My best was INSTANT pop jump into the Colorado River; 25MPH winds and we're over DESERT! Made it to the river with extra turn into the wind time to hover.
Thanks for this. I just completed my AFF, and so I'm getting ready for the Hop and Pops that I will have to do. This is very helpful. When do you get to start to learn those exits by the way? I haven't done that exit yet.
Congratulations on your AFF! Good to hear this video is helpful to you, that was the main reason why I uploaded it :) Since I found it very helpful myself as well to watch how other people did these exits when I was getting ready for my hop&pop's ;) I think this exit already looks a lot like the stable exit we learn in our AFF, so in that sense it was not too unfamiliar for me. But the first time I did a hop&pop I asked an instructor to brief me about the exit and we practiced in the mock-up. The exits in this video were during a beginner canopy course, which is organised on my DZ a few times a year. Since it is targeted towards real beginner jumpers, there was not only theory about the canopy exercises, but also about exiting, which was very helpful! Then after every jump not only everyone's landing got reviewed, we also watched the footage of all the exits together, while the instructors gave feedback and comments to all of them. I think that part really helped in learning to do it properly for me!:) I'd say; go talk to an instructor, start practicing the exit from high altitude and do a dummy pull right after, as if you were doing a hop&pop. Only if you feel comfortable doing that, go for the hop&pop altitude. Don't stress about there not being enough time in case you go unstable (there really is more than enough), relax, try to have the least as possible tension in your body during exit. Think about it as letting yourself drop from the plane like a sack of potatoes. As long as you are nicely presented to the relative wind, that'll do the job ;) Just take it easy, step by step, keep following courses, talk to instructors, and enjoy the journey to becoming a better skydiver with every jump :)
Awh, so cool!:D It sounds - and at first also might look - scarier than it actually is, but I'm sure you'll love it in the end! Let me know how it went!!(:
On the jumps, because you are jumping from so low, are you not worried if something goes wrong. Not much time for cut aways and back up parachute is there?. Also do you not need the level out and stabilize before you pull. ? Doesn't seem like you've much time to do it here.
Actually, jumps from this lower altitude give me more time under canopy then 'regular' jumps from a higher altitude haha! Sounds super counterintuitive, I know, but right after you leave the aircraft you are falling relatively slowly, since you will first be accelerating towards your terminal velocity. This means that you do not lose altitude so quickly in those first like 10 seconds or so. While when on a jump from a higher altitude you have already reached terminal velocity at pull time, so you will lose more altitude quicker while opening your parachute;) Indeed, exiting stable is a skill that you should have when executing lower altitude jumps, but that can be practised easily on the high altitude jumps ^^ Once you got the hang of that you'll be able to exit stable without thinking every time;)
Yes, it does not matter at which height you exit, leaving the plane feels exactly the same ;) Even more so, you could say that when exiting lower you "only" feel the part where it feels like you are falling, since you open your parachute short after exit, so you kind of 'skip' the part of freefall were you get to your terminal velocity and feel like you are just flying/floating instead of falling :)
A true "hop-n-pop" would be a count of 3 and pull, from 3k feet; she was in freefall for at least 6-10 second. My BEST hop-n-pop, showed my chute deploying in the aircraft exit door.
@@50buttfish Your chute deploying in the aircraft exit door? That is one of the most irresponsible things a sky diver can do or say, you could endanger everyone on board. I bet that DZ was glad to be rid of you.
heej:) Thanks for your comment, and exciting that you want to learn how to skydive, I can highly recommend it, it's soo amazing!! In terms of shape, I think just some basic level of fitness will do;) Especially in the beginning, I think almost anyone can do it, since it is then much more about mental rather then physical shape;) Flying through the sky works best if you are relaxed and don't use too much muscle tension, so that's physically easy! The most important thing is to arch, so some flexibility helps:) The steering toggles of the parachute mostly do not require a whole lot of arm strength either. Walking with all the gear from your landing spot to the hangar/pick-up-point, especially if you land far, is probably the most exhausting part;p
AWESOME JOB AND AWESOME EXISTS EACH TIME!
My best was INSTANT pop jump into the Colorado River; 25MPH winds and we're over DESERT! Made it to the river with extra turn into the wind time to hover.
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#3 was best!!
I'm just wondering, we are doing Hop & Pops, but there is NO POP after the hop?
Thanks for this. I just completed my AFF, and so I'm getting ready for the Hop and Pops that I will have to do. This is very helpful. When do you get to start to learn those exits by the way? I haven't done that exit yet.
Congratulations on your AFF! Good to hear this video is helpful to you, that was the main reason why I uploaded it :) Since I found it very helpful myself as well to watch how other people did these exits when I was getting ready for my hop&pop's ;)
I think this exit already looks a lot like the stable exit we learn in our AFF, so in that sense it was not too unfamiliar for me. But the first time I did a hop&pop I asked an instructor to brief me about the exit and we practiced in the mock-up. The exits in this video were during a beginner canopy course, which is organised on my DZ a few times a year. Since it is targeted towards real beginner jumpers, there was not only theory about the canopy exercises, but also about exiting, which was very helpful! Then after every jump not only everyone's landing got reviewed, we also watched the footage of all the exits together, while the instructors gave feedback and comments to all of them. I think that part really helped in learning to do it properly for me!:)
I'd say; go talk to an instructor, start practicing the exit from high altitude and do a dummy pull right after, as if you were doing a hop&pop. Only if you feel comfortable doing that, go for the hop&pop altitude.
Don't stress about there not being enough time in case you go unstable (there really is more than enough), relax, try to have the least as possible tension in your body during exit. Think about it as letting yourself drop from the plane like a sack of potatoes. As long as you are nicely presented to the relative wind, that'll do the job ;)
Just take it easy, step by step, keep following courses, talk to instructors, and enjoy the journey to becoming a better skydiver with every jump :)
Doing my first hop and pop tomorrow and I’m pretty sure I won’t sleep tonight.
Awh, so cool!:D It sounds - and at first also might look - scarier than it actually is, but I'm sure you'll love it in the end! Let me know how it went!!(:
@@celinesenden1567 thanks! It was much more pleasurable than I had built up in my mind.
On the jumps, because you are jumping from so low, are you not worried if something goes wrong. Not much time for cut aways and back up parachute is there?. Also do you not need the level out and stabilize before you pull. ? Doesn't seem like you've much time to do it here.
Actually, jumps from this lower altitude give me more time under canopy then 'regular' jumps from a higher altitude haha! Sounds super counterintuitive, I know, but right after you leave the aircraft you are falling relatively slowly, since you will first be accelerating towards your terminal velocity. This means that you do not lose altitude so quickly in those first like 10 seconds or so. While when on a jump from a higher altitude you have already reached terminal velocity at pull time, so you will lose more altitude quicker while opening your parachute;)
Indeed, exiting stable is a skill that you should have when executing lower altitude jumps, but that can be practised easily on the high altitude jumps ^^ Once you got the hang of that you'll be able to exit stable without thinking every time;)
Do you feel like you're falling during this since you're exiting lower than normal?
Yes, it does not matter at which height you exit, leaving the plane feels exactly the same ;)
Even more so, you could say that when exiting lower you "only" feel the part where it feels like you are falling, since you open your parachute short after exit, so you kind of 'skip' the part of freefall were you get to your terminal velocity and feel like you are just flying/floating instead of falling :)
A true "hop-n-pop" would be a count of 3 and pull, from 3k feet; she was in freefall for at least 6-10 second. My BEST hop-n-pop, showed my chute deploying in the aircraft exit door.
@@50buttfish Your chute deploying in the aircraft exit door? That is one of the most irresponsible things a sky diver can do or say, you could endanger everyone on board. I bet that DZ was glad to be rid of you.
Hey :)
It's my dream to learn skydiving... Can you please tell me it I need to be in a great shape to succeed in this sport?
Btw you are amazing
heej:)
Thanks for your comment, and exciting that you want to learn how to skydive, I can highly recommend it, it's soo amazing!!
In terms of shape, I think just some basic level of fitness will do;) Especially in the beginning, I think almost anyone can do it, since it is then much more about mental rather then physical shape;) Flying through the sky works best if you are relaxed and don't use too much muscle tension, so that's physically easy! The most important thing is to arch, so some flexibility helps:) The steering toggles of the parachute mostly do not require a whole lot of arm strength either. Walking with all the gear from your landing spot to the hangar/pick-up-point, especially if you land far, is probably the most exhausting part;p
Thank you so much for this comment !!
You are amazing✨☁