Naked jump at Perris this Sun?

[mr_woosh 0]

ok, Birthday's coming up this Sunday and I am seriously considering going nekkid, unless there's a sudden change of plans. Read a few threads on the topic, sounds totally like fun to me.

so the question is whether it's ok with people at Perris (from previous threads I got an impression that it is, correct me if I am wrong)

what to wear, when do you take it all off and how do you walk around the dz after the jump (I think I've read somewhere that the only option is wrap yourself in canopy, but I am not sure if I like that one :)

anyone would be willing to do a video?

would be totally fun to go with someone on this one, but I guess that'd depend on whether I get my A on Saturday. anyone interested, let me know :) although I am a total noob with very little RW experience.

any other pointers on the subject matter are appreciated

I will be there on Saturday and will talk about it with Perris people but any ideas/advises are much appreciated!

Thanks!

[Peej 0]

You could put the rig on and then pull a pair or shorts or boxers over the legstraps if you're modest. Then take them off at the two minute call. Beyond that, you might want to land on the DZ and stand the landng up. Have fun!

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[fastphil 0]

I've got my BASCR on a ten way star. Nekkid flying is a bit different, especially the feeling of parts exposed like you never had them exposed before. The strangest part was the ride to altitude with a plane full of nudies...

[mr_woosh 0]

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... take them off at the two minute call. Beyond that, you might want to land on the DZ and stand the landng up. Have fun!

are you suggesting taking everything off before boarding the plane? after some reading I was under impression that you take it off in the plane... I don't really care as much I guess but I certainly don't want to insult anyone, being new to the sport it's hard to judge what's people's attitude towards these things..

and a standing landing within student circle is on top of the priorities list

also, not to hijack my own thread, but just curious, FastPhil, what's a BASCR? is it one of SCR awards, I don't think I've seen that abbreviation there though..

[Thanatos340 1]

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what's a BASCR? is it one of SCR awards,

I am Guessing it is "Bare Assed Star Crest Award".

[darkwing 5]

On the nekkid 10-way speed star jump I did at a competition many years ago, our rule was you could wear shoes and gloves and a helmet. We let one guy take a towel, because he had a bad leg, and had to land on his ass. So after he opened he took the towel from behind his rig and put it under his behind. Nobody on the ground knew we were clothes-less, until we landed. I'm sure the judges figured it out part way through the jump though. Lots of spectators were whuffos, and taking photos when we landed. Most of us just gathered our canopies in front of us walking back in. We were jumping round canopies too, so only some of us actually did a stand-up landing.

We were taking off from an airport some miles away from where we were jumping in, and on the way to the airport is when we decided to go nekkid. We left our clothes with the van driver, and stood around the airport naked waiting for the pilot to come out to the twin beech. Of course, the airport gas truck had to come out first. the gas guys were impressed. Fortunately, the van driver didn't throw our clothes away on his drive back to the DZ. As I recall, this was at a meet in Alta, Utah, in about 1974.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[billvon 2,991]

>what to wear, when do you take it all off and how do you walk around >the dz after the jump.

From a few years back:

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I've gotten asked about this enough that I figured I would do a
FAQ on it. it's a weird topic - to some jumpers it's a big joke,
something to talk about but never actually do. to others it's just
another kind of skydive, usually reserved for special occasions. to a
third group it's a big mystery - both in terms of why someone would want
to do it and how to actually go about it.

so without further ado, the naked skydiving FAQ:

Why would anyone want to jump naked?

depends. in some places it's a tradition, often performed on
one's birthday. in other places it's just a fun thing to do on a hot
Saturday, or to make a 6-way a bit more interesting.

Is it dangerous or illegal or anything?

it's no more dangerous than any other new skydiving trick you try
- that is to say, a little more dangerous that your average freefall, but
not by much if you're careful.
public nudity is illegal in many places, so don't get caught. try
to avoid offending the whuffos. it is bad form to parade naked through an
airport terminal on the way to the plane. emergency shorts or a long
shirt can help during an off-airport landing, although your canopy works
fine in a pinch.

Does it feel weird?

it feels very odd. body hair isn't used to 120 mph of wind.
also, you know how your face can flap around in freefall? well, picture
your whole body doing that.

Is it cold?

Of course it's cold! even on a warm day (60 at altitude) the
shock is enough to take your breath away for a second. you get used to it
fast, though. and yes - you do experience all the physiological effects
of being cold, which can sometimes be embarrassing.

Can you still maneuver?

freefall still works the same way. arching makes you stable,
legs-out drives you forward, etc. however, it doesn't feel the same, and
that can mess up your flying skills. if you stick your legs out, you feel
a lot of wind on your feet, and that can cause you to want to pull your
feet back in (for example.)

Will I fall faster?

it's been my experience that a typical guy falls a bit slower when
naked than when wearing a tight nylon jumpsuit (due to body hair maybe?)
most women fall a bit faster, but for most women the additional speed is
not a problem - especially if you've left the weights behind.

Will I fall out of my harness?

very unlikely. if your harness fits even halfway decently when
clothed, you won't fall out. if your chest strap is already hitting you in
the face on opening, it would probably be a good idea to get a better
fitting harness before trying anything like this. you will sit a bit
lower in your harness after you open, but not by much.

How can I get into the plane like that without everyone staring at me?

if that really bothers you, keep in mind that the objective is to
make a naked skydive - not a naked plane trip. a technique that works
pretty well:

1. find someplace private and take all your clothes off
2. put a cruddy loose t-shirt on (and a small fanny pack, if you want)
3. put your rig on
4. put a pair of shorts on over the rig
5. put on the rest of your stuff (sandals, altimeter, whatever)
6. just before jump run, loosen your chest strap and yank the shirt out
from under the rig (easier than it sounds.)
7. take the shorts off
8. if desired, stuff the shorts/shirt somewhere - an unused ROL pouch
works great for this, and a fanny pack isn't too bad either
9. GET A GEAR CHECK BEFORE EXITING! pulling things on and off can open
flaps, tug at bridles, etc. yes, someone will see your nakedness, but
they're going to see you in the door in a second anyway.

