elfanie 0 #26 February 11, 2004 stay stable...please come out (I had a reserve ride due to a hard pull a month ago)....good, it's out...and....vertical, good...open open open (like a mervin's commercial)....lines, good - slider down...come on, end cells, open *pump rear risers*...everything looks good....where's everyone else...clear airspace, ok, ...rear riser turn towards dropzone....altitude check...collapse slider....unstow brakes...where is everyone else....play play play... -------------------------------------------- Elfanie My Skydiving Page Fly Safe - Soft Landings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #27 February 11, 2004 After waving/checking airspace, there's a moment when there is nothing else but me and the point on the ground where I know I'll impact if I don't do anything (no aad in my rig). Overlapping it is another moment in which I remind myself to grip the hackey firmly and toss it hard, even as I'm doing it. Then, from the toss to first snatch I'm usually wondering if it's actually going to work again. After that I'm steering the canopy through opening, watching it open and watching for others. Fully open, I check airspace again, riser turn in the general direction of the dz, stow the slider, loosen chest strap, grab the toggles and then the fun begins again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #28 February 11, 2004 On my skybarge, "Don't fuck up." On my Triathlon, "Don't smack me." On my Lightni "....oh, it's already open.""I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #29 February 11, 2004 "Gee, I hope I didn't forget anything on the last pack job." mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #30 February 11, 2004 QuoteI turn my hands into puppets and have them start yelling at each other.. 'Pull!' 'No, YOU Pull!' 'No, I'm not going to pull until YOU pull' 'Pull!!!' Eventually one of them chickens out and pulls something. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Editted to say: Thanks, mcrocker...I laughed so dang hard I started a coughing fit...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #31 February 11, 2004 Quotecome on ... come on ....ok please open ....well you can quit snivvling already... ok quit messing around with me.... your not funny dang it ....OPEN .... its opens and im like see i wasnt scared ... im cool He he hee...that was me when I borrowed someone's Hornet and I had someone else pack it for me and they rolled the nose reeeeeal tight.......I know I heard "Beep beep beep. Beep beep beep." at break off, then "be-beep...be-beep..be-beep" just before I threw it....Then "BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!" in my left ear just as it was fully inflated... (Nobody get too awful worried, my audibles are set reeeeal high. My 'HOLY SHNIKEYS!! QUIT F'IN AROUND AND PULL IT, GIRL!' alarm goes off at 2k. What I think usually (I swear, verbatim): "Shit this better work...this better work...open dammit."~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #32 February 11, 2004 QuoteAltitude, one final look around, throw pilot chute, keep shoulders and hips level, ready to get on rear risers and looking around for other canopies… check canopy, check airspace and opening point, release brakes, check airspace again, control check, check airspace… fly… (with eyes wide open)! Wow! And I thought it was just, 'Wow. I love my Spectre.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jb092 0 #33 February 11, 2004 I sometimes wonder if I turned the coffee pot off before I left that morning What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites vt1977 0 #34 February 11, 2004 QuoteWow! And I thought it was just, 'Wow. I love my Spectre.' Well that too… That was… altitude, one final look round, throw pilot chute, then please don’t hurt me, please don’t hurt me… oh you b*stard… I love my Spectre! Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #35 February 11, 2004 Might be the sign of a newbie, but I always expect a malfunction and remind myself to stay calm and do what I need to do. And, when the canopy opens nicely or I have a simple line twist, there's a huge grin and "whaa hoo"! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites smooth 0 #36 February 11, 2004 I cant wait to actually have to think about it again - darn Midwest winter. From memory: throw out the pilot chute, a short wait to feel something come off my back . . . watch the mess turn into some semblence of a parachute, slider down, no line twists - good . . .reach for rear risers and look for traffic Thank you Jesus ! ! ! (which I try to remember to say after every successful opening) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n2skdvn 0 #37 February 11, 2004 Me? just a bunch of air......if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mcrocker 0 #38 February 11, 2004 QuoteBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Editted to say: Thanks, mcrocker...I laughed so dang hard I started a coughing fit... Thank you... Thank you... I'll be here all week, try the veal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #39 February 11, 2004 What goes through your mind at Pull Time ? HERE COME THE PAIN I'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 kansasskydiver 0 #40 February 11, 2004 i think i shut off the world and everything goes silent. I know how long it should take to get that tug, and know that it's opening. It's like a sureal dream or something, all in slow motion when it doesn't feel right<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Luv2Fall 0 #41 February 11, 2004 .........my ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cava 0 #42 February 11, 2004 I fly a Diablo so when I throw out I'm just preparing to fight with it as it opens. The first time I jumped it to see if I wanted to buy it, I thought I had a mal because upon opening it dove and turned really hard. I learned quickly that I have to be on the risers before it inflates because it does that every time. At first I thought its radical openings were annoying, but now I look forward to it. Another thing I'm aware of when I pull, since I have no cypres, is, "One simple action now or I'm dead. I guess I'll pull." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Snowbird 0 #43 February 11, 2004 I think about my body position. I think about where my handles are. I try and be as aware of my opening as possible. I love watching her open, she's so pretty! Then, watch my heading and airspace. I love that moment, when you trust your equipment but know in your gut that this is a pregnant moment between extremes. I find it very freeing, relaxing, simple. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #44 February 11, 2004 QuoteWhat goes through your mind at Pull Time ? "Open." then...... "Alright who's trying to kill me now?"