mccordia 74 #1 December 9, 2002 High winds today, but I still dragged my stuborn ass to the DZ, hoping to make the jump. Clouds, high winds..playing games (Kolonists of Katan, anyone know this board game) Around 2:30 the winds kinda mellowed down to acceptable and the sky turned 100% clear blue... Malte, a cool freeflying video dude, wanted to go up with me to film, and we planned a small horny gorilla (from 6000 ft), my first one :) MAN! (or WOMAN!!..) that was cool! I haven't had this much fun since....never I gues...the last month or so every jump I make seems to top the last 'best one' :) Past 1,5 months> Got my A, Got my own rig/dytter and helmet, Learnt to sit-fly, my 100th jump, and landed 3 km's out on my 101st jump today :) I also jumped my new suit for the first time today (on my 100th jump) My mom is a wizard when it comes to clothing. She made me an incredible RW suit a few months ago. And just 2 days ago I told my mom I sorta needed a freefly suit, so I made a silly design, and she made it for me, in 1 single day! It's realy cool, realy warm, and it only cost me 15 bucks in fabric :) The colors match my helmet (which cost me 30 bucks:)...MAN I'm happy... You can see my cool suit (and ofcource 100st jump) in the clip I just uploaded to the ftp.skydivingmovies.com/uploads/ folder, it's called mccordia_100th.mpg (6,71 MB) What do you think :) The suit looks a bit wierd because of the 2 sweaters, longsleeve shirt and coat I'm wearing underneath ...it was minus 5 degrees at ground level today....cccccccccold..but FUN!!JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #2 December 9, 2002 Congrats! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 December 9, 2002 Woohoo, I hope you got pied! Downloading the vid right now, 6 more minutes, I'm sure its going to be fun to watch. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #4 December 9, 2002 HORNY GORILLA for the 100th..... LMAO..... I did the same..... Congrats HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #5 December 9, 2002 Let me the first to say "BEER!" and I prefer IBC Rootbeer! OH and CONGRATULATIONS!!! ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #6 December 9, 2002 wanted to see your suit but couldn't upload the link! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cepheus 0 #7 December 9, 2002 Woohoo!! Congrats man! -- Skydive -- testing gravity, one jump at a time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #8 December 9, 2002 Congratulations! I can't believe you jumped in such cold weather! I feel like such a sissy now when I complain when it goes under 50. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPO 0 #9 December 9, 2002 He Jarno! Congrats on your 100th jump! And.. nice upper winds, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #10 December 9, 2002 Skymama wrote: QuoteI can't believe you jumped in such cold weather! I feel like such a sissy now when I complain when it goes under 50. You are...:) What's the fun if there's nobody who warms your nose (because it's turning blue) after a jump :) There's nothing that gives a more 'connected' feeling that a bunch of folks standing around a single working heater, trying to get the feeling back in their hand while looking at each other with a puzzled, smiling "Can anybody tell me why we're doing this" look on thier face :) Great fun...(but DAMN cold!) BPO wrote: QuoteHe Jarno! Congrats on your 100th jump! And.. nice upper winds, right? Thanx...and the upper winds....MAN! On my first jump (my 100th) yesterday it was okay. I landed on the DZ. But the next jump was a mega experienced load (5 guys, all 1000 to 5000 jumps) and they where giving me the "You've got 100 jumps now...you do the spotting, and tell us where to get out...get it wrong and your screwed" routine..:) I screwed up, steered the plane a bit in the wrong direction. But due to the high winds this 'bit' made it rather hard for all the guys with tiny hankerchief chutes to make it back (they all did though) But since the last load the winds had picked up so much I was blown backwards harder then I normaly fly forward :) I pulled at 3500, and by 3000 ft I was already blown past the DZ about 1 km :) Seeing I'd never make it back, I just turned around and started flying towards the airport. I landed about 3 km's out (only 1 km from the hangar:) alongside a road. A car stopped next to me, and an old couple stuck their heads out of the window asking "Did you just come from the skies?" So I just grinned and sayd "yea...could you give me a lift to the airport" A few minutes after me the rest of the load arived, and basicly gave me hell (In a fun way...at least..funny to everyone but me:) Normaly people get thrown into a small creek for a 100th jump, but nobody had an axe to cut a hole in the ice :)JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DENGOPHER 0 #11 December 9, 2002 congrats on the 100 th !!!!!! just jump!!! gopher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #12 December 9, 2002 Quoteit was minus 5 degrees at ground level today that F or C?????? cuz if it was C then that's nothing... congrats though on the 100th...... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #13 December 9, 2002 Quote I feel like such a sissy now when I complain when it goes under 50. You're a FL girl...to you under 50 is cold. I can't wait til next year when i live in FL. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #14 December 9, 2002 QuoteQuoteit was minus 5 degrees at ground level today that F or C?????? cuz if it was C then that's nothing Celcius...we're in holland here...:) It is nothing...it was about minus 15 at exit point (6000 ft), and I've had worst (-25 is the coldest so far), but I just spoke to some guy from croatie who jumped last week at -37 degrees celcius at 12.000 ft...now that's cold...! Can't wait for Ampuria (two more weeks....hmmm)...slighly warmer weather and lotsa jumping... Thanx for all the congrats :)JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
