PhreeZone 15 #26 January 5, 2002 That would have been in a post I made a few months ago..... a search of the archives should bring it up......I want to touch the sky, I want to fly so high ~ Sonique Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #27 January 5, 2002 I must think about that at least everytime I reach up to stow the slider. That one's a winner.mikeBlack then white are all I see, in my infancy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #28 January 5, 2002 I always get "what happens when your parachute doesn't open..." Its not *if* its *when* your parachute doesnt' open. Not much confidence there. The other is the "oh, you pack your parachute yourself? I dont' think I could do that, I would want someone else to do it..." Like that makes sense?I went to a Grateful Dead Concert and they played for SEVEN hours. Great song. -- Fred Reuss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RemiAndKaren 0 #29 January 5, 2002 Or how about that rain drops hurt bacause of their pointy end you fall into! lolPS: the oxygen going through your skin is completely true.. in fact, the folds in the cheeks we get in freefall is a natural adaptation to increase the surface are and therefore increase intake.RemiMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumperpaula 0 #30 January 5, 2002 Can't believe no one mentioned this one..."Have you ever hit a bird in freefall?" , I heard a student ask a jumpmaster once "If I need to cut away my reserve, how would I do that?" Fly Your Slot ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred 0 #31 January 5, 2002 I love this thread... Anybody else believe as a student that the grips on a rw suit were there for their aerodynamic properties? I thought they helped you turn and dock...Though, I still believe that when that door opens it's going to suck me out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billy 0 #32 January 5, 2002 You all just made my day!!Friend of mine watched the Lost Praire 2001 Boogie video,, a scene where a raft dive goes back up into the CASA,, She asked me "How do they do that?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbaur 0 #33 January 5, 2002 Quotethe grips on a rw suit were there for their aerodynamic propertiesThe primary purpose of those tube things on your sleeves and legs is to act as "static wicks." Airplanes have static wicks help drain off excess static electricity, and so do we. For skydivers, our rapid movement through the air generates friction, the same way that rubbing your feet on a rug does. If we didn't have static wicks, we'd get one heckuva electrical shock when we landed.Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmettoTiger 1 #34 January 6, 2002 Quote"Have you ever hit a bird in freefall?" The surprising answer to that question is at SkyExtreme.com near the middle of the page... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #35 January 6, 2002 QuoteThe surprising answer to that question is at SkyExtreme.com near the middle of the page...Oh my God I'm gonna cry....Those photos...awk....Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #36 January 6, 2002 I have been wondering this since watching a couple jumpers fly by a flock of birds. Has anyone caught a bird inside a canopy?mikeBlack then white are all I see, in my infancy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #37 January 6, 2002 Quotethe grips on a rw suit were there for their aerodynamic propertiesTHAT is exactly why I read "The Skydiver's Handbook" BEFORE I started Static Line! heehee! I fell in love with skydiving after my first tandem and had to wait almost 2 months to do my training, so I read everything I could get my hands on!! LOL - fortunately for me, I guess, because when I said, "Aren't those things on your suit for other people to hold onto?" the JMs just gaped at me and said, UH, YEAH...!hehe Get em on the flyby...SisI feel so alive,for the very first time-and I think I can fly! - P.O.D. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokeneagle 0 #38 January 6, 2002 poor little titmouse-- at least the bird had a name that was right for contact with a male skydiver.... Brokeneagle. I'm really very gentle, no matter what my kung-fu teacher says... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonno5 0 #39 January 6, 2002 A friend of mine hit a buzzard in an Agusta helicopter while he was doing about 140 kts, it came through the co-pilots windshield and ended up unassembled over his rear seat passengers (they were less than impressed).It smelt quite badly too, although that may have been due to the contents of his shorts, rather than the contents of the bird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmettoTiger 1 #40 January 6, 2002 QuoteOh my God I'm gonna cry....Those photos...awk....Now you know the sad truth about Alex... Oooh that was evil. I'm just kidding. He's being pampered in an incredibly swank aviary, don't you worry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #41 January 6, 2002 QuoteNow you know the sad truth about Alex... What?! Nooooooo! He deserved so much better than to end up as a morbidly humorous photo on a Web site!QuoteI'm just kidding. He's being pampered in an incredibly swank aviary, don't you worry.Oh, right, I know. He writes from time to time. Gloats. Little yellow bastard. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,471 #42 January 6, 2002 >The primary purpose of those tube things on your sleeves and legs is to act> as "static wicks." Airplanes have static wicks help drain off excess static> electricity, and so do we. For skydivers, our rapid movement through the air> generates friction, the same way that rubbing your feet on a rug does. You may laugh, but . . .A few months ago we were doing those 120 ways at Perris (see back cover of the Dec Parachutist for a pic) and I was docking next to someone from another plane. Every time I picked her up I'd get a shock through my glove and her jumpsuit sleeve. The first time I almost dropped her, I was so suprised. I have a feeling that one of the planes was missing a few static wicks or something . . .-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #43 January 7, 2002 QuoteOr how about that rain drops hurt bacause of their pointy end you fall into! lolThat's true! Them pointy ends hurt like hell! I usedta love to look over at a fellow tandem instructor and say "hey, did you take your meds today?" Evil, I know....pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmettoTiger 1 #44 January 7, 2002 QuoteI usedta love to look over at a fellow tandem instructor and say "hey, did you take your meds today?" "No, I'm pretty sure they were causing my seizures. I can't be sure, though... But anyway, I'm not supposed to take them when I've been drinking!!"PTiger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milo 0 #45 January 7, 2002 http://www.skyxtreme.com/archive/july2000/safety.htmlWell.So, if a 4 ounce bird has enough energy upon collision to go half-way through a poly-carb face shield.... What would it do to my face? How difficult would it be to land with a titmouse impaled in your face?Milo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #46 January 7, 2002 "titmouse"Do they really have tits? "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
