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    14 Jumps Working toward License
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    Thank You All for your replies!! I did do it and it was GREAT!! The view was breathtaking, literally!! I will write more and post a few pictures of it in the next couple of days. Thanks Again!
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    Thank You! I feel much better about it. I'm gonna do it. Hey, you all are great and I will let you know how it goes. I'll be back Feb 3rd.........expect to hear from me!
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    Okay, that's it.........I'm definitely doin it! Good deal. Thank you so much. Those pictures are GREAT!!
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    Thank You, but Ixtapa is on the West coast of Mexico (been there, beautiful place!), Playa is on the East coast, otherwise, I'd love to! Don't know where that other place is you refered to.
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    Thanks Again!
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    Thank You! I really love this website and these forums. So many good people more than willing to give information.
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    I'm sure that part of my apprehension is just because I'm a newbie and feel the need for all conditions to be as close to perfect as possible. Thank you.
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    Going to Playa Del Carmen this coming Tuesday. Don't have many jumps, I'm on AFF 4, but thinking of making a Tandem there but am a little leary of the Mexico thing if you know what I mean. Hell, I'm willing to do a tandem just to get back in the air! I live in Indiana and haven't been able to jump in months! Anyone know of a VERY reputable place near there, Cancun or even in Cosumel (a ferry ride away). If not, damn I understand...........safety first!
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    Hi Dave, Thank you so much for your reply to my post. I think that you are exactly right about a lot of the anxiety being fueled by what you think of your own abilities. I'm a pretty confident person in general or I don't think I'd be doing this at all. I trust in myself and my abilities, but also know that I am human, completely capable of making mistakes. In this arena, that can be fatal. I am a combination of an optimist and realist. I am convinced that I will get through this though. I trust in myself enough that I believe that I have the ability to save my own life if the situation came to that so..........on I go. I just wish I didn't have to wait another few months (winter in Indiana). I'm reading everything I can get my hands on. I'm going over the SIMS and lay in bed at night going over things in my mind. Knowledge is power.
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    Hi Bob, I'll be looking for your post in the safety, training forum! I'll be interested to keep up on your training. Wishing you beautiful blue skies........
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    Hi Jennifer I'm new also and have pretty much been going through the same thing (see my post).......we WILL get over it with enough determination.......that's what I've decided. I'm in Indiana so my season is over for now, gotta wait until spring. I'm suppose to do Level 4 AFF jump next. Probably need to repeat a few things to get the feel back. My jumps have gone well so far, need to keep that going for me.
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    Thank You Billy, I plan to be around for awhile.......no intentions of giving up . Hope to hear from you again sometime!
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    Thank You Jaye, You know, I guess I know all of these things. It's just hard to talk about with people who haven't tried it and don't really understand so it's nice to hear from people like you that do it on a regular basis. The wuffos are like, "then maybe you shouldn't do it," and I'm thinking, noooo, that's not an option, you don't understand, I HAVE to do it! I refuse to cop out to fear. I have done exactly what you said, going down to the DZ as often as possible, even if I didn't plan to jump for whatever reason. If my instructor had a demo and wasn't there to jump with me, I'd use the wind tunnel, which is a lot harder than it looks by the way! No matter what, I've felt the need to just be there and feel the positive energy around the hanger. I WILL get over this, I'm determined, I guess it's just a matter of time and experience.
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    Thank You Darcy I've found that once in the plane I'm reasonably okay. I know that I'm totally committed at that point. It's the wait on the ground that gets to me. I can't swallow (no pun intended, guys) my throat gets so dry from the moment I turn in my manifest ticket til the lift goes up. THAT'S the part I need to get over.
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    Thanks Mike I'm going to attach a description that I wrote of my AFF Catagory C dive. Most people here will be able to appreciate it rather than shake their heads and look at me like I'm totally crazy!
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    Thank You Skymama! I appreciate that. I'm very lucky to find the instructor that I have. Gene has over 10,000 jumps and I won't go up without him while still in "student status".
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    Hello All, This is my first post. I've been watching it for awhile and decided to go ahead. I'm new to the sport to a certain extent. Made 9 jumps 20 years ago, (my ex was 82nd Airborne which allowed me to jump one of the jump clubs on base.) Made it to a 10 sec delay. My 9th jump I was pregnant and didn't know it yet. Found out and that was the end of that until this past summer. I made a couple of tandems and 3 AFF jumps.......have to wait until spring now. What I'm hoping for some help with is this: getting over the major pre jump anxiety! Any tips anyone can give me? The problem is, I'm not 20 any more and think I'm invinsible. I'm 41 and know that I am a mere mortal. My desire has out weighed my fear so far but would like to get over as much of it as possible as quickly as possible so I can get down to the business of learning to fly! Any tips?