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It's funny... for me, the only jump I've gotten really nervous on was my first 10 second delay. The jumps before that, I had no issues with whatsoever. When it came time for my 10s delay, my heart was POUNDING on the walk to the plane. As soon as I got in the plane and buckled in, my brain went into THE ZONE. I completely calmed down. I knew that I was well-trained, and that I was going to get out there, and have fun. On the ride up, I kept getting more and more and more calm as we got closer to jump altitude. WARNING: Newbie advice pending. But you know what? If I couldn't shake that feeling from when I was on the ground, I wouldn't have jumped. Sometimes, you just don't have the right mindset, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's better to jump confident and have something go wrong, than jump scared and have something go wrong, in my newbie opinion. If I'm not 100% mentally prepared to deal with any situation fate throws at me, I'm not going out that door. Being mentally compromised in a sport like ours is a quick ticket to a pine box. cavete terrae.

WARNING WARNING WARNING: Newbie post in progress!! I had a similar question floating through my brain last weekend. With an out-the-door weight of 240lbs, I'd made my first six jumps on a Skymaster 290, standing up five out of the six landings. Last weekend, we were low on student rigs (out for repacks), and my instructor asked if I wanted to downsize. I asked him if he thought I was ready, he said yes, but if I was nervous, there's no need to do it. I decided to go with it. He ended up giving me a 230sqft Skymaster rig, moving me to a 1.04:1 wingload. Now, I stood up all three of my jumps that day, but the conditions were favourable. I had about a 10mph wind out of the west, clear skies, and I was the only person in the air. It was also fairly chilly out, so I had denser air to work with. I liked running the smaller canopy, because it seemed a lot more responsive to my inputs, but it did flare out faster, which caught me a little off guard. I did one big flare on my first jump with the canopy at the altitude that I normally flare the 290 at, and it finished sooner than I expected. Still stood it up, but for the next two jumps I did more of a two-stage flare, after talking to my instructor. Now, even though I did fine with the higher wingloading, that doesn't mean I'll use that smaller rig under all circumstances. if it's a lot warmer on my next jump day, I may use a 260 or even the 290 again, if my instructor thinks it's a good idea. I guess what I'm saying is that even though I successfully jumped a higher wingload than most people at my jump numbers, doesn't mean that I'd want a higher wingload in every situation. Certainly, if I hadn't been standing up almost all my landings, I doubt my instructor would have even considered the higher wingload last Sunday. If it's mainly a wind penetration issue, though, wouldn't it make more sense to be adjusting your flight pattern, by shortening your downwind leg and lengthening your final leg? Perhaps after talkign to your instructor? ATTENTION: NEWBIE POST COMPLETE. cavete terrae.

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