shropshire 0 #26 November 6, 2008 ... a shot and a half is not Tequilla. ... Oh and Frapp hats were cool (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #27 November 6, 2008 ... Oh and Frapp hats were cool They STILL ARE! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #28 November 6, 2008 Yeah right (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #29 November 6, 2008 .... Everyone knew who Wally Gubbins was (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #30 November 6, 2008 You had two parachutes and only one pilot chute. Your skydiving helmet was also your motorcycle helmet. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smooth 0 #31 November 6, 2008 -- you had a jumpsuit with double zippers. -- you remember your 1st jump in gym shoes. -- blast handle on your reserve. -- PRO rating wasn't required to do a demo. -- front floater was the guy with oil on his jumpsuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #32 November 6, 2008 You remember everyone running outside to watch someone jump a square canopy. You only needed to buy a main and container when you got off student status. You could keep renting a reserve. You spotted for the plowed field instead of the short walk. You are actually good at PLF's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I3uller 0 #33 November 6, 2008 I've only got one so far.... -you develop a love for the smell of turboprop exhaust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #34 November 6, 2008 You upgraded from a Diaper to a RAEPER and they were both better than ropes n rings. French jump boots were de rigueur. Hockey helmet and skiing goggles. You read the results of nationals to see who finished second to the Knights.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #35 November 6, 2008 Quote You upgraded from a Diaper to a RAEPER and they were both better than ropes n rings. . ...if you know WHAT a Raeper is....and why it's spelled that way! (...only reason I do is my old room-mate designed it~!) ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #36 November 6, 2008 You can remember upgrading your rig from capewells to R2s, and then envying the folks who got the much sleeker-looking R3s. You jerry-rigged something to be able to have a throw-out pilot chute. This included both finding a place for the pilot chute, and replacing the cones or loops with elastic so that you could put a bight of the bridle cord through them. You made your own bag, or diaper, or replaced your bridle with some more tubular nylon, and pilot chutes came in 3 flavors: MA1, A3, and hot dog. You remember when people actually made corrections while spotting. I forgot the most important one -- you remember when velcro was cool Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #37 November 6, 2008 You know what Bill Ottley's bald head was useful for. You remember seatbelts as those irritating bumps under the padding on the floor of the plane. You know why the preferred location for the Cypres control unit in the 1990's was under the reserve flap. You built your own camera helmet instead of buying one ready made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #38 November 6, 2008 Hi Wendy, Quote You jerry-rigged something The term is: jury-rigged. I get enough %@#& in life already. JerryBaumchen PS) Now about that pushing you in the butt from the other thread . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted 0 #39 November 6, 2008 You owned a pair of patch work pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #40 November 6, 2008 Quote You remember when people actually made corrections while spotting. But I do that now if I don't like what i see when I look out the door at the ground and I've only been jumping a year. Does that mean I've been a skydiver for a while???"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #41 November 7, 2008 Quote Quote You remember when people actually made corrections while spotting. But I do that now if I don't like what i see when I look out the door at the ground and I've only been jumping a year. Does that mean I've been a skydiver for a while??? no bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #42 November 7, 2008 ...you remember that having a D meant you could spot, pack, land without killing anybody and that you don't need two computers stuck in your ear and one on your back, to have some safe fun! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #43 November 7, 2008 Didn't really think so, but thought I'd try anyway. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #44 November 7, 2008 Quote Didn't really think so, but thought I'd try anyway. Then you're definitely a skydiver that's gonna be around for a while!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roundcanopy 0 #45 November 7, 2008 Quotewhen you remember routinely using wind drift indicators. That's way before my time. When you have made streamers (wind drift indicators) on the kitchen table with copper rods, crepe paper and elmers glue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #46 November 7, 2008 Quote Quote Didn't really think so, but thought I'd try anyway. Then you're definitely a skydiver that's gonna be around for a while!! Ya never know Jimbo.....shes as old as "we" are hahaha bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #47 November 7, 2008 Quote Quote when you remember routinely using wind drift indicators. That's way before my time. When you have made streamers (wind drift indicators) on the kitchen table with copper rods, crepe paper and Elmer's glue. Went to paper drinking straws filled with sand because the copper rods tended to gum up farmer McNasty's combine! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #48 November 7, 2008 Quote You know what Bill Ottley's bald head was useful for.... And have a COOC number.HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Av1ator 0 #49 November 7, 2008 When PC meant Para Commander. You know what a 7TU is. Four Line release on your reserve. The Springs The Thing ( Spring Loaded Pilot Chute on Main) A canopy collision usually meant two rounds would bounce off one another and no one was going to die. You did a PLF on EVERY jump. You hooked your PC to the trailer hitch on somebody's car so you could hold tension while you flaked it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #50 November 7, 2008 Quote Ya never know Jimbo.....shes as old as "we" are hahaha Hey!! since I've still got a year and a half to go to to be eligible for SOS, I'm hoping I've got a few years of jumping coming my way. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
