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jump~46 was at a new DZ with a friend. he introduces me to another guy that would coach me through my first sit-fly. it was novemberish and cold as hell on ground as i prepped my gear i noticed i had forgotten my gloves but had some cheap dollar store knitted gloves. the DZ had gloves but i figured these would do. after a decent sit-fly my adrenaline pumping i pulled and went for my brake toggles and couldn't close my hands around the toggles. once i landed the pain of near frost-burned hands set in. i sat in a warm area with my hands behind my knees the rest of the day. lesson: never jump without proper gear never EVER again jump~36 a friend had been asking me to take him skydiving so i took him to my home DZ i wasn't going to jump because i was feeling kinda sick and had a stuffy nose but my friend wanted me to go up with him for his first tandem, so i figured i didn't feel that bad. i suited up and went up to 13k. i do a diving exit and instantly feel like my head is going to explode. no one ever told me that a a stuffy nose is not good to jump in. never again will i jump when feeling even remotely sick

all you need to do is learn to gel with the air. 2 mins under your belt is not going to get you gelling like Magellan. think about this when a sports team gets together even if they are the best of the best they have to learn to work together. well, you and air is the same thing. my instructor told me this and i stopped fighting for the right arch and let the air tell me the proper arch. it sound weird but as long as your limbs(even extra limbs ;P) are in the right area, loosen up and the wind will put you at a proper arch. from there just work on drop rate. worked for me. FYI i did AFF from a heli

the other DZ is skydive fujioka DZ its a heli operation for about 6500 yen i used to jump both locations for 2 years and fujioka is open year round beautiful jump location with a heart shaped lake.

don't give up brother i lost mad weight and realized my dream of skydiving. i know the pain bro but if you keep at it i know you can do it. keep me posted on your track and if you need weight loss tips let me know. weight loss pics attached

I did my aff from an as350 and we jumped @12500. The difference from planes and heli for me was stability on exit. It took a bit more work from the the heli. ;)

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i don't think he knows how lucky he is.

forgetting to balance with your other arm and pulling in a spin

You not to get off topic but i was looking at STF from your sig and noticed from what i have invested in my 13 jumps. Could have racked up about 350 with yall... FML

Yeah it was a "twist" on an otherwise uneventful jump

No disrespect meant. I agree sense off time does get lost. to clarify the events went as followed 1: canopy fully inflated/line twist/deploy brown bombs 2. Check canopy/alt chk 4. Scanned for bystanders/located dz 5.altchk/ kickout 6 canopy function check/ corrected flight plan I guess i welcomed the experience i was getting and really got an appriciation for the drilling of the boards my dzo always throws in my face everytime i seemed i had nothing to do around the dz. he always tells me no two malfunctions will ever be the same. I was just glad my first was easy enough for me to correct without much difficulty but learned so much from. Thanks so much for the tips everyone!

Good info yeah i kept alt awarness i had popd at 5500 so i knew i had time. I was more worried to make sure i wasnt headed towards another jumper but canopy was good. I found it funny because i was telling one of my friends earlier i wondered how bad i would react and sure enough. Im glad it was good conditions out

It was funny to me when it happend, is that normal? I kick out about three full spins and laughed the whole time. It was fun

i know this is off topic but, i am sure the audience in this room seems alot more knowledgeable or informative then the "thinking about downsizing" thread. how much diffrence does .1 wingload make? thanks again

which you talk'n 'bout willis?

great article. funny thing, read it right after my post i found it very informative.

QuoteSo, your first post mentions five days a week. A later post mentions 12-hour shifts. Does this mean you'll be working FIVE 12-hour shifts each week? If so, fuck that. Right? but my only thought was about the income. i guess more time to skydive with out the canopy of gold with 42" spinners is the right answer

same boat here. i've been a sponge on dizzy since i started and alot of the times i want a good understanding of the reasoning behind some of the topics discussed. quick background i'm a fresh jumper with 10 jumps most of the time someone asks a question of this type the common answer is ask your dzo. unfortunatly, i'm in japan and have very little japanese skills and vise versa at the dz's here. not to say they can't explain it, just not as well as someone naturally speaking english.

hmmm i need to check this out. maybe i can pull the same here to build my count up. its hard to chill at the dz being the only non-japanese person. glad, they some cool ass people at fujioka

There's a book called "your money or your life" If you want to be a "money pig" show off your bling bling and buy stuff you don't need . Don't worry be happy there's lots of people who do it and there's nothing with that for them

+1 dude, im 26 and i don't know shit about shit. my father never stopped me from testing my limits and sometimes i paid the price. i have more disaster stories than i care to share. but there was one thing he always made me do. to write a letter to my moms about why i did what i did and what caused me to get hurt. once i wrote the letter it would make me take a deep look at what i was attempting to do and the possible outcomes. my suggestion would be ask your dad to hook you up with a canopy course and than downsize. thats going to be my plan. at least that way you have some good training before hand

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its not that its a bad paying job its that the better paying job has great pay but i would live in a lab 12 hours a day. the other job i would be the lead at a small business. i think the small business would be the better choice to fit me because its more relaxed, i make my own hours, and yes i can live off the pay its just.... without trying to sound like a money hungry pig...i don't want to live in a house and then say to myself if i took the better paying job i could be living like X. 12hr shift~$80k/yr small business my own hours and im lead~$38k i know i'll be happy in the small business but the lab is a great paying job but i hate the thought of shift work 12/24 5 a week. im a people person. i love to interact with people and the companys mission is very community oriented. that financial split is just hard to ignore

multiple DZs here in japan, but i was looking for jumpers in japan on dizzy.com. i have only found three DZ's here: skydive fujioka tokyo skydiving club parachute village thanks for the info though

just wondering how many people on DZ are in japan? other than i