grannyinthesky

I'm glad to see you're as hard to discourage as I would be and it's great you have such good support from your wife. Hanging out at the DZ is a great idea. Figuring out how to get and stay stable will come to you, I'm sure. I didn't accomplish any of my objectives last jump except for realizing how to get stable. I hope I still remember next time I get to jump. I'm hopin for Sunday, but every forecast I look at says rain and/or snow on Sunday. Rats..... Of course,, since every weekend forecast has been wrong (good predictions, but bad weather) for the last month, I can always hope this forecast is a bad as the last ones. I am still planning on getting to California sometime before fall quarter starts in September. I don't know if I'll have enough experience, even if I can get my A in the next two months to really be able to jump safely for a while. I'd also like to pick up some used gear first and I know that can't happen until the end of June. Maybe I'm developing a little patience after all. Let me know how it goes next jumps and wish me some luck with the weather around here. Blue skies, Pearl "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Well, I haven't started measuring in decades yet. That makes things seem better. Thanks for cheering me up!!! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Watch out......It's so cold here in Idaho today that may be on the way...brrrrrrrrrr.......I've got to say the thought of Walt as a moderator is an interesting idea to say the least. What would he ban posters for? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

What were you thinking? Leaving her unsupervised.....Shame on you "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Can they ban a moderator? Edited to add :Oops... Billy beat me to this comment. I guess I should real all the posts before I reply.. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

You got that one right!!!!! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Oh, hell, no. I'd rather, well,.....not be eligible for her club, if you get my drift. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Is that all? [BIGGER SIGH] "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I dont' care if it's warm. I want blue skies and light breezes. I'm really tired of constant cloud cover. I haven't jumped in temperatures above freezing since my tandem in October. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Welcome. The forums here are great places to have fun and get to know other people who have been bitten by the skydiving bug.

This place is just about as addictive as skydiving itself. Drinking won't/can't cure the addiction. You just end up drunk posting. Have fun when you get to AFF. I'm sure ready for lmore jumps if the weather will just cooperate. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Good advice, especially the FLARE part. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Don't kick yourself. It hurts. I have had a couple of jumps where I started to doubt myself and I suspect my instructors were probably having some doubts too. But I'm hanging in there. My last jump all I did was figure out how to get stable. I think that's going to help me a lot if the weather cooperates and I can get in the air again one of these days. I sounds like you had a pretty tough time with the jumps. It also sounds to me like you are expected to do a lot in one jump. I really like the method my instructor is using. He's really patient and he keeps things really manageable for me. After having to pull for me one time when my altimeter got over half covered my my jumpsuit sleeve, he regularly reminds me about the "When in doubt, whip it out." Staring at the sleeve wondering what the hell to do wasn't particularly constructive, especially since I was pretty sure I was in the neighborhood of time to pull. Have you considered going back and repeating a level or two? There is so much to learn and so little time to learn it in, it wouldn't be unreasonableto take a little extra time here and there. It does sound to me that you you reacted well to having two canopies out so I'd say there's hope for ya'. Another thing that helps me is to remind myself that I am having fun. When one of the instructors stuck his tongue out at me right before I jumped, it really relaxed me. That seems to be a big key for me. I've done a lot of relaxation/meditation type stuff in the past, and when I finally remembered to use what I knew, I went from potato chipping to stable, INSTANTLY. It was absolutely amazing. Is there a level in the method you are learning where you exit with the instructor and then he releases you? Doing that a time or two again might help. I know a lot of people recommend doing some tunnel time to help the freefall skills. If you love skydiving as much as I do (and I'm htinking you do), don't give up. One other thought, you might try to find someone who follows the ISP in the SIM. It takes 21 jumps to learn all the necessary skills, but they come in smaller chunks. Blue skies, Pearl "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

After I have enough for all the jumping I'll need to get my license, then used gear is on the list. It'll be new to me. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I sure understand this sentiment. I'm not traveling the world like you, but weather and other things have sure interfered with my plans to jump. I constantly find my mind drifting off into the clouds and wishing I was in the sky. I haven't jumped for two weeks, and the only day in the next week I can jump is next Sunday weather permitting. I guess we just need to have patience. People keep reminding me that summer will be here soon and then we should be able to jump to our heart's content. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I couldn't get anyone to go with me to any of the places you suggested We ended up wandering around the Art Deco thing going on in South Beach. I could have spent a fortune there, but restrained myself. Gotta save my money for skydiving stuff. I am going on a tour of the Everglades tomorrow afternoon. Maybe I'll have better luck tomorrow night. Thanks for the idea. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I'm not jumping because I'm at Miami Beach and I am still only a student with 6 jumps. I with I was jumping, but I'll settle for wading in the beautiful Atlantic Ocean in the nice warm weather. I'll be jumping next weekend in the frigid air of Idaho (and loving every minute of it!!!) "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

From my rather limited perspective, knowledge in your head doesn't necessarily come out of hiding when you are in the air. I'll admit to having the same idea as you appear to have, but i have abandoned that for working with my instructors closely. There have been a substantial number of things that I "knew", but failed to know when it was time to use the knowledge. It will be a blast and the necessary skills and knowledge will come with time. Pat "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I heard the same thing and apparently a really good place for people watching is a few miles down the road. I think I'm gonna go do some looking later this afternoon. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where's the option for both? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yoga class a car wreck or stand up landing with a bag lock.. Well, I started a yoga class last week, but somehow I don't think that's on the curriculum. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Where's the ""both of the above" option? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

How about a teacher's schedule? Are you discriminating against us? I am teaching two sections of beginning algebra, college algebra, pre-calculus, and Calc II, along with taking 7 credits myself, including playing with the college jazz band. But, I do plan on finding as much time as possible to jump. There are priorities in life. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Not just no! hell no!!! I got married once, fixed that mistake and I'm not about to go there again. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

That is such a cool thing to do. I did that a couple of years ago in Orlando and it's an incredible experience. That would be a lot of fun to do again. Thanks for the idea "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

That sounds really good, but I think I'm gonna see how much time I can get on the beach in the am's. I'll just have to drink hotel coffee...That, and I have no clue where Lincoln Road is. I'm in the 4800 block of Collins "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490