scottswold

Melissa, I always wanted to jump because my dad was a paratrooper. I used to jump off the garage roof as a kid. In m early 20's I did my AFF in Elsinore, then ran out of money, moved, etc. Last year I took it up again (now that I can afford it) and have been going every time the weather cooperates (yay spring). Any one of us might have something pop up that stops us jumping. I'm glad you reminded us that we are lucky and shouldn't forget it. Take care and blue skies. A mind is like a parachute- mine is badly packed and may not work

I fall like an anvil with rocks on it, I am learning to slow myself into human freefall speeds with body position a bit better, but my stupid lying protrack still likes to pretend I hit 130+ some times. I had a Mattar suit made (in Spain for you dodgy euro-types). They make a lot of grippy fabric freefly suits that help slow you down and you can get them to put on RW grips, etc. as well. The suit is quite durable for those occasions when something beyond your control (like poor judgement) causes a bit of an unplanned swoop landing. But the one thing I found out (expensively) after some tunnel time in Perris is that I really should have got the booties. They aren't that easy to retro-fit so I may be buying my second custom suit in less that 100 jumps. Someone more experienced than me correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the booties will not just slow you down but make your feet more useful in general (like getting forward drive out of your legs). A mind is like a parachute- mine is badly packed and may not work