jtval 0 #26 June 16, 2003 damn I wouldnt be driving! that would waste all of my vaca time! but Ill plan a layover by you and we could catch up on the same triip! LOL Bring your bass. Ill bring my guitar.. we'll tear down florida "live" style!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #27 June 16, 2003 Room is always available for a fellow visiting skydiver! Guess who signed my night jumps in the log book this weekend? Our very own USPA S.E. Regional Director...can I just tell ya how big a deal that was for me. Things like that I like to remember....It is definitely a very personal thing. To each his/her own! Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #28 June 16, 2003 QuoteI can't wait until I have my D license so I can stop logging jumps. Its boring! Of course things will change after Sept 30th, but despite the fact that I'm a new D Licensed skydiver, I still will log and have my jumps signed until at least 500 jumps as any rating I may want to pursue still requires 500 jumps. In fact I'll likely log all of my jumps I ever make while I'm still a skydiver and it'll only be after I hit 500 that I may not need to get them signed anymore. PS: Does anyone know that with the changes after Sept 30th whether or not 500 will still be the magic jump number for Tandem, AFF and/or Pro ratings or will these numbers be going up just as the license numbers will be going up? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #29 June 16, 2003 lol our regional director surprised me! I met him briefly in laughlin when I first moved to Nevada. I saw him again at perris month later he walks up shakes my hand and say..mmm JT , right? I was like "whoa" lolMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #30 June 16, 2003 Pushing 2000 jumps right now. My first two full logbooks (about 600 jumps) were the journal with everything stamped and comments for memories - It's fun to go back and read those. I'm on my 5th logbook right now and where I used to log a single jump, now holds as many as ten. I still log, but most is 4-way and I use a short hand. (e.g., "B 1 A 18 - 15 points" means 15 points on StairStep Diamond, Snowflake-Offset, Unipod, etc.) One line. Freeflying is just "FF". I only use detail when coaching. And summary stats noted down at the end of the weekend. I have a good friend just hit 11,000 - he still logs. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #31 June 16, 2003 I got Scratch Garrison to sign several times in my log book this weekend (Scratch is one of the old time skydivers around here with a very low triple digit D License number). He signed three of my jumps all in a row and he signed them with his D, C and B license numbers. Then I joked with him that I was going to have to have him sign the next jump with his A number, and he told me he didn't have an A number. But on a subsequent jump later on in the weekend, he signed with his Gold Wing number. It was rather cool I must say. So the next time some jumper wants me to sign three jumps in a row, I'm going to use my A, B and D numbers. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #32 June 16, 2003 thats cool to hear! Im sure I will eventually stop wioth some detail but I will always write WHO i jumped with. and the TYPE of jump I write small so Ican write a novel in a 2 inch lineMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geanky 0 #33 June 16, 2003 i keep one just for my records...but most of the jumps aren't signed learn to fly in 3d Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #34 June 16, 2003 This spring I was able to come back after a 22 yr layoff because I was able to find two of my four old logbooks. All I needed was about an hour of refresher training, with lots of emergency drills and I jumped with one instructor hanging onto me out the door. Once he saw I was mentally there, he dropped grips and we faced off in freefall. If I hadn't found any logs, I'd have had to take the entire AFF program at full price. Because they can't afford to just take you at your word. Without a logbook, you could just be some nutjob trying to b.s. your way into serious trouble. Your logbook is your passport. No ticky, no jumpy. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #35 June 16, 2003 QuoteThis spring I was able to come back after a 22 yr layoff because I was able to find two of my four old logbooks. How many jumps did you have before the break in your jumping? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #36 June 16, 2003 I pretty much write a journal in my logbook. From the exit positions of everyone, fall rate, wave off, etc. I luv to read them every once in awhile to remember exactly what happened. I even try & get everyone I jumped with to sign that jump. I'm weird I guess! Have no intentions of not writing a journal anytime soon.~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John4455 0 #37 June 16, 2003 I have over 1000 jumps and I log every jump. Not always with the greatest of detail, but I log every one. I have noticed the people that don't keep logs of there jumps are the hard core free fly only crowd. (No offense to that, just an observation) Sometimes I have noticed that theses are the same types that grossly over exagerate their jump numbers when asked. I had one guy tell me that he didn't need to know that he had a lot of jumps, that doesn't make a person a good skydiver. I agree, but I love hitting milestones. Another reason to party. How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #38 June 16, 2003 I log in a spreadsheet. Helps with the accounting and adding up freefall time. I wasn't always that careful and I know there are many jumps missing. