Quick question on overload

[Firephoto 0]

Well, had the first jump yesterday (it was Freaking awesome) I remember getting on the plane and I remember hanging on the strut, I even remember letting go but after that until the parachute opened(yes I know it was only a matter of seconds but still everything else from once the door opened is crystal clear.) I really don't remember a damn thing. You do get over that right? I was told I did everything right but I really have know idea. Oh well hope I remember the next one better

But other than that it was the absolute coolest moment of my life. we did the first jump class then waited most of the afternoon for the wind to die down and we actually jumped just before sunset and it was absolutly the coolest view I have ever seen.

Thanks

[billvon 2,991]

>You do get over that right?

Yep. I don't remember my first three jumps (static line.) After that I started remembering more and more about each jump.

[Viking 0]

yep i think it happens on some lvl to everyone. I don't remember the exit and first half of my tandem.

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[labrys 0]

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You do get over that right?

I did AFF instead of static line, but I also didn't remember a bunch between the door opening and my canopy opening. Or I had selective memory about it, really. I remember the door opening, moving forward, exiting, and my practice pulls.

My AFF 1 video shows me balking a tad at the door and then geeking the camera a little after the PHPs. I don't remember that at all.

I think that it's common and that it goes away with time.

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[dragon2 2]

My first three jumps were SL, I remembered sitting in the plane, then, canopy. The fourth jump that day was a tandem jump-in, I woke up right after exit and never had the problem again.

OK so I'm slow

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[Andy9o8 2]

Absolutely normal. My first jump (S/L) I remember the sit-in-the-door, the climb-out, the JM's "Go!" command, the exit off the step...then I remember realizing I was under canopy. But the 3 or 4 seconds of fall before open canopy are a complete blank.
That was the only time that happened to me.

[darrenspooner 0]

Yep, that's normal. What happens is that you get anxious and trigger off the fight or flight response. When you're in that state your brain doesn't want you to think about stuff, it wants you to act. So your amygdala (a part in your brain) starts processing spatial and kinesthetic stuff, and at the same time you release a hormone from the glucocorticoid family called cortisol. This is known as the stress chemical, and one of the things it does is inhibit the function of the pre-frontal cortex. This is the bit of your brain that is responsible for complex thinking, problem solving, decision making, anything complex. So, in simple terms, once you activate the fight or flight response your thinking gets ineffective and chaotic.

The trick is, do more jumps so you're not scared any more. Then you don't activate the fight or flight response, then you don't get overloaded during freefall

[tdog 0]

You probably will remember more tomorrow... I can still tell you a LOT about my first tandem 7 years ago. I remember everything from the color of the plane to what the JM looked like, and looking down at the ground and getting my head pulled back up in an arch. I don't think I remembered much of it until a few days later...

Here is a trick... When you land, before you jump up and down and scream to your friends... Close your eyes and try to remember the jump... Start from the plane ride up, end at the landing... It will help the info stick in...

Oh, and 300 jumps later I still sometimes don't remember all the details...

[Steeler 0]

Damn, thats exactly how I felt on my 1st one. I didnt remember anything about those 3 or 4 seconds, but
after a few days, I dont know why or how but I remembered
exactly what happened.
No trouble remembering on my 2nd one. Actually my 2nd was more nerve rattling than the 1st.

[Zoter 0]

MY only concious memory of my first 2 jumps was how the air felt around me......and the fact that I was just being supported in this rushing air....

All work was done on autopilot and I dont remember much more about the jumps than that...

Thats the magic of the first few jumps......the feelings of absolute terror and absolute relief separated by <60secs.....

[daniel_owen_uk 0]

Remember very very little about my first jump.

In my debrief after AFF1 my instructor said "right what do you remember", I was like "well there was an aeroplane, it was ****ing high....."

The more you do the easier it becomes to recollect.

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[vpozzoli 0]

All I remember from my first SL jump between exiting and being under canopy (with tons of line twists!) is how blue the sky was (it was an exceptionally clear morning in early autumn). From this I know I at least looked up and not down I'm very fond of that memory.

Ciao.

Vale

[TheBachelor 5]

I didn't remember much about my first 20 jumps. It's definitely sensory overload. My instructors would ask me about things that happened during the jump, and a lot of time, I wasn't sure.

Yes, it does get better with time.

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[borg2050 0]

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It's definitely sensory overload.

I would have to agree, considering that I forgot to pull on AFF1.