donkeyboy30 0 #1 May 24, 2004 Hi Skydiving Guru's, I've decided that the force was to strong and have my first (tandem) skydive this Wednesday (26th May in the UK). I'm just after some of your views and how your first experiance was and what I can expect on the day, at the moment I have the song of "I will survive" running through my head. Wish me luck!!! . Matt ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #2 May 24, 2004 Hi! Don't worry, you're going to love it! Where will you be jumping? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donkeyboy30 0 #3 May 24, 2004 A place called Old Buckenham Airfield near Norfolk, just pass Diss, hopefully the weather will hold out.....I booked the jump months ago, but no it has come to the crunch I'm a little nervous but get a rush thinking about the experiance?? How was your first?? ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #4 May 24, 2004 I was a little nervous in the plane, but that all disappeared once I was in the door. Your instructor will help take most of the nerves away. You're gonna have a blast! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eurisko 0 #5 May 24, 2004 You're gunna love it As a result I will be doing my AFF next month, check out my site for pics of the tandem.----- Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donkeyboy30 0 #6 May 24, 2004 cheers guys and thanks for your support. I'm sure I'll be ok and will be gagging to get back up there again. Good luck for your AFF, I've been looking into doing the RAP?!?!, but I'd rather learn how to walk first before I can run, well.....in this case fall!!!. If I don't speak to you before hand, then thanks again but I shall post again on Thursday with my experience!!! ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #7 May 24, 2004 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
donkeyboy30 0 #8 May 24, 2004 Thanks skymama, I'm having my jump video'd to, so I can pass on the experience to friends and hopefully get them to make the jump one day to, you never know, maybe one day I can have my own 4 way team. Great site by the way!!, I'm sure I'm going to make many friends and hopefully met them at "Boogie" weekends which I've been reading about. ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #9 May 24, 2004 QuoteI'm just after some of your views and how your first experiance was and what I can expect on the day, at the moment I have the song of "I will survive" running through my head. Wish me luck!!! . Matt Hi Matt, welcome to the forums and pre-congrats on your soon to come first jump ! My first experience was not very good, this is the reason why I am still desperately trying to find any fun and pleasure in skydiving. Will try harder. The thing you have to expect, is you'll have to buy loads of for almost any occasion, specially for each and every pre-second event.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpmonkeyUK 0 #10 May 24, 2004 you can look forward to grinning like and idiot and gibbering to anyone that will listen to you for the next week ps...PM sent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sum1mom 0 #11 May 24, 2004 I'm certainly no guru and am a mere student, but, I can honestly say, that if the sky is calling you...ANSWER IT!! Once you are at the door...all your fears should disappear. You are there!! Take a nice deeeeep breath of that nice cool air and then go fly, fly, fly!! Here's a good description of how the exit feels. "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.........yay!!!" Advice: Relax, trust your instructor, relax, breathe, (arch, arch, arch). Since you will have a vid guy floating around you - enjoy and geek your a$$ off!! Live life like you never have. Then go home, watch your video a thousand times, and wonder what you've been waiting for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billymotox 0 #12 May 24, 2004 Welcome! I think jumpmonkeyUK summed it up pretty good. You're gonna have a blast! Let us know how it went. 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 JokerGirl04 0 #13 May 25, 2004 Hi! When I did my first jump, I had to be talked into it for two months first....I also did a tandem and was asking when I could go again before we'd even finished I finish AFF next weekend (weather permitting) so no doubt we'll be hearing from you soon about how you're hooked Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites donkeyboy30 0 #14 May 25, 2004 You sure will hear from me, I think I'm slightly hooked already, all I've been doing today at work is look out of the window and up into the sky and praying that the weather holds out for tomorrow, my instructor has called saying that it's all game on.......I feel I may have a sleepless night but can't wait to experience the adrenaline rush you all describe!!! afterwards......I'll drop you a line on my return tomorrow evening!! ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougiefresh 0 #15 May 25, 2004 Anyone else suspect we have an addition to our ranks? He's hooked and doesn't even know it yet. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites robskydiv 0 #16 May 26, 2004 Have fun Donkeyboy. And keep jumping. Harry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpmonkeyUK 0 #17 May 26, 2004 congrats on your 1st jump... pm sent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites donkeyboy30 0 #18 May 26, 2004 Amazing feeling........Your right.....I've been biten by the skydiving bug and quite frankly.......I'm biting back ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites themitchyone 0 #19 May 26, 2004 Congratulations on your jump! I'm glad the weather held out for you. Sounds like you're hooked. -Michele"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites donkeyboy30 0 #20 May 29, 2004 I got my DVD of my jump come through this morning.......I think I must of watched over 20 times now.......God I want to be back up there again..... How you doing?? ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" 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
sum1mom 0 #11 May 24, 2004 I'm certainly no guru and am a mere student, but, I can honestly say, that if the sky is calling you...ANSWER IT!! Once you are at the door...all your fears should disappear. You are there!! Take a nice deeeeep breath of that nice cool air and then go fly, fly, fly!! Here's a good description of how the exit feels. "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.........yay!!!" Advice: Relax, trust your instructor, relax, breathe, (arch, arch, arch). Since you will have a vid guy floating around you - enjoy and geek your a$$ off!! Live life like you never have. Then go home, watch your video a thousand times, and wonder what you've been waiting for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymotox 0 #12 May 24, 2004 Welcome! I think jumpmonkeyUK summed it up pretty good. You're gonna have a blast! Let us know how it went. 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
JokerGirl04 0 #13 May 25, 2004 Hi! When I did my first jump, I had to be talked into it for two months first....I also did a tandem and was asking when I could go again before we'd even finished I finish AFF next weekend (weather permitting) so no doubt we'll be hearing from you soon about how you're hooked Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donkeyboy30 0 #14 May 25, 2004 You sure will hear from me, I think I'm slightly hooked already, all I've been doing today at work is look out of the window and up into the sky and praying that the weather holds out for tomorrow, my instructor has called saying that it's all game on.......I feel I may have a sleepless night but can't wait to experience the adrenaline rush you all describe!!! afterwards......I'll drop you a line on my return tomorrow evening!! ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #15 May 25, 2004 Anyone else suspect we have an addition to our ranks? He's hooked and doesn't even know it yet. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #16 May 26, 2004 Have fun Donkeyboy. And keep jumping. Harry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpmonkeyUK 0 #17 May 26, 2004 congrats on your 1st jump... pm sent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donkeyboy30 0 #18 May 26, 2004 Amazing feeling........Your right.....I've been biten by the skydiving bug and quite frankly.......I'm biting back ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themitchyone 0 #19 May 26, 2004 Congratulations on your jump! I'm glad the weather held out for you. Sounds like you're hooked. -Michele"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donkeyboy30 0 #20 May 29, 2004 I got my DVD of my jump come through this morning.......I think I must of watched over 20 times now.......God I want to be back up there again..... How you doing?? ----------------------------------------------- "What goes up, must come down, but in style" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
