13 whuffos transformed, how many will keep jumping??

[bluegremlin 0]

Iv perswaded 13 whuffos to jump for charity on the 1st of febuary, i actualy had more signed up to do it but most of them droped out. I have all 13 of there deposits paid to the skydive centre ( Peterlee ) so there all going through with the jump, there all really scared about it. i even had to trick a couple of them into signing up but thats another story. So how many do you think will keep jumping after they first touch the skys??? (Ohh its a static line jump by the way)

[michaelflying 0]

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[tinfoil 0]

I've heard that of the people who do a first jump course, 3-5% continue with the sport. So uh... round up... and I'd say maybe one person will continue.

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[Luminous 0]

I vote 1 also.

13 in my 1st jump course. including me, 4 showed for level 2 then 3 of us showed for next 3/4 months. Then me and another guy, he stopped showing up when it got cold & I never saw him again.

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[Stacy 0]

There were 7 in my ground school class. I still jump, I'm aware of one girl who I believe still jumps at SD Long Island and graduated AFF about 6 months after I did, two other guys jump very infrequently but did continue and graduate, got licensed/gear, etc.

THe other three weren't even permitted to DO an AFF Jump. They couldn't pass the test in 3 tries and didn't really prove competent to jump alone. I think they did tandems and perhaps took up bowling.

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[pilotdave 0]

I used to be president of a collegiate club. We did 4 trips to the DZ each semester for the newbies. You never can tell who will stick with it and who wont. I had tons of people tell me they were DEFINITELY going to take up skydiving after their first jump, then I'd never see them again. Others that didn't seem all that excited about it kept showing up over and over.

I think you might get a couple that make a second or even third jump, but I'd doubt you'll get more than 1 or none that stick with it.

When someone told me they were definitely coming back for more, I'd tell them to really try to remember how they feel right then, a few minutes after jumping. After a few weeks, after hearing how stupid and crazy they were from friends and family, a lot people forget that feeling and lose the desire to do it again.

Out of curiosity, what are the details of the charity event?

Dave

[Aviatrr 0]

Since it's static line, I'd say one. If it were freefall, two or three. With S/L they won't get a real taste of what skydiving is all about....unless their one of the few that like the canopy flight better than freefall.

I had 8 people in my FJC(IAD, similar to S/L) back in '96. Everybody was amazed to see that of those 8, 4 of us finished the progression and continue to jump for at least a couple hundred jumps. Two of those guys are dead now, both from botched hook turns. I was unfortunate enough to witness one of them. The other guy that finished with us quit jumping after the accident I witnessed(which was the second guy to be killed). As they say....if you're in this sport long enough, you'll either see somebody die or know somebody that does.

Mike

[WILDBILLAQR 0]

Out of our original group of about 30, 3 of us are licensedand jump almost every weekend! Its so cool when were in a formation, look across it & see your best friend & think "I blame you for all this fun!"

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Since it's static line, I'd say one. If it were freefall, two or three. With S/L they won't get a real taste of what skydiving is all about....unless their one of the few that like the canopy flight better than freefall.

My old collegiate skydiving club just switched from training their students from primarily s/l to AFF. The club had a much better retention rate with s/l. The second jump only being $35 as opposed to almost $200 helped that one quite a bit.

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[weekendwonder 0]

I think out of my 1st jump (AFF) class of 12 or so, I'm the only one who hung with it. Don't think my experience to be atypical, so I vote 1-2, max.

Blues,

Bob

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[bendywendy 0]

I can always tell who will come back as soon as I see them after a tandem - providing money is not the issue!

[Lee03 0]

Of the 5 that I have gotten to jump.. 2 that did AFF jump one with me are saving money so they can do the rest of AFF.. 1 of the three that I talked into tandem jumps is saving money so he can start AFF and I haven't been able to talk to the other 2 yet.

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1st of febuary

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I have all 13 of there deposits paid to the skydive centre ( Peterlee ) so there all going through with the jump.

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[bch7773 0]

I guessed 1. Out of all the students trained the same semester that I did, (around 80), only I actually became licensed.

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[vonSanta 0]

23 people in my FJC. Me and two others continued on (and one of them isn't done with AFF).

I guess people want to be able to say "I went skydiving/am a skydiver". Or simply see if they can overcome their fears - ONCE. The ones with true guts are the ones who do it again and again, jump after jump. Just seems to me those kind of people are few and far between, even at a FJC.

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[ChasingBlueSky 0]

I went with a group of 44 people for our first skydive. I am the only one still jumping.

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[skyyhi 0]

I am new to the sport so I really don't know the true statistics of how many come to the dropzone and actually stay with the sport. . .I do know how I felt. . .

On AFF level 1. . .my very first jump ever, just getting in the door of the plane was so damn nerve wracking I thought I would never do it again. . .once out and stable. . .Oh my god. . .I knew I would be back. That was a good thing too because I had paid for the AFF program in full. . .now I have done jump 2 and 3. On 2 I was more nervous in the plane but felt great outside of the plane. . .jump 3 was just a good feel all the way around. . .it was after jump three that I knew I would be hooked for life. . .there is this little wave of "holy crap, I am about to jump out of this plane" feeling as I approach the door for my jump, but once in the door, I cannot wait to get outside. . .

I know it is not for everyone and certainly didn't think I would ever do more than a tandem. . .I am glad I chose to do AFF instead of the tandem just because of the feeling I got.

There was a guy at Elsinore this weekend. . .a paraplegic. He has done 3 tandem skydives. There is a look in his eyes when he is there to jump. . .you know he loves it even before he is strapped into his harness. . .he is fearless and powerful and truly enjoys life. . .this is what keeps him coming back. . .

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