---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #45 February 11, 2004 Okay....don't turn....maintain your heading.....bend forward....throw it BACK; we don't want a horseshoe....wait for line stretch....now bring your knees up; we don't want a crotch grabber....grab the risers, and control the heading; we don't want to end up under the next group out....CLEAN OPENING....colapse the slider.....grab the toggles....Thanks for the ride, God....now, let's get ready to land this thing....I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites EdC 0 #46 February 11, 2004 A quick barrel roll to see if anyone is directly above me and then wave off and throw. I had someone go screaming past me with a snivel once when I had just opened and it scared the hell out of me. It seems like forever once I toss but I usually only loose a few hundred feet from last alti check to wave off, to pull, to open canopy. Big Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Antithesis 0 #47 February 11, 2004 Ohhh, I hope that's just gas I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #48 February 11, 2004 QuoteWhat goes through your mind at Pull Time ? "Oh shit, this is gonna hurt..." then if it does, I curse at it but thank it for openning, and if it doesn't hurt, I still thank it for openning. no, I don't jump a saber, yes, I have an over-sized slider, yes, I know how to pack, and thanks in advance for the advice but I bet I've gotten it at least twice already.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #49 February 11, 2004 QuoteI turn my hands into puppets and have them start yelling at each other.. 'Pull!' 'No, YOU Pull!' 'No, I'm not going to pull until YOU pull' 'Pull!!!' Do they ever yell "We're gonna be meat waffles!!" witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites osuskydiver 0 #50 February 11, 2004 [thinking] I hope we got our team accuracy stack worked out. sometimes....... wonder what the DZ concession will be serving when I land By the time you read this you have already read it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 2 of 4 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. 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jb092 0 #33 February 11, 2004 I sometimes wonder if I turned the coffee pot off before I left that morning What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #34 February 11, 2004 QuoteWow! And I thought it was just, 'Wow. I love my Spectre.' Well that too… That was… altitude, one final look round, throw pilot chute, then please don’t hurt me, please don’t hurt me… oh you b*stard… I love my Spectre! Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #35 February 11, 2004 Might be the sign of a newbie, but I always expect a malfunction and remind myself to stay calm and do what I need to do. And, when the canopy opens nicely or I have a simple line twist, there's a huge grin and "whaa hoo"! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smooth 0 #36 February 11, 2004 I cant wait to actually have to think about it again - darn Midwest winter. From memory: throw out the pilot chute, a short wait to feel something come off my back . . . watch the mess turn into some semblence of a parachute, slider down, no line twists - good . . .reach for rear risers and look for traffic Thank you Jesus ! ! ! (which I try to remember to say after every successful opening) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #37 February 11, 2004 Me? just a bunch of air......if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcrocker 0 #38 February 11, 2004 QuoteBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Editted to say: Thanks, mcrocker...I laughed so dang hard I started a coughing fit... Thank you... Thank you... I'll be here all week, try the veal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #39 February 11, 2004 What goes through your mind at Pull Time ? HERE COME THE PAIN I'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
kansasskydiver 0 #40 February 11, 2004 i think i shut off the world and everything goes silent. I know how long it should take to get that tug, and know that it's opening. It's like a sureal dream or something, all in slow motion when it doesn't feel right<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #41 February 11, 2004 .........my ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cava 0 #42 February 11, 2004 I fly a Diablo so when I throw out I'm just preparing to fight with it as it opens. The first time I jumped it to see if I wanted to buy it, I thought I had a mal because upon opening it dove and turned really hard. I learned quickly that I have to be on the risers before it inflates because it does that every time. At first I thought its radical openings were annoying, but now I look forward to it. Another thing I'm aware of when I pull, since I have no cypres, is, "One simple action now or I'm dead. I guess I'll pull." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #43 February 11, 2004 I think about my body position. I think about where my handles are. I try and be as aware of my opening as possible. I love watching her open, she's so pretty! Then, watch my heading and airspace. I love that moment, when you trust your equipment but know in your gut that this is a pregnant moment between extremes. I find it very freeing, relaxing, simple. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #44 February 11, 2004 QuoteWhat goes through your mind at Pull Time ? "Open." then...... "Alright who's trying to kill me now?"---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #45 February 11, 2004 Okay....don't turn....maintain your heading.....bend forward....throw it BACK; we don't want a horseshoe....wait for line stretch....now bring your knees up; we don't want a crotch grabber....grab the risers, and control the heading; we don't want to end up under the next group out....CLEAN OPENING....colapse the slider.....grab the toggles....Thanks for the ride, God....now, let's get ready to land this thing....I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdC 0 #46 February 11, 2004 A quick barrel roll to see if anyone is directly above me and then wave off and throw. I had someone go screaming past me with a snivel once when I had just opened and it scared the hell out of me. It seems like forever once I toss but I usually only loose a few hundred feet from last alti check to wave off, to pull, to open canopy. Big Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #47 February 11, 2004 Ohhh, I hope that's just gas I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #48 February 11, 2004 QuoteWhat goes through your mind at Pull Time ? "Oh shit, this is gonna hurt..." then if it does, I curse at it but thank it for openning, and if it doesn't hurt, I still thank it for openning. no, I don't jump a saber, yes, I have an over-sized slider, yes, I know how to pack, and thanks in advance for the advice but I bet I've gotten it at least twice already.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #49 February 11, 2004 QuoteI turn my hands into puppets and have them start yelling at each other.. 'Pull!' 'No, YOU Pull!' 'No, I'm not going to pull until YOU pull' 'Pull!!!' Do they ever yell "We're gonna be meat waffles!!" witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osuskydiver 0 #50 February 11, 2004 [thinking] I hope we got our team accuracy stack worked out. sometimes....... wonder what the DZ concession will be serving when I land By the time you read this you have already read it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
