Random Tips/Facts for Newbies

[FrogNog 1]

* Before the door opens, breathe.

* You are ultimately responsible for your own safety. Do not let yourself get hurt by being a sheep in the face of things that you don't understand and are scared of.

* Periodic trips to the hanging harness could save your life.

* Two tries.

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[wahberee 0]

Great thread,
thanks a bunch

[Blahr 0]

If you are a guy, adjust yourself on the ground BEFORE you tighten the straps.
In the air its too late and DAMN can that suck!

[CornishChris 5]

Get into the plane ready to get out of the plane.

If in doubt, don't

If you have to ask whether you should jump, you shouldn't jump

There's always tomorrow

Buy me beer.

CJP

Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

[FrogNog 1]

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If you are a guy, adjust yourself on the ground BEFORE you tighten the straps.
In the air its too late and DAMN can that suck!

Ah, the dreaded "Ball-under malfunction".

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[Kris 0]

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If you are a guy, adjust yourself on the ground BEFORE you tighten the straps.
In the air its too late and DAMN can that suck!

I can adjust and track, ThankYouVeryMuch.

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[Auryn 0]

visualize and practice emergency procedures every chance you get.

Don't listen to every piece of advice you get.. there is some really bad advice floating around out there. Be careful. However, if someone says no to something, no is no. that applies to both what you are trying to advance in, and what you may be inviting other people along for. if they don't think they are ready, they aren't and shouldn't be pressured.


Blue Ones !

D 27808, still don't know squat.

[FIREFLYR 0]

Smaller doesn't mean better!
Get used to flying under a larger canopy you have lots more time to make important decisions!

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[FIREFLYR 0]

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Have a Hard Deck, know your hard deck and Keep your Hard Deck!

What's a hard deck?

.............Or are we just happy to see you

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[Nightingale 0]

the "decision altitude" where you should've decided whether or not your main's landable or if you need to chop

[FIREFLYR 0]

ya did'nt read the last line kiddo

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[Nightingale 0]

since you don't separate your signature file in any way, I'd thought the last line was part of your sig.

[Ron 10]

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If someone is close, kick your legs in a little "scissor" type action. If they see you, they should do the same. If is like saying "Hi, yes I see you".

THATs what that means???? I thought it was just guys adjusting their "package".

Realize that everyone is out to kill you. Paraniod, but also true.

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[Ron 10]

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Get into the plane ready to get out of the plane.

Yes....It seems that once you get about 600 jumps you think its cool to saunder out without your gear on. One time I am walking out to the plane....I have the least number of jumps on my 8 way group (3,000) And we have a member of Airspeed with us. I walk up to a guy with 1,000 jumps that does not have his rig on. I ask him to look at my group. He does...I ask him if he sees any of us without our gear on...He does not. I ask him which group is cooler....Us, or him.

This is a mjor pet peave of mine..once you see a guy bounce due to not putting his fucking rig on...well you get little pet peaves like this.

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[WrongWay 0]

Don't go faster than your abilities and skills will allow you to go. Take your time, be safe, and don't make stupid unneccesary mistakes. If you do this often, take the responsibility to take up golf.

Listen to your instructors. Their constructive criticism, no matter how well or badly you take it, could very well save your life.

Take criticism as well as possible. At 100 jumps you will not know shit, but will think you know everything. Realize that these people have 1000's of jumps, and could fly circles around you, so what they have to say is going to be accurate, but whether it will be helpful or not depends on how you take it. If you shrug it off if someone tells you something you did wrong and call them an asshole, odds are you're going to hurt yourself. This is a dangerous sport that will show no mercy to those to don't do it responsibly. Be careful out there, and keep an open mind.

Oh, and don't forget the golden rule. You owe beer, you buy beer.

Wrong Way
D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451
The wiser wolf prevails.

[jerry81 10]

Here's my humble contribution;
-The other guy does not see you. Additionally, if he has a slower canopy than you, he will spiral it down and then clog the landing pattern.
-No, you won't make it over those trees.
-Look for others if you're landing out. Walking back is not much fun when you're alone. Neither is lying on the ground broken.

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[gravitysurfer 0]

Thanks! I was waiting for some one to catch that!

aloha.

[kallend 2,106]

The Golden Rules:

Land Safely in an aircraft or under an open canopy
Land Safe, Not Close
Leave Room For Error
Check gear prior to dressing, boarding & exit
Stay Ahead of the Jump
Always Have A Plan
Know thy Altitude
Know When to Say No
Never Give Up!


I got these from Roger Nelson

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.