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Thanks Skymama !

Hi Kr0me - not sure - am near Brighton.

airtwardo & skymama - thanks ! Hi Divinfool I am actually doing the TAFF which gives me 20 minutes in the tunnel - and , funnily enough, Chromy is my instructor !

Well its put up or shut up time (or as my american cousins say "sh*t or get off the pot") I fly from the UK to Florida to start my AFF @ Deland on Thursday with Skydive University

Chewy I have spoken to BUPA in the UK and they exclude skydiving from their cover according to their call centre. I am off to the USA in March so am looking as well.

Hi Kim, I do a fair bit of travelling and love the USA so its a worthwhile journey - I am actually working in Fl for a few days but going early to start AFF. Apart from the weather which is pretty poor in the Uk in March its actually cheaper in the USA by about 30%. I've only got a few days but I hope to get a level or 2 under my belt before coming back to the UK. Enjoy and blue skies :)

Hi Kim Am flying from the UK to Deland in March to start AFF so let me know how it goes and post us some videos! Legs are trembling already. Enjoy

Well - I will be doing my AFF in Deland in March.

Thanks very much for all the replies ! Really helpful and useful advice

Hello from England Everyone ! My hands are sweating just writing this. I am not sure if that a good start :) Did a tandem at Skydive Las Vegas @ 15,000Ft last month [the team there were superb] now been obsessed watching Skydive videos on youtube .... bravely in the safety of my office. It was AWESOME. Its wierd going up in the plane as - like most sane people - I am scared of heights and normally get to land with the plane ! It felt like a magnet pushing me away from the door, i noticed on the video that I am holding onto the bar in the plane all the way up - then out we went and it was just incredible.... I've been really thinking about stage 1 AFF... i think I can but i can't imagine how it will be going out without being strapped to an instructor ... My heart is racing now but I guess thats why i want to do it.... I'd really like to hear from everyone/anyone on the transition from tandem to AFF 1. Sitting here behind my desk i can't imagine stepping out....then flying the canopy.....but then i don't think i can imagine not doing it. Thanks. (I am lucky enough to work in USA occasionally with the Veterans Administration so I'd jump in the USA as the weather is better !)

Really loved this post. Thanks very much for the story.