schattenjaeger 0 #26 September 21, 2003 Mine have been great so far. Like everyone else says, your senses kinda get overloaded on the first jump(though my AFF1 was my FIRST jump, and first time on an airplane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites genoyamamoto 0 #27 September 22, 2003 Dude I just finished up AFF yesterday and was friggin the coolest 8 plane rides in my life! I also had fantastic instructors with me so that made the jumps really fun. Anyway, my n00b advice is to get as many jumps in a day as possible. The first ride of the day to altitude always scares the bejesus out of me, while the subsequent rides up are about 100x better. Oh and remember to smile at your instructors, they seem to like that. Gotta go... plaything needs to spank me Feel the hate... Photos here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SDiver218 0 #28 September 22, 2003 Thanks to everybody for their advice and experiences in regards to AFF training. It helped quite a bit, especially just knowing what to expect. Anyway, did my first AFF jump this last weekend. And let me tell you...it was money! (for those of you who saw the movie Swingers) One of the best things I've ever done. Spent most of Saturday in training, was taught quite a bit during that time. In fact, my back is still sore from all the arching I had to do that day. I was also schooled on the DZ's beer rules (they take their beer seriously). Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, I was only able to make one jump this weekend, although I was at the DZ for a total of about twenty hours hoping for some blue skies. Let's hope it clears up next weekend so I could finish out the rest of my AFF jumps. Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin Ah that's just drunk talk, sweet beautiful drunk talk. - Barney Gumbal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RichKlink 0 #29 September 22, 2003 Unfortunately, the only real drawback in this sport is that its weather dependant (unless you are in Germany where they jump into thunder storms!) You will spend many hours waiting and hoping for that 'hole' to appear in the clouds - and when it does, only to be told the winds are too high! Can you tell I jump in UK LOL 20 hours is a good start though. Thats why the sales of Hackey Sack soared among the DZ peeps **************************************** This isn't flying, its falling with style! - Buzz Lightyear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ifallout 0 #30 September 23, 2003 I did AFF at Skydive Dallas and it was very well done as far as I could tell. I would say it was a very satisfactory experience for me. They handled everything professionally and all they made me do after AFF was this responce and 4 more glowing reviews on DZ.com and I can get my license. Welcome to the sky... Bill have fun, love life, be nice to the humans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites clousseauMinnie 0 #31 November 21, 2003 I bought your book after my 2nd AFF jump, and found it really helpfull, since I am the kind of person who just hates to tackle anything when I don't feel as if I know enough about what I am going to do. I have quite a fear of malfunctions (apart from the usual exit and door nerves - big ones...) and found it comforting to educate myself on the different aspects of malfunctions. Although my instructors are brilliant, and very patient with my million questions, I am always worried that I am not asking the right questions, or all the questions, so reading up about malfunctions - even fatalities - kind of normalises the risks and makes me aware that I CAN do something about it, if I keep my head. I think that static line progression has its merits, those being that firstly, you always jump by yourself, thus avoiding the comfort zone I find myself in now. I am about to do L7, and I really worry about my first solo jump after that. Secondly, you exit so many more times on static line progression before you reach the same level as an AFF student, that I reckon the door and exit fear starts to be a little more manageable by the time you start your freefall progression. AFF merits are obvious - what I enjoy most, is the intense personalised attention I get from the instructors. I like going to the professionals when I need anything - personal trainers, career coaches etc. So the attention I get in AFF suits me perfectly. I get the feeling that every aspect of myself as an individual is taken into consideration - my body type ( I am quite heavy for my size, so I fall fast), my personality (demanding and questioning, very fearful at this point!) and my pace of learning. What do YOU get out of teaching AFF? Just curious - I have my own theories about that. I think for instructors, working with students puts some of the edge back into their work - not only because of the rewards of passing on knowledge and seeing the pleasure and growth it brings their students, but also because the student's reaction can only be controlled up t a certain extent - during your briefing, you get to assess the personality and can adapt your teaching to it, but once you are up there, you don't really know how he/she is going to react... I guess you are super aware and attentive to the entire environment, as always, only this time you have a big x factor with you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KolinskyDC 0 #32 November 21, 2003 Don't know if you guys have seen this yet, someone sent it to me when I started AFF and I thought it was pretty cool and really