UDSkyJunkie 0 #1 June 24, 2008 Alright, in honor of the thread asking who has the most jumps without a cutaway, I want to ask the opposite question... who has had an absurd number of cutaways, considering thier jump numbers... Jim West has the most cutaways of anyone I know, with over 75 in the course of something like 10,000 jumps. BUT, I think Randy Connel has him beat by ratio... last I talked to him I think it was 19 cutaways in 2,000ish jumps."Some people follow their dreams, others hunt them down and beat them mercilessly into submission." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeflyChile 0 #2 June 24, 2008 I'd venture to guess there are a number of students that had a chop on their first jump and never jumped again for a ratio of 1:1. Also, if you just jumped intentional cutaways and had mals every time...you could in theory have a ratio of greater than 1:1. Finally, to get completely silly, if you were on your first jump and accidentally hit the cutaway handle on the plane and as a result had to land with the plane...you'd have a ratio that approaches infinity! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headcase 0 #3 June 24, 2008 Nice post. Thanks for that---Truth in posting as well as somebody equally crazy.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #4 June 24, 2008 3 from 37 jumps? The last 2 was in the row... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 June 24, 2008 Scott Lutz Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #6 June 24, 2008 I was at 1:100 for my first 700 jumps, 2 intentionals in there though, hey had to keep up my averages Oh but one wasn't a cutaway, had a total on a wingsuit jump ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UDSkyJunkie 0 #7 June 24, 2008 Quote I'd venture to guess there are a number of students that had a chop on their first jump and never jumped again for a ratio of 1:1. Alright, smart-ass. Let's assume for a moment that we don't count those people.... I'm really wondering about people who have a lot of jumps (let's say at least 500). Although, on your topic, I do know of a guy who had malfunctions on jumps 1 and 3!"Some people follow their dreams, others hunt them down and beat them mercilessly into submission." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 June 24, 2008 I would venture to say that crwdogs have a higher cutaway ratio over most other disciplines. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #9 June 24, 2008 Quote I would venture to say that crwdogs have a higher cutaway ratio over most other disciplines. Not to mention cool tshirts for it... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
everymansaved 0 #10 June 24, 2008 A friend of mine has something like 9 in 900ish...God made firefighters so paramedics would have heroes...and someone can put out the trailer fires. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #11 June 24, 2008 I'm gonna cutaway my next 20 jumps so people tell stories about me around the bonfire that doesnt relate to VD1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #12 June 24, 2008 Quote I'm gonna cutaway my next 20 jumps so people tell stories about me around the bonfire that doesnt relate to VD THOSE stories will still get told, too!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strollerweb 0 #13 June 24, 2008 Quote 3 from 37 jumps? The last 2 was in the row... Beats my 3 from 95 on a Pintail.Totally Free Skydiving Software/blue] www.strollerweb.co.uk www.gravity-power.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkbernstein 1 #14 June 24, 2008 JARED!!! We miss the hell out of you. Fuck AZ - don't you want to come back to Ohio? Our friend Joan had something like 5 in her first 2- or 300. She's over 1,000 now, and hasn't had any since then. -Jess May the (relative) wind take your troubles away... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #15 June 24, 2008 Begs the question . . . Whatever happened to Michelle from Hell?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperGirl 0 #16 June 24, 2008 Quote I'm gonna cutaway my next 20 jumps so people tell stories about me around the bonfire that doesnt relate to VD do you have your rigger's ticket? otherwise those 20 are gonna cost you quite a bit in repacks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #17 June 24, 2008 Rent gear on every one "wouldn't believe it, this weeks been line overs, hard pulls, spinning mals."1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #18 June 24, 2008 I went 4968 in 19 years 6 months on my own gear I packed.I did have 15 tandems that I didnt pack were cutaways and two of those were back to back. I only had one on a P.C. none on my Delta 11 none on rags.Now we are getting down to nitty gritty 30 plus on Ropes and Rings Para Planes. My Unit # 26 and I parted company 20 plus times.The only ones with RSL's were the Tandems Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #19 June 24, 2008 Quote Beats my 3 from 95 on a Pintail. In deLand in about '92 when the South African (can't remember if it was 4 or 8 way) team was training, they all had Pintails. We used to make it a point to be out of the packing hangar as the Otter came around on jump run so we could catch the mals as they happened. It was a regular event, no fewer than one a load. Sometimes more. Mike in manifest would announce it. Ah, Pintails. Thanks for the memory jog. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #20 June 25, 2008 lets exclude intentional cutaways. Cuz I have had days where I would do 3 in a row. 1 "real" cutaway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #21 June 25, 2008 I'm trying to calculate my ratio, but my calculator keeps giving me a "divide by zero error" every time I try to figure it out. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #22 June 25, 2008 Quote I'm trying to calculate my ratio, but my calculator keeps giving me a "divide by zero error" every time I try to figure it out. You either need to make some jumps or take a math class.I've got about 11 in 5030, or 1 per 457. One of those was packed by an idiot with 10 in 1000, I found out later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hshort 0 #23 June 25, 2008 I have more than I care to admit. Ask me next time you see me Jess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #24 June 25, 2008 I had 2 in the first 100, then dropped that to 4 in 300, 5 total now."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jacketsdb23 49 #25 June 25, 2008 holy crap dude. mind me asking what type of mals you had?Losers make excuses, Winners make it happen God is Good Beer is Great Swoopers are crazy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
