humanflite 0 #1 June 18, 2010 So I've been getting into some crew the past year and altho I've still got a lot to learn an old crew dawg was trying to get me to come on some night jumps they are doing later this year Just wondering if any dawgs here have experience of them and if so how did the jumps go?? ps/ Im not up for doing one myself...yet. Just curious! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topdocker 0 #2 June 18, 2010 Go do a bunch. My night jumps are some of my most memorable ones I have made. topJump more, post less! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #3 June 19, 2010 Night jumps are few and far between in this neck of the woods any more, but in the past I've been on quite a few. They're a lot of fun. One of the most memorable was a night 9-stack during the nationals at ganonoque in 1986, but it was more common to be doing back-to-back 4-ways or 4-stacks out of 182's. On a night with a good moon it is often as if it's daylight-the only difference being everything is shades of gray, no color. If you get the chance, go for it.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #4 June 20, 2010 My most memorable jumps are night CRW. Landing a 5 stack, bringing in side x sides over the headlights and stomping the disk, etc. Go for it!____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
humanflite 0 #5 June 21, 2010 Right! thanks guys Youve made it sound like it is a good idea so Im gonna get me some CRW night jump experience. It sounds awesome and scary in equal measures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbwing 0 #6 June 22, 2010 Best night CRW memory... Canadian Nationals 1996. We were competing in 4 way rotations. We went to do a night jump out of the Caravan and slammed it together very quickly. Just like SkyPuppy says...almost as bright as day - especially with the full moon at our back. We decided to start yelling out our "INCOMING" and "GO" even though we were just flying around in our original 4 stack. We got to the ground and they could hear us. They thought we were bad-ass doing night rotations!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 June 22, 2010 Quote We decided to start yelling out our "INCOMING" and "GO" even though we were just flying around in our original 4 stack. We got to the ground and they could hear us. They thought we were bad-ass doing night rotations!! Awesome! I have done a number of night jumps but never a night CRW jump. Always wanted to, but hindsight probably says I would have been better off not doing so. No matter how loud you yell "incoming" and "go", I would not have heard ya, and I have over 200 CRW jumps. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #8 June 28, 2010 Night 16-Way diamond at Perris was the most fun and scariest jump I had ever been on...that is until the next year, when some asshole came up with the idea for a night 25-Way...then that one became my new scariest jump. _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 June 28, 2010 Quote Night 16-Way diamond at Perris was the most fun and scariest jump I had ever been on...that is until the next year, when some asshole came up with the idea for a night 25-Way...then that one became my new scariest jump. Don't worry, another asshole will come up with a 30 or 36 way diamond night jump in the future... There may or may not be a run on butt plugs for that event. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartRN 0 #10 June 28, 2010 Gonna be a full moon the weekend after Nationals during the Wisconsin CRW boogie.........Some canopies can be fun to fly, but treat you like their bitch on opening. -- Jarno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbwing 0 #11 June 28, 2010 Quote There may or may not be a run on butt plugs for that event. Hey, cmon now....what are talking about here? CRW or some sort of fetish party??? ... .. Either way, I'm in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckbrown 0 #12 June 28, 2010 Quote Hey, cmon now....what are talking about here? CRW or some sort of fetish party??? You mean there's a difference? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #13 June 28, 2010 Quote Gonna be a full moon the weekend after Nationals during the Wisconsin CRW boogie......... So.... your saying we repeat the TWO consecutive 25 way diamonds.... at night???Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmpnjeff 0 #14 June 29, 2010 get out the search lights to light it up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andyturner 0 #15 June 29, 2010 Quote get out the search lights to light it up! Naaa, what you really need is flares! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFlyer2100 0 #16 June 29, 2010 Guess that means after setting a vertical formation record during the day it needs to be repeated at night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #17 June 29, 2010 Quote Quote get out the search lights to light it up! Naaa, what you really need is flares! I wonder if Jim Bolton would be nuts enough to take some roman candles up, dock last on the bottom then light 'em up! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topdocker 0 #18 June 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote get out the search lights to light it up! Naaa, what you really need is flares! I wonder if Jim Bolton would be nuts enough to take some roman candles up, dock last on the bottom then light 'em up! I wouldn't mind firing the roman candles off the bottom, just tell me which canopies to point them at!topJump more, post less! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andyturner 0 #19 June 29, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote get out the search lights to light it up! Naaa, what you really need is flares! I wonder if Jim Bolton would be nuts enough to take some roman candles up, dock last on the bottom then light 'em up! I wouldn't mind firing the roman candles off the bottom, just tell me which canopies to point them at!top ...I LIKE CHRISTMAS TREE'S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
