cjsgrlsx3 0 #51 February 9, 2015 A few years ago a guy on his CAT A has a cutaway over the Peanut Festival in VA. The main landed behind the tents and police surrounded it stating there was a "body" under the canopy. After convincing them that the skydiver landed safely under his reserve canopy back at the dz they sent the news crew over to interview him.....his nickname...Peanut! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #52 February 9, 2015 Peanut was taken. Long ago.Hell he even had t-shirts made. Where you at nut? jump in herei have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #53 February 9, 2015 "Crazy Pat 2-Cats" since Mid '90s -- as in, "Works, you got more lives than Two Cats"Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #54 February 9, 2015 "Wildman Wallace" this 'student' haz a thousand jumpsPat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #55 February 9, 2015 From Wallace's Outlaws, Texas '60s: "Nasty Old Man" "Hawkeye" "CG Godfrog" "Weird Bob"Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #56 February 9, 2015 From "Terminal Cahos" early 8-way team Elsinore 1976: "Long Death" Giles "Near Death" Shehan "Death Ray" D-Ray "Space Death" me "Dr. Death" Ayers Elsinore "Godflicker" Jenkins "Ma" Handbury "Twitch" Terry Ward "Stonley" "SKR" Skratch "Capt. Hook" Al "Swovelin Sisters" "Janner" bestowed by Paul Williams "Purple Patty" 'Perusa' Hinckley, Mid 70's "Red" Kosteba "Kong" Bohr "Wildman" Wallace "Streak of Shit" Mahr "Whitey" Jim "Fedo" Boogie King "Dirty Billy" Bishop "Monkey" Jorgeson "Pirate" Brink "Twink" "Eagle" Buchman "Jet Man" BaronPat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobBurnham 0 #57 February 15, 2016 How about "Rocky" Kenoyer. He was named after the mountain goat mascot for Great Northern Railroad. This was due to his early RW tendencies to blow up budding formations. He got his act together though and was a member of the world champion 8 man team Cleareye Express. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raftman 12 #58 February 15, 2016 There is a gal at our DZ that has earned the nickname "Flareless" after some of her landings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuai43 7 #59 February 16, 2016 "Pussy-Pull" Guy gave himself the name. After having a two-out, he said, "I must've given a pussy pull on my pilot chute". Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #60 February 16, 2016 Kelly use to spin whenever they released her during AFF. Obvious nickname: Kellicopter.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WV177RG 19 #61 February 17, 2016 "Severed Ed"--earned for brainlocking in his early days. Grew up to be good RW jumper and great ambassador for the sport, welcoming newbies and making them feel at home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airgump 1 #62 February 17, 2016 first time my AFF instructor turned me loose in freefall i became "Spin Spinerton" ended up dumping around 7 or 8 grand, surprised AFFI to not have a single line twist. when i was living on Z-hills, a guy from MI had the nickname "ball-sack jack" from when he climbed into a 182 and his shorts split open and his package fell out onto the floor of the aircraft. he fell into the fire pit at Z-hills buck naked and his nickname was adjusted to "burnt ball-sack jack" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryBrown 0 #63 February 17, 2016 And you can't possibly forget Tim Bernard as the epic 'Frankenass' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeteW 0 #64 February 18, 2016 Six years ago I crashed paragliding and had a compression fractured L1. A non flying buddy was visiting me in the hospital. So you broke your back on a mountain eh Pete? Broke back Petey ha ha ha ha. A few people called me that but the flying community never heard it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raftman 12 #65 February 18, 2016 Sparky, Deck Boy, Treeman, Splash.................. You really don't want to earn a nickname skydiving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeyo 1 #66 February 18, 2016 I have a friend I call "Mayday"...Because his first 3 seconds after exit used to look like a stalled airplane with a past-out pilot. HISPA #93 DS #419.5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJskonijn 44 #67 February 19, 2016 cjsgrlsx3A few years ago a guy on his CAT A has a cutaway over the Peanut Festival in VA. The main landed behind the tents and police surrounded it stating there was a "body" under the canopy. After convincing them that the skydiver landed safely under his reserve canopy back at the dz they sent the news crew over to interview him.....his nickname...Peanut! Solid strategy for ensuring your main doesn't get lost =). I got my nickname (rough english translation: ice-rabbit) during AFF 1-4. I was WAAAY too tense in the air, it took a bit of tunneltime to solve that. I may still have some residual freefall fear, because it's been at least 40-50 CRW-jumps since my last freefall jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #68 February 19, 2016 Danger Dan - this one is obvious Chooper Chuck - four cutaways before he hit 100 jumps. I don't think he made it to 200 Cancer and Virus - two people who were getting their PhD's in those fields Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 414 #69 February 19, 2016 This guy was before my time, but at the "Old Spaceland" there was a guy they nicknamed "Harness Rash" after one of his more entertaining excuses not to jump. Apparently the guy would get up the plane and find a variety of creative ways to back out, and one day he said he couldn't go because of a harness rash from a previous jump.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbassmnm 5 #70 February 19, 2016 Mikey "lunch break" because I would leave my job on my lunch break, drive to the dz (close by), arrive just in time for the 5 minute call, make a jump, throw my unpacked rig back in my truck and drive back to work. All during my "Lunch break" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyLikeARaven 0 #71 February 19, 2016 MentosfreshThere was a girl who slept around a lot who became known as "Rental Rig" That's cute. What do you call the guys that sleep around? I got called "Cinderella" for a day after losing my shoe once. I lace them up tight now.I'm not a lady, I'm a skydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #72 February 20, 2016 What every happened to "Gilligan" from Skydance in Davis CA ?Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1888 0 #73 February 29, 2016 Know a guy who on his 1st jump from a 182 while climbing to altitude and sitting in the hot seat opened the door to see what's up. To this day, many years later he is known as DOORBOY. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotandahalf 0 #74 March 3, 2016 Pooch Pud The James Gang The Stooges Squirrel Splash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyLikeARaven 0 #75 March 3, 2016 That's a new one to me, might have been before my time. Next time I'm up there (rain this weekend, boo, but we need it), I'll ask around.I'm not a lady, I'm a skydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
