wndrer73 0 #1 February 25, 2002 Howdy everyone... I just had my first AFF jump this morning and LOVED IT!!! (of course!) So now I'm just surfing the related websites and signed on here... i've been on a couple of tandem jumps before, which was what got me hooked... and now i'm on my way to getting my license!! Well, just wanted to say hello and lookin' forward to read & learn about your experiences! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #2 February 25, 2002 Congrats! You will love it here!J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 February 25, 2002 Way to go! Alright, only 5760 more post to go (as of about 0100 central time 02/25/02) till you catch up with Clay..."And who are you?""I'm...Batman..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 February 25, 2002 BEER!! C[_]congrats on your jump! and welcome to dz.comgetting high is fun, but coming down is the best partJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DENGOPHER 0 #5 February 25, 2002 welcome to the world of skydiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck..just jump!!!!gopher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #6 February 25, 2002 Welcome...just one word of warning....watch your use of the word "first" it tends to make you buy alot of beer....so I prefer to use the term...."pre-second" jump....or whatever...Welcome to the site and have fun....where did ya jump at???marcAOL-skymedic5Yahoo-skymedic5msn-skymedic5@hotmail.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #7 February 25, 2002 hahaha! (skymedic) marc is telling the truth . I'm surprised the first reply didnt nail you on that one! have fun buy beergetting high is fun, but coming down is the best partJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wndrer73 0 #8 February 25, 2002 I went at Byron, California... about a 1 hour drive (or ~3 minute flight) from san francisco..It was a GREAT day today... My friend and I had gone yesterday for the ground-school, and intended to jump yesterday itself, but the winds picked up quite a bit so we had to wait till today.. :-(The freefall was good, had to work on my legs position.. Pulled on time... had a great canopy on opening, and yelled at the top of my voice, "WOOOHOOOO! YEEEAAAH!!!" Did a control check, started enjoying the view and the ride, and before I knew I was on the ground!Anyway, everything was FANTASTIC until the landing... I had my "pre-second" landing on my side - I guess I turned the canopy to one side while flaring, so I fell over to one side... still, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, so I'm happy to just have made it!! WOOOHOOO!Thanks for all the replies... looking forward to read more about your experiences!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #9 February 25, 2002 WOOOHOOOO! (thats what i call the skydivers cry of freedom!glad you are ok. "any skydive you can walk away from is a good one." very true. but any skydive you can walk away from with a little more knowledge, is better!! looks like you did that too! congrats getting high is fun, but coming down is the best partJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #10 February 25, 2002 Ok who wants to take bets on if he will get his A before i do?? (I started for my A back in August 2001!!)I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #11 February 25, 2002 congratulations! pretty soon you will be moving into the "crack house." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #12 February 25, 2002 to whoever finishes first, there is beer waiting at the finish line(but you hafta buy it.O.K.? hahahaha getting high is fun, but coming down is the best partJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wndrer73 0 #13 February 25, 2002 I dunno Viking, how far along are ya? You're scaring me there, saying you started in Aug '01 and still haven't got your A yet. I've only done AFF-1 and I'm hopin' to finish by summer, so I can enjoy the weather!Funny thing though... after the jump yesterday my friend (who also had his AFF-1) looked at me and said, "you wanna go again?" I turned him down... had to go to work! :-(Aaaah well.... now I wish I had flown again!Has any of you done AFF-L1 + L2 (+L3 +....) all in the same day? How many? Is that too much of a rush for a single day for a "pre-second"-timer? (Thanks marc - I'll remember that one!!!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #14 February 25, 2002 Hey wndrer73 congrats on a succesful level 1 AFFdo you remember your jumpmasters names? Just curious.I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wndrer73 0 #15 February 25, 2002 Keith and Garrett (sp?)Dont know last names! Oh, and my Tandem JM on both jumps was Connie...Why, do you know any of them? ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #16 February 25, 2002 YupI got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wndrer73 0 #17 February 25, 2002 WOW, a local!!! Do you also go to Byron? Maybe we'll see each other.. Do I know you already? If you were there on Saturday then I probably saw you coz I was there almost all day (oh and uhhh... sorry about not buying beer yesterday -- had to go to that thing called work! Next time!!!)And yeah, they're all a fantastic bunch of people! Always having fun but always having safety in mind too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GrumpySmurf 0 #18 February 25, 2002 But aren't students exempt from the 'f'-word rules until graduation with the notable exception of S/L, IAD students on f*rst-freefall? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #19 February 25, 2002 You are exempt from beer rules until you graduate AFF when you will purchase your first skydiving related case of beer. Ooops first skydiving related case of beer? D'oh thats another case. Hehehehe...........I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites msdeva 0 #20 February 25, 2002 I did L-2 and L-3 in one day, then L-4, L-5 and L-6 the next day.Just depends on how comfortable you and your JMs feel, and how busy the dz is... definitely more plausible during the week.Congrats and welcome,DevaThe best way to predict the future is to invent it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lummy 4 #21 February 25, 2002 Way to go Ishaan!!!!Byron Rocks, did my first Tandem there and everytime I've beenthere everyone is really friendly.although it's a pain sometimes cause it can get so windy there..... Then again, you would think the windmills would be a giveaway ;)Welcome to DZ and I think you owe Beer now for posting ;)Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KDK 0 #22 February 25, 2002 I did L-3 & L-4 yesterday and was done after that!! My husband did L-2,3, &4. I think that is just depends on how you feel!! You are the only one to who knows your limits!! ~Katie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lummy 4 #23 February 25, 2002 Viking AND Ishaan,Don't stress on how long it takes. I completed AFF over a year ago (Nov 00) but didn't get my A until Jul 01. I did have more than the min # jumps tho... Keeping current so you don't start forgetting everything you've learned was always more important to me than the actual license.Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #24 February 25, 2002 Um Katie, thats uh your first post apparently.. Case o' beer!! And the two of you rock!! Nats will be out at the DZ next weekend so you two can finish your AFFI got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KDK 0 #25 February 25, 2002 Yeah Baby, Yeah!! OH, and about the beer!! No problem, but I don't know if there will be any left when you get back! hee hee heeKatie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 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
jtval 0 #12 February 25, 2002 to whoever finishes first, there is beer waiting at the finish line(but you hafta buy it.O.K.? hahahaha getting high is fun, but coming down is the best partJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wndrer73 0 #13 February 25, 2002 I dunno Viking, how far along are ya? You're scaring me there, saying you started in Aug '01 and still haven't got your A yet. I've only done AFF-1 and I'm hopin' to finish by summer, so I can enjoy the weather!Funny thing though... after the jump yesterday my friend (who also had his AFF-1) looked at me and said, "you wanna go again?" I turned him down... had to go to work! :-(Aaaah well.... now I wish I had flown again!Has any of you done AFF-L1 + L2 (+L3 +....) all in the same day? How many? Is that too much of a rush for a single day for a "pre-second"-timer? (Thanks marc - I'll remember that one!!!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #14 February 25, 2002 Hey wndrer73 congrats on a succesful level 1 AFFdo you remember your jumpmasters names? Just curious.I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wndrer73 0 #15 February 25, 2002 Keith and Garrett (sp?)Dont know last names! Oh, and my Tandem JM on both jumps was Connie...Why, do you know any of them? ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #16 February 25, 2002 YupI got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wndrer73 0 #17 February 25, 2002 WOW, a local!!! Do you also go to Byron? Maybe we'll see each other.. Do I know you already? If you were there on Saturday then I probably saw you coz I was there almost all day (oh and uhhh... sorry about not buying beer yesterday -- had to go to that thing called work! Next time!!!)And yeah, they're all a fantastic bunch of people! Always having fun but always having safety in mind too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #18 February 25, 2002 But aren't students exempt from the 'f'-word rules until graduation with the notable exception of S/L, IAD students on f*rst-freefall? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #19 February 25, 2002 You are exempt from beer rules until you graduate AFF when you will purchase your first skydiving related case of beer. Ooops first skydiving related case of beer? D'oh thats another case. Hehehehe...........I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msdeva 0 #20 February 25, 2002 I did L-2 and L-3 in one day, then L-4, L-5 and L-6 the next day.Just depends on how comfortable you and your JMs feel, and how busy the dz is... definitely more plausible during the week.Congrats and welcome,DevaThe best way to predict the future is to invent it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #21 February 25, 2002 Way to go Ishaan!!!!Byron Rocks, did my first Tandem there and everytime I've beenthere everyone is really friendly.although it's a pain sometimes cause it can get so windy there..... Then again, you would think the windmills would be a giveaway ;)Welcome to DZ and I think you owe Beer now for posting ;)Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDK 0 #22 February 25, 2002 I did L-3 & L-4 yesterday and was done after that!! My husband did L-2,3, &4. I think that is just depends on how you feel!! You are the only one to who knows your limits!! ~Katie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #23 February 25, 2002 Viking AND Ishaan,Don't stress on how long it takes. I completed AFF over a year ago (Nov 00) but didn't get my A until Jul 01. I did have more than the min # jumps tho... Keeping current so you don't start forgetting everything you've learned was always more important to me than the actual license.Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #24 February 25, 2002 Um Katie, thats uh your first post apparently.. Case o' beer!! And the two of you rock!! Nats will be out at the DZ next weekend so you two can finish your AFFI got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDK 0 #25 February 25, 2002 Yeah Baby, Yeah!! OH, and about the beer!! No problem, but I don't know if there will be any left when you get back! hee hee heeKatie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
