Mike111

Thanks Kelpdiver and JTl, I must agree that it should help our confidence in our ability to deal with a situation because at least we know what to roughly expect, and it will come as less as a shock if we experience it againn. Although we had these bad experiences, i think we have had least learned and gained valuabl lessons early on, and as you said, have the correct responses burned into our memory... ... With regard to panic, as others have kindly stated above, i think these experiences and practice EP's or whatever other methods we use will help us over these things and allow us to reatc calmly and collectively and solve our own individual issues. Anyway, glad you got your main out, even if it was a bit late, better than nothing out[;)

Im only a newbie and don't know anthing about USA, but in UK the Prime minister gets 4 hours sleep a night on average due to work intense loads... ... 365 days a year all the time non stop - i would say 5 weeks vacation for a president of the USA is veyr justified given the amnount of work he has to do and how little sleep he gets. That is only my humble opinion, feel free to disagree. mike

If i can;t find the ripcord, lol ill be on that reserve handle allright!!! 1900 - wow thats low!! Im WAY to chicken for that...

"Just back from Hinton - two h&p loads to 4.5k, and a "full height" lift to 10k (restricted by the 206 - pac being serviced). " Do you know what the minimum opening altitude is for students once they becone A license holders with regards to hop n pops in the UK. is it 3,000 ft? Cheers for any info, mike

Hey, Thanks for the good read. a change from all the other terroism threads

Thanks veyr much for ALL the advice you have given me - very helpful. When i next visit the DZ, ill be armed with all the knowlegde i need to practice the necessary things- thats a start Thanks again, mike

Thanks for the answer. Ive found some stuff on that and its quite helpful. Thanks

lol thanks - i just edited the post you qouted from. lol no probs, it was funny! Well, it would be the end of the world for me if i delayed too lonnnnnngggggggg..... lol

Hey, sorry to ask another question, but if i eventually went from 3,000, how long would i have to freefall before pull time? 5 seconds? Thanks, mike

Thanks for the info, when in the plane i always try and visualise the skydive and taks and Ep's, although i need helluva lotof practice... ...but i can control my hands lol! mike

Hi, Thanks for the help - you mentioned a similar environement, ive been thinking of a wind tunnel, would that be a good option? Thanks, mike

Hi, Thanks for the info - although i would never be able to do rock climbing - my coordination is way too poor, i will definately have a good think into other such activities which would give me the chance to practice at a slower pace.. Cheers, Mike

Hey, Thanks for you advice to, but would you recommend doing these in a harness or just kind of miming them when im are not at the dropzone in order to keep currency? Thanks, Mike

Thanks, Ill definaetely look into it and try and buy it. Cheers

Hi Ron, Thanks for your help, you mentioned the demo - would i have to wait until im off student status to try that? With regard to hop and pops, AFF 8 (im not quite there yet) is from 5,000 - the A license minumum altutide is around 3,000 opening tiem I think - would you recommend going from 4,000 or 5,000? Thanks for you help, Mike

Having read another thrad "Thoughts on Panic", and a few posts in the incident forum of where jupmers panic and hurt themselves, it was mentioned that the best way to train people is to drill in the proceedures under extreme pressure. On one AFF level 5 jump, (and on pulling parachutes), i panicked badly when tumbling and spining and my instructor bailed me out thankfully, but i failed to react to the situation although knowing afterwards what i should have done. Are there any such such circumstanes where a student can tain themselves under extreme pressure to help combat this panic and make sure they can react cool and calmy?. I did think about quitting because i thought i wasn't suited or capable of engaging in the sport, but there have been situations outside of skydibing where i have remained fully calm - could it be lack of awareness of the new environment? IF someone has panicked before, does it mean they have the capabiltiy to overcome it, or is it an ingrained thing which can never be resolved? Does relaxation in freefall and slower calmer movements help in preventing panic? Any advice, thougths or tips would be greatly appreciated,

Congratulations!

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Ill definately plan a visit there sometime this year to chekc it out, might even bump into you there!. Good luck with the rest of the training, i hope you solve any probs you have with AFF.

Hey, Just to stay don't get too flustered by it, i had the same problem on level 5 but was tumbling and flipping like you were. I dunno if it is common, but im sure youre not the only one it has happaned to. Sorry i can;t contribute anything to hep yer, just thought i would give you a bit of support.

shit... 37 million. If you know any of the guys that did it, lol put me in contact with em - could do with that money

Enjoy yourself. Be safe and have confidence (something im working on ) Good luck mike

I think its very hard to answer that - from the American point of view it saved their solderi's lives, but it killed thousand of innocent civilians. Overall it was probably worth it although there are veyr serious consequences. A veyr trajic and unfortunate incident though to happen Mike

Tandem - good introduction to see whether it was likeable without all the hassle of a lot of training. Perfect really.

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Hey, I go bakc and forth to - i get really scared when im up there and find the freefall uneasy ,but really wanna do it again when on the ground and miss it. Weird innit? Once the fear is reduced eveyrone says thats when you really start to enjoy it. Like you do, i love it totally but can;t really work out why just yet. Oh the instructor got me out the plane, or i would never would have gone on my first jump which was a jump. Good luck with the rets of your training,