mr_shaggles 0 #1 March 18, 2009 Anyone remember their feelings before their first jumps? ??? please enlighten.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #2 March 18, 2009 Restless, Excited, Obsessed ... I called and scheduled it on a Monday morning and the jump was for Friday. Couldn't sleep all week, couldn't stop reading and watching videos about skydiving. Hmmm ... What has changed? Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harris 0 #3 March 18, 2009 I always have a mix of nerves and excitement on the ride to altitude, but as soon as the door goes up I get this wave of calm. I love that feeling!Take risks not to to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #4 March 18, 2009 I was scared shitless. www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #5 March 18, 2009 Quote I was scared shitless. Yeah I was pretty much scared shitless the first time that door opened too :)Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #6 March 19, 2009 Shit.. I've thought about this and I really can't remember!! I had a slightly odd introduction into the sport.. I was sort-of seeing a guy that had been in the sport for like 10 years. I remember being really impressed by his passion for the sport & I think that was sort-of contagious.. Overall, though, I was usually pretty bored by all the videos he used to show me.. Maybe it was more his attitude than the sport that attracted me?? I seriously couldn't say if I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about, or if I had a personal desire to try something different, and I don't know if I was scared even!! Man!! How could I not know this??! I do know that on my 14th jump was the first time I looked down and I thought "FUCK!! I could FALL OUT OF THIS AIRCRAFT!!!" And that scared me shitless - until I realised that was sort of the point and I just got over it & jumped!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wishnstar611 0 #7 March 19, 2009 I was nervous but not as much as I thought I'd be. I was the last student to jump that day so by then my nerves had pretty much settled. I was actually more nervous my 2nd and 3rd jump than my first!...and my first 3 jumps were all tandems! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #8 March 19, 2009 My first tandem was a very relaxed "I'm finally getting something that I've wanted for sooooooo long" feeling. Awesome. Very satisfying. Now.... it's "Woot! Woot! Let's jump outta this bitch and have some fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr_shaggles 0 #9 March 19, 2009 I'm about to jump on the w/e and am definitely leaning towards the scared side of emotions. Kind of like this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcYWucxevYQ&feature=channel_page does he remind you of yourselves? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #10 March 19, 2009 I got in the shower and washed my cock and balls really good, then put on clean underwear. I wanted to be fresh for the funeral home. No really i did.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #11 March 19, 2009 Quote I'm about to jump on the w/e and am definitely leaning towards the scared side of emotions. Kind of like this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcYWucxevYQ&feature=channel_page does he remind you of yourselves? NOPE!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #12 March 19, 2009 Nah, hes way too fat to be like me. On the serious note to the OP: Being scared is natural, just dont let it get the best of ya. Take a look around the aircraft and feed off the happiness and anticipation of others with the realisation that you're in the same boat. Its great fun.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #13 March 19, 2009 Quote I got in the shower and washed my cock and balls really good, then put on clean underwear. I wanted to be fresh for the funeral home. No really i did. Why do I actually believe this?? Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #14 March 19, 2009 Because its true and i still do it. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knic 0 #15 March 19, 2009 Quote I'm about to jump on the w/e and am definitely leaning towards the scared side of emotions. Kind of like this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcYWucxevYQ&feature=channel_page does he remind you of yourselves? My buddies wife made him triple his life insurance policy prior to her agreeing to let him jump for a perfectly good airplane. Smart lady. I was pretty nervous, my legs kept shaking, had knots in my stomach like I never experienced before, and I must have been as pail as a ghost cause my instructors kept telling me to just relax. - Knic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #16 March 19, 2009 Quote Because its true and i still do it. Ah ha ha!!! I *like* it!! Clean underwear is definitely the way to go!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #17 March 19, 2009 I sometimes do it before sex too, sometimes being the keyword. Usually by that time if they are ready to sleep with me i dont really give a crap about the runway marks in my pants.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #18 March 19, 2009 Quote I'm about to jump on the w/e and am definitely leaning towards the scared side of emotions. Kind of like this guy: [Url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcYWucxevYQ&feature=channel_page[/url] does he remind you of yourselves? All the post replies and no one takes the time to clicky up!!TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #19 March 19, 2009 Prior to my first jump, I didn't really know what to expect, I just knew it was something I wanted to do. I do however remember, as I was standing on the strut of a worn-out 182 with the jumpmaster holding my static line yelling 'Go!'... thinking to myself; "What the fuck am I doing hanging on the outside of this airplane at 3000' ????" . My Second jump however, scared the living shit out of me, because I had a much better idea of what to expect. I was very nervous, and for the first time in my life I manned up and faced my fear. I grew 3 whole sizes that day. Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #20 March 19, 2009 Quote Quote I'm about to jump on the w/e and am definitely leaning towards the scared side of emotions. Kind of like this guy: [Url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcYWucxevYQ&feature=channel_page[/url] does he remind you of yourselves? All the post replies and no one takes the time to clicky up!! I was trying not to steal your thunder.Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #21 March 19, 2009 Yep. I kept asking myself if I was insane or just stupid. After the third jump, BTW I was still on a static line jumping a T-10, it settled to just thinking I could really kill myself while on the ride up. It was jump #9 when I realized on the ride up that I wasn't thinking I could kill myself, but that I couldn't wait to get out & away from that dangerous airplane! By then I'd graduated to making 15 second delays, still with T-10's.When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr_shaggles 0 #22 March 19, 2009 Its nice to know I ain't alone in my fearing sentiments.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 March 19, 2009 Quote I got in the shower and washed my cock and balls really good, Yeah, right, how long did you wash them? You weren't doing it for the funeral home, you little pikey git. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #24 March 19, 2009 I think I actually felt really calm. Maybe it was denial. My first one was from the step of a C182, and I do remember that classic sense of detachment during the climbout, like I was watching somebody else's feet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #25 March 19, 2009 I was ready to go. Of course I had sat around the DZ at least 2 weekends prior cuz the winds were too high.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
