Skyvixen 0 #76 July 17, 2003 I like to hear peoples opinions.... And I was actually wondering if anyone else felt the same way..I'm alone as alwaysLet's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #77 July 17, 2003 I don't think Andie787 was saying you should rely on your cypres. You should only rely on yourself. Cypres is man made and you should be been told during your student training to NEVER rely on yor RSL, and or AAD. You are responsible for your own safety. If you don't feel a cypres is good for you, than don't jump with one. I jump with one because if for any reason I am unconscious, IMO, i have a better chance of survival, than with out a cypres. There are people who have been paralyzed in car accidents, does that mean you should not wear a seat belt just in case you are in a car accident and get paralyzed? Just my 2 cents. JudyBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #78 July 17, 2003 True the odds are low - but hell, I haven't been involved in a car accident yet and I've been driving for 12 years now. The odds are getting higher as more jumpers are being brought into the sport - don't fool yourself of that fact. Anyhow - please be safe out there as I already have too many things to worry about And you are damn right its easy to stir things up around here - we all just care about you. -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyvixen 0 #79 July 17, 2003 Weird how u mentioned car accident.. Ihad a seatbelt on and my seat came out of the floor the dashboard blewout at meand I was in a coma for a month.. I really have NO desire to go through that againLet's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #80 July 17, 2003 QuoteSo your saying I should rely on my cypress, and if I am and unconscious, hit something become paralyzed YOU will take care me Sponge baths come to mind. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #81 July 17, 2003 Apples and oranges. My grandma was thrown out of her car for not having her seatbelt on. They found her 300 yards away from the wreckage, she died after 9 weeks in not so cheap intensive care. My grandpa had his belt on, he lived for 7 years. Get a car with seats that are bolted down. Get a cypress too! -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyvixen 0 #82 July 17, 2003 Sponge bath??Let's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #83 July 17, 2003 Wait just a minute - why does it say you have a Cypress in your profile there vixen? You just trying to get free sponge baths or something??? -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mirage62 0 #84 July 17, 2003 QuoteNice gester.. But I do believe that everything happens for a reason. I'm not trying to increase my odds of death.. QuoteCypress is perfect for new jumpers..Quote Oh good, I'll get rid of mine now, or is seven years still new? (actually it is) guess I'll keep it I fear more than anything..... being injured... I'd rather die doing what I love to do than spending my life in a wheel chair. Boy is it easy to stir things up around here.The odds of needing your cypress are VERY lowKevin Keenan is my hero, a double FUP, he does so much with so little Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jlmiracle 7 #85 July 17, 2003 QuoteWeird how u mentioned car accident.. Ihad a seatbelt on and my seat came out of the floor the dashboard blewout at meand I was in a coma for a month.. I really have NO desire to go through that again What do you supose would have happened if you didn't have your seat belt on? There are so many things in skydiving that will either save you or kill you or both. I choose to jump with a cypres. I have made about 1/2 my total jumps without a cypres. I decided to get one when I started doing big-ways and then I got my AFF rating and will not do AFF without a rig with a Cypres in it because students get excited and do stuff. I've been kicked more than once. (not in the head, yet).Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakydiver 0 #86 July 17, 2003 ? Nevermind I think I see your post... -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyvixen 0 #87 July 17, 2003 OOO you figured me out No really, honestly I got that cypress when I got the rig..I haven't turned it on in a long time.. Why do they have that as a question on our profiles ...?Let's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakydiver 0 #88 July 17, 2003 Can I have it then?? I don't understand why you would have one but not turn it on? Did something scare you in your formative days of jumping? -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #89 July 17, 2003 QuoteWeird how u mentioned car accident.. Ihad a seatbelt on and my seat came out of the floor the dashboard blewout at meand I was in a coma for a month.. I really have NO desire to go through that again So you'd rather be dead now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyvixen 0 #90 July 17, 2003 I don't want to go through that again...Let's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakydiver 0 #91 July 17, 2003 Yah but can I have your Cypress? Sell it to me cheap?? -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites feuergnom 28 #92 July 17, 2003 QuoteI like to hear peoples opinions.... And I was actually wondering if anyone else felt the same way..I'm alone as always blablahblah - and then you have the guts to start lamenting that you are alone as always. could it be that your are in a hormon-induced disorder? i haven't read so much bs in any thread so far. i'm outThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andie787 0 #93 July 17, 2003 Hey, you're not alone. There's lots of people that don't or can't or won't wear a Cypres for any number of reasons. It's not your decision not to wear one, but your reasoning that I question! Be safe whatever you do, Andie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakydiver 0 #94 July 17, 2003 That and I'm just bored at work!!! -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,439 #95 July 19, 2003 QuoteAny of these in strong winds? Being in a round (not Para C type) in wind is no fun. I realize the thread has advanced, but what they hey. I have about 100 cheapo (i.e. modified flat circular) jumps, some in winds that definitely had me backing up at a pretty good clip, including backing up into a fence. When I was jumping cheapos, the idea was to look at your drift line (the old "what spot isn't moving" trick) and pick an acceptable landing spot that was on the line. Not a close one, not a good one, not the airport. Choose from what's available, not what you want. The fact that I made most (but not all) of those in Texas helped, too -- lots of outs. But about 20 were in New England, at a pretty tight drop zone. We spotted really well there. 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 Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 4 of 4 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
jlmiracle 7 #85 July 17, 2003 QuoteWeird how u mentioned car accident.. Ihad a seatbelt on and my seat came out of the floor the dashboard blewout at meand I was in a coma for a month.. I really have NO desire to go through that again What do you supose would have happened if you didn't have your seat belt on? There are so many things in skydiving that will either save you or kill you or both. I choose to jump with a cypres. I have made about 1/2 my total jumps without a cypres. I decided to get one when I started doing big-ways and then I got my AFF rating and will not do AFF without a rig with a Cypres in it because students get excited and do stuff. I've been kicked more than once. (not in the head, yet).Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #86 July 17, 2003 ? Nevermind I think I see your post... -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyvixen 0 #87 July 17, 2003 OOO you figured me out No really, honestly I got that cypress when I got the rig..I haven't turned it on in a long time.. Why do they have that as a question on our profiles ...?Let's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #88 July 17, 2003 Can I have it then?? I don't understand why you would have one but not turn it on? Did something scare you in your formative days of jumping? -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #89 July 17, 2003 QuoteWeird how u mentioned car accident.. Ihad a seatbelt on and my seat came out of the floor the dashboard blewout at meand I was in a coma for a month.. I really have NO desire to go through that again So you'd rather be dead now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyvixen 0 #90 July 17, 2003 I don't want to go through that again...Let's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #91 July 17, 2003 Yah but can I have your Cypress? Sell it to me cheap?? -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #92 July 17, 2003 QuoteI like to hear peoples opinions.... And I was actually wondering if anyone else felt the same way..I'm alone as always blablahblah - and then you have the guts to start lamenting that you are alone as always. could it be that your are in a hormon-induced disorder? i haven't read so much bs in any thread so far. i'm outThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andie787 0 #93 July 17, 2003 Hey, you're not alone. There's lots of people that don't or can't or won't wear a Cypres for any number of reasons. It's not your decision not to wear one, but your reasoning that I question! Be safe whatever you do, Andie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #94 July 17, 2003 That and I'm just bored at work!!! -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #95 July 19, 2003 QuoteAny of these in strong winds? Being in a round (not Para C type) in wind is no fun. I realize the thread has advanced, but what they hey. I have about 100 cheapo (i.e. modified flat circular) jumps, some in winds that definitely had me backing up at a pretty good clip, including backing up into a fence. When I was jumping cheapos, the idea was to look at your drift line (the old "what spot isn't moving" trick) and pick an acceptable landing spot that was on the line. Not a close one, not a good one, not the airport. Choose from what's available, not what you want. The fact that I made most (but not all) of those in Texas helped, too -- lots of outs. But about 20 were in New England, at a pretty tight drop zone. We spotted really well there. 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
