CalFreefall 0 #1 July 29, 2003 Hi all, I have been lurking here for a couple weeks waiting for my first jump before I posted. I did my AFF-1 out of Taft, CA yesterday and loved it. I'll setup my AFF-2 as soon as I can get the off my face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #2 July 29, 2003 QuoteHi all, I have been lurking here for a couple weeks waiting for my first jump before I posted. I did my AFF-1 out of Taft, CA yesterday and loved it. I'll setup my AFF-2 as soon as I can get the off my face. why wait!? ~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalFreefall 0 #3 July 29, 2003 Why wait? I waited until I actually did it. I didn’t want to boast and then cower when it came down to it. I didn’t think I would but you never know. I have thought about this for a long time. I really got interested when Angela - SkyDiveNFlorida started posting in another forum about her plans to go Sky Diving. It peaked my interest and I looked further into it. I wanted to go the AFF route and am glad I did. I am still riding the high and am ready to do it again. My AFF-1 wasn’t perfect but it was good enough to get me to Level 2. My climb out and release were textbook, my Free Fall was not perfect as I envisioned, Legs on butt, couldn’t read Alt until 6K, missed Practice RC Pulls, Pulled RC at 5K Canopy control and landing were great. I just started this great sport one day ago so I go back and forth on how soon to do my next jump. One week or two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #4 July 29, 2003 Glad you had a good time. I was just messin with ya have fun, go at a comfortable pace and enjoy ~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalFreefall 0 #5 July 29, 2003 If anyone is interested in reading about my first time experience I added a page to my web site http://tophersworld.com/skydive.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #6 July 29, 2003 If anyone is interested in reading about my first time experience I added a page to my web site http://tophersworld.com/skydive.htm I read it. That's wonderful, Chris. Welcome to the family! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeTJumps 4 #7 July 29, 2003 Every jump that you come down from with a smile on your face and having learned something, along with walking away from the landing area, is a GREAT jump. Even a bad day of jumping beats out a good day at the office! Welcome to our world!Mike Turoff Instructor Examiner, USPA Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrenchyDiver 0 #8 July 29, 2003 Quote... Even a bad day of jumping beats out a good day at the office!... Very well put Mike Welcome to our world Chris. Glad you loved it. Now, remember that no matter what, you're a skydiver. Stand proud nothing is better than that. Oh, and don't forget to feed your fish, hehehe JM Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #9 July 29, 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 CrazyIvan 0 #10 July 29, 2003 Congratulations!!!, but is WAY better if you keep the on your face, makes things easier.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casie 0 #11 July 29, 2003 Welcome! Doesn't it feel great???~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites robskydiv 0 #12 July 29, 2003 Kewl! Congrats and welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveNFlorida 0 #13 July 29, 2003 QuoteWhy wait? I waited until I actually did it. I didn’t want to boast and then cower when it came down to it. I didn’t think I would but you never know. I have thought about this for a long time. I really got interested when Angela - SkyDiveNFlorida started posting in another forum about her plans to go Sky Diving. It peaked my interest and I looked further into it. I wanted to go the AFF route and am glad I did. I am still riding the high and am ready to do it again. My AFF-1 wasn’t perfect but it was good enough to get me to Level 2. My climb out and release were textbook, my Free Fall was not perfect as I envisioned, Legs on butt, couldn’t read Alt until 6K, missed Practice RC Pulls, Pulled RC at 5K Canopy control and landing were great. I just started this great sport one day ago so I go back and forth on how soon to do my next jump. One week or two. Awesome!! I am so glad to have inspired you! It is an awesome experience, huh? ! I just finished AFF7 this past weekend, let me tell you, there is no reason to wait, it just keeps gettin' better!! Get back there to do your Level 2 soon. I heard if you do them pretty close to one another it makes it easier on you. I can tell you that I find the first jump of the day to be the hardest. Actually failed level 3, it was my first of the day... but got right up there and repeated it, then did 4, then on Sunday 5, 6 & 7 were intimidating to the eye, but once up there, I just took things one step at a time and did a perfect dive... even stood up on that landing (I suck at landing, lol!). So glad you did it! Welcome to the forum, too. Happy reefing and happy diving!! :D Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites katiebear21 0 #14 July 29, 2003 Hopefully you'll never get the off your face! Welcome to the forums! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CalFreefall 0 #15 July 30, 2003 Thanks all for the replies. I will definitely go again. Unfortunately I let myself get a little too dehydrated Sunday and will need a few days to recover. I didn’t eat all day Sunday before the jump and while I did drink a lot of water and ice tea the 102-degree temp all day combined with the excitement of the jump caught up with me by Monday. I will take this weekend off and will go with AFF 2 and possibly AFF 3 the next weekend. In the mean time I am thinking of my next jump about every 5 minutes. I have watched the video of my jump over and over to see what I did wrong and right. I think I will be more relaxed on my next one since I now know what to expect in FF. Angela, Thanks for you enthusiasm to push my buttons and get me go for it. I’m glad I did. Good luck on your Hop & Pop. I’m sure you will do well. Katiebear21, It’s still there. People at work are looking at me weird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrenchyDiver 0 #16 July 30, 2003 Well, Mr. Thousand Watts Smile., Good call on taking a rest and recharging your batteries,Watching the vid is a good thing. If you can, try do some more from time to time. It's an excellent way to see your mistakes and correct them. JM Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VanillaSkyGirl 6 #17 July 31, 2003 I'll bet MANY people get ill in one way or another when they do an AFF1 for their first jump, like we did. Also, sleeping and eating well is very difficult to do when going through AFF. Angela is amazing to be so full of energy and to be able to go through AFF so quickly. This is quite unusual, so do not feel like you have to do the same. The emotional, physical and mental stimulation that you are feeling is overwhelming, especially if you are at all analytical and a perfectionist (like me). Congratulations on your introduction to this new world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveNFlorida 0 #18 July 31, 2003 Thanks, Chris!! I can't wait. It should be relatively easy... hop, then pop, haha! But, then... i'm no landing artist Awe, that's so sweet of you to say, Rosa!!! It is quite nerve-racking thinking about all the things to do to pass a level, I can certainly see how it could be overwhelming. Combine that with no food, and you're probably lucky to be conscious! On my first 2 days, I ate every other hour, lol!! The second weekend I just ate before and after, had to get a lot of jumps in... I was starving at the end. I thought it was hot here in FL, ... boy, 102, that's crazy! Good luck and keep us updated! I'm sure you'll do great! Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrenchyDiver 0 #19 July 31, 2003 Yes it can be a lot to digest. But it can be easily dealt with. Repeat all your actions while on the ground, clear your mind of every thing else, and go through your jump as if you were on the air. Step by step. from the moment you are about to exit the aircraft, til after the pull out. Do it many times, concentrate on the exercise. Then, enjoy your jump as usualJM Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites b1jercat 0 #20 August 1, 2003 Rock on dude, there is no shortage of advice on the forums. good luck! blue skies jerry 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. 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MikeTJumps 4 #7 July 29, 2003 Every jump that you come down from with a smile on your face and having learned something, along with walking away from the landing area, is a GREAT jump. Even a bad day of jumping beats out a good day at the office! Welcome to our world!Mike Turoff Instructor Examiner, USPA Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #8 July 29, 2003 Quote... Even a bad day of jumping beats out a good day at the office!... Very well put Mike Welcome to our world Chris. Glad you loved it. Now, remember that no matter what, you're a skydiver. Stand proud nothing is better than that. Oh, and don't forget to feed your fish, hehehe JM Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #9 July 29, 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
