ianyapxw 0 #26 March 11, 2014 Thanks for the sharing. I need to add "sunset load" to my checklist of stuff I need to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #27 March 11, 2014 ianyapxw Thanks for the sharing. I need to add "sunset load" to my checklist of stuff I need to do. Beware of sunset loads. Sometimes they end up being night jumps.Need to be aware of landing hazards around the dz. SeriouslyOne Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #28 March 11, 2014 Thanks for the reminder! A whuffo like me doesn't take all things into account. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #29 March 11, 2014 Yeah. Those sunset high pulls are really the icing on the cake of life. Seeming the sun hit the buildings in Boston all the way to the mountains of NH is mind blowing to say the least. 17K hop n pops watching the sun go down over the Gulf of Mexico is better than a sharp stick in the eye...that's for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aidanjames1 0 #30 March 11, 2014 Krip Beware of sunset loads. Sometimes they end up being night jumps.Need to be aware of landing hazards around the dz. Seriously It would be cool to do a sunrise load, because, as you said, a sunset jump can quickly turn into a night jump. So if you do a sunrise load, it would be safe and would just turn into a normal day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #31 March 11, 2014 I'm new to Australian weather but the sun rose at ~6:15 on Sunday (autumn), so I don't think a sunrise load will be possible... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aidanjames1 0 #32 March 11, 2014 ianyapxwI'm new to Australian weather but the sun rose at ~6:15 on Sunday (autumn), so I don't think a sunrise load will be possible... Yeah, I haven't found a dropzone that does them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoman 0 #33 March 11, 2014 A couple of my own goodies: Jumping out first at 13k, and opening immedietely. Seeing the rest of the load fall is hectic, but a good reminder of how fast you really fall. On one such jump, I had an eagle come fly right next to me, inspired me to start hang gliding. Radical turns on smaller eliptical canopies, what a rush. High speed front riser turns. (No swooping for me though) Cross country with them big student canopies when the wind is pumping, and trying to land that beast. Flying next to your friends.. OH, and the new custom colours you got, makes you smile after every opening. BEACH LANDINGS, bare feet, with a super view!!! You have the right to your opinion, and I have the right to tell you how Fu***** stupid it is. Davelepka - "This isn't an x-box, or a Chevy truck forum" Whatever you do, don't listen to ChrisD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #34 March 11, 2014 Still one of my most memorable jumps... Sunset tandem, open at 5k, turn towards the gulf to see the spectacular sunset when my pilot buddy gives us a personal fly by, a pretty close one at that. Yeah, that tandem was hooked. Sunset load in Lake Wales many years ago, moon on port side of aircraft, sunset on the starboard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #35 March 11, 2014 ianyapxwI'm a student. Canopy plan = follow target assistant lol. Sigh. Really? Your DZ doesn't teach you to think for yourself and that training aids (be they radios to talk you down, or target assistants) are just aids and that you should still be able to plan and execute a landing on your own? If they haven't taught you that I hope they will, and soon. If they have taught you that and you're just following the target assistant blindly, I hope you'll soon recognize how much of this sport demands personal accountability. My advice still stands. The canopy portion of the flight should be at least as important in your jump planning - on every single jump - as the freefall portion. Now and throughout your skydiving career."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yanni 0 #36 March 11, 2014 Flying an inconsistent pattern and only using your toggles to fly your canopy to some unknown location in the landing area is as boring as doing solo jumps. Just like free fall; the better you get the more fun you have. I enjoy exploring my canopy's potential and my own ability to consistently make it do what i want. Start with the basics and be patient. Canopy stuff doesn't get boring for me it gets better with time.Door! Green! Enjoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #37 March 11, 2014 Thanks potatoman, normiss and Yanni I really should focus on what canopy flight offers me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #38 March 11, 2014 The last level I did was AFF3 lol I'm aware of the landing pattern, the last thing they told me is to be aware of the different altitudes as I'm following the TA cause I'm gonna land by myself soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aidanjames1 0 #39 March 11, 2014 My first solo landing/landing pattern was horrible. Second was perfect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #40 