McDuck

By the way, thank you for all the warm welcomes. This is quite a fraternity...no slant at sex intended...there just isn't a word in my lexicon for a co-ed brother/sisterhood. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

I hear you, and I'm really not in a terrible "rush" per se. I'm just eager to learn all I can. I have no intentions of jumping ahead of myself...no pun intended. I think I'm more eager to cram it all in my head so I can grok it all at my leisure. Sorry, I'm a Heinlein fan. I just want to learn for now. Then I can apply it all at the appropriate times. That's why I'm posting here now, so you aren't reading about me in the obits in the near (or distant) future. As far as I'm concerned, I'm in this for the long haul, so I have no intentions of making rash decisions. Right now, I'm flying a Manta 290 in a Talon container, and I'm quite content to stay at that size for now. When I'm ready, I hope to demo a 250 just to see how much difference there is between the two. In my enthusiastic desire to learn all I can, I neglected to mention that this is an extension of my ground schooling...at least from my perspective. I'm all about the learning, and this is just as important to me as everything I learn from my instructors. "I may be a newbie, but I'm also ugly, and...wait..." Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Thanks for the tug on the reins. I tend to get a bit ahead of myself when I'm talking about skydiving, but when I'm in the plane, it's all about the butterflies. I'll stick to belly flying for a while and get that as ironed out as I possibly can. Since I'm usually the last one out of the plane, and jumping by myself, would it be a bad idea to attempt any sitflying? I tried flying on my back, but I forgot to de-arch, and I rotated right back over onto my belly. Strong testament to the power of a good, strong arch, I suppose. Anyway, thoughts on some initial sitfly practice? "I may be new, but I'm also UGLY, and...wait..." Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Hey all. Just thought I would stop here first and say hello before making an ass out of myself with inanities elsewhere in the forums. My girlfriend and I are new to the sport and we simply cannot get enough of it. We only have 14 jumps each, but we feel as if we are picking it up well. My 14th jump, I started experimenting with different body positions and center turns. It was a thrill BEYOND a thrill, even if I'm only beginning to learn a highly modified (read: personalized) version of the mantis. I've been reading about relative work and "chasing the ball" and I know that I still have an infinitely vast amount of knowledge to glean. I would like to ask, however, for some initial tips on how to start transitioning to head down, stand & sit flying. I know it's early in my experience, but until I knuckle down and start doing some serious RW, I want to experiment a bit. Any suggestions? Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.