HardCorr

Reading KimBlair13's post about plane problems made me wonder: Has anyone had to do a bailout because of a catastrophic malfunction with the aircraft? If so, please explain the details. Also if you've had any instances where you've had to jump out early but the plane was still recoverable, please post those also. Blue Skies

Tell someone at your dz that you want to play. It's a pretty popular game!!! Ha Ha Ha! Good Luck MissG8 The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Hey! Welcome to the club!!! I know how you feel! I don't go more than about 2 minutes before I start, or I should say continue to think about skydiving. I did my first two student jumps last weekend and it was awesome!!! It was one hell of a lot more comfortable under my own canopy than in a tandem harness. I've started stretching a lot as soon as I get to the dz because I'm usually on wind hold anyway. By the time I've jumped and the beer light is on, I don't feel any different (soreness wise) than I did when I got there. When you arch, just relax and have fun. I've noticed that crossing your feet after you're under canopy helps your legs and thighs and it gets some of the blood back into your body so you don't land with sponge feet! Read everything you can about the sport and most importantly, be safe and have fun!!! Blue skies!!! Ryan The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

-That solo jumps, regardless of if you're a student or not, KICK ASS!!! So much better than tandems! (AFF Lvl1 & a hop n pop) -Don't land going North to South when you should be on final heading facing East to West regardless of if there's no wind. -Do not, I repeat, DO NOT lose a game of Australian stretch unless you want to run naked around the hanger! -Sunset jumps have been by far the coolest time to jump out of the whole day! 14,000 ft Fridays are cool! That extra thousand feet is definetly worth it!!! -Symmetry!!! Blue Skies! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Good Point, Never thought of that. Now that you mention it, it gets stuck every once and a while cause the leather is starting to dry out really bad. I'll probably re-string it. Thanks for keeping me safe Zen! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Mine has a leather necklace with 2 beautiful tribal beads and two small wooden beads tied across from eachother. Got it in Hawaii after I re-enlisted in the Navy before a tandem. I wore it with the pin facing left while I was doing tandems and now I won't wear it unless it's pointing to the right. Couldn't tell ya why, just started doing that! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

ROTMFFLMAO!!!

Whew! Finally did my first AFF jump yesterday!!! It turned out beautifully! I got off of work at 4 am and was at the dz by 9. I sat in on a FJC just for a good refresher and couldn't jump until almost 7:30 pm that night! The sun was setting with a cloudless sky and the winds finally died down. Went to 14,000 feet and my body was tingling the whole way up! Once the door opened, all the worries went away!!! I knew that this was the moment I was waiting for and it was time to do it!!! We stepped up to the door, I checked in w/ Rich, called "STRUT, UP, DOWN, ARCH!" and out we went. Proceeded with a 5 count, checked altitude, "14 THOUSAND!" Performed 3 PPTs, 2 toe taps, we were at 10,500 now. I put my hands back and straightened my legs and tracked for about 3-4 seconds. After that we rode down to 6,000, I shook my head, "NO MORE SKYDIVE" waved off at 5,500 and pulled by 5,000. I hesitated a little bit with the PC because it had the old ripcord handle on it so I confused myself and I held onto the PC for a second longer than I should of. Beautiful opening! Man oh man, it's a whole lot more comfortable with a canopy opening by myself than with a tandem!!! Had a pretty uneventful ride other than the fact that I was talking to myself trying to make sure I wasn't doing anything stupid!!! Wow! I was so excited that I was doing this, I mean, I was actually finally doing this!!! I was flying under my own power!!! 1,500 feet came up and I started my downwind leg. I was around 600-700 when I started my base, just barely started doing s turns when I got the signal to come on home. Hit some pockets of dead air and landed just outside of the p's. I couldn't believe I actually stood it up!!! Drank a lot of beer and champagne that night, lost to the ladies in a game of Australian stretch and had to run around naked!!! All in all, it turned out to be a beautiful day!!! I'm so glad that I had a chance to jump with all those great guys and gals!!! Next step, AFF 2! Here I come! Yippppeeeeeeeee!!! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

I have it. It's a pretty good description of how your body reacts when you make a jump. Cool stuff about Adrian Nicholas attempting to fly Da Vinci's parachute design. The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

I gotta go with cutaway. Man oh man, that Stephen Baldwin can act!!! Joe Jennings "Good Stuff" is a really well put together movie. The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

What's your favorite movie with any skydiving in it? The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

How about the slider being stuck? Is it something that people do during packing? The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Tastes like crap! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

I pondered this question earlier today when I looked at a toilet. Why in the hell do they make toilet seat covers that don't actually fit the toilet seat properly? They're like half the size of the damn toilet!!! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Absolutely! You women need to think ahead!!! LOL The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

I love your quote. What the hell is FGF though? The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Has anyone ever been to Mac & Marti's Cigar Bar and Jazz Lounge in Tumon Bay, Guam? Bitchin little place. That's my little bit of paradise! Beautiful weather, beautiful people, and great times! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Great! Thanks! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

World Freefall Convention Who What When Where Why Where can I go for info? The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

I didn't start my training until jump 5. From there on, I had to do one tandem with my new dropzone. The other ones I did because the winds sucked when I was there so I did a tandem. Anyway I can get in the air, I'll do it! I'll finally get my student jumps done this weekend though!!! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Jack Johnson - Times like these Disturbed - The Sickness Lots of Techno if you have good dubbing skills Foo Fighters - Learn to fly Alice DeJay - Fly And more, and more, and more... The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Steal her stapler, hmm, yeah, steal her stapler. The Zipline, yep yep yep. The stapler. ???????????WTF? Don't ask me! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Ah HAAA!!! Yeah I've been around a while!!! What are you talking about?!?!?!? LOL J/K What 10 jumps is a lot in this sport!!! LOL The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

You women! Treating us like we're pieces of meat to just drool over!!! All it is with you all is butt or package, butt or package. Tsk Tsk Tsk!!! Don't you know we have feelings too? The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

Ouch!!! The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...