jtval 0 #1 June 16, 2003 Ok I guess this will be directed more toward the HIGH number jumpers. I hope EVERYONE will feel free to answer it. I've been to a few DZ's in my short jumping carreer. Ive heard alot of UPPER jumpers say they dont bother with log books anymore. (my 1st was my AFF inst. who in 1999 had 14,000 jumps) I keep all kindsa silly things in my logbook and with only 250 or so jumps I need to keep track so I can get my #'s for my ratings! my theory is I'm paying(jump ticket) for the privledge to have someone sign my booK! LOL I dont know if I would ever STOP keeping a log book! whats your take on this? do you or dont you keep a log?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genn 0 #2 June 16, 2003 As time passed, I got lazy...I don't 'really' log....I just get a printout from manifest at the end of the year to know how many jumps I did/have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #3 June 16, 2003 does that cuase a problem when you try to jump at a new dz? as far as not having a recnet signature etc. or do you have someone sign you book before you travel?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genn 0 #4 June 16, 2003 I never had a problem w/ other DZs. To be honest, most didn't even look after they knew I had a D and I'm a current member. My X had a problem once...but he just had manifest fax over a log of the month to show he was current. No big deal so far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #5 June 16, 2003 cool! thanks for the infoMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkpbxman 0 #6 June 16, 2003 Don't bother getting them signed anymore (probably stopped around 500) but still log them all for my benefit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,452 #7 June 16, 2003 I still log them. I get them signed a lot of the time, too. It's for me. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #8 June 16, 2003 I try to log.....however I have started to get kinda lazy. There are a couple blocks of 10-15 jumps with nothing but numbers. I think logging is a good thing. Especially if something "out of the norm" happens or you learned something good on that jump. It helps me remember if I write it down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Push 0 #9 June 16, 2003 I'm only at 61, but I don't think I will stop logging any time soon. I like having a log book. It's cool to open it up and try to remember what happened on some of the older dives. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #10 June 16, 2003 yea Ive only got 250 ish but Im with ya, Push! its kinda like my sky journal!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dove 0 #11 June 16, 2003 ditto - I stopped getting em signed but I still log for myself. Mostly just number, type of jump and freefall time. It's kinda fun to keep track of freefall time. I'm closing in on 9 hours! Wheeeeee! Fall in dove. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #12 June 16, 2003 I only have 121 jumps and enjoy logging them. It's nice to go back and look at how far I've come since my first jump, who I've jumped with (and getting their signatures), where I've jumped, etc. I plan on always logging.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #13 June 16, 2003 I'm sure lots of people say this, then get lazy later, but I plan to keep logging my jumps. I try to get names of people I jump with as well, not just a signature. It helps me remember the jumps. In one case, it helps me remember a jumper that died in the sport. I look through my logbook, see his name and have a chance to reflect on the jumps we did and the person he was. His name in my logbook is bittersweet, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #14 June 16, 2003 I have a ritual! jump! PULL, LAND SAFELY, pack do my logbook THEN manifest! at the end of the day Ill get the book signed (or if a visitor I jumped with is leaving then I will ask them to sign before they go!)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunnydee123 0 #15 June 16, 2003 My log book is more like a journal for me....of course there is all the pertinent info but I also write down who I was with, what the weather was like, comments that were made, first time someone nabbed a kiss pass.....all that fun stuff. At 113 jumps now, I can say I plan on keeping it going because it is great fun to look back and laugh at. Do you remember the first time someone asked YOU to sign THERE log book and you could not remember your license #? Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #16 June 16, 2003 QuoteMy log book is more like a journal for me....of course there is all the pertinent info but I also write down who I was with, what the weather was like, comments that were made, first time someone nabbed a kiss pass.....all that fun stuff. At 113 jumps now, I can say I plan on keeping it going because it is great fun to look back and laugh at. Do you remember the first time someone asked YOU to sign THERE log book and you could not remember your license #? I do very much the same thing!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #17 June 16, 2003 Quotejump! PULL, LAND SAFELY, pack do my logbook THEN manifest! at the end of the day Ill get the book signed (or if a visitor I jumped with is leaving then I will ask them to sign before they go!) I do almost the same thing except I get them to sign the entry right after I log it. I know that if I waited until the end of the day, I'd miss some people or completely forget. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites andy2 0 #18 June 16, 2003 I can't wait until I have my D license so I can stop logging jumps. Its boring! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #19 June 16, 2003 QuoteDo you remember the first time someone asked YOU to sign THERE log book and you could not remember your license #? Actually, I've always remembered my license #. I've been so thrilled to get each and every one that I had it memorized before I even got the card (thanks to USPA for emailing me my license #'s each time). I'm such a geek with that. But to try and remember my A or B license # now, I have to look them up. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunnydee123 0 #20 June 16, 2003 So when you gonna come jump with me and sign MY log book? Huh? Huh? Huh?...............I'm waiting! Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #21 June 16, 2003 hmm well when would you like! Ive been trying to get my ass back to florida! is the room still for rent! LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #22 June 16, 2003 I religiously log my jumps, although my descriptions of events, special things, etc... have become less n less while abreviations become more and more... I write all of my students names down too. I only get signatures occasionaly when I meet someone special, even sigs from non licensed skydivers... That reminds me, when I was down in perris for the first record attempt i retrieved many mnay sigs while in the bombshelter... Anyone know BillV's D# ? Da Bytch's #? and many more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jlmiracle 7 #23 June 16, 2003 Yes, I keep a log book still. I have 1321 jumps, my aff rating and and 21:24:50 in freefall time (I've been sitting at work catching up on the freefall time) I've been jumping since July 1996 and have logged ever since. I plan on continuing to log my jumps. Some jump are more memoriable than other so I like to note that. I don't nessarily fill out the description all the way unless its a milestone for me or someone I jumped with our the airplane we borrowed for a weekend goes off the end of the runway (8/25/02 jump 1090. Stuff like that. I know guys who have 10,000 jumps who still log. Its all a personal preference. JudyBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #24 June 16, 2003 I saw a tandem master recently who didnt keep logs of his jumps in detail but he had his stundent sign them! that was pretty cool! although I guess it wouldnt be honored by the USPA but at that point I though it was cool fo rthe students! they were all smiling and signing his book! it was pretty fkn cool!