airtwardo 6 #26 September 6, 2003 Quote Its not a myth but a question I get asked alot when recruiting is "What happens if both your parachutes fail?" Quote Rigger Refund! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #27 September 6, 2003 QuoteQuote Its not a myth but a question I get asked alot when recruiting is "What happens if both your parachutes fail?" You're the first one to the groundMay 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 wmw999 2,121 #28 September 6, 2003 Quote"What happens if both your parachutes fail?" "Well, then it's not your day" is what I used to tell students. Not much you can say to that. Then I'd ask how many had ever had both their brakes and their emergency brakes fail, or knew anyone who had. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hazarrd 1 #29 September 7, 2003 QuoteQuoteIts not a myth but a question I get asked alot when recruiting is "What happens if both your parachutes fail?" I would have thought the answer was fairly obvious Answer: Untie your shoes. Why you ask, because it gives you something to do before you bounce. I was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 4 #30 September 7, 2003 Well, there's always ''You have 17 seconds to learn how to fly". HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #31 September 8, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteIts not a myth but a question I get asked alot when recruiting is "What happens if both your parachutes fail?" I would have thought the answer was fairly obvious Answer: Untie your shoes. Why you ask, because it gives you something to do before you bounce. I was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out SO SO FUNNY - gonna have to let that one do the rounds. I just have the image of some poor FAI investigator with a shoe in one and and scratching his head with the other... they'd be on that one for weeks!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jsaxton 0 #32 September 8, 2003 Actually I believe that this came from an Incident. The jumper was wearing buuts with hooks and during an unstable deployment one of the lines hooked on his boot. A hook knife may have saved his life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazyfrog 0 #33 September 8, 2003 If you go through a cloud you'll drown. ---------- if you hit a cloud you might brake a bone ---------- how much altitude do you gain when opening the parachute ??? ---------- if you fall too fast (from 300km/h), your body will heat up, your rig will melt, your clothes will start burning---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #28 September 6, 2003 Quote"What happens if both your parachutes fail?" "Well, then it's not your day" is what I used to tell students. Not much you can say to that. Then I'd ask how many had ever had both their brakes and their emergency brakes fail, or knew anyone who had. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazarrd 1 #29 September 7, 2003 QuoteQuoteIts not a myth but a question I get asked alot when recruiting is "What happens if both your parachutes fail?" I would have thought the answer was fairly obvious Answer: Untie your shoes. Why you ask, because it gives you something to do before you bounce. I was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 4 #30 September 7, 2003 Well, there's always ''You have 17 seconds to learn how to fly". HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #31 September 8, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteIts not a myth but a question I get asked alot when recruiting is "What happens if both your parachutes fail?" I would have thought the answer was fairly obvious Answer: Untie your shoes. Why you ask, because it gives you something to do before you bounce. I was told just take one shoe off and shove it up your ass. The FAA will never figure it out SO SO FUNNY - gonna have to let that one do the rounds. I just have the image of some poor FAI investigator with a shoe in one and and scratching his head with the other... they'd be on that one for weeks!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #32 September 8, 2003 Actually I believe that this came from an Incident. The jumper was wearing buuts with hooks and during an unstable deployment one of the lines hooked on his boot. A hook knife may have saved his life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #33 September 8, 2003 If you go through a cloud you'll drown. ---------- if you hit a cloud you might brake a bone ---------- how much altitude do you gain when opening the parachute ??? ---------- if you fall too fast (from 300km/h), your body will heat up, your rig will melt, your clothes will start burning---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #34 September 9, 2003 Question:"If your first chute fails, how long do you have to pull your reserve"? Answer: The rest of your life?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #35 September 9, 2003 Quote who knows some good uns *** There was one going around years back... To the effect that "D.B.Cooper" showed up at one of the first Lost Praire Boogies.... He was a 'local' ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pa2themd 0 #36 September 9, 2003 Quote If you go through a cloud you'll drown. ---------- if you hit a cloud you might brake a bone ---------- how much altitude do you gain when opening the parachute ??? ---------- if you fall too fast (from 300km/h), your body will heat up, your rig will melt, your clothes will start burning We have students ask us, why does it hurt when you hit rain, we tell them because you hit the sharp point of the water droplet first...cant believe how many of them believe this They also ask what happens when you hit a cloud, I have heard one of my instructors tell them we get up and jump off the edge...too funny "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pa2themd 0 #36 September 9, 2003 Quote If you go through a cloud you'll drown. ---------- if you hit a cloud you might brake a bone ---------- how much altitude do you gain when opening the parachute ??? ---------- if you fall too fast (from 300km/h), your body will heat up, your rig will melt, your clothes will start burning We have students ask us, why does it hurt when you hit rain, we tell them because you hit the sharp point of the water droplet first...cant believe how many of them believe this They also ask what happens when you hit a cloud, I have heard one of my instructors tell them we get up and jump off the edge...too funny "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #37 September 9, 2003 if you pull too high you might faint due to the lack of oxygen---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #38 September 9, 2003 er... thats actually true if your above about 16k your gonna start having problems if your up there for too long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #39 September 9, 2003 16k ??? you might... but even at 21k ASL you still have enough oxygen... no need to release and pull lower.. well, you still have to be in a good enough respiratory condition... already did a hop n pop sunset beer jump at 15k, the only thing was it was a bit cold... as you go up when the parachute deploys, is it high enough to open at 1m AGL ???