1st AFF in 2 weeks!

[kista 0]

I'm scheduled to make my first AFF jump in 2 weeks. (Sunday Aug 22) I'm so excited I can't stand it! I've been visiting this site for a while. My husband did a tandem in June at Alabama Skydiving Center in Pell City. I had never even considered this as something that I might like to do until I got to the DZ. The people and the atmosphere there were incredible. I was so bummed that we couldn't afford for me to jump that day too. Anyway, if any of you will be there that day, let me know. Also, if anyone has any tips, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!
Kista

[gerryfuss 0]

I'm sure you will love it!
Just remember to relax and enjoy it.

[Jeth 0]

Welcome!
I did a tandem first so I can't say what it's like to have your first freefall be with your own chute, but it will probably be very intense! It gets better with each jump, you get more relaxed and feel more in control. I still have a ton of nerves before getting up there, but once I'm out the door its awesome.
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Jeth

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[skymama 37]

Welcome to the forums! anything you don't understand.

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[FreeFlyASC 0]

And dont forget get to bring beer for your aff instructors

[Morcyk 0]

hmm beer. I'm doing my first tomorrow. And yes, I did forget.

[DZJ 0]

I did a tandem first so I can't say what it's like to have your first freefall be with your own chute, but it will probably be very intense! It gets better with each jump, you get more relaxed and feel more in control. I still have a ton of nerves before getting up there, but once I'm out the door its awesome. :)

My first jump was a tandem, but it was a year before I did AFF after that. The feeling of going from passenger to pilotwas still enormous and to be sat in my harness alone in miles of empty sky for the first time was simply mindblowing. Agree about the progressive relaxation as well. My exits up until levels V were nervous affairs, but after getting V out the way VI and VII were simply great fun and I started to really feel like I was flying rather than just plummeting.