I made a tandem jump in the past, and, because of ear block (AKA Eustacian Tube Dysfunction) I suffered a great deal of pain which really took the fun out of it. Thinking it was a temporary condition, I attempted my first AFF jump, but, remembering the pain from the tandem jump, I "froze" at the door and refused to jump. During the rapid decent of the Twin Otter, I suffered the same kind of pain I did during the tandem jump, and also the humiliation of stepping out of the airplane after it landed, all dressed up ready to jump. I believe I would probably do fine doing a Static Line or IAD jump.
My question is...can I ever get at least an A license, with a waiver restricting me to hop & pops? Or am I forever stuck to repeating basic Static Line/IAD jumps as a student? (providing my DZ doesn't mind doing that, knowing I may never be willing or able to free fall)
