crash700

skyhook what a fucking retard. He can probably barely pilot a pair of tennis shoes, let alone a canopy or a car.

I packed it up just fine, but needed some slack in the bridle between the pin and the spandex pouch, to stuff underneath the flaps. So I did, and the pilot chute mushroomed inside the spandex, and wouldnt come out--easily. My rigger's response was, "no fuckin wonder, look at ths..." He thought that if I hadn't been wearing 2 layers of gloves that I probably avoided a reserve ride, but I'm alive to jump another day, so its all good.

**this post may be a bit out of place, but I thought the story may be a bit relevant. I can relate. Forget returning from a little hiatus. Just wait untill you pack yourself a mal. I would bet that even the most experienced jumpers doubt themselves at least a little bit on the jump after their first mal. In my case, I had ~85 jumps and had a hard pull due to my own negligence. February @ crosskeys. 30 degrees on the ground. So I find myself at 2000 ft before I realize I'm gonna die if I dont do something. 1600 feet finds me under a (reserve) canopy I've never flown before, and a field about as big as a wrestling mat to land in. I PLF'd into the baby christmas trees after a rather impressive turn on to final approach (by accident). Silver handle in hand, I got a ride back from some jeff foxworthy type in an F150. Anyways, my point is I jumped again next weekend. I thought if I didnt jump, that I'd panic myself into a skydiving accident. So I got it over with, and lived to tell about it.