grasshopper 0 #1 March 26, 2001 you know you are a skydiver when...rather than posting on this site on a weekend, you actually go skydiving. I got home and found over 300 new messages. shouldn't you guys be jumping instead? truth be told I only got 10 jumps in this weekend because I was too tired on saturday. but I did get over 50 pack jobs also. can anyone top that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallnAngel 0 #2 March 26, 2001 Quote shouldn't you guys be jumping Well, I got to jump!! [huge shit-eating grin] Only jumped twice yesterday, but it was awesome! Finally got my own gear, so no more rentals for me...and no bruises today from ill-fitting gear either, yea!10 jumps is alot, Grasshopper...the most I've ever done in a day is 4, and I was exhausted after that! Can't imagine doing 10 in a weekend (yet...hehehe)Blue Skies,Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff 0 #3 March 26, 2001 Quite a few of the contributors to this forum are from the UK, where the weather is often crap (certainly was this weekend), so we just hang out out on dropzone.com and the newsgroups.British skydivers are some of the best verbal skydivers in the world!Geoff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshopper 0 #4 March 26, 2001 Quote10 jumps is alot, Grasshopper10 jumps is alot only if you do them all in one day. in a weekend it really isn't that many. I did 6 after showing up about 12:30 and then only 4 on sunday (I was busy packing)pull low, it's higher than you think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #5 March 26, 2001 Quote(I was busy packing)An average job, at best....Just kidding. Rule #1 - Never talk shit about your packer Rule #2 - If you do, don't let it get back to him/her Rule #3 - Make sure your reserve is in date Rule #4 - See Rule 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarrettJ99 0 #6 March 27, 2001 Grasshopper,You always have to talk crap don't you? I knew you were going to brag about this weekend even though you said you wouldn't. So how about those Hop'N'Pops? Not a bad deal if you ask me... Later.-T1C-30757 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cacophony 0 #7 March 27, 2001 I didn't jump at all this weekend. Whats wrong with me you ask? A lot. But I decided that I would rather not freeze my hands off in the 35 degree weather. Plus I didn't want to spend a bunch of money. And to top it off I wanted to spend the weekend with my girlfriend. I guess I'm going soft. Thats ok. This weekend I'm gonna tear up some head-down with my friends and burn holes in the sky. Its gonna be jammin. Watch it be cloudy or something like that. Ok, I think I might have just jinxed my entire region with that remark. I'll shut up now.Safe landings,Alex D-23912 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max 0 #8 March 27, 2001 No kidding Shark!!On one of my busier days this months (10 jumps that day) I played a pratical joke on my packer. Well on my 9th jump that day I had a line over and cutaway. (He didnt do it on purpose). But it must have been a karma thing. So now I agree, BE VERY VERY NICE TO YOUR PACKERS!!!BTW, I had to buy a case of beer for that one. It was my first cutaway. (Made him sign the logbook too....LOL) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshopper 0 #9 March 27, 2001 hey shark, you don't have to be nice to your packer. you just have to pay me. and land in dirt if you have a new spectre. 3 different canopies with less than 10 jumps each this weekend. a lesson for all: buy used canopies if only to be nice to your packer.T1, those hop 'n' packs really are great aren't they? I did another one on sunday with a 30 second delay. the poor people looking out the plane thought I was going to die pulling so low. blue skies, black death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #10 March 27, 2001 I think I may have figured out the line twist thing. At least on mine I may have twisted the lines while stowing them in a *neat* manner. Not sure why your pack twisted, unless it was just a shitty job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MC208B 0 #11 March 27, 2001 hey grasshopper, that's nothing! I got in 328 jumps, did two annual inspecions on the planes and fucked a dozen women! top that! And that was just Saturday..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hellian 0 #12 March 27, 2001 QuoteT1, those hop 'n' packs really are great aren't they? I did another one on sunday with a 30 second delay. the poor people looking out the plane thought I was going to die pulling so low. What height did you "hop" from? what alt did u pull @ ?Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wingnut 0 #13 March 27, 2001 i don't see why you guys are so worried about being nice to your packer! i regularly starve mine, deprive him of sleep and make him go broke skydiving......oh wait i forgot i pack my own chute.............now one thing i won't do is mess around with the pilots girlfriend, she's a cutie and is also half american but i like the plane to slow down just a little when i have to be a floater.<> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lummy 4 #14 March 27, 2001 Must've been a slow day for you, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites grasshopper 0 #15 March 27, 2001 Quotewhat height did you "hop" from? what alt. did u pull @ ?6100' exit, open high enough.pull low, it's higher than you think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hellian 0 #16 March 28, 2001 you made it sound like you did a 20sec delay from about 3k heheEd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hellian 0 #17 March 28, 2001 you made it sound like you did a 20sec delay from about 3k heheEd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shark 0 #18 March 28, 2001 Quoteyou made it sound like you did a 20sec delay from about 3kIt was, ghop falls really slow.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites grasshopper 0 #19 March 30, 2001 so I went to the DZ on Wed.-Thurs., got 15 more jumps in. didn't get to jump the stilleto 135 but managed to borrow a stilleto 120. for those of you keeping track, that is 25 jumps in the past week. I actually have done more jumps than I have posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shark 0 #20 March 30, 2001 QuoteI actually have done more jumps than I have posts.You're a real fvckin' hero, gh! Do you live in cali? Are you part of the Cali Cartel? When do you find the time to post? Your DZ must get sunned out a lot keeping you from posting! 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
MC208B 0 #11 March 27, 2001 hey grasshopper, that's nothing! I got in 328 jumps, did two annual inspecions on the planes and fucked a dozen women! top that! And that was just Saturday..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellian 0 #12 March 27, 2001 QuoteT1, those hop 'n' packs really are great aren't they? I did another one on sunday with a 30 second delay. the poor people looking out the plane thought I was going to die pulling so low. What height did you "hop" from? what alt did u pull @ ?Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #13 March 27, 2001 i don't see why you guys are so worried about being nice to your packer! i regularly starve mine, deprive him of sleep and make him go broke skydiving......oh wait i forgot i pack my own chute.............now one thing i won't do is mess around with the pilots girlfriend, she's a cutie and is also half american but i like the plane to slow down just a little when i have to be a floater.<> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #14 March 27, 2001 Must've been a slow day for you, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshopper 0 #15 March 27, 2001 Quotewhat height did you "hop" from? what alt. did u pull @ ?6100' exit, open high enough.pull low, it's higher than you think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellian 0 #16 March 28, 2001 you made it sound like you did a 20sec delay from about 3k heheEd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellian 0 #17 March 28, 2001 you made it sound like you did a 20sec delay from about 3k heheEd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #18 March 28, 2001 Quoteyou made it sound like you did a 20sec delay from about 3kIt was, ghop falls really slow.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshopper 0 #19 March 30, 2001 so I went to the DZ on Wed.-Thurs., got 15 more jumps in. didn't get to jump the stilleto 135 but managed to borrow a stilleto 120. for those of you keeping track, that is 25 jumps in the past week. I actually have done more jumps than I have posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #20 March 30, 2001 QuoteI actually have done more jumps than I have posts.You're a real fvckin' hero, gh! Do you live in cali? Are you part of the Cali Cartel? When do you find the time to post? Your DZ must get sunned out a lot keeping you from posting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
