Jessica

I promised my brother a tandem for xmas, but he hasn't collected yet. I'm going to try to get on the same load as him so I can enlist people to f*** with him.

Perhaps, but apparently with not as much suction as the CRAPPY OUT-OF-IT-ALREADY REDWINGS!! Anyway, this is where it gets scary. I both loathe and fear the Blues. But we can knock 'em out quickly! You know, I have a good sense of irony about my fondness for hockey. It *is* Texas, after all. And none of those fools are actually *from* Texas. If we boo the Canadian national anthem (which I would never do

Shiner Bock. Big frosty pitchers of it. It got me through J-school.

I don't think it's a tradition...the only thing I've ever heard (and it's for safety, not tradition) is to pull really high on a new rig. My beer jump on my stuff was from 13.5, like normal. Shrug, dunno.

Oh my God...y'all are slowly killing me...

Dagnabbit, you won't let me get one "plug" in for Texas in peace, will you?!

I haven't seen this video, but I've heard about it! Doesn't he talk his way through it? Like, "Ooh, look at the bad parachute. Wave bye-bye to the bad, bad parachute!" Then he waves, chops, then "Oh crap!" That video's famous!!

Ha! You mean "more snivelly" don't you? That was the most leisurely opening I've had yet. I was actually forming the "Oh" of the "Oh shit!" when, suddenly FOOOMP!! Some of the people who were still in the plane even commented later about how slow the opening was. Anyhow, mountainman, I don't think hop n pops are inherently more scary; it's just I had a horrific malfunction with my first. Not a typical experience. However, I must say it is a more than a little nerve-wracking for AFF students who usually think, in the back of their minds, that they (potentially) have 60 seconds to get stable out the door, to suddenly switch to GET STABLE IMMEDIATELY OR DOOOOOOOM!!!

You know, I've pondered this too (more than I ought, really) and another problem I can see is that there's nothing to get leverage against, you know? I wonder if the mechanics of sex are even physically possible in freefall. Of course, someone has to have tried it. Or two someones, actually.

I did a hop n pop on Monday! La la la! For those of you who remember my Hop And Pop of Doom and Terror (TM) back in October, this was my first one since then. It was really hard for me to get up the gumption, but I had to before they'll give me my A license. It was actually quite amusing. I was on the plane with a bunch of instructors making fun jumps and they all attacked me with gear checks. Everyone watched me go (from 4.5K), and it was apparently quite nice. I felt pretty good about it, except for a flat arch. Anyway, I'm signed off! I have beat the low-exit demon, hooray!

Yes, but it does in fact qualify you as having 7 more stand-up landings than Jessica, in the exact same number of jumps. So quitcher bitchin!!!

No no, that's okay...you were dead asleep when I called (even though it was almost NOON!!)

YEEHAW! It'll be a party.

Girl, don't lose your currency at SDD. They are SO pissed at me. They said next time it happens, I'm starting back on AFF L-4 and they're not kidding. Oh, but you've got 2 months, right? !@#$%@!# A-license-holders...

Actually, I drove up just as the (empty) ambulances were leaving. He was CareFlited out but was probably gone on impact. From what I understand, he WAS responding to radio commands, then inexplicably made a sharp downwind turn at about 40' off the ground which carried him into the side of the hangar. He was given medical attention immediately but it was already too late. Horrible weekend for skydivers. I am subdued. Jess

I didn't realize this thread had been revived again. I posted the question a few weeks ago. I stopped jumping the rig, took the Cypres out, and am sending it in, so no worries.

LOL! I'm really good at misinterpreting post subjects. I thought this thread would discuss a movie about us posters -- Dropzone-dot-commers. Who would you want to play you in "Dropzone.com -- The Movie"? It would be a good one, too, full of drama and intrigue.

Have a good one! See ya out at SDD!

LOL!!

It's when someone signs the last space in your logbook, thus ensuring that you'll make it that far.

You filled up a whole logbook? HOT DAMN! Yes, you owe beer. You're geographically close, so bring it to me and Freaksis this weekend.

And I'm really interested in why you stopped jumping your Reflex.

Wait y'all, we have nothing to fear. Look at this photo.