ZigZagMarquis 9 #51 September 17, 2003 Q : Once you jump out of the plane, how long do you have until you need to open a parachute? A : The rest of your life. ----------------------------------- Skydivers do not need to breath while in freefall because they absorb Oxygen through their skin because they're falling so fast. Corollary... that's why skydivers cannot jump through clouds, because they would drown. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #52 September 17, 2003 QuoteQ : Once you jump out of the plane, how long do you have until you need to open a parachute? A : The rest of your life. That cracks me up every time i hear it. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryan265 0 #53 September 18, 2003 I always tell them I will place my head between my legs.... and kiss my ass good-bye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #54 September 21, 2003 I don't know if this is an "urban legend" or real, but years ago I heard a story about a guy that wanted to film (this was before video) cats in freefall. The way I heard it, he had some cats in a box and released them after exit. Either through desperation or natural coordination, the cats got to him in freefall and dug their claws in. According to the story, the guy got torn up by the cat claws during opening, but the cats all hung on and ran like hell after he landed. I heard this story years before "The Man who Loved Cat Chasing" was published in Skydiving magazine, so this wasn't a regurgitated version of that story. If this really happened, I'd love to see the film!!! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #55 September 21, 2003 Quote"you can't steer rounds" "jumping a round really hurts" Wendy W. I hear a lot of those canards repeated at certain large DZ's in So. Cal. that should know better. Another of my favorites is that twenty years ago everybody jumped rounds. Actually, we didn't use anything, we just landed on our heads..... Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #56 September 23, 2003 Quote Actually, we didn't use anything, we just landed on our heads..... *** I heard a bartender once say... Those guys don't need parachutes, they smell so bad... the planet pushes them away! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Unutsch 0 #57 September 25, 2003 HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Katzeye 0 #58 September 25, 2003 How about the "rogue" jumpers. The one's who hire joe-pilot and they jumped just once from the private plane into some unnamed field, body of water, etc. Is a chicken omelette redundant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #59 September 26, 2003 Don't know if this really happened but heard it from more than one person. Seems there was a group of guys in the North Texas area in the mid to late 70s who were very good at hijacking demos. If they heard about a good demo, they would show up about ten minutes before it was scheduled, make an outlaw jump into the venue, steal the glory and make a quick getaway. Can you inagine the confusion when the real demo team showed up?The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites goose491 0 #60 September 26, 2003 Quote didnt say they dont happen - just that they Quotemust take place with o2... by must i meant according to the rules not that its a physical impossability. Aviation regulations state that if you (pilot or passenger) are between 10,000ft and 13,000ft for over half an hour, you need oxygen... but if you'er above 13,000ft for any duration, you need oxygen. Now, we go regularily to 13,500ft... and no one wears... no big deal though. Friends of mine have reported feeling 'silly' and 'really good' at 18k in the plane without O2... I'm sure it's different for each person but 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites getoutofmyplane 0 #61 September 28, 2003 you O2 altitudes are wrong. While you are correct under part 135, skydiving operates under part 91 and there only the pilot needs O2 above 12,500 to 14,000 if longer that 30 minutes, full time if above 14,000. The skydivers only need O2 if above 15,000. (part 91.211 of CFR 14) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mccurley 1 #62 September 28, 2003 QuoteQuote I'm sure it's different for each person but 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. Hey you should always be at least a little bit carfull when you land, if for no other reason then it leaves you intact to do more landings. As for 16k under canopy, unless you're landing on a mountain somewhere by the time you get back down to normal altitudes the o2 levels are corespondingly normal and you should have recovered from any lack of oxygen.Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RicksRiggery 0 #63 October 23, 2003 And another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #64 October 23, 2003 QuoteI was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out I really hope I remember this when the time comes."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hagalo 0 #65 October 24, 2003 This is one reply we used when asked about a double malfunction or not pulling. We get the shotgun out the office and shoot you before impact, that way it's not a skydiving accident it's a hunting accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skytash 0 #66 October 26, 2003 LOL tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #67 October 27, 2003 QuoteAnd another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Naw...they use 'em so the rescue dudes can find the body! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites towjumpr 0 #68 October 28, 2003 Has anyone ever heard of russian commandos jumping into snow banks durring WWII then stopped when the Polish started painting the rocks white??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #69 October 28, 2003 Yeah, can't confirm its truth though, may just be a legend. The story was that they flew as low and as slow as pos and dump em into snow banks. Never heard about the white rocks bit though so cannot confirm either way. Did hear that instead of using bungees to stow their lines (whe para-troopers actually started to be issued with chutes), they just used to S-fold them ontop of the bag and poor on hot wax. Once the wax had cooled it would be brittle and just break appart to let the lines out on opening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jbrasher 1 #70 October 30, 2003 The way I heard it was the Russians did just before WWII when they invaded Finland. The Fins started painting the rocks white and the Russians stopped it. Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #71 October 30, 2003 Quoteyou O2 altitudes are wrong. While you are correct under part 135, skydiving operates under part 91 and there only the pilot needs O2 above 12,500 to 14,000 if longer that 30 minutes, full time if above 14,000. The skydivers only need O2 if above 15,000. (part 91.211 of CFR 14) And remember, these altitudes are MSL. which means several DZs around the country should have their pilots on O2 every load.