Ever dream that you bounced?

[jrmrangers 0]

So last night I had a dream that I went in at a strange dropzone. I woke up before I hit the ground but it was no doubt not ending well. It started out as a PC in tow, then to a bag lock. I went to my EP's and remember thinking it was funny that I got to my reserve handle before my RSL. I pulled the reserve handle completely out and nothing. I was whacking the crap out of the container with my elbows , still nothing. By that time I was getting close so I stopped fighting and made my peace with the world before I became a part of it! Woke up feeling good though today, weird I guess. Anybody else have dreams of going in?

Wait , I pull what first?

[jerolim 7]

I had excatly same dream 13 years ago when I started jumping. Only when I bounced, somehow I was ok. Problem was everybody was laughing at me after I bounced for being so stupid and cutting away to low.

[potatoman 0]

Plenty of those, sometimes wingsuiting it down onto a downhill with nice green grass, landing it. Other times, just bouncing straight in, but can always get up of the ground. Sometimes, serious, can't go back to sleep, the shock was just too much, but then I just go onto dz.com for some midnight reading.

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[Arvoitus 1]

I have numerous dreams about reserve rides and bounces and I never die in those dreams nor wake up. Last one that I can remember I was flying a wing suit skimming some snowy mountain until I impacted into clear blue unfrozen lake. Got out of the lake and I remember thinking it was pretty stupid not having pulled at all. I don't remember what I did in the dream after that.

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[virgin-burner 1]

only once, nothing out, just got up, brushed off and smiled about it.. i'm INVINCIBLE!!!

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[FL_new_jumper 0]

Heck yeah.. about eight weeks ago.. dreamt i flared early.. felt like i was falling forever.. heard a snap when i hit.. had to have ankle surgery... bracket and 9 screws to put me back together..

wait.. sorry, my mistake.. that actually happened

... but I do dream about getting back in the air!

[Butters 0]

I don't bounce in my dreams, I crater ... then I peak my head out and try to determine if anyone noticed (because I'm embarrassed) before pulling myself out of the crater and dusting off.

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[airtwardo 6]

Nope...prolly 'cause I never sleep!

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[BIGUN 1,053]

Interesting thing... when I was in my teens, I would have recurring dreams of falling, then as I approached the ground would slow gently and fall, roll or in some cases wake up just before hitting the ground. The method of my falling was different... once it was a roller coaster ride where the car shot off the top turn, another time I was shot out of a cannon, etc. After going to Airborne School, the dreams never returned.

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[CazmoDee 3]

I bounced right outside Nylon City at Zhills, about a third of the way to the boarding area...In my dream, it was all I could do to get up quickly before Khan came over to give me shit.....

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[airdvr 197]

I've bounced in my dreams a few times. Just get up and brush myself off.

I mentioned ti to Dale Gates once and he laughed. Told me "those are the dreams that will keep you alive."

Please don't dent the planet.

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[linebckr83 3]

My most common one is deploying and seeing a 10 sqft canopy above. Of course it hauls ass and I make a long 10ft deep trench with me feet as I land.

That or a reserve that NEVER seems to open completely. Once I hit I get up and laugh about how much that sucked.

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Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!"
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[darora15 0]

I had a dream like that once. For me, it was a streamer. The canopy was out of the bag, but never opened. I remember looking up and thinking 'shit!'. I tried to do my EP's but I could never find the handles. I woke up just before going in though.

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[kimemerson 7]

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I've bounced in my dreams a few times. Just get up and brush myself off.

I think this is common. The non-injurious bounce followed by the dusting off and walking away. I had mine within the first months of starting up in the sport and I've had several weird ones since.

I've often wondered, Freud & Jung spoke of dream symbolism. For many, dreams of flight have a generalized significance and in some it is specific, but those people likely don't actually fly and have not experienced anything close to it. We have. So I wonder if we now bring a whole other meaning to our flight dreams that Freud & Jung could never have imagined.

[shah269 0]

After i broke my shinbone....lots of them...but mostly it was landings that went REALLY BAD!
Then there was the divorce and though I had only 8 jumps to my name i had a good number. And it would kind of linger in my mind every time I went up.
Then one day there was some "industrial haze" that was like a sheet cake and only 500ft thick but smooth as all can be. Above it was blue skies but there it was, a false floor.....and I fell into it...i saw my shadow as i had in my deems.....I was going to crash into myself.....
Think about the spirituality of that statement "I was going to crash into myself"
And well I didn't die......but it woke me up.
Perhaps death is just our way of waking up from our long dream.

Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.

The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

[jlmiracle 7]

Not me, but I have had dreams about others bouncing, but in one dream we were at couch freaks and everyone bounced but landed all lined up in a row and as I was running to help them, I was told don't worry about it they are all just drunk.

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Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

[jrmrangers 0]

Sounds ugly! At least mine was a dream! Heal fast and get back In the skies!

Wait , I pull what first?

[dks13827 2]

yes, these columbian drug guys kidnapped me, tied me up, showed me a huge knife, and said: you are gonna die slow ( I already knew that ). finally they said, we're gonna take you up in our plane and throw you out, I laughed to myself and thought, hey, that's not too bad !!! I woke up laughing at the good deal I had.

[ciscobird 0]

Yes, once in every while I have those dreams where I deploy on time only to have the lines stretch above with the bag still locked. 99.9% of time I somehow will myself to slow down to a soft & feathery landing.

The best thing about having those dream is that often the laws of physics do not apply, enabling myself to do impossible things in the freefall (slower fallrate, tracking from/to and playing with different groups on the same run, intermixing different disciplines, etc).

[DSE 3]

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I've bounced in my dreams a few times. Just get up and brush myself off.

I think this is common. The non-injurious bounce followed by the dusting off and walking away. I had mine within the first months of starting up in the sport and I've had several weird ones since.

I've often wondered, Freud & Jung spoke of dream symbolism. For many, dreams of flight have a generalized significance and in some it is specific, but those people likely don't actually fly and have not experienced anything close to it. We have. So I wonder if we now bring a whole other meaning to our flight dreams that Freud & Jung could never have imagined.

I dreamed I found your freebag. Wonder what Jung/Freud would say about that?

[jrmrangers 0]

I know what your saying about the physics thing. I kept checking my alto after each step and it would only drop 200 feet! Also a sit flyer flew in to me and pointed at the trailing d bag as if I hadn't noticed!

Wait , I pull what first?

[kimemerson 7]

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I dreamed I found your freebag. Wonder what Jung/Freud would say about that?

Hmmm... Perhaps you can tell us what it means to you. Your words are the key to unveiling the deeper meaning. Then again, some dark secrets are best left dark & secret.

[BrianM 1]

Had a dream years ago where I went in when nothing out, not even the PC. I got up and dusted myself off and, embarrassed, looked around quickly to see if anyone had noticed. Nobody had. Then, since I was packed and geared up, I got back on the plane for another jump.

"It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

[jrmrangers 0]

Thats one way to cut down on packing time!!

Wait , I pull what first?

[DSE 3]

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I dreamed I found your freebag. Wonder what Jung/Freud would say about that?

Hmmm... Perhaps you can tell us what it means to you. Your words are the key to unveiling the deeper meaning. Then again, some dark secrets are best left dark & secret.

Did you dream I gave it back to you? Or did I keep it for myself?