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flattering yes..but from someone you barely have contact with....umm....scarey! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

welcome to the sport man. Im new myself being a level three aff student. if you are anything like me your friends will be telling you to shut up whenever you talk about jumping...at least mine do now cuze i never stop talking about it! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

ok this is prolly a dumb question but i heard somewhere that skydivers shouldnt get laser eye surgery..something about the constant pressure change during freefall. Is this true? "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

I was instructed during ground school to pull when no instructors were present..but everything happened so fast that pulling wasnt a thought and the confidence of falling stable kinda was absorbed by my mind! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

I now have it bookmarked. Thanks! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Well..thats what was written on my logbook. When i get my webcam connected ill take a picture of it if you wnat me to. Its an estimation as i was only wearing a normal altimeter. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Does anyone know whats up with the site? ive been trying to use it for the past week and it never comes up? "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Well..my body weight is 208 fully clothed...im not sure how much the student rig weighs. I know its a vector container with a Maverone main. Not sure of anything else? "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

What would you use then??? "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Actually they are going to have me wear a bigger jumpsuit. I wore the same suit that i wore my level 1 aff. But then again i had two totally different instructors than i did with level 1. It didnt help that my arm position was off a little which they told me caused me to fall faster. again..i couldnt see the video so i cant tell ya what they were seeing. I was told that my arms were in more than they should be..but it didnt throw my stability off. Just something to work on for level three when its supposed to be a release dive. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

That...coming form you sir...is an extreme compliment. I have recieved numerous pm's from various people that you are one of the "world's best" aff instructors...THANK YOU! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

My decent rate was VERY fast...it was noted in my logbook at 150 mph. When my main side lost his grip he tried coming back to dock again but he overshot the spot and flew kinda above me but behind me..and when he came up my reserve instructor put his hand up to stop him from colliding with me and he lost the one grip he had on me..then from what they told me during the debrief i just took off and they coudlnt safely get down to me to redock. They had me in view becasue they were reviewing each others video before they debriefed me becasue thats when they noted that i was flyign solo with very good stability. they were around me just not able to catch up to me due to my decent rate being hella faster than them. I guess i arched too much...lol "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

OK..i just wanted to make sure there wasnt any animosity or anything becasue you did actually sound pissed off...lol. But its all good. If ya ever want to come to the states to jump stop by florida "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

I want it to be known that i am sorry for saying the things i said in my thread about my level 2 AFF to AFFI(mykel). I do want it to be know, though, that its not respectable to directly insult someone while giving constructive critism. I know i screwed up and it turned out good this time. It may not next time and im aware of that. Due to the events of that jump and the replies to the other thread it is pretty burned in my brain to pull when no instructors are present. I welcome constructive critisism....i do not welcome direct insults and judgement of character...especially coming from anyone who was not there to experiance the situation and doesnt know me in person. Again...im sorry mykel. Edited to add: Im sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum but it pertains to a thread that orginally started here so mods move it if it doesnt apply to this forum. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Little bit off topic but i was stationed in norfolk for 4 1/2 years and never heard of a dz in the area. Where exactly is it located in suffolk? Now on thread topic...congrats on passing level 1! It does get better as time goes on and you get to do maneuvers and what not. just dont make the same mistake i made. If for some reason you are alone in freefall..pull right away..even if you are falling stable. although it is fun..pull right away. I just did my level 2 aff and found myself alone and continued to freefall becasue to my suprise i was falling stable. I passed the jump but they very well could have failed me if they wanted to. Remember your training and do what the instructors tell you! Have fun and stay safe Blue skies "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Thanks mike. I was looking for that and i thought i found it but that one is more detailed. I guess i just missed it. Thanks though. I can educate myself now straight from the manual. yep..ill see ya prolly in three weeks....unless we dog the watch again and i can get off early! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

I did mine the last week of december...filed them with the IRS on friday....status is accepted....awaiting direct deposit from the refund "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

