Aurelius 0 #1 May 11, 2007 skydiving 1sts: 1st jump from a Caravan 1st jump above 13,000 ft. 1st 5 way round 1st really hard opening and a broken A line (not my pack job) - third cutaway and reserve ride non-skydiving 1sts: 1st time as an adjudicator at a music festival (fun day) delivered my 1st commissioned music composition, rehearsals start next week _________________________________________ Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #2 May 11, 2007 38 Jumps and 3 Cut aways?? Uhhh... Get some better gear and/or a MUCH better packer!! Congratz on not dying.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mostly_Harmless 0 #3 May 11, 2007 What happen with your other two cutaways?_________________________________________ www.myspace.com/termvelocity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doug925 0 #4 May 11, 2007 Sorry about the hard opening, but glad to hear you made it! I think after 3 cut-aways in 38 jumps I might want to rethink my gear, or SOMETHING! I too made the list of lots of beer owed yesterday. 1st line twist, and 1st off DZ landing (by 30 feet) 2 cases of beer! (did I mention that Skydive Spaceland only drinks Heineken) Again, glad you are around to owe beer. Doug. I have never developed indigestion from eating my words. Winston Churchill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurelius 0 #5 May 11, 2007 QuoteWhat happened with your other two cutaways? I have 5 "first" jumps that stretch between 1988 and 1997. I don't count those in my jump total because they were more tourist excursion than really learning anything about becoming a skydiver. On jump #2 of those 5 (1992) I was doing a static line jump and brushed the door on exit, apparently dislodging the reserve pin. My main opened and my round reserve opened shortly after. Cut away and had a hard, but O.K. landing in a nearby field. Cutaway #2 I have posted here before. Jump #17 (not sure if that is the correct number) winter jump with gloves on. Could feel the ripcord, but couldn't feel that I also had a grip on some webbing that was flopping around next to the ripcord. Couldn't pull it out, tried twice and pulled reserve. _________________________________________ Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
