FlyMCI

Thank you everyone for your comments. I just got back from a vacation where I did a lot of thinking about skydiving. In fact, I visited Skydive Orange and Skydive Virginia where I went on two observation rides on their Super Otter and King Air respectively. And while I was in the Outer Banks, NC I took a sightseeing ride on a Cessna 182 over Cape Hatteras. Also went on a "high-altitude" (5,000 feet) tandem hang-gliding flight. So, ironically, my break away from skydiving had me in the air four times in a week! I come home with the realization that skydiving opened the door, my eyes, and my heart to these experiences. I know now that I LOVE flying! I will be back to my local drop zone (Maytown) to talk with an instructor soon. The fun is back! Q: "Are you ready?" A: "Let's do it." Mark

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Seeking advice on making an important mental transition as a beginner... At first, I think I just had something to prove: that I could do a tandem jump. Then I wanted to do the static line jumps. OK, I did them. Now I'm just starting independent freefall and I feel I need a break. I don't know if it's my recent divorce or my recent job change, but I think I'm stressed out. Can't relax, arch, and pull from a stable position... and I know enough that those are the basic elements for a safe freefall. Is it understandable for me to want to slow things down and take a few weeks off?