When was your last jump?!?!?!?

[Dougiefresh 0]

So long ago I can't even remember.

[annie] The sun will come out, tomorrow [/annie]

No, I will not ever sing for you people again.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

[skygirlpc 0]

3 weeks for me, but hopefully that will be fixed this weekend. I could have jumped 2 weeks ago but I don't like winds .

"Life is either a great adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller

[bch7773 0]

coming up to two months without a jump.


but look at the brightside, at least we know the weekend looks crappy beforehand. the worst would be going out to the DZ, gearing up, and then watching bad weather roll in.

also, not jumping gives you more $$$, sleeping in late, and late nights out drinking without worrying about hangovers during jumping.

MB 3528, RB 1182

[kbordson 8]

I got to jump this past weekend in ZHills. LOVED IT!!! Only got one jump, but here's the story.
I flew down this past weekend to do some jumps and spend some time with B Raff. Saturday, not so nice at the dropzone, clouds, wind, whatnot, but lots of talk about jumping and there was all the "planning" for a fourway jump on the next day... So Sunday, BEAUTIFUL!! Go to wake up Bill - no dice, headache and way to tired. Run out to the Dropzone myself. The other guy in the fourway, Roy, is sleepin it off too! I get him out of bed and make him get ready to jump only to have his dad catch up with him and talk him into filming his jump with a 12 way.... So I go to find the female in our group... She working in the office and since it was such a beautiful day, is way to busy to take a break to jump with me... so now my four-way is a one-way. Roy feels bad and grabs a friend of his to have him jump with me so that I can at least jump with someone. His friend (sorry, I forgot his name, a very nice Canadian instructor type) says "sure, I'll jump with her" then asks how many jumps I have... 101. He cringes... maybe not visibly... but deep down, the Earth could feel the pull. He asks what I need work on. I'm willing to practice anything... It's all good is my response. ("all good"? he's just thinking - "I'm just going to have to chase her "all good" tumbling tail all over the sky") But, he's a good sport and agrees to jump with me. I wobbled my exit (excuse warning: cuz I'm used to the slow lil Cessnas now not the big wonderful Otters) but got it solid, did every thing he asked, maybe not as snappy as the golden knights, but nice and smooth... no problems, and no chasing me hither and yon. I get down, parachute repacked, and go over to debrief. The first words out of his mouth were "Do you know what a windtunnel is?" Ummmm.... yes. "How much time do you have in a windtunnel?" ummmm.... about a mornings worth - maybe 3-4 hours... "What tunnel did you use?" and then... "Who do you know?"
I was greatly amused!!!
I love it when I get to smash bad assumptions!!

[PrairieDoug 0]

At the CSS Thanksgiving boogie. Just had ACL surgery in early Jan., so I'll prolly be grounded until May.

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Not since Halloween. NWFlyer has bigger balls than I do, it too cold

Okay, I'll admit there's been some chilly days. But there's been at least a couple where it's only been freezing at altitude and in the 50s on the ground. I've taken *off* layers on a lot of days.

Even if its low 30s or upper 20s on the ground you don't really notice being that cold till you land (at least for HnPs) If you goto altitude and take a full face its really not that bad.

My last jump was 4:30pm CST last Saturday... Probally one of my best landings ever, boy does my canopy fly nice in calm cold dense air. Landing in the snow is fun too... its like having a really big swoop pond.


p.s. I live and jump in wisconsin

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Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me.
Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka

[freeflir29 0]

Yesterday.........did one H&P cause the clouds rolled in and one 3 way with some guys from Tecumseh. Ripped a 360 approach on the H&P. It was windy though........