Greetings from a newbie here...
Took my first static line jump 10/18 and second on 11/1. What a great experience. 50 yo lawyers should not do this, but I'm hooked and hope people will put up with me long enough for me to get my license.
It is hard to describe why anyone does this, but I have decided that as long as I feel the urge, I will keep going. When I asked my instructors whey a 50 yo man who knows better should do this, they told me to let them know when I figured it out.
I am glad I did not wait and did it when I did. I will certainly be going as often as I can though I have been winded out the last two weekends with winds over the maximum 14 mph.
For all of you waiting to make your first jump, just go and get out of the plane! If a 50 yo overweight chicken can hang from a strut and let go, anyone can! WHat made it so enjoyable was all of the instructors who were very good at the training and great with the psychology.
I find I think about the experience all the time, and grudgingly have to bring myslef back to thinking about work.
Happy landings to you all!