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QuoteQuickly find some sucker to jump your rig. Give some lame excuse like, "Can you see if this has a built in turn"? Heck if you're afraid of it, by all means, slough if off to some one else and see what happens!!!
Hookitt that rocks... ~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.
QuoteQuit being a clown and get the fuck out of the plane. If God wants you.......He'll get you however it needs to happen. I'd rather burn in than slip in the tub!
You're right. (Now it's all on you if I get mangled)
Kidding. No big deal. I saw my 2 scariest jumps prior to doing them in full detail. This time it's just a weird feeling with no details, so I'm not quite so worried. -Besides, I've seen a funky mal before and I dealt with it, I can deal with it again. If I couldn't I wouldn't be jumping.
I think sometimes God knows we would just flip out in a certain situation so he has to give some of us a 'heads up' prior.
I don't always consider that a gift; just that God has to give some of His slower kids a few extra tools to survive life...
Orchid 0
Mine suggestion to you is....DON'T JUMP. I always trust my intuition...you should too!
"Love is doing small things with great love."
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unformed 0
My brain tells me to just suck it up and go jump, BUT sometimes unexplainable things happen.
Evel Knieval dreamt of his some of worst crashes the night before the crash. (But he could have also dreamt a crash before every demo so I don't know if that's valid or not.)
My grandfather, who died in good health at a young age, knew he was going to die a few weeks before he actually did. He started telling his wife to do things herself, go out with friends more than usual, so the transition after his death would be easier.
Scientifcally speaking, emotions, feelings, intuitions are worthless. However, we do know that animals can tell before a major natural disaster is going to happen. There is something in intuition that we can't scientifically explain, and I'm sure that in our raw animal state, we would have much more instinctive tendencies than we actually use right now.
So, I would say don't jump. Especially since you've already had this happen before.
OTOH, if somebody was afraid of every jump consistently, I'd tell them to suck it up or change sports.
Evel Knieval dreamt of his some of worst crashes the night before the crash. (But he could have also dreamt a crash before every demo so I don't know if that's valid or not.)
My grandfather, who died in good health at a young age, knew he was going to die a few weeks before he actually did. He started telling his wife to do things herself, go out with friends more than usual, so the transition after his death would be easier.
Scientifcally speaking, emotions, feelings, intuitions are worthless. However, we do know that animals can tell before a major natural disaster is going to happen. There is something in intuition that we can't scientifically explain, and I'm sure that in our raw animal state, we would have much more instinctive tendencies than we actually use right now.
So, I would say don't jump. Especially since you've already had this happen before.
OTOH, if somebody was afraid of every jump consistently, I'd tell them to suck it up or change sports.
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QuoteSo, I would say don't jump. Especially since you've already had this happen before.
To everyone saying this.....are you telling me that you've never gotten nervous before a jump? Hell, I've been in freefall and though....what the fuck am I doing? Then I see the ocean 100 miles away and say, oh yeah.
Ok...so I'm going to get shot for posting this, but a dear friend of mine has been through this, more than once. He isn't someone that lacks experience at all, somewhere in the 1400 jumpish range (I'm sure he will correct me) Two things--
Near the end of last season before a jump, he says to me that he didn't feel good about his pack job. Instead of repacking it, he made the decision to jump it....well, that ended up being an expensive jump when he had to pay for the reserve re-pack.
First jump this year--he came out, I invited him on a jump, he declined because he wasn't really in the jumping mindset...I don't really remember the real reason, regardless another jumper invited him on the same load, he decided to gear up--the skydive went fine, but after landing...well, I still don't have my friend back in the air with me. (maybe next month!!)
Just two more examples of trust your gut....if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.
Aimee---
Good Vibes-Good Dives!!!!
(don't be mad!!)
I'd rather have an awkward morning than a boring night!!!
Near the end of last season before a jump, he says to me that he didn't feel good about his pack job. Instead of repacking it, he made the decision to jump it....well, that ended up being an expensive jump when he had to pay for the reserve re-pack.
