mattb 0 #1 March 6, 2001 I was just wondering on a nice clear day how many jumps you can get in at your home DZ on an average weekend day?How many jumps on a good day? 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-19 11 or more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tee 0 #2 March 6, 2001 We are lucky because we are a relitively small dz with 3 planes (a C182 and 2 C206) so when we are swamped with tandems and students, the dzo still keeps one of the wide bodied 206's for the regular jumpers. So we can easily get 7-10 jumps in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tigra 0 #3 March 6, 2001 It depends on what kind of jumping I am doing. RW with relatively large groups (10-20ish) take a little longer to get organized, plus we are taking up most of the plane. Organize, dirt dive, manifest, gear up, dirt dive some more, jump, land, debrief, pack and start over. The whole process takes awhile!I notice the freeflyers at my dz can do a lot more jumps in one day because their groups are smaller and the dives aren't engineered quite as meticulously. They are more like, jump, pack, watch the video, jump, pack, watch the video........Personally, I don't like doing much more than 5 in a day. I get tired from all that jumping, dirt diving and packing. And my bank account gets a little tired too! But I am fortunate to jump at a large dz which usually has a least two twin otters flying in the summer, sometimes 3 and a dc 3. Waiting for loads isn't usually an issue, so if I want to jump more, I can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFXpert 0 #4 March 6, 2001 I put 7-19 b/c you asked what was *possible* and I've seen many do this many in a day but for me, my tops is 5 usually. much love and blue skies!Carrie http://www.geocities.com/skydivegrl20/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #5 March 6, 2001 I agree, I've seen people with 2 rigs who pay other people to pack crank out 10 jumps before noon before. It amazed me, actually, I wished I had money like that.AggieDave '02-------------Blue Skies and Gig'em Ags!BTHO t.u. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dutchboy 0 #6 March 6, 2001 My record so far is 6 jumps in a day. I just can't pack fast enough to do more. Perhaps in the summer when the weather improves and the jumping day gets longer I can do better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #7 March 6, 2001 My DZ is small, and it gets pretty crazy in the summer... you can only squeeze so many loads from a C-182 -- but $$$ are my limiting factor. I usually do 2 per day, but once I did 3... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyboy62000 0 #8 March 7, 2001 When I went to Coolidge over Christmas I did 6 in a day with no problem and packing own rig. I could have done more, but I hadn't jumped for a while and was really feeling it by the end of the day. If I had two rigs and someone packing for me I could have easily done over 10 in a day. When I go back to Coolidge and Eloy in a little under two weeks over spring break I will try to do between 6 and 8 a day. On a normal summer weekend day at my home DZ I could probably do 5 or 6 jumps a day.Blue Skies,Adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sblue 0 #9 March 7, 2001 Well, my record in a day was in Eloy, and it was 11. And I was really sore the next day... And yes, I did pack for myself.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyboy62000 0 #10 March 7, 2001 wow, that's a lot of jumps in a day. That would wear you out by the end of the day.Blue Skies,Adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 558 #11 March 8, 2001 My record is 12 tandem jumps in one day. Naturally someone else was packing.Last summer I did 11 tandems in one day and packed half of them.Back in the days when I was younger and tougher I used to do 8 tandems and pack them all myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TripleF 0 #12 March 8, 2001 I did not do this at my home dz so I don't know if it counts or not but I did 10 in one day and 9 the following day at Mullins in Tenn at one of his Halloween boogies and no, I didn't pack all of them.. Mike's younger son (can't ever remember his name, don't know why) packed most of them cause I just got too tired and lazy......49.....sore as a bitch the following day or two (or three, maybe four)Triple F Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hellian 0 #13 March 8, 2001 I am presuming he is meaning 7-10 not 7-19?anyway, my record was three i think but i've only done 14 total.. so.... Wait till i get to Spain Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Divadiver 0 #14 March 8, 2001 A grand total of 3!Divadiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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tigra 0 #3 March 6, 2001 It depends on what kind of jumping I am doing. RW with relatively large groups (10-20ish) take a little longer to get organized, plus we are taking up most of the plane. Organize, dirt dive, manifest, gear up, dirt dive some more, jump, land, debrief, pack and start over. The whole process takes awhile!I notice the freeflyers at my dz can do a lot more jumps in one day because their groups are smaller and the dives aren't engineered quite as meticulously. They are more like, jump, pack, watch the video, jump, pack, watch the video........Personally, I don't like doing much more than 5 in a day. I get tired from all that jumping, dirt diving and packing. And my bank account gets a little tired too! But I am fortunate to jump at a large dz which usually has a least two twin otters flying in the summer, sometimes 3 and a dc 3. Waiting for loads isn't usually an issue, so if I want to jump more, I can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #4 March 6, 2001 I put 7-19 b/c you asked what was *possible* and I've seen many do this many in a day but for me, my tops is 5 usually. much love and blue skies!Carrie http://www.geocities.com/skydivegrl20/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 March 6, 2001 I agree, I've seen people with 2 rigs who pay other people to pack crank out 10 jumps before noon before. It amazed me, actually, I wished I had money like that.AggieDave '02-------------Blue Skies and Gig'em Ags!BTHO t.u. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutchboy 0 #6 March 6, 2001 My record so far is 6 jumps in a day. I just can't pack fast enough to do more. Perhaps in the summer when the weather improves and the jumping day gets longer I can do better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #7 March 6, 2001 My DZ is small, and it gets pretty crazy in the summer... you can only squeeze so many loads from a C-182 -- but $$$ are my limiting factor. I usually do 2 per day, but once I did 3... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyboy62000 0 #8 March 7, 2001 When I went to Coolidge over Christmas I did 6 in a day with no problem and packing own rig. I could have done more, but I hadn't jumped for a while and was really feeling it by the end of the day. If I had two rigs and someone packing for me I could have easily done over 10 in a day. When I go back to Coolidge and Eloy in a little under two weeks over spring break I will try to do between 6 and 8 a day. On a normal summer weekend day at my home DZ I could probably do 5 or 6 jumps a day.Blue Skies,Adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sblue 0 #9 March 7, 2001 Well, my record in a day was in Eloy, and it was 11. And I was really sore the next day... And yes, I did pack for myself.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyboy62000 0 #10 March 7, 2001 wow, that's a lot of jumps in a day. That would wear you out by the end of the day.Blue Skies,Adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #11 March 8, 2001 My record is 12 tandem jumps in one day. Naturally someone else was packing.Last summer I did 11 tandems in one day and packed half of them.Back in the days when I was younger and tougher I used to do 8 tandems and pack them all myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TripleF 0 #12 March 8, 2001 I did not do this at my home dz so I don't know if it counts or not but I did 10 in one day and 9 the following day at Mullins in Tenn at one of his Halloween boogies and no, I didn't pack all of them.. Mike's younger son (can't ever remember his name, don't know why) packed most of them cause I just got too tired and lazy......49.....sore as a bitch the following day or two (or three, maybe four)Triple F Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellian 0 #13 March 8, 2001 I am presuming he is meaning 7-10 not 7-19?anyway, my record was three i think but i've only done 14 total.. so.... Wait till i get to Spain Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Divadiver 0 #14 March 8, 2001 A grand total of 3!Divadiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
