Altitude awareness!!!!

[bigfall 0]

I was on my 12 jump and everything was going great started my 90 degree turns and got into a flat spin. I was so ingrossed in trying to get stable before
deploying I flew right threw my pull altitude of 4000
and by the time i realized it i was pulling at around 2100. When my main deployed I was so rattled
that I read the TET wrong and down winded. I hand my first PLF landing and other than some sore muscles I learned a valueable lesson PULL AND PULL ON TIME. By the way my second jump went much better open by 4000'. My instructor put a protrack on me on my second jump because of my size to get a fall rate and found out that i had a max speed of 155mph .

STEP OUT AND FEEL THE RUSH!!!! LATER

STEP OUT AND FEEL THE RUSH!!!! LATER
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[flyangel2 2]

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I learned a valueable lesson PULL AND PULL ON TIME.

Glad it worked out okay. Lesson learned.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[lisamariewillbe 1]

haha that sounds familar but different, I was the opposite, and it was jump 10, I tried a barrel roll couldnt get out lost altitude aware couldnt relax so I dumped and had the worlds longest canopy ride, after the line twist and everything was steerable I was still between 8 and 9000 ,

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[Orange1 0]

Yeah I learnt a lesson on alti awareness this past weekend too... was doing an ISP jump with break-off at 4500'. I looked at my alti, saw it go to 4500' and... it didn't trigger a damn thing in my brain. First time that's happened to me, next thing I see my instructor signalling me to move away and suddenly the alti, now reading closer to 4000' makes sense... I turned intending to track shorter than normal to pull at the correct alti but I was flustered and ending up pulling about 400' below where I should have. It really threw me, especially as my alti awareness has been great till now, and I thought had hardwired my brain to the "don't sacrifice anything for altitude" maxim. I will NEVER do that again!!

Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun.

[lisamariewillbe 1]

I think I prefer my lack of awareness Id have freaked and been really pissed at myself if I pulled low, pulling as high as I didjust made me annoyed , tired and cold... Glad your okay and welcome to the "hope we dontdo that again" club

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[Jeth 0]

Yep, on my first track I was doin the ol' helicopter track, spinning around instead of going straight. I forgot to count (was supposed to be a 3 second track) and was trying to straighten it out. I ended up pulling just below 3k. (Tracked for about 14 seconds instead of 3! ) The worst thing was I thought I pulled at 4!! It was kind of funny, though. After I opened I noticed canopies above me and I just thought "hmmm... thats strange". I didn't register the reason there were canopies above me!

Anyway, I got the stern alititude awareness speech from my instructor, and I didn't do it again. My tracks got much better too!

"At 13,000 feet nothing else matters."
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[saucy_dee 0]

We had a cypress fire at the weekend at the DZ i go to. Believe the girl lost alti awareness.

Landed with both canopies out, unhurt just shook up I believe.

Don't put off 'till tomorrow what you can do today

[alw 0]

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. . . . the worlds longest canopy ride, after the line twist and everything was steerable I was still between 8 and 9000 ,

I meant to ask how your legs felt after sitting in the harness that long.

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[lisamariewillbe 1]

You full well know, didnt you recieve the "no shit there I was story..." story ...twice? lol just to remind you dear, they hurt, are now bruised sighhhh... It was great seeing ya at the DZ,

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[salling772 0]

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[sundevil777 102]

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...I had a max speed of 155mph.

Don't pay much attention to the max speed on a Protrack, it can be very wrong. The first and second half, and overall average is what you should use as a basis for your fall rate.

Where were you wearing the Protrack?

Don't instructors advise students to try tracking out of a spin? Maybe that is old fashioned now, of course it can take time that may not be available, but I thought it was a standard remedy.

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[bigfall 0]

The protrack was in an inside pocket of my jump suit, and he could not get an average speed because when i was going for a 90 degree turn I got to aggressive and flipped on my back but recovered in plenty ov time to pull at 4000'. Heading to the DZ again this weekend and hopefully can work on my body position in free fall some more. Any suggestions?

STEP OUT AND FEEL THE RUSH!!!! LATER

STEP OUT AND FEEL THE RUSH!!!! LATER
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[Icon134 0]

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Any suggestions?

Ask your instructor for pointers.. I kid a bit... but seriously, you Instructors will know how you are flying and maybe able to better offer advice then what you can get from a bunch of people that haven't ever seen you skydive.

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