RaqBastos

Very nice pics! [All I want is another chance to do it again...]

Hey! Something like this happened to me when I did my first skydive(a tandem).It was a sunday, and in the morning it was soooo cloudy...I got upset because the dropzone would have activities again in only 15 days from that day... A friend of mine told me that it was a sign for me not to jump,but the next 2 weeks passed so quickly that I didn´t listen to her.After I jumped I realized it was worthy to wait, and I was more secure to jump than I was two weeks ago.After this I started doing AFF,oh man....much better solo jumps! Good jump! blue skies

Once I was driving to the DZ with a friend, and we saw the parachutes flying over the road. I noticed that something was wrong with one of them , it was going to a strange direction, it wasn´t following the DZ landing pattern. When I parked the car, I saw my instructor running in direction to a fence, and there was somebody lying there.After I saw the guy, that crashed at the fence and broke his leg. I was supposed to go in the next load (jump #2), but I didn´t want to, I was insecure.I told my instructor how I felt and he said :"I would´t say for you to go if it wasn´t safe".So I thought that if I didn´t jump that time, I would´t jump that day, and I would regret myself so much...So I went , it was awesome, everything was fine. I agree with you, we can´t let us panic ourselves into a skydiving accident...Accidents can happen everywhere, we have to get cautious and move on...the chance to happen an accident when we are driving to the DZ is so much bigger than the one in a skydive...but unfortunatelly non-skydiver people don´t realize that... But, what was your packing mistake?!I really want to know. tnks! blue skies 10/23 --->jump #5 !!!

Hi! Yes, it´s normal, almost everybody screams at their first jump... I remember mine as if it was today...when we got out of the plane I screamed: "Wow!Where am I? It´s soooo goood!!" Skydiving is something hard to not get addicted...fortunatelly!! Hugs! *Blue skies*

In reply to -- plus, I had to do a dive out exit. Well, I have one more jump to do , and at the next one I´ll have to do a dive out exit...wowowoww!!!! Your comments are helping a lot, everyone telling their skydiving history is so nice...´But it´s like my sister says : Different things, different days... Every jump is a unic experience that we have to enjoy the best we can!!! Hugs to you all! *blue skies*

In Reply To All the way through AFP, every time I was riding to altitude, I'd think, "This is the LAST time I ever do this. It's just not worth going through the fear every time." I feel the same way...is it normal? Everyone in this sport thinks the same things, have the same fear, but all of them love it....isn´t it funny? When I read your post I remembered many things that happened on my way to 10.000 feet...so nice... The truth is:when you get out of the airplane, you want to come back to it, so you can get out of it again, and again.... tnks for the posts!! hugs to you all!! Sunday is comming...and jumps are too...

Hey, I´m very happy with all your answers! Today, Rob Harris was skysurfing in my tv...man, he was good! And everytime I see these people that were and are so awesome, I get inspired to jump and jump again... I agree with you, enjoyment take over fear...and skydiving is the best thing I´ve done...!!wooooww Thanks again, talking here is very helpfull...! Hugs to you all Raquel

Hey Thanks skymama and Nate! Next sunday I will go to the dropzone , relax, watch, and then jump...My instructor gave me some dvds (good stuff, Icarus team...) that I watched many times and now I want so much to skydive!

Hi! I started to skydive about 6 months ago ( did one tandem, and level 1,2,3 and 4 of AFF course).But 2 months ago I stopped jumping because I had to do a surgery, and the doctor recommended me not to skydive for a while. Now ( after 2 months), the doctor said I could return skydiving, but I can´t explain what I´m feeling...I want very much to skydive, but I´m a little bit afraid ...I know the equipment, I know how nice it is to skydive, but I´m nervous!!! Is it normal? I thought this would never happen to me ( being afraid of jumping). I would apprecciate some answers... tnks!

Hi! I think it´s better for you to do a tandem, the sensation of freefall is something different , very fast, you can´t explain.I did a tandem first, and then, when I started doing AFF, I already knew what to expect during freefall, so I could get more concentrated in my body position and exercise. Good luck and blue skies!!

HI everyone! Yes, all of my friends ( who aren´t skydivers) turn their eyes away when I start talking about the jump I did yesterday, and things like that...they don´t aprecciate good things in life... Well, thanks for all your welcome...blue skies!! Raquel

HI! After I did a Tandem jump, about 2 months ago I went crazy, skydiving is the best feeling ever!So I decided to do the AFF course...this was the best decision I made in my whole life! Last week I did my second jump,which was nice, but I expect I can improve my box position,I didn´t like it especcially in the first jump. Well, I want to br graduated as soon as possible, and jump for the rest of my life!!! p.s.Finally I found a place where I can talk about skydiving and nobody get bored...! p.p.s.Sorry about English mistakes,I´m from Brazil!