Tall Tales

[loch1957 0]

Time for a good laugh. I'm sure you have heard similar stories.

We have a new manager at my work, I'm guessing mid thirties. Sitting in the break room and one of the girls came in. She knows I jump and she said "I want to do a tandem". Well our new fearless leader began talking about his jumping.
I have been listening to my instructor and apparently hes wrong on everything. You only have to bend your knees to land a round canopy, none of that silly PLF stuff. If you do a water landing, at 150 feet above the water you just hit that button on your chest and you fall out of the harness so you wont get tangled in the lines on impact. I asked where he jumps, his friend has a cessna 150 and they don't go to airports because they like to jump from 18,000 or 20,000 and thats against the rules. No one ever told him I jump.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

[popsjumper 2]

Tell him you always wanted to do that and you found a great place that he could take you and teach you. You have gear that you bought on Ebay and you're dying to try it out.


$5 says he back peddles with a myriad of excuses.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[quade 4]

I guess technically a C-150 could climb to 20,000 if it had some sort of modification to it, like rocket boosters or something.

I don't know why when people tell lies the always seem to screw up on the most basic things.

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[ryoder 1,590]

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I guess technically a C-150 could climb to 20,000 if it had some sort of modification to it, like rocket boosters or something.

I don't know why when people tell lies the always seem to screw up on the most basic things.

Well there is an STC for a 180HP O-360 in the 150, but I don't know that it would add 6,000' to the service ceiling.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[loch1957 0]

I'm curious as to why they always pick a round canopy.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

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I'm curious as to why they always pick a round canopy.

Well, did he say he jumped a round or just gave an opinion about how to land with one? Sure the implication is there, but did he actually say it?

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[loch1957 0]

He actually said round. But thinking about it i asked if it was round.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

[skyjumpenfool 2]

Hey, he could be telling the truth. Geez, you guys are such syndics

Birdshit & Fools Productions

"Son, only two things fall from the sky."

[kallend 2,106]

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I guess technically a C-150 could climb to 20,000 if it had some sort of modification to it, like rocket boosters or something.

I don't know why when people tell lies the always seem to screw up on the most basic things.

I had a C150 to 14k over the Sangre de Cristo mts in New Mexico. Very anemic up there. So is my Mooney, for that matter.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[quade 4]

Yep, gonna need a turbo at least. In a 150, it's not very likely. Is there even a turbo STC for a 150? I can't imagine it's worth it.

I used to teach in 150s. I can't think of a lot of times I ever had them over 7.5.

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[The_Don 0]

Where is this " Button" ?

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[Amazon 7]

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Where is this " Button" ?

Duh.. he musta jumped one of these

[sfzombie 3]

i jumped an old army rig once a long time ago that used what we called the dial of death. it had a 4(?) point release that all the straps hooked into and had to be turned correctly before jumping. they used to tell us, if you see red, you're dead. if you looked down and saw the red, it wasn't turned far enough and it would come unhooked at line stretch. fortunately, i only jumped it once. talk about a way to go...back on topic, how old is the dude? i don't think the army has changed their training in the last 30 years, but he may have actually been taught that way as a student for the plf thing in the civilian world. as for the altitude, he may have been exagerating on the height and misremembered the type of plane, pretty common actually. of course i just try to look for alternative explanations before making snap decisions. and of course, a lot of people actually are making shit up.

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[loch1957 0]

Mid thirties, 40 at most . Did I mention he served in the navy? At least thats what he said today. It seems on his first jump he was a tad concerned so his navy seal buddy pushed him out and then caught up to him during free fall.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

[JohnRich 4]

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Did I mention he served in the navy?

Ask him what his "MOS" (spoken by saying the three letters) was. Report back with his answer.

[tmccann 1]

Did they yell at one another to do a speed star about two minutes in and then have a low-pull contest?

I was hiring, and got a resume that mentioned skydiving as a hobby. Turns out he did a tandem once...

[loch1957 0]

He says he was a Mess Specialist.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

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He says he was a Mess Specialist.

As in what most people would call a cook?

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[skydiver30960 0]

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He says he was a Mess Specialist.

As in what most people would call a cook?

Oh well, naturally. They skydive in the military all the time. Hey, the SEALs gotta eat too, right?

Elvisio "weapon of choice: spatula" Rodriguez

ETA: While I appreciate sfzombie's attempt at diplomacy, I definitely think this dude is less of the "misremembering" variety and more of the "so full of shit he squeaks" variety.