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oh i know i will, but it will be the first time ill actually be scared shitless. i was not nervous at ALLL my first jump because i knew it was safe. Thats why im taking ground school before my last tandem. Thanks

all good. im taking ground school tomorrow. if its nice ill take my final tandem, and hopefully have the balls to go on my own after that

no sttic line at my dz.

sensory over load (i actually came up with it myself a while before i read it here, and have never heard it anywhere else) is one of my favorite terms, and its cool to see it used so often to describe skydiving. i think that is part of my prob w/ breathing, but not all of it. i do think i just need to learn to control it better. as long as i stay at 15k i should be fine since ive already done it twice. i think im gonna go to ground training before my third tandem so i actually know whats going on on my tandem before i jump alone. my only days off this week are wed and sun and of course those are the only 2 days rain is expected. my bday is july 10 and im taking a bunch of 1st timers. i really want to jump alone oon my bday so i really need to go soon. thanks again

passing out is one of my fears because its hard to breathe so far, and i smoke too much so m lungs are shot, dont know if there is hope. why is it bad for beginners to wear full face helmets? And can someone explain the danger of low turns, since that seems to be a common cause for accidents

thanks for all the encouragement from everyone. i actually need it. The thing that makes me want to do it is that i do fear it now thinking about going on my own, and once i do it will be quite the accomplishment for me. So can anyone point me to any good websites that i can watch videos before ground training, so that i pretty much know most of it before hand? Im a better visual learner than by reading. Cant wait to continue my journey

is what i keep asking myself sometimes. ive gone 2x so far and have 1 more tandem before i take ground school and start the actual school. I went the first time because i always wanted to but didnt plan on going thru the school. Never got nervous really and i loved my first jump. afterwards i figured why not give it a shot. Never thought of myself as an adrenaline junkie, quite the opposite, but i actually thought it was the most relaxing experience ever. i was pretty stressed at the time and it felt like all the stress stayed in 13k while i fell down away from it. my only problem the first time was i found myself "swallowing" the air and not able to breathe really. i thought the parachuting down was quite a peacefull ending. Well now that ive gone twice and am actually planning on going through school im starting to get scared. Now i know the people i jump with do it all the time and there is a very slight chance of an accident so i felt safe. Being in charge of my own life scares the shit out of me kinda. not in a suicidal way just thinking one small mistake can kill me. Iim going thru Freefall Adventure in NJ (USA), who claim to be the best on the east coast, so i feel confident in the trainers. I think ill be fine during free fall, and pulling the parachutte. i think my biggest fear is canopy control. i dont know if i quite get the logistics, and havent been in control of the landing yet. With only 1 more tandem and ground school left before the chutes on my back, i keep asking myself if i should really be doing this. I REALLY want to. I love it and its unlike anything ive ever done. Its honstly the biggest challenge ive ever given myself. I dont even think ill end up jumping more than 2x a month or so after graduating, unless i really st myself to get the licence as well. Im really excited to start this adventure. please offer any advice, esp on landing. links to good vids would be nice.