helpful. Animation of all the AFF levels. http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/jumpstart/index.html Melissa Click here: Jump Start - Flash Skydiving Tutorial[url] "May the best of your past be the worst of your future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KolinskyDC 0 #33 November 21, 2003 Okay, tried 3 times to make the previous post a link, but still can't figure it out, sorry you will have to cut and paste the address. If anyone can tell me how to do this, would greatly appreciate it. Melissa "May the best of your past be the worst of your future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KolinskyDC 0 #34 November 21, 2003 On my last AFF jump, was still having a tough time with the whole landing pattern. I know it is pretty easy but was just having a mental block for some reason. So anyway I am doing my E2 (last AFF jump) and told the radio guy to not give me advice unless I was really screwing up. Well after my last back loop, went to check altitude and found out that my altimeter had fallen off. Did a double, no actually a triple take then looked at my JM and pulled. Got under canopy and prayed that he realized I did not have it, which he did and got to the ground and they radio'd me in, no problems. It definitely freaked me out and my instructor said that the look on my face was priceless and he wished he had a picture of it. Otherwise all my AFF experiences went pretty smooth, did not have to repeat a single level Melissa "May the best of your past be the worst of your future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyyhi 0 #35 November 21, 2003 Skydive Elsinore is where I am doing my AFF. . .I love that place. . . Here is your link. . . http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/jumpstart/index.html ________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lee03 0 #36 November 22, 2003 Well, lets see. I started and finished AFF. Was the greatest experience I ever had. AWESOME. First jump, I was on such an adreniline rush I didn't sleep for a week! No words could describe the feeling. No way to descrie the feeling of rushing toward earth at 120 mph, but feeling like your floating in something that is not liquid or gas. No sensiation of falling. just an unreal feeling..almost like a dream world. I learned very quick that my favorite part is flying the canopy.. GOD I LOVE IT! Would stay under the canopy flying it all day if I could! Every jump was new, different and exciting! Grad jump was AWESOME! As was my first solo. The AFF Experience was GREAT! Advise.. Arch.. Relax, and Most importantly of all.. ENJOY IT! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skylord 1 #37 November 23, 2003 QuoteSkydive Elsinore is where I am doing my AFF. . .I love that place. . . I'm starting AFF there next Saturday. I love the website animations. BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." 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genoyamamoto 0 #27 September 22, 2003 Dude I just finished up AFF yesterday and was friggin the coolest 8 plane rides in my life! I also had fantastic instructors with me so that made the jumps really fun. Anyway, my n00b advice is to get as many jumps in a day as possible. The first ride of the day to altitude always scares the bejesus out of me, while the subsequent rides up are about 100x better. Oh and remember to smile at your instructors, they seem to like that. Gotta go... plaything needs to spank me Feel the hate... Photos here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDiver218 0 #28 September 22, 2003 Thanks to everybody for their advice and experiences in regards to AFF training. It helped quite a bit, especially just knowing what to expect. Anyway, did my first AFF jump this last weekend. And let me tell you...it was money! (for those of you who saw the movie Swingers) One of the best things I've ever done. Spent most of Saturday in training, was taught quite a bit during that time. In fact, my back is still sore from all the arching I had to do that day. I was also schooled on the DZ's beer rules (they take their beer seriously). Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, I was only able to make one jump this weekend, although I was at the DZ for a total of about twenty hours hoping for some blue skies. Let's hope it clears up next weekend so I could finish out the rest of my AFF jumps. Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin Ah that's just drunk talk, sweet beautiful drunk talk. - Barney Gumbal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichKlink 0 #29 September 22, 2003 Unfortunately, the only real drawback in this sport is that its weather dependant (unless you are in Germany where they jump into thunder storms!) You will spend many hours waiting and hoping for that 'hole' to appear in the clouds - and when it does, only to be told the winds are too high! Can you tell I jump in UK LOL 20 hours is a good start though. Thats why the sales of Hackey Sack soared among the DZ peeps **************************************** This isn't flying, its falling with style! - Buzz Lightyear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifallout 0 #30 September 23, 2003 I did AFF at Skydive Dallas and it was very well done as far as I could tell. I would say it was a very satisfactory experience for me. They handled everything professionally and all they made me do after AFF was this responce and 4 more glowing reviews on DZ.com and I can get my license. Welcome to the sky... Bill have fun, love life, be nice to the