nigel99 144 #1 September 9, 2013 Saturday had appalling weather, but Sunday was great. Got to have fun doing coach jumps all day, love the coaching almost as much as doing 4 way. Got to jump a Crossfire, and learn't that there are canopies that are superior to a Sabre 2 Had an 'interesting' moment when the pilot couldn't establish ground contact and due to a logistical screw-up, it fell on me to make the call about exiting the aircraft. All I can say is I am very happy we re-established contact before jump run! Had an interesting conversation with a young jumper, who knows more about canopy flight than all the instructors at the dz, who was then grounded for landing in the 'no fly' automatic grounding spectator area on the very next jumpExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #2 September 9, 2013 nigel99 Saturday had appalling weather, but Sunday was great. Got to have fun doing coach jumps all day, love the coaching almost as much as doing 4 way. Got to jump a Crossfire, and learn't that there are canopies are superior to a Sabre 2 Had an 'interesting' moment when the pilot couldn't establish ground contact and due to a logistical screw-up, it fell on me to make the call about exiting the aircraft. All I can say is I am very happy we re-established contact before jump run! Had an interesting conversation with a young jumper, who knows more about canopy flight than all the instructors at the dz, who was then grounded for landing in the 'no fly' automatic grounding spectator area on the very next jump Mad Skillz? Saturday SUCKED ARSE.Im at Jurien this weekend so if you want your money in a hurry give me your details, or come to Jurien :)You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #3 September 9, 2013 Squeak ***Saturday had appalling weather, but Sunday was great. Got to have fun doing coach jumps all day, love the coaching almost as much as doing 4 way. Got to jump a Crossfire, and learn't that there are canopies are superior to a Sabre 2 Had an 'interesting' moment when the pilot couldn't establish ground contact and due to a logistical screw-up, it fell on me to make the call about exiting the aircraft. All I can say is I am very happy we re-established contact before jump run! Had an interesting conversation with a young jumper, who knows more about canopy flight than all the instructors at the dz, who was then grounded for landing in the 'no fly' automatic grounding spectator area on the very next jump Mad Skillz? Saturday SUCKED ARSE.Im at Jurien this weekend so if you want your money in a hurry give me your details, or come to Jurien :) Not naming names, you can guessExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #4 September 9, 2013 nigel99 Had an interesting conversation with a young jumper, who knows more about canopy flight than all the instructors at the dz, who was then grounded for landing in the 'no fly' automatic grounding spectator area on the very next jump My first day at my new DZ on Saturday someone stayed inside the beer line by all of about a foot. People were like "oooooOOOOHHH aw damn" cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #5 September 9, 2013 grue *** Had an interesting conversation with a young jumper, who knows more about canopy flight than all the instructors at the dz, who was then grounded for landing in the 'no fly' automatic grounding spectator area on the very next jump My first day at my new DZ on Saturday someone stayed inside the beer line by all of about a foot. People were like "oooooOOOOHHH aw damn" Yeah sometimes it's silly. I've seen people called for beer cause their canopy landed 'just' over the line. We have a beer line which makes up a staff landing area and then there is the spectator zone, where it is an automatic grounding, even staff will get grounded for landing into the spectators.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #6 September 9, 2013 We had a young jumper cut across the landing area in front of my tandem today. I was on guard for it, though, and it wasn't a problem. I did take a moment to "coach and counsel" her on proper landing direction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
