AggieDave 6 #26 July 10, 2002 Lisa, that's exactly what I was thinking... Dove, you wanna pay off my student loans? --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #27 July 10, 2002 Hey Lisa, It's 2230 (10:30 p.m. for you other folks), go to bed Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #28 July 10, 2002 QuoteIt's 2230 (10:30 p.m. for you other folks), go to bed I can't!!! It's too damn hot and humid in the bedroom to sleep right now and I don't have forced air A/C... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #29 July 10, 2002 You need to hire a young stud to wave a palm branch for you... Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #30 July 10, 2002 QuoteYou need to hire a young stud to wave a palm branch for you... You're right. Do me a favor and let my bosses know I need a big fat raise so I can pay my new pookah boy. C'mon, you can do that for me, after all, yer family! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #31 July 10, 2002 sure.. no prob, but I'm sure there's a few here that would accept the position pro bono....I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #32 July 10, 2002 I'm more coming from where PilotDave is on this one. So far, I have 78 jumps in over two years. I don't have goals of x hundred jumps per year. My goal is more like, "Avoid having to do recurrency jumps." With a minimum of a 2-hour drive to the nearest DZ, a wife and new baby, the hard part is finding time to get away and jump. It also seems like many people have tons more leave time than I do, and are always taking off to go on skydiving trips. [whining] Must be nice. I'm stuck in my office all the time, so I just post whore instead. [/whining] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #33 July 10, 2002 QuoteI don't have goals of x hundred jumps per year. My goal is more like, "Avoid having to do recurrency jumps." With a minimum of a 2-hour drive to the nearest DZ, a wife and new baby, the hard part is finding time to get away and jump. Right now your priorities are with the wife and daughter. The baby will grow up eventually and you'll have more time to jump. It's actually very respectable that you put your wife and daughter before skydiving ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #34 July 10, 2002 QuoteIt's actually very respectable that you Oh, shit! "Respectable" and me in the same sentence? The end of the world must be near! I figure coming with me to the DZ and packing my rig will be part of her "household chores" by about 5th grade. She is going to earn that allowance money! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rachill 0 #35 July 10, 2002 Well, it wasn't planned, but I made 400 skydives my first year. Now it has been a year and 3 months and I have 533 jumps!!! I would like hit 1000 by my 2 year mark. That's my goal! BooYa#1 GR#50 You might be a skydiver if... Your having sex and she whispers in your ear "I've never done this before" and you yell out "Case of Beer" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #36 July 10, 2002 Yep, it's been very up and down for me. I have made between 400 and 450 a year for the past three years, but have had several years where I had other priorities and only made maybe 50 or 60 a year. It is reasons like that why it took me 21 years to reach 3000. I was laughing about it yesterday with two of my contemporaries, Geno Suarez and Paul Rafferty. They have both been jumping as long as me, but have 8000 and 14000 jumps respectively. Oh well, they haven't owned three Corvettes, two Harleys, and a ten foot tall truck either. Happily, I have gotten all that out out of my system, and have buckled back down into full-time skydiving. It amazes me that I get paid to do this shit. Chuckie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #37 July 10, 2002 QuoteNow it has been a year and 3 months and I have 533 jumps!!! [jealous] I must be in the wrong line of work. Either that or my mistake is having a house. There is no way I could spend that kind of cash on jumping and still pay the bills. [/jealous] Wow. That is a lot of jumping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dreamsville 0 #38 July 10, 2002 I agree with the part about hitting 1001, especially as I am working on headdown and it has been a challenge. There will always be those at the large DZ's around here who are better, so enjoy your time in the air and relax. Now I am having jumps recently where I am getting control, but it has taken a bunch of jumps since last fall, and of course some jumps are RW camera, sitfly, etc. For this reason, without setting an actual goal in the beginning, I am ending up at about 400 jumps per year to handle all this with some degree of progress and currency, although when I begain nearly 5 years ago it wasn't that high (now at 1133 total). To my fellow jumpers, I'd say that it's good to have a goal on which to work, but it's also nice not to be working on a challenge on EVERY jump so that you can't as easily have fun and enjoy the beauty and friends. It's OK to coast once in a while. HarryI don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallingILweenie 0 #39 July 10, 2002 This year i set out to finish the year with 500 jumps...i am at like 375 right now so it's definitely doable. More than that i have goals for the year. I wanted to be able to take docks headdown by the end of the year...well i was doing that in May. Now i wanna really polish it. I also wanna start doing sky-ball stuff...I did one jump on Sunday with a ball and it kicked ass. blue skies Tomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chickenhawk420 0 #40 July 10, 2002 Yeah, im looking next