Kramer 0 #126 July 21, 2003 I'm the OP of this thread. 1:0 Made my first jump on Saturday, and everything went A-Okay. Thanks for the massive amount of replies, you've satisfied my curiosity...but keep em comin. Thanks. -Kramer The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadbrowncow 0 #127 July 21, 2003 About 1,000 Definitely 2***"A smart person can act dumb, but a dumb person can't act smart"*** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadbrowncow 0 #128 July 21, 2003 Congrats on your first jump! I hope its the first of many thousand safe jumps in your future!***"A smart person can act dumb, but a dumb person can't act smart"*** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdev 0 #129 July 21, 2003 24:1 (on my 24th jump....line over mal - in a way I'm glad it happened, as it proved my emergency procedure paid off - pulled both handles, kept both)--- One life...Use it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #130 July 21, 2003 160 - 1 reserve ride. Jump #56. didn't like the colour of my main ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mazevedo 0 #131 July 21, 2003 50:0 (knock on wood) saw 3 cutaways and 2 biplane (FXC deployment - STD) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #132 July 21, 2003 245:2 baglock, lost handle (Pushed into BOC on exit)illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #133 July 21, 2003 520:1 Packing error (that would be me packing. sigh.) Packed myself an unreleasable brakeline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattacl 0 #134 July 21, 2003 480's-0 ~120 Jumps on PD Silhotte (Looked once at my handles first sub term deployment [Check canopy - Bag - Nothing happening - Identify handles - Oh s*^! I going to owe beer - why am I thinking about beer I'm going to die! - check canopy - look at handle - reach for cut away - main opens- thank you]) ~200 Jumps on Triathalon (Didn't Look but thought about it [ Line Twists]) 7 Jumps on 27' Papillion Thought about it once D-Bag landed on my legs with pilot chute in burble Scary (Capwells -goto Back - pull belly wart - punch - throw - shake - cut lines - and this is really going to hurt under a 24' flat circular) and rest on Spinetto oh I ment Stilleto Never thought about it never had line twist not even once but several off heading openings.Safety briefing: Dont Die! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavdog 0 #137 July 21, 2003 171:0 Here's to the Breezes that blows through the Trezzez..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropoutdave 0 #138 July 21, 2003 I know a guy whos on 160:6 but he's not gonna lat that phase him. "Where's my shoe?" ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #139 July 22, 2003 3905:17 tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usskydiver 0 #141 July 22, 2003 2350:1 Tandem (French BT-80 / ZP elliptical) not my pack job. Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #142 July 22, 2003 290:2She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZoneRat 0 #143 July 22, 2003 315/1 Cypress fire. My bad.“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #144 July 22, 2003 398 : 1 (jump 17 line over, packing error I was a student) On my year aniversary though I had another line over, but it cleared itself... (was just on the end cell) i had my cutaway handle in hand as it cleared<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDBoston 0 #145 July 22, 2003 Hmm - maybe he should. Hahahaha. What, does he do CRW or something? Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuntedflyer 0 #147 July 23, 2003 Hey, Approx 250:0 But I just thought I would offer my two cents worth! It seems a lot of people in this thread (mainly lower jump numbers like me) want to be in the "zero silver club" as someone put it. Well, here's a couple of things that happened to me that may persuade you to NOT think twice about pulling silver. Sometime around jump 50: Jumping cheap nasty second hand well used gear (old 7 cell main, round reserve, $200 container) as I was poor. Shaked the crap out of the snivelling main from 2200 feet to about 1200 feet when it finally came good. (I was scared of the round reserve). Sometime around jump 150: Jumping borrowed gear on display jump into farm I was living on. Felt opening shock around 2000 feet, looked up and then canopy is twisting up very fast (I was staying on heading), slider down close to shoulders but in twists. I remember just holding the risers watching it, thinking "it'll come good" then I looked down and saw how quickly the front gate was coming up... "oh shit" - hand on cutaway, then twists started unwinding me "f**k, will I make it?". Came out of twists facing downwind, very low, heading toward barbed wire fence. Panicked and did 180 into a perfect swoop landing (first ever attempt). VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE About jump 190. Baggy Clothes jump... well, I hadnt ensured T-shirt was tucked away properly etc had I? reach for pilot chute and start dragging at clothing. Did I try twice???? NO, fumbled 3 - 4 times, started getting groundrush and went to grab handles when all of a sudden I feel activity on my back. I had actually pulled bridle out from the pilot chute, which in turn became a horshoe and cleared itself. Open below 1000 feet. I took a good hard look at myself. I spent many hours seeking the guidance of Instructors and other jumpers that I trusted. Then I spent many more hours visualising going for my reserve (I know they work because I can pack them), and a few jumps just practicing my reserve drills. The thing that alarms me the most is how much time is chewed up when you focus on the problem at pull time, rather than a really good solution (Reserve). I hope my ramblings here are thought about by some of those when deciding whether to "owe beer" or chew up valuable time trying to fix a problem. I am grateful for being alive - at the VERY LEAST my ratio should be approx 250:3 Blue skies Corey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ixlr82 7 #148 July 23, 2003 247:0 tictoc,tictoc... __________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #149 July 23, 2003 2773:5* *Only 2 of these were true parachute malfunctions. The other three were AAD misfires (firing high). It was a military version of the Sentinel AAD. Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramer 0 #150 July 23, 2003 Another question! I'm curious. Reply again with two numbers. First number: How old you are now. Second number: How old were you when you made your first jump? Reply accordingly. It'll be interesting to see what the average of this is. 19:19 -Kramer The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
