n_s_simpson 0 #1 February 26, 2007 The British weather is so frustrating!!! I've not jumped since the beginning of January because of the weather (and going on holiday) and I'm really upset Oh well, fingers crossed for next weekend. Does anyone have access to a crystal ball that I can borrow? NickNew forum with unlimited uploads for all: www.Love2SkyDive.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomLemming 0 #2 February 26, 2007 I'll loan you mine... it works quite reliably and works for anyone with an internet connection... Just visit http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/TN27?x=0&post=TN27&code=code&y=0 Don't ever look further than two days... Now, how to interpret this? Well that part's easy too! If it says the weather will be crap, it will be crap. If it says the weather will be good, it will be crap I'm seriously thinking about setting up a webcam on the weather brick at Headcorn because that is the only accurate way I've found to predict local weather. In all seriousness though, I've only had one day jumping so far this year. I missed two glorious days in January due to being seriously ill, but things have been a bit scarce. Fortunately I'm off to Empuriabrava this weekend, so hopefully I'll get some jumps in there. Not sure how busy they are in the week (never anyone on the webcams), but I'm hoping to start my FS1 on Friday :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n_s_simpson 0 #3 February 26, 2007 yeah the best weekend so far was 2 week ago and black knights were closed (no pilot). I went down last weekend because the weather looked promising. I think they should put a laundry room in our DZ so I can get that out of the way while I wait New forum with unlimited uploads for all: www.Love2SkyDive.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #4 February 26, 2007 QuoteThe British weather is so frustrating!!! I've not jumped since the beginning of January because of the weather (and going on holiday) and I'm really upset Oh dear. Last jumpable day here (due to absence of airplanes, or weather) was in NOVEMBER.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomLemming 0 #5 February 26, 2007 Whoa! I feel less sad about the UK now... How do you stay current with that kind of pattern ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n_s_simpson 0 #6 February 26, 2007 We just have to wait for the Summer to get some jumps in.New forum with unlimited uploads for all: www.Love2SkyDive.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #7 February 26, 2007 QuoteWhoa! I feel less sad about the UK now... How do you stay current with that kind of pattern ? It's very common in Canuckistan and the northern US to have a winter layoff from jumping. (It's why I moved away. ) You just get recurrent in the beginning of the spring, starting out slowly (if you're smart) for the first day or 2 of jumping. Either that or you go to Wisconsin where they don't have the common sense not to jump in sub-zero weather. Anyhow, you get used to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandomLemming 0 #8 February 26, 2007 I was just curious, more about the process than anything else... I was going out to Spain late last year and was getting close to 60 days without jumping, and apparently there I would have had to do a written test and one solo jump to be 'current' again. So I did what any self respecting person would do... took the next day off of work and put two jumps on before hitting the 60 day mark :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 February 26, 2007 Buy a Ryanair ticket to Emp'..... even for a weekend!! I'm sure that you'll love it.... we did. (.)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
RandomLemming 0 #10 February 26, 2007 QuoteBuy a Ryanair ticket to Emp'..... even for a weekend!! I'm sure that you'll love it.... we did. [apologies for hijacking here] Funny story - my flight leaves on Thursday at 06:45 :D How busy are they normally in the week ? Do you know if I'm likely to start my FS1 training on Friday or if we'll have to wait for Saturday to fill loads ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #11 February 26, 2007 Cool..... we caught that flight the 1st time we went... gives you loads of time to jump. Sorry, I can't say how busy now, but we went november and january and therfe was stull a buzz about the place. Still loads of lifts (about 15 or so a day). They put on 2 a/cs if they need them. Have fun. (.)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
RandomLemming 0 #12 February 26, 2007 I'm sure this flight does give you loads of time to jump. I'm equally sure that I'll need the first jump just to wake up after leaving the house at 03:30 :D I'm mainly interested in how busy they get in the week... I'm sure they go like mad on the weekends :) I'm hoping to get around 6 lifts a day because that would get my FS1 sorted before I come home and then I can stop jumping by myself all the time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #13 February 26, 2007 QuoteThe British weather is so frustrating!!! The solution to this problem has been known for a few hundred years. Of course in the last 50 years or so, it has gotten faster. :) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #14 February 26, 2007 Would ya like some cheese with that whine? At least you can jump when the weather gets better. I haven't jumped since October and I likely won't be able to jump at all this year, if ever again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katherine 0 #15 February 26, 2007 its not been that bad. i've been to the dz 3 times this year and jumped on all 3Leeds University Skydiving Club www.skydiveleeds.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RB_Hammer 0 #16 February 26, 2007 QuoteWould ya like some cheese with that whine? At least you can jump when the weather gets better. I haven't jumped since October and I likely won't be able to jump at all this year, if ever again. Ok, there has to be a story here...GIVE IT UP"I'm not lost. I don't know where I'm going, but there's no sense in being late." Mathew Quigley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #17 February 26, 2007 You guys should go back to a practice you used during WW II. Needing to train large numbers of Paratroopers and not being able to wait on the WX, the Brits anchored balloons inside huge blimp hangars and did static line jumps 24/7 . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #18 February 26, 2007 QuoteOk, there has to be a story here...GIVE IT UP No big story. I've got one or more bulging/ruptured discs in my neck and I'm not willing to risk paralysis for a skydive. Having been through ruptured discs and a fusion surgery in my lower back, I already know how much time has to pass before anything medical happens to improve the situation (other than drugs, but those don't improve things, they just mask the symptoms). I also have a pretty good idea of how long it will be after something medical finally happens to improve the situation before I can jump again. Assuming of course that I'll be allowed to jump post-surgery... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingDuck 0 #19 February 27, 2007 I feel your pain. Its sunny every day I work and on my days off it rains, rite now it is hailing. We could all use some love from the sky gods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildfan75 1 #20 February 27, 2007 Quote Either that or you go to Wisconsin where they don't have the common sense not to jump in sub-zero weather. Anyhow, you get used to it. Does one owe beer the first time he or she are told on DZ.com that he or she doesn't have common sense???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #21 February 27, 2007 yup and you pay the shipping Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #22 February 27, 2007 Wow, that's cool ..... b ut why would they need to use a balloon to get up inside the hanger? Why not just run a line to the ceiling and winch a platform up? (.)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
NickDG 23 #23 February 27, 2007 It was probably too scary that way . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #24 February 27, 2007 I spent three years there in the USAF. I can relate. Must be a bitch to live in the rain for life. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #25 February 27, 2007 nah no fun like that allowed these days too much paperwork and red tape involved Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
