love2drop 0 #1 April 6, 2014 Made 2 tandem jumps over the last month and now I gaze into the sky when I should be working. So looking forward to this ride. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAjumper84 0 #2 April 7, 2014 Glad to hear it. Welcome to the addiction! Err, I mean sport... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #3 April 7, 2014 You really shouldn't continue. Things like flapping plastic bags and strong wind against your face will stop you from working too At this rate you're gonna get fired. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHemer 0 #4 April 7, 2014 Addicition is the right word, and its an expensive one Show me another drug that costs this much to get high for such a short period of time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unkulunkulu 0 #5 April 7, 2014 Seriously, short? I mean, you not high right now? Oh, man, I cannot express how sorry I am for you Two years in and still wonder just how long will it last Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #6 April 8, 2014 Quote Welcome to the addiction! Err, I mean sport... We don't call it "nylon crack" for no reason...... Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomerdog 0 #7 April 9, 2014 One jump is TOO many and a thousand will never be enough! Welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #8 April 9, 2014 I composed and Wrote down onto paper,,,this Poem almost 40 years ago....By reading it often, I was able to memorize it and I enjoy reciting it for fellow skydivers, They get IT!!! Just One There was a voice inside me I'd hear it now and then, when days were warm and skies were blue or I was with a friend. It started soft, with gentle Urges, but grew and grew in leaps and surges Til from my mouth, as if a Shout !! One day i said, Or BLURTED Out "For Sure, Why Not It might be Fun A parachute Jump!!! From a Plane !!!, Just One " I'd heard about it once or twice and always thought it would be Nice To float around, And Look Way Down Check out the ground, NOT make a sound.Well the chance arose one free Fall day and some friends and i , we made our way through what it was one Had to DO to safely make a jump, or two. I can tell You NOW it was pretty hairy, the time was near, my mind unclear and things were looking scarey..."What are you DOING ", "Is it safe" , " are you sure ", said that little voice inside me. BUT i reassured myself and said, " i have my head to guide me " " For just this once, i'll DO this thing, And leave a plane in flight, and make some friends, and have some laughs and it'll be over, by tonight." So, UP i went, and out the door !!!and to my surprise Came back for More !! Well it's been a while since that Autumn Day and MANY jumps have gone their way The early days of aprehension are GONE my friends, There is NO tension. Now ,,, jumping's MORE than Lots of FUN !! and think, It started with.....Just One. Best wishes to the OP. Skydive when you can. Think about it, when you can't... jmy A 3914 D 12122 skydive softly, skydive often, skydive with friends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomerdog 0 #9 April 9, 2014 Bravo! +1 By far, one of the best I've had the privilege to read and enjoy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
love2drop 0 #10 April 14, 2014 jimmytavino Just One There was a voice inside me I'd hear it now and then, when days were warm and skies were blue or I was with a friend. It started soft, with gentle Urges, but grew and grew in leaps and surges Til from my mouth, as if a Shout !! One day i said, Or BLURTED Out "For Sure, Why Not It might be Fun A parachute Jump!!! From a Plane !!!, Just One " I'd heard about it once or twice and always thought it would be Nice To float around, And Look Way Down Check out the ground, NOT make a sound.Well the chance arose one free Fall day and some friends and i , we made our way through what it was one Had to DO to safely make a jump, or two. I can tell You NOW it was pretty hairy, the time was near, my mind unclear and things were looking scarey..."What are you DOING ", "Is it safe" , " are you sure ", said that little voice inside me. BUT i reassured myself and said, " i have my head to guide me " " For just this once, i'll DO this thing, And leave a plane in flight, and make some friends, and have some laughs and it'll be over, by tonight." So, UP i went, and out the door !!!and to my surprise Came back for More !! Well it's been a while since that Autumn Day and MANY jumps have gone their way The early days of aprehension are GONE my friends, There is NO tension. Now ,,, jumping's MORE than Lots of FUN !! and think, It started with.....Just One. Best wishes to the OP. Skydive when you can. Think about it, when you can't... jmy A 3914 D 12122 skydive softly, skydive often, skydive with friends. Thanks for sharing your poem, The first time I was on a jump plane was in NH about 1981 or so, I was 12 or 13 and was getting to ride up on a load (and ride back down). They tought me how to use the parachute and I was fitted with one. I remember them telling me that if the plane goes down and I have to bail to jump out the door say " one two buckle my shoe" and then jam the handle to my foot. I got to sit in a bucketseat mounted right inside the door and 8 or so of my dads SF friends brushed my knees on their way out the door at 10k. It was an awesome experience. I am not 13 year old anymore so the day my sons and nephews informed me we were going skydiving I called a buddy who runs fishing charters and tried to book a trip with him instead, he had no availability. I still have the text I sent him telling him "thanks alot, now I have to go jump out of a plane". I really wasn't looking forward to it. The day we arrived at the DZ, it was around 10AM. We ended up on I think loads 8 and 10 so there was alot of time to hang around and watch landings, faceplants, swoops, relative practice, the elusive early full flare body slam drop from 8 feet (only saw 1), packing and the interaction between everyone, also got to see the bar :). It felt very comfortable, except the early full flare body slam (is there a technical name for that). Even when a tandem cameraman came back and they were discussing his cutaway and location of his main...it added to the excitement. (I am so happy that we weren't just in and out, I think we would have missed so much). The expereince hooked me and also my nephews and one son, my youngest son is smarter than the rest of us and the tandem was good enough for him. My oldest son, 2 of my nephews and my niece will be starting AFF in late May when their schedules clear up. So here I am 32 years after taking that first ride on a jump plane and I am starting AFF on Thursday. I told everyone that as the "adult" in the group, that I was not going to influence their decision to skydive or not skydive so I would take the class alone and the "kids" could all take it together if they wanted to. In reality, its just some BS that I came up with because I don't want to wait until late May to get back up there, not my problem their schedules are busy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
