souleh 0 #1 November 9, 2003 Hi there, Totally new to skydiving.. never done one - but last week I agreed to do a sponsored one for the end of november. Can't think about much else since! Found out yesterday that my local DZ is closed right now due to unfortunate bad press and so forth.. so I've got to wait until March or April now! argh! I don't think I can take the wait! ;) I'm really excited and looking forward to it, as I've always wanted to do one but never had the chance. But now what I've agreed to has sunk in, I'm terrified as well :P I'm visualising getting up there and just freezing, then ruining my chance - especially as it'll be for charity. Any reccomendations to help ease the fear and paranoia that comes with a first jump - and a long wait? Looking forward to your replies, I can tell ya! Thanks, Nick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #2 November 9, 2003 Welcome and glad to have you aboard. If you have any questions feel free to ask here or send me a private message. Peace Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souleh 0 #3 November 9, 2003 Well.. how long will it take for my wallet to catch fire and my bank manager to call me after I get hooked? ;) 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #4 November 9, 2003 Welcome to the forums! Just relax about it since you have a few months, or you'll drive yourself crazy!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
atsaubrey 0 #5 November 9, 2003 dont sweat it. they worst part is the ride to altitude and the door opening. once your in the air it is all goone and all good. trust me..it make no sense but thats the way it works. another thing that works for me is not to look out the windows till it is time to go. another thing that works is to lay you head back and relax relax relax, kinda like going to sleep. works for me but someone else might have other advice."GOT LEAD?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gulaz 1 #6 November 9, 2003 You have discovered the best group of people in the whole entire world... there is no other group of people like it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites souleh 0 #7 November 9, 2003 I noticed that :-) I've met and spoken to quite a few skydivers in the past few months, and I can honestly say every single one of them has been truely friendly and outgoing. I'm sure it must be a first! On a side note, is anyone here from Cornwall or the south west of England? Would be nice to meet up with someone else around here who's into skydiving as a hobby. Sure get's lonely living in the middle of nowhere with no night life (well.. pretty much)! Nick. 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites atsaubrey 0 #8 November 9, 2003 I've met and spoken to quite a few skydivers in the past few months, and I can honestly say every single one of them has been truely friendly and outgoing. I'm sure it must be a first! oh God...someone explain the f**st thing to him. damn..he'll go broke buying beer...i know i did lol"GOT LEAD?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites samhussey 0 #9 November 10, 2003 I'm from southampton, but studying in wales. Ill be back for the holidays though... Which DZ are you going to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites souleh 0 #10 November 10, 2003 Cornwall - the one at St. Ervan (http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/Detailed/547.html) It's closed right now, but I had a nice long chat with the owner on the phone last friday. Great chap - explained the situation with it's closure, but also told me that they were planning a relaunch of sorts, and had lots of ideas in the planning at the moment. He told me to ring back in a few weeks, so when I do I'll let you know the details. It'd certainly be nice not to have to go up to Exeter to do a jump down here as we're kind of on the toe of the UK - a long way to get anywhere! Got his home number off a website - which he was quite surprised about - moral of the story, dont put it online to start with! 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites samhussey 0 #11 November 10, 2003 Yeah, I thought I'd heard that they had closed, didn't know there were plans to reopen though. Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites deronde 0 #12 November 10, 2003 QuoteWell.. how long will it take for my wallet to catch fire and my bank manager to call me after I get hooked? Just got of the phone with mine and it's been 9 months since well, you now, my first . However after 9 months I'm proud to say she weighs just under 20 pounds is 190sqft. and she's the sweetest thing you've ever seen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wiz 0 #13 November 11, 2003 Congratulations and I know everything is going to go well for you!! I'm not scared of heights or flying, but I am scared of falling from a high place. I was never scared, though, during my first skydives...save one moment each jump. I dreaded the door opening. It's loud and unnerving. But once you start going through your motions, you don't have time to think enough to be scared...you're going to love it. Waving off, jeff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites souleh 0 #14 November 11, 2003 Thanks for all your positive responses, I'll make a note of the tips :) And yes, it's a tandem.. so I expect I will have time to think about what's going on as I go down. But hey - surely that's half the