NotBond 0 #1 October 9, 2008 As I posted before, my first tandem was last Sunday. Fear seemed to be the overriding emotion. Swore I'd never do it again. You couldn't give me a big enough bag of money to get me up there again. I've been obsessing with the exit portion - watching videos, and constantly going over the whole scary part over and over again. "There's no lip, nothing to hang on to, it's 2 1/2 miles straight down, what keeps you from falling out of the plane..........." Duh. That's what you're SUPPOSED to do! The light clicked on, and I felt nearly ALL of the "door fear" drain away. If I fell out, what would happen? The chute would open, and I would drift to the ground - just like the LAST time! Then I found myself figuring out how to beat the nausea, and realized I wouldn't be thinking this if I didn't plan on jumping again..... What have I done? Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyways... - John Wayne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #2 October 9, 2008 Quote Then I found myself figuring out how to beat the nausea, and realized I wouldn't be thinking this if I didn't plan on jumping again..... You're a skydiver, no doubt. Consider doing a static line or aff jump next. You're likely to feel less nausea if you're in more control.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreaming13000 1 #3 October 9, 2008 it's gotcha! woot hoot!! let the fun begin. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cari 0 #4 October 11, 2008 Quote"There's no lip, nothing to hang on to, it's 2 1/2 miles straight down, what keeps you from falling out of the plane..........." When I did AFF 1, they said that they were unsure of my count before the exit because I hesitated and then kinda just went with no real indication that I was about to exit. I told the instructors that I got scared and felt like I was going to fall out of the plane. His response put things into perspective for me...."Wouldn't the best time to fall out of a plane be when you have a parachute strapped to your back?" I really didn't have much of a response to that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperNerd1988 0 #5 October 11, 2008 You, sir, are addicted to skydiving. I'm afraid there is nothing you can do at this point except...KEEP JUMPING!! It took me a few jumps to get over the door fear. It still gets me a bit when I am out on the step, but the people who have been in this sport much longer than we have will tell your that a little bit of fear is what will keep you sharp and safe. "Complacency kills" is a fairly common phrase around here. Nausea under canopy during a tandem has been reported a few times so you're not the only one. I think part of it is you don't know what to expect. Once I started AFF and was in control of the canopy I didn't have the problem with nausea any more. Welcome to the sport!There's a risk to skydiving that is not always mentioned; the risk of becoming addicted to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LOSTandCRAZY 0 #6 October 12, 2008 Yeah, see? You first said that you didn't feel ANYTHING. Now it appears that it's all that you think about. Fucking A, man, do some shit. DO IT. You get ONE life. Quit feeling guilty that you've found something that makes you feel good. Hell, my WIFE can't make me feel this good. And SHE'S PISSED. Sure it's risky, sure, you COULD DIE. But you could do that sitting in a cube, working for the MAN (and the MAN is a prick, I know.... I've seen 'em carry the heart-attack victims off from work. Not pretty. Cube jockeys dying at WORK. Not how I choose to go.) Man, you are just BEGINNING to understand freedom. Freedom from bullshit, freedom from the wife, freedom from the kids, freedom from the everyday, freedom from the ordinary, freedom THAT MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT!!!!!!! TRUE FREEDOM! A great man once said to me: "Live FREE or DIE!" That's the word, my man. "We're never gonna survive, unless we get a little CRAZY". Fuck fear, that's what kills you. Fear of not paying the bills, fear of losing the job, fear of the recession, fear of the housing crisis, all of that CNN-made hysteria, and other assorted man-made dilemna. FUCK ALL OF IT. Living does not kill you. Living means that you HAVE lived. Living means that you WILL live. Living means that you look death in the face, and you tell him, right in his face, "FUCK YOU." Living means that you have lived, not that you won't live. And the very fact that you've been GIVEN life DEMANDS it. So do it. LIVE."Get these balls!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #7 October 12, 2008 Quote Man, you are just BEGINNING to understand freedom. Freedom from bullshit, freedom from the wife, freedom from the kids, freedom from the everyday, freedom from the ordinary, freedom THAT MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT!!!!!!! TRUE FREEDOM! Dude.... you might have some personal issues that skydiving might not solve Quote A great man once said to me: "Live FREE or DIE!" Just how old are you?Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rae620 0 #8 October 12, 2008 Funny! I'm wondering what I have done too. I did my first tandem Aug 2. I loved it so much I jumped again the next day. At that point I couldn't imagine Never jumping again. My friend invited me to MOAB & I did my 3rd jump (tandem) there. It was Incredible!! I think about jumping A LOT..wondering if I'm Crazy..lol..& Considering jumping AFF & going for my Class A next Spring.. I think I may be hooked... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LOSTandCRAZY 0 #9 October 12, 2008 [Dude.... you might have some personal issues that skydiving might not solve ] Undeniably, hence the nick!!!! [Just how old are you?] Old enough to have conquered the mid-life crisis!"Get these balls!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #10 October 15, 2008 Quote Old enough to have conquered the mid-life crisis! My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #11 October 15, 2008 Congrats! Quote What have I done? You've created your own monster. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
