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I will add that my instructors had a lot of patience with me and never hung me out to dry. They were right there with me and I will never forget it! Best experiences of my life. Some may have been different in the way they teach but in the end... I learned a lot about myself.. :) No matter who it was.. they always had my back. Skydivers are a different breed and the best people I ever want to meet.. they also don't pull any punches.. I am really proud of all the jumps I did get to do :) They say I am a "skydiver" lol and actually I can see it in some things.. I am way more assertive now than I ever was. I worked a lot though trying to do exactly what I was told. Mentally and physically. It was the best thing I ever did and I would say one of the hardest. Success comes in "cans" after a skydive..

I am an over thinker (am a scientist) yes.. the dreaded type of skydiving student. I know that all too well... tried changing the way I think.. it's not happening over night. I have done everything in my power to do exactly what I am told to do to change..and yet my brain keeps getting in the way.. And I have overcome a lot of shyness and fear,... but not enough.. on the bright side... The little accomplishments in skydiving may mean more to me than to someone that it comes easy to. idk that for a fact.. but I know they are huge for me. Success comes in "cans" after a skydive..

That's really good for you. I do wish I didn't get so tense with the one(s) who I perceive as more critical and hard core..it's frustrating to no end for me. Success comes in "cans" after a skydive..

Seems to be 2 schools of thought on this... if you are a shy and higher stressed person who prefers a lower stress instructor: 1. If you can't take the stress of a higher stress instructor.. then you can't handle emergencies if something goes sideways. 2. Learning with a lower stress instructor can work wonders as a good skydiver needs to relax..and the learning process is then more fun and more confidence is developed by the student. Edit here: (or addition) I don't know enough as a student to decide which one is the best way to go.. and it becomes way too complicated to figure it out or go against the grain.. I don't like going against an instructor's opinion. I know I do better when I'm with either a more encouraging or lower stress mellow instructor.. but i feel like I should be able to handle the instructor who weeds out and puts the pressure on. As it is.. I tend to regress with the instructor I perceive as higher stress.. although sometimes he doesn't have to do or say anything.. it's my perception of him and what I know to be his opinions that I feel like I have to take. He knows more than I do. Success comes in "cans" after a skydive..

Hi, that does sound like I'm pregnant ha ha ha but I just did Level 2 last weekend. Do you go to the wind tunnel down there any? Sometime I want to go. Success comes in "cans" after a skydive..

Hi People! Dropping in to say hello. Getting my AFF license. It's going a little slower than I expected, it had to be flue season but am staying with it.