3fLiEr 0 #1 April 2, 2002 are you keeping your grounding a secret?????BSBD"In a world where we are slaves to gravity I am pleased to be a freedom fighter" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #2 April 2, 2002 I heard he spotted himself out about 4 miles early!! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #3 April 2, 2002 4 milesDon't tease usWhere are all the details?????Sometimes you're the windshield.and sometimes you're the Easter Bunny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #4 April 2, 2002 Not anymore I'm not.... Say, Mikey, do you think I'm being "pushed away from the sport" too? Or do you think maybe they just grounded me because I did something very stupid and nobody wants to see me get hurt? Seeing as Mikey wants this posted on the internet, I'll oblige :Sunday afternoon last load (low lob from the Cessna, just for a change). The jump master (Steve Park) and I were going to do a rodeo from about '5 000. We spent a bit of quality time in the plane (detour over the M40 and then haze). We start coming in on jump run, I move out into the door and am sitting poised (as in a student SL exit, hand holding eitherside of the door). The agreed signal for the rodeo was that Steve would shake my container when he was ready.Here's where I made my screw up : Steve saw me poised in the door and thought I was going to jump, so he grabbed the top of my container and pulled - I then thought this was the signal to go and went WITHOUT first looking down.....It was classic 'WTF???' stuff, looked down and saw a village, looked back up at the plane and saw some rather bewildered faces (I was really MILES short of the DZ...). I then pulled straight away and spent some very very lonely time under canopy thinking about what would be waiting for me on the ground.....The out was easy because there is a lot of farmland around there. One of the DZ owners picked me up and had a small chat on the drive back. Then when I got back the DZ controller and CCI had another *chat* with me - they were under the impression that I had just dived out of the plane pretty much for the fun of it...Anyway, long story short : I got grounded for the rest of the weekend and next weekend.*Luckily* the JM had his camera turned on, so the CCI told me later that they understood that it was an honest miscommunication between us and that I hadn't done it wilfully (sheesh as if I'd wish that kind of humiliation on myself...). Another bummer was that the JM (who is a good friend) got grounded too....Oh well, I'm still 14 groundings and a cypres fire behind you, Mikey.... (but at least I've got just as many BASE jumps as you!!WillPS that was my 8th jump of the weekend"Don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #5 April 2, 2002 Skreamer,Sounds like a miscommunication, as you said. I had something similar in a way happen once. Although we only missed the DZ by about 150 yards, it was annoying. It was a 3-way tube and we were waiting for a verbal cue from the videographer who was better able to spot. We weren't positioned to see out the door very well. A tandem master in the front of the plane yelled "Go!" and out we went...Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #6 April 2, 2002 QuoteAlthough we only missed the DZ by about 150 yards, it was annoying.I only missed the DZ by about 4 miles..... AND all the vidiots from the DZ are now lining up to get copies of the footage to include in the DZ's annual video (if you are not me, it is actually quite funny to watch....)"Don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #7 April 2, 2002 Hey BoetAs jy dom is sal jy kak.No worries. One day I will tell you a story about a Mi8 and getting chucked out somewhere over the warmbaths. I did not look down that day eitherSometimes you're the windshield.and sometimes you're the Easter Bunny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #8 April 2, 2002 Blimey, thats funny, and I thought I was exagerating a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #9 April 2, 2002 150 yards... 4 miles... whatever. We also had a whole lot more altitude under canopy to fly straight toward the DZ. It wasn't that we landed far away from the DZ that was annoying. It was the jackass tandem instructor that thought he was hilarious.Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #10 April 2, 2002 4 miles away? Isnt that where the sheep pastures are?RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #11 April 2, 2002 Good point, Remster. Maybe his accuracy was really spot-on. What I don't want to know is what exactly he does when he swoops sheep.Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #12 April 2, 2002 well, he did say it was all farmland, and if he wasn't worried about landing out, he was probably familiar with the terrain.. nothing succeeds like a budgie with no teeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #13 April 2, 2002 4 miles away gives him moer than enough time before someone from the dz drives up as well .... When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #14 April 2, 2002 LMFAOYou guys crack me up (ass-holes....)Seriously though, I did find it quite hard to swoop with my freefly pants around my ankles. Maybe I should ask Chuck or Clay for some canopy control advice on swooping into sheep pastures with your pants around your ankles.... "Don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 April 2, 2002 Damn......the British folks are pretty anal about stuff aren't they. That would have been recived with a hearty laugh here in the States. Grounding? For that? Skreamer.....you need to get the hell out of there and come do some real skydiving. Tubes, hoola hoops, and whatever else looks cool on video. "I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #16 April 2, 2002 You have a wingsuit cut away in the crotch, so you can split it in two to run out the landings and catch your "girl"friend. clay also recommends velcro gloves When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #17 April 2, 2002 If you are accurate enough the sheep does the running for you my lad.Sometimes you're the windshield.Sometimes you're the bug~~~~Dire Straits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #18 April 2, 2002 Skreamer,Don't pull them down, because you can't run out the end of your swoop if you need to. Just get an animal-lovin' rigger to put in a velco fly for you. No, not velco. You'd never get unhooked from your date. Better make it snaps or something. Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #19 April 2, 2002 Damn it sure sounds like they are tough on the other side of the pond..They ground americans as quick as they ground you locals over there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #20 April 2, 2002 QuoteThey ground americans as quick as they ground you locals over there?Not if the American has his girlfriend flash them. Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #21 April 2, 2002 Remind me to never skydive in England. Seems I would only get in one jump before they kicked me off the DZ.... Skreamer.......you have to use pants with velcro down the sides so you can remove them quickly. Swoop the sheep.....grab it with your legs and then throw the harness on her!!!! "I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skreamer 1 #22 April 2, 2002 Quote.....grab it with your legs and then throw the harness on her!!!! Her, yeah sure, her, ummm, OK...... "Don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #23 April 2, 2002 QuoteHer, yeah sure, her, ummm, OK......Or him....doesn't really matter. It's all pink on the inside right? "I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveMonkey 0 #24 April 2, 2002 Can we stop this thread please? It's getting too disturbing !! When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #25 April 2, 2002 QuoteIt's getting too disturbing !!And you call yourself a skydiver......Hmmmppphhh...."I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 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
jfields 0 #20 April 2, 2002 QuoteThey ground americans as quick as they ground you locals over there?Not if the American has his girlfriend flash them. Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #21 April 2, 2002 Remind me to never skydive in England. Seems I would only get in one jump before they kicked me off the DZ.... Skreamer.......you have to use pants with velcro down the sides so you can remove them quickly. Swoop the sheep.....grab it with your legs and then throw the harness on her!!!! "I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #22 April 2, 2002 Quote.....grab it with your legs and then throw the harness on her!!!! Her, yeah sure, her, ummm, OK...... "Don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #23 April 2, 2002 QuoteHer, yeah sure, her, ummm, OK......Or him....doesn't really matter. It's all pink on the inside right? "I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #24 April 2, 2002 Can we stop this thread please? It's getting too disturbing !! When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or loose, its how drunk you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #25 April 2, 2002 QuoteIt's getting too disturbing !!And you call yourself a skydiver......Hmmmppphhh...."I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
