joelgibson 0 #1 July 1, 2013 Just did AFF 5 and loving it. Haven't been able to land on my feet yet, but working on it.SCR 15113 USPA Coach-C Hellfish 1004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #2 July 1, 2013 Cool. You'll stand up when you're ready. I was in my mid 30s before I had a really stable exit and after that all my exits have been stable, and in my mid 50s before I had a really good stand up landing. Once it clicks, it seems easy. Before that, not so much.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joelgibson 0 #3 July 1, 2013 good to know, all the other affs at my DZ seem to stand up 2 or 3 out of 7. My last landing was weird because of thermals. I entered downwind at 800, Base at 500, Final at 200 and landed 600 feet past the target, at one point i was at 230 on final. My exits are still a bit lame. It's always perfect posture for the 1st second, then I look down for half a second, then I look up at the plane until i'm off the hill. I fall really fast too. Averaging 45 seconds from 12,500SCR 15113 USPA Coach-C Hellfish 1004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #4 July 1, 2013 joelgibson good to know, all the other affs at my DZ seem to stand up 2 or 3 out of 7. My last landing was weird because of thermals. I entered downwind at 800, Base at 500, Final at 200 and landed 600 feet past the target, at one point i was at 230 on final. My exits are still a bit lame. It's always perfect posture for the 1st second, then I look down for half a second, then I look up at the plane until i'm off the hill. I fall really fast too. Averaging 45 seconds from 12,500 I think I stood up one out of my first 20 or so. The 45 second thing will change when you start pulling at 3500. You'll get a lot closer to 60 second ff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joelgibson 0 #5 July 1, 2013 210 lbs and an excellent arch, I gained 6 seconds by switching to the super mega fat guy jump suitSCR 15113 USPA Coach-C Hellfish 1004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #6 July 1, 2013 Yeah, it takes a while to get the hang of exits. I was watching a canopy course with a bunch of the students on coach status today and about half of them dove out toward the tail. I'm pretty sure I was doing that early on, too. Having your ass to the relative wind makes it LOT harder to do a stable exit -- 130 jumps in I still have trouble staying stable when I exit that way as well. Face the prop, it works much better. Eventually you get to the point where you start to understand the wind and your relationship to it, and then a lot of that stuff just starts to click into place.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #7 July 1, 2013 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
joelgibson 0 #8 July 2, 2013 All of the above, but all on different landings!SCR 15113 USPA Coach-C Hellfish 1004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GooniesKid 0 #9 July 2, 2013 skymama Welcome to the forums! Mama, if i haven't mentioned this yet, but I can't help but notice how pretty you are in your picture. And to the FNG new guy...welcome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #10 July 3, 2013 Quote All of the above, but all on different landings! So, do you know where you are looking when you are about to flare? Are you looking out ahead of you or are you looking down at where you think you're going to land? I'm not an instructor, but I always mess up when I look down! Might be something to go over with your instructor. 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
skymama 37 #11 July 3, 2013 Quote Mama, if i haven't mentioned this yet, but I can't help but notice how pretty you are in your picture. Thank-you, I appreciate the compliment! 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
joelgibson 0 #12 July 4, 2013 I've recently started looking 45 degrees, it seems to helpSCR 15113 USPA Coach-C Hellfish 1004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
