grannyinthesky

Are you guys trying to corrupt a very respectable granny? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Ooooh, jazz, blues? I like about any music, but jazz is about on the top of the list I did just try my first Mojitos tonight. Pretty good. Tempting, but since this is officially a work trip, that would probably get me in trouble "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Yep, I sure know that feeling. I got out of the snow for a weekend (I'm in Miami Beach) but without my A license, I can't jump. It's also a little too breezy here for my license. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

All I can say is "WOW.....Beautiful "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I'm in Miami Beach for the weekend. Since I don't have my license yet and a tourist tandem just isn't appealing, anybody have suggestions for places to go/things to do when I'm not working? Thanks, "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

This looks great. The students we will generally be working often have the goal of being elementary/middle school teachers, so elementary is good. Thanks, Pat "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

on a game show and I would win lots of money. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I can tell which of my students smoke from how their homework smells. Gross..... I am so glad I quit. I didn't realize when I smoked just how bad it smelled. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

And you guys have let your wet, windy weather leak into Idaho. It's really been the pits waiting for those few Saturdays and Sundays when there was enough bright blue sky that I could get a jump in. The cold I can live with and it's been damned cold. Trying to find the DZ with everything covered with snow ,I figured out. I hope it changes soon for all of us in the NorthWET. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

My life has taken a decided turn for the better since finding skydiving last October. I have never felt so alive in my life. Almost daily, I find myself being willing to step out of my comfort zone and choose to do those things that used to scare me to death, like talking to people on a personal level or hugging people. That extends to even physical things. There was a time when I wouldn't even jump down from something even a foot high. My life is some much more vibrant and challenging now. i can't ever imagine going back to where I was. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Nice ideas. I will be working with a physics instructor so between the two of us, I bet we can get some of these to work. And if not in that class, I teach all levels through calculus.....I'm sure they will find a home. Thanks, "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Thanks for the idea, for me and for the class. I have started incorporating word problems of the "with the wind-against the wind" type setting. I used to avoid those problems because they didn't mean much to me. Boy, has my viewpoint about them changed.

Let me add my thanks to this. As someone new to skydiving, I have found this website a remarkable place to get to know more. More about skydiving, more about skydivers, both here in Idaho and around the world. Thanks, Sangiro "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Quote"Hey kids...... Did you miss me?"Quote Of course. No one to correct my grammar and such "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Not with the way I've landed so far (except for everyone drinking!! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Way to go!!!!! Congratulations

Here's wishing yo all the luck you can use.

Wow! What a year. I hope every year is as great for you. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

THat's true for me too. I find I am much more willing to take risks than I was for a long time. It is also improving my teaching in that I am getting a real feel for being a student, especially one who doesn't get it perfect the first time. I also understand why when I ask are there any questions at the end of a class, I get a bunch of blank looks. You don't know you have a question until later. At least with my math classes, you are on the ground when the question comes up instead of in the air. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

And I bet it opened just fine!!! I'm getting better at it, but I'm not there yet. Pat "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I have really appreciated all the feedback from so many people here on DZ.com. I was really almost doubting my sanity at first. What did I think I was doing? I talked to my best friend from high scool last night for the first time since I started this grand adventure and she told me that she had been wondering if I had gone off the deep end. Well, after talking for a while, she had come to the conclusion that I hadn't, that I was doing something I loved to do and wished me well. She was going to sailing, however. No throwing myself out of planes (her description as well as my daughters.) Packing has been a challenge. The first time I waas just following directions, which does work, but I didn't really have a very good image of what i was trying to do. Now I have the mental image and remembering each step is pretty easy and with the older canopy I was learning on first, it might take a while, but I think I can do a jumpable pack job. The second canopy, on the other hand, was fairly new and pretty slippery. Getting it to stay folded long enough to get it in the bag........Grrrrrrrr...... The instructor did show me some things that should make it easier next time. I may really want to learn to do that canopy well, since that rig happens to be for sail at an affordable price and I'm seriously considering it. I like that pre-second idea.

That sounds like a pretty miserable day Saturday. Hope you're better now. Packing is interesting and i sure agree that I don't want to be jumping my own pack job for the first time on a short hop and pop. It really is an interesting process and not so much difficult to understand, as difficult to get the canopy to do what you want it to do. My instructor is, with some slight variations, following the USPA's Integreated Student Program for AFF. It has 8 categories with 21 jumps total. It looks at all areas of skydiving from freefall to canopy to emergency procedures to FAA regulations, along with spotting and so on. You can find it on their website. By the time you are done, you should only need another couply of jumps to complete the requirements for the A license, depending on how many jumps you have repeated. My original tourist tandem counts as one of the 25 jumps you need, too. Here's a link to the SIMhttp://www.uspa.org/publications/SIM/2008SIM/section4.htm The idea behind spotting makes good sense to me with my math background, but identifying the locations on the ground is another story, especially now with the amount of snow we've had here. On my first jump with snow cover, finding the DZ once I was under the canopy was a lot more challenging than it had been the first two times. Both my upcoming trips are work related (and paid for), but I will get some time to enjoy the scenery and locations. I will be staying right on the beach both times. I grew up on the California coast, so living here in high desert country has taken some adjustment. I would like to jump in a coastal area some time, just not too close. The biggest frustration with the trips is that looking at the forecast for the next couple of weeks show more and more sun coming this way. It better be here on the 27th when I can get to the DZ and jump. Maybe by then the weather will even be above freezing. That would be really nice. I hope level 6 goes well. What do you do in level 6? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I've ventured there a time or two, but I'm pretty cautious about what threads I post to. It's a pretty argumetative place, that's for sure. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Of course you can. It takes a little doing to get the hang of things around here, but there are lots of people willing to help. It is an amazing world we've fallen into isn't it. I have discovered I can have almost as much fun at the DZ learning to pack as i can jumping. Well, not quite, but I spent time learning to pack the last two weekends and really did enjoy myself. Getting that big slippery canopy organized and then into the little bitty bag is a lot of challenge. Then yesterday, I tried packing a different one. It was smaller so I figured it would be easier. Wrong!!! It was fairly new so it was really slippery. Everytime I thought I had things tucked in where they belong, some part would escape. I know I'm sure not ready to jump what I pack yet. I won't be able to jump again until the 27th because of travel, Miami this weekend and the Oregon coast Friday and Saturday of the next. But you better believe come Sunday I will be at the DZ really ready to go. Any way, glad you found out all is ok here. Are you getting jumps in? Blue skies, Pearl "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Nope, I don't. I just couldn't resist posting it. We do have a pretty youth centered culture, you've got to admit. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490