You know what I love about this sport?

[shah269 0]

I ride a motorcycle, I practice Yoga twice, I indoor rock climb....but I've only skydived 7 times thus far. And you know what I love about this sport?
For 40seconds my mind is quiet.
Right now my life kind of sucks, my inner voice of doubt just won't shut up and I'm not 100% sure what the next few months will bring. But I know the moment I get back to the DZ and I get back into the air to finish up my AFP program...those 40seconds of free fall.....will be the first time my mind will be quiet since the day I had my accident.

Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.

The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

[popsjumper 2]

People who can type and spell?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[lippy 918]

A relatively high percentage of engineers per capita?

I got nuthin

[skybytch 273]

The fat chicks in spandex?

[LadyDoc 0]

LMAO! That's why I am in the sport! lol good Lord.

If you disbelieve everything because we cannot certainly know all things, we shall do much-what as wisely as he would not use his legs, but sit still and perish because he had no wings to fly.-JL

[shah269 0]

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People who can type and spell?

I'm sorry I posted via my BB while in a meeting that just didn't want to end.

Never the less the "quiet" of the mind is such an blessed moment. Even if that moment lasts but 40 seconds.

Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.

The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

[ryoder 1,590]

The groupies?

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[quade 4]

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For 40seconds my mind is quiet.

You got that in seven jumps? Hmmm, for most people it happens a bit further in. Usually in the first 10-20 jumps people are still thinking about crap like "where the fuck am I?" and "where the fuck is that handle?" and "God, please let me not fuck up." and the ever popular "which fucking way is up?"

Well, grats. My guess is that if you keep at the sport, you'll have even better moments than you've already experienced. The best ones are the ones you might not have planned for but simply happen. You'll know them when you see them. Playing with a hawk under canopy. A goofy plane load where by some strange turn of events you end up being last out and just decide to track off into the sunset and find yourself walking alone in the desert at night at which point some old drunk in a pickup truck pulls up and drives you back. A solo night dive; it's probably as close as you'll ever get to space walking.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[shah269 0]

Yeah.
My first tandem was a sunset jump. I just sat there in the plane on the way up. A little hesitation as I swung my feet out and then....peace.
We did what we had to do...you know the three practice pulls alit checks....but just so peaceful.
when we landed still so relaxed.

Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.

The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

[skyrider 0]

It is called an "Airgasim"

[Remster 30]

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The groupies?

You know: calling yourself a groupie doesn't make you less of a stalker.

Remster

[cocheese 0]

The old guys in spandex?

[freefal 0]

Neon colored frap hats and patch pants.

... Oh, I thought this thread was about things I USED to love about the sport!

"Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

[BillyVance 34]

What I love about this sport is that it's soooo damn quiet in freefall.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[Darius11 12]

True, but don't forget you can always drive fast and take chances. That works for me as well. Any thing where i might get killed is good at giving me joy and peace..........................as long as i live that is.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[amstalder 0]

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The old guys in spandex?

YESSSS

[emmiwy 0]

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What I love about this sport is that it's soooo damn quiet in freefall.

If you have a full-face helmet and ear plugs, it could be quiet no? I don't know because I've not worn one yet :)

To the OP, I share your sentiments. My regular, everyday world is very different from the world I am a part of the moment I step onto the DZ. Although I jump only once a week, it's the one day of the week I look forward to forgetting about the everyday, focusing on myself, the sky and having a good time with people who know exactly what you're feeling.

I'm also a new skydiver, but am slowly realizing how much the inhibitions and fears I've grown up with have impacted my way of thinking and life. But with every jump I make, I let go of something I didn't need to be worrying about before. It's a liberating feeling. I love that there's always something new to learn and the people to share those experiences with.

[BillyVance 34]

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What I love about this sport is that it's soooo damn quiet in freefall.

If you have a full-face helmet and ear plugs, it could be quiet no? I don't know because I've not worn one yet :)

To the OP, I share your sentiments. My regular, everyday world is very different from the world I am a part of the moment I step onto the DZ. Although I jump only once a week, it's the one day of the week I look forward to forgetting about the everyday, focusing on myself, the sky and having a good time with people who know exactly what you're feeling.

I'm also a new skydiver, but am slowly realizing how much the inhibitions and fears I've grown up with have impacted my way of thinking and life. But with every jump I make, I let go of something I didn't need to be worrying about before. It's a liberating feeling. I love that there's always something new to learn and the people to share those experiences with.

Sometimes I forget that not everybody knows who I am... I've been deaf all my life. That was what the reference was to.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[emmiwy 0]

Ohh got it BillyVance, thanks for clarifying. Noted for future reference. :)

[thrillstalker 0]

i hear you on that. for me its the ultimate representation of living in the now. all the stress and bullshit of the past dont matter, it doesnt even exist while im jumping. your future is only a minute and a half long if you fuck up, so those few minutes of the dive are really all that matter.

its very calming, even thinking about it now makes me want to jump.

good luck and blue skies

"Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."

[skyrider 0]

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What I love about this sport is that it's soooo damn quiet in freefall.

If you have a full-face helmet and ear plugs, it could be quiet no? I don't know because I've not worn one yet :)

To the OP, I share your sentiments. My regular, everyday world is very different from the world I am a part of the moment I step onto the DZ. Although I jump only once a week, it's the one day of the week I look forward to forgetting about the everyday, focusing on myself, the sky and having a good time with people who know exactly what you're feeling.

I'm also a new skydiver, but am slowly realizing how much the inhibitions and fears I've grown up with have impacted my way of thinking and life. But with every jump I make, I let go of something I didn't need to be worrying about before. It's a liberating feeling. I love that there's always something new to learn and the people to share those experiences with.

Sometimes I forget that not everybody knows who I am... I've been deaf all my life. That was what the reference was to.

Have you joined the Deaf Skydiving club out of Perris?

[hcsvader 1]

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After 200 jumps I'm still finding myself having these thoughts on occasion

Have you seen my pants?
it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream
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[JohnnyMarko 1]

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For 40seconds my mind is quiet.

You got that in seven jumps? Hmmm, for most people it happens a bit further in. Usually in the first 10-20 jumps people are still thinking about crap like "where the fuck am I?" and "where the fuck is that handle?" and "God, please let me not fuck up." and the ever popular "which fucking way is up?"

I've only got 11 jumps, 5 IAD, 6 solo freefalls ranging from 5-20 seconds...I love the feeling of freefall and try to take in the beauty of it, but I agree...my mind is not used to this idea of falling and is still racing in freefall...don't wanna toot my own horn, but my last couple freefalls have been very stable belly to earth flying, no turning, staying on heading..but i still find myself yelling "LOOK AT YOUR FUCKING ALTIMETER!" "HOLY SHIT, PLEASE LET MY CANOPY OPEN", "WHERE THE HELL IS MY HACKEY"...hopefully sometime soon my mind and body will be calm during freefall

[BillyVance 34]

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Have you joined the Deaf Skydiving club out of Perris?

What club? Is this full of old skydivers who didn't protect their hearing?

FYI, I co-organized a Deaf World Record event at Perris in 2003.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[skyrider 0]

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Have you joined the Deaf Skydiving club out of Perris?

What club? Is this full of old skydivers who didn't protect their hearing?

FYI, I co-organized a Deaf World Record event at Perris in 2003.

Then we have probably met, I am Gypsy, a cameraman out of Perris...I filmed them when they first got together!
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