If you are a pilot... Did you stand up your first landing?

[Beerlight 0]

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edit to add: Can you fill out your profile....

Why?

He is planning on starting AFF in the Spring. What do you expect to see in his profile?

whatever I wish to see.......none yo bizness.

[A1CSpooky 0]

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When you are going through your training you wear a radio so your instructor can talk to you when you are under canopy. The first couple of jumps they talk you through your flair.

Ah... Ok so the first jump were you were sans radio communication.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I would say it is pretty easy for most people to stand up their first few landings with the radio, with or without pilot training. I stood up my first few with and without radio and then pounded in a few also. I would say the biggest benefit from my pilot training would be with accuracy of landing. I have never had a problem putting my canopy where I wanted it.

Just remember, just when you think you have it all figured out it will come around and bite you in the ass.

[MooChooser 0]

I think being a pilot helps with canopy accuracy as a student for sure.
On my first jump I landed right where I wanted to and broke my leg in 2 places.

I flared way too late, landed with one foot in front of the other instead of tight together and went over on my ankle.

In a plane, I'm used to getting a response as soon as I manipulate the controls and was expecting the canopy to react much faster than it did. I hit the ground with the toggles just below my shoulders.
There was no wind so with the approach speed I had, I was expecting to have to run off the landing.

Bottom line is that I didn't do what I was told in training. I don't think I'd have broken myself if I wasn't a pilot.

[DontPanic 0]

No, I wasn't used to the forward speed without a plane underneath me.

[VectorBoy 0]

Yes but I wasn't supposed to stand up a round and they let me know it!

Ironically back when I started you were not going to get into a ram air canopy without a min 100 jumps. I new I could do better than some of the face plants the ram air jumpers were pulling.This was part of the reason I quit.

When I took it up again I landed without any radio remarks, perfect flare, two step stand up landing right next to my reserve side instructor . He said he could tell I was a pilot ( which he is also). Then my mainside instructor ( also a pilot) came and chewed me out for landing in the licensed landing area and told me I was to land in the student area!