BikerBabe 0 #26 May 1, 2002 Guess I'm a little late, but that's because my weekend lasted through yesterday, since I was at Eloy jumping my butt off at the Airspeed Skills camp. (Bless you, DanBC, for giving us the 4-day option! ) It was a weekend of highs and lows...The highs:I made some incredible skydives, and I'll tell you what, everytime I jump with those guys, I get infected with their enthusiasm and drive. I just love how it is completely obvious that they LOVE to coach. Chad and Craig...you are great communicators and coaches, thanks!I went out there with a teammate, and while I know I improved, his improvement in 4 days was VAST...I love that. We all did things we'd never done before, and I know he went from knowing next to nothing about 4-way (the technical stuff) to being much more confident with the process and the terms, and especially the skydiving.And the lows:The 2nd to last jump of the day yesterday, there was a problem. I landed fine, and while I was stowing my brakes, I see Pat Patton driving the little golf cart out into the desert. I didn't see anyone land out there, so I didn't know what was going on.Turns out my teammate opened a little low, and had a hung toggle, and he played with it a little too long. It was an iffy situation, since he had control of the canopy and it wasn't spinning (I saw him in the air, it seemed fine). I guess he decided he could land it on rear risers. Well, he hit pretty hard, but Craig went out to see him, and said he was moving and talking, just in a little bit of pain. He went to the hospital, just in case, where thank goodness George Jicha was working in the ER. Thanks for taking care of my buddy, George, and while I've only had one brief phone conversation with you, I hope I get to jump with you someday. I love this sport, and how we all take care of each other.Bottom line is: My teammate broke both ankles and his lower back on that landing. I have struggled to find 3 others here in NM who wanted to compete on a 4-way team, and Dave was the most motivated of the bunch. So, I'm blue because my friend and teammate got hurt, and I'm also blue because I have scoured the state/our club, and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to find a 4th with any time to train this year. A weekend of mixed emotions, but maybe it's not my year to start competing? Maybe I'll just spend this year coaching some of the 21 first jump students my DZ had this past weekend.But I can try: Anyone out there need a 4th? Because the other two I found were kind of lukewarm about it, anyway, and when they hear about Dave, they'll probably bail. So I'm a woman with a strong desire to compete, decent skills for my number of jumps, and no team.But mostly I'm just glad that my teammate (for a short time, anyway) will be OK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #27 May 1, 2002 <<quade>>> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skycoog 0 #28 May 2, 2002 14?:?:0Sorry Paula, the only thing worse than my short attention span these days is my failing memory. Did some 8 way, did some 4 way, did a 20 way....did a 2 way. That's about the extent of it. Had a blast! This jumping out of airplanes stuff is so cool!!!Did I read this right in someone's profile...they're on a team called "Cameltoe"??? Just like I thought...first bell bottoms come back into style, now.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #29 May 2, 2002 visit cross keys and ask manifest for team cameltoe. =c) i moved out of the area, so i'm kinda a satellite member now.... i believe there will be a Toe-Way @ memorial day jam.....Stacyhttp://users.snip.net/~stacy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jumperpaula 0 #30 May 2, 2002 Quote the only thing worse than my short attention span these days is my failing memory. That's why you should write on Monday...while it's all still fresh in your mind. I love to read about other peoples jumps. I get ideas and get to learn "what not to do". Cool dive plans that worked well and things that didn't. For instance, this good friend of mine This forum is great for sharing ideas and learning...Im all about that! Fly Your Slot ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nacmacfeegle 0 #31 May 2, 2002 Hey Paula, I was up to some relly work with my sweetie last week...Its been a loooongtime, Check out the numbers..148:0:1Case owed for first time on recreational viagra ....heheheheFlyfree babe, I'm off to visit the Carboneys this w/e so I'll catch up with you later. I'll send em yours 'n Mikey's lurve...CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hobbes4star 0 #32 May 2, 2002 airspeed put on a camp to. must have been.three dives:13,10,2 ( this was a 12way with to less than 100jumpers on it but still very good considering the skill level) and 1.5 cases of beer. why jump when you can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rainman 0 #33 May 8, 2002 Quoterepack, Cypres batts, RSL installHey, that's what's waiting for me in a couple of months time!!!You and Billvon (and others) convinced me that an RSL would be a good idea for me, and of course having it on doesn't mean you have to have it connected...but that subject has been beaten to death several times before in different forums. Good to hear that even very experienced jumpers have an RSL 'retrofitted'.Blue skies,Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 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 Go To Topic Listing
Skycoog 0 #28 May 2, 2002 14?:?:0Sorry Paula, the only thing worse than my short attention span these days is my failing memory. Did some 8 way, did some 4 way, did a 20 way....did a 2 way. That's about the extent of it. Had a blast! This jumping out of airplanes stuff is so cool!!!Did I read this right in someone's profile...they're on a team called "Cameltoe"??? Just like I thought...first bell bottoms come back into style, now.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #29 May 2, 2002 visit cross keys and ask manifest for team cameltoe. =c) i moved out of the area, so i'm kinda a satellite member now.... i believe there will be a Toe-Way @ memorial day jam.....Stacyhttp://users.snip.net/~stacy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumperpaula 0 #30 May 2, 2002 Quote the only thing worse than my short attention span these days is my failing memory. That's why you should write on Monday...while it's all still fresh in your mind. I love to read about other peoples jumps. I get ideas and get to learn "what not to do". Cool dive plans that worked well and things that didn't. For instance, this good friend of mine This forum is great for sharing ideas and learning...Im all about that! Fly Your Slot ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #31 May 2, 2002 Hey Paula, I was up to some relly work with my sweetie last week...Its been a loooongtime, Check out the numbers..148:0:1Case owed for first time on recreational viagra ....heheheheFlyfree babe, I'm off to visit the Carboneys this w/e so I'll catch up with you later. I'll send em yours 'n Mikey's lurve...CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #32 May 2, 2002 airspeed put on a camp to. must have been.three dives:13,10,2 ( this was a 12way with to less than 100jumpers on it but still very good considering the skill level) and 1.5 cases of beer. why jump when you can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainman 0 #33 May 8, 2002 Quoterepack, Cypres batts, RSL installHey, that's what's waiting for me in a couple of months time!!!You and Billvon (and others) convinced me that an RSL would be a good idea for me, and of course having it on doesn't mean you have to have it connected...but that subject has been beaten to death several times before in different forums. Good to hear that even very experienced jumpers have an RSL 'retrofitted'.Blue skies,Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 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
