rottenbob 0 #1 July 3, 2010 so i did afp d-1 today.. went great! did 4x 90 dagree turns my instructor nathan felt it went so well even had me do some docking.. had a stand up landing while crabbing (feel great about that).. good patern and fm.. all around good skydive!!!! i f*&^in love this sport!!!!! on to d-2..i rafuse to tip toe thru life, only to arrive safely at death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schutztj 0 #2 July 4, 2010 Nicely done! I'll be doing my D-1 jump the next time I get to the DZ and I can only hope it goes as well for me as it did for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluetwo 0 #3 July 4, 2010 I don't know what you guys mean by D-1 and D-2 but I just got my first free fall yesterday too. Accidentaly de-arched and went onto my back but as soon as I realized what happened I went through my 1-2-3, arch, reach and pull routine and ended up doing a perfect back flip then deploying without even meaning to. I wish I had that on video...._______________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rottenbob 0 #4 July 5, 2010 d-1 and d-2 refers to where you are in your aff/afp training.. im doing afp which means i did 3 tandoms first refered to as t-1 t-2 t-3.. then did my first assisted solo (b-1) with 1 instructor as opposed to 2 instructors as in aff training.. so d-1 referes to your 4th assisted solo..i rafuse to tip toe thru life, only to arrive safely at death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rottenbob 0 #5 July 5, 2010 your d-1 will go great.. remember to relax.. on your turns i noticed ya really gotta dig for it, but once your goin remember to counter to stay on heading.. good luck and have fun..i rafuse to tip toe thru life, only to arrive safely at death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluetwo 0 #6 July 5, 2010 Ok cool, I see. At Walterboro we start with static line progression and we do 2 easy static line jumps then move to 3 PRCP's, practice ripcord pulls, before we start doing 5 second free falls. We basically do the same drill with the 5 second free falls where we arch, reach and pull and show good form for a second or two. I can't wait to move to 10 second free fall jumps next!_______________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schutztj 0 #7 July 5, 2010 Relaxation actually plays a huge role in having a jump with good form. I managed to remember that on my first release CatC jump and it was by far my best one yet. I'll let you guys know how it all turns out for me this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rottenbob 0 #8 July 5, 2010 thats great schutztj, when i did my release jump i didnt realize it was my release jump,, so when i debriefed my instructor asked how i thought it went? i said it felt a little sloppy, thats when he said thats because i let you go.. so in the end it was actually a really good skydive with good heading maintanance..i rafuse to tip toe thru life, only to arrive safely at death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
