jumping your own packjob's

[littlejohn 0]

just did jump two this past weekend. and until then i've been terrified to jump my packjob. i've been packing for two years. no worries now. it was beautiful

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[seekfun 0]

This forum needed a response, so here it goes:

Why is there an apostrophe in "packjob's"?

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[lisamariewillbe 1]

I almost threw up when I jumped my first pack job. I was so scared of a walk through (I think that is what it is called, ya know where the canopy is backwards)

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[Yooper 0]

Congrats littlejohn! I remember how terrified I was to jump my own packjob. Then again, packing is a brainless job that a stoned monkey could do with ease. I should know, it's my job. Packers Rule!!

Do it the easy way.

[NWFlyer 2]

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This forum needed a response, so here it goes:

Why is there an apostrophe in "packjob's"?

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[monkycndo 0]

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Then again, packing is a brainless job that a stoned monkey could do with ease.

It's not nice to throw stones at monkeys!

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[Yooper 0]

Sorry about that. I meant no disrespect to the Monkey nation. Some of my best friends are monkeys.

Do it the easy way.

[skydivermom 0]

First I have to give credit where it is due...Waltappel taught me how to pack and he is a fantastic teacher.

I jumped two of my pack jobs (for the first time) this past Saturday...and no one knew it was my first time so I don't owe a case

Anyway, the rig I packed/jumped will be MINE as of this weekend. I'm so excited!

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[monkycndo 0]

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Sorry about that. I meant no disrespect to the Monkey nation. Some of my best friends are monkeys.

Let me know who they are. I could use a packer.

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[simplyputsi 0]

First time I packed my own chute to jump and I did an hop and pop from like 5,500 or something. You can bet I was sweating bullets.

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[popsjumper 2]

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....I jumped two of my pack jobs (for the first time) this past Saturday...and no one knew it was my first time so I don't owe a case

Congrats! But.....

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[lisamariewillbe 1]

yup I did a hop and pop to....after I deployed and it started to stand me up I actually had my right hand READY to cut away..... damn sub-terminal openings.

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[Icon134 0]

I was no more worried about my first pack then any other jumps.

Scott

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[lisamariewillbe 1]

brag why dont ya lol.... I made someone else jump my very first pack job... I knew his reserve was good

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[NWFlyer 2]

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Let me know who they are. I could use a packer.

I hear monkeys make great packers.

[anewempire 0]

ha yeah, i remember jumping my first pack job a couple months ago. when it came to pull time i remember throwing the pilot chute and thinking to myself "well, this is it. i hope something comes out" and it did but i definitely had some lines twists. i haven't packed my own parachute that much but this past weekend i packed it and for the first time i didn't have line twists from my pack job. woooo!!! nice clean opening

[simplyputsi 0]

ah yes I do remember now it was sniveling a little more than usual and as it started to go a little longer than most openings it hit me that I had packed this one. I also was aware though that it should be a slower opening, but I still was keeping a keen eye on it all the way.

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[chaoskitty 0]

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I was so scared of a walk through (I think that is what it is called, ya know where the canopy is backwards)

You hooked up your first pack job too? If it was assembled correctly, and you put it in the bag "backwards", you'd probably just get a line twist or two or three. You can still fly and land a canopy thats hooked up backwards. Whether you want to or not is up to you.

[NWFlyer 2]

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I was so scared of a walk through (I think that is what it is called, ya know where the canopy is backwards)

You hooked up your first pack job too? If it was assembled correctly, and you put it in the bag "backwards", you'd probably just get a line twist or two or three. You can still fly and land a canopy thats hooked up backwards. Whether you want to or not is up to you.

I'm guessing she's talking about a step-through. The one I packed still met all my controllability checks and landed fine on my big-ass Spectre.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[lisamariewillbe 1]

Yea thats what I am talking about, I was scared Id pack that

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[chaoskitty 0]

Yah thats a good canopy. It'll get you down every time! I've been missing my Nitron lately though.. may be giving Beezy a call soon... hmmm..

[JeepDiver 0]

I like jumping my own packjobs, it adds a certain level of excitement. The first one was a little worriesome but I didn't focus on that all that much. Just opened a bit higher than normal, everyone knew I was opening high. I just used it to further ingrain my ep's in my mind and to act on them if need be.

[Icon134 0]

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brag why dont ya lol.... I made someone else jump my very first pack job... I knew his reserve was good

It helped that I understood some of the physics involved and the fact that the damn thing just wanted to fill with air (illustrated by the fact that it was hella hard to put in the bag...)

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[lisamariewillbe 1]

Its because I knew about them that I was so scared. I felt that if it wasnt perfect (which is how I feel about everything I do in this sport and why I got lectured at the pyro boogie) then Id lose a good canopy because I messed it up.

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[livendive 8]

I don't remember the first time I jumped my own main packjob, but I very clearly remember the first time I jumped my own reserve packjob. Thinking as I pulled the cutaway "Hope it works!!!" and then yelling "WAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" between cutaway and reserve pull. Opening was perfect...quick but reasonably soft, and on heading.
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