New Student Saying Hi

[jheadley 0]

Hey there I'm a Virginia Tech student who discovered last year that they have a skydiving club. I did one tandem in october of 03, another tandem in april of 04, and this summer I've been doing my AFF. I'm on level V right now and hope to finish AFF by next weekend. I love being under canopy (have stood up on every landing ) but find myself becoming more and more frustrated every jump while in free fall. I have very poor leg awareness (I have to do toe taps thoughout the entire jump), and I also have trouble with finding a heading. I still have the "tunnel vision" effect where I really can't see much besides what is directly in front of me (my instructor).

Just wanted to say Hi! Blue skies.

[billymotox 0]

Welcome! Good luck getting your A.

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)

[SkiD_PL8 0]

Don't worry man it will come to you. As I have been told repeatedly "flying is an unnatural act," you will catch on. Good luck getting your "A" and keep us updated we all love to hear about it.

Greenie in training.

[skymama 37]

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

[mt_skydiver 0]

Sounds good! One thing I just recently learned about the whole skydiving experience is that it just takes time. It wasn't until my 9th jump that I actually felt comfortable...my legs were getting looser and in the right position, I was arching more and had an overall more relaxed body position. Just keep jumping! You'll get the hang of it. Good luck!

You'll never find me Jew gold!