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i don't remember when skydiving came to my mind for the first time - but definitely somewhere in the time when i was like 20. it was a dram that i thought it would become reality some distant day. in fact my ex-girlfriend made me a birthdaypresent, after i mentioned it to her one time during conversation on what we dreamed of but didn't dare to do yet. it took me another year to do the tandem - no time, overworked, bad weather etc. i was in trance for a week and knew taht it was a great experience. still i didn't want to take classes or leran it. a year later i was invitetd to do a bungee from a 150 meter tower. and it was exacteley that day when i decided to learn how to skydive. hung on the internet, found me a dz that operated nnot only on weekends and made my license in two weeks. that was three years ago. now i'm on my way to become a coach and i'm still thankfull to my ex-love for that very special present The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

welcome to the real world - looks like you really got hooked- enjoy the rest of your student life & remember to stay on the safe side The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

a question in return: does driving a car affect my view on mortality? how many of my daily activities are – from a statistical viewpoint – far more dangerous than skydiving? just because the average non-skydiver thinks of the sport as dangerous.... but i guess thats been discussed ad infinitum with no outcome of value. imo it boils down to this: yes, skydiving is an exceptional activity, that changes a lot of viewpoints. it trains you to confront you fears, trains you to make decisions in tricky situations etc. the view on mortality is just one aspect. a very tiny one. The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

maybe i could be a good decision to sell the brain????? at least it would stop all the noise in the head! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

ok. now if i only knew how to update/edit a poll it would be fine (can it be done???) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

9/16 - guess that makes me average The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

if you become an addict you'll give up everything. your family, your friends, maybe you even loose your job because you spend your entire working-time in the internet surfing skydiving pages and post-whoring in dz.com seriously: do you have to give something up? i think it's just a shift in priorities. blues The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

after hanging around in the forums i notice that it seems to be quite common for u.s.-jumpers to get their gear packed by a packer. it also seems common that you don't learn how to pack while beeing a student (seems strange to me cause i think packing is one of the basic skills a skydiver should learn) one more point: if i read about reserve-rides it's sometimes stated that the reason was a packers error. isn't it to easy to blame someone else? i packed right from the beginning (under supervision of my teachers of course) and i think i will stick to this (btw - saves a lot of dough for jumping) so what do you prefer and for what reasons? (pls feel free if you think if i missed a point in the poll. thx) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

then why didn't you post it there? and eveb if you beat the §%°* out of them it wouldn't change anything. i'm out The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

wtf are you talking about????? The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

definitely better than tose damn elephant-underpants for men

i didn't want to put you off. it's just that there's sometimes some really odd folks in here who get off hearing disaster-stories. i hope you keep on jumping and stick with it because skydivers a very specific and unique gruop of people - i met the best people i know in this sport. and it definitely changed my life! blue skies The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

blablahblah - and then you have the guts to start lamenting that you are alone as always. could it be that your are in a hormon-induced disorder? i haven't read so much bs in any thread so far. i'm out The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

how about tisone: There's more shrinks in the usa than postmen... (i wonder if this really proves to be true)

depends on the jump. if i do a solo - either rw or free - i usually try to get good separation on exit so i'm more or less on the safe side. when jumping in groups i do a barrel while tracking to make shure the others are still on their heading and there's nobody above me unintentionally i'm really carefull on trackdives larger than 5 divers - not everybody on a track knows where to go after separation - had a bad experience say near freefall crash The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

i just took a look in your profile - either you made it all up or you are just damn lucky that you survived it this far! i guess you are just talking major BS! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

Ground him for what? Being stupid? He had a license, and there are no BSR's against being stupid. i always thought that there's some kind of DZ-policy that requires a certain amount of jumps on "certain" conditions like heavy wind od so. at least it came across this in spain (empuria brava) where they wouldn't let anybody under 400 (!) logged jumps manifest or board when windconditions exceeded a certain level. bloodsimple as that... Some of us tried, and got yelled at... go and break your neck somewhere else? kick him out of the DZ? i think no matter how much money such an idiot leaves at the DZ equals the trouble he causes (just my opinion) And I will never get this either...If a guy has one more jump than me, or one more year in the sport...I listen to them. I may not agree, or comply, but I don't tell them to piss off. exactely my words! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

just re-read your post – why would you want to hear that??? pls be honest! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

did you know that you can't touch your elbow with your tongue? and probably you'll never fid out how many people will try this for real after reading this post

shouldn't this have been a perfect reason to ground that guy? and to have a serious word with him? one thing i completely lack the understanding for is the ignorance of "newbies" (i still consider myself to be one having about 200 jumps on my log) towards people who have been into skydiving for ages. i know that i'm still at the very beginning of my understanding the game and there's a hell of a lot to learn in the years to come. i was and i am always greatfull for "older" jumpers advice and i'm in the lucky position to have mentors (big shouts to my rigger and my teacher-friends) who always have an open ear for my questions. on one thing i agree completely: if you don't ask for advice - u won't get it. that's the true lesson to learn. The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

You absolutely did.

Thats what i meant by not wanting to put au parallels. but from my experience dreams are a reflection of my everyday live encoded in symbols. for me dreams are the reflections of emotions connected with the patterns of my life - like how do i react in a specific situation and why i do so and what kinda emotion accompanies these patterns. my friend explained to me that death in drreams can also be a symbol that a certain aspect of one's life has lost it's function and a new one is to come in a kind of transition to another level (which also made real sense for me) but from what you've just posted i guess you are pretty close to "unveil the mystery" of that particular dream

reading your story makes the sun rise up in my heart, cause it shows me one thing - if you have a dream go and try to realize it no matter how big the obstacles might be. I'm gratefull for this Thanx & big RESPECT The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

i had a very violent dream last year where i died a very violent death (don't want to get into detail how it happened). it was a nightmare because i could feel anything as if it happened for real pain and everything. it really shattered me so much that i was thinking of making some kind of rebirth-stuff-session. then a friend of mine - actually he's a shrink (we made an arrangement that i never take him as a counsellor but that was the exception of the rule) - offered a hint. he asked me how i deal with aggression and conflicts in general. i don't want to put up parallels, but i guess if one dreams his own violent death this could be a clue. if it deeply bothers you - get some advice from a professional headshrinker. it's worth it edit for bad spelling The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666

hi shrubber great that you did your first jump! from what you write i think you did a jump on a strong tandem