grannyinthesky

We have a jumper here in Idaho who skysurfs and watching him get ready to jump out of a 182 is quite a sight. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Just curious - is there something you personally want to do that requires a D license which you would not be permitted to do with only your C? I'm not sure, but don't you need a D to get a pro-rating? The idea of being an almost 60 woman who could jump at demos is a pretty enticing idea. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I was pretty much not thrilled with the idea of night jumps. My depth perception is pretty minimal in daylight, so I figured night jumps would be pretty tough for me to do. I was wondering if that was something you could get waived. Then I found myself doing night jumps this summer at West Plains Skydiving in WA. Rex, the dzo, was walkikng around asking who was going to to night jumps that night and I said something like "maybe, kinda, sorta... I'll give it a try." Somehow that turned into a yes and I found myself on the first night jump load at that dz. After I got out the door and discovered I could find the landing area, it was a great jump. The view of the area in the frull moon was terrific. And I discovered something sorta nice.... my depth perception at night wasn't any worse than in the daytime!! I manifested for my rw jump while I was packing. I really felt a sense of accomplishment for overcoming my trepidation about night jumps. Would I have done them if it hadn't been a requirement for gettting a D license (35 jumps away now)? Probably not and I would have missed out on some fantastic jumps. But I never would have considered falsifying my logbook to say I had done night jumps I hadn't done. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I did one jump today. 19 on the ground and -18 at 10k. A bit nippy, but oh so pretty with fresh snow on the ground. Well, there was a bit in the air too. Layer and good gloves make a difference. :) "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I think Snohomish has to be the prettiest place I've jumped, even without getting to see any wildlife. The view is incredible.

I'm getting there the 26th and leaving on the 2nd. I can hardly wait. It's so cold and windy here today that warm sounds really, really good. I've been trying to get close enough to my 500th jump to do it there, but I don't think I'm going to make unless we get some really unseasonable weather here. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I'll probably make a trip there in March on my Spring Break and to Davis in June for the American Boogie. See you then? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

And if you believe that one, I've got this bridge...... "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Now you've got another reason to come to Idaho and visit. We could go track down Star's van and pet out cows at the dz.

0:3:0 For this time of the year, it was a fantastic day. Clear blue skies, some puffy whites (got close to one, but couldn't quite track fast/far enough to get there ..... you could see so far it was incridible after the summer hazy days. It was a little chilly, but who cares about a little cool air (5 degrees F at 10k). The forecast is looking good for this week and weekend so far.

Have you met John Fosgate yet? He is fantastic to jump with there. He know a lot and is a great teacher. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

My home dz is in Star, Idaho, but I get around a bit. I've made two twips to Lodi so far and am thinking about headingthat direction afain in March if I can, Maybe I'll get to meet you then, Do you knwo Fozz? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Congrats on passing AFF, youngster.. I started skydiving at 57, two years ago. Good job with the reserve ride. I had my first from the same thing at about jump 35. It did make me feel good to know that I was able to deal with it competently. Welcome to skydiving. Where did you do AFF? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Welcome to the forums If you want to make Skymama really like you, send her a card with lots of glitter in it. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

After just one weekend of Big Bird here in Star, I can sure understand that. I'm missing that plane already, too. I think I'll have to make a Mesquite trip again this year to say Hi. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Here's a pic from our sunset cross-country that'll give you some ideo of just how beautiful it was this weekend.

Make plans for coming next year. It's supposed to be an annual event. We had glorius weather, great skydives, fun around the bonfire, ... everything a boogie should be. Kudos to Rex and Pat from West Planes and Rob and Rene from Skydive Idaho for working together to give us such a breat weekend. :) "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

This is what I was taught as well, and when I had a PC in tow earlier this summer, that is the procedure I used. I'm aware of the pro's and con's, but I think the important thing is to have a plan.... not to wait until he happens to make up your mind what to do. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Hey.... I was just chatting with Lisa and she's getting close to her goal. Let's help her reach it.

Awww, Lisa you beat me to it. All I can do now is day "ditto" Have a great day Jenn....

HBDTY HBDTY HBDTTTT HBDTY Hope you had a great day.

Nice! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Oh, and I forgot to mention...... we're have a boogie the 16-18 of October. Come meet lots of local jumpers and olther fun folks from the northwest area.

We're a little ways down the road in Star, near Boise, but Skydive Idaho is a great place to jump. We jump year round. If there's sun and/or enough altitude, Rob will get us in the air. We've got a great AFF instructor and some fantastic coaches too. Come on out! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Not that I know of, but with him, you never really know, do you? See ya' in a couple of weeks. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490