bigsapper 0 #1 October 4, 2005 So, was your 13th jump strange? Bad? Did you just skip 13 and go straight to 14? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #2 October 4, 2005 Some people think of 13 as a lucky number. My son always wants #13 on his soccer jersey because it was Dan Marino's Dolphin number. A few months ago, he sprained his ankle while playing. He was wearing his #13 jersey, it happened on the 13th of the month and he was in exam room 13 at the hospital. He said that proves it's a lucky number because it was just a sprain and not broken!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
freeflyflunky 0 #3 October 4, 2005 not to encourage your superstition -- but I broke my tailbone on jump 13...._______________________________________ Oh, and one more thing...Ninjas ARE way cooler than pirates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katzurki 0 #4 October 4, 2005 I had a (student) Cypres fire due to a sorta low pull on my 13th. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #5 October 4, 2005 I fractured my lower three vertebrea on my 13th jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 October 4, 2005 My 13th jump was lucky for me, as I was finally cleared for Freefall on that jumpMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawnDart21 0 #7 October 4, 2005 While I don't consider myself superstitous at all............This past Saturday, on the 13th load of the day, which was also my 13th tandem of the day, my student dumped us out at 13,000ft........... Things that make you go hmm............... -- My other ride is a RESERVE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #8 October 4, 2005 QuoteSo, was your 13th jump strange? Bad? Did you just skip 13 and go straight to 14? That was my first freefall. A three second delay from 2800 feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 October 4, 2005 Damn... I don't even remember my 13th jump, so that must mean nothing bad happened! Although it was somewhere around that jump number that my canopy did a momentary collapse and re-inflation at about 100 feet because of wind turbulence, nearly making my instructor pee his pants watching me... I thought it was nothing, just a little bump, but I wasn't watching the canopy, just the ground like I was supposed to! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshatzkin 0 #10 October 4, 2005 I had about 9 tight line twists on my 13th jump. Took me about 1300 ft of hard kicking to clear it. Should have cutaway, but all was fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jasonRose 0 #11 October 4, 2005 LOL.. I didn't want to do my 13th, and when I did it ended up being my first hop and pop.. I think I had a little pee in my pants after that one... Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j0nes 0 #12 October 4, 2005 I jumped my own pack job on jump 13. Turned out I didn't do such a great job. I had to chop it and land under a round reserve. Having only 13 jumps, I prepared for my round-reserve ride landing as I did the previous other 12 jumps by flaring. No broken bones, but my left knee still aches occasionally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jasonRose 0 #13 October 4, 2005 QuoteI jumped my own pack job on jump 13. Turned out I didn't do such a great job. I had to chop it and land under a round reserve. Having only 13 jumps, I prepared for my round-reserve ride landing as I did the previous other 12 jumps by flaring. No broken bones, but my left knee still aches occasionally. HOLY SHIT!!! That is a horrible 13th. Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j0nes 0 #14 October 4, 2005 QuoteQuoteI jumped my own pack job on jump 13. Turned out I didn't do such a great job. I had to chop it and land under a round reserve. Having only 13 jumps, I prepared for my round-reserve ride landing as I did the previous other 12 jumps by flaring. No broken bones, but my left knee still aches occasionally. HOLY SHIT!!! That is a horrible 13th. I guess I should have put flaring in quotes... It sucked, but it wasn't a highspeed malfunction. Looking back, I'm not sure I needed to cut away. I packed myself a step-through. The main thing is I lived and didn't damage myself too badly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 2fat2fly 0 #15 October 4, 2005 13th jump, got it videoed because I didn't know if I was going to continue jumping-I landed off, the video guy broke his ankleI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites windcatcher 0 #16 October 4, 2005 was there supposed to be something different about my 13th jump, as opposed to my 12th or 14th? Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riddler 0 #17 October 4, 2005 Not superstitious. IIRC, my 13th jump was my first hop-n-pop on my first pack job. Nothing bad happened, I just wanted to buy only one case of beer that week Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tonyhathaway 0 #18 October 4, 2005 13's are fine. I've 12 jumps that had "666" at the end of the number. now those are spooky!My O.C.D. has me chasing a dream my A.D.D. won't let me catch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites calledisrael 0 #19 October 4, 2005 my jump 13 was my first at a new dropzone. my shoulder came out in freefall and i had to pull my reserve. on the good side, i didn't lose the freebag or the handle, and i had a great stand-up landing, even with my shoulder in that much pain. i was laughing really hard when i was trying to inscribe the tequila bottle for my rigger/DZO. life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. (helen keller) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites davedlg 0 #20 October 4, 2005 One of my friends had a lineover and cutaway on her 13th jump last month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites benforde 0 #21 October 4, 2005 QuoteI fractured my lower three vertebrea on my 13th jump. — your other avatar was better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #22 October 4, 2005 My 13th skydive went without incident but I nearly killed myself on my 13th BASE jump. