FlyingRhenquest 1 #1 January 4, 2013 It hit 50 today, so I just had to swing by the home DZ, over lunch fill out this year's legal paperwork promising not to sue them if I die, and jump out of the Cessna! I seem to only be able to tolerate one jump out of the Cessna though. After that I'm ready to wait for the weekend and the Otter or King Air.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReluctantStool 0 #2 January 4, 2013 ZEUS Skydive Team....FSL Rookie Class Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 January 5, 2013 Quote I seem to only be able to tolerate one jump out of the Cessna though. After that I'm ready to wait for the weekend and the Otter or King Air. Spoiled brat. The majority of my jumps are out of a narrow body 182, over 1,000 of those were tandems. Suck it up cupcake and jump out of a real plane (a 182).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 568 #4 January 5, 2013 Quote It hit 50 today, so I just had to swing by the home DZ, over lunch fill out this year's legal paperwork promising not to sue them if I die, and jump out of the Cessna! I seem to only be able to tolerate one jump out of the Cessna though. After that I'm ready to wait for the weekend and the Otter or King Air. We're nearly hitting 50 at the moment in parts of Australia!!! Difference is that it is Celsius and a heatwave (122 F)Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #5 January 5, 2013 Hah! They did 2 tandems with video out of that thing a couple weeks ago! The first time I went in it with 6 people, the guy in front of me sat on my leg for the first 3000 feet. Good thing he left at that point, because it was going to be him or me! I actually find it to be somewhat more comfortable than being stuck in the middle of the King Air, but I get concerned with the number of body parts that fall asleep on the way to altitude. With neoprene socks on it was pretty comfortable, but my ass was cold half-way into the flight (We have a high-tech cloth and velcro door.) It was actually a pretty comfortable jump too, for all that I couldn't feel my fingers by the time I hit the ground. I got a nice slide on the snow when I landed, before walking it out.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #6 January 5, 2013 Gonna be lucky to hit 40 tomorrow, but I haven't jumped in almost 3 weeks and I get to try a 206 for the first time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #7 January 5, 2013 Quote and I get to try a 206 for the first time! I like Sam Adams, just saying..."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #8 January 6, 2013 Quote Quote and I get to try a 206 for the first time! I like Sam Adams, just saying... No 206 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #9 January 7, 2013 Spoiled brat. The majority of my jumps are out of a narrow body 182, over 1,000 of those were tandems. Suck it up cupcake and jump out of a real plane (a 182). *** its crazy how many peeps will turn down a day of jumping from a 182... spoiled is right I love 182's and 206's, the sound of the engine overworking scrabbling for altitude *(getting excited when we hit a thermal and get 900' per minute), bouncing round in those thermals and the time to chat with the other jumpers in my opinion forms a tighter bond than that of the turbine crowd I have done a ton of tandem video's and students out of 182-206's and love the small planes. Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #10 January 8, 2013 Quote Quote Quote and I get to try a 206 for the first time! I like Sam Adams, just saying... No 206 Me neither. I am really looking forward to the first formation load."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #11 January 8, 2013 I think I'll probably be much more keen on it in the spring time. Heh heh heh. There are a lot more people to blame farts on in the King Air, though (This sword cuts both ways...)I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
