richardd 0 #1 August 17, 2003 Went out on a stag night friday and got pickled so wrote saturday off as a jump day as feeling rough(although weather good). Abstained from peer pressure to go out last night and weather average today but had to watch everyone else jump all day except me. Ive done 2 x 20 s delays and was briefed for turns today but random high wind and low cloud base around 4/5k all day when jumping at 7k. Not made bad progress as did 1st S/L in june and have done 14 jumps. turns, unstable exit, dive exit and cat-8 jump to go. I wanna get this cat-8 argghh and i think i got clocked for speeding on the way there PS Sorry..no real point to this thread just having a rant... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CornishChris 5 #2 August 18, 2003 Richard You are doing better than I did on Statics. I got four jumps in in 5 months and about 12/13 trips to the DZ. It was Netheravon on Salisbury plain and the wind was generally over. Eventually I decided to suck the cost and went to spain to do my AFF. 1 week in the sun and 17 jumps later and I was 1 jump off students status. - Is there any way you could transfer your current skills to AFF? Maybe start at level 4 with one JM. That way it will be less frustrating and you will get off student status quicker - mind you if the winds are dodgy then make a decision anyway - my 20 metres dragged backwards across the DZ on jump 20 taught me that just because I could jump doesn't mean I should. It will come and will be all the sweeter for the waiting. Blue ones. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardd 0 #3 August 18, 2003 Im very postive about the whole thing and appreciate its gonna be a waiting game. Im actually quite pleased with the progress. Im nearly there in a minimal number of jumps and only started in june. I like to get each weekend if i can or my nerve starts going. Only a few jumps away and i think this will be my biggest personal acheivement. I never intended to a second jump originally!!! Cheers for the support. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #4 August 18, 2003 I converted from RAPS to AFF (having done my RAPS at Nethers too and sitting on the ground a LOT!). At the time I was told that as I had done 15s delays, I could miss out levels I and II on the AFF. As you are on 20s delays and you choose to switch, you should also be able to miss out the first two levels unless the rules have changed (I doubt it though) tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
