Chubba 0 #1 February 9, 2008 Hello DZ.com :) Been lurking around on this forum for a few months, reading and watching videos while I've been saving up $$ for my AFF course. Well today I took my first AFF jump so I decided it was time to finally sign up. After searching around a bunch of DZ's I found a local one that was small (1 Cessna) and really tight nit. The jump could not have went better, climb out was insanely scary for me... but after that myself and 2 instructors flew 110% stable and I did my practice pulls @ 10k allowing me to just enjoy the fall, definetely the best feeling ever. Waved off at 4.5k, opened up fine and flew down to a stand up landing via radio assistance. I stuck around, bought my "first jump carton of beer" for my instructors and DZ operators. Booked in to do stage 2 in a weeks time. Sooo... Hello DZ.com :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 February 9, 2008 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
Chubba 0 #3 February 10, 2008 Thanks skymama! I don't know whether it helped me or freaked me out reading this site for hours a day for multiple months. I must admit a few things took me by complete suprise when I first turned up. The first was the size of the jump plane (Cessna 182)... it was absolutely mind boggling that they expected 5 jumpers and pilot to cram into that space :) The second were the instructors and skydivers... what a weird bunch of people :) Within 60 seconds of turning up the chief instructor was playing jokes on me, very friendly group of people... extremely relaxed atmosphere at this DZ... 1 hangar + 1 cessna + 1 round table with chairs. Thirdly.. The freefalling sensation at first dissapointed me, completely different then I thought... then as I relaxed a bit I slowly realised it was better then expected. I thought it would be this intense, psycho, mindboggling falling feeling... but really it was a nice, calm, floating sensation. It didn't feel CRAZY, it just felt NICE, extremely NICE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heresharry 0 #4 February 10, 2008 very friendly group of people... extremely relaxed atmosphere at this DZ... 1 hangar + 1 cessna + 1 round table with chairs. Thirdly.. The freefalling sensation at first dissapointed me, completely different then I thought... then as I relaxed a bit I slowly realised it was better then expected. Something that since yesterday I'm really missing and wishing I out there right now Yeah, since starting AFF last month i have noticed the people are really friendly and really small places are very tight. Sweet as hopefully if you come accross the pond then you can jump at our place....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
