jrmrangers 0 #1 June 20, 2011 So i finally get to the dz this weekend, and it was beautiful when i got there !! Not long after my first jump the clouds rolled in and all students were put on hold. Done for the day. Sunday as per tradition i went to play golf with my granfather, which was nice , but as if to tease me i could see the jump planes flying over the golf course climbing to altitude!! No jumps on sunday. Hopefully next week is better.Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #2 June 20, 2011 Welcome to Sport Parachute Waiting. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #3 June 20, 2011 Hi, John! Not sure if I should say "Wow, that sucks", or "Cool, you gave your grandfather a great day". I'm leaning toward the "Happy Fathers day, Grandpop! lisalisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #4 June 20, 2011 We made one jump Saturday, then got winded out. Today was overcast, then overcast and windy. Dang, and I just remounted my Go-Pro and was really psyched to jump it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #5 June 20, 2011 Quote Welcome to Sport Parachute Waiting. Sport Parawaiting. I can't wait to use that.But the weather's bad. So I'll have to wait. . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #6 June 20, 2011 Quote Quote Welcome to Sport Parachute Waiting. Sport Parawaiting. I can't wait to use that. I got that from some grizzly old-timer in the Midwest, so long ago I don't remember who it was. It certainly fit that locale."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #7 June 20, 2011 weekend? what's a weekend? they got my ass working EVERY sat, sun and! mon. looks like i got fridays to jump all summer. anyone know a good thur. dz? i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #8 June 20, 2011 Sorry you didn't get to jump, but well done for still having a life outside the sport. Two points by way of consolation: 1) Once you get off student status the weather rules will get a little more relaxed. I still remember when students used to jump rounds, and it was even worse then - Lord knows how people ever qualified! 2) You don't live in the UK. I think our climate should be listed in the encyclopedia as 'non-jumpable!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #9 June 20, 2011 Don't get me wrong golf with grandpa is a great day, he makes me laugh all day long. It was just tough watching the planes fly over and getting my ass kicked by a guy who swears he can barely move!!! Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 June 20, 2011 Quote We made one jump Saturday, then got winded out. Today was overcast, then overcast and windy. Dang, and I just remounted my Go-Pro and was really psyched to jump it. That's the weather gods telling you to ditch the GoPro and get a Contour (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #11 June 20, 2011 Why is it that in the EU we can jump when it's cloudy but in the US we can't?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #12 June 20, 2011 Quote Why is it that in the EU we can jump when it's cloudy but in the US we can't? Apparently they don't have to listen to the FAA or its FAR's in Europe. Odd, isn't it? "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #13 June 20, 2011 QuoteWhy is it that in the EU we can jump when it's cloudy but in the US we can't? a LOT of the US Dz are also on municipal airports or share the airport with other aviators, you want clear skies as much as possible when you are not the only airborne object around the DZ. Here in OZ we jump in weather that would ground a lot of US DZs, some of our DZs also have a "Cloud jumping manual", which allows then to jump in pretty much any cloud coverage.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
shropshire 0 #14 June 20, 2011 QuoteWhy is it that in the EU we can jump when it's cloudy but in the US we can't? Officially - we cann't ... but we do have a lot of Industrial Haze over here!! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #15 June 20, 2011 Quote Quote Welcome to Sport Parachute Waiting. Sport Parawaiting. I can't wait to use that.But the weather's bad. So I'll have to wait. . . . In Paragliding we have Parawaiting (defined same as above) and Paravaning - where you drive from hill to hill to try to find one withe the right wind direction/strength Then we have Parabollocks - like the bonfire - where we just talk shite about our sport and the people in it! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #16 June 20, 2011 Quote Here in OZ we jump in weather that would ground a lot of US DZs, some of our DZs also have a "Cloud jumping manual", which allows then to jump in pretty much any cloud coverage. We've tried for similar regs at our DZ. I wrote a letter to the FAA explaining why it could be done safely. It's not the 1960's anymore, after all. So far, no luck though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #17 June 20, 2011 At least you got one jump in. I showed up Saturday morning to blue skies but winds blowing at 10-15 gusting to 20-25. Sat around catching tandems until about 1pm and then went with some friends to float one of the local rivers and drink beer. Woke up Sunday morning to the same winds and the same blue skies. Switched to slinks on my risers and did a repack and then rode home on my bike. : 0 : 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
