ChristianH 0 #1 May 31, 2004 Hi ! I did a Tandem jump last year and I of course got immediately hooked. I decided to take it a level further and start my AFF course this season. I have been rained out the last 3 weekends but yesterday I was finally able to go (my wife said that she was thankful for the change in weather as she was getting ready to kill me ) What a rush !!! AFF is a trillion times better than being a Tandem passenger but also more stressfull. The whole time in freefall I more or less felt like I was watching myself. I knew exactly what I had to do and when I was supposed to do it but for some reason I had a very hard time with the altimeter. I mean, I could read it clearly and see the numbers but my brain must have been left in the plane because I was unable to translate those numbers to altitude. So I got the finger (love that expression) when we reached pull altitude... Oh well.... The canopy ride was really fun. I like that part almost as much as I like freefall. The landing was ok, slid in on my butt but it was not a hard landing at all. Unfortunately my video guy was not able to film the landing as he had a SEVERE linetwist and by the time he had it untangled he was landing off the dropzone (in the Video I can actually hear him cursing at the canopy ). I can not wait to get up again and this time actually concentrate more on the altimeter. Thank you for letting me ramble here as everybody in my family and all of my friends run away from me as soon as I mention skydive. Ha ha ha ! Blue skies, Christian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #2 May 31, 2004 Hi Dude! Welcome to the world of skydivers - obession with the weather, kit and latest way to turn on the spot... I say welcome because IMHO you are now a skydiver - you saved your own life (with prompting!!) and that's enough for me, although everyone has their own opinion... Enjoy and good luck with the rest of AFF...Frank.*************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #3 May 31, 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
jumpinfarmer 0 #4 June 1, 2004 Congrats on your jump. I must have seen you there but I never got the chance to meet you, maybe next time. I did see your video though, I remember seeing Jimmy T's line twists and saw the off landing. Hang in there, AFF can go slow but you will make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brodes 0 #5 June 1, 2004 Well done Good luck with your aff, it gets more and more fun every time you jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailgate 0 #6 June 1, 2004 Welcome to your new addiction. I just started a new job and it only took a few days for my new co-workers to start getting that glazed over look when I start to talk about skydiving. Good luck and have fun. _________________________________________________ Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man- Sam Walter Foss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
argon 0 #7 June 2, 2004 QuoteWelcome to your new addiction. I just started a new job and it only took a few days for my new co-workers to start getting that glazed over look when I start to talk about skydiving. Good luck and have fun. --When they get that look,start talking about how all those golf courses are such a waste of real estate and water trying to keep them so green and then what fantastic dz's could be built on them......*********** 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 ChristianH 0 #8 June 2, 2004 QuoteHang in there, AFF can go slow but you will make it. Thank you. I will mark this one down as a learning experience and I look forward to Level 2. Hopefully the weather will be nice this weekend! As for Argon's suggestion about the golf courses. I'll keep that one in mind. That is a good one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #9 June 3, 2004 .... yes we do enjoy hearing about and talking about skydiving here,,, ( thanks sangiro ) because we recognize it for the educational opportunity it offers,,, ( we also like the chance to see interesting links, look at cool photos, and hear a wide WIDE range of opinions) well Done Christian... attached are some jpegs of your # 1 AFF skydive,,,,, As well as a pic. of my 7 rotations line twists.... ( we we're VERRRRY long... I deployed at 4,500 feet AGL,,,, that Spectre 210 surprised the hell outta me, by running round and round on opening....).... BUT the canopy was fully inflated, no damage to lines or fabric, the slider was down, ( to the top of the twists) BOTH my brakes were still set,,,, AND I knew I had bookoo altitude... The tie up stopped,,, and with a fair bit of effort I was making progress towards un twisting.... But I'll say this .... it was an effort.... Lots of torqueing around with my legs and right arm.... I did an altitude check halfway through the untwist and was above 3,200 feet... The connector links finally spread away from one another by 2,600 feet or so.... I'm glad not to have needed to do a cutaway and reserve deployment... sorry to have missed the landing shot brother... I owe you at least a beer... