What time of day do you like best for skydiving?

[b_dog 0]

What time of day do you like best to jump out of the airplane? Do you have any preference? What are your reasons?

[tdog 0]

airplane...

when the weather is just right - not to hot, so perhaps sunset... Ya, that is it... Sunset.

Now out of a balloon - this has to be very carefully planned so the balloon lifts off the second the sun comes up over the horizon. Nothing beats a balloon jump, and making it to work on time 50 miles away.

[teason 0]

Mid day is perfect for a day like today, the warmer, the better!

My Tandem and I still froze at 11500 (it was minus 10c!)

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

[azdiver 0]

mornings, airs still cool, winds are stable no turbulence on way up or under canopy. and gets the blood flowing for the rest of the day

light travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak

[br0k3n 0]

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What time of day do you like best to jump out of the airplane? Do you have any preference? What are your reasons?

For me, first load is my favorite 7am, air is crisp and there is no wind, so swoops are fast and the ground is is damp and slidey.... Plus in the summer over here is not 40C at that time of the morning..

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[b_dog 0]

Speaking of the afternoon, that has me worried. As a post already mentioned about wind conditions in the afternoon, that's not good news for me considering in two weeks I'm planning to go with friends on a tandem at about 3-4pm in the afternoon (the earliest I can plan it since we have morning jobs on Saturday).

If that's true, I sure hope the weather conditions that day are unusually cooperative. It will surely suck if they tell us we have to reschedule.

[chanti 0]

You left out "night"
THAT'S the best time

-Chanti-

[MarkM 0]

Afternoon. Cuz it's about when I wake up.

[Peej 0]

Anytime, as long as there's no wind so i can swoop the landing i'm happy.

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[Squeak 17]

1st light HnPs are awesome so too last light HnPs but the colours are completely different

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[pkasdorf 0]

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Ya, that is it... Sunset.

Ya, that is it... Sunset

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[Dumpster 0]

Anytime between sunrise, and the time the beer light comes on works for me!!!!

Easy Does It

[kkeenan 13]

Morning is really nice for getting a super-long skating landing on the wet grass.

Sunset, however, has the best visuals. When the sun is really low, the light hits the jumpers from below, lighting them with that yellow-orange color. It's even more pronounced on CRW jumps, where each canopy seems to glow with all of their colors. The colors on the ground really take on new tones and the long shadows make all of the terrain features more visible.

Plus, there's usually beer at sunset.

Kevin

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[peregrinerose 0]

Definitely Sunset. After packing my ass off all day, nothing is nicer than a sunset load followed shortly thereafter by a cold beer.

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[Mostly_Harmless 0]

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Anytime between sunrise, and the time the beer light comes on works for me!!!!

Ding ding ding! We have a winner

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[DougH 270]

Sunrise early bird, or a sunset hop and pop!!!

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
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[jakee 1,254]

Its already been said (a few times) but I'm going to jump on the bandwagon anyway - early morning or right at sunset. As any photographer will tell you, its all about the light - as any skydiver will tell you, its all about the nil wind and wet grass

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[MagicGuy 0]

First load and last load are my favorites. Sunset is the most relaxing time to jump for me. Pull a little higher, check out the amazing scenery, come down and start drinking beers.

Doesn't get much better than that!

[brianfry713 0]

Sunset load because all the work jumps are done, there are more people to jump with, something big usually gets organized, and there's a waiting in the LZ.

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[matthias 0]

whenever I have the money, weather permitting and 2 jumpasters available. I can't wait for the day I get the chance to jump during a sunset.

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[flyinchicken 0]

I would jump anytime I got the chance. That said, there is something about staring out at the sunset on lakes Erie on my head.

"Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

[LisaM 0]

Mornings just seem so calm and peaceful.

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