What kind of dive should I do?

pretty much anything you do normally. keep in mind that you'll
probably be flying poorly, so don't plan anything too ambitious. a diving
exit is generally less painful than a floating exit. keep in mind the
complete lack of grippers when designing the dive.

What about the opening? Will it hurt?

a normal opening will feel weird, but won't hurt. a hard opening
will hurt more than it otherwise would. after opening you will sit a bit
lower in the harness, but other than that, canopy control should not be
affected.

How do I land?

same as always. if you're not wearing shoes, land someplace soft.
if you want to put shorts back on after you land, try to land far enough
away so that you'll have time before the crowd gets there.

Should I get pictures/video?

sure! keep in mind, though, that those pictures are almost
guaranteed to reappear right when you don't want them to - say, during a
year-end party, or a boogie, or someone's bachelor party . . .

What are things I should watch for?

a few that come to mind -

whatever you do with clothing in the plane, don't cover up your

handles or your container! it could be a very bad thing if you had to
bail out at 1500 feet and there was a shirt over your reserve container.
also, pulling off a t-shirt over a container can open flaps, pull on RSL's
and do other bad things.

if you wear a shirt during the dive for whatever reason, make sure
that it will not cover your handles. keep in mind that during opening,
you'll be standing up, and the shirt will want to blow up over your head -
and that's precisely the time you may need to find those handles. tie the
shirt down, use duct tape, or use something over it (a belt? fanny pack?)
to keep it under control.

don't plan an unusual dive. if you've never done a 20-way before,
this is not the time to start - even if the nature of the dive makes you
instantly popular. don't try out new gear for the first time. there are
enough new things to deal with on the dive as it is.

be careful who you let spot, and make sure it's not someone who's
out to get you. enough said.

don't assume you can track normally. you really can, but the
feedback you get from your skin may mess you up. plan for this. either
plan to dump in place or warn others about the possible lack of a track.

as always, watch your altitude and be prepared for problems. they
can happen no matter what you're wearing.

Do women really whistle in freefall?

as far as I can tell that's a myth. (sorry to debunk that
particular bit of folklore . . .) things do flap around quite a bit,
though.

[fastphil 0]

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what's a BASCR? is it one of SCR awards,

I am Guessing it is "Bare Assed Star Crest Award".

Sorry to leave you guessing; BASCR is the Bare Ass Star Crest Recipient, an offshoot of the SCR. Guess this was back in the days when we were keeping track of all "asspects" of the sport, so we were issued numbers. It was not handled by Bill Newell though, think his name is Carl Winthrop. Check out the JPEG.

This is the only Nekkid jump I've made, and don't know how we got bored enough to do this one. The DZ management asked us to land out a ways and stash some shorts to put on after landing. Spaceland was very open so we could be seen by all anyway, I was just careful not to land in Boatman's Machine Gun Shooting Range...

[mr_woosh 0]

I am extremely grateful to all of you guys replying here and especially to those special people at Perris: Luke, Brook and Naomi (sorry if misspelled), who made it such a blast. Thank you so much! This was the most wonderful birthday in my life. And I guess that was the best jump to appreciate all the freedom an A license gives you.

[Naomi 0]

You definitely have balls!!

I’m glad that Luke, Brooke & I could help you celebrate your birthday!!

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

[Brooker 0]

I'm glad we could help you celebrate.

[droquette 0]

any pics or vid of this jump?

HISPA 72 ----- "Muff Brother" 3733

[billvon 2,991]

> any pics or vid of this jump?

By far the best nude jumps I have been on had no cameras. (I know, nowadays some people can't stay stable without a camera on their heads, but this was a different time.)

[fastphil 0]

Any girls on the jump??? I just can't get that Whistling Dixie thing billvon mentioned outta my mind...

[mr_woosh 0]

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any pics or vid of this jump?

there are pics, there's video, there were girls I was the only one naked though. People here in California have a lot of misconceptions about what cold weather is, everyone was putting on several layers when I was undressing

I am still contemplating though whether all the documentation should be made available to the public ...and the funny thing is I feel more embarrassed to show my flying skills (or rather the absence of it) than to show my bare ass no arch, legs too wide, unable to fall fast enough to keep up with the girls (and I mean, this was as tight as a jumpsuit can get ) and I guess I was the major contribution to the fact that a planned skydive became a tumbling orgy ... oh boy, I don't know how did they let me graduate...

Edited to add: but I still have to admit I loved every second of it and I somehow have a strong feeling that I had much more fun with this one than I'd have if everything went as planned I mean, that WAS my first jump after getting my A AND disregarding the coach jumps it was my first RW jump AND the only unstable tumbling I had before was my AFF6, which was tons of fun and was one of my favorite jumps (and still is). So all in all I could have had a more professionally looking video I guess, but I have a feeling it'd come at the expense of fun part of it

[billvon 2,991]

>Any girls on the jump???

Of course. An all-guy nude jump is just . . . wierd.

[mr_woosh 0]

well, the best part of it is that I've met them for the first time just a few minutes before the jump and now I feel like they are best friends that I've known forever...

...damn, now I am hungry for a jump again I should read the forums only on Friday night, provided I have the money to jump on Saturday morning... oh well, I guess I can try to drown my sorrow in BASE videos, or watch Cutaway for a 100th time...