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChristianH 0 #10 June 3, 2004 Quotesorry to have missed the landing shot brother... I owe you at least a beer... Nah.... You're good! You made it up with that really nice shot of me in Freefall ! I just expected the Video and the picture was a VERY welcome bonus. Besides, I have a problem with american beer. Someday I will have to introduce you to the REAL good stuff. I'll just have to be careful not to mention that when my time comes to follow the beer rules or it might get expensive and I won't have money anymore to jump. I was wondering if Frontier had beer rules but I found out when someone mentioned, that that would be his first time to jump from the Cessna and everybody started yelling "Beer !". I really love that place ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougiefresh 0 #11 June 3, 2004 AFF GOOD!!! Line Twists BAD!!!! Sweet pics jimmy. Congrats christian... it only gets better from here on out. 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 cgray 0 #12 June 5, 2004 Welcome to this great sport! Good luck in your training. Nice camera work Jimmy. CG"Very Dangerous, You Go First!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tailgate 0 #13 June 5, 2004 Now that's a great idea! I am in a corporate environment so there are a lot of goofers, oh sorry golfers, around. I bet landing on one of those manicured greens would be oh so soft and there are little flags at every hole to tell you the wind direction. _________________________________________________ Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man- Sam Walter Foss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougiefresh 0 #14 June 5, 2004 And plenty of ponds for swooping. 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 d_squared431 0 #15 June 5, 2004 Welcome to the sport and the empty wallet syndrome. I know what your talking about with the friends and family thing. I do love this site. Have fun and enjoy the forums. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billymotox 0 #16 June 8, 2004 Welcome! Good luck with your student progression. 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 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. 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ChristianH 0 #8 June 2, 2004 QuoteHang in there, AFF can go slow but you will make it. Thank you. I will mark this one down as a learning experience and I look forward to Level 2. Hopefully the weather will be nice this weekend! As for Argon's suggestion about the golf courses. I'll keep that one in mind. That is a good one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #9 June 3, 2004 .... yes we do enjoy hearing about and talking about skydiving here,,, ( thanks sangiro ) because we recognize it for the educational opportunity it offers,,, ( we also like the chance to see interesting links, look at cool photos, and hear a wide WIDE range of opinions) well Done Christian... attached are some jpegs of your # 1 AFF skydive,,,,, As well as a pic. of my 7 rotations line twists.... ( we we're VERRRRY long... I deployed at 4,500 feet AGL,,,, that Spectre 210 surprised the hell outta me, by running round and round on opening....).... BUT the canopy was fully inflated, no damage to lines or fabric, the slider was down, ( to the top of the twists) BOTH my brakes were still set,,,, AND I knew I had bookoo altitude... The tie up stopped,,, and with a fair bit of effort I was making progress towards un twisting.... But I'll say this .... it was an effort.... Lots of torqueing around with my legs and right arm.... I did an altitude check halfway through the untwist and was above 3,200 feet... The connector links finally spread away from one another by 2,600 feet or so.... I'm glad not to have needed to do a cutaway and reserve deployment... sorry to have missed the landing shot brother... I owe you at least a beer... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristianH 0 #10 June 3, 2004 Quotesorry to have missed the landing shot brother... I owe you at least a beer... Nah.... You're good! You made it up with that really nice shot of me in Freefall ! I just expected the Video and the picture was a VERY welcome bonus. Besides, I have a problem with american beer. Someday I will have to introduce you to the REAL good stuff. I'll just have to be careful not to mention that when my time comes to follow the beer rules or it might get expensive and I won't have money anymore to jump. I was wondering if Frontier had beer rules but I found out when someone mentioned, that that would be his first time to jump from the Cessna and everybody started yelling "Beer !". I really love that place ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #11 June 3, 2004 AFF GOOD!!! Line Twists BAD!!!! Sweet pics jimmy. Congrats christian... it only gets better from here on out. 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
cgray 0 #12 June 5, 2004 Welcome to this great sport! Good luck in your training. Nice camera work Jimmy. CG"Very Dangerous, You Go First!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailgate 0 #13 June 5, 2004 Now that's a great idea! I am in a corporate environment so there are a lot of goofers, oh sorry golfers, around. I bet landing on one of those manicured greens would be oh so soft and there are little flags at every hole to tell you the wind direction. _________________________________________________ Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man- Sam Walter Foss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #14 June 5, 2004 And plenty of ponds for swooping. 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
d_squared431 0 #15 June 5, 2004 Welcome to the sport and the empty wallet syndrome. I know what your talking about with the friends and family thing. I do love this site. Have fun and enjoy the forums. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymotox 0 #16 June 8, 2004 Welcome! Good luck with your student progression. 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
