TheShrubber 0 #1 July 17, 2003 On made my first jump on 7/12/03. It took me a week to decide to go. The worst part of the whole thing was getting out the door of the plane. I was the fist tandem out the door. Looking down at 13,500 feet and falling from a plane would scare any normal person for the first time. I had no idea how I was going to react. Once out the door and falling a 120mph I felt great. I made a few mistakes my first jump like not pulling at 5500 the jumpmater had to pull and the way I looked at the altimeter. I guess I am aloud a few mistake the first jump. I am planning to go through the whole AFP Program. I would like to hear about any other fist jump experiences or if you are a tandem master and had any really bad first jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #2 July 17, 2003 hi shrubber great that you did your first jump! from what you write i think you did a jump on a strong tandemand for doing nor everything right: take a peek in the other forums - there you find a thread on"natural skydivers" - so you'll see that nobody performs perfect on the first jump (and pulling on the first tandem is no easy task without proper training) anyway - congrats and don't hesitate to tell us whats happening on your next jumps!The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #3 July 17, 2003 http://65.169.138.254/csmaps/Roger%20Tandem%201.mpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #4 July 17, 2003 The link doesn't work for me. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frico 0 #5 July 17, 2003 Keep it up...congratulations Get out, fly, pull ... How hard can it be ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #6 July 17, 2003 Quote....or if you are a tandem master and had any really bad first jumps. just re-read your post – why would you want to hear that??? pls be honest!The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raquel 0 #7 July 17, 2003 So, are ya gonna jump again!??? Ha?Ha? Ya have to! lol! Sounds like it was a good time! I am soo ready to begin my AFF training and just saving the cashola! ( I bartend and serve so it shouldn't be so hard to pick up the extra cash!) I am addicted, what about you? WElcome and blue skies! Rock!All my life I've been called Rocky, but now some say in my tandem jump photo that I really look like Rocky the squirrel! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheShrubber 0 #8 July 17, 2003 I am just trying to see how my jump went compared to other first jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakous 0 #9 July 17, 2003 QuoteI am just trying to see how my jump went compared to other first jumps. It sounds like it was similiar to a lot of others. If you go again. 1st thing is to concentrate on altitude awareness and make sure to pull. 2nd, which is a bit more difficult in the beginning is to be aware of what your legs are doing. Keep them symetrical. And smile and have lots of fun!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheShrubber 0 #10 July 17, 2003 Well Raquel I am not addicted yet but close. I can't wait to go again. I will go again and then be addicted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #11 July 17, 2003 Welcome, and congrats, you r about to gett hooked. Hey pal, its all about relaxing..... Raquel, when and where will you start your AFF? Take care and blue skies!"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #12 July 17, 2003 Hi Shrubber. Don't worry about the mistake. It's very common. I didn't pull on my first tandem either. Just jump again and again and again and have fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #13 July 17, 2003 QuoteI am just trying to see how my jump went compared to other first jumps. i didn't want to put you off. it's just that there's sometimes some really odd folks in here who get off hearing disaster-stories. i hope you keep on jumping and stick with it because skydivers a very specific and unique gruop of people - i met the best people i know in this sport. and it definitely changed my life! blue skiesThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #14 July 18, 2003 What? You are not hooked? Then why ??? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2424299164&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:MT:1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mpizi 0 #15 July 18, 2003 Congrats!! Enjoy the rest! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GS500 0 #16 July 18, 2003 I did my first jump on the 13th, the day after you, to raise money for charity and haven't stopped thinking about it all week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sebas 0 #17 July 20, 2003 I hadn't strapped my goggles tight enough on my AFF tandem, so it kind of sticked to my forehead... I completed the rest of the course without a lot of troubles (after tightening the goggles of course). Like my AFF jumpmaster said: I don't care how you do the exercises in the jump. I just want to see you relax and enjoy the freefall. Ok, and pull of course at the set altitude... Enjoy the ride! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #18 July 20, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites b1jercat 0 #19 July 21, 2003 Dude there is no really bad first jump, it only gets better.Rock ON. blue skies jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tomate 0 #20 July 22, 2003 Why didn't your jumpmaster allow you to pull a little lower? 5,500 may be much more than safe for a tandem with an expert right behind you. On my first AFF jump, the jumpmaster realized I was aware of altitude (looking regularly at the altimeter) and patiently allowed me to pull almost at 4,000 instead of 4,500 or 5,000 (may seem low for beginners, but our DZ is already 3,500 above sea-level). Anyway, I was sort of scolded for not relaxing and enjoying the ride (which afterwards made me even more tense), I counted to five too fast (to detect malfunction and cut-away), and could not easily find the landing zone. As everybody else suggests, it only gets better. My second AFF jump was better (scolded this time for doing an extra and never-asked-for maneuver instead of relaxing and enjoying the ride, plus I did not count to five this time, but JM does not know since he was already hundreds of feet down when I forgot to count...don't tell him, pls.) Third jump was awesome, delightful, and almost perfect (well, I had to correct my legs twice, correct direction, and the instructor was mad because I did not follow 100% of his instructions on the radio for landing). The most important lesson of all, so far: relax and enjoy as much as you can !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChefJoeR 0 #21 July 25, 2003 Don't worry so much about your first jump, this one was mainly for fun. When you start the AFF program, then it really gets fun. Skydivers are strange people, we love to fall down... just remember to pull! oh yeah, we are the knights the ni!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
sebas 0 #17 July 20, 2003 I hadn't strapped my goggles tight enough on my AFF tandem, so it kind of sticked to my forehead... I completed the rest of the course without a lot of troubles (after tightening the goggles of course). Like my AFF jumpmaster said: I don't care how you do the exercises in the jump. I just want to see you relax and enjoy the freefall. Ok, and pull of course at the set altitude... Enjoy the ride! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #18 July 20, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #19 July 21, 2003 Dude there is no really bad first jump, it only gets better.Rock ON. blue skies jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomate 0 #20 July 22, 2003 Why didn't your jumpmaster allow you to pull a little lower? 5,500 may be much more than safe for a tandem with an expert right behind you. On my first AFF jump, the jumpmaster realized I was aware of altitude (looking regularly at the altimeter) and patiently allowed me to pull almost at 4,000 instead of 4,500 or 5,000 (may seem low for beginners, but our DZ is already 3,500 above sea-level). Anyway, I was sort of scolded for not relaxing and enjoying the ride (which afterwards made me even more tense), I counted to five too fast (to detect malfunction and cut-away), and could not easily find the landing zone. As everybody else suggests, it only gets better. My second AFF jump was better (scolded this time for doing an extra and never-asked-for maneuver instead of relaxing and enjoying the ride, plus I did not count to five this time, but JM does not know since he was already hundreds of feet down when I forgot to count...don't tell him, pls.) Third jump was awesome, delightful, and almost perfect (well, I had to correct my legs twice, correct direction, and the instructor was mad because I did not follow 100% of his instructions on the radio for landing). The most important lesson of all, so far: relax and enjoy as much as you can !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChefJoeR 0 #21 July 25, 2003 Don't worry so much about your first jump, this one was mainly for fun. When you start the AFF program, then it really gets fun. Skydivers are strange people, we love to fall down... just remember to pull! oh yeah, we are the knights the ni!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
