TheJuan 0 #1 July 1, 2007 Hi skydiving peeps! Did my static line course yesterday. We were unable to jump due to the weather (rainyest June in UK history)... Anyway, towards the end of the course I was starting to get a little nervous. I'm worried that if I have to wait a while to jump I'm going to be bricking it when the time comes. I'm hoping this is fairly normal and would appreciate any comments/advice from people who have been there.. Cheers..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baseknut 0 #2 July 1, 2007 did my aff ground school on a wednesday morning, had to sweat it out till first load on a thursday. itll be fun. dont worry. fear is normal for your 1stStep into my (sub)terminal Playground Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonymcgrath 0 #3 July 2, 2007 my first static line was proper scary - its such a random sight seeing a perfectly comfy instructor sit in the safety of the plane giving you the thumbs up to let go of the wing strut when your stood outside a plane with the wind blistering in yer face lol! however I felt alot safer doing that than doing a tandem strangely. I felt more 'attached' to the canopy than I did in a tandem. My aff starts on friday - cant wait :) know what you mean about the bloody uk weather though - I wont be surprised if it spoils my aff week completely :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #4 July 2, 2007 normal??? no that ain't normal.... you're not supposed to be scared..... you're only jumping outta of an airplane....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardbrown 0 #5 July 3, 2007 My girlfriend did a tandem skydive for the first time the other day and she was nervious as hell. Funily though, when she was done, she slept for the rest of the day, must have been exhausted from all the nerves and excitement. Since then she has been like a new woman, loads of enthusiasm and energy for life. I can't wait to do mine now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #6 July 5, 2007 i feel like a new person since i started.. i guess, its a "normal" thing!“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonymcgrath 0 #7 July 5, 2007 I know what you mean I did my tandem and a static line jump and I just felt so alive that day going home and every time I shut my eyes for the next week I had a solid vision of falling - it was amazing. I had the window in the car wound down on the way back and my hand out the window to feel the air between my fingers hehehe! I still do that now a year later and I'm selling a very very quick sports car so I can do more of it as its just not the same feeling at all (no shit!). It truly is life changing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
