Katzeye 0 #76 May 1, 2003 Never even thought about it until a Navy SEAL type dude, friend of a friend type thing, offered to take me on a tandem. Tandem? Wassat? Next thing I knew I was graduating AFF. LA* Is a chicken omelette redundant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #77 May 1, 2003 Quote I let go of the strut of a Cessna 182. I fell off....just didn't have the strength to hold on. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #78 May 1, 2003 Quote How did you start skydiving? I jumped out of a plane with a parachute... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac266 0 #79 May 1, 2003 dude you know your name relates to a really shit UK guy with no talent!!! hehehehhe Be safe - have more skill than your name sake!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidihagen 0 #80 June 28, 2005 QuoteNext thing I knew I was graduating AFF. ... not exactly my story, but i can dream here's mine: i had plans to make oneeee. ......then another because the first was soooo fun. went into savings and signed up for the entire course that week. i keep tryinggg to get my my friends to make one jump in hopes that will get em hooked... but these are also the same ones that kept backing out on the group rate in college (i finally went alone years later)... doubt it will happen but i'm losing my whuffos ahhhh wellll, i'm having fun with my skyfriends and can't wait to get my license so we can play!!!also: i was talking about this with another student.... what happens to the 30 jump jumpers? you know, the jumpers that get their license (or came close), made a few jumps and disappeared. the stress of buying gear? cost of rentals? or or do they freak out once they don't have a coach right there on every jump? does it get boring or something? or did they just quit logging onto dz.com and their info is way outdated? i've been reading old threads fill me in.i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #81 June 28, 2005 Always wanted to go... Last year, a friend from work told me that he had recently gone and loved it. He also said that he was going immediately for his second tandem so that he could go through the AFP. When he went for his second tandem, I went with and jumped. Now I'm in the AFP, and he keeps making excuses Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #82 June 28, 2005 My mate was building an extension on Simon Ward (Sward Sports, for the oldies) house an I was doing the rewire what with so much skydiving parafinalia I could'nt resist. Sold the bike an off I went. The rest is history. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #83 June 28, 2005 My parents made love sometime in jan. of 1967 and I had 24 jumps by the time I was born on Oct 1st 1967 Went into the fetal position my first five static lines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clite 0 #84 June 29, 2005 I grew up watching my dad jump at the DZ nearly every weekend and seeing all the fun he had. I knew I would be jumping someday. On my first jump (AFF level 1) I was very nervous, until I looked over and saw my Dad smiling. I knew everything would be alright. Passed my first jump with my dad as one of the jumpmaster. Haven't been able to shake the desire yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #85 June 29, 2005 just "fell into it" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonRose 0 #86 June 29, 2005 Physics! Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #87 June 29, 2005 Like most people I had always wanted to try it, but never really got around to it. Then some volleyball friends had scheduled a day to go do some tandems and I told them I was game. Well the rest is history. I was the only one from my volleyball group that went back the next weekend for my AFF lessons. Of course I was already a licensed pilot at the time, I was used to being in the air and I told myself that my 1st skydive was just way too cool not to try again. That was 3 years (minus 2 weeks), 1085 skydives and 72 BASE jumps ago. My life will never be the same and I can't see myself going back to being a whuffo again. Skydiving changed my life both in a good as well as a bad way. But I can't go back ... who would choose such a life ... I would. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #88 June 29, 2005 Hey, how did this old thread get up to the top... I guess it "corked up" of a sudden. Okay...Lessee...For myself...It was Skyflyer Xtreme at Canada's Wonderland in 1996 that made me want to try skydiving someday, and I did my first tandem in 1997. I had my next tandem in 2002 and it still stuck in my mind. Then for my 31st birthday, I decided that I could afford a skydiving course (AFF style). I had mixed feelings about the cost but I told myself I would regret it less if I took it. So here I am. I did have an interest in heights (tree climbing, high diving board, flying in a plane as passenger, rollercoasters) and I had enjoyed the skydiving movies that came out in the mid-90's too as well, but the definitive turning point was Canada's Wonderland "Skyflyer Xtreme", a freefall type of a ride. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #89 June 29, 2005 2 years old, 6 foot fence and a pillow case. mom made me wait till i moved out on my own to make my next one. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #90 June 29, 2005 Quote2 years old, 6 foot fence and a pillow case. mom made me wait till i moved out on my own to make my next one.That's quite a low BASE jump at a really young age. Lessee. Is a fence a Building, Antenna, Span, or Earth? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #91 June 29, 2005 insert the usual "always wanted to do it" story here. Found myself in August 2004 having lost a lot of weight (thus being healthy and fit and light enough to do it) and having just returned from a weekend in Vancouver playing adrenaline junkie with a power boat. A friend said "You ever tried skydiving or bungee jumping?" I said bungee didn't really appeal but I'd always wanted to skydive. That was a Monday. I got the last spot in the static line FJC that Saturday. The rest, as they say, is history."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #92 June 29, 2005 QuoteI grew up watching my dad jump at the DZ nearly every weekend and seeing all the fun he had. reply] So you being a second gen, i know you will be at Skyfest doing the world record second generation skydive with us....?????????? \BTW i soloed my first glider at 14 years old at caddo mills.. hope to see you there.... spaceland that is... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bob.dino 1 #93 June 29, 2005 I'd never really thought about it. Two friends put the idea into my head when I was living in London. They chickened out and I ended up forgetting about it. Eighteen months later, I've just moved to Australia. I've been in Sydney two days and walk past a shop called "Sydney Skydivers". It's a Sunday afternoon so the shop is closed. I walk into the internet café next door and immediately go to their website. I take a chance on calling them after hours, the owner answers, I do the first jump course the next day, and AFF 1 & 2 the day after. I was really scared for the first few jumps, and with dodgy weather and a busy tandem operation, I found myself on the ground more often than not. I promised myself I wouldn't quit before I finished my AFF. Much to my surpise on Stage 7 I found myself grinning like an idiot in freefall, and haven't looked back since! 150 jumps in the first year. On target for 300 in my second year. Life is good . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Clite 0 #94 June 29, 2005 I would love to be at Skyfest and a part of the second gen. jump. I vaugely remember you and definately remember your mom and dad from seagoville and on. Pick your excuse (I won't say anything except it has to do with my wife), I may not make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites HUSHPUPPY 0 #95 June 29, 2005 I was at a friends birthday party when someone asked "is there anything you want but haven't gotten?". She said "to go on a skydive", but not by herself. Her husband said he would take her to the DZ and pay for the dive but would not jump! I told her I would jump with her if she really wanted to jump, and the rest is history! "You made my panties wet!" Skymama (Fitz 09) "Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JUDYJ 0 #96 June 29, 2005 OK,, for me...it was an internet blind date kind of thing~~ He taught first jump course,,, we are great friends and I found something more valuable than gold~~ IF you are going to be Stupid - you better be tough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bob.dino 1 #97 June 29, 2005 So was the blind date the FJC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites heidihagen 0 #98 June 29, 2005 yeah, i bumped it.. but i wasn't here in 2002 so it doesn't count i did all that stuff first too.. skyscreamer, parasailing.. that freefall ride was actually much more fun than parasailing. and yeah, just something i always wanted to do. i kind of thought it would be a one time thing though. grrrr! judy- that's way more fun than "dinner & a movie"i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fallingchip 0 #99 June 29, 2005 A good friend of mine always talked about doing it. I decided to do one to see if it would rid me of my fear of heights. Didn't work, still scared shitless under canopy, but the freefall is well worth it...______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverton 0 #100 June 29, 2005 Just fell out an airplane ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 4 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
bob.dino 1 #93 June 29, 2005 I'd never really thought about it. Two friends put the idea into my head when I was living in London. They chickened out and I ended up forgetting about it. Eighteen months later, I've just moved to Australia. I've been in Sydney two days and walk past a shop called "Sydney Skydivers". It's a Sunday afternoon so the shop is closed. I walk into the internet café next door and immediately go to their website. I take a chance on calling them after hours, the owner answers, I do the first jump course the next day, and AFF 1 & 2 the day after. I was really scared for the first few jumps, and with dodgy weather and a busy tandem operation, I found myself on the ground more often than not. I promised myself I wouldn't quit before I finished my AFF. Much to my surpise on Stage 7 I found myself grinning like an idiot in freefall, and haven't looked back since! 150 jumps in the first year. On target for 300 in my second year. Life is good . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clite 0 #94 June 29, 2005 I would love to be at Skyfest and a part of the second gen. jump. I vaugely remember you and definately remember your mom and dad from seagoville and on. Pick your excuse (I won't say anything except it has to do with my wife), I may not make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HUSHPUPPY 0 #95 June 29, 2005 I was at a friends birthday party when someone asked "is there anything you want but haven't gotten?". She said "to go on a skydive", but not by herself. Her husband said he would take her to the DZ and pay for the dive but would not jump! I told her I would jump with her if she really wanted to jump, and the rest is history! "You made my panties wet!" Skymama (Fitz 09) "Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUDYJ 0 #96 June 29, 2005 OK,, for me...it was an internet blind date kind of thing~~ He taught first jump course,,, we are great friends and I found something more valuable than gold~~ IF you are going to be Stupid - you better be tough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #97 June 29, 2005 So was the blind date the FJC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidihagen 0 #98 June 29, 2005 yeah, i bumped it.. but i wasn't here in 2002 so it doesn't count i did all that stuff first too.. skyscreamer, parasailing.. that freefall ride was actually much more fun than parasailing. and yeah, just something i always wanted to do. i kind of thought it would be a one time thing though. grrrr! judy- that's way more fun than "dinner & a movie"i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallingchip 0 #99 June 29, 2005 A good friend of mine always talked about doing it. I decided to do one to see if it would rid me of my fear of heights. Didn't work, still scared shitless under canopy, but the freefall is well worth it...______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #100 June 29, 2005 Just fell out an airplane ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