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #39 June 16, 2003 QuoteI log in a spreadsheet. Helps with the accounting and adding up freefall time. I know how you feel. Welcome to the geek club. http://www.jennandjustin.com/skydive-jumplog.asp It has a SQL-server backend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #40 June 16, 2003 660 jumps! How do I know? I log every one. I fall behind by a few weekends and then i sit down, whip out the ProTrack and catch up. On occasion, I'l get someone to sign off on a bunch of them. The only detail I keep is date, place, plane, main, freefall time with a running total. On occasion (if somethign really cool happens) I'll do some detail on the jump. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dumpster 0 #41 June 16, 2003 160 some-odd jumps - I still log, don't know if I'll ever stop. Most entries are semi-detailed, pretty much what I did, who I did it with, plane, location, altitude - One of these days I'll stop and add up the freefall time. (when I need it for my D or whatever-) I am getting lazy in that I may not log until the end of the day, or sometimes the day after. It would be cool for my grandkids (which I have none of so far- knock on wood-) to find my old logbooks in a dusty box someday - Hop up in the rocking chair with me and listen to the boring old cutaway stories- Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites QuickDraw 0 #42 June 16, 2003 I like to think i will always keep one, i like to use it as a reference to see where i'm going right or wrong. I am using an online one at the moment, although i'm not too sure what will happen when the 30 day trial runs out, but at least it made me type them all up and back up what is to me a very important record of my performance (or lack of it) I thought about posting my logbook in the introductions area as you get quite a few students there, and although i think i'm a slow learner, and it may not be of any benefit to most, it may provide someone with a little more confidence, knowing they are not on their own. I am still writing up the last 16 jumps but my logbook can be found here -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #43 June 16, 2003 I made it a habit to log at the end of each day. It isn't detailed unless I am working on something specific. This way I can measure the progress. I always set the goal of.."I can do that in 1,000 jumps" Then if I can do it in 20...all the better! Can't isn't something that I recognize in my vocabulary. I also write down who I jump with if its someone other than my camera flyer. yeah sometimes it can get to be mundane...but I choose to look at it as a piece of my history. BB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #44 June 17, 2003 . and so I have always logged 'em.... It means my numbers are Accurate, I have a written record of Where, When , With whom, and "out of what".......I filled in 100 jump logbooks, ( 5 or so ) 500 jump log books ( 2 of them ) a bunch of 150 jump logs ( 6 ) and When ever I like,, I can research through those "journals" to recall details about any jump.., get signed by as many of the people who were on the dive as would like.... ( One of the reasons I endorse using log books with BIG pages, and plenty of room to write...). More importantly though,,, Is that if ever asked,,,,, and we have ALL been asked.... "how many jumps do you have?" I can answer honestly and accurately. Plus it is neat when you answer that question with a SPECIFIC 4 digit number, instead of an answer ending with the word "hundred" I grin when I listen to those who "don't need to log" anymore and hear them spouting off numbers.. Guys who had "1200 jumps" last year, and didn't make a single load all winter will come into the new year with 1,600, and next year they'll be at 2,200 and in one more year,, they'll be talking about 2,900 jumps..etc. etc. ... and this from people who I just KNOW... are NOT making 8 loads a day, 4 days a week..... hell some of these folks don't even make 100 jumps a year..... If you are serious about your sport,, you should log your jumps......if you stop.....the number of jumps which you can "brag about" should stop at the last number in your last logbook........Don't misunderstand me friends,,, it is NOT about some number or some value, or some amount,, It is about Saving and preserving that individual "instant in time" during which we share any unique and special skydive.. (who has posted in this thread) we got out at 4 grand, did a fast 2 way,,, then split... wanna know any other details, about any of my jumps????? I got it ALL... ... Say Tom ,,,,check it out !!!! do you show that same jump in your logbook???? It was out of the cessna and Alan Kachalsky was the pilot !!! hahahaha... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 3 #45 June 17, 2003 Once you get your ratings, lic. and other shit there is not reason to log. But I still log every jump with some comments. My log books don't mean anything to anyone but me, and to me they are very important. I can read through them and think back on where I've been and what I've done. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #46 June 17, 2003 I log all my jumps. I don't write a lot. I put pictures of who i jumped with in my book. I hardly ever get signatures. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #47 June 17, 2003 I expect all you other dz.com weirdos to sign my logbook in Rantoul and Eloy. No relation at all to Sunshine, whose post I replied to. No, none at all, since she certainly isn't strange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,146 #48 June 17, 2003 Something I saw at Perris that I really liked was a dz.commer who takes pictures of the people she jumps with (those little peel-n-stick ones) and sticks them into her logbook. That's a fabulous idea. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 35 #49 June 17, 2003 Does anyone "bounce proof" their logbooks? I think this is something from the old days.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #50 June 17, 2003 I haven't, but I've heard of the custom. If it makes people feel good, they should go for it. 