I came, i saw, i fell like a freacking rock!!!!!!

[Viking 0]

Well i did my lvl 4 today no lvl 5 but i will explain that later. Anyway my days starts with my dog emily jumping up on my bed and laying down on my chest! and she isn't light so i push her off the bed and go take a shower get dressed and give my grandma a hug and out the door i go. The drive down is boring as usual and i pull into the parking at about 11:20. My eyes searching for Steve's explorer sport but it is no where to be found!! I nervously walk into the packing area and set down my stuff and go to manifest were i find out that steve hurt his neck saturday and that he doesn't do aff lvl's above 3 damnit why didn't anybody tell me that shit before so i didn't get my heart set on having my two best friends with me. but hey i still have dave there to help me relax and to also do my video. Ok no biggy no need to freak out i will just get Dwayne from my lvl 3 to jump with me he is cool. So i manifest for lvl 4 and am put on load 5 with Dwayne and Dave on video. we wait around and then a really slow day turns into a full fledged nut house. With only one video guy there this group of 10 tandems shows up!!! damnit there goes dave b/c he has to do tandems. So i go to manifest and see when he is free load seven sweet the day is saved. So i go find dwayne and tell him that we are going on load seven and not load five. and find dave and tell him the same. So after load 5 comes down Jen in manifest gets on the PA and says that we will combining loads 6&7. So i runa and get dwayne and we go into the gear room and get geared up me hunting for a helmet that fits my big melon!!! So we get our shit together and out to the loading area and then walk to the plane we wait around for the tandems to get there butts out here and then i climb on and buckle up and everybody does the same. The plane taxi's down to the end of the runway while Tom (from my lvl2) counts heads he discovers that there are 23 people on the plane and the pilot stops the plane after turning it around for the engine runup. They go over the list and geuss who isn't supposed to be there! thats right yours truly and his instructor had to jump out the back of the plane and walk back to the loading area. Aparently when jen said that they were going combine loads 6&7 she ment to say that it was a turnaround but just didn't tell anyone me and Dwayne just bitchs up a storm on the walk back but didn't do anything when we got back b/c it wouldn't help us to do so. So we just waited in the loading area and watched to Staticline jumps and then it was my turn again but this time for real. We get in the plane with my shoulders hurting like hell from standing with this shitty student rig for damn near half an hour!! but that goes away once i sit down and strap in. I am much more relaxed this time on the way up and i am joking with Dave who it turns out had to do another tandem so i didn't get video or stills oh well next time. Ok fast forward to 12.5k this is a new exit for me b/c there is no reserve side too brace myself with. But my fear of the door is almost gone and i have no probs sticking my head out just a little and looking down at the spot which is a good spot. So check in check out WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE So i get on the ground Dwayne comes over and said "Dude SLOW DOWN!!!! holy shit can you fall!!" Which made me laugh and happy. So lvl4 is down but next weekend i will have to get there super early and nock out three jumps if i want to grad on sunday. Damn what a chore!!! This is what Dwayne put in my book. " Killer arch from hell!! (JM Dress Fast!)" To Michele and Kimmer thanks for the good vibes they helped Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous?

[rainman 0]

Hiya Viking!
Great job!!! Sounds like you did great!
Bummer you have to make three jumps in one day, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!
Ramon

[Viking 0]

Hey thanx man man my crouch is dreading next sunday!! those student leg straps are going to tear me a new one!!
Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous?

[Whiskeychick 0]

Congratulations, you sack of bricks! Why do you have to graduate by next sunday, is that just a personal goal or something else? Anyways, I'll see you then!

[DZBone 0]

Sounds killer, dude.
Probably once you relax a bit, the rocking and the fall rate from hell with go away together. My guess is that you are destined to be a floater!
Good luck on the next three!
Carl

[Viking 0]

Carl your joking right?? me a floater!! i geuss anything is possible.
Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous?

[Jumperpaula 0]

It's so great to hear student's so pumped up about the sport. Takes me back a few years. Before newsgroups and forums.
Rock on .... and be safe !
Fly Your Slot !

[mountainman 0]

Hey dude! Great story.....
I have a little problem of "fast fallrate" Good luck this coming weekend!! I am hoping to have my coach jumps done this weekend and take my A license test. Woohoo!!!
[url=http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura]Updated on 6 Augusturl]and Richmond Boogie info!

[Viking 0]

Hey Trina its not personal goal but it the only time that Michele and Kimmer can come down and return the favor of me going to parris for Michele's plus the sooner the better Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous?

[Katzeye 0]

Viking - I heard the whole story from Dave... sorry he couldn't do your video. Good luck smoking him in freefall! :) Anyhoo, I hear your fall rate is a good 125. Keep it up! See if you can jump with someone's pro track next time - that will tell the true story! Going to see the ortho surgeon tomorrow, that will tell if I get to finish my coaching rating and teach you how to fly! :)

[Viking 0]

Leslie good luck with your knee i hope it goes good so i can learn from a good freind and not a stranger. also any idea on who would let me use there protrac???
Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous?