Author Topic: Saw (Read 628 times)

deSelys · « **on:** September 10, 2004, 02:40:57 AM »

Ready for sunday??

I should be there too.

See you.

Saintaw · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:40:19 AM »

I'm jumping tomorrow, not sunday.

I am starting to sh*t my pants today, if you don't mind..

I don't have a clue of what to expect when I jump. Will my ears pop? Will my heart jump, will my heart stop beating?

deSelys · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:57:38 AM »

Aaaargh I just checked, you had said sunday 12th september! Damn french!

I can't be there then... I promised to be good and do some work at home so I could leave early on sunday...

What to expect: mostly fear during the 20 minutes it takes to the plane to reach 4000m (everybody feels the fear, after 25 jumps I still have a bit of it when the red light goes on and the door opens) then sensory overload when you exit the plane.
Thanks to the adrenalin you won't feel the cold (it's around -10°C up there) so no need to wear more than a T-shirt and a pair of pants under the jumpsuit. A light fleece if you're always cold.
You won't have a real sensation of falling because you exit the plane with a horizontal speed around 160 Km/h (lot of relative wind already). When you reach the terminal velocity (~200 Km/h), you'll have the feeling to float as you don't accelerate anymore and are carried by a cushion of dense air...
The first time I jumped I held my breath until 2000 m such liquid-like is the feeling.

Listen to your TM during the short briefing and do what he or she says/points you to do (it's impossible to talk during free fall). You should naturally relax as soon as your stabilized after 5-10 secs of free fall...take your time to look around

Then enjoy the canopy ride. The TM should let you play a bit with the toggles for a moment. Oh yeah, again thanks to the adrenalin this is the moment when you'll feel the pressure in your inner ears. Just swallow a couple of time without breathing like you do in a plane and they will equalize.

Last couple of advices: on final, when the TM says to lift your legs up, DO IT! Don't try to brake the fall qith your feet or land yourself first. Some people injured themselves while doing this. Trust your TM and let him/her slide the both of you smoothly on the grass.
Wear sport shoes (running shoes are best for this) without hooks. There is a very little chance that a hook could snag a line during canopy deployment, but if it occurs the scenario would then be ugly...

Enjoy and keep us posted.

Bonne Merde!

Monk · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:03:57 AM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw

I don't have a clue of what to expect when I jump. Will my ears pop? Will my heart jump, will my heart stop beating?

All of the above.

Saintaw · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:05:04 AM »

I thought it wasn't scary enough, that's why i decided to jump on 9/11... our pilot's name is Abdul

We have to wake up at 05:30 to be there on time (*mumbles something about it being saturday et all...*) I guess it's best I don't have a heavy breakfast or a lot of beer this evening. Oh the horror.

I will be wearing a pair of brown jeans, another friend is bringing diapers... just in case...

Furball · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:05:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
I'm jumping tomorrow, not sunday.

I am starting to sh*t my pants today, if you don't mind..

I don't have a clue of what to expect when I jump. Will my ears pop? Will my heart jump, will my heart stop beating?

I predict that your jump will go smoothly, no one has cut your parachute shrouds. The parachute will open like a beautiful flower above your head, and you shall drop peacefully and silently to the ground.

deSelys · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:07:41 AM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
I thought it wasn't scary enough, that's why i decided to jump on 9/11... our pilot's name is Abdul

Heheheeee...almost. Chances are that you pilot is Shaandra

Saintaw · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:09:27 AM »

Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

SOB · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:40:20 AM »

If you go parachuting, and your parachute doesn't open, and your friends are all watching you fall, I think a funny gag would be to pretend you were swimming. -Jack Handey

Have you made arrangements for having your porn shipped to me after you hit the ground tomorrow?

straffo · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:42:50 AM »

so long Saw, you were my friend

SaburoS · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:46:28 AM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
I'm jumping tomorrow, not sunday.

I am starting to sh*t my pants today, if you don't mind..

I don't have a clue of what to expect when I jump. Will my ears pop? Will my heart jump, will my heart stop beating?

Skydiving has got to be one of the most exciting things to do.....
until your chute doesn't open!!!
Or so I've heard.

J/K!

You're going to go from pure fear to pure exhileration in one jump. Enjoy!

Furball · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:48:29 AM »

you know... if Saw really does plummet to his death tomorrow. We are all gonna feel terrible for hours.

SOB · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:50:06 AM »

Well, at least a minute or two anyway.

deSelys · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:50:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
you know... if Saw really does plummet to his death tomorrow. We are all gonna feel terrible for hours.

Let's be honest....minutes

SOB beat me to it

Chortle · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:51:42 AM »

Using expressions like 'terminal velocity' is a bit insensitive, 'cruising speed' sounds much nicer.