deltron80 0 #1 August 3, 2010 The other day I turned into my final approach at 500 feet and I suddenly FORGOT where I was in my pattern. I absolutely didn't know what to do so I made the "decision" to do a hard 180 and landed opposite direction downwind... luckily I was the only one in the sky..WTF :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #2 August 3, 2010 Luckily you landed before your canopy did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #3 August 3, 2010 Landing downwind will not kill you, you just have to run your ass off or PLF. Low turns will kill you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bayouth 0 #4 August 3, 2010 True that... -- Yeah... I'm the tall one... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverkeith 1 #5 August 3, 2010 QuoteThe other day I turned into my final approach at 500 feet and I suddenly FORGOT where I was in my pattern. I absolutely didn't know what to do so I made the "decision" to do a hard 180 and landed opposite direction downwind... luckily I was the only one in the sky..WTF :( Did you have a hard opening? If so, that would cause brain mals like this one...Blue skies, Keith Medlock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
419gotaminute 0 #6 August 3, 2010 Why not look at the windsock? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #7 August 3, 2010 Quote Why not look at the windsock? I know a girl that did that down in spaceland... That windsock will never forget her foot!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #8 August 4, 2010 Skydiving and mushrooms do not mix...well, not like they used to anyway.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #9 August 4, 2010 nope no hard opening..I was trying to look at the windsock, but regardless the plan was to land west and I knew that, but I still landed east for some reason. The scary thing was that my brain basically shut off for 5 seconds and did the opposite of what I was trying to do... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #10 August 4, 2010 Quote nope no hard opening..I was trying to look at the windsock, but regardless the plan was to land west and I knew that, but I still landed east for some reason. The scary thing was that my brain basically shut off for 5 seconds and did the opposite of what I was trying to do... Too bad you can't cutaway and go to your reserve brain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
