Orange1 0 #1 April 24, 2005 well, i was totally unprepared for THAT! (not unprepared for the jump - for how it felt) did the ground briefing yesterday but the weather meant i could only jump today. a month since my last jump, i only started getting nervous right before exit... jeeez, it is SO different from S/L! first time at terminal... sensory overload all over again, because i had no idea how wind resistance at that speed would feel! i managed to do all my tasks by 9000' which apparently is quite good, but i battled in that wind to do the ripcord touches and the pull (having done all my DRCPs and 1st FF quite successfully), felt opening shock for the first time, and all in all I DIDN'T ENJOY THE JUMP. all the way down i was thinking "that's it, end of the road, don't want to do this anymore" - of course, soon as i was back in the hangar couldn't wait to go up again, got my level 2 briefing and will jump tomorrow again (too busy today for a 2nd). Honestly - if that had been my first experience of skydiving, I don't think I would have been back for a 2nd jump. But I'm already hooked, and because of SL i know that things that seem overpowering at first get tackled pretty quickly, so here i am still hooked!Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brazelton 0 #2 April 24, 2005 I completed my AFF a couple months ago, and have thirty jumps now. My first jump was a static line as well. Your first freefall was an overwhelming experience, just like mine. There was a certain point that I felt the same way, "this is insanity, and is just scary, not really fun." It truly became "fun" around my 15th or 16th jump. I started to enjoy myself more while in freefall. Although I am no experienced skydiver, I highly reccommend that you wait until your 15th jump, or at least until you have the experience of jumping with someone else for fun. AFF (for me anyhow), was a very intense period of training with lots to learn, lots to remember, and lots of pressure not to screw up (even thoughwe all do, because that is how we learn). Once you graduate AFF with the basics and become somewhat comfortable, you will most likely begin to enjoy yourself much more. Hope this helped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #3 April 24, 2005 It gets better, once your done with AFF, and have acquired some basic FF skills. Then you can start enjoying the beauty of it all. Cheers PS Get some tunnel time if you can, 10-20 minutes should be plenty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #4 April 25, 2005 no tunnels here thanks for the words of support guys - did levels 2 & 3 today - already far more comfortable! i'm still in the mode of every plane ride thinking "why am i doing this, not again" and raring to go up again as soon as i land! Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #5 April 25, 2005 LOL "Why am I doing this?" Along with, "I must be insane!" Lasted for about 10 jumps for me When I got back to the ground, I knew why, and stopped doubting my sanity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #6 April 25, 2005 Quote LOL "Why am I doing this?" Along with, "I must be insane!" Lasted for about 10 jumps for me When I got back to the ground, I knew why, and stopped doubting my sanity I know why the second I get out the door. And it's reaffirmed when my feet hit the ground. Everybody goes thru those feelings. For me, the benefits far outweigh the pre-jump anxiety. Try to relax and have fun. "At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
