hobie331 0 #1 April 26, 2009 Since the midwest weather sucks-AGAIN-let me be the first to start the weekend thread, early ::KSUPC did open on Wednesday though so I skipped work in the afternoon and got 3 in. Did finally get to jump my brand spankin' new canopy so I guess I do owe beer for that. That was a quick 2-way RW and I dumped at 7.5K. One 2-way ff and one 4-way rw. Hope the rest of the universe got better weather and a chance to fly. It sure has been a long winter and spring here. It's a gift, I don't try to explain it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #2 April 26, 2009 :3:1 Ugh expensive weekend. Anyone got a 210 sq foot canopy for saleDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #3 April 26, 2009 :1:I only got one in yesterday and the weather was crap today. I probably owed beer for a lot of things but I paid up in the form of shots last night. spent way to much money on them too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbh186 0 #4 April 26, 2009 :6:3 Couldn't have asked for better weather this weekend, and there's still a full day of it left. First downwind/ landing (about 18-20 mph wind)...long story. First 8-way. Gave an absolutely terrible spot...1 landed about 2 miles from the DZ. Ended the day with a hop n pop from 10k at sunset. Back to the airport for another day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #5 April 26, 2009 :Same boat as Hobie, so did what you do when the weather is a stormin'. Possibly owe the GF beer but only if she calls me on it.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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #6 April 26, 2009 0:2:0 Damned wind!!! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #7 April 26, 2009 3 landings, no jumps, too tired from having fun with the 23 year old! I'm such the cougar these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #8 April 26, 2009 Trees AGAIN???? details bitch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbh186 0 #9 April 27, 2009 :10:3 Another full day at the airport...I could get used to this weather, though I'd probably be broke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #10 April 27, 2009 Quote 3 landings, no jumps, too tired from having fun with the 23 year old! I'm such the cougar these days. Damn, Jersey Girl!! You got me beat by a couple of years!!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #11 April 27, 2009 Quote 0:2:0 Damned wind!!! not only wind but where did those clouds come from? :2:1 did a couple of three ways today: finally got to jump with Josh-the-paintball guy and doc for my 300th and then jumped with doc and skootz for the 2nd jump. clouds rolled in and the beer came out. hopefully next weekend will be better.DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #12 April 27, 2009 : 4 : No humps... not that I tried. No jumps yesterday... had good intentions but was getting a touch of vertigo and had to take myself off of a couple of loads. Went home and took a quick cat nap... felt better. Went to back to the DZ and started to feel like crap again. Left @ 3:30pm, went home... took some meds and slept until 5:45 this morning. I missed the season opener Luau-Wow. Today I was able to get 4 jumps in. YAY! A 2 way belly, a 2 way sit attempt, another 2 way belly that went to shit right outta the door and another 2 way sit lesson. Almost had it! Beer... Well, beer was for the most fucked up & dangerous landing so far (I busted the beer line). I crossed over the runway(@ 1,000'), hit some thermals, came out of them and dropped like a freaking rock. As I started to drop I looked up to make sure I still had a freaking inflated canopy (I sure did) and then just freaking dropped so damn fast I couldn't believe it. I prepared for a PLF an ass-slid half way across the taxiway. Came to rest maybe 100' from the Skyvan with spinning props and next to the fuel truck. And my canopy was catching the wind... pulled one toggle and moved the opposite way of the plane. How I got up and walked away.... I'll never know. But I was surely one lucky chica today. I was never so happy to have some cushion on my ass than I was today. And also for the cordura ass on my jumpsuit. Not even a rip. ) I was going to jump again to break my personal best # of jumps in a day but then I figured I better hang it up for the day because I was beat after that hard landing. And now I'm starting to get sore... Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #13 April 27, 2009 Quote not only wind but where did those clouds come from? :2:1 did a couple of three ways today: finally got to jump with Josh-the-paintball guy and doc for my 300th and then jumped with doc and skootz for the 2nd jump. clouds rolled in and the beer came out. hopefully next weekend will be better Congrats on #300. I almost went, but I had a lot of stuff to do that involved the computer and internet and just couldn't do that from the dz there. We finally have wifi at the dz in Star now, so I was able to work whle watching the wind blow. I did learn a lot about jumping in wind and suddenly no wiind this weekend. Turbulance from buildings is rather interesting, and nice level braked turns are nice when you're heading for a fence, fire pit and parking lot, none of which seemed like a very good place to land. I may have only had two jumps, but I packed a lot of experience into them lol "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #14 April 27, 2009 Got to jump with Lady on her 300th. By the way, Granny, I think braked/flat turns are way under-taught, and they can be a limb saver, if not a live saver."We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #15 April 27, 2009 :1:0 Got in 1 great jump. A sunset load 5-way tracking dive that went really well. I hadn't done a tracking dive in almost 100 jumps. I had a blast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #16 April 27, 2009 Not quite for just the weekend since I was jumping all week, but set a personal record of 70 jumps in a week. Woohoo!Performance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #17 April 27, 2009 Quote Not quite for just the weekend since I was jumping all week, but set a personal record of 70 jumps in a week. Woohoo! I was going to ask how you got 70 when you weren't even there yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironmanjay 0 #18 April 27, 2009 Quote Not quite for just the weekend since I was jumping all week, but set a personal record of 70 jumps in a week. Woohoo! Are those all fun jumps?? or work and fun jumps? I thought I was doing ok with 10 jumps :10:1 3 freefly jumps 7 Hop & pops, been working on a lot of canopy time and getting used to flying and landing my new wing We had a canopy coarse today so I got 4 H&P videoed witch helped a lot. I had the best slow carving 90 degree swoop with my canopy ever, it just felt so good to be moving that fast!!!Im starting to love canopy flight and fast landings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #19 April 27, 2009 Quote Not quite for just the weekend since I was jumping all week, but set a personal record of 70 jumps in a week. Woohoo! Well then I can post mine as well - had quite a long 'weekend' too.. two weeks of jumping : 36 : at least 12 36 - well, I was on vacation, see... didn't feel the need to get ten jumps in per day. I averaged about three to four a day, with the record being seven. 1st jump in the US 1st jump at Perris 1st jump at Elsinore 1st jump from a hot air balloon 1st 4-way stack 1st rotation 2 hours of freefall 1st (succesful) 8-way achieved B-licence got my last practical requirement for my C-licence 1st time I paid a packer (only one packjob though.. it was 108 F - give me a break) most points/blocks in a single FS-jump (9/4) That's all I can remember without checking my log.. there's probably more."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poe62 0 #20 April 27, 2009 :0:0 We managed to have fun at the DZ even with the clouds and wind. It only took us 2 hours for someone to get hurt on the go kart by rolling it. ~Nikki http://www.facebook.com/poe62 Irgity Dirgity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #21 April 27, 2009 Quote did a couple of three ways today: finally got to jump with Josh-the-paintball guy and doc for my 300th and then jumped with doc and skootz for the 2nd jump. clouds rolled in and the beer came out. hopefully next weekend will be better. Congratulations on your 300th!! YAY you!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #22 April 27, 2009 Quote Trees AGAIN???? details bitch! I'll post later, but right now I am considering taking a hiatus from Skydiving. It was a bunch of stupid decisions, and a low turn. If it weren't for the tree I could have been hospitalized or even killed. I walk these streets where my soulless feet Haunt the ground where it was I once tread On Grafton's Arcade pours the rich commerce rain Though the voices I no longer hear speak Heaven's to blame so on that I'll abstain Best clean the church from my cracked fingernail But don't let me die still wondering What it was I left behind From God's golden plate begrudgers they eat Till their belly's burst ignorance bliss Never they roam a wanderless home Is as far as their sorry eye sees Give me a rusty ol' goat wekk trampled and soaked Until these ashes abd blood mingle deep But don't let me die still wondering What it was I left behind Though I've been that face before Slammed every open door Squandered once scattered beliefs So when the waves come crashin' in I'll swim as the ocean swims Out with the morning tide Then back for my tea So I'll do as I please like the well-tempered breeze Blowin' which way I see fit I'll grey with the clay seven days till the day When they throw me on the potter's scrap heap But take my advice; you'll have to bury me twice Cause the first time I won't rest easily But don't let die still wondering What it was I left behind So don't let die still wondering What it was I left behind I want a rach well run ahead of the gun With a dance before the far finish line So no life long regrets, only well feathered steps Until these shoes I can longer shine But don't let me die still wanderin' For the love I left behindDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #23 April 27, 2009 Quote :1:I only got one in yesterday and the weather was crap today. I probably owed beer for a lot of things but I paid up in the form of shots last night. spent way to much money on them too. You owe Gene beer for having Donny Osmond nightmares after seeing your mug. Then again Gomei might like Donny Osmond. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #24 April 27, 2009 Quote Quote Not quite for just the weekend since I was jumping all week, but set a personal record of 70 jumps in a week. Woohoo! Are those all fun jumps?? or work and fun jumps? I thought I was doing ok with 10 jumps :10:1 3 freefly jumps 7 Hop & pops, been working on a lot of canopy time and getting used to flying and landing my new wing We had a canopy coarse today so I got 4 H&P videoed witch helped a lot. I had the best slow carving 90 degree swoop with my canopy ever, it just felt so good to be moving that fast!!!Im starting to love canopy flight and fast landings All jumps are fun jumps Performance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iambeav2 0 #25 April 27, 2009 :6:[Beer] Rode bitch and INSTRUCTOR for my beer!!! Getting my TI rating!!...it's not the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone...it's the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until someone appreciates it for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