humans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clousseauMinnie 0 #31 November 21, 2003 I bought your book after my 2nd AFF jump, and found it really helpfull, since I am the kind of person who just hates to tackle anything when I don't feel as if I know enough about what I am going to do. I have quite a fear of malfunctions (apart from the usual exit and door nerves - big ones...) and found it comforting to educate myself on the different aspects of malfunctions. Although my instructors are brilliant, and very patient with my million questions, I am always worried that I am not asking the right questions, or all the questions, so reading up about malfunctions - even fatalities - kind of normalises the risks and makes me aware that I CAN do something about it, if I keep my head. I think that static line progression has its merits, those being that firstly, you always jump by yourself, thus avoiding the comfort zone I find myself in now. I am about to do L7, and I really worry about my first solo jump after that. Secondly, you exit so many more times on static line progression before you reach the same level as an AFF student, that I reckon the door and exit fear starts to be a little more manageable by the time you start your freefall progression. AFF merits are obvious - what I enjoy most, is the intense personalised attention I get from the instructors. I like going to the professionals when I need anything - personal trainers, career coaches etc. So the attention I get in AFF suits me perfectly. I get the feeling that every aspect of myself as an individual is taken into consideration - my body type ( I am quite heavy for my size, so I fall fast), my personality (demanding and questioning, very fearful at this point!) and my pace of learning. What do YOU get out of teaching AFF? Just curious - I have my own theories about that. I think for instructors, working with students puts some of the edge back into their work - not only because of the rewards of passing on knowledge and seeing the pleasure and growth it brings their students, but also because the student's reaction can only be controlled up t a certain extent - during your briefing, you get to assess the personality and can adapt your teaching to it, but once you are up there, you don't really know how he/she is going to react... I guess you are super aware and attentive to the entire environment, as always, only this time you have a big x factor with you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KolinskyDC 0 #32 November 21, 2003 Don't know if you guys have seen this yet, someone sent it to me when I started AFF and I thought it was pretty cool and really helpful. Animation of all the AFF levels. http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/jumpstart/index.html Melissa Click here: Jump Start - Flash Skydiving Tutorial[url] "May the best of your past be the worst of your future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KolinskyDC 0 #33 November 21, 2003 Okay, tried 3 times to make the previous post a link, but still can't figure it out, sorry you will have to cut and paste the address. If anyone can tell me how to do this, would greatly appreciate it. Melissa "May the best of your past be the worst of your future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KolinskyDC 0 #34 November 21, 2003 On my last AFF jump, was still having a tough time with the whole landing pattern. I know it is pretty easy but was just having a mental block for some reason. So anyway I am doing my E2 (last AFF jump) and told the radio guy to not give me advice unless I was really screwing up. Well after my last back loop, went to check altitude and found out that my altimeter had fallen off. Did a double, no actually a triple take then looked at my JM and pulled. Got under canopy and prayed that he realized I did not have it, which he did and got to the ground and they radio'd me in, no problems. It definitely freaked me out and my instructor said that the look on my face was priceless and he wished he had a picture of it. Otherwise all my AFF experiences went pretty smooth, did not have to repeat a single level Melissa "May the best of your past be the worst of your future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #35 November 21, 2003 Skydive Elsinore is where I am doing my AFF. . .I love that place. . . Here is your link. . . http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/jumpstart/index.html ________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #36 November 22, 2003 Well, lets see. I started and finished AFF. Was the greatest experience I ever had. AWESOME. First jump, I was on such an adreniline rush I didn't sleep for a week! No words could describe the feeling. No way to descrie the feeling of rushing toward earth at 120 mph, but feeling like your floating in something that is not liquid or gas. No sensiation of falling. just an unreal feeling..almost like a dream world. I learned very quick that my favorite part is flying the canopy.. GOD I LOVE IT! Would stay under the canopy flying it all day if I could! Every jump was new, different and exciting! Grad jump was AWESOME! As was my first solo. The AFF Experience was GREAT! Advise.. Arch.. Relax, and Most importantly of all.. ENJOY IT! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #37 November 23, 2003 QuoteSkydive Elsinore is where I am doing my AFF. . .I love that place. . . I'm starting AFF there next Saturday. I love the website animations. BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