year at a three month stint jumping maybe 300 jumps (will be jumping as much as i can all week round)- come back to the UK with a fatter log book. AFF, BFF + 280 jumps. Ambitious maybe, but it will be as fun as jumping out of a plane 300 times- so it should keep me going Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #41 July 10, 2002 I have 32 jumps right now. I'd be happy if I finished the year out at 62 and taking the canopy control class...but unless I get kissed by the cash God, or someone wants to donate some equipment to me, that's gonna be a squeeker for me. This year has been about seemingly singlehandedly supporting some silly eye surgeon (this last one was number 3 -and the most extensive and worst...oh well, it's over now, thank God!!!). Ciels and Pinks- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #42 July 10, 2002 I get about 50 - 60 jumps a year ... not much, but we are a single c-182 dropzone, and it's tough to get in more than 2 or 3 jumps a day! I do most of my jumping in the spring/summer after work on weekdays, so that means 1 jump per day usually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dreamsville 0 #43 July 10, 2002 If you get to Chicago in the summer, it's no trouble jumping. Plenty of Otters. Welcome.I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dove 0 #44 July 10, 2002 QuoteYou've done 105 jumps since the end of May?!?!? I want your income/credit limit! Er - NO you DON'T!!!! I haven't worked in months. I am as broke as my leg was a few months ago! But I went through a lot this past year with the accidents, the divorce, the move, etc. I deserve to just let it all out and have some fun. I'll deal with the consequences later. In the meantime, I'm having a blast and learning SO much! And some work is finally starting to come my way. It'll all work out. I've spent my entire life abstaining from completely enjoying myself. Now it's my turn. Yippeeeeee! Now.... time to go change my phone number again. j/k happy dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hobbes4star 0 #45 July 10, 2002 good for you doveif fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnJug 0 #46 July 10, 2002 QuoteI'm about to start measuring in years per jump. I have 55 over the last 4 years. Can anyone beat that? Dave Well, I did my first jump in 1996, the only one for the next two years. Since then I have only gotten in 65 jumps. I keep injuring myself in non skydiving related activities. I've broken my right femur twice now. Since I started jumping I've had to take the FJC three times because I keep having to take more than a year off at a time. Right now I'm not jumping because of money, or rather the lack thereof, but I should be back up soon. Once I get back up I'm hoping to really get serious about it and get a bunch of jumps in. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #47 July 10, 2002 QuoteI've broken my right femur twice now. Dude..would you stop hurting yourself!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnJug 0 #48 July 10, 2002 Quote Dude..would you stop hurting yourself!!!! No kidding, huh? After the second time I broke it (playing paintball, if you can believe that), my mom actually told me that I should stick to safer activities.... like Skydiving. You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 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. 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dreamsville 0 #38 July 10, 2002 I agree with the part about hitting 1001, especially as I am working on headdown and it has been a challenge. There will always be those at the large DZ's around here who are better, so enjoy your time in the air and relax. Now I am having jumps recently where I am getting control, but it has taken a bunch of jumps since last fall, and of course some jumps are RW camera, sitfly, etc. For this reason, without setting an actual goal in the beginning, I am ending up at about 400 jumps per year to handle all this with some degree of progress and currency, although when I begain nearly 5 years ago it wasn't that high (now at 1133 total). To my fellow jumpers, I'd say that it's good to have a goal on which to work, but it's also nice not to be working on a challenge on EVERY jump so that you can't as easily have fun and enjoy the beauty and friends. It's OK to coast once in a while. HarryI don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingILweenie 0 #39 July 10, 2002 This year i set out to finish the year with 500 jumps...i am at like 375 right now so it's definitely doable. More than that i have goals for the year. I wanted to be able to take docks headdown by the end of the year...well i was doing that in May. Now i wanna really polish it. I also wanna start doing sky-ball stuff...I did one jump on Sunday with a ball and it kicked ass. blue skies Tomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenhawk420 0 #40 July 10, 2002 Yeah, im looking next year at a three month stint jumping maybe 300 jumps (will be jumping as much as i can all week round)- come back to the UK with a fatter log book. AFF, BFF + 280 jumps. Ambitious maybe, but it will be as fun as jumping out of a plane 300 times- so it should keep me going Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #41 July 10, 2002 I have 32 jumps right now. I'd be happy if I finished the year out at 62 and taking the canopy control class...but unless I get kissed by the cash God, or someone wants to donate some equipment to me, that's gonna be a squeeker for me. This year has been about seemingly singlehandedly supporting some silly eye surgeon (this last one was number 3 -and the most extensive and worst...oh well, it's