Mirage63 0 #1 February 23, 2004 Stupied me. In the plane on the way to attitude: "Hey it's been over a thousand jumps since I had a reserve ride" A little history. +1,600 jumps, five reserve rides. One I packed the rest someone else packed. To top it off I had just had the repack done the day before! Line twist, couldn't kick out of it before it had me on my back. Good news is found all my stuff that had landed in the deep dark forrest. Free bag was fourty feet up and a good friend who is in better shape and not a chicken shit like me climb up and got it. So all's well that ends well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #2 February 23, 2004 Guess that will teach you. Glad you are okay.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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #3 February 23, 2004 QuoteTo top it off I had just had the repack done the day before! I'm right there with you. 3 reserve rides in just shy of 600 jumps, 2 cutaways. My last reserve lasted fewer than 10 days. It's less than 30 days old and has now been packed twice and jumped once. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #4 February 23, 2004 Huh...sounds like me...I said I've never landed out at this DZ yet...I got to do it on my reserve. fun fun fun. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirage63 0 #5 February 23, 2004 Glad to know other people average isn't that good. I really thought I was on a roll. Two of my five resulted in canopy damage, (line over with burns and a canopy "explosion") the other three were line twist resulting in a spinning canopy. One day I'll be average! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 February 23, 2004 QuoteOne day I'll be average! There are certain people that don't want you average. I have over 3,000 skydives and only five malfunctions. Oh no! I better not say that!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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloud9 0 #7 February 24, 2004 I had 4 cutaways in my first 300 jumps. I'm really helping out some other folks average for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckitaway 0 #8 February 24, 2004 We are all above average anyway . I had 3 before 30 I'm good for awhile!!! good thing we have two chutes huh [hence nickname chuckitaway] ha ha ha good tymes & blue skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #9 February 24, 2004 QuoteQuoteOne day I'll be average! There are certain people that don't want you average. I have over 3,000 skydives and only five malfunctions. Oh no! I better not say that! That's 5 more than I've had.... 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
diablopilot 2 #10 February 24, 2004 QuoteGuess that will teach you. Teach 'em what? Good body position? QuoteI have over 3,000 skydives and only five malfunctions. Oh no! I better not say that! Oooopps, I'm ahead of you on that bell curve! 2700 and just 2 mal's (one total, one chop) That's alright, just got a new pocket rocket wing. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #11 February 24, 2004 my average is still a 0/389. Hope it's not today, 'cause I Im not planning to jump. scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirage63 0 #12 February 24, 2004 Just to make all you "oowww I've got a bunch of jumps and only X cut aways..." see the real light. Bob Holler who jumps at my dz's first words-and I mean first-when I walked up were. "And I still don't have one" I believe he is somewhere around 4,500 jumps. So there. As far as my "body position" well it's my body position and when you get my age your allowed to have any body position you can get into. Picking up my repack and heading to Moss Point for the M.G. boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #13 February 24, 2004 Quote Line twist, couldn't kick out of it before it had me on my back. What canopy are you flying? Perhaps you need something a little more stable and forgiving? Para-commander? I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirage63 0 #14 February 24, 2004 Yeah, maybe a Spectre 150 I have a Diablo 170. I don't believe my body position to have been that bad. Now my packing........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