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chopchop 0 #40 June 16, 2003 660 jumps! How do I know? I log every one. I fall behind by a few weekends and then i sit down, whip out the ProTrack and catch up. On occasion, I'l get someone to sign off on a bunch of them. The only detail I keep is date, place, plane, main, freefall time with a running total. On occasion (if somethign really cool happens) I'll do some detail on the jump. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #41 June 16, 2003 160 some-odd jumps - I still log, don't know if I'll ever stop. Most entries are semi-detailed, pretty much what I did, who I did it with, plane, location, altitude - One of these days I'll stop and add up the freefall time. (when I need it for my D or whatever-) I am getting lazy in that I may not log until the end of the day, or sometimes the day after. It would be cool for my grandkids (which I have none of so far- knock on wood-) to find my old logbooks in a dusty box someday - Hop up in the rocking chair with me and listen to the boring old cutaway stories- Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #42 June 16, 2003 I like to think i will always keep one, i like to use it as a reference to see where i'm going right or wrong. I am using an online one at the moment, although i'm not too sure what will happen when the 30 day trial runs out, but at least it made me type them all up and back up what is to me a very important record of my performance (or lack of it) I thought about posting my logbook in the introductions area as you get quite a few students there, and although i think i'm a slow learner, and it may not be of any benefit to most, it may provide someone with a little more confidence, knowing they are not on their own. I am still writing up the last 16 jumps but my logbook can be found here -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #43 June 16, 2003 I made it a habit to log at the end of each day. It isn't detailed unless I am working on something specific. This way I can measure the progress. I always set the goal of.."I can do that in 1,000 jumps" Then if I can do it in 20...all the better! Can't isn't something that I recognize in my vocabulary. I also write down who I jump with if its someone other than my camera flyer. yeah sometimes it can get to be mundane...but I choose to look at it as a piece of my history. BB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #44 June 17, 2003 . and so I have always logged 'em.... It means my numbers are Accurate, I have a written record of Where, When , With whom, and "out of what".......I filled in 100 jump logbooks, ( 5 or so ) 500 jump log books ( 2 of them ) a bunch of 150 jump logs ( 6 ) and When ever I like,, I can research through those "journals" to recall details about any jump.., get signed by as many of the people who were on the dive as would like.... ( One of the reasons I endorse using log books with BIG pages, and plenty of room to write...). More importantly though,,, Is that if ever asked,,,,, and we have ALL been asked.... "how many jumps do you have?" I can answer honestly and accurately. Plus it is neat when you answer that question with a SPECIFIC 4 digit number, instead of an answer ending with the word "hundred" I grin when I listen to those who "don't need to log" anymore and hear them spouting off numbers.. Guys who had "1200 jumps" last year, and didn't make a single load all winter will come into the new year with 1,600, and next year they'll be at 2,200 and in one more year,, they'll be talking about 2,900 jumps..etc. etc. ... and this from people who I just KNOW... are NOT making 8 loads a day, 4 days a week..... hell some of these folks don't even make 100 jumps a year..... If you are serious about your sport,, you should log your jumps......if you stop.....the number of jumps which you can "brag about" should stop at the last number in your last logbook........Don't misunderstand me friends,,, it is NOT about some number or some value, or some amount,, It is about Saving and preserving that individual "instant in time" during which we share any unique and special skydive.. (who has posted in this thread) we got out at 4 grand, did a fast 2 way,,, then split... wanna know any other details, about any of my jumps????? I got it ALL... ... Say Tom ,,,,check it out !!!! do you show that same jump in your logbook???? It was out of the cessna and Alan Kachalsky was the pilot !!! hahahaha... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #45 June 17, 2003 Once you get your ratings, lic. and other shit there is not reason to log. But I still log every jump with some comments. My log books don't mean anything to anyone but me, and to me they are very important. I can read through them and think back on where I've been and what I've done. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #46 June 17, 2003 I log all my jumps. I don't write a lot. I put pictures of who i jumped with in my book. I hardly ever get signatures. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #47 June 17, 2003 I expect all you other dz.com weirdos to sign my logbook in Rantoul and Eloy. No relation at all to Sunshine, whose post I replied to. No, none at all, since she certainly isn't strange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,146 #48 June 17, 2003 Something I saw at Perris that I really liked was a dz.commer who takes pictures of the people she jumps with (those little peel-n-stick ones) and sticks them into her logbook. That's a fabulous idea. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #49 June 17, 2003 Does anyone "bounce proof" their logbooks? I think this is something from the old days.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #50 June 17, 2003 I haven't, but I've heard of the custom. If it makes people feel good, they should go for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 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
