diablopilot 2 #51 May 21, 2003 Accidents happen. Everyone should undestand that. If they don't get the fuck out of life! I think you are making too much of what otheres think/are saying.... It's all groovy! Oohmmm......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #52 May 21, 2003 QuoteAfter multiple pics and multiple theories - all proven to be incorrect by successive photos - I attribute the funnel to strange turbulence at altitude caused by bird flatulence or alien intervention of some sort. I believe the correct scientific term is "rarified air". QuoteOn to a far more important issue. YET ANOTHER PICTURE OF ME WHERE MY FACE LOOKS LIKE I'VE BEEN REPEATEDLY NAILED IN THE FACE WITH A FRYING PAN HAS BEEN POSTED!!!! You saw this one, right? (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JumpingKayAus 0 #53 May 21, 2003 Hey Seb, Like many others, I was not there, nor do I know all the details. But.....I know how it feels to think that everyone at the DZ is talking about and or making jokes about something that happened in the air (Or on a drunkin' crazy night, for that matter ). I know that people can tell you that "Everyone makes mistakes", and "Don't worry about it", but for some reason it's still really hard to let it go. I was always worried that nobody would want to jump with me because I sucked! However, you don't suck, so that's not the case here. I would look at this as I would look at a relationship that has gone sour. -- It just takes time to get over. I don't think that you should have to justify anything that you have done, or not done. You know that you are confident in your abilities, and I don't think that you should let anybody's comments effect that. Just remember....everyone at some point was in the same position that you are in. It blows over. Don't be so hard on yourself. Take a deep breath. And, FUCK 'EM ALL!!! I got'chore back sweetie! ..g __________________________________________________________ -look fred, she's gotten her boobies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #54 May 21, 2003 I think SeaBass pulled that damn handle on purpose! The malicious bastard! On a serious note: it could have definitely been worse. Katie (probably) pulled a friend of her's cutaway handle on a similarly funnelled exit. He didn't figure it out till his freshly deployed, brand new main ejected itself. The main was long gone. It was not found until at least four months later by the farmer who's cotton field it ended up landing in. Very unfortunate. Had he known it, he could have just dumped his reserve, but nobody noticed. Azul sends Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r2hubert 0 #55 May 21, 2003 Quote I think SeaBass pulled that damn handle on purpose! The malicious bastard! On a serious note: it could have definitely been worse. Katie (probably) pulled a friend of her's cutaway handle on a similarly funnelled exit. He didn't figure it out till his freshly deployed, brand new main exected itself. The main was long gone. It was not found until at least four months later by the farmer who's cotton field it ended up landing in. Very unfortunate. Had he known it, he could have just dumped his reserve, but nobody noticed. Azul sends Just curious, did the canopy get out of the DBag? -- Renaud SMA #9 "Mind is like parachute. It only functions when it's open." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #56 May 21, 2003 Yes. The problem with finding it was that the canopy was black and grey, the d-bag was black, and the pilot chute and risers were black. We looked, literally, for three straight days. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumprunner 0 #57 May 21, 2003 ?I DO think that if I ever have to do a terminal velocity reserve opening again, I'm going to tuck my chin down against my chest before opening so I don't crank my neck as badly. " Are you sure about that? Not that Im trying to argue with you, but I have a hard time seeing how that would help. Arent you supposed to arch and lean your head back to better absorb the shock? Ive heard of people talking about whiplash, geting knocked out, on a really, really, really hard opening, I have to wonder if you could literally break your neck. Wonder if thats ever happened. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flymysky 0 #58 May 21, 2003 QuoteArent you supposed to arch and lean your head back to better absorb the shock? How about arching so your belly is pointed at the earth, instead of your head. Never happened to me though so........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #59 May 21, 2003 Since i've been out of it for a few days i'm not even gonna try and understand whats going on. All i can say is, Sebazz you rock!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #60 May 21, 2003 John: you're onto something here. I did my coach 1 theory course a month or 2 back and among the no-necks (sorry...) were a bunch of football coaches who INSISTED that when you tackle that the mantra is "HEADS UP" - as in head back not head forward. While we're on it, I jump a Raven II (218) as a main ... so I take a terminal reserve ride EVERY time. It's getting old despite my very best trashpack/cloverleafed oversize pocketed slider/ noserolled/ tailrolled/never-dump-in-a-track attitude to depolyment. My old shirt collars no longer fit (speaking of no-necks) so it must be good exercise ... I jump with a chiropprator and have yet to need his services . Bloody masochist I am (in the sky anyway) Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #61 May 21, 2003 Hey Vinnie... putting a camera on your head will not fix the problem... Quite the contrary.. you never get pics of you once that happens..Anway.. sorry to hear about your 2nd reserve ride... I still recall feeling a little guilty about your first... but you did ask in the plane on the way to altitude... "How come you are called chopchop?" Remember? tehehe... See ya soon.. no jumping for me 'til Monday in Z-Hills.. . chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katzeye 0 #62 May 22, 2003 Wow, good job. Way to keep your head. I got chills reading your recount of the jump. LA* Is a chicken omelette redundant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumprunner 0 #63 May 22, 2003 Quote John: you're onto something here. I did my coach 1 theory course a month or 2 back and among the no-necks (sorry...) were a bunch of football coaches who INSISTED that when you tackle that the mantra is "HEADS UP" - as in head back not head forward. While we're on it, I jump a Raven II (218) as a main ... so I take a terminal reserve ride EVERY time. It's getting old despite my very best trashpack/cloverleafed oversize pocketed slider/ noserolled/ tailrolled/never-dump-in-a-track attitude to depolyment. My old shirt collars no longer fit (speaking of no-necks) so it must be good exercise ... I jump with a chiropprator and have yet to need his services . Bloody masochist I am (in the sky anyway) Dave Makes sense. You know when they used hangings as a death sentence, the ropes job was to kill quickly by snapping the victims neck forward, thereby breaking his neck immediately. Now I know having a rope around your neck and wearing a harness are two different things, but, the motion of your head snapping forward seems to be the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #64 May 22, 2003 Chuckie's right... on my 33rd jump, I was doing a 3-way with my coach and a friend who was way more experienced. I didn't think I pulled his handle but it was a severely funneled exit (the guy was about 230) and there was a significant amoung of flailing going on. I saw the handle fly away (it wasn't a pillow or handle but more like a toggle) but didn't realize thats what it was until we got on the ground. The jumper had no clue - pulled his BOC and his RSL deployed his reserve. Me and Mel followed the canopy (visually) to the ground and went up in the Cessna several times that day with the pilot circling above the area. Several people also combed the woods for 3 days! I did not offer to pay for the canopy partly because I didn't know what the hell had just happened. I think now I should have offered to chip in but it bothered me that while the rest of the jumpers headed out to look for his canopy - he sat in the packing area or at the bar. Anyway, I still get teased about it and my nickname was "Cutaway Katie" for a pretty long time! I definitely learned from it and it has taught me to be a more cautious jumper. Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #65 May 22, 2003 The "evidence" looks pretty inconlusive to me. Unless you caused the funnel, I don't see how it could have been your fault anyway! The important thing is you recognized the situation and dealt with it. You're being a good sport to offer to chip in on the costs for the cutaway pillow and repack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #66 May 22, 2003 LMFAO. I forgot about that shot! Yet another one! Dammit! At least in this one my entire face doesn't look flat. This looks like I took a beating with a tire iron rather than a frying pan..... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
