Skydiving and Rituals

[funks 1]

So the other week me and my buddy are driving back from the DZ and we start talking about rituals and crap like that. He got a kick out of the fact that i have so many of them. So with that said I need to know whether or not i am some sort of OCD freak or something...

I try to sit on the same side of the airplane on every load

Once I use the bathroom I try to use the same one the rest of the day

Always have to have my closing pin necklace on when jumping

Usually wear the same T-shirt

Always have to do the handshake, grip thing whatever you want to call it prior to exiting

Always tighten my altimeter around 10K or so

I am sure the list could probably go on and on. So what do you think, am I an OCD freak?

How many of you out there have similar rituals?

[GeordieSkydiver 0]

I always make sure my pilot chute is cocked.

Good rituals are ok, bad/wierd rituals are a little OCD.

Lee _______________________________

In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy?
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So the other week me and my buddy are driving back from the DZ and we start talking about rituals and crap like that. He got a kick out of the fact that i have so many of them. So with that said I need to know whether or not i am some sort of OCD freak or something...

I try to sit on the same side of the airplane on every load

Once I use the bathroom I try to use the same one the rest of the day

Always have to have my closing pin necklace on when jumping

Usually wear the same T-shirt

Always have to do the handshake, grip thing whatever you want to call it prior to exiting

Always tighten my altimeter around 10K or so

I am sure the list could probably go on and on. So what do you think, am I an OCD freak?

How many of you out there have similar rituals?

Some of those are normal...but the bathroom thing?

FREAK.

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

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Good rituals are ok, bad/wierd rituals are a little OCD.

Well, that is a very subjective answer.

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[ScubaSteve 0]

I wear the same t-shirt also. I think the ritual carried over from past sports I participated in.

[Remster 30]

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I wear the same t-shirt also. I think the ritual carried over from past sports I participated in.

Remind me to stay upwind of you guys if we meet at a boogie....

Remster

[skymama 37]

Thank-you for listing all of those. I feel so normal now compared to you.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[funks 1]

Wait..I forgot having a smoke before and after the jump..... Ahhhhh, the after jump smoke.

[WrongWay 0]

I try to get on the same plane every time if we only have 1 available.

Weirdo.

Wrong Way
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I try to get on the same plane every time if we only have 1 available.

Weirdo.

Yeah, I ALWAYS try to exit the plane out the same door I got in.

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[Kris 0]

Hey...to each their own. Do whatever makes you feel comfy and relaxed.

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[jumperconway 0]

1-I have these really strange rituals like;
2-I always get a pin check
3-I always check my chest strap on the ground and usually 3 times in the plane
4-I always check that my handles are secure at 10K
5-I always touch my hacky several times going to the door before exit!

I know, pretty anal about safety

[Feeblemind 1]

Me too!

Fire Safety Tip: Don't fry bacon while naked

[Darius11 12]

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1-I have these really strange rituals like;
2-I always get a pin check
3-I always check my chest strap on the ground and usually 3 times in the plane
4-I always check that my handles are secure at 10K
5-I always touch my hacky several times going to the door before exit!

I know, pretty anal about safety

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In addtion to what he said
on every jump before or right after the plane takes of i like saying a special prayer to my self-I think it would be the equivalent of the Christians last rites. Cause you never know.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[rustywardlow 0]

I always have a puff off of a cigarett also before going to the plane. It may sound strange but, you never know when it will be your last cigarett.






"captain the matter is mixing with the doesn't matter."

[DrunkMonkey 0]

I stifle farts until at least 7,000 agl.

[kallend 2,026]

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Me too!

That makes three.

I also try to visualize the jump on the way to altitude, and being old, I pee before going to the loading area.

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

[windcatcher 0]

*I try and go to the bathroom before every jump
*I check my handles a few times before I exit
*Touch my hackey several times
*Say a quick prayer for me and everyone else on the plane
*Listen to my audible altimeters
*Wish everyone a good time

Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...

[shropshire 0]

snap, me too plus a pin check just prior to jump run.
No really rituals, just common sense (?)

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[masterrig 1]

We all have little 'rituals' of some kind. You're fine... I'm tellin' you! Just get on the plane and quit worryin'!



Chuck

[Casurf1978 0]

Same here. I'll add a few of my own:

6-Cock the PC several times while packing. Once I did it when I just had closed the container. I put my foot right on the container, tried to cock the PC and the pin came right out. Luckily no one saw. Felt like such a dork.

7-Talk to myself as I'm packing. I usually say the following "slider all the way up and not collapsed, brakes securely stowed, PC cocked, rubber bands OK, lines OK, closing loop ok and not fraid."

8-I avoid any 13 load like the plaque. Be it otter, skycan 13 any 13 load. Had my chop on otter 13.

[champu 1]

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I try to sit on the same side of the airplane on every load

Well in an otter, when you get to a grand, the last person from the pilot/door side bench usually moves to the floor by the door, so sitting on that side tends to be more comforatble on full loads.

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7-Talk to myself as I'm packing. I usually say the following "slider all the way up and not collapsed, brakes securely stowed, PC cocked, rubber bands OK, lines OK, closing loop ok and not fraid."

Ever seen Full Metal Jacket?

[Shotgun 1]

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and being old, I pee before going to the loading area.

That's very polite of you. It's always annoying when people pee in the loading area.

[kallend 2,026]

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and being old, I pee before going to the loading area.

That's very polite of you. It's always annoying when people pee in the loading area.

Well, peeing in the packing area is worse.

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

[freeflynNicki 0]

i do a hop thing when putting my canopy in the bag; hard to explain, but it's been brought to my attn more than a couple of times...

~*~*~not related to skydiving~*~*~but i always lock the doors (of my car or any car i'm in) -- done it since i was a child...

i never thought it weird, all my friends thinkg i'm a slight freak for it.

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