First of all..im not taking anything you say to heart. You fail to realise that this was my third jump..2nd aff jump. They way you talk is if i had alot more experiance. im still a STUDENT. i know what i did was wrong by not pulling when i noticed they werent around me..im not denying that fact. But you should understand my point...which you fail to do. I was alone in freefall for the first time...completely unexpected. i had alot of stuff running through my head. yeah..i know what i should have done but the shock of being in freefall by myself made my mind race. I was completely aware of my altitude and completely aware of my surroundings. i pulled at the correct stuent altitude and made it back to the airport and student landing zone. I did good for going throug what i went through. Weather you like it or not i completed the jump and passed to level three. You were not there, you did not see the video, you have no right to say anything about me or my instructors. Grow up...HAHA...three jumps there buddy.....rethink that one again. Things happen...i reacted..im alive...enough said. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

oh i know exactly what you are saying. Thats why i had that brief second of panic and "what the hell do i do!" Then i realise that i was falling stable then it jsut turned into pure fun from there. I waved off and pulled at exacttly 5500 feet. so i did what i was suppose to do. I thank my training that i recieved. Without it it could have very well been a very bad situation! It did however build my confidence for level three...when they are supposed to release me if i demonstrate proper body position...which im sure i will do. did it once already...no reason why i cant do it again. Only sucky part is im not supposed to do turns in that dive..and i want to...they are fun!

I knew they werent around me becasue both of them told me. I didnt see the video as i didnt pay for the video part....but both of them told me. I looked around to try and find them....and with the exception of the glimpse i saw of the main instructor...i couldnt see them anywhere. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

The first release dive is supposed to be level 3. My instructors said that if i would have became unstable after they lost their grips then i wouldnt have passed the jump. His exacts words were "i should fail you because you broke a MAJOR safety rule by not pulling when you noticed that both of us were not around you...but i have to pass you becasue of the stability and constant altitude awareness you demonstrated without us being there". I did the whole dive flow with the exception of the trackingwhich they told me wasnt that important...it wasnt until after my 2 practice touches did i notice that both of them were not anywhere within reach of me. And thanks...that dive really boosted my confidence level! I know know that i can fly stably so my level 3 should be an easy pass! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

It was NOT a release dive. AFF level 2 inst an intentional release dive...level 3 is. Ill explain it again. We exited the skyvan. They were still holding me. I did my coa..yelled my alt to the reserve side...and then to the main side...they were still there. I did my two practice touchs....looked around...they were within my visable view. I was falling ALOT faster than they were...whcih is why they couldnt catch up to me without coming down over top of me. And that is exactly what the instructor told me. They are taught when doing the instructor course to come in from the side of the student...never the top. I saw my main instructor for a very brief second at 11 o'clock then i didnt see him. I turn my left and right turns on my own and still was not able to see them within my view. They even told me they had no intentions of releasing me on that dive. If i remember correctly...main instructor lost grip of me...and when he was coming in to dock with me again he went over me..and my reserve instructor put one of his hands up to stop him from coming into my dead air behind me...when we did that his other hand lost grip...at that point i was alone because i was falling alot faster than they were. They were falling at 110ish....my reserve said i was falling at about 150ish. I was falling faster becasue i had my arms in further than they should have which made my decent rate alot faster than them. ok..i described it in as much detail as i remember. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

So i go out to the dz to do level 2. when i leave home it is pouring rain....jsut plain shity weather. I told meself at least go out and see if it clears up...and it did...about 2 hours later...from complete cloud cover to all blue skies. but anyway...so im about to exit the plane...exit it fine(jumped from a skyvan..rear exit). Arch was really good. Did my COA...reserve side...main side...2 practice touches...then not but a few seconds after that...i look left...no instructor...i look right...no instructor...for a very brief second i paniced and freakd out. I know i was supposed to pull when no instructors around around me...but at that moment in time it wasnt a thought. After that brief second i realsied that i was falling very stable..other than falling fast. I still have to work on my arms and leg position. but i suprised the hell out of myself that i was falling stable on only my AFF 2. I even was able to do my left and right turns successfully! I didnt track because i ran out of altitude..and i was comofrtable doing it..hell..i was by myself! Buring the brief my instructors told me that even though i didnt pull when i noticed both of them were gone, that they had to pass me..being that i was flying stably on my own...and obviously pulled my own pilot unassisted..lol. Overall it was a VERY good dive other than me not pulling when i was supposed to...BUT i remained stable..soo..hell yeah...freefalling on my own one second aff jump! Go Me!! "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

I will take your advice to heart. I should have asked for the dive flows cards when i did level 1..just to get familiar with them. As alwasy...i know..listen to the instructors "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye

Thanks for hte reply..but i read through the 2006 version and didnt come across anything for hte actual dive flows. I did learn alot though..so it was a useful reply...but not the target i was looking for. "Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye