chrismgtis 0 #1 September 25, 2006 Completed my first jump in AFF Phase 1 this weekend. We had a lot of issues with the wind on Saturday and Sunday. I was the only AFF student to go up on Saturday and Sunday the dropzone only got to take one load up the entire day. The wind finally calmed down enough that I was able to get on the last load late Saturday. The landing was way off because of the wind and I had to find a clearing between the trees. I would say I was pretty lucky, because I am very inexperienced. I was beginning to think I was going to have a quick "crash course" in learning how to (or how not to) land in a tree. Not complaining though. I had fun, landed without any injurys, had a successful skydive and got to laugh about it afterwards. Aerial view of DZ: http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4637/2386267390ec0ccb042dn9.jpg I also made a mistake and decided not to PLF. I thought I was coming in so slow that I could successfully land standing up. Which I almost did, but Iput my feet on the ground and still had some momentum so I tripped and landed on my face. No injuries though. I actually thought it was pretty funny (might as well find humor in it if I'm not hurt.)Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hongkongluna 0 #2 September 25, 2006 Hey, Talk to your instructors about what happened so you understand why you landed out. Spot, winds, your piloting skills, etc. I'm very new also and i get excited about getting up too but if experienced jumpers are playing hacky due to the winds, i'll stay down too...you can always jump another day.. Be safe & have fun .... you're gonna love this sport!-Rainier Sparks Brother #1 // "I vaguely heard someone yell "wait!" but by that point i was out the door." Quote from dz.com somewhere Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #3 September 25, 2006 QuoteHey, Talk to your instructors about what happened so you understand why you landed out. Spot, winds, your piloting skills, etc. They said the it was because of the wind. I also spoke to the pilot later on and he said the same thing. I heard that someone actually landed in a tree. At first I thought it was my fault, but I landed right next to another diver.Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #4 September 25, 2006 QuoteThey (the instructors) said the it was because of the wind. I also spoke to the pilot later on and he said the same thing. I heard that someone actually landed in a tree. At first I thought it was my fault, but I landed right next to another diver. I am curious, what were the speed of the ground winds when the plane took off? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #5 September 25, 2006 QuoteI am curious, what were the speed of the ground winds when the plane took off? I'm not really sure. There were 4 AFF students there that day and all but two of us left, after waiting for several hours to get on a load. The wind finally calmed down and they rechecked the wind speed and an AFF instructor went up to coach a more experienced jumper to see how it was. When they got down they said they could take one of us so I went up. The wind was bad enough all day that they weren't allowing AFF students to jump until the very last load. When I was in the air under canopy I didn't have any problems with the wind myself (other than landing off course). I noticed that I was drifting a bit to one side and had to keep making small turns to keep on target with the area I was aiming for. I was entirely under control and didn't have any issues other than that.Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
