Airborne !!! - Page 3

Surgicalcric · 04-26-2004, 07:41

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Originally posted by CommoGeek
...Fett and knees, feet and knees....

What, no modified PFL's?

**Razor** · 04-26-2004, 08:57

Plenty of PFLs (Pretty F'ed-up Landing).

CommoGeek · 04-26-2004, 09:08

You want to see the x-rays?

I didn't have a strap for my glasses and didn't want to lose said glasses so I just put them in a posket and jumped sans eyeballs. Now, I'm 20/200 in both eyes (read: almost blind) without the specs.

I decided that I'd follow the others down. We were jumping MC1-1B's with no smoke on the DZ. I figured the other jumpers would have the windline figured out, right? (My previous 7 jumps were either at school or with smoke so I never bothered learning how to determine the wind line

) The winds were about 10 knots. I downwinded the -1B: feet, head, back. The crunching sound like gravel were my neck verterbra realigning themselves. Other than being VERY sore the next day, I was fine. I could've broke my stupid cherry neck.

Two months later I developed my own method of landing and the rest is of course, history. (x-rays and fractured L5 included)

Believe it or not, RIT, your Blackhats are some smart mofos. Don't try to change the system when you have 7 jumps.

That was the worst feeling in my life, to have a stranger carry my gear off of the DZ because I was on a back board.

NousDefionsDoc · 04-26-2004, 11:26

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density altitude of the air is higher that day due to the heat

Are you saying heat makes air more dense? What is "density altitude"? You made that up.

**Ambush Master** · 04-26-2004, 11:35

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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Are you saying heat makes air more dense? What is "density altitude"? You made that up.

No, the air is less dense. Density altitude is determined by your altitude, the Air Temp, and the Relative Humidity. Following is a webpage that describes it pretty well:

http://www.futurecam.com/densityAltitude.html

Later
Martin

CommoGeek · 04-26-2004, 13:20

Thank you AM. NDD was just trying to stir up some trouble....

shadowflyer · 04-26-2004, 15:43

Photographic evidence of updraft phenomenon.

**Kyobanim** · 04-26-2004, 17:53

I would have had to clean my shorts if something like that happened to me. I hated every jump and couldn't wait to get on the ground.

I have a serious problem with heights that require a parachute.

Surgicalcric · 04-26-2004, 18:28

I have a serious fear of heights as well, atleast where ladders and aerials are concerned. Dont stop me none though.

Maas · 04-26-2004, 22:57

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Originally posted by Surgicalcric

While jumping Gadsden DZ (Gadsden Airport) one of the sticks encountered some sort of thermal up draft over the runway and 4 or 5 of the jumpers actually stalled in the air. I cant recall what the DACO actually called it. They floated left and right and a couple even went back up. Noone actually timed it, but they must have been in the air 5 minutes before landing. There was a couple near collosions but everyone avoided them.

Crip,
I ran into the same thing jumping as a wind dummy on tht DZ. We were jumping Huey's and I thought I'd never land, just kinda hung there.

You guys still jumping the Sod Farm (Rhenda DZ) or that really bad one at McCellen with the stumps?

Surgicalcric · 04-27-2004, 05:34

Maas:

The only one we use at McClellan is off main post near Pelham Range near SOTIC.

I have heard talk of the sod farm but have not seem them jump it.

ChaoticVirtuoso · 04-27-2004, 08:26

Great photos...Ill try to get mine up asap.

Solid · 04-27-2004, 09:19

It's great to hear that so many of you are afraid of heights, I thought I'd have a real problem. I guess the key is to bite the bullet and do what you have to do.

Solid

CommoGeek · 04-27-2004, 09:50

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Originally posted by Solid
It's great to hear that so many of you are afraid of heights, I thought I'd have a real problem. I guess the key is to bite the bullet and do what you have to do.

Solid

Soild,

I am afriad of heights; ladders bother me. The 34' tower at jump school wasn't that bad because I knew that I was in a harness connected to a cable. No worries, it is being on scaffolding or a roof that bothers me since I am unseure of my footing and balance.

Jumping? No problems at all! You are far enough from the ground that it doesn't look real. I always thought that I was above a model train set or something. It never looked real to me. That's how I dealt with it. The higer that you go, the more unrealistic things look.

Besides, there's always going to be a guy behind you to help you on your way even if you are afraid of jumping.

**Kyobanim** · 04-27-2004, 10:23

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Originally posted by CommoGeek
Soild,

Besides, there's always going to be a guy behind you to help you on your way even if you are afraid of jumping.

Everyone knew about my "condition", as SGT Airborne called it. There was always a helping hand behind me.