RyanLikesToFall 0 #1 January 19, 2004 First jump ever, and all I can say is WOW. I loved all 35 seconds of it! I love it, and can't wait to do it again! I was nervous at first, but now that I've done it I can't think of anything I want to do more... It's just depressing how expensive it is. I'm a senior in HS right now, and I doubt I'll be getting my own rig very quickly. Better start saving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 January 19, 2004 You suck! Why? Because you're jumping at 18yrs old! I'm so mad that I didn't start when I was 18 and I only started when I was 20. There are a lot more jumpers a "bit" older then I that say the same thing. Look at it this way, you'll continue to jump, you will get your gear, it may take time, but I bet you do it. Learn to pack and become a packer. You *can* make some phat cash that way, enough to pay for gear and such. Hell, I made enough money packing at the AOT boogie 2 years ago to buy a reserve, and that was one weekend!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cesslon 0 #3 January 19, 2004 ya's both suck I never started till a few months back and im 21 but i was booked in beofre i turned 21 so does that class as 20 ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #4 January 19, 2004 Welcome to the fourms! 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
flyinghonu 0 #5 January 19, 2004 You both suck, I didn't start until I was 27 (and married to a whuffo). Welcome to the forums . "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #6 January 19, 2004 Congrats and welcome to the forum. . .yeah, AFF 1 was my first jump too. . .back in November, HOWEVER, like AggieDave said, I wish I had done this sooner in life. . .I am 42 so I have reason to complain that I didn't start sooner. Congrats on the jump. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shari 0 #7 January 19, 2004 All of ya'll suck!! I turned 40 and threw myself out of a plane...thinking this is it...no wrinkles for me...do or die thing. Now, I just can't wait to go again. Gladewater, Texas????Its a small world, I know some people from there!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blahr 0 #8 January 19, 2004 Quote All of ya'll suck!! I turned 40 and threw myself out of a plane...thinking this is it...no wrinkles for me...do or die thing. Now, I just can't wait to go again. Gladewater, Texas????Its a small world, I know some people from there!!!! Yeah! What she said! You all suck. (except for the 40+ crew) I'm also 40. I'm up to 74 jumps though and I'm in better physical shape than most folks in their 20's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanLikesToFall 0 #9 January 20, 2004 Yeah, I'm very thankful that I was able to jump so early! I can't wait to do my second jump, but it got really cold over here. Not sure if the weather will be up to it. That's a good idea about becoming a packer, but the gladewater DZ isn't that big. We only have two cessna 182s, and most of the people I saw packed their own gear, so I dunno. I'll learn how anyway though. Thanks for the welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skylord 1 #10 January 20, 2004 No, ALL of you suck! I'm 45! Congrats, isn't it great? (Not sucking, jumping I mean) BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #11 January 20, 2004 Then see what else you can do to make money at the DZ...see if you can make some $$$ washing the planes every week, sweeping the packing area out, working manifest, anything! Oh, where are you giong to go to college? You know there's a kickass DZ about 5 minutes from A&M's campus.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RyanLikesToFall 0 #12 January 21, 2004 I doubt I'll be taking any classes at A&M, but gladewater is only around 30 minutes away from Tyler, and they have a University of Texas campus, and the Tyler Junior College, which are both really great schools. I plan on only taking a few classes the first and second semesters at TJC. I want to ease into life on my own, and don't want to overload myself with work AND school. I'm in no big hurry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #13 January 21, 2004 No big hurry, I understand that. Then again, I was supposed to graduate from A&M in the spring of '02...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites smit705 0 #14 January 21, 2004 Congratulations! Welcome to the forums and this great sport. In Christ Dave Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Raefordite 0 #15 January 21, 2004 Money is always tight when it comes to skydiving. If your folks or other Christmas/birthday buying kind of relatives aren't too sure about this skydiving thing, here is a suggestion: Explain to them what an AAD is and how it can save your life. Then tell them, any Christmas, birthday, graduation money gifts you receive will go toward the purchase of an AAD. Something that will be used for many years and can save their son's life each and every time.......... I think you get the idea! Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TribalTalon 0 #16 January 21, 2004 cool!! wish i woulda started when i was 18. but i was even stupid(er) then i am now, so i'd probably be dead by now. haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blue-Skies92629 0 #17 January 22, 2004 EVERYONE HERE SUCKS... I didn't start jumping until I was 42. "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" -Groucho Marx- "Tom flies like a rock" -Tom Carson- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Paige 0 #18 January 22, 2004 Welcome to the forums Brace yourself....Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lew 0 #19 January 23, 2004 Congrats and welcome! I'm going to do my first AFF jump this weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Erja 0 #20 January 26, 2004 QuoteYou suck! Why? Because you're jumping at 18yrs old! I'm so mad that I didn't start when I was 18 and I only started when I was 20. There are a lot more jumpers a "bit" older then I that say the same thing. Hey! So I guess I´m a lucky one, because I started skydiving almost right away after I turned fifteen. I also got the certificate of competence parachuting age of fifteen Now I´m starting my third season and I don´t see the end to skydivingKerran kun sen aloittaa ja jos se kolahtaa, on turhaa yrittää unohtaa.. If you are skydiver, you should know what this mean.. -Erja- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcords 0 #21 February 1, 2004 Do they have graduation projects in Texas, like they do here in Pennsylvania? If so, perhaps you could do your skydiving training to fulfill that part of your educational requirement? