jimbarry 0 #1 June 7, 2004 Gosh what a great site! The info sharing, helpful attitudes, and high volume participation speaks well to the sport. I'm brand new to all this, so around the web I trip across dropzone.com. For now it's just been reading-reading-reading for a couple of hours per night for the past week or so. Like a great book you can't put down. Forums particularly awesome. So I joined USPA online, ordered a copy of SIM (and reading the PDF digital copy online, thanks USPA for doing that). I've gotta say here that I found the series of articles by Michele Lesser from 2001 to be particularly helpful. VERY inspirational. Her hyper-efficient, stream of consciousness writing seems to fit the way I think, so it's like you're right there with her. Except for that third jump of hers; no words could completely describe what that must've been like. Short story long, I had 6 static line round canopy jumps in the US Army, and then 5 more of the same last month in Holland where I qual'd for the Dutch Army's para wings. In doing so, I got bit by the 'knees in the breeze' bug again and want more. I found I even like the highly detail oriented task of packing almost as much as the jumping, ...almost. So I live in SoCal and I want to start with AFF. So where should I go: Perris or Elsinore? From the web sites, they both look great. I plan to stop by and visit both. Those seem to be the closest two to where I live. Would be so cool to work hard and qual for a USPA 'A' license before my trip back to Texel next year. - Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 June 7, 2004 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 June 7, 2004 Hey at least now you can do it for fun. You got the hard part over long ago.. I think you will find the sport equipment and freefall a lot more fun.. so get on out to Elsinor or Perris and get back in the sky.... troop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #4 June 7, 2004 QuoteI've gotta say here that I found the series of articles by Michele Lesser from 2001 to be particularly helpful. VERY inspirational. Her hyper-efficient, stream of consciousness writing seems to fit the way I think, so it's like you're right there with her. Except for that third jump of hers; no words could completely describe what that must've been like. Wow, thanks for that, Jim! Very appreciated, and a great note to wake up to on a gloomy Monday! Glad it touched you. Hey, I'm out at Elsinore and Perris regularly (mostly Elsinore), so let me know when you're there, and I'll make sure we say hi! Deal? Best to you, and looking forward to hearing your AFF experience...we steer these square things, ya know? LOL! ('course, I'm not too good at steering them yet, but still...) Best to you! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimbarry 0 #5 June 7, 2004 Thanks all for the replies! :-) >...make sure we say hi! Deal? Michele: deal ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nightjumps 1 #6 June 11, 2004 Drop!! Welcome to the forums, Dropzone.com and the art of Freefall. I read your profile. Quotebone jarrin' teeth rattlin' wind knockin' PLFin' You are so gonna love not having to do THAT anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #7 June 11, 2004 QuoteYou are so gonna love not having to do THAT anymore. Hey now some of us dig out the old stuff for fun sometimes I like going ot to the pea gravel and praciticing my PLF's .......the old stuff makes me appreciate my new stuff all the more.Oh and I have seen some people pound in far harder under some of the new stuff... and if the actually had a good PLF they would not have broken themselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nightjumps 1 #8 June 11, 2004 Well, you go girl. They have a vintage day at a couple of DZ's in the region every year. They ask me to do them. No. I don't have to and even more importantly; I don't want to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimbarry 0 #9 June 12, 2004 >>Drop!! Welcome to the forums Drop? Heh, heh... Checked out tulsa tandems web site on a hunch you used to wear bdu's. Aha! Can I get a REcover at some point? I've been in the front leaning rest all day... ;-) 11B. 5 at abn school in '86, 1 more from a huey at Drum and then some mech inf assigments stopped my jumping for good until 5 more at ameland last month. Can't wait to get backat it. Thanks for the vibe. ATW! speaking of "nightjumps" my #4 at benning was a night tree landing, suspended, toss kevlar, spill reserve, out of harness, slip down, the whole 9. just like they trained ya but never thought would happen. thought i'd be impaled dead, only scratches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
Michele 1 #4 June 7, 2004 QuoteI've gotta say here that I found the series of articles by Michele Lesser from 2001 to be particularly helpful. VERY inspirational. Her hyper-efficient, stream of consciousness writing seems to fit the way I think, so it's like you're right there with her. Except for that third jump of hers; no words could completely describe what that must've been like. Wow, thanks for that, Jim! Very appreciated, and a great note to wake up to on a gloomy Monday! Glad it touched you. Hey, I'm out at Elsinore and Perris regularly (mostly Elsinore), so let me know when you're there, and I'll make sure we say hi! Deal? Best to you, and looking forward to hearing your AFF experience...we steer these square things, ya know? LOL! ('course, I'm not too good at steering them yet, but still...) Best to you! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbarry 0 #5 June 7, 2004 Thanks all for the replies! :-) >...make sure we say hi! Deal? Michele: deal ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #6 June 11, 2004 Drop!! Welcome to the forums, Dropzone.com and the art of Freefall. I read your profile. Quotebone jarrin' teeth rattlin' wind knockin' PLFin' You are so gonna love not having to do THAT anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 June 11, 2004 QuoteYou are so gonna love not having to do THAT anymore. Hey now some of us dig out the old stuff for fun sometimes I like going ot to the pea gravel and praciticing my PLF's .......the old stuff makes me appreciate my new stuff all the more.Oh and I have seen some people pound in far harder under some of the new stuff... and if the actually had a good PLF they would not have broken themselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #8 June 11, 2004 Well, you go girl. They have a vintage day at a couple of DZ's in the region every year. They ask me to do them. No. I don't have to and even more importantly; I don't want to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbarry 0 #9 June 12, 2004 >>Drop!! Welcome to the forums Drop? Heh, heh... Checked out tulsa tandems web site on a hunch you used to wear bdu's. Aha! Can I get a REcover at some point? I've been in the front leaning rest all day... ;-) 11B. 5 at abn school in '86, 1 more from a huey at Drum and then some mech inf assigments stopped my jumping for good until 5 more at ameland last month. Can't wait to get backat it. Thanks for the vibe. ATW! speaking of "nightjumps" my #4 at benning was a night tree landing, suspended, toss kevlar, spill reserve, out of harness, slip down, the whole 9. just like they trained ya but never thought would happen. thought i'd be impaled dead, only scratches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
