AggieDave 6 #1 August 17, 2003 Yup, on my 3rd or 4th tandem today, I lost a shoe on exit. Don't really know how/why, but I felt a tug on my foot as I left the cessna, I look to my right just in time to see my shoe fly very far away and it is now gone for ever. And I just bought this pair about 2 months ago...they only had about 150 jumps on them. How is it I make it through a CReW wrap with my shoes on, but I loose one on a tandem...aggghhhh. Oh well, atleast I did 10 tandems today. That's my personal best for tandems in a day so far. And they were all out of a 182. I wonder where my poor lonely shoe landed...hopefully a rabbit or a squirrel out there will give it a good home (and hopefully it didn't land on the highway!)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLOfreefall 0 #2 August 17, 2003 You could tie your laces together, then if you lose one shoe, it'll just trail behind! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 August 17, 2003 I have some GREAT video of a friend losing a shoe during a free fly jump last year. FUNNY stuff. What was even more funny was when he went digging in the lost and found box to find another pair so he could have something to wear for the rest of the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkvapor 0 #4 August 17, 2003 I lost a shoe on its 2nd jump. The shoes were less than a day old. Thats right! On my way to the dropzone, I thought, "hey... I'll get some nice shoes to jump in". I knew I would be doing CRW in them, so I looked for features that would be CRW-friendly: good fit, but will come off without breaking an ankle. No snag points... good sleek shape that won't be a bitch to grab lines with. Found a great shoe that fit all my requirements.. and hey! it was on sale for $30 down from $40. On the second jump that day, we were attempting a downplane. We couldn't get our legs locked together very well, and they were on the way to slipping apart just as the canopies were turning down. Well, our legs totally slipped apart and the other guy's leg brushed past my foot and ripped my brand new shoe off my left food. I saw it for a split second as it dropped away and fell for a good 8 or 9 grand... Oh well... go back together and turned a few more points with 1 shoe... had to borrow one of the shoes the dropzone keeps for tandems.. nothing like doing crw with mis-matched shoes.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usmcdannyboy 0 #5 August 17, 2003 this thread is so sunny cuz today i almost lost a shoe on a frefly jump. we went linked and hosed the exit and tumbled a little finaly we let go and my shoe came off but not all the way. i was at about 9 grand so had time to chance putting back on. i went into a cannonball and got it on in no time at all but when i got stable i see my buddie head down just to keep up. we broke off and landed. when we got back to the packing area i checked my protrack and found my max speed at 177. Dam i have trouble going that fast on purpose. but it was amazing to see how fast you can go just by being unstable.I am the light my son...What you seek is fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 August 17, 2003 Caught a loosing shoe episode on tape a few months ago. CReW instructor with a newbie on his 2nd CReW jump. Instructor got his shoe stripped off as his student wildly tried to dock and spun away! Happily, the instructor had another exact pair in his car for occurrences such as this...he comes prepared. His name? The one, the only Mike Muscat! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #7 August 17, 2003 Throw the other one away then it won't hurt as much.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aero04 0 #8 August 17, 2003 Gee Wiz Dave, I'll teach you how to tie your shoes properly, again, when I see ya in a week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #9 August 17, 2003 Yup, I keep a second (old) pair of shoes at the DZ just incase I lost a shoe, so that came in handy yesterday... Oh well, I'm off to the DZ, I've got atleast 7 tandems today, so hopefully I won't loose a shoe on any of those (since I'm starting to run out of shoes here).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #10 August 17, 2003 We donate all the remaining single shoes to the school. The problem is most folks lose the right shoe on exit from a Twin Otter. As a result we have more single left shoes remaining. But once in awhile, you'd be amazed how often one shoe comes in handy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #11 August 17, 2003 You could always donate the left-over shoe to Z-hills. They slide a shoe up in the Otter door to close off the draft. 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
