vonSanta 0 #1 August 3, 2003 Ugh, cannot wait to get my certificate. Was out jumping this weekend and got 5 jumps. Am still a newbie (18 jumps right now) and have had some solo jumps since finishing the AFF course. Spent those learning how to sit fly and stand fly. On jump 17 I finally manage to get up into a stable sit and I sit there for a good 20 seconds before going up into a stand, which I hold for about 5 seconds before checking my altimeter and thereby starting to tumble :) Anyhow, I landed feeling very good. Had an instructor who saw me sitfly and he noticed that the flap that closes around the reserve pin was, well, flapping around. Told me 'that rig isn't safe for free fly, you better belly fly til you get certified and have your own rig. Oh nice sitfly btw'. Ugh. Sure, that's fun, but not as much fun as learning to sit up. Had a plan to get confident in sit-fly - I need 40 jumps to get a certificate, so lots of air time. Oh well. Just wanted to whine about it. Already have a rig in sight, but it is sorta sad that I cannot use the air time til i get certified to do the very fun stuff. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storm1977 0 #2 August 3, 2003 Yeah, that's the way it usually is...student rigs are not usually freefly friendly. Take their advice because a premature deployment when you are stading and going 200mph is going to hurt you and the gear. And that would mean some time without jumping. I am new too, and am interested in FF, however, it is really good to learn your belly skills too. It is one of those thing you should know and become proficient at. So, take your next 20 or so jumps and chalk them up to experience. If you can try and do some 2way belly jumps with someone other than an instructor. It is amazing to see how much of a difference it is jumping with someone that has 100 jumps vs. 5000 jumps. You will very quickly notice that during your coached jumps, your instructor was doing most of the work not you. My first few RW jumps made me realize how tough it was to fall at the same speed as someone else. Good luck and blue skies. Chris ----------------------------------------------------- Sometimes it is more important to protect LIFE than Liberty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CornishChris 5 #3 August 3, 2003 In the UK most DZ's have a policy that their rental and student rigs are not to be jumped freefly. However they do have a couple that are. My newbie advice is get out there and do some RW until you get your own freefly friendly rig. The sky will still be there and you will have more skills to add to the list.. CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Layton 0 #4 August 4, 2003 learn to belly fly first.learn to track and track on every jump even if it is a solo jump.im just now learning to sit fly and i have a little over 100 jumps.sit flying eats up time and altitude fast and you have to really be altitude aware.when i first started jumping other jumpers told me that i would get an internal clock in freefall i thought.yeah you are full of shit too.well i am getting that internal clock and when i sit i really have to watch myself.things are going faster and there is more wind noise so hearing my dytter is a litle harder.learn the basics you have the rest of your life to jump.***if you are going to be stupid you better be tough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #5 August 4, 2003 Ah, theproblem is in Denmark you need to be RW qualified to do RW. Sure, I can start on that track on the very next jump, but I am on a veery tight budget (as in 'jump or eat?') and doubling/tripling the cost per skydive isn't an option right now. Just got my degree and am job-hunting. But there's lots to learn on my belly. It's jsut kind of hard to judge the effect of what I am doing when there's little to relate to :). I better get a job and quickly, heh. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #6 August 4, 2003 Quote I am new too, and am interested in FF, however, it is really good to learn your belly skills too. It is one of those thing you should know and become proficient at. I agree. Remember every jump ends on your belly. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
