Crater 0 #1 April 16, 2005 ... or at least pretending to! HALLOOOOO I qualified for my A-Licence and am now poverty stricken and utterly addicted. How do you guys survive!? I did my AFF with SkydiveSpain in Seville and a brief summary is below. Level 1 Me (on jump run): You know I'm going to scream on exit, don't you? AFF1: Whatever you want, mate, as long as you jump! So I leapt out, arched, screamed like a baby, ran out of breath and then spent 60sec being blinded by the wind as my badly fitting goggles flapped about my forehead! Pulled on signal and came back from a long spot to a perfect stand-up landing! Level 2 No screaming this time. New goggles meant I could actually see what was going on, which is always a good thing! Left/Right turns (with instructors holding) all very nice but my shoulder locked at pull time and my instructor had to pull for me . Never mind. Level 3 Turns and short track then Instructors let me go. Let me tell you there is nothing else that compares to seeing your instructors floating around you for the first time ... oh, and I remembered to wave-off before pulling this time! Level 4 to 8 (inc repeat 6) Started off as a helicopter but looked more like a human as jumps went on! Level 7 was an awesome jump! I knew I was ready to jump solo after that one! The Hop 'n' Pop was great fun too! Consol jumps became a showcase of silly (and unstable) exits! I liked the 'floating-flail' where you're in a float position and then you shriek/kick/flap about just after you jump off. I suppose you could rename it to the "I just changed my mind, can I get back on the plane" exit. There's also the cannon-ball... a classic. My Instructors were great (Paul and Mario) and so were all the other students who made it a fantastic experience! As soon as my bank recovers from the shock, I'm going to get myself an altimeter (probably a Neptune) and a pro-tec. Any comments appreciated! I'll most likely wait till someone is going to or coming from the US since it'll be a lot cheaper that way. Any AFF/RAPS students reading this... STICK WITH IT!!!! It's worth it in the end!!!! I can't wait till I've got FS1 and can jump with other people. Hope to see you at boogies, Amir _________________________________________ "That's not flying ... That's falling with style!" - (Woody, Toy Story) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #2 April 17, 2005 QuoteAs soon as my bank recovers from the shock, I'm going to get myself an altimeter (probably a Neptune) and a pro-tec. Any comments appreciated! I'll most likely wait till someone is going to or coming from the US since it'll be a lot cheaper that way. I don't have the Neptune, so I can't comment on that. I would post any questions in Gear and Rigging. If you look around, I think you might be able to find a used pro-tec. No reason to spend money on a new one, since as you become more experienced, you may want some kind of full face or one of the fancy ones that the freefliers wear. QuoteHope to see you at boogies Keep current and get those jump numbers up so you can attend some boogies, then head on over to the U.S. and attend WFFCMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