---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #40 September 9, 2003 below 15,000ft you have indefinate "useful consciousness". Above that it is measured in minutes until you pass out. Eg at 21,000ft it is 8 minutes. This isnt gonna be a problem in free fall but might be under canopy or in a plane thats slowly climbing to altitude. Remeber that many people are effected far more by this than the average person. There were threads on here a while back about a smoker who passed out at 14,000. Thats why any jumps above 15,000 must take place with o2 in the plane and your not allowed to just dump out the door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #41 September 9, 2003 Quotebelow 15,000ft you have indefinate "useful consciousness". Above that it is measured in minutes until you pass out. Eg at 21,000ft it is 8 minutes. This isnt gonna be a problem in free fall but might be under canopy or in a plane thats slowly climbing to altitude. Remeber that many people are effected far more by this than the average person. There were threads on here a while back about a smoker who passed out at 14,000. Thats why any jumps above 15,000 must take place with o2 in the plane and your not allowed to just dump out the door. Jumps are made above 15,000 without O2 all the time. It is not smart but it is done.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #42 September 9, 2003 didnt say they dont happen - just that they Quotemust take place with o2... by must i meant according to the rules not that its a physical impossability. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apoil 0 #43 September 10, 2003 Quotebelow 15,000ft you have indefinate "useful consciousness". Above that it is measured in minutes until you pass out. Eg at 21,000ft it is 8 minutes. There's quite a few folks on most dropzones without much "useful consciousness" at ground level! Something not exactly whuffo related, but why is it that it seems impossible to correctly spell the brand names of skydiving gear on for sale posters? Javalin, stilleto, saber, specter, cypress, triatholon,vecter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #44 September 10, 2003 it's the lack of oxygen ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #45 September 10, 2003 QuoteQuote Something not exactly whuffo related, but why is it that it seems impossible to correctly spell the brand names of skydiving gear on for sale posters? Javalin, stilleto, saber, specter, cypress, triatholon,vecter Cos all this skydiving kills our brain cells (the beer). And I saw Cyprus for sale over the weekend for only £480. Nearly took the offer up UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #46 September 11, 2003 Quote Then I'd ask how many had ever had both their brakes and their emergency brakes fail, or knew anyone who had. actually, thats a really good analogy. I'll have to remember that one. The one I get asked most frequently is: "What do you do if both of your parachutes won't open?" I tell em, "Aim for my riggers car" MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ScottishJohn 25 #47 September 11, 2003 Someone ask at the DZ "What happens if you pull your reserve handle and nothing happens" The reply was "keep pulling till your goggles fill up with blood"---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WrongWay 0 #48 September 15, 2003 QuoteIn Freefall we breath through our skin Shit, if that's the case, I'm gonna grow gills and take up scuba diving!!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,121 #49 September 15, 2003 QuoteShit, if that's the case, I'm gonna grow gills and take up scuba diving!!! Yeah, but you have to swim really fast Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #50 September 15, 2003 QuoteSomeone ask at the DZ "What happens if you pull your reserve handle and nothing happens" The reply was "keep pulling till your goggles fill up with blood" HAHAHAHAHAHA!! That's F***in' funny as hellThe older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next Page 2 of 8 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
bch7773 0 #46 September 11, 2003 Quote Then I'd ask how many had ever had both their brakes and their emergency brakes fail, or knew anyone who had. actually, thats a really good analogy. I'll have to remember that one. The one I get asked most frequently is: "What do you do if both of your parachutes won't open?" I tell em, "Aim for my riggers car" MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #47 September 11, 2003 Someone ask at the DZ "What happens if you pull your reserve handle and nothing happens" The reply was "keep pulling till your goggles fill up with blood"---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #48 September 15, 2003 QuoteIn Freefall we breath through our skin Shit, if that's the case, I'm gonna grow gills and take up scuba diving!!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #49 September 15, 2003 QuoteShit, if that's the case, I'm gonna grow gills and take up scuba diving!!! Yeah, but you have to swim really fast Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #50 September 15, 2003 QuoteSomeone ask at the DZ "What happens if you pull your reserve handle and nothing happens" The reply was "keep pulling till your goggles fill up with blood" HAHAHAHAHAHA!! That's F***in' funny as hellThe older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
