Listening to music during your jump?

[tmontana 0]

This may sound like a silly question, but since i've just started jumping (24 jumps), and this is something i've thought about but never heard of or seen anyone do during a jump. Is there a safety issue? Since i can't hear shit except wind when i jump would it matter if you are listening to music. not necessarily saying for me right now but when i get more experienced.
Do people ever take a small MP3 player with headphones with them and listen to music during a jump?

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[Blahr 0]

I've thought about it, but since I cant hear an audible in freefall it probably would be a waste of time for me

[EdC 0]

There have been a few threads on here about this subject. You might try doing a search and seeing what you can find.

Big Ed

[FrogNog 1]

I don't like any songs that are only a minute long.

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[czechbase 0]

How about just listening during the ride up? That would be ok! It gets boring sometimes on the way up.

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[benny 0]

I was actually thinking about this though, and it seems to me, if you get comfy with a song, maybe it could give you clues for what you're supposed to be doing during your dive. High-hats hit... pull!

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[LuvToFly 0]

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This may sound like a silly question, but since i've just started jumping (24 jumps), and this is something i've thought about but never heard of or seen anyone do during a jump. Is there a safety issue? Since i can't hear shit except wind when i jump would it matter if you are listening to music. not necessarily saying for me right now but when i get more experienced.
Do people ever take a small MP3 player with headphones with them and listen to music during a jump?

The whole subject of communicating in the event of a canopy collision looms large in my mind.

In an instant, you may need to be yelling up or down to someone, and have some idea what they are saying as well to coordinate a life-saving manuever.

Just not worth a tune in my mind.

It's is a little bit like closing the world off with headphones while driving a car - but you did not hear that person beeping your horn at you while they were spiriling out of control before slamming into your car.

Some things, I think, deserve our full attention - and definitely believe skydiving to be high on that list -

T.B.

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[pds 0]

my ipod has 300 jumps. great for ride up and in a lot of cases the trip down. dytter cuts right through and it is positioned in my jumpsuit pocket and can be paused with my elbow.

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[pkasdorf 0]

Not worth the increased risk.

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[winsor 236]

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This may sound like a silly question, but since i've just started jumping (24 jumps), and this is something i've thought about but never heard of or seen anyone do during a jump. Is there a safety issue? Since i can't hear shit except wind when i jump would it matter if you are listening to music. not necessarily saying for me right now but when i get more experienced.
Do people ever take a small MP3 player with headphones with them and listen to music during a jump?

Are you suggesting there's anyone who jumps without at least a walkman?

Don't be ridiculous! If you didn't have SOME kind of entertainment available, the jump would be, well, BORING!

Jeez....


Blue skies,

Winsor

[falxori 0]

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Not worth the increased risk.

my thought exactly.
even more so with a dytter, or under a canopy.

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[Zeemax 0]

ditto, why add wires and distractions to something that needs full concentration?

If you like music, just sing it in your head

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[mr2mk1g 10]

I don't like the fact you can't heard hunder canopy. Im not into CRW or anything, but I can recall loads of jumps when I've shouted somthing to another jumper under canopy (never in "anger" mind). Just think if for any reason somone needed to call a warning to you.

[Kris 0]

I've taken my iPod up on several jumps, but only on long hop & pop's or cross country jumps.

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[freeryde13 0]

i agree that it's a bad idea..it takes one of your senses away. once or twice too check it ot maybe....but not a good habit in my opinion.

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[cesslon 0]

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High-hats hit... pull!

But what if ya useally go belly first then get used to the same song then 1 day you free fly head first at a much higher speed

would be like "WTF that gound is getting closer but i aint even heard the 2nd chorus yet" hahah

by the way some1 said "cross country jumping" what is that ?

[pds 0]

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High-hats hit... pull!

But what if ya useally go belly first then get used to the same song then 1 day you free fly head first at a much higher speed

would be like "WTF that gound is getting closer but i aint even heard the 2nd chorus yet" hahah

by the way some1 said "cross country jumping" what is that ?

a 13k hopnpop a few miles out. nice long canopy ride home.

namaste, motherfucker.

[riddler 0]

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How about just listening during the ride up?

Think about all the good things you'll miss if you wear a headphone:

1. The pilot's report on ground winds
2. Information from other jumpers - exit order, who's doing what, anyone pulling high?, etc.
3. Information from the pilot - "plane's on fire, everyone out!"

Hearing isn't our best sense on the plane because of the noise, but it makes sense to keep all available senses open in case we need them.

Well, except for the smell sense, I guess. I would gladly wear a Sony Smell-man (if one existed) to tune out the jet-fuel and fart smells.

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[Zeemax 0]

but those are the smell's that remind you you're alive!

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[Designer 0]

Been there,done that.It was great on the ride to altitude.In freefall O.K.I remember it was the first time I ever lost a grip!Opps,no more music in freefall!

[karenmeal 0]

Is freefall really getting that boring that you need to add music? Just freaking skydive and leave your music on the ground.

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[kitof1976 0]

My thought exactly... what's next when the music is not enough to make the skydive fun... Pop some acid to make it really groovy .(smart ass comment)
No music for me... I need to hear myself think. Not to mention that I got used to the sound that my canopy/gear makes on deployment, flying around ect. Sounds gives me valuable info as to if things are normal.

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[freakydiver 0]

No doubt - plus you'd get like one minute of music per jump

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[Newbie 0]

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My thought exactly... what's next when the music is not enough to make the skydive fun... Pop some acid to make it really groovy .

you do that too huh? I thought i was the only one.

j/k - anyone thought about using an MP3 cutter to cut songs to like 45-50 secs so that they act as an audible? i.e. they finish, you are at break off, off you go, timeout/pro track/dytter goes off at 3000/2500 whatever - pull. Sure that's not a long time, but if you want to hear music you can, and it acts as another audible. Obviously you have the issues of starting the tune as you're meant to be spotting/watching the last group, but that's another issue i won't even get into.

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