Vertifly 0 #1 September 22, 2003 I went through a phase of about 300 jumps while, in FreeFall, I wondered if my container was still on my back. Some videos actual show me feeling for my harness. This is a bizarre question to have in your head when you are no longer inside of the plane. This is especially true considering that I always check my gear before leaving the aircraft. I haven't met anyone with similar thoughts. ..so, scary or just plain weird, give us some thing(s) that you've thought about in freefall (repetitively or not). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #2 September 22, 2003 QuoteI went through a phase of about 300 jumps while, in FreeFall, I wondered if my container was still on my back. Some videos actual show me feeling for my harness. Same happened to me!! It was a stupid feeling... Glad my container was there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #3 September 22, 2003 On jump 13 or so, I did a solo and was falling directly over Morgan's Pond. I pulled at 3K and the P/C was caught in my burble for about a second and a half, just enough time for me to wonder when it was going to open. I thought to myself in that second and a half: "Well if this opens too low for it to fully inflate, at least the water will slow me down" Of course I was also thinking about pulling my "Oh Shit" handle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #4 September 22, 2003 At my old home DZ with about 20 jumps at the time... Jumped rented gear for about 6 jumps. Began having delays with my P/C. On the last jump I tossed the P/C and waited for opening. After a delay of about 4 seconds the main deployed. I remember thinking very slowly, "Gee, that doesn't feel right. hmmmmm". As I turned my head to look back for the second time, the canopy came out. At the ground, the instructor asked me if I was cocking the P/C. I said, "What does "cocking" mean?" Whooooooooah!!!! It has been hard for me to live that down. Lesson learned. Now that DZ will always remember me as "Collapsible Dave". hehe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #5 September 22, 2003 LMFAO!!! Sounds a lot like a mistake I could make. I'm suprised it still generated enough force to pull the pin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #6 September 22, 2003 yeah... exactly! and six times too. YIKES! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #7 September 22, 2003 I usually wear weights (6-10 lbs) and so when I jump without weights everything feels really different and it feels like something is missing. Anytime I get that feeling I look to make sure that I still have my rig on. Also, my first (and only) cutaway was from a CRW entanglement. I cutaway, got stable and was belly to earth by around 6000 feet. It was the weirdest feeling to be freefalling without a main on my bag. I looked and reached back to make sure my rig hadn't come off when I cut away because it felt so different. When I was confident that I had my rig on and got tired of looking at my cut away handle in my right hand I pulled the reserve. I like my PD 143 Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #8 September 22, 2003 i've got to say that when i got my own gear and didn't have to use the student gear any more i almost forgot it was there because mine is so much more comfortable. matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schattenjaeger 0 #9 September 22, 2003 You know, I do a similar thing in my car. I'm always checking to make sure it's in gear, while I'm driving...I bet I would have the same tendency with the container, but I'm jumping big 'ol student gear right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 0 #10 September 22, 2003 Had that feeling once or twice, altough too checking everything before going in&out of the plane... It's really weird! Will probably happen to me again once my new container arrives, compared to that old velcro-infested vector im currently jumping...The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #11 September 22, 2003 Maybe it's just me who would feel this way but next jump, during opening sequence, concentrate real hard on what it would feel like if your leg straps became unfastened or suddenly broke and you fell out of your rig. I thought about that a few times during opening and it REALLY scared the shit out of me.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonics1981 0 #12 September 22, 2003 I often get the feeling that ive forgot something as I approach the door! For some reason it feels as though my hands should have something in them! ------------------------------------------------------ "Ive given up on sigs cos I make a mess of them!" ------------------------------------------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 September 22, 2003 I get some similar feelings now, with over 700 jumps. For me its when I'm doing a sport jumps, since I don't have a sequence of things to do to get ready, like when jumping a tandem, I get fidgety and think I'm missing something (sometimes).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #14 September 22, 2003 every once in a while, i start to spaz in freefall thinking i forgot to put my rig on, since i can't feel it sometimes, oops.... I thought that just happened to me..."Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #15 September 22, 2003 QuoteI often get the feeling that ive forgot something as I approach the door! For some reason it feels as though my hands should have something in them! I have that too! ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjames 2 #16 September 22, 2003 Random thoughts during freefall in (...) star (cool, we all made it) compressed accordian (why am I reaching for grip) some odd flake formation(who the hell designed this formation) star (we are all still here, good,good) (uhh...what's the next point?) (Why are all the other jumpers in the wrong slots?) . "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #17 September 22, 2003 OH! I've done that one too. It sucks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kitof1976 0 #18 September 22, 2003 I get the feeling that I forgot something just as I step towards the door all the time ... I usually give a quick handles touch and I am out the door. But Recently I had jump where while in free fall I started to wonder if on of my legstrap came undone because I couldn't really feel the strap around my legs! I started to reajust the legs straps in free fall at about 4500 feet... a bad idea for a stability! I was just scared that if I was gonna pull without tightening them first I would fall out of the harness. "We see the world just the way we are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #19 September 22, 2003 Do strange thoughts under canopy count? I was once jumping an accuracy canopy with a split slider: after each opening my routine was to automatically reach up and pull the cord that split the slider in half, allowing the canopy lines to spread out further