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RyanLikesToFall 0 #22 February 3, 2004 No, we don't. I've never even heard of something like that. We just have to have a certain number of credits to graduate. Texas isn't exactly the biggest on education, sadly. We have some good Universities though. That would be cool if I could do that though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiven4fun 0 #23 February 3, 2004 Congrads,Still here after all these years Clayton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PlaydoughBoy 0 #24 February 3, 2004 WEEEEEEEE! I made my first AFF jump on Sunday and I can't wait to go again! The first night I slipped into bed I kept going over and over the exit and flight procedures!! The weekend is just too far away! LEVEL TWO HERE I COME! -Playdough Boy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChileRelleno 0 #25 February 10, 2004 HI! and welcome to DZ.com and Skydiving. In my travels I've been thru Gladewater 3-4 times and the folks there are great! Do me a favor and tell'em Chile the trucker says "Hello.", next time I'm thru there maybe we'll get to make a jump? Being a trucking skydiver rocks, 39 States and 69 DZ's ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 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
skylord 1 #10 January 20, 2004 No, ALL of you suck! I'm 45! Congrats, isn't it great? (Not sucking, jumping I mean) BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 January 20, 2004 Then see what else you can do to make money at the DZ...see if you can make some $$$ washing the planes every week, sweeping the packing area out, working manifest, anything! Oh, where are you giong to go to college? You know there's a kickass DZ about 5 minutes from A&M's campus.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanLikesToFall 0 #12 January 21, 2004 I doubt I'll be taking any classes at A&M, but gladewater is only around 30 minutes away from Tyler, and they have a University of Texas campus, and the Tyler Junior College, which are both really great schools. I plan on only taking a few classes the first and second semesters at TJC. I want to ease into life on my own, and don't want to overload myself with work AND school. I'm in no big hurry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 January 21, 2004 No big hurry, I understand that. Then again, I was supposed to graduate from A&M in the spring of '02...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smit705 0 #14 January 21, 2004 Congratulations! Welcome to the forums and this great sport. In Christ Dave Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #15 January 21, 2004 Money is always tight when it comes to skydiving. If your folks or other Christmas/birthday buying kind of relatives aren't too sure about this skydiving thing, here is a suggestion: Explain to them what an AAD is and how it can save your life. Then tell them, any Christmas, birthday, graduation money gifts you receive will go toward the purchase of an AAD. Something that will be used for many years and can save their son's life each and every time.......... I think you get the idea! Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #16 January 21, 2004 cool!! wish i woulda started when i was 18. but i was even stupid(er) then i am now, so i'd probably be dead by now. haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue-Skies92629 0 #17 January 22, 2004 EVERYONE HERE SUCKS... I didn't start jumping until I was 42. "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" -Groucho Marx- "Tom flies like a rock" -Tom Carson- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #18 January 22, 2004 Welcome to the forums Brace yourself....Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lew 0 #19 January 23, 2004 Congrats and welcome! I'm going to do my first AFF jump this weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erja 0 #20 January 26, 2004 QuoteYou suck! Why? Because you're jumping at 18yrs old! I'm so mad that I didn't start when I was 18 and I only started when I was 20. There are a lot more jumpers a "bit" older then I that say the same thing. Hey! So I guess I´m a lucky one, because I started skydiving almost right away after I turned fifteen. I also got the certificate of competence parachuting age of fifteen Now I´m starting my third season and I don´t see the end to skydivingKerran kun sen aloittaa ja jos se kolahtaa, on turhaa yrittää unohtaa.. If you are skydiver, you should know what this mean.. -Erja- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcords 0 #21 February 1, 2004 Do they have graduation projects in Texas, like they do here in Pennsylvania? If so, perhaps you could do your skydiving training to fulfill that part of your educational requirement? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanLikesToFall 0 #22 February 3, 2004 No, we don't. I've never even heard of something like that. We just have to have a certain number of credits to graduate. Texas isn't exactly the biggest on education, sadly. We have some good Universities though. That would be cool if I could do that though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiven4fun 0 #23 February 3, 2004 Congrads,Still here after all these years Clayton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlaydoughBoy 0 #24 February 3, 2004 WEEEEEEEE! I made my first AFF jump on Sunday and I can't wait to go again! The first night I slipped into bed I kept going over and over the exit and flight procedures!! The weekend is just too far away! LEVEL TWO HERE I COME! -Playdough Boy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #25 February 10, 2004 HI! and welcome to DZ.com and Skydiving. In my travels I've been thru Gladewater 3-4 times and the folks there are great! Do me a favor and tell'em Chile the trucker says "Hello.", next time I'm thru there maybe we'll get to make a jump? Being a trucking skydiver rocks, 39 States and 69 DZ's ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
