skydivamegan

The only person who can answer the cutaway question is the person who was under the canopy at the time. If you didn't feel comfortable landing it, then you should've cut it. You came out alright so you must've done the right thing. Someone else may or may not have done the same and still ended up alright. Blue Skies _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Oh I've already done it. You know who you are. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

1 tube with Rob, my favorite jump partner 1 perfect landing followed by a reinflated canopy dragging me across the ground on my back while cursing and wrestling with a steering toggle while everyone laughed. 1 awsome reverse rodeo jump that involved a pulled calf muscle 1 two way 1 solo where the object was to see how fast I could fall on my belly. The answer 137 mph. Had a great day. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

I'm coloring mine in when you kiss my ass _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

I have more ink than you would know what to do with. See http://www.myspace.com/skydivamegan for details. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Hopefully when you hear "DOOR", it'll be me yelling it at you and then you'll know everything will be okay becuase the megmeister would never do anything to hurt you. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Goldcoast does not offer s/l any longer, but they have a tremendous AFF program. Its the program I grauduated from and its where I still do all of my jumping. Those guys really are my second family. You won't be dissapointed if you choose them for your training. Plus--------we are getting ready to move to a big new fancy fabulous dropzone with all sorts of wonderful amenities. WOOHOO!!! If you go, let me know and I'll see you there. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

What if you hold onto me for the entire time? Does that kill it for you? _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

HEY!!! DON'T MOCK MY LANDINGS!!!! Its more of an art than a science. And, yes I will ride in the plane with you, but I won't try to catch you in freefall as this is way too distracting on an AFF jump. My landings are like this--------I'm very accurate in where I land, just not so much in how I flare. Your day will come. You'll have to land too and boy will I laugh my ass off at you. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

This is Megan. Hello everyone. Yes I am responsible for Travis. Be nice to him. He is a good guy (he hasn't made his first jump yet). I post occasionally, but I tend to shy away from message boards due to the amount of argueing and biccering that goes on. I am an avid skydiver though. Welcome to the family Travis. YEEHAW!! _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Okay I just did a search on teabagging. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. And don't forget the "mushroom stamp" that goes along with it. Nice guys. Very classy. This is what I get for joining a male dominated sport. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

You know I find this post interesting because the first time I jumped a seven cell it was also a Spectre. I immediatly knew that I was a seven cell girl. When I tried to describe to people why I loved it so much I found myself saying over and over again "its just like the canopy and I were connected somehow. Like it knew what I wanted it to do and I could just place it in the sky and on the ground right where I wanted it." I really never felt this way with the nine cells I've jumped. I always felt like I was fighting with the canopy just a little. LIke my good landings were just luck rather than skill. I'm glad to see that others have had this experience and I'm not out of my mind. It seems that people who jump seven cells are very passionate about their canopies. I'm glad to be part of the big 7 club too. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Oh but I really do want to know. Come on guys. Just tell me. I'm a big girl. I can handle it. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Okay I don't even know what that means. Should I know what that means? Please do fill me in. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong story. All I can say is thank god they hadn't started cutting it yet. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

I'll be happy to make out with said sales rep but he must buy me dinner first as promised with Triathlon purchase. AND-----------he must promise to talk dirty in that HOT south african accent of his Karl, you hotty you. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

OH I disagree. A Cypres is a great alarm clock just around 1000 ft. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Now, when you sleep with said gear do you actually have to put it on or can you just pull it into bed with you like a nice cordura teddy bear? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

This is actually more tempting than you realize as there are a few at my DZ (who shall remain nameless as they may currently be reading this) that I'd like to tag. Hey guys, whats up? _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Mods? What Mods?? Well---the legs pads are about 4 inches too long and it has soft cable housings. He is changing to hard housings and shortening the leg straps. This is an older Javelin with very low jumps. Its like buying a car from a little old granny that was only driven to the corner a few times for a great price, you know?? And yes, the grommet is covered.

OH yes yes yes. I bought the gear from a rigger and he is actually currently doing a few mods to it for me. It will be ready in 3 weeks or so. I bought a main with about 30 jumps on it and got the deal of the century. A guy had this custom Triathlon made with a logo on it and then decided he didn't want it. It has ~30 demo jumps on it from people at my DZ and I snagged it for 600 bucks off the going price of a new Tri. I think an orange South African logo is well worth $600 bucks and everytime I look at it, I'll think of how many jumps $600 will buy. At any rate-------all of the "rigger safety" things are taken care of. Its the beer and sleeping naked in the rig sorts of traditions that I'm interested in. WOOHOO!!! By the way----the container is a Javelin _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Hey there, I have a question for all the jumpers out there regarding rig purchasing and the rituals that follow. I've recently purchased my first complete rig and I've heard lots of "you have to do this before you jump it" suggestions from jumpers at my DZ. I was just wondering what the actual traditional "first rig" customs were and how they differ geographically. Please post your own personal rituals and traditions here so we can all learn what the hell we are supposed to do with these rigs in order to be in compliance with the unwritten skydiving dogma protocol. Thanks a bunch and I can't wait to read these. Megan _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

I'm not sure, but I think squeak was refering to me. I am pretty sure I'm his outstandingly hot red headed american girly girl. (I blush now) _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

My brother wanted to do a tandem for his 19th birthday and he invited me to go with him. I went and loved it so much I just kept going back. Yay me. This was very unlikely for me, because I HATE planes. When I did my first AFF jump as we were taking off, my jumpmaster says to me "Now you wear your seatbelt and helmet until around 1000 feet or whatever altitude you'd be willing to exit the plane." I say in return "WILLING??? I may as well not put them on at all, because I'm WILLING to exit the motherfucker right now!" I've never been one to hesitate in the door and I did leave my AFF jumpmasters once in my haste to leave the plane. I always run out like my ass or the plane or both have been set on fire. I never knew I had this strange quirk until that first tandem I did with my brother. Live and learn. _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529

Congrats!!!! Welcome to higher education. Great job!! _______________________________________________ CARPE DIEM PMS#529