March 11, 2014 My first crash was horrible. Second was perfect Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcstain 0 #41 March 13, 2014 aidanjames1***What do you normally do when flying your canopy? I've just flown my landing pattern (as directed by the TA) hence why it was pretty meh for me. My Parachute's usually open by 3000ft, so I do my checks then some big fast turns. At 5 jumps, your time under canopy would be better spent learning how to fly it, not how to dive it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #42 March 13, 2014 QuoteAt 5 jumps, your time under canopy would be better spent learning how to fly it, not how to dive it. At 28 jumps, your time here would be better spent listening a bit more and talking a bit less.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridebmxbikes 0 #43 March 13, 2014 labrysQuoteAt 5 jumps, your time under canopy would be better spent learning how to fly it, not how to dive it. At 28 jumps, your time here would be better spent listening a bit more and talking a bit less. Bwahaha, I nearly spit my drink out! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #44 March 13, 2014 ianyapxw t. As someone new to this canopy flight thing, what do you enjoy about canopy flight? Is it the roller-coaster feeling you get when you do sharp turns? I don't even dare to do a sharp turn on a 0.65 W/L. Or is it the ground rushing up only to slow down at the last moment? It's everything. But you can't rush into it and you can't use what someone posts on here as a goal. Because some of them are over the top and shouldn't have been done. Some shouldn't be told on here But you can make your own in time. I have some night swoops into silly areas that would be hard to explain unless you have been to the particular DZ. Doing basically a hop and pop on one of those after 10pm from full altitude over SDC. What happened after that still makes me wonder what I was thinking. Convincing a pilot to take a load up with grounds winds that wer... well.. high.(don't recall numbers) Making it into a cross country 21 miles out at only just over 8k AGL per Center as we were getting into restricted airspace. That jump my logbook shows on a 288 but I know the 2 guys I were with took 320ish Man-o-war? We were short so we went up again only 16 miles out as winds slightly settled. Took a Stiletto 107 on that one while they still took the Student gear. Make your own experiences in time as suits you and your skill set allows. No reason to make them radical or testing unless that is your nature and you develop the skill set to go with that. Many will have more fun and thrill not pushing the envelope and I consider them lucky. I am envious. Time will tell what direction you go but just let it happen naturally as you learn and develop as a jumper. And if a canopy is only to get you down safely that is ok also. So long as you can use it to do that proficiently That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #45 March 13, 2014 Thanks for your sharing. I asked the question because I'm very familiar with freefall and need to bring my knowledge up to speed with canopy. I get scared at my practice flare, I highly doubt I'll do anything stupid soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croc 0 #46 March 13, 2014 First time I got pinned. CRW!"Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #47 March 13, 2014 No idea what it is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcstain 0 #48 March 14, 2014 labrysQuoteAt 5 jumps, your time under canopy would be better spent learning how to fly it, not how to dive it. At 28 jumps, your time here would be better spent listening a bit more and talking a bit less. Fair enough. In the interests of discussion would you like to expand on this? Do you disagree with my opinion that at 5 jumps this jumper shouldn't be concentrating on doing big fast turns under canopy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridebmxbikes 0 #49 March 14, 2014 "big" and "fast" is all relative. At 5 jumps and at 28 jumps you should be pulling on anything and everything to figure out how the canopy will react and also ask your instructors for some good drills under canopy. Just be sure you stop playing once you get to your hard deck and make sure no one else is around you. Id rather see a student play with their canopy than be afraid to touch anything! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigbey 0 #50 March 14, 2014 Quote"big" and "fast" is all relative. At 5 jumps and at 28 jumps you should be pulling on anything and everything to figure out how the canopy will react and also ask your instructors for some good drills under canopy. Just be sure you stop playing once you get to your hard deck and make sure no one else is around you. Id rather see a student play with their canopy than be afraid to touch anything! +1 Although it may be best to check with an instructor before 'pulling on anything and everything'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
