freakyflygirl 0 #1 May 8, 2003 Hey All !!!!! I've made a whole 13 posts here in the forums and still never officially said hello to everyone. I'm still a student, but hopefully not for much longer. After breaking my ankle a little over a year ago (on AFF 7) I'm finally going to restart my AFF. I'm so excited!!!! But also VERY nervous!! Anyways, I'm glad to be getting back in the sky!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralu 0 #2 May 8, 2003 Hi and welcome back !!! ralu what would be a woman without her dreams.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #3 May 8, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #4 May 8, 2003 *cough* 'ere, wanna hit? *cough* 'elcome.. . chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenGriffiths 0 #5 May 8, 2003 Wecome back - I assuming you injured yourself on landing. That's a tough break ;-) More serously when I did my ankle in I knew that if I left it a while I might lose confidence - so I was back in the air within a week - with a fair bit of strapping and painkillers - doesn't hurt much on landing but hurts like helling when I'm kneelign on the climb to altitude.---------- Ben G Still Sinking :-( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyflygirl 0 #6 May 9, 2003 Yup, it was the landing that got me. I spent all last summer watching friends jump and students getting their licenses, including my husband. On one hand I found it very irritating that I was stuck on the ground just watching. But on the other hand staying on the ground gave me a chance to learn so much from the experienced jumpers. However I do have to say my confidence is pretty low right now as far as landings go (my landings were never really what you would call spectacular ). My DZO suggested doing another tandem before restarting my AFF again, to get acclamated to the sky......Any comments?????? I think I'll follow his advice but I was kinda curious to what any of you thought. Thanks for the welcome everyone!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #7 May 9, 2003 welcome back to the sport. Now remember I'm not an expert in any way, but I would say do the tandem before you restart. I've never done a tandem, but after I stopped jumping for a few months, then restarted, it was like my first jump all over again. So if you have the cash, do the tandem, you'll get acclimitized back to the sky, and you will also get a little landing confidence back. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChefJoeR 0 #8 May 12, 2003 Welcome back to skydiving. I guess I don't feel so bad running into the trees on my level 2 AFF! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #9 May 12, 2003 welcome! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
