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That was great!! Cheers Some fun eh!

I really hate to dignify this thread with a response but I feel compelled to protect our sport. First the pull altitudes suggested came after hundreds of thousands of jumps. and years and years of experience. This is a great sport and safety is the most important aspect. All the experience in the world won't save you if you pull low and have a serious malfunction, which can and will happen to you one day. Everytime someone is killed in this sport it requires an investigation, and our rights to skydive are scrutinized all over again. Low pulls gain you nothing, if you want more FF time go higher. Spend time learning to fly your canopy it can be quite fun. You don't have to prove how brave you are you already jump out of airplanes BUT PLEASE PROVE HOW SMART YOU ARE PULL AT A SAFE ALTITUDE. If not at least wear a jump suit then the ground crew only has to hold the arms, legs and neck closed to clean up the mess. Well, sorry folks had to get that off my chest.

I was watchin the tube late last night, something like amazing video's or such. Anyway they had a first jump student who went out at like 11,000 with two instructors. (Being just recently back to skydiving I'm not familiar with this method.) The jump was going well with an instructor on each side of the dumb ass (student) the instructor signaled for the student to pull the rip cord which he didn't do so the instructor pulled for him. Just as the instructor was pulling DA reached down and pulled the cutaway handle. Neither instructor saw this. As the bag left the DA's back the instructors let go. Of course as soon as line strech started DA risor's went with the bag. He then flipped on his back and fell that way for some time. One of the JM's tried to catch him but couldn't the JM kept signaling for the DA to pull his reserve. I don't know if he pulled or an AAD fired but a reserve did deploy. He then failed to steer his square reserve and landed in power lines where he recieved 2nd and 3rd degree burns. But he did live. What really bugs me is they did not interview the instructors and kept calling this a malfuntion. The DA called it a malfuction several times. Thank God he said he would never jump again. But I'm sure for any whuffo's watching it sure made skydiving look like a really dangerous sport. Hell it looked dangerous to me... We can't idiot proof the world so what do you do with people like that? maybe sterilize so they don't produce any more like em? To bad the truth wasn't told.... Some fun eh!

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Thanks for all the input. I think I'm gonna go with the general concenses, pop that thing and gloat for awhile. Some fun eh! Larry

Dan Squares were not real common, although there were a few out there. The cloud, strato cloud, and the one I jumped the strato star. Just to name a few. To give you an example I was the only square on my DZ everyone else was jumping PC's including the instructors they thought I was a little radical untill one really bad spot, I was the only one who made it back.(guess who was spotting) Then everyone started getting real interested. But they malfutioned a lot more back then, and a reserve ride on a 24ft round non-steerable canopy was not real condusive to good health at worst, and at best a long walk back to the DZ. My only reserve ride I landed like a sack of sh@#$%t nothing serious but I hurt for about 3 days. But this student rig I just jumped did not perform near as good as my strato star. Some fun eh! Larry

Hey Doasfu I went through an introduction to all the new gear cause things have changed a bunch. Went through emergencys, cut away and such then out to jump. The first jump was a hop n pop ( worst exit of my life ) Second jump went to 8,500 I was able to fly stable with no real problems so today out at 10,500 for two jumps and I'm clear. Its kinda like ridin a real big bike you don't really forget, you just get rusty. By my fourth jump I feelin pretty good. Still not near where I was, but every jump gets better. its a great sport don't ever quit. Larry

You know your a skydiver when the sound of velcroe turns you on..

Damn the jumps and beer must have got to me tonite. May your skies be blue and your stars shine bright. May your canopy snivel but open just right. May your skydives go, where no whuffo will know. May your altimeter be truthfull, so you never pull low. May your opening never to you be a shock. May your 4 way or 8 way be easy to dock. May your landings be stand up's cause you flared it just right. This is my prayer for skydivers tonite. See what a 20 year layoff does to ya. Don't Ever quit Larry

Hey maybe not the place to post this but I'm a south Jersey boy myself and little town called Blackwood. Of course I left in 1972 and have no regrets, cause the garden state seemed to only be growin people back then. Don't ever quit The Cloud ( what ever that is )

Hey guys I'm a little curious. I just ordered a used rig ( new to me) from Action air a reputable dealer. The rig will come to me packed. Now here is the question. Would you jump it like that or would you pull and look? (on the ground) It will have a new reserve pack and the same rigger will pack the main. Just food for thought. Its not here yet so your comments will highly considered. Thank in advance. Don't ever quit Larry

Man you guys are right, the cool guys are pumping gas. And dare I say it Whuffo! Ok you got me I'm a closet geek. There I said it, man I feel better.....Yeeee!!!!!!!!!! Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! oops well pilgrim I guess I'm a red neck geek. Don't ever quit The Cloud

