freeflir29 0 #26 July 17, 2002 QuoteYou just couldn't resist could you... Well...I think it would take their mind off it...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #27 July 17, 2002 QuoteWell...I think it would take their mind off it...... Fair enough, point taken However, in order to get their minds off it, why not just start with in-flight movies, beverages and stuff... Yeah, pretty stewardesses on jump planes, wouldn't that be cool And five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #28 July 17, 2002 Quotepretty stewardesses on jump planes That is my dream....A DZ with topless manifestors, packers, and flight attendants..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #29 July 17, 2002 and........Clay is serious!!!!!!!! Believe me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #30 July 17, 2002 QuoteClay is serious!!!!!!!! Believe me! Are you applying for the manifest job? I'll give you first dibs..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #31 July 17, 2002 Heck I STILL get nervous at times. It is usually when I am doing something out of my comfort zone. There was one time (around 40 jumps or so) where I backed out of a 4 way cause I was nervous. Why was I nervous? This is stupid, but it was the first time I had ever packed a 9 cell, now that was silly :)I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gale 0 #32 July 17, 2002 OH my god, I swear I was the worst person to be in the plane with for the first 15 jumps. I was soooo nervous. Like other people have said I swore on every jump that it would be the last one. I don't know when it really changed but I do know that at 27 jumps I do feel better now. I'm still really nervous, but I don't pace around the drop zone like before. I know that I CAN get out of the plane safely, I CAN be altitude aware, I CAN pull safely and on time, I CAN land without hurting myself (even if it's not pretty). Everything else is gravy. All I know is that you can get past it and I have to say that the people at my dz were supportive and yours probably will be too. Talk to them, use them as resources. Oh, and I found that having someone "tell me a story" it took my mind off of the jump while in the plane. (I heard about lots of cutaway stories that way, somehow that didn't make me nervous though) Good Luck. It just gets better. GaleI'm drowning...so come inside Welcome to my...dirty mind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #33 July 17, 2002 Adam, If I am correct, you took your AFF at Jumptown. How did it go and who was your instructor? Also, there are alot of serious jumpers there who's numbers are up in the thousands. As someone else suggested, I would talk to some of them and find out how they have/are dealing with the nerves. Good luck bro. It's going to be me hopefully soon! _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donna 0 #34 July 17, 2002 I agree that this is perfect timing for this post. I had knee surgery and haven't jumped in over 8 months. I am physically able to jump now but just couldn't bring myself to go to the dz this past weekend. I've always been really nervous about jumping, starting as soon as I wake up on jump day. (just read a few of my jump stories! ) I only have 45 jumps and keep seeming to have long layoffs whenever I start to feel a bit less nervous. I am so happy to find out that others have similar feelings. I can't believe that others have felt happy when it rained. I thought I was the only one who did that! When my husband and I went out to jump a week and a half ago and got grounded because of the smoke from the Canadian fires we were so relieved. We were probably the only people happy about it. (He's nervous this time too as it will be his first jump back after he broke his back on a bad landing.) The only way I even got myself to the dz that day was to convince myself that I was just going to watch him jump (and even that makes me scared now!) though I was hoping I'd be able to actually get myself on the plame, too. It seems every Monday I am so pumped to jump again and can't wait to do it but by the weekend I just want to throw up and quit the sport forever. I have been driving myself crazy with this the past few weeks. I LOVE jumping once I'm out that door but I just don't know if I can take all the pre-jump jitters any more. Plus I get really down on myself for being such a wuss about it and end up feeling so discouraged and disappointed in myself. I hear most people get past these feelings after 40-50 jumps so maybe if I can just keep jumping with no more long layoffs mine will go away. Right now I'm just kind of stuck on flashbacks of my hubby on the hospital which isn't helping. It has helped in the past when I've talked to some of the instructors about it and heard some of their own stories of dealing with this so I plan on trying to drag myself out to J'Town this weekend and do just that. Hang in there, Adam. I bet you get past this soon. Oh.... another thought. Go on a really hot day and after you are sweating up a storm in the plane you can't wait to get out that door! Donna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #35 July 17, 2002 There is a point where the prejump jitters is too much and you need to start looking else where for a different sport too... After I spent 4 weeks on crutches.... my return jump was hard... like really hard ... it was hard to get up that morning... drive to the DZ and gear up. I thought about not doing it but I knew if I did'nt get on the next plane.... that for my safety I'd be better off selling my gear and walking away. Jeremy Naus.. one of the people I had read all his posts about on rec. just gave up the sport after breaking his back and being in a spinning plane earlier this year. It takes more guts to give up, walk away alive and with pride then it does to get pressured into jumping again if its something that you now dread... I'm sure that if I ever injure my self again... that I'll probally have an even worse case of the frights and jitters and I'd be good to just give the sport up or else I'll kill myself with fear.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jncoughlin 0 #36 July 17, 2002 I know exactly what you mean. Today I passed AFF-7 (yahoo!. I did level 6 2 weeks ago and could have finished 7 more than one week ago. I kept coming up with excuses: looks too windy, looks like clouds rolling in, hangover, had to re-arrange sock drawer, etc. Finally today I said fukit and played hokey from work in the afternoon. Was nervous as hell all the way to the DZ. Was nervous in the plane. As soon as the door opened, I said lets do this and have fun. Totally kicked ass. Now I'll be high for a week. I guess it's healthy to be nervous. Learn, train study, practice. I still think that part of the thrill and sense of accomplishment of this sport is overcoming your "pre-programmed" fear. Don't get comlplacent. Now I have to do 30 jumps and get through it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJug 0 #37 July 17, 2002 Hey, this sounds like a post that I could make. Since my first jump in '96 I've had to take off more than a year twice before. Each time I came back for that first jump I was scared again. I kind of liked it though, it reminded me of the very first time I jumped and the rush that I got not just from the jump, but also from the knowledge that I was able to overcome that fear. Now I am getting ready to start jumping again after ANOTHER year out, and even though it won't be for a little while yet, I am already starting to get that antsy, queasy feeling, and I'm loving it. I think one of the things to keep in mind is that that nervous feeling can be a good thing. Go with it and be proud of yourself for being able to overcome those nerves and fling yourself out of an airplane at 13000 feet above the ground. Above all, remember to relax and have FUN! Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #38 July 17, 2002 Adam - Twelve. Very cool screen name, of course I'm old enough to remember the show. Adam-12, Emergency, Hawaii 5-0. Second, dude, update your web page.. You have to have been doing something since last November!! How about some college co-ed's pics. Third, nervous is healthy. Just get to the door and jump. In a few hundred more jumps, you'll be fine!!! Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A12 0 #39 July 17, 2002 Shit you know you ARE right...I really need to update the old website...I guess I'll do that tonight...I mean..I can't really think of anything thats happened since November 11th of last year though. Actually, I can put up my skydiving pics for the world to see! Hehe... Anyways, thanks for all the support guys and gals. I figured it had to be normal. Anyways, I'm hooked, I could sh*t my pants before every flight and I could promise you that I would be jumping with stained shorts! If you want to fly, get out of the plane! My Homepage My Blogger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A12 0 #40 July 18, 2002 QuoteIf I am correct, you took your AFF at Jumptown. How did it go and who was your instructor? Correct, I've completed levels 1 - 5. I had to redo level 4 because of my bad body position and inability to stop a left had turn . I've jumped with Jay, PT, Bob, and Rik and they have all been really cool and great sources of information. If you want to fly, get out of the plane! My Homepage My Blogger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