and flatten out the bottom of the canopy for more surface area. Then one day along came a malfunction and cut-away. When the reserve chute opened, I stuck to my instinctive habit pattern and reached up to split the slider. The only problem was, the reserve slider was solid and couldn't be split in half. My immediate thought was: "Hey! Who tampered with my rig and swapped out my slider when I wasn't looking!" Those habits get so ingrained you still do 'em even when they don't make sense, and then automatically blame others because of it. Doh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #20 September 22, 2003 QuoteI get some similar feelings now, with over 700 jumps. For me its when I'm doing a sport jumps, since I don't have a sequence of things to do to get ready, like when jumping a tandem, I get fidgety and think I'm missing something (sometimes). Wait till you dive out after an 8-way and instinctively throw the drogue 3 seconds after exit. :-) Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Aviatrr 0 #21 September 22, 2003 QuoteWait till you dive out after an 8-way and instinctively throw the drogue 3 seconds after exit. :-) Blues, Dave I saw that a few years ago...there was a group of 6 of us. I was last out, and the guy in front of me was a tandem instructor....who hadn't done anything but tandems in nearly 6 months. As I followed him out, realized he was NOT diving....but just getting in a stable BTE position...and he pitched his pilot chute. I sailed by him close enough to see the look on his face just as he reached line stretch....and realized what he did. It took me a few seconds to figure out why he had done it.....and I spent the next 5000ft laughing so hard I couldn't concentrate on getting to the formation. Finally, when all hope was lost of me getting down to the group, I dumped(still damn near 10,000ft) and we did a bit of CReW. He still has not lived that one down. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vertifly 0 #22 September 23, 2003 I wish that you had a pic of his face just before his legs swung below him during the opening sequence. BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I would have lost it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazyfrog 0 #23 September 23, 2003 one time my back was quite wet, and on exit, only felt the air on my back...really thought that my rig was gone... did a check with shoulder and chest strap... but the feeling was like I jumped with a tandem passenger harness---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites vonSanta 0 #24 September 23, 2003 Had a couple of hard pulls on student gear with ripcord. Then had a really easy one. I had the ripcord in my hand and was looking at it thinking 'ummm, is it usually this short or has the thing broken off?' Felt like a long time before the canopy opened right there and then Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vertifly 0 #25 September 23, 2003 Yikes! Funny how things go into slow motion at the moment of truth. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
kitof1976 0 #18 September 22, 2003 I get the feeling that I forgot something just as I step towards the door all the time ... I usually give a quick handles touch and I am out the door. But Recently I had jump where while in free fall I started to wonder if on of my legstrap came undone because I couldn't really feel the strap around my legs! I started to reajust the legs straps in free fall at about 4500 feet... a bad idea for a stability! I was just scared that if I was gonna pull without tightening them first I would fall out of the harness. "We see the world just the way we are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #19 September 22, 2003 Do strange thoughts under canopy count? I was once jumping an accuracy canopy with a split slider: after each opening my routine was to automatically reach up and pull the cord that split the slider in half, allowing the canopy lines to spread out further and flatten out the bottom of the canopy for more surface area. Then one day along came a malfunction and cut-away. When the reserve chute opened, I stuck to my instinctive habit pattern and reached up to split the slider. The only problem was, the reserve slider was solid and couldn't be split in half. My immediate thought was: "Hey! Who tampered with my rig and swapped out my slider when I wasn't looking!" Those habits get so ingrained you still do 'em even when they don't make sense, and then automatically blame others because of it. Doh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #20 September 22, 2003 QuoteI get some similar feelings now, with over 700 jumps. For me its when I'm doing a sport jumps, since I don't have a sequence of things to do to get ready, like when jumping a tandem, I get fidgety and think I'm missing something (sometimes). Wait till you dive out after an 8-way and instinctively throw the drogue 3 seconds after exit. :-) Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #21 September 22, 2003 QuoteWait till you dive out after an 8-way and instinctively throw the drogue 3 seconds after exit. :-) Blues, Dave I saw that a few years ago...there was a group of 6 of us. I was last out, and the guy in front of me was a tandem instructor....who hadn't done anything but tandems in nearly 6 months. As I followed him out, realized he was NOT diving....but just getting in a stable BTE position...and he pitched his pilot chute. I sailed by him close enough to see the look on his face just as he reached line stretch....and realized what he did. It took me a few seconds to figure out why he had done it.....and I spent the next 5000ft laughing so hard I couldn't concentrate on getting to the formation. Finally, when all hope was lost of me getting down to the group, I dumped(still damn near 10,000ft) and we did a bit of CReW. He still has not lived that one down. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #22 September 23, 2003 I wish that you had a pic of his face just before his legs swung below him during the opening sequence. BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I would have lost it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #23 September 23, 2003 one time my back was quite wet, and on exit, only felt the air on my back...really thought that my rig was gone... did a check with shoulder and chest strap... but the feeling was like I jumped with a tandem passenger harness---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #24 September 23, 2003 Had a couple of hard pulls on student gear with ripcord. Then had a really easy one. I had the ripcord in my hand and was looking at it thinking 'ummm, is it usually this short or has the thing broken off?' Felt like a long time before the canopy opened right there and then Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #25 September 23, 2003 Yikes! Funny how things go into slow motion at the moment of truth. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
