marcandalysse 0 #1 August 27, 2003 So there we were again this last Sunday, in the windtunnel. Just did our first round of solos getting limbered up...After coaching someone in the second round, Boxman came out.... 'Wow Boxman, you are really working up a sweat!' I said to him seeing how he had sweated right through his nylon jumpsuit... 'Its raining like a mother------ in there!' he shouted back, and I looked and realized that the visors of the 2 inside the tunnel were dripping water like a car's windshield in a storm! Then it was MY turn! It was raining really hard outside, and the fans were pulling in the rain, straight upwards at 120 MPH!. WOW! It was like thousands of pinpricks against my exposed neck! The rest of me was quickly soaked! Two of the others didn't have visored helmets on ...Needless to say, it was pretty hard to relax and concentrate on our training maneuvers. No RainChecks in the tunnel! We finished the hour and walked out totally soaked through everything...Luckily Alysse and I had a change of clothes, it would have been a wet ride 2 hours back to Sarasota. Last December we shared a couple hours in the tunnel when it was only 40 degrees inside there, and that was tough...but you can always dress warmer. This rain was another story....and we got to pay $600 for the experience! But hey, don't get me wrong...WE LOVE Skyventure and Everybody that works there! We have been putting in alot of time there these last weeks, and improving our skills really quickly. We will get in another half hour this weekend before it closes for a couple of weeks. For those of you who have never been coached in the tunnel, not only is it a great way to learn techniques and train, it is also a great way to meet new friends and share quality time together. We cheer each other on, laugh alot and high-five each other and....I am addicted! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #2 August 27, 2003 wow, I would think they would shut it down if it was raining to keep the fans from getting messed up. Intersting, would be an odd experience for sure~D 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #3 August 27, 2003 Thus the benefit of recirculating tunnels like we have on Fort Bragg. Hey, Elsonore will be even nicer than ours, so no need to fight shitty conditions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #4 August 27, 2003 Recirculating air?? What happens when you fart in there? Do they build up over time? Do you smell the farts of all the people that day? Seriously, I've been to Flyaway (Vegas) twice, and I would have never thought of them sucking rain into the tunnel. That's a nice one to know about - when it's rainy outside, stay out of the tunnel.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleBadger 0 #5 August 27, 2003 At least the tunnel they're building here in the UK is also gonna be one of the recirculating versions. Can't imagin it would get much business here overwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayruss 0 #6 August 27, 2003 yeah we got rained out of the FL tunnel, how weird is that? But you're right it hurts when it rains inside __________________________________________________ "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." -Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #7 August 27, 2003 My friend Olaf works at SkyVenture and he was telling me a story about the time they lost power for the tunnel. Seems there was a four way team inside at the time practicing. He said the looks on their faces was priceless when they all fell to the net.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #8 August 27, 2003 that would kinda be scary actually. just all of a sudden you're actually "falling" did any of them try to pull or reach where their handle would have been? i think that would have been my first natural reaction<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storm1977 0 #9 August 27, 2003 Yeah... I found out the hard way about 2 weeks ago what jumping in the rain was like. High clouds no rain at the surface, but at 10K it hurt like a MO-FO. By the time i reached the ground it was raining there too. Raining under canopy... It sucked. except that it was my FIRST 4-way. Chris ----------------------------------------------------- Sometimes it is more important to protect LIFE than Liberty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #10 August 27, 2003 Quotedid any of them try to pull or reach where their handle would have been? i think that would have been my first natural reaction Don't know. My main concern was if everyone was okay. Luckily from what Olaf said, nobody got hurt. It was more of a shocked situation.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galen 0 #11 August 27, 2003 I did a jump in rain and sleet a few months ago. Shorts, t-shirt, and protec from 13.5. My arms looked like the surface of a gulf ball. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
