FUNNELLED 1st 2-WAY FUN JUMP...!

[somethinelse 0]

Wow. Talk about intense! Very exciting but scary too...

We were everywhich way but up... Tumbling, it was very disorienting, thankfully I was with a very experienced jumper friend of mine, and didn't loose awareness, turned and tracked and deployed where I should've.

He got it all on film that I am gonna have put on video for me.

What can I should I learn from this experience?

THANX!

-LuLu.

[monkycndo 0]

Sounds like you are already on the right track. You now know that even if things don't go as intended, you kept your head and remembered what you were supposed to do to complete the skydive safetly. Makes it a successful skydive. I tend to learn the most from dives that don't go exactly as planned.

So if you practice a little more, you should be ready to funnel a 4 way. I'm getting pretty good at it.

Remember, you can't have a FUNNEL without FUN.

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[councilman24 37]

You just did what 99% of all jumpers do. It just takes practice. I like to take newbie jumpers up to lauch two ways because I KNOW they'll fold up on me. I get to play around straightening them out. One piece of advice I give is to remember that you have to use your muscles to put your body where you want it in relation to who your hanging on two. This invloves arms, shoulders, back, legs (when you put a foot on their belly to push them away).

Don't worry, be happy.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
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[gemini 0]

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What can I should I learn from this experience?

1) That it's gona' happen sometimes regardless of how many jumps you have!

2) Remember where the relative wind is when you exit and fly it accordingly.

From a plane with a port/left exit door:

If floating, come off the plane feet down, chest to the wind, and head up. You should see your partner above you and the plane above him.

If diving, left foot forward, right elbow up, slightly push out on your partner, and dive at his knees on the count.

3) Don't be late! Go with the count unless instructed otherwise. (If you were diving and your arms were pulled to full extension when you went out, you were late.)

Thousands of other exit tips exist for different exit formations, types of jumps, position in exit, etc. It's fun learning them as you go along so don't get discouraged.

At some point as you and your friends get better, there will be more good exits than bad exits!

Blue skies,

Jim

[somethinelse 0]

Thanx Terry!

Ya, I think I roughed him up a bit too.
He said he'd got a few bruises from that jump!

I was surprised at how different the factors of moving in the air are when gripped onto someone else!

But it was FUN! I wanna do some more of that.

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