ad4338 0 #1 May 4, 2004 Hey everyone...my name is amy and i have never gone skydiving before but i am always looking to try new things and skydiving is definitely one of them! if you could tell me anything about it that would be awesome! i want to get started but i have no idea what i need to do!!! any information would be helpful! THANKS A LOT!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 May 4, 2004 Welcome to the forums! this page on the website, you can get a lot of your questions answered. My best advice is to just do it!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
billymotox 0 #3 May 4, 2004 Welcome! Have fun and let us know how you do. billy d------------------------- "Escape may be checked by water and land, but the air and the sky are free." (from the story of Daedalus and Icarus) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flr169 0 #4 May 4, 2004 Do it Amy u will luv it........... Then let us all know how it went........... MikeLife's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emtff553 0 #5 May 4, 2004 It will be the best thing u have ever done go to your local dz and they can answer all ur questions and get you started have fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #6 May 4, 2004 www.uspa.org The Unites States Parachute Association is a great resource! Let us know where you are going to learn and how it goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloud-nine 0 #7 May 5, 2004 Let me tell you that it will be nothing like you have ever experienced before. What ever you think it will be like is nothing what it is going to feel like. It is the ultimate feeling. First, there is no stomach drop like you would get from a roller coaster because when the door opens there is nothing but wind. and you have to realize that you are traveling forward at 100mph so when you actually go out the door you are actually going with the forward movement of the plane. You will slowly transition to a downward movement. But you will not notice it at all. The feeling that you will get (other than then the adrenalin rush) is something comparable to sticking your head out of a window at 120mph. Please let us know how your experience is, once you get the smile off your face from ear to ear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baa75 0 #8 May 6, 2004 Hey Amy! Your profile says you're in Jersey...easy enough...get your butt over to CrossKeys and start jumping! Send me a PM and we can chat about it. If you're not in the Philly area there are a few other DZs all over the state. We'll get you off to one of them! BettyAnn Getting married? Check out my website! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ad4338 0 #9 May 6, 2004 THANKS everyone...im definitely gonna give it a shot once i finish up with school on the 11th!!! and thanks for being so cool with someone whos knows nothing about skydiving!!! u guys are awesome!!! -amy- feel free to email me or IM me whenver!! thanks again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
argon 0 #10 May 6, 2004 Its magic,ethereal,unbelievable. It will take up your thoughts 24/7. I let a job get in the way along with other nonsense and took a 20 year layoff. Now my priorities are finally straight. Its normal to have some fear and to be nervous-so don't worry about that. My suggestion either get to Crosskeys or to the Blue SkyRanch and take a tandem jump. Best of Luck and Blue Skies.*********** Freedom isn't free. Don't forget: Mother Earth is waiting for you--there is a debt you have to pay...... POPS #9329 Commercial Pilot,Instrument MEL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
