flyinhi79

This is the most important statement posted! Also, as other people have posted, it is vital to practice EVERYTHING on the ground first! Even stupid things like collapsing your slider should first be done on the ground before it is attempted on the skydive! Another thing that helped me was my instructor wore a video camera and tapped the whole skydive! This way when we got back to the packing area we would debrief and go over the skydive "not sure if this is required or not." I could very easily see what I was doing or not doing. -Daniel

I know exactly what you are feeling! I just got my A license. There are a few things I did that helped me tremendously. Don’t get caught up bull shitting with the other skydivers while getting to altitude. Just focus on everything you are going to do. Check your handles and pilot chute at least 4 times during the ride. This will just get you in the habit of checking and making sure everything is secure and stays secure. Below are the tips I got that helped me the most. 1. Once you are seated and your seatbelt is fastened, close your eyes and think about your skydive. I did not get nervous until after 5000 feet! So I would keep my eyes closed for most of the ride, just thinking about every part of the skydive. Sometimes it helps to speak each step in your skydive. 2. Go through the skydive in your head in the same order you are planning on doing them in. 3. Don’t worry about having a perfect exit. Just jump out and arch hard! You will be amazed how fast you become stable. These are all things that will help focus your mind on positive things rather than thinking about how nervous you are. The drop zone I got my A license from “Skydive Arizona” allowed me to do the hop and pop whenever I wanted. So, I did it around jump 20. When you do your solo jumps try to focus on being stable. Think about your legs having positive pressure so you are not ass sliding across the sky. Good Luck and keep your profile up-to-date with your jump numbers. Keep posting your questions and success stories. Keep super detailed notes in your log book about each skydive and read them every day so you do not forget what you learned from each skydive. Blue Skies Daniel

I checked under safety and new incidents but did not see anything. I apologize if this was already common knowledge.

I was talking with some buddies yesterday and was told about this http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969994/ posts and I was wondering if anyone had any other information regarding the accident and/or could validate if it really happened?!