Just did my first tandem jump today!

[blakepilot 0]

Hello all! My name is obviously Blake. My girlfriend and I did our first tandem jump today and, needless to say, I'm hooked! I am a private pilot myself (private, multi-engine, instrument with around 300 hours), have always wanted to jump out of the planes I fly, and I finally did it today! I'm already looking into starting AAF training to eventually get my USPA "A" license! Hope to stick around here and read up about skydiving, etc. Not new to forums, as I'm on many car forums, but find these things invaluable information sources. Other than flying, I do as much circuit racing as I can afford in my fast, road-going toys. Hoping skydiving will takeover as another great hobby!

[d_squared431 0]

Welcome to the forums..

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[jim_32766 0]

Congrats on that first jump and welcome to the world of skydiving! I hope you and your girlfriend can start AFF together as that would add even more to a great experience.

From one pilot to another, be aware that your mental filters for landing will tend to have you flying a landing pattern that is way too large. Stay close and tight, and remember that your glide ratio is much steeper under parachute. It took me several jumps before I was able to alter my filters properly.

Blue skies!

The meaning of life . . . is to make life have meaning.

[mutumbo 0]

grats on the jump! welcome to the forums!

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Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet.

[skymama 35]

Welcome to the forums!

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[airathanas 0]

congrats! Does you girlfriend want to do AFF too? (I can't recall if you mentioned that in your original message).

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[blakepilot 0]

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Welcome to the forums!

We jumped on Lido on Saturday. My next jumps will be out of Zephyrhills, though.

[blakepilot 0]

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congrats! Does you girlfriend want to do AFF too? (I can't recall if you mentioned that in your original message).

Yes. We both plan on doing the same courses all the way through A license. It's all we talked about all weekend! Haha!

[blakepilot 0]

Well we just started AFF today, but thanks to lovely Florida pop-up PM thunderstorms, we're grounded for our Cat A. Will jump in the morning. Can't wait!

[DiverMike 5]

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From one pilot to another, be aware that your mental filters for landing will tend to have you flying a landing pattern that is way too large.

+1

I am still doing it

For the same reason I jump off a perfectly good diving board.

[blakepilot 0]

Yep...speaking of, got 7 jumps under my belt now (AFF Cat D), and I'm still trying to stick the parachute pattern. I'm still thinking like a pilot in that aspect. I finally did a good landing with a tight pattern on my last jump yesterday, but old habits die hard. We'll reset and keep on working on it this weekend!

[bluetwo 0]

That's awesome! It must be a trip to be a pilot and a skydiver. I love to do them both!

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[jim_32766 0]

It will click for you soon. It took a dozen or so jumps before I started to reliably retrain my brain for parachute instead of airplane. Hmmm, I wonder what switching back to airplane landings would be like now?

The meaning of life . . . is to make life have meaning.

[blakepilot 0]

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Hmmm, I wonder what switching back to airplane landings would be like now?

Less aching the next day?