I kind of had a learning plateau (as my instructor called it) while doing landings. But eventually it just kind of snapped into my head and it became second nature, as is the case with many things. The hard part, at least was for me was the “multi tasking” you need to do. At first it’s kind of overwhelming, you gotta do a million things at once, it can be really frustrating, but if you give flying a go, then don’t give up!! I can’t stress that enough, I wanted to give up several times, it was just too much. But I didn’t, and when my examiner signed his name on my temporary private certificate, it was all soooooooo worth it! Remember the freedom you felt when you got your drivers license? Multiply that by about 1 billion, and there you go! Kind of feel bad now, I sort of knocked pilots in one of my drunken post a while back, don’t remember where, but I didn’t mean it!! Flying rules!! (Not as much as skydiving, though :) ) The best advice I can give is to pick up the book “The Complete Guide to Flight Instruction” by Gegory Penglis. It really cuts through the BS of flight training and tells you how it is. BTW, I spent about 5 grand on my flight training, including gear (headsets, charts, flight computers, crap like that) If you decide to go for it, good luck!! (and read that book, I mean it!) If not, well then you just saved yourself a crapload of jumps! Ya cant’ go wrong either way, can ya!?! Hope this helps! Josh

Well, I only got 7 jumps, and the most exciting thing that ever happened to me was landing on the edge of a cornfield a mile out. Hmmm…no…the Helipad is definitely cooler than that! That would be so awesome to have a story like that to tell. “So, have you ever been on a cruise?” “Um, kind of.” :) Josh