over now, thank God!!!). Ciels and Pinks- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #42 July 10, 2002 I get about 50 - 60 jumps a year ... not much, but we are a single c-182 dropzone, and it's tough to get in more than 2 or 3 jumps a day! I do most of my jumping in the spring/summer after work on weekdays, so that means 1 jump per day usually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dreamsville 0 #43 July 10, 2002 If you get to Chicago in the summer, it's no trouble jumping. Plenty of Otters. Welcome.I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dove 0 #44 July 10, 2002 QuoteYou've done 105 jumps since the end of May?!?!? I want your income/credit limit! Er - NO you DON'T!!!! I haven't worked in months. I am as broke as my leg was a few months ago! But I went through a lot this past year with the accidents, the divorce, the move, etc. I deserve to just let it all out and have some fun. I'll deal with the consequences later. In the meantime, I'm having a blast and learning SO much! And some work is finally starting to come my way. It'll all work out. I've spent my entire life abstaining from completely enjoying myself. Now it's my turn. Yippeeeeee! Now.... time to go change my phone number again. j/k happy dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hobbes4star 0 #45 July 10, 2002 good for you doveif fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnJug 0 #46 July 10, 2002 QuoteI'm about to start measuring in years per jump. I have 55 over the last 4 years. Can anyone beat that? Dave Well, I did my first jump in 1996, the only one for the next two years. Since then I have only gotten in 65 jumps. I keep injuring myself in non skydiving related activities. I've broken my right femur twice now. Since I started jumping I've had to take the FJC three times because I keep having to take more than a year off at a time. Right now I'm not jumping because of money, or rather the lack thereof, but I should be back up soon. Once I get back up I'm hoping to really get serious about it and get a bunch of jumps in. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #47 July 10, 2002 QuoteI've broken my right femur twice now. Dude..would you stop hurting yourself!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnJug 0 #48 July 10, 2002 Quote Dude..would you stop hurting yourself!!!! No kidding, huh? After the second time I broke it (playing paintball, if you can believe that), my mom actually told me that I should stick to safer activities.... like Skydiving. You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 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. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Michele 1 #41 July 10, 2002 I have 32 jumps right now. I'd be happy if I finished the year out at 62 and taking the canopy control class...but unless I get kissed by the cash God, or someone wants to donate some equipment to me, that's gonna be a squeeker for me. This year has been about seemingly singlehandedly supporting some silly eye surgeon (this last one was number 3 -and the most extensive and worst...oh well, it's over now, thank God!!!). Ciels and Pinks- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #42 July 10, 2002 I get about 50 - 60 jumps a year ... not much, but we are a single c-182 dropzone, and it's tough to get in more than 2 or 3 jumps a day! I do most of my jumping in the spring/summer after work on weekdays, so that means 1 jump per day usually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #43 July 10, 2002 If you get to Chicago in the summer, it's no trouble jumping. Plenty of Otters. Welcome.I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #44 July 10, 2002 QuoteYou've done 105 jumps since the end of May?!?!? I want your income/credit limit! Er - NO you DON'T!!!! I haven't worked in months. I am as broke as my leg was a few months ago! But I went through a lot this past year with the accidents, the divorce, the move, etc. I deserve to just let it all out and have some fun. I'll deal with the consequences later. In the meantime, I'm having a blast and learning SO much! And some work is finally starting to come my way. It'll all work out. I've spent my entire life abstaining from completely enjoying myself. Now it's my turn. Yippeeeeee! Now.... time to go change my phone number again. j/k happy dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #45 July 10, 2002 good for you doveif fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJug 0 #46 July 10, 2002 QuoteI'm about to start measuring in years per jump. I have 55 over the last 4 years. Can anyone beat that? Dave Well, I did my first jump in 1996, the only one for the next two years. Since then I have only gotten in 65 jumps. I keep injuring myself in non skydiving related activities. I've broken my right femur twice now. Since I started jumping I've had to take the FJC three times because I keep having to take more than a year off at a time. Right now I'm not jumping because of money, or rather the lack thereof, but I should be back up soon. Once I get back up I'm hoping to really get serious about it and get a bunch of jumps in. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #47 July 10, 2002 QuoteI've broken my right femur twice now. Dude..would you stop hurting yourself!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJug 0 #48 July 10, 2002 Quote Dude..would you stop hurting yourself!!!! No kidding, huh? After the second time I broke it (playing paintball, if you can believe that), my mom actually told me that I should stick to safer activities.... like Skydiving. You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