Beerlight 0 #12 August 17, 2003 What Dave, you advertising around the campus for students?!! Didn't know Bryan had that many people....Sounds like you are doing great as a new TM. Drink a Shiner for me brudder......... Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #13 August 17, 2003 QuoteYou could always donate the left-over shoe to Z-hills. They slide a shoe up in the Otter door to close off the draft. A shoe to stop the draft...Hmmm...have to pass that along! (ya know, being back in the corner by the tail can get awfully chilly during the winter months! At Elsinore, they used to use a stuffed green snake in the door to stem off the draft. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #14 August 17, 2003 Quote"Oh well, at least I did ten tandems today." Damn! Your'e smoki'n! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 6 #15 August 17, 2003 So... Tell me Dave.... Is this the FIRST TIME you lost a shoe in freefall????? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbell 0 #16 August 17, 2003 Dave, you need to learn how to spot. A few months ago I was doing a freefly jump with a friend when I saw one of his Tevas come off and go shooting upwards at about 8000ft. Later on, about 30 seconds after we landed, the missing shoe hit the ground less than 50 feet from where I was picking up my gear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites padawonMonkey 0 #17 August 18, 2003 Quote And I just bought this pair about 2 months ago...they only had about 150 jumps on them. I have lost a shoe to a hard opening before... Its funny that skydivers refer to everything in the number of jumps they have on them...shoes,sunglasses,t-shirts,jewelry,girlfriends-------------------------------------------------- "But I'm Just doin what I have to do to survive"-MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiverRick 0 #18 August 18, 2003 Its funny that skydivers refer to everything in the number of jumps they have on them...shoes,sunglasses,t-shirts,jewelry,girlfriends Or how many jump tickets they cost. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #15 August 17, 2003 So... Tell me Dave.... Is this the FIRST TIME you lost a shoe in freefall????? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbell 0 #16 August 17, 2003 Dave, you need to learn how to spot. A few months ago I was doing a freefly jump with a friend when I saw one of his Tevas come off and go shooting upwards at about 8000ft. Later on, about 30 seconds after we landed, the missing shoe hit the ground less than 50 feet from where I was picking up my gear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
padawonMonkey 0 #17 August 18, 2003 Quote And I just bought this pair about 2 months ago...they only had about 150 jumps on them. I have lost a shoe to a hard opening before... Its funny that skydivers refer to everything in the number of jumps they have on them...shoes,sunglasses,t-shirts,jewelry,girlfriends-------------------------------------------------- "But I'm Just doin what I have to do to survive"-MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #18 August 18, 2003 Its funny that skydivers refer to everything in the number of jumps they have on them...shoes,sunglasses,t-shirts,jewelry,girlfriends Or how many jump tickets they cost. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #19 August 18, 2003 Yeah, yeah yeah, it was the FIRST time I lost a shoe in freefall...it was my first time to do 10 tandems in a day... Oh, had 4 tandems today, thank god the other 2 rescheduled...I'm very SORE from yesterday. Its a good sore, though, a very happy, got to work with students and really make some people's day sore. I never took the time to wonder around the area of the airport where the spot was over (since I doubt it got much drift, being a shoe), I might do that tomorrow, since I'm between semesters and can screw off during the days now.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #20 August 18, 2003 Quote Later on, about 30 seconds after we landed, the missing shoe hit the ground less than 50 feet from where I was picking up my gear. hehe, something very similar happened to a croatian freefly team at our nationals in July... a girl's shoe came off during a try of a knee docked exit, and it fell only some 8 meters away from our bar and some 4 meters away from a group of pilots... damn did they flip out, but i seriously doubt if there would be any damage if it fell on a pilot's had Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #21 August 18, 2003 Quotei seriously doubt if there would be any damage if it fell on a pilot's had You would have hurt your ears from the loud bong sound...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #22 August 18, 2003 Just follow the trail of dead and or coughing animals... J/k Dave...congrats on a gread weekend..I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #23 August 18, 2003 I did that! You owe me beer! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
