FliegendeWolf 0 #1 September 27, 2002 No shit, there I was ... Sitting next to the pilot, leaning over to spot the airport below. My Jumpmaster: "Are you ready to skydive?" I answered yes, out of habit I suppose. You mean to tell me that I'm actually supposed to climb out of a moving airplane and balance myself on a step? Well...I guess I knew I would need to learn to jump out of a 182 sometime. But I climbed out without incident...it was easier than I thought! strange it felt to be falling on my back... I arched out of it ... well, maybe arch is too strong a word. I realized as I began to spin faster and faster that my body was as flat and straight as a board, and my arms were at my chest. RELAX, I shouted to myself, and it worked! I went in for my second backloop ... more of a sideloop. Tracked twice without incident and pulled on time. The canopy ride was fun, but I sort of missed seeing other canopies out. I saw ... my God is that my JM? How did he get so far down?!? Ohhh.... just one of the powered parachutes that flies out of the airport ... aha ... there's Marty! So I looped around the airport and came in for a SE landing. Arms up, arms up, arms up ... and I flared! And I stood my landing!! All around fantastic jump for me. Two beers: jumping the 182 and standing my landing ... but very tasty beer under the circumstances. It is my sincere hope that I get to buy more beer tomorrow when I graduate AFF!A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #2 September 27, 2002 Congrats dude..you own -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymick 0 #3 September 27, 2002 i reckon there was no better feeling then nailing a AFF stage, you feel on top of the world for days! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #4 September 27, 2002 Totally...and the funny thing is it was not a "perfect" jump. I lost stability, and I didn't nail the second backloop, but I haven't been giving myself shit about it. I could imagine having made the same exact jump, but sitting there reliving every last detail that I did wrong, which I often end up doing to myself, but this time I am thinking nothing but positively. Onto Level VII (tomorrow if the weather holds!!)A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
