Michael Kamen, "Parapluie"
Drop altitude 1500 feet AGL, time of drop 0825
KFBG 281255Z 08004KT 7SM FEW250 20/17 A3013 RMK SLP203
Conditions at: KFBG observed 1255 UTC 28 September 2005
Temperature: 20.0°C (68°F)
Dewpoint: 17.0°C (63°F) [RH = 83%]
Pressure (altimeter): 30.13 inches Hg (1020.4 mb)
[Sea-level pressure: 1020.3 mb]
Winds: from the E (80 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 knots; 2.1 m/s)
Visibility: 7 miles (11 km)
Ceiling: at least 12,000 feet AGL
Clouds: few clouds at 25000 feet AGL
Weather: no significant weather observed at this time
First jump since 16 May. Could I feel a little apprehensive? For the first time in about four and a half months? Maybe.
This gets me caught up on jumps, which was a big objective upon returning from CBKS.
I did collect a nice divot out of my left chin where the left riser took a chunk out of my face on exit. Then I landed on uneven ground and had to spend a few minutes fishing my suspension lines out of two trees. Amazingly, I wasn't the last guy into the turn-in point.
This is only the second time, IIRC, that I've been able to get onto a jump and be on the first pass! Nice - and the panel spot was dead on. As I found out, the first jumper landed right on the PPI (personnel point of impact), where he's supposed to.
The remainder of the jump was spent doing assistant drop zone support officer duties. DZSO work is not hard once you get the drop zone set up. It's criminally easy for CARP (Computed Air Release Point) jumps, but a little more involved for GMRS (Ground Marking Release System) jumps.
Now I need to get a jumpmaster duty to check currency...just in case. Don't want to go to JM refresher if I don't need to...
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