BlueEyedMonster

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  1. BlueEyedMonster
    I have 120 Jumps. I started August 2002.
  2. BlueEyedMonster
    Tracking is my favorite. I actually use a GPS with a barometric altimeter on some of my tracking jumps. When I get it pegged out well, I can maintain a 79/80 mph vertical speed and cover over a mile of territory. It helps that I am 6'2, 160lbs, and have the wingspan of a B-52. --I attached a pic; I'm the big one in the front. I'm still learning, and tracking with the others is not an easy thing for me... I have a difficult time falling as fast as they do.
  3. BlueEyedMonster
    So was mine, but when you downwind, there is only so much a PLF can save you from. Just set up for your landings early, give yourself plenty of time and space, and ejnoy the ride.
  4. BlueEyedMonster
    I do the same thing. Being the newbie that I am, I have discovered that this is the best way to stay out of everyone's way by avoiding long crosswinds and S-turns on final. I also use my larger canopy to my advantage to land after the others, and I usually land on the far end of the landing area. As for following the first jumper, that is the rule. But, if the first jumper downwinds or the wind changes, we are encouraged use our own judgment and land safely.
  5. BlueEyedMonster
    Hey. I'm not scary! I'm cute, sweet, and innocent. I'm sure it says something like that in the story part.
  6. BlueEyedMonster
    Thanks! Thats what I look like when I am my superhero alter-ego. If you haven't, you have to visit my website to understand... OK maybe you still won't understand. But at least you can see just how twisted my creative little mind can be.
  7. BlueEyedMonster
    I actually live right downtown... Its a sweet setup. I take the bus to the DZ on the weekends. No driving in traffic!! I don't have to exhaust my cus word allotment on the other drivers. I can save it for my rig!
  8. BlueEyedMonster
    Hey That would be cool. Then there would be proof that these people on the forum really do exist! Yeah, winter jumping is great except frosted over full-faced helmets and that nice flat plowed field turns into a giant cheese grater.
  9. BlueEyedMonster
    Hey everyone! I've been here just to "listen" for quite some time. So, I thought I would be polite and say, "Hi." I started jumping last year. I jumped through the Minnesota winter whenever possible. Now that its warm, I'm spending half my income at the DZ. That's how its supposed to work right?
  10. BlueEyedMonster
    Every person is different. The sub-terminal hop-n-pops sounds like a great idea. I did a good job on my back in March. I gave myself a good compression fracture. I am now an inch shorter than I was before. But, I was back up in the plane 6 weeks to the day of the accident. My first jump was from 13,500 from a King Air. I just let myself relax belly down and regained the feel for the air. After tossing my pilot chute, I held my head with my hands to make sure my Sabre did not hurt my neck. Honestly, I was scared as hell before that jump. I thought about backing out, but decided not to delay the inevitable. The fear disappeared once I was out the door, but I was really scared for several rides up. However, after a couple of weeks, I got over it. It may just be where and how my back was broken (thoracic vertebra between my shoulder blades), but I have no problems in freefall or during opening shock. The only time I ever feel it is when I crank on my pull-up cord to close my rig.