velo90 0 #1 November 11, 2003 How many Static line jumps did you do before your 1st free fall? I would like Military Jumpers that maybe did a whole bunch because that's what they do to ignore the poll please Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruzit 0 #2 November 11, 2003 2 S/L, 3 PRCPs...6th jump on my own. Wish I had been as good on my 10 second delays...I think I did 6 of those alone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #3 November 11, 2003 Quote2 S/L, 3 PRCPs...6th jump on my own. Wish I had been as good on my 10 second delays...I think I did 6 of those alone .....likewise.... 5 sl... then freefalll... I often felt that the ten second delay was toughest,,, since you have fallen out of the propwash,,,, but have not yet accelerated to terminal velocity..... so the relative wind which is going across your body,, may not be adequate to allow you to bring in the right arm to pull, without allowing you to rock,, or even tumble as you pull.... I always felt that the right approach would be to go Higher,,, not lower,, and try a 15 second delay,,,instead of going back down to a 5 or 6 second delay,,,, where airspeed is even LESS.... I had worked for some DZO's who seemed to agree with me,,, and we got many many people over that "psychological" hurdle,,, by exiting higher.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 0 #4 November 11, 2003 I did 5 s/l jumps before freefall. I then got put back on s/l. I bounced between s/l and freefall for about 90 jumps. If I remember correctly I did about 67 s/l jumps. I was pretty damm good at them in the end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdC 0 #5 November 11, 2003 0, I did tandem progression. Four tandem jumps and then IAF and then a high and low solo. Big Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 November 11, 2003 I have posted that information before in another post, and was very embrassed. But what the heck, people will find out anyway. I hold the record here in Colorado for most S/L jumps before being able to move on to Freefall. That would be lucky number 13.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
Aviatrr 0 #7 November 11, 2003 I did IAD, basically the same thing as S/L. I did 4 jumps before being "solo". Jump 1 I didn't do anything for deployment except stay stable. Jumps 2-4 were PPCT jumps. All those went well, so jump 5 and 6 were clean and pull, then on to delays from there. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #8 November 11, 2003 QuoteI hold the record here in Colorado for most S/L jumps before being able to move on to Freefall. That would be lucky number 13. How funny. I also did 13 S/L jumps. I think i hold the record at my dz. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBKid 0 #9 November 11, 2003 Freefall on jump 13! Only got onto DRP's at jump 9, and even then only got put on them because I was grabbing my risers on deployment! Found DRP's really easy, but the second was a teeny bit flat, so did two more. Never looked back! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeeeeeFly 0 #10 November 11, 2003 I was in the military, so one of our ways of insertion was by low flying aircraft (above 600 ft) with troops dangling under a round T-10... Ohh how fun... "The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #11 November 11, 2003 QuoteI have posted that information before in another post, and was very embrassed. But what the heck, people will find out anyway. I hold the record here in Colorado for most S/L jumps before being able to move on to Freefall. That would be lucky number 13. Hi Mary, One of my Georgia Tech jump buddies way back when had that same number, 13. Once he got past that, he turned out to be a good skydiver. In his S/L logbook were comments like "great fetal position." I had 6 static line jumps before freefall, so "less than 10." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #12 November 11, 2003 I did five. Did a few more later on to help friends get their ratings. Static line jumps are kinda fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WayneRATS 0 #13 November 11, 2003 yeah if you like twists and skytrucks ------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #14 November 11, 2003 70-80 military static lnes and 2 DRCP'sDom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #15 November 11, 2003 I did 5 IAD's...then a 3 sec,5sec,10sec,20sec,etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #16 November 11, 2003 I did 2 normal static line jumps, then three PRCP jumps, then went on to freefall. I had to go back and do another static line later on because I lost currency last winter. I look thrilled in this photo... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripper0289 0 #17 November 11, 2003 No static lines, no tandems, nothing. The first time I ever actually saw a parachute was the day I showed up to do my AFF level one jump. Was I scared outa me gourd? Better believe it. Did I enjoy it? Big time. I'm not sure if crack can possibly be as addicting as skydiving. What happened was that a few of the girls I work with (I'm a nurse) decided to go skydiving. I showed up, no one else did, their loss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #18 November 11, 2003 2 s/l, 3 PRCP's then a 5 sec. delay. I was a pretty good student, but it was all downhill from there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #19 November 11, 2003 Not bad for a static line jump. I have seen much worse off the step of 182's!Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #20 November 11, 2003 Well it seems that the number 13 is lucky afterall. Sunny, it doesn't matter how many S/L we did, what matters is how great we turned out.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
jazzjumper 0 #21 November 12, 2003 I was lucky...I did 2 S/Ls, 3 PRCPs, 1 clear and pull, 1 5-sec, 1 10-sec, 1 20-sec, then I was cleared for complete freefall on my 10th jump. Again, I was a (basic) fish in water. No matter how good she looks, someone, somewhere is sick of her shit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallen 0 #22 November 12, 2003 I did 6 before freefall and ended up with 11 through recurrency and SL JM training. I'd do another tomorrow. I ain't skired of 'em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mikkey 0 #23 November 12, 2003 When I first started in Europe in 1978 it was min. 15 Static Line jumps with the last 5 had to be successful dummy ripcord pulls in stable position.--------------------------------------------------------- When people look like ants - pull. When ants look like people - pray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sdgregory 0 #24 November 12, 2003 Yeah I have too many military static lines to count. I would have to look in my copy of my SRB which is buried somewhere in all my junk. It was a lot, of course you did not want us to say anything if we were military but oh well. No matter now I freefall!!! Oh yeah and I just finished my A license!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyinmedic 0 #25 November 12, 2003 I did two static line jumps in South Africa. Just doing that got me wanting to get into the sport. Then 3 years later I did AFF. The rest is history.Herschel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 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
mikkey 0 #23 November 12, 2003 When I first started in Europe in 1978 it was min. 15 Static Line jumps with the last 5 had to be successful dummy ripcord pulls in stable position.--------------------------------------------------------- When people look like ants - pull. When ants look like people - pray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #24 November 12, 2003 Yeah I have too many military static lines to count. I would have to look in my copy of my SRB which is buried somewhere in all my junk. It was a lot, of course you did not want us to say anything if we were military but oh well. No matter now I freefall!!! Oh yeah and I just finished my A license!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinmedic 0 #25 November 12, 2003 I did two static line jumps in South Africa. Just doing that got me wanting to get into the sport. Then 3 years later I did AFF. The rest is history.Herschel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
