Pammi 0 #1 July 23, 2001 All I can say is "Wow!". It's really gorgeous up in the plane with all of those lights! We could see all the way to Tulsa and OKC from 4500' and up!! I was nervous, of course, but it was great! Merrick and I did solos from 7500' with just a short freefall since it was our first one. He didn't go until I landed safely, either. Wasn't a stand-up landing, but hey, they usually aren't for me! LOL! It was great! I can't wait to do it again Was a complete dumb-ass on my jump the next day tho, but was proud of myself for not making a stupid mistake worse. I was working my way back to the DZ after a kind of long spot (slow climbout also) and realized that I was going downwind rather then upwind but was too low to completely turn around (DUMBSHIT!) Anyway...at least I realized that turning around that low would be worse then landing it downwind, or crosswind, so I turned just a little where I was crosswind and landed it that way. Wasn't bad...I countered on my toggles for the wind coming in at the side, and it went fairly well with just a little knee scrape (no jumpsuit). Anyway...hope you guys had a great weekend too! I was glad to get to jump at all since my rig was off being repaired, but one of the guys at the DZ was nice enough to let me use his rig while he did tandems. I also met Cloud9 this weekend! What a great guy! He learned what a small, one-Cessna DZ is truly like too...sit then sit some more. *sigh* I'm just sorry I didn't get to jump with him.Blue ones!PammiMerrick's SCR Ceremony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClayFowler 0 #2 July 23, 2001 Speaking of night jumps......Does anyone know where I can get a lighted altimeter? The only ones I have ever seen were made by an obscure military contractor in Canada and good luck finding a battery for it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #3 July 23, 2001 QuoteDoes anyone know where I can get a lighted altimeter? If you don't want to tie a glow stick to your alti, you can always get a digitude. http://www.altitudeconcepts.com they have a really nice back-light too them, almost like an indiglo watch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #4 July 23, 2001 Check with Skybytch at SquareOne. You can either get one of those "back lit" digital ones or an old fashioned Alti-2 and buy the light attachment separtely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grogs 0 #5 July 23, 2001 Woohoo! Congrats on the night jump Pammi. They are fun aren't they? I pounded in on my night-jump first landing too. I knew the ground was getting close so I went to a half flare and waited and the next thing I knew *smack* there was the ground. Good thing I know how to do a good PLF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloud9 0 #6 July 25, 2001 Night jumps! Did you say night jumps?I had to go back to the mother-in-laws house and help put a liner in an inground pool. We worked until 1:00am.Glad you guys got to jump, I don't think I would have done a night jump as a first jump on a new DZ. Hope we can jump together some time. It was great meeting you guys. I still can't believe that DZ put up over 18 C182 loads of students and tandems, just unreal for a small cessna drop zone.Bleau Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freaksister 0 #7 July 25, 2001 Yeah, that's why they suck sometimes at that DZ, because experienced jumpers take a back seat to the tandems and students. They need a 2nd plane...Sis "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." Oscar Wilde Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crewdog 0 #8 July 25, 2001 night jumps are fun, but nite CReW is the best.With the sun at your back at sunset.The best site you will every see.CREW all the WAY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pammi 0 #9 July 25, 2001 I'm sorry you had to go Cloud! Unfortunately, yup, that *is* the way it goes there normally :/ While I definately understand the need to get the students and tandems up to get a profit, I still pout about it It was awesome doing the night jump tho and we got up on a load pretty quickly on Sunday...about 12:30 or so. Got called out at 7500' tho. Let's just say, I can't wait for Quincy and some REAL altitude! I'm ssssooo excited! It's like waiting for Christmas! By the way, Crewdog....you are very right I'm sure!! I loved CRW so much when I did it the couple of times so far. I really hope to get to continue with it in the future! It's awesome!!! Unfortunately, there's only one person at our DZ who really does it much, and he's usually teaching students, so I don't get very many opportunities to try it. I definately wasn't ready to on my first night jump anyway :) Soon......PammiMerrick's SCR Ceremony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Merrick 0 #10 July 25, 2001 Quote"he's usually teaching students, so I don't get very many opportunities to try it."Not to mention that he's now flying a Heatwave 120 loaded at about 1.8:1. LOL That'd be somethin' huh... "microline SPEED CReW!!" .....Show me your femur!! "If words were wisdom, I'd be talkin' even more.." