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  1. jumpjunkie2004
    Don't get me wrong...I love the environment at Orange. I've been going there since April and I haven't seen very many naked people. However, I tend to leave well before any of the "festivities" get started. Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    By the way, I'm a female. I just wondered if women skydivers get hit on everywhere they go or if it was just at our drop zone. In any event, it's fun. It's radically different than my "real" world. I can't imagine being at a PTA meeting and having someone walk up to me and ask me to show them my "boobies". However, the world might be a more interesting place if those things happened everywhere. Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    Yes..I'm new and it seems like I'm at a "sexual" drop zone. I wonder if they are all the same. Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    Are skydivers more sexual than wuffos? Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    I've had eight jumps (three of those were tandems). On jump 4 (my first AFF), I had radio assistance and they told me when to flare. I landed on my butt. Jump 5 - the radio guy was distracted and forgot about me until the last minute - I flared too early and landed on my butt. Jump 6 - the radio guy told me when to flare - I had a perfect stand up landing. Jump 7 - the radio guy said, "You're looking good, you're on your own." We hadn't discussed the "me being on my own" in advance. There were two stakes in the landing area - I panicked - Flared at 25 feet and did a PLF. Jump 8 - the radio guy told me when to flare - I had the softest PLF on earth. I could have stood it up, but decided to PLF as a precaution I've been told I'm getting no radio on my next jump. Am I ready to be on my own without it? Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    Thanks Skymama. I have 1/2 an hour booked at the tunnel. If all else fails, at least I have that to carry me through! Where do you jump? Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    My broken ankle was also "completely" my fault. I flared way to early. I wonder how many skydivers have broken their ankles jumping. Just a couple of weeks before I broke mine, another student (who was self-supervised) ran into a fence and broke his. His was far worse than mine and required surgery, pins, etc. I am now wearing ankle braces when I jump. Hopefully, I will be able to jump without them once I have more confidence in my landing ability. Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...
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    I began my journey almost a year. I did a three tandems and knew that I wanted to try AFF. Had my first AFF jump on 7/10. On my 4th AFF jump (Lucky Jump #7), I broke my right ankle and sprained my left. It took forever to heal - it was my fourth broken ankle. I wonder how often this happens to people? I went back to jump on December 4th - had a nice soft PLF landing. I've been to our drop zone several times since then, but due to weather issues I've been unable to jump. I'm headed to FL on 3/18 and plan to jump a Z-hills. Wish me luck! If you'd like to know more about me and my quest, check out my blog. Sarah's Jump Lust: http://x.mcintyres.net/jumpblog/?sectionid=12 Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...