jceman 1 #26 October 18, 2004 1*:0:0 *Right quad puffed up the size of a softball when I hit Deland on Saturday -- Had to limp back to the car with my shit and get it iced/elevated. No, I didn't do anything to it -- it's just reacting to the arthritis in my knee. Calling the ortho doc in the AM. It reacted nicely to the treatment and was mostly normal today, then tonight while I was watching "NFL Primetime" it decided to blow up again; sitting here with the leg up and iced again. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #27 October 18, 2004 I thought ground rush at 2000 ft was cool, but ground rush at 400 ft is killer. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #28 October 18, 2004 3:4: a lot by now I'm sure... 1 new jumpsuit, 1 new altimeter, 1st time jumping from full altitude Saturday a 15 second delay, and a 15 second delay that was supposed to be 20 - realized that after I threw my pilot chute that duh, this is a 20 second not 15 you dummy! . Sunday the weather was a little funky with low-ish clouds so got out and did my first exit other than the poised exit off the strut. Got on the step, and pushed backwards into back loops. Man was that fun! So much that I stayed for another jump and my JM let me go to full altitude, same exit, told me not to count but to wave off at 4k, pull by 3.5, doing backloops, stability, backloops, etc all the way down. Also first time spotting! Not to mention my Dad came out today and got video from the ground...first jump I had an awesome landing, second jump I flared to high, released it by accident and zoomed forward about 5 ft above the ground, and made a big clunk. I did a plf so it didn't hurt that bad, but I guess the clunk was loud enough that everyone was shouting to me asking if I was okay. I didn't hear them - just popped up and started wrapping my lines. But guess which landing everyone wanted to see video of? And see it multiple times complete with "oohhhh ouch!" after each clunk. What an awesome weekend!! I can't even tell you how fucking cool everyone at SDNM is!!!~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #29 October 18, 2004 Quote0:1:0 nice sightseeing jump watched the coast. was fun to get some solitude on a jump. It WAS great seeing you back in the air, KregIt was great therapy for me as well. 0:3:0 _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn 0 #30 October 18, 2004 No jumps Went to the Wine Harvest Festival in Paso Robles with my husband and family...fun but missed jumping. Will make up for it next week with Chicks Rock Boogie... Woo...Hoo!! Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkwon 0 #31 October 18, 2004 The usual:7:1 Great jumps this past weekend with my usual freeflyers. Then my first cutaway after a "baglock". Why in quotes you say. Well after I pulled I noticed I was under a good canopy looked up and it was in the bag still...I get to the ground and witnesses say as soon as they saw me fall away from the bag they saw the canopy starting to inflate. :( I figure I made the right decision by chop chopping it. At least I'm alive to tell the story. Oh..to make things even better...found the main in a tree 70 feet up...found the free bag in another tree 70 feet up...and found the cutaway handle. :) Got the main out by climbing using timber spikes and some climbing gear and the freebag is being extracted tomorrow. All in all a great weekend. OH...Introduced 9 "whuffos" to the sport...I think that puts me up at 28 people that I have convinced to go skydiving in a year.--joe HISPA #69 The Best Band in the WORLD!!! The new full length album "See What You Can Find" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakshow 0 #32 October 18, 2004 0:1:1 After a 2 days of sitting around in the rain we managed to get our new Turbine 207 off the ground for 2 loads. 1 jump 6-way round, it was freaking cold. B.L. (the brain) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #33 October 18, 2004 QuoteI get to the ground and witnesses say as soon as they saw me fall away from the bag they saw the canopy starting to inflate. :( Just because it *started* to inflate after you chopped it does NOT mean (repeat after me: "It does NOT mean") that it would have opened correctly while still connect before you reached your hard deck. At that point you may have accellerated (being stood up) to a point of having an opening speed well beyond the operating range of your canopy, thus having an opening (remember now you're low) that could have possibly damaged the canopy and required a chop anyways. OR you may have been seriously hurt from a very hard opening. You deployed, you didn't have a landable or apparently fixable canopy, you chopped, got under your reserve and saved your own ass. For all the arm chair quater backs give them one of these: *holds up middle finger* --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #34 October 18, 2004 QuoteWell after I pulled I noticed I was under a good canopy looked up and it was in the bag still.. How did youmanage to be "under a good canopy" that was still in the bag? Am I missing something here?7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
josheezammit 0 #35 October 18, 2004 0:5:0 and a friends wedding to boot, i had a good one and i hit the big 100! Ahh, what a wonderful world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #36 October 18, 2004 I got nothin...........because SOMEONE is holding my rig hostage!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #37 October 18, 2004 : 3 : 0 1 hnp and 2 ful altitude........ fun time at the dz... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #38 October 18, 2004 5 RW jumps. Nothing too dramatic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #39 October 18, 2004 0:2:0 A couple RW jumps Sunday, nothing remarkable going on here, either! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #40 October 18, 2004 :2:2 new rig... and I finished my A...ILivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #41 October 18, 2004 1 jump Got my BI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #42 October 18, 2004 11/1:6:0 11 co-workers went for tandems on Sat! 1 close call on final for me 6 fun jumps with the gang on Sat and a whuffo day yesterday 0 beer owed (but I did have one; I needed it after that close call!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #43 October 18, 2004 0:5:1 First jump on my new rig! Didn't get it dirty until the last jump of the weekend . . . oh, well. At least it's broken in now! Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC07 0 #45 October 18, 2004 0:3:0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites katiebear21 0 #46 October 18, 2004 Not tellin:6:0 No jumps on Saturday because I had to work but made up for it on Sunday with 6. Could have made 2 more but ended the day nicely with 3 PMS initiations! Welcome Alicia, Michele, and Mary Lynn to the crew! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #47 October 18, 2004 DoYouWantPics? : SeasonIsOverHere : SeeSeasonOverCommentRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #48 October 18, 2004 QuoteDoYouWantPics? : SeasonIsOverHere : SeeSeasonOverComment Golly it sucks to be you. I did 10 tandems Saturday, it rained Sunday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFKING 4 #49 October 18, 2004 QuoteGolly it sucks to be you. But that was never in doubt, was it ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #50 October 18, 2004 You're really one to talk Don. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
katiebear21 0 #46 October 18, 2004 Not tellin:6:0 No jumps on Saturday because I had to work but made up for it on Sunday with 6. Could have made 2 more but ended the day nicely with 3 PMS initiations! Welcome Alicia, Michele, and Mary Lynn to the crew! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #47 October 18, 2004 DoYouWantPics? : SeasonIsOverHere : SeeSeasonOverCommentRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #48 October 18, 2004 QuoteDoYouWantPics? : SeasonIsOverHere : SeeSeasonOverComment Golly it sucks to be you. I did 10 tandems Saturday, it rained Sunday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #49 October 18, 2004 QuoteGolly it sucks to be you. But that was never in doubt, was it ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #50 October 18, 2004 You're really one to talk Don. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
