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Thanks for thread jacking. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

USE THIS LINK!!!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O0CyBgkRAo Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Here is a video i just put together today of a few of my jumps out at Westplains Skydiving! Special thanks goes out to Dave for the video and training as well as OJ and the rest of the gang out at Westplains! I will miss you guys!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S1AhyGlj-o Let me know what you think! Also if this is in the wrong section please move it. Thanks. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

So i hit a wall in my AFF progression. I was not able to keep stable and my legs were all over the place. I tried 4 times to pass my AFF with the turns and forward motion. Last weekend I tried it 3 times in the same day and failed every time. I was pretty bummed. My instructor OJ told me to do wall drills and practice my arch on the ground. I went back out yesterday and just felt like I should do a relaxing jump. No turns nothing. I just wanted to fall and feel how a good jump felt like. It was amazing! I was stable and everything felt great! After i landed I went on to do my turns. Passed it no problems. I was a little unstable on the exit because of kicking but that was it. Then I did my backflip while also doing my first solo exit. I was a little squirly on my exit but I never flipped over or anything. The backflip went ok but I didn't really do it right but I still got myself unstable and then recovered in time to chase my AFF-I to. All in all it was an AWESOME day and I have NEVER had that much fun jumping! It's so much better when your relaxed and just there to have fun! Blue Skies! Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

That would not have been a fun tandem to be on! LOL I was jumping a PD 210 last weekend and it was REALLY hard on the openings! I didn't pack it as I am still a student and don't know how but my last jump I did opened really hard and i was feeling it for a day afterwords! That was just a bad jump all together though. During that same jump I almost chopped it because of another mal. that happened later on. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

HAHA yeah I read your post about your experience. And your thought right before you chopped was what I was thinking as well! In a way I sort of wish I would have cut it just to see what it was like and get that extra "training" if you want to call it that but then I am also glad I didn't have to go to my final option of saving my life. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Last weekend I was out at out local DZ trying to finish up my student status jumps. (I didn't pass them because I can't seem to get my legs to do what they are supposed to but thats a different story) Anyways on my 3rd jump that day, also being my 13th total jump, I pulled at 4500 and had a parachute at 4000. I was flying a PD 210 (it was a rental rig). Anyways all was well at first. I did my controllability check and everything was fine so I started to do some turns and whatnot just having a good time. Then around 2800-2900 feet I went into another sharp turn and about 1/2 way around something didn't feel right. I felt myself falling again so I let up off the toggle and looked up. What I saw I didn't like at all! The whole right side of my parachute was collapsed. Because of this that caused the rest of my parachute to start spinning which gave me a bunch of line twists (4-5). I chcked my alt. and realized I had about 300 ft to try and get out of this (decision limit is 2500 ft at our DZ) so I tried to kick out of it and couldn't get it to start untwisting. I then put my hand on my cut away handle and literally I was within a second of chopping it I got hit with a gust of wind and the parachute started to un-twist itself so I helped it out and got out of them and had a nice soft landing. So yeah... Don't really want to do that again. What I think happened was that I got into a dust devil right as I went into my turn and that just screwed everything over. Blue Skies! Josh P.S. Thanks Dave for the good training and instructing!!!! I will get a case of Root Beer for you next time I'm out there since I can't buy real beer yet. Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Thats cool! I wish we had a tunnel somewhere around Spokane. I did my first free fall on Sat. and It was good expect for my leg position. I had them to close to my body. Had he let go I would have flipped. And I moved my leg a little when I went to pull but that all went well. It was an awesome jump! I can't wait to do it again! Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

HAHA you guys are all great! Well I will have to pick up some rootbeer then. LOL Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

HAHA Yeah I realized I said... that one word... A lot in that post. I would but I am only 19 so I can't buy it. LOL Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Yup, I did my first hop-n-pop today and lets just say it was interesting! First off I have not had anything go wrong in any of my jumps so far, but that all changed today. LOL Anyways I jumped from 4500ft to do my first real pull. When I let go of the plane I was so concentrated on getting that parachute out that I sort of forgot to arch. So I started kicking. Well after I started kicking I flipped over on my back and ended up throwing my PC out and looked down and saw it at my feet. At that point I was thinking, "Oh geez this is not good! " Well it ended up NOT getting tangled on my feet so it flipped me over and then I got 3 line twists (which I had never gotten before). Once i kicked out of those all was good. I had a great landing except for the fact that there was 1 tree in our landing field that is about 4 feet tall and I managed to land right next to it and then the parachute landed in the tree. All in all it was a great jump, a little shoken up, but no big deal. Tomorrow I am doing my first AFF jump! I can't wait for that!!! Thanks again Dave and Roy! You guys rock!!! Josh Blue Skies Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Cool, I will do that. I am going to our DZ today to finish up my PRCP jumps and then tomorrow I will be going AFF!!! So I will talk to them today. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Looks pretty wild..is that you? LOL, no thats not me. I am still in my training. I only have 5 static line jumps in right now. I will be starting AFF this weekend though!!! WOO HOO Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

You and Josh are both doing awsome, but I still think that old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill see ya this weekend

HAHA crap I forgot about that. Thanks! Yeah click the post above this one! josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Hey, Just thought I would ask to see if anyone has ever tried this before. It looks like a lot of fun! How hard is this to do? [/url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuetDfQ-1nY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmyspace%2Ecom%2Fthepaintballguy[url] Josh *EDIT* CLICK URL BELOW!!!! Thanks! Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

AHH I can't wait to get to that stage!!! I have one more PRCP and then the 5 sec Hop-N-Pop. Then I will be going up and doing AFF!!! I can't WAIT!!!! Unforutnently I can't jump this weekend because a lot of the jump masters are going over to LP to help out this weekend. Oh well next weekend!!! WOOHOO!!! Keep updating this as you go! It's a great thread! Josh Blue Skies Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

HAHA Theres my dad! LOL Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Hey, Yeah don't worry Dave, i won't do anything without asking you! HAHA I don't want to have something go wrong. And thanks again for everything! Can't wait to jump again! Blue Skies! Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Hey Guys, My heart and prayers go out to everyone over in LP. I heard the news when i was making my PRCP jump at the Westplains Skydiving DZ in Davenport WA. A few of the Jump Masters there knew one of the guys on board. I am new to this sport but still want to help out in any way I can. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Spokane WA. u? Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Hey everyone, I am starting my skydiving certification today! Today is only the ground school but tomorrow we will do our first jump! We (my dad and I) are taking the SL course. I CAN'T WAIT!!!! Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Yeah I know what you mean by that! Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

WOW it's nice to see such a warm welcome! Thanks! And we will be doing the static line course. I am pretty sure thats the only on our DZ offers. I wish I could do the AFF but it doesn't sound like thats going to happen. I will keep you all updated on whats going on! THANKS! Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?

Yeah I think he is paying for most of it. but when it comes to jumping then I will have to pay. Josh Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not?