CrazyIvan 0 #10 July 29, 2003 Congratulations!!!, but is WAY better if you keep the on your face, makes things easier.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #11 July 29, 2003 Welcome! Doesn't it feel great???~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #12 July 29, 2003 Kewl! Congrats and welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #13 July 29, 2003 QuoteWhy wait? I waited until I actually did it. I didn’t want to boast and then cower when it came down to it. I didn’t think I would but you never know. I have thought about this for a long time. I really got interested when Angela - SkyDiveNFlorida started posting in another forum about her plans to go Sky Diving. It peaked my interest and I looked further into it. I wanted to go the AFF route and am glad I did. I am still riding the high and am ready to do it again. My AFF-1 wasn’t perfect but it was good enough to get me to Level 2. My climb out and release were textbook, my Free Fall was not perfect as I envisioned, Legs on butt, couldn’t read Alt until 6K, missed Practice RC Pulls, Pulled RC at 5K Canopy control and landing were great. I just started this great sport one day ago so I go back and forth on how soon to do my next jump. One week or two. Awesome!! I am so glad to have inspired you! It is an awesome experience, huh? ! I just finished AFF7 this past weekend, let me tell you, there is no reason to wait, it just keeps gettin' better!! Get back there to do your Level 2 soon. I heard if you do them pretty close to one another it makes it easier on you. I can tell you that I find the first jump of the day to be the hardest. Actually failed level 3, it was my first of the day... but got right up there and repeated it, then did 4, then on Sunday 5, 6 & 7 were intimidating to the eye, but once up there, I just took things one step at a time and did a perfect dive... even stood up on that landing (I suck at landing, lol!). So glad you did it! Welcome to the forum, too. Happy reefing and happy diving!! :D Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #14 July 29, 2003 Hopefully you'll never get the off your face! Welcome to the forums! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalFreefall 0 #15 July 30, 2003 Thanks all for the replies. I will definitely go again. Unfortunately I let myself get a little too dehydrated Sunday and will need a few days to recover. I didn’t eat all day Sunday before the jump and while I did drink a lot of water and ice tea the 102-degree temp all day combined with the excitement of the jump caught up with me by Monday. I will take this weekend off and will go with AFF 2 and possibly AFF 3 the next weekend. In the mean time I am thinking of my next jump about every 5 minutes. I have watched the video of my jump over and over to see what I did wrong and right. I think I will be more relaxed on my next one since I now know what to expect in FF. Angela, Thanks for you enthusiasm to push my buttons and get me go for it. I’m glad I did. Good luck on your Hop & Pop. I’m sure you will do well. Katiebear21, It’s still there. People at work are looking at me weird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #16 July 30, 2003 Well, Mr. Thousand Watts Smile., Good call on taking a rest and recharging your batteries,Watching the vid is a good thing. If you can, try do some more from time to time. It's an excellent way to see your mistakes and correct them. JM Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #17 July 31, 2003 I'll bet MANY people get ill in one way or another when they do an AFF1 for their first jump, like we did. Also, sleeping and eating well is very difficult to do when going through AFF. Angela is amazing to be so full of energy and to be able to go through AFF so quickly. This is quite unusual, so do not feel like you have to do the same. The emotional, physical and mental stimulation that you are feeling is overwhelming, especially if you are at all analytical and a perfectionist (like me). Congratulations on your introduction to this new world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #18 July 31, 2003 Thanks, Chris!! I can't wait. It should be relatively easy... hop, then pop, haha! But, then... i'm no landing artist Awe, that's so sweet of you to say, Rosa!!! It is quite nerve-racking thinking about all the things to do to pass a level, I can certainly see how it could be overwhelming. Combine that with no food, and you're probably lucky to be conscious! On my first 2 days, I ate every other hour, lol!! The second weekend I just ate before and after, had to get a lot of jumps in... I was starving at the end. I thought it was hot here in FL, ... boy, 102, that's crazy! Good luck and keep us updated! I'm sure you'll do great! Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #19 July 31, 2003 Yes it can be a lot to digest. But it can be easily dealt with. Repeat all your actions while on the ground, clear your mind of every thing else, and go through your jump as if you were on the air. Step by step. from the moment you are about to exit the aircraft, til after the pull out. Do it many times, concentrate on the exercise. Then, enjoy your jump as usualJM Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #20 August 1, 2003 Rock on dude, there is no shortage of advice on the forums. good luck! blue skies jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