First jump this year--he came out, I invited him on a jump, he declined because he wasn't really in the jumping mindset...I don't really remember the real reason, regardless another jumper invited him on the same load, he decided to gear up--the skydive went fine, but after landing...well, I still don't have my friend back in the air with me. (maybe next month!!)
Just two more examples of trust your gut....if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.
Aimee---
Good Vibes-Good Dives!!!!
(don't be mad!!)
I'd rather have an awkward morning than a boring night!!!
Excellent question. When this happens to me, I try to ask myself if there are any objective reasons not to proceed with the jump. If not, I go ahead with the jump despite any butterfiles/jitters/nerves or whatever.
If I grounded myself every time the little voices tried to talk me out of it, I'd have even fewer jumps than I do already.
If I grounded myself every time the little voices tried to talk me out of it, I'd have even fewer jumps than I do already.
Remster 30
Quoteust two more examples of trust your gut....if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.
I put that under the self-fulfulling prophecy file.
Remster
teason 0
I get bad mojo when I'm
a.) rushed
b.) uncurrent
c.) there's a chain building
If I'm rushed, I do my little four point check which is;
testicles (gear) specticles (goggles) Wallet (Pull) Watch (Alti). If I got that, I've got the basics.
If I'm uncurrent I make sure I'm not overtasking myself (like a 30 way on the second jump aftre a 6 month lay off)
If there's a chain building it gets quite easy to see with a 30 sec. reflection.
Bad mojo usually happens irrationally.
Shit happens when you are jumping with good vibes and don't see any problems (at least everyone I've seen).
If you have bad mojo, double check your gear and dive plan and go. Let your brain be your guide!
p.s. I just had a friend at 250 jumps lose his nerve this year. He doesn't "feel good" about jumping this year with everything that has happened in his personal life. I don't think he'll ever jump again. If you let it in once, it will nevr leave. Don't let this happen to you!
a.) rushed
b.) uncurrent
c.) there's a chain building
If I'm rushed, I do my little four point check which is;
testicles (gear) specticles (goggles) Wallet (Pull) Watch (Alti). If I got that, I've got the basics.
If I'm uncurrent I make sure I'm not overtasking myself (like a 30 way on the second jump aftre a 6 month lay off)
If there's a chain building it gets quite easy to see with a 30 sec. reflection.
Bad mojo usually happens irrationally.
Shit happens when you are jumping with good vibes and don't see any problems (at least everyone I've seen).
If you have bad mojo, double check your gear and dive plan and go. Let your brain be your guide!
p.s. I just had a friend at 250 jumps lose his nerve this year. He doesn't "feel good" about jumping this year with everything that has happened in his personal life. I don't think he'll ever jump again. If you let it in once, it will nevr leave. Don't let this happen to you!
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
QuoteQuoteust two more examples of trust your gut....if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.
I put that under the self-fulfulling prophecy file.
I'd agree with that to some extent. To the extent of things that could happen that would be in that person's control; packing, freefall, canopy flight, landing. However, unfortunately there are things beyond our control as well in skydiving, and y'know how the saying goes...'shit happens'...
~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.
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To everyone saying this.....are you telling me that you've never gotten nervous before a jump? Hell, I've been in freefall and though....what the fuck am I doing? Then I see the ocean 100 miles away and say, oh yeah.
I think that there is a difference between nerves and feelings. I also think that we know the difference. I don't think that I would encourage someone to jump when they just don't feel right about it. You never know when God may be trying to warn you. I have only had a "feeling" once. It was weird because for me, It was that I was so relaxed in the plane that I felt something was wrong. On that jump the plane "crash landed" with everyone on board. Nobody was injured, but it was not fun!
To those of you telling him not to worry about it, I would say don't be so quick to throw it out. There may be something to those "feelings".
I also wanted to add that I really believe in "mothers intuition". Because every time I have had something go wrong on a jump my mother has had a feeling. One time she wasn't even at the dz and felt like she needed to come. I kind of think that it's because she is so close to God.
Blue Skies,
Danielle
"Life is either a great adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller
Brains 2
QuoteI don't always consider that a gift; just that God has to give some of His slower kids a few extra tools to survive life...
That is a great line.
Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.
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