Weekend ####'s July 24th and 25th.

[JohnMitchell 16]

Okay, I'll kick 'em off.

:7:0

= Occasionally the kids leave the house.

7= 3 jumps at Kapowsin on Saturday, 4 today at Snohomish. Vskydiver and I hit the road to Snohomish to vist some great peeps we don't see enough and sell some LFL raffle tickets. We had a great time. Thanks everyone.

0= Sorry, no beer. Come to the LFL boogie at Kapowsin on August 21st. I'll buy about half a dozen cases there.

[Squeak 17]

3 for me, 2 way Freefly, 3way freefly and 7 way Track jump that was tight.



Did that [red]Big Red Bitch jump and Snow., John???

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[npgraphicdesign 3]

:3:0

A H&P and 2 3ways (that went to hell at one point or another ) but a lot of fun and a canopy course at the DZ this weekend.

[Cheach 0]

13:

6 at Skydive Dallas on Friday

- SCR jump- Thanks JohnDeere for initiating that!
- First time I have held an okay sit that close to another jumper, and hey- even touched. haha- Thanks again to JohnDeere and his friend
- Lost my shoe on an exit
- First attempted hybrid. Don't say I didn't arch JohnDeere! I brought all three of those boys down with me!

7 at my home dz in Chickasha over the weekend

- Including my 200th and getting my C license signed off
- Demo'ed a canopy

I woke up next to a blowup doll Ash....so what do you think?

[skyrider 0]

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Okay, I'll kick 'em off.

:7:0

= Occasionally the kids leave the house.

7= 3 jumps at Kapowsin on Saturday, 4 today at Snohomish. Vskydiver and I hit the road to Snohomish to vist some great peeps we don't see enough and sell some LFL raffle tickets. We had a great time. Thanks everyone.

0= Sorry, no beer. Come to the LFL boogie at Kapowsin on August 21st. I'll buy about half a dozen cases there.

What? you did't stop for BBQ there on the corner right by the DZ? man they make good BBQ!

[kmills0705 0]

2:0

Not posting the first number! Not because there is soemthing to post - just tmi and not dating anyone... don't need to point that out week after week!!

I made two AFF jumps on Thursday and the rest of the weekend I spent with my two girls...

Kim Mills
USPA D21696
Tandem I, AFF I and Static Line I

[davjohns 1]

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2:0

Not posting the first number! Not because there is soemthing to post - just tmi and not dating anyone... don't need to point that out week after week!!

1:0

Following suit. The monotony was getting sad.

The King Air was gone for repairs. The Cessna was not much fun. So, one three way out of the Cessna on Friday to kick off the weekend. Hang gliding on Sunday.

ETA: Took the B License exam just to see what was on it. I missed one oddball question. My verbal exam was WAY harder. And my jump resulted in landing 5m from the target. I could have landed on the target, but it is a flag. Would have hurt.

I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

[Heatmiser 0]

:3: for 1st real S/L student.

What you say is reflective of your knowledge...HOW ya say it is reflective of your experience. Airtwardo

Someone's going to be spanked! Hopefully, it will be me. Skymama

[burtonjm 0]

6:

back flying, then a 4-way scrambles meet where my team took 2nd, and then my first tandem for a friend who was getting his rating. Front rides are scary!

This shit, right here, is OK

[kasch 0]

3 more solo jumps put toward my A license! 7 to go!

Sex with sith is like sex with a stripper. A lot of flashing lights and waving of glowing sabers, but in the end you end up with something dark and wrinkely.

DPH# "-13"
TSK# "-13"

[airathanas 0]

Pied Lippy for his 1000th- we got him good!!!

http://3ringnecklace.com/

[buff 0]

3 FF and a 4-way belly.
Beer for getting my D signed off.
Maybe it's time to get married.

It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude.
If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough.
That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama

[PhreeZone 20]

245lb tandem student: 13: 1

4 RW video, a tandem video, some tandems, a couple of wingsuit flights and 1 front ride where I got to play the bad student. Beer for the first time a student got sick on me.

Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery

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[kmills0705 0]

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6:

back flying, then a 4-way scrambles meet where my team took 2nd, and then my first tandem for a friend who was getting his rating. Front rides are scary!

Awesome on the scrambles. I missed out this weekend! Front rides are scary! I had never made a tandem jump until last year where I rode front for someone doing crossover training. Scared the shit out of me. I didn't like giving up all control!!!

Kim Mills
USPA D21696
Tandem I, AFF I and Static Line I

[JohnMitchell 16]

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245lb tandem student: 13: 1

That's a lot of beef. How was it and what's your DZ's supposed cutoff?

[JohnMitchell 16]

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Following suit. The monotony was getting sad.

Oh, for a second I thought you said "monogamy."

I guess we'll start doing "2 out of 3 weekend numbers" posts.

[burtonjm 0]

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245lb tandem student: 13: 1

That's a lot of beef. How was it and what's your DZ's supposed cutoff?

We took a student that was 275 yesterday. There is an extra $20 charge for being over 235, and an extra $40 if you are over 255

This shit, right here, is OK

[JohnMitchell 16]

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Did that [red]Big Red Bitch jump and Snow., John???

Nope. I think she still has some shoulder issues.

They had two Caravans running, the second one being Kapowsin's spare A/C. Very fast and easy to get on a load.

Next weekend, Lost Prairie.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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We took a student that was 275 yesterday. There is an extra $20 charge for being over 235, and an extra $40 if you are over 255

I've done 270#, for not a penny extra.

[OlympiaStoica 0]

:7:0

My numbers look similar to yours John, though we haven't compared notes on the " " ...



Finally a weekend where I didn't get "weathered out", though I did push my limits in terms of wind ...

I took the "Flight 1" course with Ian Drennan (he is awesome .

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[JohnMitchell 16]

Canopy coaching is an awesome thing. Valinda took Luke Aiken's canopy course last year and learned more than she thought she ever could about flying her canopy. Time and jumps well spent.

Nothing like a good injury to make ya ground shy, is there?

[OlympiaStoica 0]

Oh ... I might owe beer for the first time stalling my canopy (toggle). Ian said that if he does't see us fully stalling the canopy, he will make us repeat the jump ... so, I went ahead and scared the poop out of myself ...

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[JohnMitchell 16]

The old canopies stalled so nicely and mellowly. The new high aspect ZP canopies like to get a little weird in a good stall.

[OlympiaStoica 0]

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Nothing like a good injury to make ya ground shy, is there?

I guess a broken ankle, missing the entire season and missing out on my entire summer would be considered a "good injury" ... yep, "ground shy" would be an accurate description of my state of mind, but I'm starting to get annoyed with myself. I have my technique right and I'm tired of hearing (and saying to myself): "I didn't have to do that" (bum tapping) ...

In terms of advice on how to get better, Ian wrote in my log book: TRUST YOURSELF
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[OlympiaStoica 0]

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The old canopies stalled so nicely and mellowly. The new high aspect ZP canopies like to get a little weird in a good stall.

Scared the daylights out of me ... once it stalled (and I started feeling like I'm falling out of the sky, backwards) I did what Ian said most people do - let the toggles back up really fast. Needless to say, that made the recovery really violent. Umm ... I won't be doing that again any time soon ... not on purpose ...

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