Casch 0 #1 November 24, 2002 Finally the weather and my wallet are agreeing that it's time for me to get back in the air. Clear blue skies in kapowsin! I'm gonna jump in the shower and go! GO! did someone say go??? WHAHOOO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #2 November 24, 2002 Quote I'm gonna jump in the shower They got no planes at your dz ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #3 November 24, 2002 What aircraft do ya'll have at Kapowsin? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #4 November 25, 2002 We've got an Otter and a C182 or 2. I just got back from jumping. YEAH I'M OFF STUDENT STATUS BABY!!!!! My grad dive was awesome except when I went to track away...ohhh really ugly. I was tracking north, then east, then northwest....I need to work on that. The worst part of the dive though was when I was done with the grad part, I was planning to dock on my JM, but we were lower than I thought and he had to point at his Alti when we hit 4K...my pull altitude. I was soooo pissed that I lost awareness, and it scared me that I could lose it so easily just because I was actually jumping with someone. It was my first jump in a month and I think the fact that I had something else to focus on (my JM), is what caused me to lose awareness...NEVER AGAIN!!! CHECK ALTI AND CHECK OFTEN!!!!!! On my second jump I had a minor malfunction. When the canopy opened, my wrist was tangled up in my right brake line that had come unstowed...along with the left line. After I freed my wrist, I noticed that the toggles were tied together. Right after opening, the canopy was turning/diving to the right, but I stopped that after freeing my wrist. I noticed after I had gotten the canopy stable, my left hand had been on my SOS handle the whole time, that made me smile. I pulled some slack brake line down so that I could untie the lines with the other hand. The whole time I was untieing my lines I was thinking...should I go silver??? If I can't untie this am I still going to be able to land safely??? How the F*&^ did this HAPPEN!!!! After I talked with the DZO, it was determined that what most likely happened was I had not stowed the brakes tight enough and the slack in the brakes wrapped around my wrist. As to how the toggles tied themselves together...shit happens. I can't figure it out. All in all I had a kick ass day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #5 January 31, 2003 you ever think about taking up golf? nah more power to you, if You can take the heat and survive, Stay in the kitchen!!! >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