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ashtanga 0 #23 October 4, 2005 Quote— your other avatar was better I will use it again...someday. Who is that in yours? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites benforde 0 #24 October 4, 2005 QuoteQuote— your other avatar was better I will use it again...someday. Who is that in yours? It's my new tunnel rat outfit. like it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigsapper 0 #25 October 4, 2005 Girlfalldown, OMGWTFBBQ!!!!11!!! is that really your license #? 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jasonRose 0 #11 October 4, 2005 LOL.. I didn't want to do my 13th, and when I did it ended up being my first hop and pop.. I think I had a little pee in my pants after that one... Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #12 October 4, 2005 I jumped my own pack job on jump 13. Turned out I didn't do such a great job. I had to chop it and land under a round reserve. Having only 13 jumps, I prepared for my round-reserve ride landing as I did the previous other 12 jumps by flaring. No broken bones, but my left knee still aches occasionally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonRose 0 #13 October 4, 2005 QuoteI jumped my own pack job on jump 13. Turned out I didn't do such a great job. I had to chop it and land under a round reserve. Having only 13 jumps, I prepared for my round-reserve ride landing as I did the previous other 12 jumps by flaring. No broken bones, but my left knee still aches occasionally. HOLY SHIT!!! That is a horrible 13th. Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #14 October 4, 2005 QuoteQuoteI jumped my own pack job on jump 13. Turned out I didn't do such a great job. I had to chop it and land under a round reserve. Having only 13 jumps, I prepared for my round-reserve ride landing as I did the previous other 12 jumps by flaring. No broken bones, but my left knee still aches occasionally. HOLY SHIT!!! That is a horrible 13th. I guess I should have put flaring in quotes... It sucked, but it wasn't a highspeed malfunction. Looking back, I'm not sure I needed to cut away. I packed myself a step-through. The main thing is I lived and didn't damage myself too badly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #15 October 4, 2005 13th jump, got it videoed because I didn't know if I was going to continue jumping-I landed off, the video guy broke his ankleI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #16 October 4, 2005 was there supposed to be something different about my 13th jump, as opposed to my 12th or 14th? Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #17 October 4, 2005 Not superstitious. IIRC, my 13th jump was my first hop-n-pop on my first pack job. Nothing bad happened, I just wanted to buy only one case of beer that week Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyhathaway 0 #18 October 4, 2005 13's are fine. I've 12 jumps that had "666" at the end of the number. now those are spooky!My O.C.D. has me chasing a dream my A.D.D. won't let me catch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calledisrael 0 #19 October 4, 2005 my jump 13 was my first at a new dropzone. my shoulder came out in freefall and i had to pull my reserve. on the good side, i didn't lose the freebag or the handle, and i had a great stand-up landing, even with my shoulder in that much pain. i was laughing really hard when i was trying to inscribe the tequila bottle for my rigger/DZO. life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. (helen keller) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #20 October 4, 2005 One of my friends had a lineover and cutaway on her 13th jump last month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benforde 0 #21 October 4, 2005 QuoteI fractured my lower three vertebrea on my 13th jump. — your other avatar was better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #22 October 4, 2005 My 13th skydive went without incident but I nearly killed myself on my 13th BASE jump. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #23 October 4, 2005 Quote— your other avatar was better I will use it again...someday. Who is that in yours? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benforde 0 #24 October 4, 2005 QuoteQuote— your other avatar was better I will use it again...someday. Who is that in yours? It's my new tunnel rat outfit. like it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigsapper 0 #25 October 4, 2005 Girlfalldown, OMGWTFBBQ!!!!11!!! is that really your license #? (spooky) Well, I guess mine was relatively uneventful. Mine just ensured I kept my streak unbroken in repeating every level of AFF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
