MattyB

Im happy to find people that have been through the same horrible experience and are still here to live again We can all probably agree that we arent gonna be flying uber small canopies, swooping and hooking but we can still have fun during freefall and most importantly LIVE OUR LIVES!!! I can speak for myself and probably all here that the time spent in the hospital and all the surgeries as well as the grave warnings from your Ortho keep you from doing anything that would put you in that position again. I was hurt in June of 2007. I was 26 and on top of the world when I was hurt. It destroyed my life. The injury led to a divorce, credit problems and the pain ooh the pain. A few months ago I was doing my usual Youtubing on the weekend and living vicariously though all the people having fun doing all the sports I used to when I saw Jeb Corlis. I watched all his videos over and over again and said to myself, "YES!! I have to do that!! I dont care how but I will fly like a bird nor hell or high water Im going to do it!" It took me two weeks to work up the nerve to make my AFF appointment. In the last 5 years, this is the first time Ive started to enjoy my life again. Im older and almost all of my "friends" I had, found better people to spend their time with than a mid twenty year old guy having to use a walker. This time living without the tight knit group I had before, gave me clarity that I need to live for myself and not wait for friends to do it with me. Its tough to be isolated like that after an accident and your whole social circle dissolves as you sit in the hospital but what an awakening to defy the Drs that said you may die during surgery, that you may not walk after you lived through that and then to be told that you cant do any sports for risk of re-injuring yourself. Even after 3 jumps it has really changed my life and I hope we all can keep waking up hungry for more!

I have a full hip after a motorcycle accident (driver pulled out in front of me and hit it feet first broad side). I still have 2 plates and 5 screws of which 4 others were removed and 18 other screws. I have had no issues with jumping although my doctors question any activity that could possibly re-injure my hip. I figured that I spent enough time being bored and unenthusiastic about how my life was going post trauma and figured it was time to live again. My rationalization is that on a sport bike, hard immovable objects can come out of nowhere. Whe skydiving I have a very real understanding of where that hard immovable object is at all times and it isnt talking on a cell phone, putting on make up or falling asleep. more than 1 jump should prove that you are okay.

Just as I thought, the EBCM is the ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. If you look under the hood youll see a big aluminum block with all the brake lines going to it. The computer portion is integrated and as such the cost. Depending if it has traction control or not you are looking at ~$1000 brand new retail for the module and 1.5 hours labor. 1200 sounds fair assumming they are charging somewhere around 80 per hour. if you go to www.car-part.com this will give you a searchable database of all auto recyclers (wrecking yards) and you can search for the part you need and select by cost or distance from you. You may ask the shop if they would install a used one. You wont get a warranty but if you cant do it yourself and they are willing to swap it in, normal used price in the midwest looks to be about $350 for the part. Look up Antilock Brake pump. I really hope that helps

What state do you live in? In Cali, they only check powertrain codes on inspection. My limited knowledge of other states inspection reg's may have other rules. Typically CURRENT codes are what would fail you. HISTORY codes stay around for 100 ignition cycles and are purged if the failure doesnt occur again. ABS faults will ALWAYS turn on a light so if the light isnt lit when you go in for inspection you should pass. With that out of the way, you need to get it checked out. You could have an intermittent yet major issue occuring in your ABS system that could be trouble if you actually need it. EDIT read through the part about it costing 1200. Im assuming they want to charge for an EBCM? If so its an easy fix if you know how to bleed the brakes of a car. Think if you decided to jump with an AAD that was acting up. You could jump 1000x and not need it but if you knew it was problematic would you want to take a chance it was going to be an issue on the next jump? It will not keep you from stopping the car, the truck just wont use all the safety features on board to keep you safe. edit: I own www.calrewire.com and all I do is work on vehicle electrical systems. I wanted to post my shops site because I know you arent in my state (not trolling for customers) but just wanted to give credentials. If you have access to a scanner that can pull "C" codes I can probably help you out with figureing it out if you are mechanically inclined.

Thanks for the replies and support. I am a perfectionist and tend to beat up on myself for errors while never praising myself for the things I did right. A day to think about it has got me back in the mindset I should be in, wanting to have fun and progress. I had two iffy exits prior and was totally hung up on dialing that part in while not preparing myself for the rest of the jump the same way mentally. For the snowboarders or skiers here that like to hit the park, you know you tend to focus on your jump and landing but not so much on how you get there. When your new to it you only think about getting there because it isnt muscle memory yet. I think Im putting my focused mindset of sports Im more experienced at towards this one that Im very green to. Im going to take this as a great jump that reminded me to stay aware. Im sure next time Ill be checking my altimeter a little too much

Hi, being my first post to the forum its also to ask for advise about my scariest jump and my best jump, although what should have been scary wasnt and whatshould have been fun scared me.. I did my Cat C1 and the exit when perfect. I was to maintain heading and be released. I maintained my heading but after doing my initial COA I just zoned out and stared out at the distance. I looked at my altimeter but I wasnt registering anything. I was so stuck on flying on my own and being in this sense of calm that I had to be reminded at 4500 to pull.. I did right away and had a moderate line twist.. Something that should probably be scary for a third time jumper. I was so unbelievably calm about it that only after I got home did I start thinking about it and it scared me that I wasnt there for the event... I was passed on to Cat D and my instructors chalked it up to me not making a jump in a few weeks due to a hand injury requiring stitches. They were happy with every part of my jump other than being slow, I actually scared myself since I am VERY aware in what are otherwise stressful situations and this time I was off in la la land. I have to ask, is this normal? The jump was so smooth and without complication that it seems like I had too much time to just fall and check out the scenery. I was going to jump tomorrow but I need a minute to at the very least chill my self out from the fact that I checked out and I could have had a bad situation.