Malicid 0 #1 June 21, 2015 Hey everyone! I figured I'd make my first post here before I go nuts everywhere else on the forum. I registered this account right before I started my first ground school, but it's been a minute since I've been here. . . I did my first tandem on my 27th birthday at Skydive Spaceland, got addicted, obsessed, you know the story. Two months later I found myself doing my first solo after ground school. I took a week off of work to have the time to make as many student jumps as I could. Everything went well until DF3, heading maintenance. The instructor let go, and I started to spin and couldn't correct. That was only the beginning. I failed level 3 seven times before we all had a sit down and decided it would be best to get some wind tunnel training before we continued. Considering I couldn't afford to drive to Austin, it was a while before I was confident enough to go back. Cut to 3 years later, I have acquired a fiance and a baby and I'm trying to figure out what to do for my 30th birthday. My mom mentions, non-nonchalantly, "You know, you could do that indoor skydiving they just opened up in Houston". I cancel my cruise plans, do about 20 minutes at iFLY which apparently fixes all of the things, and take the ground course again. I pass DF3, 4, and 5 the week of my 30th birthday. I was going to keep going, but then Tropical Storm Bill came and said hello on my only 2 days off last week NOW I'm just going insane waiting on the next time I can go jump, it's hard when we both work full time with a baby. I think Dropzones around the world would benefit from a daycare I figure actually participating here and talking with you fine folks will help pass the time and prepare me to go back! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 June 23, 2015 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
Malicid 0 #3 June 24, 2015 Hey thanks! I may have a couple days off in a row next week, which may be all I need to finish if the weather is nice. My fiance may never jump out of a plane, but he definitely wants to bring our daughter and watch me jump, and next week may be the first time in history our schedules line up and we have the same days off. Fingers crossed that they'll be able to come out next week and meet my other family And who knows, maybe I can convince him to jump one day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #4 June 25, 2015 That's cool. I hope it all works out for you. I bet he's so proud of you! 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
