rss_v 0 #1 June 2, 2012 This was a very strange experience for me today - whether due to my increasing situational awareness or a quirk of the exit order, for the first time today I saw other people falling past me. I was under canopy around 4500ft and watching an early-level AFF trio break apart as the student pulled (presumably around 5.5-6k), then the instructors burnt down past me - seemingly quite close but a safe separation really. They pulled a way below me. That was amazing to watch, a completely new thing to see. On my next jump I was able to watch tandems deploy as well, higher than where I was at the time. Really nice to watch, I liked it a lot. Just felt like mentioning it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #2 June 2, 2012 Sometimes people forget that this is the coolest thing in the world. Thanks for reminding us! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 20 #3 June 2, 2012 Quote... due to my increasing situational awareness ... That's it! Enjoy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParaHog 0 #4 June 2, 2012 Quotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #5 June 2, 2012 More and more awareness of your enviroment, good job! Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 0 #6 June 2, 2012 Unbelievable how crazy fast they pass by And how incredibly low they seem to deploy If it was only once in a lifetime - I'd feel gratitude forever. Really cool becoming one of those What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #7 June 3, 2012 Quote Unbelievable how crazy fast they pass by And how incredibly low they seem to deploy If I'm with a tandem passenger after opening and point out a subsequent tandem deploying, I do have to explain to the student about the camera flyer -- who falls away and appears to be plummeting to his death in the fields below. 'Relax, they're still thousands of feet in the air...' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3mpire 0 #8 June 3, 2012 Quotemy increasing situational awareness Want another fun one? See if you can count how long it takes the group exiting after you to exit as you're coming down the hill. Try to identify what type of exit they attempted and did it succeed. Another fun one: look at the winds aloft and determine where you think your opening would be based off of where you plan to exit. when you land ask yourself did you open where you thought you were going to. even remembering to look down after you open and take note of your position is an awareness thing a lot of new jumpers don't do. put it all together and you should be able to say how long the stick behind you took, how their exit was, and exactly where you opened. bonus if you can guess what the deployment altitude of the other jumpers was (even though technically you should know before you leave the plane, of course) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #9 June 3, 2012 QuoteQuotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #10 June 3, 2012 Quote Unbelievable how crazy fast they pass by And how incredibly low they seem to deploy I've been noticing this recently (noob that I am) too. It really does look like they're hurtling to their doom, only to save themselves at the last minute. I know it's an illusion, but I still catch myself thinking "Holy $#!*" each time I see it!My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #11 June 3, 2012 I've been noticing this recently (noob that I am) too. It really does look like they're hurtling to their doom, only to save themselves at the last minute. I know it's an illusion, but I still catch myself thinking "Holy $#!*" each time I see it! Ahh! Perspective..... Ain't it great! It's almost as cool as watching some "go back up" when they pull.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 93 #12 June 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? When flying with a group, one person deploys while right next to the others - getting pulled out of the formation.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rss_v 0 #13 June 3, 2012 Does anyone know of any videos online that include footage of this sort of thing? There are quite a few with the camera man falling away from someone who just pulled, but how about a camera man under canopy filming others in the air coming down past him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #14 June 3, 2012 I have a few. It happens quite often, if you look in the right direction Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightskyguy 1 #15 June 3, 2012 QuoteSometimes people forget that this is the coolest thing in the world. Thanks for reminding us! ***You got that right. John Wright World's most beloved skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dqpacker 7 #16 June 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? what your dad didn't do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Anonthemouse 0 #17 June 3, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote for the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? what your dad didn't do. I am bad at this sport because I play by the rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Born2Late 0 #18 June 3, 2012 Quote It's almost as cool as watching some "go back up" when they pull. Had someone pull a thousand feet higher than they said they would. She also tracked up the jump line before pulling. That wasn't so much fun... A near-miss at about fifty feet . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NewGuy2005 51 #19 June 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? what your dad didn't do. I he had only known, I'm sure he would have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites theonlyski 3 #20 June 3, 2012 Quote I've been noticing this recently (noob that I am) too. It really does look like they're hurtling to their doom, only to save themselves at the last minute. I know it's an illusion, but I still catch myself thinking "Holy $#!*" each time I see it! I was doing video for some RW jumps, pulling in place above breakoff. One time I dumped but continued watching them fall, hell of shot! http://robert.branzone.com/pics/Cool.jpg"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sundevil777 93 #21 June 3, 2012 QuoteDoes anyone know of any videos online that include footage of this sort of thing? There are quite a few with the camera man falling away from someone who just pulled, but how about a camera man under canopy filming others in the air coming down past him? Joe Jenning's Good Stuff video has some of that. I don't know about youtube, but probably it is there to be found.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jrjny 0 #22 June 3, 2012 Same feeling watching people exit a balloon - seems like they're going to eat it lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites adamUK 3 #23 June 3, 2012 Wow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rss_v 0 #24 June 3, 2012 Quote Quote I've been noticing this recently (noob that I am) too. It really does look like they're hurtling to their doom, only to save themselves at the last minute. I know it's an illusion, but I still catch myself thinking "Holy $#!*" each time I see it! I was doing video for some RW jumps, pulling in place above breakoff. One time I dumped but continued watching them fall, hell of shot! http://robert.branzone.com/pics/Cool.jpg Very nice indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PiLFy 0 #25 June 3, 2012 http://robert.branzone.com/pics/Cool.jpg Yep, there's that effect again. MAN, they look low... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 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
dqpacker 7 #16 June 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? what your dad didn't do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anonthemouse 0 #17 June 3, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote for the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? what your dad didn't do. I am bad at this sport because I play by the rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Born2Late 0 #18 June 3, 2012 Quote It's almost as cool as watching some "go back up" when they pull. Had someone pull a thousand feet higher than they said they would. She also tracked up the jump line before pulling. That wasn't so much fun... A near-miss at about fifty feet . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #19 June 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotefor the first time today I saw other people falling past me... Cool stuff. Now get about three experienced jumpers together and tell them you want to do a "pull out". What is a pull out? what your dad didn't do. I he had only known, I'm sure he would have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #20 June 3, 2012 Quote I've been noticing this recently (noob that I am) too. It really does look like they're hurtling to their doom, only to save themselves at the last minute. I know it's an illusion, but I still catch myself thinking "Holy $#!*" each time I see it! I was doing video for some RW jumps, pulling in place above breakoff. One time I dumped but continued watching them fall, hell of shot! http://robert.branzone.com/pics/Cool.jpg"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 93 #21 June 3, 2012 QuoteDoes anyone know of any videos online that include footage of this sort of thing? There are quite a few with the camera man falling away from someone who just pulled, but how about a camera man under canopy filming others in the air coming down past him? Joe Jenning's Good Stuff video has some of that. I don't know about youtube, but probably it is there to be found.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrjny 0 #22 June 3, 2012 Same feeling watching people exit a balloon - seems like they're going to eat it lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rss_v 0 #24 June 3, 2012 Quote Quote I've been noticing this recently (noob that I am) too. It really does look like they're hurtling to their doom, only to save themselves at the last minute. I know it's an illusion, but I still catch myself thinking "Holy $#!*" each time I see it! I was doing video for some RW jumps, pulling in place above breakoff. One time I dumped but continued watching them fall, hell of shot! http://robert.branzone.com/pics/Cool.jpg Very nice indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PiLFy 0 #25 June 3, 2012 http://robert.branzone.com/pics/Cool.jpg Yep, there's that effect again. MAN, they look low... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
