RoysPlayThing 0 #1 December 11, 2003 Okay, who the hell decided that this month that it was time for playthings AFF??.. I would like to know the 'sketchy person' that started getting chopchop all excited about 'Lany's AFF course'?... You bunch of FF freaks! ... What are you thinking, FF friends? Do you think I want to join my friends in the craziness of FF and kiss the damb sky, play with the F**ken clouds, and flop my little body in sky freedom?? ... You're damb right, FF buddies!! Got any last minute advice for the poor 'plaything' that everyone is planning to be thrushed from a perfectly well operating plane???? _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 December 11, 2003 Lanny dear.. just relax and listen to the nice instructors...... Then you get to come play with us crazies.... I can't wait.... WOO HOOO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #3 December 11, 2003 Well, ya can always do your AFF at El Snore. Then again, you'd need to sit through my FJC and jump with moi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #4 December 11, 2003 WE DID! IT'S TIME! YOU'LL DO !GREAT! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #5 December 11, 2003 QuoteWE DID! IT'S TIME! YOU'LL DO !GREAT! WTF are you talking about??... Do you claim to know if I will stop breathing, be a 'sketchy' in the sky?... Have a total brain fart!?? ... _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #6 December 11, 2003 Brain fart's no problem.. REAL FARTS in the plane.. BIG PROBLEM.... Hence my little spray bottle of Pina Colada spray I keep in the pocket of my jumpsuit... AKA ASS-BE-GONE Be sure to listen to the part of the instruction pertaining to absorbing oxygen thru your skin....its a skill you need to aquire.. that way you don't need to worry about stopping breathing when you go out into the high speed world of freefall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #7 December 11, 2003 err.. Ummm... thanks Amazon! .. I feel refreshed somehow be it a very unreal feeling for that conversation! _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 December 11, 2003 Not to worry dear... you iz gonna make one hell of a skychickie... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #9 December 11, 2003 QuoteNot to worry dear... you iz gonna make one hell of a skychickie... Whew! ... Thanks Amazon.... At least someone noticed I might be good at the sport of kissing the sky! Hope I don't die!!_______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #10 December 11, 2003 QuoteDo you think I want to join my friends in the craziness of FF and kiss the damb sky, play with the F**ken clouds, and flop my little body in sky freedom?? ... You're damb right, FF buddies!! Yup.. and I like flopping that little body around. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #11 December 11, 2003 Aw Lany. . .its time to come out and play. . .relax, take a deep breath and don't be too harsh on the guys dragging your ass out of the plane on Level 1. . .once out the door it is loads of fun. . .its just that freaking door (note to self: gotta get over DOOR fear). . .lalala________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #12 December 11, 2003 I didn't really feel like I got over door fear til I did my level 8... and every so often since then, still I get that little part of my brain shouting at me "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU MORON???!!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #13 December 11, 2003 Quotestill I get that little part of my brain shouting at me "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU MORON???!!!!" ROFLMAO. . .I still hear myself saying those very words. I don't know what it is about that damn door. I feel great once I get out, but the approach to the door is DEATH DEFYING. . .lol. Although I will say I did like the floating exit better. . .maybe because it is like WTF. . .I am already out the door anyway, might as well jump. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygoddess 0 #14 December 11, 2003 wait till you do a tube exit, then commit on which exit you like best... Tube exits rock! Esp. with a hot FF boy...Of course I have heard of a caterpiller exit from someone and I trully want to try that...oh and if you are looking for the fear factor then ride in a raft!....I have never been so scared... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #15 December 11, 2003 Quoteoh and if you are looking for the fear factor then ride in a raft!....I have never been so scared... I had a dream about exiting in a raft with IslandCool, VanillaSkyGirl and Shark. . .I was screaming during half of the dream. . .but I landed safely and told them that I would NEVER to that again. . .to which they promply added - hey, we just manifested you for the next load, you ARE going aren't you? (damn, don't you just HATE dares). . .even in my dream, I had to go again. . . LOL. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #16 December 11, 2003 I love the floating exit too... I was SOOOO scared of it before I tried it... I was looking at Kai like he was INSANE and I was like "I have to hold on OUTSIDE the plane?! Isn't it windy out there? What if I fall off?" He looked at me like I was nuts and said "don't worry about falling off! you're wearing a parachute!" I just looked at him and then burst out laughing! Floating exits are easier for me, because since I do have door fear, with a floating exit, I can get out the door and still hold on. I can always go back in the plane. Its a baby step. Its not just dive out the door and fall. Its go out the door, and then think about maybe falling. Of course, once I'm out the door and feeling the wind in my face, letting go of that bar is EASY! I just need the air to remind me of why I'm doing what I'm doing, and to tell that nasty little voice in my head to shut the hell up, because I'm going skydiving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #17 December 11, 2003 QuoteOf course, once I'm out the door and feeling the wind in my face, letting go of that bar is EASY! I just need the air to remind me of why I'm doing what I'm doing, and to tell that nasty little voice in my head to shut the hell up, because I'm going skydiving! Oh yeah, I know what you are saying here. . . Oops, did we girls just hijack Lany's thread. . .well, she'll forgive us when she does her AFF 1. . .(sorry Lany), cause then she will know what we are talking about. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #18 December 11, 2003 awe.. you guys are doing fine.. she keeps asking me things like "What's a tube exit?" then she says "oh" and goes back to it then I hear "What do they mean, floating? I thought we fall.." You guuys are creating the lesson plan.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #19 December 11, 2003 Thanks Chopchop. . .I would hate to think we snagged the thread and she wasn't getting anything out of it. . . Lany - I only have 5 jumps so far (had to repeat Level 3 - that damn pull cord issue - god I love freefall) - I am doing Level 5 and 6 this weekend. . .just relax and enjoy it. . .it is so much fun. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #20 December 11, 2003 I know I want to skydive ... Alot of what I have been writing is just silly joking around. If you look for the white lettering you will see the silly notes I wrote, but seriously it is very interesting to know all about it. Of course my stomach is jittery but only to the unknown stuff, and because I'm afraid of just being a bad skydiver and not thinking in the air. I will just want to play up there, and I'm worried about timing and so forth.... So carry on girls... more info is better, and my thread is your thread. _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #21 December 11, 2003 Lany, I am sure you will love it. . .and to tell you the truth, I thought I would not remember anything. . .but the funny part is I remember every jump I have made. . .VIVIDLY. . .including the utter panic I had on Level one when we exited the plane. . .the panic only lasted for a second and a half (three panic kicks), but then I remembered what I was supposed to do - arched up - and had a blast with the rest of the jump. . .I have since discovered that I absolutely love the freefall part of the skydive and really hate when it comes to an end . . .but then I just get back in the plane and do it again. . .what fun! Better than a rollercoaster because you don't have to wait in line an hour and a half for the thrill. . .hehehe!________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #22 December 11, 2003 bring a journal to the DZ. take notes during your debrief, and then write your own reflection. it helps you to remember later. mine helped me so much, because there's TONS of stuff in there that just didn't fit in my logbook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #23 December 11, 2003 Now I'm sure I need another work-paid trip to Northern California... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