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kris 0 #11 July 26, 2001 Quote Not to mention that he's now flying a Heatwave 120 loaded at about 1.8:1. LOL That'd be somethin' huh... "microline SPEED CReW!!" .....Show me your femur!! Well, He likes the openings and landings on the Heatwave but not the turns. Tony is now looking for an EXtreme VX 100-ish right now. That would definitely be some interesting CRW. I'll have to try it with him when I get my HeatWwave 170. NOT!Hell, once you pop the brakes on a VX or FX the descent rate is about 2000' a minute. Damn! That's over 30' a second. No thanks, I'll keep my appendages firmly attached and won't try any CRW with a canopy that allows 5-minutes of working time from 10,000' AGL to 0' AGL.Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
cloud9 0 #6 July 25, 2001 Night jumps! Did you say night jumps?I had to go back to the mother-in-laws house and help put a liner in an inground pool. We worked until 1:00am.Glad you guys got to jump, I don't think I would have done a night jump as a first jump on a new DZ. Hope we can jump together some time. It was great meeting you guys. I still can't believe that DZ put up over 18 C182 loads of students and tandems, just unreal for a small cessna drop zone.Bleau Skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #7 July 25, 2001 Yeah, that's why they suck sometimes at that DZ, because experienced jumpers take a back seat to the tandems and students. They need a 2nd plane...Sis "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." Oscar Wilde Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog 0 #8 July 25, 2001 night jumps are fun, but nite CReW is the best.With the sun at your back at sunset.The best site you will every see.CREW all the WAY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #9 July 25, 2001 I'm sorry you had to go Cloud! Unfortunately, yup, that *is* the way it goes there normally :/ While I definately understand the need to get the students and tandems up to get a profit, I still pout about it It was awesome doing the night jump tho and we got up on a load pretty quickly on Sunday...about 12:30 or so. Got called out at 7500' tho. Let's just say, I can't wait for Quincy and some REAL altitude! I'm ssssooo excited! It's like waiting for Christmas! By the way, Crewdog....you are very right I'm sure!! I loved CRW so much when I did it the couple of times so far. I really hope to get to continue with it in the future! It's awesome!!! Unfortunately, there's only one person at our DZ who really does it much, and he's usually teaching students, so I don't get very many opportunities to try it. I definately wasn't ready to on my first night jump anyway :) Soon......PammiMerrick's SCR Ceremony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merrick 0 #10 July 25, 2001 Quote"he's usually teaching students, so I don't get very many opportunities to try it."Not to mention that he's now flying a Heatwave 120 loaded at about 1.8:1. LOL That'd be somethin' huh... "microline SPEED CReW!!" .....Show me your femur!! "If words were wisdom, I'd be talkin' even more.." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #11 July 26, 2001 Quote Not to mention that he's now flying a Heatwave 120 loaded at about 1.8:1. LOL That'd be somethin' huh... "microline SPEED CReW!!" .....Show me your femur!! Well, He likes the openings and landings on the Heatwave but not the turns. Tony is now looking for an EXtreme VX 100-ish right now. That would definitely be some interesting CRW. I'll have to try it with him when I get my HeatWwave 170. NOT!Hell, once you pop the brakes on a VX or FX the descent rate is about 2000' a minute. Damn! That's over 30' a second. No thanks, I'll keep my appendages firmly attached and won't try any CRW with a canopy that allows 5-minutes of working time from 10,000' AGL to 0' AGL.Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
