SteveR Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I reckon I'd like to give it a go. How do I go about learning? TIA for the serious and sarcy comments. Check this lot out, expecially the 'plane men' with wings and everything - that looks like a right laugh http://www.phoenix-fly.com/videogallery.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 are you insane???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Im a expert muff diver if that helps:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Yeah I've done it, definately worth it, so weird when you actually jump out, if it's gonna be your first time do it in a decent location! and you'll wanna be going from around 12-14000 feet, should give you a decent free fall which is the best part, get ready for a nice wedgie though once that chute pulls! it kills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Used to do lots of it (usually dressed in green/black and at night) - best adrenaline rush EVER:) Make sure you use a reputable place/club and prehaps try a tandem jump or two first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 are you insane???? Possibly. I had to give up scuba diving a few years ago as it paralysed me for no reason, lol. Luckily I got better but I miss 'messing about in 3D'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 Used to do lots of it (usually dressed in green/black and at night) - best adrenaline rush EVER:) Make sure you use a reputable place/club and prehaps try a tandem jump or two first Thanks for the advice Chris, sounds sensible. What made you stop though, or don't I want to know? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Used to do lots of it (usually dressed in green/black and at night) - best adrenaline rush EVER:) Make sure you use a reputable place/club and prehaps try a tandem jump or two first You'll have to do a tandem jump first, then do some static jumps before doing a free fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Thanks for the advice Chris, sounds sensible. What made you stop though, or don't I want to know? lol I gave up wearing green pyjamas:d As pointed out bt our airborne friend, you'll need to do some other jumps first. Dunno if civvy clubs use static line jumps but definately a few tandem/low level exits first. Worth noting - lower altitude jumps can be harder to exit as things (the ground) looks more real than when at higher altitudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Used to do lots of it (usually dressed in green/black and at night) - best adrenaline rush EVER:) Chris, it's a parachuting thread, not a muff-diving thread good mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Chris, it's a parachuting thread, not a muff-diving thread good mate! Same thing dude - do it right and both have the potential to leave you wet, messy and with a big grin on your face, do it wrong and both will leave you in the shit:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I reckon I'd like to give it a go. Steve, make sure you've got a bit of fat on your ribs. If you're fat then you can bounce:p I have done a bit of this stuff in my time and I have only ever had one serious accident. I went through a series of wind-steels when I was approaching the drop zone and my outer cells on my square-chute collapsed, causing the chute to go in to a vertical dive at an altitude of 250m. If a 'square' chute losses air intake then it automatically dives in order to rebalance its forward momentum and therefore re-establish flight capability. Sadly, I went in at 80 degrees to the ground and I almost broke my back – Still have problems to this day and boy, do I find it hard to get comfortable at night through constant discomfort!! A fellow parachutist died in Germany a good few years ago (mid-90-s). He suffered total chute stall (didn’t open) so he deployed his reserve and that failed too (that is unheard of so God wanted him that day). Anyway, he hit the ground at his maximum velocity as there was nothing holding him back – his bones turned in to sand by all accounts (or at least quite a few pieces). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Same thing dude - do it right and both have the potential to leave you wet, messy and with a big grin on your face, do it wrong and both will leave you in the shit:d Gotcha buddy! Bang-on there Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 What is a "wind steel", does that mean there was a gust of wind going in your direction or something? This doesn't sound quite as clever an idea now, after hearnig about you and your mate. Has parachute design changed much in the iIntervening time and would that help avoid such situations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Gotcha buddy! Bang-on there Sir! LOL :d Sorry to hear of your accident mate - unfortunately accidents are comparatively common in 'chuting:( I had more than one mate have a 'traumatic impact with mother earth:( including one who managed to completely dissapear during a wet night jump - he was washed up 4 days later miles away from the DZ:Pling: On the possitive side - it's fantastic fun, a total rush and one that, once you're down safely, leaves you busy figuring out how fast you can get back up to do it all again:) Never actually jumped with a civvy rig but I've known a few guys who went out stateside for some jumps and was told it was totally amazing - bright sunshine and warm all the way down:Pling: The main trick is to take care, then check and take some more care, then check etc. etc. :d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 LOL :d Sorry to hear of your accident mate - unfortunately accidents are comparatively common in 'chuting Chris, we’re a right pair of happy blokes aren’t we. After reading our posts, I don’t think we’re ever going to get any invites to parties!! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I went through a series of wind-steels when I was approaching the drop zone and my outer cells on my square-chute collapsed You mean wind gradient or wind shear mate??? Where the wind speed you're heading into drops off the lower you get due to interaction with trees and buildings on the ground etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 You mean wind gradient or wind shear mate??? Where the wind speed you're heading into drops off the lower you get due to interaction with trees and buildings on the ground etc. No mucka, I meant 'wind-steal': The military term for when the forward chute takes your air!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvteye Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I did a few static jumps at 2500 then a tandem 12000 jump. TBH it was all over far too quick so I took up paragliding. Once you gained some skills you could have great fun (bought the equivelent of a Supra TT wing l!) with wingovers, controlled stalls and spiral dives etc. Longest flight was just under 3 hrs' sat in a kinda armchair harness, looking down from 6000 feet onto a Turkish beach complete with Blue lagoon. Went there twice and flew every day. http://www.cachet-travel.co.uk/images/turkey2004/para1.jpg Didn't seem so cool a few years later though when I broke both my ankles!!!!! Cheap holidays there with tandem flights or courses and guaranteed flying weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 lol at work we have and Aviation insurance division. We insure everything from small planes to most of BA's fleet. The most claims we get are from parachute/skydive accidents!!! But I'd still have a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Chris, we’re a right pair of happy blokes aren’t we. After reading our posts, I don’t think we’re ever going to get any invites to parties!! Andrew LOL :d K14 SUP, wind steal like in sailing where the upwind vessel 'steals' the wind out of the sails of the downwind vessel by blocking it, thus leaving the downwind vessel with no wind and therefore no forward power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 That is the reason for my shortened army career, i broke my back in a parachute accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 I'm getting a teeny bit put off, only a teeny bit mind, lol. Amazing picture vvteye, I did look at paragliding a few years ago but it seemed to take years to get 'Club pilot' level as you were forever waiting for the exact perfect wind speed & direction and weather conditions in order to train, and then you had to jump in a van and drive for 1.5 hours to a particular hillside as that was the only place trainees could learn near me.... it seemed like too much faff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I'm getting a teeny bit put off, only a teeny bit mind, lol. You will be fine mate, mine was a military jump which as the guys have said is a different kettle of fish altogether none of this tippy toe landing business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtwinturbo Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I did a tandem jump in Australia, near Brisbane from 14,000ft. I thought it was amazing, those first few seconds when you fall out of the plane were the best for me. It's something I would definatley do again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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