First jump completed!!!

[Sundown 0]

Hey all! Saturday found me hanging on to the wing strut of a Cessna 180 with a parachute attached to my back. Needless to say, as a private pilot, this was a very wierd place for me to be.
Once i let go though, all was right with the world.
Loved every moment of it! The sensation that the straps around my legs would snap apart any second was unpleasant but they tell me it subsides in time. I guess I just did'nt trust the equipment enough.
Going again though and soon too.
Great to be part of this sport, even though my friends say I'm crazy...

"Those who defy death, live. Those who cling to life, die" Buddha.

[ThighMan 5]

Welcome to the family Sundown. Have fun and stay safe.
Airborne

Airborne
Blue Skies, No Wind
Feet and Knees Together

[skymama 37]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[bch7773 0]

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The sensation that the straps around my legs would snap apart any second was unpleasant but they tell me it subsides in time. I guess I just did'nt trust the equipment enough.

actually, I get that sensation almost everytime after my parachute opens.

anyways welcome to skydiving, and dz.com. They are both pretty damn cool.

MB 3528, RB 1182

[surf4life11 0]

Welcome to a great world and wonderful community of people. Keep jumping. Be safe and blue skies!

[juanesky 0]

I am glad that as a jump pilot, you decided to go ahead with this part of the sport.

Blues skies by brother!

"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon

[Casie 0]

Welcome! Congrats! It only gets better from here

~Porn Kitty
WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts!

[skykitten78 0]

Hey there! I'm a Newbie myself! Welcome! I also did not trust my equpment for a while. It comes easier with each jump. At first, I hated freefall itself--I really felt like I was not in control. Even though I am preparing for my 6th AFF jump, I have come to terns with trusting my equpment, but I am always ready for an emergency!
Good luck!

[robskydiv 0]

Are you crazy??? Congrats Sundown. May you jump many, many, many more times. Harry

[ChefJoeR 0]

Jump?! Out of a perfectly good plane?! Are you nutz?! Don't you love the fact that you are, otherwise you wouldn't be doing it!! Welcome to world of skydiving Sundown. The fun is only beginning!!

[skydiven4fun 0]

Damn man are you crazy! Wuffo you jump out of a perfectly good airplane,
Welcome aboard !

Still here after all these years

Clayton

[Cava 0]

Hey new jumper. Yes you do learn to trust the equipment more over time. But it's still equipment. I will never stop checking my chest and leg straps more than once on the way to altitude and before jumping. Just recently (on the ground) I noticed one of the leg strap clips on the rental rig I use was beginning to stick in the open position. So your fear of falling through your legstraps is not irrational. ALWAYS CHECK EVERYTHING before you leave the plane. Welcome to the sport.

[outofit 0]

welcome! sounds like u had fun!

It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!