Hey Alex Great job man. Isn't weird how skydiving is. when you suck they give you an A Then you get a little better and now its only worth a B Then even better now a C Then when you get really good they go and give you a D If I did that to my kids they woud all jump ship!!!! Hey there's an Ide............ no better not even go there. Congrats again. Don't ever quit the cloud

Wow Don Too much fun, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its a great sport don't ever quit The CLoud

Hey Jeji I quit skydiving in 1978 because I had a wife and kids on the way. I thought it was the right thing to do. Well I'm here to tell you it wasn't. Many a day I was with my family but wishing I was on the DZ. More times then I would like to admitt I was cross with my wife and kids because I felt my life was boring and I wanted so badly to jump. If you love the sport the feeling just does not go away. There were times when I resented my family and they didn't even know what was wrong!!! I'm not proud of that, but the truth is the truth and its worth telling if it prevents you from going through what I went through. Please dont quit for that reason, you won't like your self. Try to find a way to work it in and work is the word, cause all us married folk know it takes work. Good luck and read my post back in the saddle and you'll see you can never really quit.......... Bleu skies Larry

Hey Gang I just have to talk I'm bustin. My last jump was in 1978. That is untill today. I made two jumps today, and I can't get the grin off my face. I know I flared but man I still havent landed. I just don't have the words, but I don't need um with you all, thats what makes this forum so cool. So jump #97 Feb 1978 Jump #98 and 99 March 2001 that's not very current is it? Anyway if the weather holds up I am headed back out tomarrow. I want you guys to know in the last 20 years I have been back to several drop zones and checked things out then when I left I just didn't go back. This time I went to the DZ checked things out and then found you guys, I read and laughed, and really got the fever. You all really helped me see what I was missing. Again I don't have the words...........except to bad your not here the beer's on me. Larry

There is no such thing as geek skydivers only skydivers who happen to work geek jobs to make the bucks for the next load. You lost your geek status when the JM said go and you did.

Congrats Froggie As an ex-police officer 11 yrs I can really appreciate what you had to do. We need folks like you out there it really makes us all feel just a little safer. Job well done. Blue skies Larry

You know your a skydiver when your boss tells you, that you've been caught in a downsizing. and you think they bought you a new canopy

You know your a skydiver when your alarm goes off in the morning and you go into a track. When you walk up to a door, it says pull and your first thought is opening shock. When your wife tells you to wear a suit to her office party and you go for your gear bag. Oh well I've been better, but not latley. Don't ever quit!!!!

It's the Spring of 1957, and Bobby goes to pick up > > > > > his date, Peggy Sue. > > > > > > > > > > Bobby's a pretty hip guy with his own car and a > > > > > ducktail hairdo. > > > > > > > > > > When he goes to the front door, Peggy Sue's father > > > > > answers and invites him in. "Peggy Sue's not ready > > > > > yet, so why don't you have a seat?" he says. > > > > > > > > > > "That's cool." says Bobby. > > > > > Peggy Sue's father asks Bobby what they are > > > > > planning to do. Bobby replies politely that they will > > > > > probably just go to the malt shop or to a drive-in movie. > > > > > > > > > > Peggy Sue's father responds, "Why don't you kids > > > > > go out and screw? I hear all of the kids are doing it." > > > > > > > > > > Naturally this comes as quite a surprise to Bobby > > > > > and he says "Whaaaat?" > > > > > > > > > > "Yeah," says Peggy Sue's father, "Peggy Sue really > > > > > likes to screw. She'll screw all night if we let her." > > > > > > > > > > Bobby's eyes light up, and he smiles from ear to > > > > > ear. Immediately, he has revised the plans for the > > > > > evening. > > > > > > > > > > A few minutes later, Peggy Sue comes downstairs in > > > > > her little poodle skirt with her saddle shoes and > > > > > announces that she's ready to go. > > > > > > > > > > Almost breathless with anticipation, Bobby escorts > > > > > his date out the front door while dad is saying "Have > > > > > a good evening kids," with a wink. > > > > > > > > > > About 20 minutes later, a thoroughly disheveled > > > > > Peggy Sue rushes back into the house, slams the door > > > > > behind her, and screams at her father: > > > > > > > > > > "DAMMIT DADDY! THE TWIST!!!!! IT'S CALLED THE TWIST!!!!! > > > > > > > >

Hey its an unnatural act to throw yourself out of an airplane. But then again so was screwing your girfriend (boyfriend) on the couch while her (his) parents were upstairs. It just feels so good its worth it!!!! So get back in there and screw ooops I mean jump....

Pre-mature-ejectulation When one second out the door you realize your not on jump run

Riser: what you get on a nude jump with a female speed star team

why do they call it opening shock? Hell I'm shocked if it don't open!!