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Oh I have absolutely been running things by them before trying anything for that exact reason :) . But, they have been very supportive of my researching and have clarified many things Ive read and even told me things not to worry about yet or that aren't possible or effective with student gear (like front-riser dives after I started reading about canopy control). I was just wondering if there are any particular things I could start thinking about (that I would then run by my instructors / coaches), just because I like having time to mentally rehearse before they are just like "do this, this, and this, now let's hop on the plane!" heh. (not that they are rushing or anything, but a day of consideration is preferred over half an hour :) ). The AFFIs were good about telling me the dive flow of the next dive before Id leave, specifically so I could think about and rehearse them on my own. But so far, without more practice and no reference point, the method would be to just initiate the dive like a track by bending at the waste, and then using my shoulders to keep pointed in the right direction? My GF and I were discussing it with me (she is at the same point I am in the progression) and that is the best we could come up with, heh. Thanks again for the encouragement! Weeeee!

Hello, Ive been reading this forum and the articles pretty aggressivelely for the last ~6 weeks, just getting a feel for all the theory and all the things there are for me to learn). I graduated AFF a few weeks ago and did 3 solo jumps last weekend just working on stability, loops, rolls, exits, etc, not to mention canopy control. I was planning on going this weekend for jumps 12-14, with the first being a practice run, the 2nd being my first 3500 hop-and-pop, and the 3rd being a coached jump. Specifically, the DZO said he wants me to work on diving after and docking with the coach to develop that skill before jumping with others. Any tips on diving? I have a pretty good grasp on how to increase my fall rate, but any suggestions and tips I can start thinking about, and that will give me a direction when asking my instructors, would be good. I just dont want to burn up all my altitude doing it incorrectly, or accidentally track a hundred feet away trying to dive, or whatever. Also, am I correct in assumig he would exit the plane a second or so ahead of me? Thanks. Weeeee!