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #72 October 30, 2003 Yeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyDave 0 #73 October 30, 2003 Quotebut 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. i guess u woulfd have to be careful trying to land at 16k... ! - just how bad does that lack of o2 get to u? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiverRick 0 #74 October 30, 2003 QuoteYeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... Time for a "who painted the rocks white", thread. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripper0289 0 #75 November 1, 2003 I've heard this one as well, and that when you go through a cloud you can suffocate. Wierd, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Page 3 of 8 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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Unutsch 0 #57 September 25, 2003 HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katzeye 0 #58 September 25, 2003 How about the "rogue" jumpers. The one's who hire joe-pilot and they jumped just once from the private plane into some unnamed field, body of water, etc. Is a chicken omelette redundant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #59 September 26, 2003 Don't know if this really happened but heard it from more than one person. Seems there was a group of guys in the North Texas area in the mid to late 70s who were very good at hijacking demos. If they heard about a good demo, they would show up about ten minutes before it was scheduled, make an outlaw jump into the venue, steal the glory and make a quick getaway. Can you inagine the confusion when the real demo team showed up?The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #60 September 26, 2003 Quote didnt say they dont happen - just that they Quotemust take place with o2... by must i meant according to the rules not that its a physical impossability. Aviation regulations state that if you (pilot or passenger) are between 10,000ft and 13,000ft for over half an hour, you need oxygen... but if you'er above 13,000ft for any duration, you need oxygen. Now, we go regularily to 13,500ft... and no one wears... no big deal though. Friends of mine have reported feeling 'silly' and 'really good' at 18k in the plane without O2... I'm sure it's different for each person but 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getoutofmyplane 0 #61 September 28, 2003 you O2 altitudes are wrong. While you are correct under part 135, skydiving operates under part 91 and there only the pilot needs O2 above 12,500 to 14,000 if longer that 30 minutes, full time if above 14,000. The skydivers only need O2 if above 15,000. (part 91.211 of CFR 14) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mccurley 1 #62 September 28, 2003 QuoteQuote I'm sure it's different for each person but 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. Hey you should always be at least a little bit carfull when you land, if for no other reason then it leaves you intact to do more landings. As for 16k under canopy, unless you're landing on a mountain somewhere by the time you get back down to normal altitudes the o2 levels are corespondingly normal and you should have recovered from any lack of oxygen.Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RicksRiggery 0 #63 October 23, 2003 And another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #64 October 23, 2003 QuoteI was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out I really hope I remember this when the time comes."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hagalo 0 #65 October 24, 2003 This is one reply we used when asked about a double malfunction or not pulling. We get the shotgun out the office and shoot you before impact, that way it's not a skydiving accident it's a hunting accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skytash 0 #66 October 26, 2003 LOL tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #67 October 27, 2003 QuoteAnd another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Naw...they use 'em so the rescue dudes can find the body! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites towjumpr 0 #68 October 28, 2003 Has anyone ever heard of russian commandos jumping into snow banks durring WWII then stopped when the Polish started painting the rocks white??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #69 October 28, 2003 Yeah, can't confirm its truth though, may just be a legend. The story was that they flew as low and as slow as pos and dump em into snow banks. Never heard about the white rocks bit though so cannot confirm either way. Did hear that instead of using bungees to stow their lines (whe para-troopers actually started to be issued with chutes), they just used to S-fold them ontop of the bag and poor on hot wax. Once the wax had cooled it would be brittle and just break appart to let the lines out on opening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jbrasher 1 #70 October 30, 2003 The way I heard it was the Russians did just before WWII when they invaded Finland. The Fins started painting the rocks white and the Russians stopped it. Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #71 October 30, 2003 Quoteyou O2 altitudes are wrong. While you are correct under part 135, skydiving operates under part 91 and there only the pilot needs O2 above 12,500 to 14,000 if longer that 30 minutes, full time if above 14,000. The skydivers only need O2 if above 15,000. (part 91.211 of CFR 14) And remember, these altitudes are MSL. which means several DZs around the country should have their pilots on O2 every load.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #72 October 30, 2003 Yeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyDave 0 #73 October 30, 2003 Quotebut 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. i guess u woulfd have to be careful trying to land at 16k... ! - just how bad does that lack of o2 get to u? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiverRick 0 #74 October 30, 2003 QuoteYeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... Time for a "who painted the rocks white", thread. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripper0289 0 #75 November 1, 2003 I've heard this one as well, and that when you go through a cloud you can suffocate. Wierd, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Page 3 of 8 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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mccurley 1 #62 September 28, 2003 QuoteQuote I'm sure it's different for each person but 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. Hey you should always be at least a little bit carfull when you land, if for no other reason then it leaves you intact to do more landings. As for 16k under canopy, unless you're landing on a mountain somewhere by the time you get back down to normal altitudes the o2 levels are corespondingly normal and you should have recovered from any lack of oxygen.Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RicksRiggery 0 #63 October 23, 2003 And another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #64 October 23, 2003 QuoteI was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out I really hope I remember this when the time comes."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hagalo 0 #65 October 24, 2003 This is one reply we used when asked about a double malfunction or not pulling. We get the shotgun out the office and shoot you before impact, that way it's not a skydiving accident it's a hunting accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skytash 0 #66 October 26, 2003 LOL tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #67 October 27, 2003 QuoteAnd another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Naw...they use 'em so the rescue dudes can find the body! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites towjumpr 0 #68 October 28, 2003 Has anyone ever heard of russian commandos jumping into snow banks durring WWII then stopped when the Polish started painting the rocks white??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #69 October 28, 2003 Yeah, can't confirm its truth though, may just be a legend. The story was that they flew as low and as slow as pos and dump em into snow banks. Never heard about the white rocks bit though so cannot confirm either way. Did hear that instead of using bungees to stow their lines (whe para-troopers actually started to be issued with chutes), they just used to S-fold them ontop of the bag and poor on hot wax. Once the wax had cooled it would be brittle and just break appart to let the lines out on opening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jbrasher 1 #70 October 30, 2003 The way I heard it was the Russians did just before WWII when they invaded Finland. The Fins started painting the rocks white and the Russians stopped it. Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #71 October 30, 2003 Quoteyou O2 altitudes are wrong. While you are correct under part 135, skydiving operates under part 91 and there only the pilot needs O2 above 12,500 to 14,000 if longer that 30 minutes, full time if above 14,000. The skydivers only need O2 if above 15,000. (part 91.211 of CFR 14) And remember, these altitudes are MSL. which means several DZs around the country should have their pilots on O2 every load.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #72 October 30, 2003 Yeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyDave 0 #73 October 30, 2003 Quotebut 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. i guess u woulfd have to be careful trying to land at 16k... ! - just how bad does that lack of o2 get to u? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiverRick 0 #74 October 30, 2003 QuoteYeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... Time for a "who painted the rocks white", thread. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripper0289 0 #75 November 1, 2003 I've heard this one as well, and that when you go through a cloud you can suffocate. Wierd, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Page 3 of 8 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
RicksRiggery 0 #63 October 23, 2003 And another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #64 October 23, 2003 QuoteI was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out I really hope I remember this when the time comes."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagalo 0 #65 October 24, 2003 This is one reply we used when asked about a double malfunction or not pulling. We get the shotgun out the office and shoot you before impact, that way it's not a skydiving accident it's a hunting accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #66 October 26, 2003 LOL tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #67 October 27, 2003 QuoteAnd another thing..... Those hot display teams. Do they really go faster with those smoky rocket things attached to their ankles? Quote Naw...they use 'em so the rescue dudes can find the body! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towjumpr 0 #68 October 28, 2003 Has anyone ever heard of russian commandos jumping into snow banks durring WWII then stopped when the Polish started painting the rocks white??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #69 October 28, 2003 Yeah, can't confirm its truth though, may just be a legend. The story was that they flew as low and as slow as pos and dump em into snow banks. Never heard about the white rocks bit though so cannot confirm either way. Did hear that instead of using bungees to stow their lines (whe para-troopers actually started to be issued with chutes), they just used to S-fold them ontop of the bag and poor on hot wax. Once the wax had cooled it would be brittle and just break appart to let the lines out on opening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbrasher 1 #70 October 30, 2003 The way I heard it was the Russians did just before WWII when they invaded Finland. The Fins started painting the rocks white and the Russians stopped it. Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #71 October 30, 2003 Quoteyou O2 altitudes are wrong. While you are correct under part 135, skydiving operates under part 91 and there only the pilot needs O2 above 12,500 to 14,000 if longer that 30 minutes, full time if above 14,000. The skydivers only need O2 if above 15,000. (part 91.211 of CFR 14) And remember, these altitudes are MSL. which means several DZs around the country should have their pilots on O2 every load.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #72 October 30, 2003 Yeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #73 October 30, 2003 Quotebut 16k under canopy, and I'd be real careful coming in to land. i guess u woulfd have to be careful trying to land at 16k... ! - just how bad does that lack of o2 get to u? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #74 October 30, 2003 QuoteYeah but I heard it was Russians jumping into stalingrad and it was the germans who painted the rocks white. my friend swears this is true... Time for a "who painted the rocks white", thread. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripper0289 0 #75 November 1, 2003 I've heard this one as well, and that when you go through a cloud you can suffocate. Wierd, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