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheRus 0 #25 June 16, 2003 Hey! Pick me up on your way through if you head that way! I've been wanting to see FL for a long time anyway and I'll split travel costs with you. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. 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wmw999 2,452 #7 June 16, 2003 I still log them. I get them signed a lot of the time, too. It's for me. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 June 16, 2003 I try to log.....however I have started to get kinda lazy. There are a couple blocks of 10-15 jumps with nothing but numbers. I think logging is a good thing. Especially if something "out of the norm" happens or you learned something good on that jump. It helps me remember if I write it down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #9 June 16, 2003 I'm only at 61, but I don't think I will stop logging any time soon. I like having a log book. It's cool to open it up and try to remember what happened on some of the older dives. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 June 16, 2003 yea Ive only got 250 ish but Im with ya, Push! its kinda like my sky journal!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #11 June 16, 2003 ditto - I stopped getting em signed but I still log for myself. Mostly just number, type of jump and freefall time. It's kinda fun to keep track of freefall time. I'm closing in on 9 hours! Wheeeeee! Fall in dove. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #12 June 16, 2003 I only have 121 jumps and enjoy logging them. It's nice to go back and look at how far I've come since my first jump, who I've jumped with (and getting their signatures), where I've jumped, etc. I plan on always logging.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #13 June 16, 2003 I'm sure lots of people say this, then get lazy later, but I plan to keep logging my jumps. I try to get names of people I jump with as well, not just a signature. It helps me remember the jumps. In one case, it helps me remember a jumper that died in the sport. I look through my logbook, see his name and have a chance to reflect on the jumps we did and the person he was. His name in my logbook is bittersweet, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #14 June 16, 2003 I have a ritual! jump! PULL, LAND SAFELY, pack do my logbook THEN manifest! at the end of the day Ill get the book signed (or if a visitor I jumped with is leaving then I will ask them to sign before they go!)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #15 June 16, 2003 My log book is more like a journal for me....of course there is all the pertinent info but I also write down who I was with, what the weather was like, comments that were made, first time someone nabbed a kiss pass.....all that fun stuff. At 113 jumps now, I can say I plan on keeping it going because it is great fun to look back and laugh at. Do you remember the first time someone asked YOU to sign THERE log book and you could not remember your license #? Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #16 June 16, 2003 QuoteMy log book is more like a journal for me....of course there is all the pertinent info but I also write down who I was with, what the weather was like, comments that were made, first time someone nabbed a kiss pass.....all that fun stuff. At 113 jumps now, I can say I plan on keeping it going because it is great fun to look back and laugh at. Do you remember the first time someone asked YOU to sign THERE log book and you could not remember your license #? I do very much the same thing!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #17 June 16, 2003 Quotejump! PULL, LAND SAFELY, pack do my logbook THEN manifest! at the end of the day Ill get the book signed (or if a visitor I jumped with is leaving then I will ask them to sign before they go!) I do almost the same thing except I get them to sign the entry right after I log it. I know that if I waited until the end of the day, I'd miss some people or completely forget. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #18 June 16, 2003 I can't wait until I have my D license so I can stop logging jumps. Its boring! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #19 June 16, 2003 QuoteDo you remember the first time someone asked YOU to sign THERE log book and you could not remember your license #? Actually, I've always remembered my license #. I've been so thrilled to get each and every one that I had it memorized before I even got the card (thanks to USPA for emailing me my license #'s each time). I'm such a geek with that. But to try and remember my A or B license # now, I have to look them up. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #20 June 16, 2003 So when you gonna come jump with me and sign MY log book? Huh? Huh? Huh?...............I'm waiting! Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #21 June 16, 2003 hmm well when would you like! Ive been trying to get my ass back to florida! is the room still for rent! LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #22 June 16, 2003 I religiously log my jumps, although my descriptions of events, special things, etc... have become less n less while abreviations become more and more... I write all of my students names down too. I only get signatures occasionaly when I meet someone special, even sigs from non licensed skydivers... That reminds me, when I was down in perris for the first record attempt i retrieved many mnay sigs while in the bombshelter... Anyone know BillV's D# ? Da Bytch's #? and many more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #23 June 16, 2003 Yes, I keep a log book still. I have 1321 jumps, my aff rating and and 21:24:50 in freefall time (I've been sitting at work catching up on the freefall time) I've been jumping since July 1996 and have logged ever since. I plan on continuing to log my jumps. Some jump are more memoriable than other so I like to note that. I don't nessarily fill out the description all the way unless its a milestone for me or someone I jumped with our the airplane we borrowed for a weekend goes off the end of the runway (8/25/02 jump 1090. Stuff like that. I know guys who have 10,000 jumps who still log. Its all a personal preference. JudyBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #24 June 16, 2003 I saw a tandem master recently who didnt keep logs of his jumps in detail but he had his stundent sign them! that was pretty cool! although I guess it wouldnt be honored by the USPA but at that point I though it was cool fo rthe students! they were all smiling and signing his book! it was pretty fkn cool!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRus 0 #25 June 16, 2003 Hey! Pick me up on your way through if you head that way! I've been wanting to see FL for a long time anyway and I'll split travel costs with you. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
