JumpCrazy

I barely have any jumps and obviously get nervous. However, the DZO at my DZ has over 10500 jumps, has been jumping for over 30 years, is a PFF instructor..... and he said to me that he is still nervous every time. It natural, and if you don't feel a little freaked, then its probably not safe for you to be jumping.

As long as you don't do like that guy I heard about once.....he thought he would see how fast his canopy could stop his bike.

He was bright enuf to deploy while riding and somehow figured he could hold on to the bike....needless to say, he probably deserved that roadrash.

The reserve is the correct size and a rigger I asked also said that this current pack job is as you described. Its just that the tuck tabs are so small that when the wind catches the covers, they don't hold. Is there any way of modifying the tabs, or adding velcro that would work? Has anyone else done this?

I have one of the older Infinitys (1997) made by NLE. The riser cover tuck tabs are really small and don't like to stay closed all the time. They tend to pop open when I climb into the plane (must be the result of trying to cram into a 182). They also open when I try to sitfly (note the TRY because I am just learning
Has anybody else experienced the same problem? I would like them to be more secure but need some ideas on what can be done to relsolve this issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

His profile isn't up to date. I think he has ~12 jumps now. He went through the pff program and is just working on his solo certificate and IMO has enough experience to try this as he has already done dive exits, and bl, fl, and br in freefall.

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$0.62 CND / L

Stop whinning..... its 77.5 a L in Montreal

I guess that came out wrong cause I was definately not whining...I was bragging.

the face was because I wasn't sure the conversion to US$/Gallon was correct. I guess I used the wrong face.

In London, Ontario....thats in Canada (where I live)

The price works out to about $1.10 US / Gallon.

(I think thats right...its $0.62 CND / L here)

This is interesting because I did the same kinda thing this weekend (jump 28).

Coach jump: Dive exit and 3 pins (all in all, a nice freefall) looked at my alti and read 5000ft .... ok, got some time till the planned breakoff (4000ft) but no time for another pin (I am slow). Coach waved me off so I turn, track, flare, wave, then I noticed the ground and knew I was lower than my 3000' pull altitude just by that. wave, pull.

Nicest opening I have ever had on my packjob (still learning that too). Check alti, 1500ft! CRAP!

I had a nice spot though and made it back. I was waiting to get yelled at but my coach simply asked what I pulled at (about 2200') and said try not to do that again and suggested I think about getting an audible. I went up again later that day very aware of my altitude.

It turned out that I simply misread my alti while in the track (it is tricky to read with the hands at your sides) I thought I was about 500-600' higher than I really was.

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bom·bar·dier ( P ) Pronunciation Key (bmbr-dîr)
n.
The member of a combat aircraft crew who operates the bombsight and drops the bombs.

My dictionary (The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary of the English Language) says the same definition as yours but the Pronunciation Key says bomberdier (I don't have the letters to do it cause the e's are supposed to be upside down and the o is supposed to be a backwards a.)

Anyways...that makes Bombardee-ay. And regardless of what the dictionary says, Bobardier the company is from a persons name not some bomber so it is different. Too much aguing for me now.

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Here's a little poem:

Bombardee-ay
Sounds kinda gay
Wouldn't you say?
Aw take off, eh?

People who say Bomb-badeer just sound so ignorant of the CANADIAN founder of the company who is French (I know, I know but still) and Bombadee-ay is how his name is pronounced.

Tell me you don't say RUFF too. (edit to say this makes you sound like a dog)

Since I am Canadian. Zed.

But this is the same debate as these:

The stuff you drink:
Pop or Soda (Clearly is pop
The roof of your house:
Rewf or Ruff (Rewf for sure)

The jetski (Bombardier):

Bombardee-ay or Bomb-badeer (This is obviously pronnounced Bobardee-ay)

I had a very slow first year as well. But plan to change all that this year. The season has just begun and I am out at the DZ every chance I get.

How many jumps does everybody have? I am just interested in seeing how many newbies, and experienced jumpers are here. Also, what year did you start?

I have 27 jumps and started in 2002.

If you really want some power for your first bike, check out the Boss Hoss (502hp 1300lbs) this bike will kill you if it tips over and lands on you even if it is parked!

Seiriously though, don't get the 'busa or the Boss Hoss, they are both way to powerful.

I can't find the thread but there was one a couple days ago and it was a poll to see who had a website. There was one person who had an online logbook and thats how I found qlogger. They allow you to create online logs of anyting and its free. There is a template for a skydiving log somewhere on the site. I just started that log a few days ago.

I don't know if this has been posted recently but here is a skydiving screensaver.

Ya, what you said.

I might get some interesting responses for this but here goes. I went from a 280 manta to my current 150 Sil. (my exit weight is 170lbs). I have no problem whatsoever with the smaller canopy. All of my landings have been standup including a couple no winders, a crosswind, and turbulent wind landings. I am very aware of my turns low to the ground and have avoided them rather than killing myself trying to land upwind or close to the target.

Not everybody can jump from a large to a small canopy so I am not saying that this is what you should do. This is just what I did.

The Silhouette is a very forgiving canopy but I can still kill so be aware.

If you like that, then check THIS out.

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Perhaps we should combine the sports, bungee out of a balloon @ altitude then cutaway from the bungee into freefall that would rock!

Actually, another combined skydive/bungee jump I saw was really stupid. Two guys attached themselves together with a bungee cord and jumped out of the plane. They took it to terminal, then one guy deployed. Of course, the cord couldn't hold up to the massive force of slowing someone down from terminal so it broke. The bungee snapped back, knocking out one of the jumpers (not sure what one). The one guy who was still conscious flew in a CRW formation (feet through the risers) with the other guy and steered both canopies to the ground at the same time. They landed in that formation. The guy who got hit with the bungee had a few broken bones after this stunt.

This is a very excellent point. I was at the DZ the other weekend and made one jump in the morning. The winds picked up in the afternoon and I decided not to continue jumping. I watched others attempt landings in the wind and all of them were without incident but I was just not comfortable with it.

This way, I avoided possible injury which could end my jumping for the rest of the season, or longer.

Well the Leafs may have lost, and our other sports teams may not be the best in the World but you can thank Canadians for at least 3 major sports in existance today. Hockey was invented in Canada, as was Baseball. Basketball was invented by a Canadian in the US.

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It had bridle exposure at the BOC and I didn't like the main flap tuck tabs.

Sounds like one of the older Infinities. I have one (DOM 01 97) and you are right about the bridle exposure and tuck tabs. I think that the new ones are improved and do not have the same problems (key words here are 'I think' because I have only seen pictures)

i use www.411.ca all the time. its easier than a phone book and does the same thing. It also has a reverse lookup and only works for listed numbers. When you use reverse lookup, you can get a detailed map to the house you looked up. Of course this is only a Canadian site and only has Canadian numbers.