ryoder 1,590 #51 August 26, 2003 "Shit happens". Or, for the Politically Correct: "Events occur"."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billdo 0 #52 August 26, 2003 "A thousand feet - pull the ripcord now!!" "You first! I insist!" -Point Break "Always bet on 8 - 8's the fastest." -Cutaway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZoneRat 0 #53 August 26, 2003 If in doubt, don't go out. One of our coolest manifest gals was up for a quick hop n' pop last Sunday. A weather front was moving in, but it was believed that one more otter load could make. She was poised at the door looking back and forth between the weather front and the green light. She thought "That looks bad, but I just don't want to ride the plane down!" then she thought "Whoa, did I just think that?" She recognised her thought was a signal that her mind wasn't where it needed to be, and stepped back from the door. As she did so, the pilot killed the green light and started yelling that no one jump. The winds came up from 0-5 mph to 38 with gusts to 45. This happened literally within 1-2 minutes time. She would've launched under moderate winds and landed in a whirling multi-directional shit storm. It wouldn't have been pretty. My respect for her went way up when she told me her thought process on that one...“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WayneRATS 0 #54 August 26, 2003 non saftey related saying again fly your slot and the grips will be there------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #55 August 26, 2003 Land with your wing level. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #56 August 26, 2003 >Land with your wing level. Good advice for new jumpers, bad advice for people wanting to downsize. Better advice would be "fly your wing all the way to the ground." You can land with your wing in a 30 degree bank; indeed, being able to do this is important before you move on to smaller and smaller canopies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #57 August 26, 2003 Quote>Land with your wing level. Good advice for new jumpers, bad advice for people wanting to downsize. Better advice would be "fly your wing all the way to the ground." You can land with your wing in a 30 degree bank; indeed, being able to do this is important before you move on to smaller and smaller canopies. I need to remember who my audience is I guess. I'm used to working with students and novices. As far as swooping goes, many of you could advise me. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #58 August 28, 2003 Keep your nose up in the turns. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #59 August 28, 2003 Grab the grass to save your ass 'cause it's the bounce that kills you. Don't know where that's from - I probably read it elsewhere on dz.com. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #60 August 29, 2003 QuoteQuote1) If you don't want to go low, don't fly there! --Mark Brown I thought that was from Jerry Bird. A friend of mine was doing some big ways with Jerry Bird. One of the things Jerry told the entire group were those exact words. I often think of them......Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #61 August 29, 2003 "I would rather be down here wishing I was up there, then up there wishing I was down here."She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #62 September 2, 2003 High Winds: Where you turn is where you burn !Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #63 September 2, 2003 Your chances of survival have something to do with your angle of arrival.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,446 #64 September 2, 2003 Nightjumps just posted this in the PLF thread: Its better to PLF and be wrong, than to not PLF and be wrong Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bclark 0 #65 September 2, 2003 One for pilots, The 3 most useless things in aviation: The sky above you. The runway behind you. The fuel you left behind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #66 September 2, 2003 >The sky above you. The runway behind you. The fuel you left behind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 9 #67 September 3, 2003 Q : What altitude are you pulling at? A : Sometime before impact! Everyone use at least one parachute on every skydive... otherwise the paperwork for the rest of us is a bitch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #68 September 3, 2003 QuoteQuote1) If you don't want to go low, don't fly there! --Mark Brown I thought that was from Jerry Bird. John, Spoke with Mark Brown this weekend and he gives full credit to Jerry Bird for this saying's creation. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #69 September 3, 2003 Quote One for pilots, The 3 most useless things in aviation: The sky above you. The runway behind you. The fuel you left behind. The map in your car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #70 September 5, 2003 " It's better to chop and be wrong, then to not chop and become an active thread in the incidents forum..." from:http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=646303;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #71 September 5, 2003 Quote" It's better to chop and be wrong, then to not chop and become an active thread in the incidents forum..." from:clicky"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #72 September 6, 2003 Quote To a student: Flare on the third Oh shit" It's not cool going in without all of your handles being pulled. i always thought you should ignore the 'oh shit' and pay attention to the 'oh fuck'namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailgate 0 #73 September 6, 2003 QuoteIt dont mean a thing if you dont pull that string Wow, and I didn't even know Duke Ellington was a diver _________________________________________________ Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man- Sam Walter Foss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeTJumps 4 #74 September 6, 2003 The EPA defines a skydiving impact as IRREVERSIBLE Earth-Person Compaction. Hint: Avoid this at all costs. When the ground and the canopy meet, the body should have been there first at LOW speed.Mike Turoff Instructor Examiner, USPA Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sburkart 0 #75 September 6, 2003 A blind wreckdotters' sig line went "Flare when you hear the crickets!" Probably doesn't work so well if Cicadas are in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
