peek 20 #1 July 11, 2006 Most motorcyclists can relate to this one. I was doing my usual hook turn and swoop landing with my small canopy, and had just planed out, going quite fast, and this large bug smacks me in the chest! Well, the natural reaction when something like that happens is to rub your chest and go "ouch", but that wasn't an option. Sometimes you just have to tough it out on landing. Don't let yourself be distracted top the point of crashing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #2 July 11, 2006 QuoteMost motorcyclists can relate to this one. I was doing my usual hook turn and swoop landing with my small canopy, and had just planed out, going quite fast, and this large bug smacks me in the chest! Well, the natural reaction when something like that happens is to rub your chest and go "ouch", but that wasn't an option. Sometimes you just have to tough it out on landing. Don't let yourself be distracted top the point of crashing. I have no face shield when I ride. I get bugs in my face all the time. Sometimes it hurts like a bastard Just goes with the territory __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #3 July 11, 2006 Funny story, well to me at least. I was at Skydive Aggieland and Amy Chemlecki was there organizing. I was standing out by the swoop lane taking video when she was about 3/4 thru her turn and i heard her squeal. Then on plane out she was saying "ooooooo I hit a bug!" Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfrese 0 #4 July 11, 2006 I was flying a demo Velo 120 this past weekend, and did a nice carving 180 (no wind, 500' MSL, 93 F). Didn't quite make the "swoop course" gates, ended up a little to the right swooping through the dried grass and weeds. Suddenly felt a sharp pain right below my right knee and popped up a little to clear the grass. When I stopped, I had a quarter-inch chunk hanging loose, with the offending weed end still attached. I'd been weed-whacked! Lesson learned: long pants when jumping demo canopies. Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 July 11, 2006 Quote Funny story, well to me at least. I was at Skydive Aggieland and Amy Chemlecki was there organizing. I was standing out by the swoop lane taking video when she was about 3/4 thru her turn and i heard her squeal. Then on plane out she was saying "ooooooo I hit a bug! Should have been around two summers ago during the REALLY bad Lovebug invest in the area. Be sure to wear goggles/glasses on every hop-n-pop since when you swooped you'd hit swarms of them. It was as bad as riding a motorcycle. You'd start your turn, start getting close to plane out then hit 50 of the little annoying things.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armour666 0 #6 July 11, 2006 June bugs are the worst and taste really bad ,SO this one time at band camp..... "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #7 July 11, 2006 QuoteMost motorcyclists can relate to this one. Last week I was going 50.... A bird, not a bug - with same outcome.... Ouch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #8 July 11, 2006 amen.... i got a wasp to the leg at 80MPH on my bike. still have the scar... As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #9 July 13, 2006 Ah! That's nothing... reportedly... years ago... there was a female instructor at a certain high-desert SoCal DZ that used to like to go out to the student target in the summer and do ground topless... now that distraction... err... distractions... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mangledspoon 0 #10 July 15, 2006 On my 11th jump, I had an off-dropzone landing near a bunch of cows, and roughly at flare point, I noticed two cows going at it nearby.... that was pretty distracting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 July 15, 2006 Quoteamen.... i got a wasp to the leg at 80MPH on my bike. still have the scar... I had a Bee sting me in the face doin 50mph, that sucked big time, I slammed the brakes on stopped the bike ripped of my helmet and did this big song and dance routine on the side of the road..I looked back and there was 7 cars all nearly run up each other back end 'cuase some idiot slmmmed their bike brakes on sudenly and nearly caused a pile up You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
