Namowal 0 #276 April 18, 2012 Quote Quote "Oh noes! If I pull the red handle I'll drop a whole foot!" ...and after dropping a whole foot you will limp!!! SCNR Quote I'd rather do the check dive 20 times till I get it right than to be awarded an "A" before I'm safe enough to jump with others. The right attitude, but I'm pretty sure you'll do it next time. Finger crossed. Just noticed the "if you drop a foot you'll limp" comment. Heh heh :) Still drawing the pictures about what happened during the next try- sorry for the delay! :)My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #277 April 18, 2012 Quote I love your cartoons! Tomorrow is my AFF Level 4 and I find myself struggling with my frog brain . It's great to read stories that are so wonderfully illustrated that I can personally relate to. I love how you brought humor to the stressful process of learning to skydive! Thank you for sharing! Hey, thanks for telling me this! Good luck on AFF level 4. As you've no doubt been told, it does get easier! That being said, when people leave the plane before me, Frogbrain says "People are falling off an edge and that's bad!" But then I'm out the door flying/falling with that amazing view and I'm thinking "Whee! &@!! you, Frogbrain!" My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshua.toenyes 0 #278 April 18, 2012 lol! Totally true! I did my level 4 this morning, and it was awesome! I definitely did a lot of mental training and prep for this one, and it helped tremendously. Also, your awesome depictions of fear helped me to keep him on the ground and out of the plane The biggest help for me has been to remind myself why I started skydiving in the first place... "Why do I want to jump out of a plane again???? Because it's freaking FUN!" Once my feet leave the plane and I start flying, all the pieces come together. Skydiving is the most liberating, exciting, and fun experience that only a few of us can challenge ourselves to pursue. On to level 5! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #279 April 22, 2012 New post! Sorry about taking so long! The Elusive AMy blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #280 April 22, 2012 Quote New post! Sorry about taking so long! The Elusive A Mmm...fresh Duck!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spage 0 #281 April 23, 2012 Another fantastic cartoon! Love it, keep 'em coming Congrats on the A!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrubin 0 #282 April 23, 2012 Congrats!"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 150 #283 April 23, 2012 Good stuff. Now you can really learn how to skydive. Go for it...My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #284 April 23, 2012 Thanks, ryoder, spage, mrubin and obelixtim Quote Good stuff. Now you can really learn how to skydive. Go for it... Yep. The more I learn, the more I'm aware that there's, well, a lot more to learn!My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #285 April 23, 2012 Thanks for the story. Holy windsock! I like this exclamation I'm looking forward to your next adventures in the sky. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #286 April 23, 2012 Quote Thanks for the story. Holy windsock! I like this exclamation I'm looking forward to your next adventures in the sky. Thanks. More adventures to come, including what happened on my first attempt at a 3 way jump. I'm surprised the video isn't circulating as one of those slapsticky "Fail!" clips. My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,444 #287 April 23, 2012 If you're in frame enough to be recognizable at any point on your first attempt at a 3-way jump, it's not a fail Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #288 April 23, 2012 Quote More adventures to come, including what happened on my first attempt at a 3 way jump. I'm surprised the video isn't circulating as one of those slapsticky "Fail!" clips. Oh, did you really just say that? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #289 April 23, 2012 Quote Quote More adventures to come, including what happened on my first attempt at a 3 way jump. I'm surprised the video isn't circulating as one of those slapsticky "Fail!" clips. Oh, did you really just say that? I say it doesn't count until I end up actually docked to two other people. My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrjny 0 #290 April 24, 2012 Is that 'ducking' or 'docking' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShcShc11 0 #291 April 24, 2012 QuoteNew post! Sorry about taking so long! The Elusive A God I wish weather wasn't so bad here in Canada. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #292 April 24, 2012 The May issue of "Parachutist" just arrived...with Duck."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #293 April 24, 2012 Quote Is that 'ducking' or 'docking' Docking is when you do it correctly. Ducking is when you'd like to dock, but backslide, shoot past the dockee, find yourself in burbleland... When you debrief, you say "I ducked up!" Quote God I wish weather wasn't so bad here in Canada. Do the longer daylight hours in the summer make up for lost winter time? Quote The May issue of "Parachutist" just arrived...with Duck. That's one of my favorite "episodes." Boy, was I scared!When I get nervous now I remind myself "Well, it used to be a lot worse..."My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #294 April 25, 2012 Awesome work getting your A! I think I paid more attention to your progression than I did my own. Can't wait to jump with you sometime. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #295 April 27, 2012 Quote Awesome work getting your A! I think I paid more attention to your progression than I did my own. Can't wait to jump with you sometime. Thanks, Trafficdiver. Hopefully my jumping-with-others skills will have improved by the time we go out the door together!My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UliToo 0 #296 April 29, 2012 Skydiving Duck is my hero. Just starting out here and will see myself through this cartoon. Thanks for sharing your talent! Awesome humor! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #297 April 29, 2012 Quote Skydiving Duck is my hero. Just starting out here and will see myself through this cartoon. Thanks for sharing your talent! Awesome humor! Thanks, UliToo. I'm not sure what's a bigger surprise- that I became a skydiver or that my duck character has gotten so much kind feedback. Good luck with your progression (Though I bet you do great!)My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #298 May 4, 2012 Here's what happened a few weeks ago when I tried my first three way jump. Not one of my finer moments, but incentive to practice, practice, practice... [Url http://tailotherat.blogspot.com/2012/05/to-three-or-not-to-three.html]To Three or not to Three[/url]My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #299 May 4, 2012 Inverted rodeo dives are pretty difficult.We are impressed that you nailed it on the first try! "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #300 May 4, 2012 That's the fun part! I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
