surfneng

I did my level 5 jump again Sunday and all went well! The exit felt great and I tracked forward (using legs and arms) fine the first attempt, although it was a little slow. Bring on level 6!

Thanks for the encouragement everybody! I can't wait to give it another try!

For this jump, there was a new exit method (diving out instead of stepping out), two 360 degree turns, and track forward and dock with the instructor by only straightening your legs. When I dived out, I wasn't facing forward enough and started tumbling. But I recovered and probably still would have passed if everything else went well. The two 360 turns were fine, but every time I tried to go forward, I think I wasn't straightening my legs evenly and started turning. After 3 tries, I ran out of time. Now that I know what I did wrong, I think try 2 will be much better.

I've been lurking around the forum for about a month and thought I'd finally say hi. I started AFF about a month and a half ago, and did jumps 4 and 5 this past weekend. I also was told for the first time to repeat a level . Anyway, I'm looking forward to hear about others experiences! -Eric