doughboyshred 0 #26 February 3, 2011 The opening of the door scares the shit out of me. Only 23 jumps though. For some reason I feel like I'm gonna get sucked out of the plane. LOL. Ridiculous I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100LL 0 #27 February 3, 2011 QuoteThe opening of the door scares the shit out of me. Only 23 jumps though. For some reason I feel like I'm gonna get sucked out of the plane. LOL. Ridiculous I know. I had my JM ask me once..."why are you nervous? afraid you'll fall out?" and start laughing...which made me realize that well DUH i plan on falling out....helped for a second, but then i was nervous again lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #28 February 3, 2011 QuoteQuoteThe opening of the door scares the shit out of me. Only 23 jumps though. For some reason I feel like I'm gonna get sucked out of the plane. LOL. Ridiculous I know. I had my JM ask me once..."why are you nervous? afraid you'll fall out?" and start laughing...which made me realize that well DUH i plan on falling out....helped for a second, but then i was nervous again lol Any uncomfortableness (is that a word) I have from being near an open door is not so much about the falling from the plane but where you are when you fall from the plane. If I was too comfortable I’d take it as a sign of me being a little complacent. Unplanned off drop zone landings can cause a little anxiety. It is one thing to land off from a bad spot at one of the “regular” next to the dz landing choices but another thing to have to choose a place to land while under canopy that you haven’t scoped out before, possibly a good distance from the dz . Now ideally your climb to altitude will keep you close enough to the dz that you will always be able to make it back but that is not always the case. Even if the only problems landing far out causes are missing the opportunity to do your planned dive and screwing up the people you were to jump with (hardcore good friends would follow you out) or losing jumping time while you find your way back to the dz, I’ll continue to be cautious (afraid) close to the door. I’ll add, even when you accidentally fall into a swimming pool you planned on jumping in anyway, it can startle you if you’re not ready for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #29 February 3, 2011 Low jump number here so I'm sorry I cant say much. I've spotted and well I can do that. I can get to the door and lift it...I can do that. It's all about the flight up. Yeah I feel the tension I feel the stress. And since I'm usually the only fun jumper I can relate to how the tandems feel. I've actually held a hand of a tandem and told them all will be well. Or have told them to breathe they are turning blue. That really helps. Breathing. Focusing on having a great flight. And looking around smiling and trying to find your Zen. And I know this sounds dumb, but for me....it's like kissing a girl you have a crush on. That tension, that anticipation and then woooooshhhhh....life is goooood!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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #30 February 3, 2011 QuoteA buddy of mine and I swung our feet out the otter door at around 1500 when the door went up and sat there having a conversation about how we have to be a little off in the head to be that comfortable sitting out there like that. ....................................................................... Sissies! Try flying nap-of-the-earth in a Twin Huey - with the doors open! By NOE, I mean looking up at tree tops and telephone poles! ... and the only time you are looking DOWN at the ground is when he is in a steeply-banked turn! Hah! Hah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #31 February 3, 2011 Yes! After 4,400 tandems, I still fear the door. It seems that every time I try to duck my head out the door, the student tries to stand up in the door. You would not believe the number of scratches and dents in my helmet! These days I wear a hard-shell HR2 helmet, similar to the Bell motorcycle helmet I wore when I first started freefalling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #32 February 3, 2011 Closed door...not good. Gimme an open door any time...especially so at low altitudes. Well, except for take-off. I think you bozos who want a door open on take-off are total, well, bozos. When the shit hits the fan, the last thing I want is to be pinned to the ceiling trying to get the door open.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #33 February 3, 2011 QuoteClosed door...not good. Gimme an open door any time...especially so at low altitudes. Well, except for take-off. I think you bozos who want a door open on take-off are total, well, bozos. When the shit hits the fan, the last thing I want is to be pinned to the ceiling trying to get the door open. And when making a low pass for someone I have my helmet and goggles on and I'm ready to jump. If something goes wrong with their exit (hanging a canopy off the rear stabilizer) and we need to get out, I’m out of there.(On the pilots command of course.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #34 February 3, 2011 I am surprised you put up with it.... based on the post two posts up.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #35 February 4, 2011 or stuck on the Otter fold down seats at exit time for that matter... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galenis 0 #36 February 4, 2011 I have really low jump numbers but I know that I like sitting as close to the door as possible. If something goes wrong I want to be able to get out and with 9 or 10 jumpers sitting in between the door and I makes me nervous.It's time for my nightly ritual: Pleasure myself, weep, and repeat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NealFitz 0 #37 February 4, 2011 anything with a tailgate :D the skyvan is awesome. jumped out of a CASA as well (the one used in James Bond's The world is not enough- it still has the livery used in the film) a few years ago at the vector festival and the door was controlled in the cockpit so the pilot didnt close it til maybe 4000 ft and as he climbed you had a perfect view of the runway- amazing planes. am i afraid of the door? im afraid of it not opening ;)Dudeist Skydiver #170 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #38 February 4, 2011 Quote or stuck on the Otter fold down seats at exit time for that matter... Hush up. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #39 February 7, 2011 I'm always very careful at the edge of the ramp because if I fall off the ridicule will last far, far longer than the freefall will.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #40 February 7, 2011 Door fear? None for me. I LOVE to sit in the open door on a summer day on the way to altitude. However, I know several experienced jumpers who are afraid of falling out of the plane prematurely. If they find themselves close to the open door on the way to altitude, I will often hold their hand or quietly put my hand on the yoke of their harness... they know I am holding them (and feel better for it) but it isn't obvious to others on the plane. DOOORRRRRR!The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #41 February 7, 2011 Yep. We have some priceless video of a jumper FALLING off the plane. She will NEVER live that down. The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSISK 0 #42 February 7, 2011 I would love to see that Vid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMichaeli 1 #43 February 7, 2011 sometimes... above 4K and i could care less if i fell out but then again the door is my savior in some planes so i couldn't love it more b/c it lets me get out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brucet7 0 #44 February 7, 2011 I am not afraid of the door, either sitting by it or opening it. My only "fear" or worry is losing grip climbing out and taking people with me in an tumbling mass. Never happened, but I think about it every time.POPS #10623; SOS #1672 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #45 February 7, 2011 Is Turtle nekkid on the other side of the door ? Then yes."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #46 February 7, 2011 Quote I get afraid of the door when I'm in the corner and we're launching an 8way... Untill you've done no show 10 way chunk exits out of a DC-3, you don't know what a door really is. The trick is going through the DOOR (that's the open space part). Not the DOORFRAME. edited to add reference to DC-3Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #47 February 7, 2011 Quote The trick is going through the DOOR (that's the open space part). Not the DOORFRAME. Ah! So THAT'S the tick! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinPerkins 0 #48 February 7, 2011 I havent jumped but a couple times, but I imagine the tailgate style sky vans would make me pretty nervous. And I agree with the guy a few post up. Sitting in the corner watching everyone fall out is when I'm most nervous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #49 February 7, 2011 this reminds me of a low pass we did for some H&P's... guy was spotting and we were a bit further south of the normal path.. so he leaned out a bit too far to see back under the airplane... and out he fell.. it was a bit comical.DS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #50 February 7, 2011 I'm so afraid of the Skyvan door that I have to lay on my belly and wave before I exit. May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