fun. I want to really enjoy the experience - and the fear and adrenaline are all parts of that recipie. Blue skies all - and perhaps I'll finally get my head into the REAL clouds next march and join you properly :) 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyKat 0 #15 November 12, 2003 Hey Souleh, I waited nine months between making the commitment and making the jump--work, opportunity, periodic uncertainty, and so on. During that time, I had some flashes of real terror (like visions of myself falling through space, arms and legs flailing). That's completely normal. We have deeply rooted instincts about height and falling that we challenge and surmount when we learn to skydive. Remember: good training, good study, good equipment = fantastic first dive. You may be nervous going up. I overcame it on the first dive with meditation, using a visualization of my dive flow as my mantra. I'm still new and am overcoming newbie nervousness, in large part through the support of this forum. Go forth and DO IT TO IT! You won't be sorry. Mindy 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
souleh 0 #7 November 9, 2003 I noticed that :-) I've met and spoken to quite a few skydivers in the past few months, and I can honestly say every single one of them has been truely friendly and outgoing. I'm sure it must be a first! On a side note, is anyone here from Cornwall or the south west of England? Would be nice to meet up with someone else around here who's into skydiving as a hobby. Sure get's lonely living in the middle of nowhere with no night life (well.. pretty much)! Nick. 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atsaubrey 0 #8 November 9, 2003 I've met and spoken to quite a few skydivers in the past few months, and I can honestly say every single one of them has been truely friendly and outgoing. I'm sure it must be a first! oh God...someone explain the f**st thing to him. damn..he'll go broke buying beer...i know i did lol"GOT LEAD?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #9 November 10, 2003 I'm from southampton, but studying in wales. Ill be back for the holidays though... Which DZ are you going to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souleh 0 #10 November 10, 2003 Cornwall - the one at St. Ervan (http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/Detailed/547.html) It's closed right now, but I had a nice long chat with the owner on the phone last friday. Great chap - explained the situation with it's closure, but also told me that they were planning a relaunch of sorts, and had lots of ideas in the planning at the moment. He told me to ring back in a few weeks, so when I do I'll let you know the details. It'd certainly be nice not to have to go up to Exeter to do a jump down here as we're kind of on the toe of the UK - a long way to get anywhere! Got his home number off a website - which he was quite surprised about - moral of the story, dont put it online to start with! 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #11 November 10, 2003 Yeah, I thought I'd heard that they had closed, didn't know there were plans to reopen though. Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deronde 0 #12 November 10, 2003 QuoteWell.. how long will it take for my wallet to catch fire and my bank manager to call me after I get hooked? Just got of the phone with mine and it's been 9 months since well, you now, my first . However after 9 months I'm proud to say she weighs just under 20 pounds is 190sqft. and she's the sweetest thing you've ever seen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiz 0 #13 November 11, 2003 Congratulations and I know everything is going to go well for you!! I'm not scared of heights or flying, but I am scared of falling from a high place. I was never scared, though, during my first skydives...save one moment each jump. I dreaded the door opening. It's loud and unnerving. But once you start going through your motions, you don't have time to think enough to be scared...you're going to love it. Waving off, jeff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souleh 0 #14 November 11, 2003 Thanks for all your positive responses, I'll make a note of the tips :) And yes, it's a tandem.. so I expect I will have time to think about what's going on as I go down. But hey - surely that's half the fun. I want to really enjoy the experience - and the fear and adrenaline are all parts of that recipie. Blue skies all - and perhaps I'll finally get my head into the REAL clouds next march and join you properly :) 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyKat 0 #15 November 12, 2003 Hey Souleh, I waited nine months between making the commitment and making the jump--work, opportunity, periodic uncertainty, and so on. During that time, I had some flashes of real terror (like visions of myself falling through space, arms and legs flailing). That's completely normal. We have deeply rooted instincts about height and falling that we challenge and surmount when we learn to skydive. Remember: good training, good study, good equipment = fantastic first dive. You may be nervous going up. I overcame it on the first dive with meditation, using a visualization of my dive flow as my mantra. I'm still new and am overcoming newbie nervousness, in large part through the support of this forum. Go forth and DO IT TO IT! You won't be sorry. Mindy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
